Tag Archives: Cooks River Birds

Mudlarks Cooks River Bird Survey – 13 June 2023

It was a cool morning with mist sitting in the valley. Beautiful ethereal conditions for the Mudlarks to meet and survey the birds along the Cooks River. This month, the group were surveying on the downstream loop.

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 10 June 2023

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their early morning survey. Being a long weekend, the number of participants was small – so there was only one group that surveyed the Wetlands. Being a cold morning, it was reasonably quiet. Here … Continue reading

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Birds on the Cooks River and Barton Park – 27 May 2023

After the Greenway Bird Survey, I was going to visit Valerie, and was accompanied by Simin. After a cuppa, Valerie joined me for a stroll down the Cooks River to Gough Whitlam Park. We were on the lookout for Kingfishers, … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 14 May 2023

Some rain was forecast, but by mid morning, the weather was quite reasonable, so I decided to do a local walk. This time I caught a bus to Earlwood, and started at Girrahween Park, and followed the Two Valleys Track … Continue reading

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Cooks River Walk – 7 May 2023

I went on an afternoon walk down the Cooks River to look for birds. I took my camera. My first stop was at the Biddle St Waterhole. On previous trips, there had been a Sacred Kingfisher there. No sign of … Continue reading

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 11 April 2023

I got up early and walked down to the Lang St footbridge on the Cooks River by 7:30 am to join the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey along the River. This month the group was going downstream, on what … Continue reading

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Cooks River Bird Walk – 31 March 2023

I had suggested to Valerie and Sue that we do a walk along the Cooks River to keep tabs with the bird life. So we met at Valerie’s place and were soon walking to the river. Our first stop off … Continue reading

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 11 February 2023

I joined the Tempe Birdos for this monthly bird survey. I was in the group surveying the wetlands. After the survey, I walked home via the Cooks River, and photographed some Tawny Frogmouths at Marrickville Golf Course.

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 4 February 2023

I was attending the Sydney Fungal Studies Group’s AGM at Girrahween Park at lunchtime, so decide to fill out the day with a walk down Wolli Creek from Bexley North and then walk home via the Cooks River. I had … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 25 January 2023

I did a late afternoon walk along apart of the Cooks River checking out the bird life. My first stop was at Marrickville Golf Course to see the Tawny Frogmouths. The chick is now quite large and keenly observing its … Continue reading

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