Tag Archives: Cooks River Birds

Cooks River Birds – 25 October 2025

I was keen to get out again after the early morning Greenway bird survey, so In the afternoon I caught a bus down Canterbury Road to the the Cooks River, then set off downstream with my camera. A reader to … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 14 October 2025

I joined the Mudlarks for their monthly survey along the Cooks River. In daylight saving time the group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 am on the Lang Street Footbridge. This month the group surveyed downstream … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Tempe Bird Survey – and Cooks River Birds – 11 October 2025

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. After meeting at the lower pond at Tempe Wetlands, I joined the group that surveyed at Tempe Reserve. The first few photos below were taken at the Wetlands before the groups … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Cooks River Birds – 29 Sep 2025

I did a short walk from Canterbury Road down the Cooks River to Wardell Road, and along the way I photographed some of the birds I saw. I was looking for nesting Tawny Frogmouths, and I ended up only seeing … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged | 1 Comment

Two Valleys Presentation for National Parks Association

On the evening of 22 September, I gave a Zoom presentation on the Two Valleys – the Cooks River and Wolli Creek, to the Southern Sydney Branch of the National Parks Association of NSW. It has now been uploaded to … Continue reading

Posted in Nature, Sydney | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Some Local (Cooks River) Birds – 23 September 2025

I was able to get out and walk along a short section of the Cooks River – between Illawarra Rad and Gough Whitlam Park, to see what birds were about. It was fairly quiet – there were no cormorants or … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 9 September 2025

I attended the Mudlarks Bird Survey along the Cooks River. This month, the early morning survey went upstream from the Lang Street Bridge to the Boat Harbour, then to Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands, and back on that side of … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Birds along the Cooks River and at Sydney Park – 6 September 2025

This a was a bit of a local day, staring off with a walk down the Cooks River from Illawarra Road to the Princes Highway, then a bus to Sydney Park. Cooks River Little Black Cormorant 

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cooks River Birds – 23 August 2025

In the afternoon after the Greenway Bird Survey, I visited the Cooks River , the section from Illawarra Road to Gough Whitlam Park for some more birds photography. Here are some of the birds I photographed –

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 12 August 2025

I took part in the early morning Mudlarks Bird Survey, along the Cooks River. This month, the group surveyed downstream, from the Lang Street Bridge to Marrickville Golf Course and Wave Rock, and then back. Here are some birds saw … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Sydney | Tagged , | Leave a comment