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Cooks River Birds – 21 November 2020

With so many interesting birds in my local area, I thought another visit to the Cooks River would be worthwhile. This time I travelled by bike between locations. I started at the new bridge at Lang Street and cycled up … Continue reading

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Cooks River Bird Walk – 18 November 2020

I joined Valerie and Sue for a nice day out – walking along the Cooks River to look at the local birds. A secondary reason was to check out the new foot-bridge (and cycleway bridge) that had just been opened … Continue reading

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Cooks River Tawny Frogmouth Update – 15 November 2020

On my way home form Nurragingy Reserve, I got off the train at Canterbury and walked home from there via the Cooks River. I had heard that the Tawny Frogmouth chicks at the Boat Harbour had fledged. Sure enough, when … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe and The Cooks River – 14 November 2020

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. After morning tea, I cycled home via the Cooks River, to check the status of the three nesting pairs of Tawny Frogmouths. And then later, made a late afternoon visit … Continue reading

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Out with the Mudlarks – 10 November 2020

I was up early in the morning in order to join the Mudlarks, the Cooks River Bird Group for their monthly survey. This month they would survey upstream from Ewan Park. We saw a good selection of birds along the … Continue reading

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Birds along the Cooks River – 7 November 2020

I cycled along the Cooks River with my camera to check the status of some local birds – in particular the nesting Tawny Frogmouths. I managed to get some nice family photos of the Tawny Frogmouths at the Boat Harbour. … Continue reading

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Birds along the Cooks River and Botany Bay – 3 November 2020

Gary had suggested a photographic trip to the Taren Point Shorebird Reserve. The mist was planned for the afternoon when the tide would be falling and some migratory birds should be showing up. I deiced to join him, but would … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 1 November 2020

I spent a couple of hours visiting the Cooks River to check the status again of some local birds. The trip ended up being very similar to my previous visit. More Striated Herons and Tawny Frogmouths. At the Boat Harbour, … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 29 October 2020

I got back from the Blue Mountains fairly early, and I took advantage of daylight savings to visit some local birds along the Cooks River. I was going down to the Boat Harbour to see the tawny Frogmouths nesting there, … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 27 October 2020

After coming back from Scheyville National Park, I got dropped off at the Cooks River as I wanted to looks for a Striated Heron’s nest that had been spotted a few days earlier by Mark from the Mudlarks and Tempe … Continue reading

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