Tag Archives: Cooks River Birds

Out with the Mudlarks – 8 Oct 2019

This was a day with two bird activities. It began, early in the morning with the Mudlarks monthly bird survey along the Cooks River. Here are some of the birds that we saw –

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 21 September 2019

Another pleasant day spent in my local area recording the birdlife.   I started by cycling down to the Cooks River and then riding along the cycleway to see what was about. On the mudflats I spotted this Great Egret … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe and the Cooks River – 14 September 2019

I was able to join the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. I was in the group that surveyed at Tempe Wetlands. The birds were a bit quiet on the morning of our visit. Here are some that we … Continue reading

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Out with the Mudlarks – 10 September 2019

I was able to join in with the Mudlarks again, for their monthly bird survey along the Cooks River. Here are some of the birds we spotted on the walk upstream to the Boat Harbour –

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Birds at Tempe – 26 August 2019

I spent a morning at Tempe, wandering around the Tempe Wetlands and the wastelands nearby, then around Tempe Reserve, and back through the Wetlands before heading home for lunch. It started off fairly quiet, but as the morning proceeded, more … Continue reading

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Birds at the Cooks River and Barton Park – 17 August 2019

This was a day spent in my local area – cycling along the Cooks River Cycleway from Cup and Saucer Creek to Barton Park and then back home. I started, by looking for Tawny Frogmouths. I found one pair along … Continue reading

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Bird Photography – Cooks River and Barton Park – 4 August 2019

This was a full day spent along the Cooks River. I started near the Boat Harbour and then cycled all the way to Botany Bay and back. I spent most of the time at Barton Park. Near the Boat Harbour, … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 23 May 2019

This was a full and very pleasant day spent cycling with Digi Dave along the Cooks River Cycleway to Tempe and then along the cycleway to Botany Bay (and back). Along the way we stopped plenty of times and various … Continue reading

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Birds at Barton Park and the Cooks River – 19 May 2019

On recent trips to Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, I had observed on some occasions a pair of Black-Shouldered Kites. Checking past visits I had seen these birds only in the afternoon. I was on the lookout for them … Continue reading

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Out with the Mudlarks – 9 April 2019

I spent a few hours down on the Cooks River with the Mudlarks – the newly formed group that surveys the birdlife along the Cooks River. It is a subgroup of the Cooks River Valley Association. We met up at … Continue reading

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