Tag Archives: Cooks River Birds

Tempe Birds – 3 January 2018

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Dave Noble

After photographing the King High Tide, I cycled around Tempe Reserve looking to see what birds where out. I spotted a few Koels – male and female near the saltmarsh –

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Cooks River and Tempe Birds – 13 December 2017

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

I went down in the afternoon to the Cooks River at Gough Whitlam Park to see if there was any activity at the Striated Heron Nest. I didn’t see any birds in their nest, but I did spot a Striated … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Tempe Wetland Birds – 11 December 2017

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Dave Noble

I spent a very interesting morning observing and photographing some of the birds in my local area. I started down at Gough Whitlam Park on the Cooks River. I was looking for a Striated Heron nest – which I saw, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands – 9 December 2017

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Dave Noble

I headed to Tempe Wetlands early in the morning to join the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. Early on one of the members noticed a Willie Wagtail sitting on a nest fairly close to one of the tracks. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands – 27 November 2017

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant afternoon at Tempe wetlands photographing birds (and a few lizards). I was unable to spot the rails I had seen on previous trips. They had been at the upper pool, and this has filled up even … Continue reading →

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds and More – 21 November 2017

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Dave Noble

I made a short trip to the Tempe Wetlands looking for birds to photograph. As well as birds, I could not help noticing the large number of lizards (skinks) active in the area. 

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Back to the Cooks River – More Birds and a Turtle – 17 Nov 2017

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Dave Noble

During the morning I saw a picture on Facebook of the Tawny Frogmouth family at the Boat Harbour posted by Jennifer, a resident who lives close to the Boat Harbour. So that afternoon I cycled down to the Cooks River … Continue reading →

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Tempe Wetlands and Cooks River – Birds and More – 16 Nov 2017

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

I decided I would make another trip down to Tempe Wetlands and have a look for more Rails. After that, I would make my way along the Cooks River and look for Tawnies. At the Tempe Wetlands I had no … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Tempe – 12 November 2017

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Dave Noble

After having a most interesting day observing birds the day before, but missing seeing or photographing a particular bird, I again headed down to the Tempe Wetlands early in the morning. My main objective was to try and spot the … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Cooks River and Barton Park – 5 November 2017

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was supposed to be a bushcare day at Barrenjoey, but it was called off due to rain. Later in the day, the rain had eased off a lot, so I rode my bike down to the Cooks River to … Continue reading →

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