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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 2 August 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 37 of lockdown. My exercise was another bike ride down to Barton Park and back, and as usual I took my camera. I expected to see some Sacred Kingfishers on my ride as the tide was low. Not far … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 1 August 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 36 of lockdown. Another exercise bike ride to the Cooks River. On this ride, I again went downstream and again looks our for Sacred Kingfishers. I first stopped at Gough Whitlam Park where I saw a Sacred Kingfisher perched … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 26 July 2021

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 30 of lockdown. Another exercise bike ride – and again along the Cooks River Cycleway to Tempe and then to Barton Park and back. As usual I took my camera and recorded some of the birds I saw along … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Walk – 20 July 2021

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 24 of lockdown. A nice day was forecast, so I had organised with local friend Valerie for another morning walk down the Cooks River to Tempe and back. We met at the Lang Street Bridge and then started walking … Continue reading →

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Cooks River to Tempe Walk – 6 July 2021

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 10 of lockdown. Options for exercise  are rather limited. I have usually either cycled or walked down to the Cooks River and then continued either upstream or downstream. On this day, I walked downstream. At the river, I bumped … Continue reading →

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Birds along the Cooks River and at Barton Park – 21 April 2021

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Dave Noble

I went for an afternoon bike ride along the Cooks River to Tempe, and then out to Barton Park – taking my camera to see what birds were out. My first stop was the Boat Harbour. I soon spotted the … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 5 February 2021

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Dave Noble

It was time to visit some local birds again. I walked down to the Cooks River, crossed at the Lang St Bridge and then slowly walked upstream. No Kingfishers this time. But I did spot a single Tawny Frogmouth roosting … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 24 January 2021

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Dave Noble

I had not been  along the Cooks River checking out my local birdlife since the start of the month. A very hot day was forecast, but I wanted to get out and do something not too strenuous, and though a … Continue reading →

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Birdwatching at Taren Point Shorebird Reserve, Quibray Bay and The Cooks River – 10 December 2020

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a nice day out with friends Valerie, Sue and Deb. We started out at the Shorebird Reserve at Taren Point. We saw a number of birds there, including a Striated Heron and a pair of Bar-tailed Godwits.

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Cooks River Birds – 21 November 2020

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Dave Noble

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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