Tag Archives: Cooks River Birds

Cooks River Birds and Audrey’s Party – 29 September 2024

There was a party on at lunchtime at Steel Park on the Cooks River. I decided to walk down the River from Canterbury Road and photographed the birds I saw as I went. And there were a number of Tawny … Continue reading

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Cooks River Bird Walk – 23 September 2024

I sent a delightful day wandering along the Cooks River with Valerie and Sue. We were looking for Tawny Frogmouths and other birds. We started at the Lang Street Bridge, then walked upstream to Canterbury Road. Then we caught a … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe and The Cooks Rivers – 14 September 2024

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. This month, I was in the group surveying at Tempe Reserve. As usual the group meets at Tempe Wetlands at 8am. Here are a few birds from the lower pond … Continue reading

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 10 September 2024

I joined the Mudlarks for their early ,morning bird survey along the Cooks River. This time the group surveyed upstream from the Lang St Bridge to the Boat Harbour, then across the river to Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands, and … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 28 August 2024

I went for a morning walk along the Cooks River – between Illawarra Road and Cahill Park.  The weather was fine, bit it was windy – and perhaps as a result, I did not see too many birds. Here are … Continue reading

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Mudlarks Cooks River Bird Survey – 13 August 2024

Up early in the morning, I walked down to the Cooks River to join the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey. This month the group surveyed downstream from the Lang Street Bridge to Marrickville Golf Club and back on the … Continue reading

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 10 August 2024

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. This month I was in the group surveying the wetlands. It was reasonably quiet with not that many birds seen. The highlight was perhaps spotting this Australasian Grebe in one of … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 6 August 2024

This was a fairly short trip – along the Cooks River between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park looking for birds to photograph. I was looking for Tawny Frogmouths and Sacred Kingfishers, but I didn’t spot any. Here are some … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 31 July 2024

I spent the morning on the Cooks River – between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park. The highlight of this visit was observing the resident Sacred Kingfisher for a fair time. When I walked down from Illawarra Road, I spotted … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 24 July 2024

I spent an enjoyable morning along the Cooks River looking for birds. I was joined for the first bit by Valerie, and then I later met up with Michael, anointed local bird photographer. I met Valerie at Illawarra Road, and … Continue reading

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