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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 8 October 2021

After the bird survey, I went home for an early lunch, then cycled out to Barton Park via the Cooks River. Along the Cooks River, I was on the lookout for a Willie Wagtail nest that Valerie had told me … Continue reading

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Barton Park and Cooks River Birds – 6 October 2021

Day 102 of Lockdown. I decided on another visit to Barton Park. I decided this time to travel to Baron Park by bus, and that would allow me to walk home via the Cooks River. I saw a good selection … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Park and The Cooks River – 5 October 2021

Day 101 of Lockdown. This was another enjoyable and interesting day of bird watching and photography at two venues – first Sydney Park and then along the Cooks River between Canterbury Station and Wardell Road. At Sydney Park, I met … Continue reading

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Sydney Park and Barton Park – 1 October 2021

Day 97 of Lockdown. This was another very good day of bird watching and photography. I spent the morning at Sydney Park, then caught a bus down to Barton Park for an afternoon visit. I then walked back via the … Continue reading

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Cooks River Walk – 20 September 2021

Day 86 of lockdown. I just did short exercise walk down to the Cooks River, and then upstream to the Boat Harbour and Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands, walking back down on the far side. As usual, I packed a … Continue reading

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Cooks River Tawny Frogmouth Update – 15 September 2021

I had been to Barton Park in the morning, but the day was beautiful, so I headed back out to the Cooks River Boat Harbour at dusk. The day before, on the bird survey, I had seen one of the … Continue reading

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 14 September 2021

Day 80 of lockdown. The Mudlarks Bird Group that surveys birds along two section of the Cooks River has not been able to operate because of the lockdown. But that does not stop birds being surveyed by individuals or groups … Continue reading

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Cooks River Bike Ride – 25 August 2021

Day 60 of Lockdown. There had been spell of wet and windy weather – not nice for outdoor exercise. On this day, the weather had improved in the afternoon, so I got my bike out and cycled upstream along the … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 16 August 2021

Day 51 of lockdown. The rules have changed. My area for exercise and recreation has been reduced to roughly one quarter. I can still go anywhere in my Local Government Area (Inner West) or a distance 5 km from my … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 15 August 2021

Day 50 of lockdown. In the mid afternoon, I walked down to the Cooks River for some exercise. Once there, I walked upstream, eventually to Cup and Saucer Creek and then back downstream and home. I looked out for the … Continue reading

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