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Birds at Barton Park and The Cooks River – 17 February 2026

I once again joined Valerie and Sue for another day of local birding. we first visited Barton Park, then went to Gough Whitlam Park on the Cooks River, and later, upstream to the Boat Harbour. Barton Park

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Birds at Barton Park and the Cooks River – 5 February 2026

I spent a very pleasant day with Valerie and Sue visiting three locations. First we went to Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, but didn’t stay too long – it was too hot and there was very little shade, so … Continue reading

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Birds at Barton Park – 9 September 2025

After the Mudlarks Bird Survey, Valerie, who had also been on the survey, and myself travelled to Barton Park to wander around seeing what birds were there. When we arrived, a Black-shouldered Kite landed on the sewer vent –

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Birds at Barton Park – 26 August 2025

It had been a while since I had visited Barton Park, so I thought I would spend the morning there and see what birds were around. The water in the main pond at Landing Lights Wetland was quite high, and … Continue reading

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Birds at the Cook River and Barton Park – 28 May 2025

I had been too many fungi trips recently, and neglected the local birds, so this morning I set off along the Cooks River from Illawarra Road to see what birds were about. I then walked as far as the Princes … Continue reading

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Birds at Barton Park and Sydney Park – 18 April 2025

I visited two venues to see what birds were around. First Barton Park, where I spent most of my time at Landing Lights Wetland, then caught a bus up to St Peters and visited Sydney Park. Here is how the … Continue reading

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A Few Local Birds – Cooks River and Barton Park – 28 March 2025

The weather was not the best – with some rain, but I ventured out after the rain stopped for a walk along part of the Cooks River, then I caught a bus to Barton Park. I was on the lookout … Continue reading

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Birds at Barton Park – 18 March 2025

I spent an interesting morning at Barton Park photographing birds. Most of the birds I saw were at The Landing Lights Wetland and its hinterland. Walking up to Landing Light Wetland, I could see a White-faced Heron on top of … Continue reading

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Birds at Barton Park – 26 February 2025

I made a morning visit to Barton Park to see what birds were there. I saw a reasonable number of birds – and most were at Landing Lights Wetland. Here are some photos –

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Birds at Barton Park – 5 February 2025

This was a morning visit to Barton Park to photograph birds, but it turned out to be short visit. It was hot and quite unpleasant. Lack of shade and mosquitoes did not help. Here are some birds – Little Pied … Continue reading

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