Category Archives: Birds

Cooks River Walk – 1 September 2021

Day 67 of Lockdown. On this day, I decided to walk rather than take my bike for an exercise trip on the Cooks River. I walked down to Cahill Park and back. As usual, I took a camera and recorded … Continue reading

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Rails at Sydney Park – 31 August 2021

In the morning, I had been on a bike ride to Barton Park. I decided to do another ride in the late afternoon – to Sydney Park to see if the Rails were still around. I arrived around 4pm and … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds Again – 31 August 2021

Day 66 of Lockdown. I decided to repeat the trip I had done the previous morning. I set off on my bike down the Cooks River. This time, I spent more time on the Cooks River at the start, photographing … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 30 August 2021

Day 65 of Lockdown. I decided to do another morning bike ride along the Cooks River Cycleway to Barton Park and back. And, as usual, I took my camera. It turned out to be a very good day for bird … Continue reading

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Cooks River Bike Ride – 29 August 2021

Day 64 of Lockdown. I returned to the Cooks River, with a morning bike ride down to Cahill Park and back. The tide was rising and fairy high when I headed back – so I thought my chances of spotting … Continue reading

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Back to Sydney Park for the Rails – 28 August 2021

Day 63 of Lockdown. My exercise this day, was a bike ride to Sydney Park and back. While at Sydney Park, I spent a bit of time observing some Buff-banded Rails and a Lewin’s Rail. One of the Buff-banded Rails … Continue reading

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Cooks River Exercise Walk – 27 August 2021

Day 62 of Lockdown. This was an afternoon walk down the Cooks River to Tempe and back. As usual I took a camera with me. Compared to other trips (and there have been a lot lately), I didn’t see too … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 26 August 2021

Day 61 of Lockdown. For exercise, I went on a bike ride down the Cooks River to Tempe and then to Barton Park. As usual, I took a camera. On the way, I stopped off, just downstream of Illawarra Road, … 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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Two Valleys Walk – Wolli Ck and Cooks River – 22 August 2021

Day 57 of Lockdown. My friend Valerie lives close to the Cooks River in Earlwood. This places her in a LGA of Concern, and from Monday 23 August, her time allowed outside for exercise is a maximum of one hour. … Continue reading

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