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Birds along the Cooks River and at Sydney Park – 6 September 2025

This a was a bit of a local day, staring off with a walk down the Cooks River from Illawarra Road to the Princes Highway, then a bus to Sydney Park. Cooks River Little Black Cormorant 

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Cooks River Birds – 23 August 2025

In the afternoon after the Greenway Bird Survey, I visited the Cooks River , the section from Illawarra Road to Gough Whitlam Park for some more birds photography. Here are some of the birds I photographed –

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 12 August 2025

I took part in the early morning Mudlarks Bird Survey, along the Cooks River. This month, the group surveyed downstream, from the Lang Street Bridge to Marrickville Golf Course and Wave Rock, and then back. Here are some birds saw … Continue reading

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Another Visit to the Cooks River – 8 August 2025

I joined Valerie and Sue for another walk along the Cooks River. We started at Beaman Park (from Wardell Road),and continued down to Gough Whitlam Park, where we hoped to stop for coffee at the newly reopened cafe. Here are … Continue reading

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More Cooks River Birds – 5 August 2025

I returned to the Cooks River – between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park to continue with the bird photography from the previous afternoon. When I walked down, I did not see any Sacred Kingfishers in their usual perches. Here … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 4 August 2025

After my very poor fungi walk down Wolli Creek in the morning, I decided to pack my bird camera for an afternoon walk along the Cooks River to see what birds were around. I walked downstream from Illawarra Road to … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 26 July 2025

it had been a dull morning while I had been on the Greenway Bird Survey, but in the afternoon the weather fined up nicely, so I headed out for some local bird photography along the Cooks River. It was a … Continue reading

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 12 July 2025

It was the morning for the Tempe Birdos survey. As I had missed some recent surveys due to Fungi Group commitments, I was keen to head to Tempe once more. After the survey (and its concluding morning tea), I walked … Continue reading

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 8 July 2025

It was the morning of the Mudlarks Bird Survey along the Cooks River. This month, the group were surveying upstream from the Lang St Bridge to the Boat Harbour, then to Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and back down that … Continue reading

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 10 June 2025

I joined the Mudlarks for their early morning bird survey on their Cooks River. This month the survey was around the downstream “Wave Rock” circuit. The weather was fine but cold and not that many birds were seen. Here are … Continue reading

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