Tag Archives: Gough Whitlam Park

Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 6 April 2024

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Dave Noble

The day and evening before had been very wet. But I woke up to fine morning – so I headed down to the Cooks River for a walk, and to see what birds were out. The path along the river … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 2 April 2024

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting morning on a section of the Cooks River – between Illawarra Road and  Gough Whitlam Park, trying to avoid some showers of rain. It seemed fairly quiet at first. Not too many birds about. It was … Continue reading →

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A Day on the Cooks River – Part 1 – Birds – 16 March 2024

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Dave Noble

I went for a morning walk along the Cooks River – walking from home to Marrickville Golf Course, then crossing at Illawarra Road and continuing down through Gough Whitlam Park, and then to Waterworth Park. Then I walled back upstream … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Tempe Birds – 28 February 2024

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was keen to get outdoors, so did a walk along the Cooks River, staring at Illawarra Road, and walking down to Waterworth Park. Then I crossed the river and walked under the railway line to the Princes Highway. I … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Walk – 7 May 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

I went on an afternoon walk down the Cooks River to look for birds. I took my camera. My first stop was at the Biddle St Waterhole. On previous trips, there had been a Sacred Kingfisher there. No sign of … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Bird Walk – 31 March 2023

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had suggested to Valerie and Sue that we do a walk along the Cooks River to keep tabs with the bird life. So we met at Valerie’s place and were soon walking to the river. Our first stop off … Continue reading →

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – 5 November 2022

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dave Noble

On this day, I visited, mainly on a bike ride, some of the local Tawny Frogmouth nests in order to check on their progress. Morton Park

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Local Bird Photography – Sydney Park, Barton Park and the Cooks River – 30 October 2022

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent the day visiting some local birding sites. I started by catching train to St Peters and visiting Sydney Park for an hour or so, then a bus to Barton Park for a few hours, then a bus to … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and The Cooks River – 27 September 2022

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent the day observing some local birds. First I visited Barton Park, which was relatively quiet, then I caught a bus to Tempe and walked home via the Cooks River. At Barton Park, as usual, I first had a … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and the Cooks River – 19 March 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day devoted to bird photography. I started at the Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, then later went to Tempe and walked home via the Cooks River. Barton Park The Landing Lights Wetland was fairly quiet. … Continue reading →

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