Thirteen hardy souls braved the chilly weather to meet at 8am behind the Link, Strathnairn. This walk took us through a diverse mix of native grasslands, open box-gum woodland, Black Cypress Pines (Callitris endlicheri) and some non-native artistic metal sculptural plants. Our endeavours were rewarded with sightings of 29 species of birds including many of the usual suspects – Galahs, Australian Magpies, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and, sadly, too many Common Starlings in the mix. There were plenty of Superb Fairy-wrens happily chattering amongst the blackberries and smaller shrubs. The Eastern and Crimson Rosellas were undaunted by the cool weather with several of them sighted together with their friends, the Red-rumped Parrots. Not to be outdone, the Australian King-Parrot was also heard although not sighted this morning. The absolute highlights though had to be the sighting of a pair of Peregrine Falcons swooping from the rock ledges above the Murrumbidgee to explore its reaches and potential nesting havens further downstream. The group won’t forget the delights of also encountering Little Corellas, a Masked Lapwing and a couple of Pacific Black and Australian Wood Ducks enjoying the dams alongside a lone Australasian Grebe. While the wind was definitely chilly, the spectacular views from Shepherd’s Lookout down over the confluence of the Murrumbidgee and Molonglo Rivers, made up for it all. On our walk we also encountered one brave Weebill (defying the cold) and a couple of White-plumed and White-eared Honeyeaters. The delightful familiar song of two Grey Butcherbirds accompanied us as we finished up our walk. A lovely day to be out and about in the Nation’s Capital. Thanks must go to Chris Davey for organising the walk, to Sandra Henderson for leading us and to Lia Battisson for doing the eBird list. Terrylea Reynolds