RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands 20th January 2015
RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands 20th January 2015
We finished up our birding group day on the Wirral with a visit to Burton Mere where we were in for a bit of a surprise as almost every body of water was frozen and there were very few birds there at all and what was there was to be seen in the woods. Accordingly the highlights were Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper, Song thrush and a nice flock of Redwing. We also saw a single Kestrel but I missed the Marsh Harrier others managed to get before I arrived at the hide – I was too busy looking for Green Woodpecker on a a stump in the fields behind the car park.
Out at the reedbed hide we got good, if brief views, of a Water Rail and some lovely views of Stonechats showing well. Back at the reception we saw a second Water Rail but a visit to the other side of the site produced nothing. So, apart from the Water Rails and the Redwing a bit of a quiet visit but overall, with three sites visited in the one day, we were happy enough with a good variety of species for the day and a nice count, at this time of year all adding to the year list.
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands : Environs
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Common Kestrel | 1 |
| Eurasian Magpie | 8 |
| Carrion Crow | 20 |
| Great Tit | 4 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit | 8 |
| Eurasian Treecreeper | 1 |
| European Robin | 2 |
| Redwing | 40 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Common Starling | 40 |
| Common Chaffinch | 10 |
| European Goldfinch | 8 |
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands : Reception Hide
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Mallard | 20 |
| Water Rail | 1 |
| Common Moorhen | 4 |
| Common Coot | 10 |
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands : Far Hide
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Water Rail | 1 |
| Eurasian Wren | 1 |
| European Stonechat | 2 |