Blog

  • Neumann’s Flash : 2nd February 2016

    Neumann’s Flash : 2nd February 2016 The first birding group morning was to Neumann’s Flash. The weather was good to us considering the recent heavy rain and we had a nice enough walk althouhg we did not see much special. The highlight of an otherwise unremarkable morning was watching two Great Spotter Woodpeckers obviously starting to feel the effects of an anticipated Spring. We got…

    read more

  • Summary January 2016

    Summary January 2016   Species this month = 83 New Species added to 2016 Year List in January= 83 Running Total for the 2016 UK So Far = 83 New UK Life List Birds In January= 0

    read more

  • Tatton Park : 26th January 2016

    Tatton Park : 26th January 2016 The birding group morning this week was to Tatton Park which turned out to be a total waste of time and quite exhausting. Due to the threated (but not materialising) high winds the authorities had decided to close Dog Wood which was a shame beacause my only reason for going there (rather than to the Wales which was my…

    read more

  • WWT Martin Mere 24th January 2016

    WWT Martin Mere 24th January 2016 I wanted to add to my 2016 list by going to Martin Mere where I was guaranteed to get Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Geese and Marsh Harrier. An additional advantage was that we managed to get a, very obscured, view of one of the roosting Tawny Owls and a bonus Ross’s Goose from the Rains Observatory. On the minus side,…

    read more

  • Grand Tour of The Wirral : 22nd January 2016

    Grand Tour of The Wirral : 22nd January 2016 Although there had been a high tide on the Dee Estuary, it wasn’t particularly high (8.8m) and it had been at 9.48am and we didn’t get to our first stop until around 10.30am. Be that as it may we wanted a day out and I suggested a round trip of some of our regular haunts :…

    read more

  • Burton Mere Wetlands 19th January 2016

    Burton Mere Wetlands 19th January 2016 The second birding group outing of the term, and the year, was to RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands where I hoped to add a fair number of species to my 2016 year list. I wasn’t to be disappointed and, although we did not see the Long-eared Owl that has been roosting down the path to the Inner Marsh Farm hide,…

    read more

  • Pennington Flash 12th January 2016

    Pennington Flash 12th January 2016 The first birding group morning of the new year was to Pennington Flash. The weather held out and although it was overcast at the outset, the sun eventually came out before the rain started again around mid-day. We managed to stay dry, though and had a great start to our year with some forty-three species including great views of a…

    read more



June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930