Visit to Marshside RSPB 12th December 2013 I had been reading about a sighting of a Baikal Teal that had been seen at RSPB Marshside on Sutton’s Marsh, viewable from the path and just behind the sewage works so we decided to drive up thereto see if luck would shine on us. Of interest, also,…
Provisional Bird Group Venues for Winter Term
Birding Group Visit to Dunham Massey 10th December 2013 The last birding group day out before Christmas was to Dunham Massey. It started out a nice morning but gradually got duller. As we left the car park we saw a small flock of Redwing fly over the park but this was not an indication of…
Visit to Hoylake and Parkgate for High Tide 7th December 2013 We dropped in at Burton Mere Wetland in the morning hoping to see the Little Stint. We were disappointed with that but undaunted we headed off for Hoylake for a high tide of approximately 9.8 m (32.1 ft) at around 2pm. We had intended…
Visit to Burton Mere Wetlands 7th December 2013 We were due to visit Burton Mere Wetlands and Hoylake on the 5th but the weather was so bad that we decided not to risk the weather and the roads. By the 7th the weather had calmed down a bit so we decided to go to Hoylake…
Visit to Hoylake and Parkgate for High Tide : 5th December 2013 We had high hopes for a visit to Hoylake and Parkgate for a 9.9 metre high tide (12.24pm at Liverpool) that wasn’t really a birding group date but several of the group had planned to go there. Unfortunately the combination of low pressure,…
Birding Group Visit to Burton Mere Wetlands / Inner Marsh Farm: 2nd December 2013 For various reasons the birding group visit this week was moved to Monday rather than Tuesday and was at Burton Mere Wetlands on a cloudy and overcast – but dry – day. The rumoured Golden Plover and Little Stint refused to…
Birding Group Visit to Frodsham Marsh : 26th November 2013 We were driving up the lane leading to the parking place at Frodsham and as we drove along a Kestrel flew parallel to the car for a while giving us really close views. As it peeled off and flew into the distance we started to…
Birding Group Visit to WWT Martin Mere 19th November 2013 With the weather forecast indicating rain and possible snow, we were lucky that our birding group day landed just before the start of a spell of cold and wet weather. In fact, after a little bit of defrosting of the car, we had a fine…
Birding Group Visit to Sandbach Flashes 12th November 2013 We had a lovely morning for the birding group visit to Sandbach Flashes. As usual we had a quick look at Pump House Flash which was pretty full of water. There were large numbers of Great Black-backed Gulls and Black-headed Gulls as well as Coots. There…
