Visit to the Fish Dock at Holyhead : 18th July 2013 After we left South Stack we dropped in at the Fish Dock at Holyhead on the off chance that we might see the Black Guillemots there again and, very obligingly, not only were they there but they gave us a fine flying display showing…
Visit to RSPB South Stack : 18th July 2013 We have had an absolute wash-out of a Spring and it has prevented us this year from going to some of our usual haunts at that time. These would normally include a seabird colony or two but this year we had not got to one during…
Visit to Woolston Eyes 16th July 2013 We had previously been to the “open day” at Wooston Eyes on the 30th of June but we were keen to return there when the reserve was a bit quieter. We were told that they had four hundred visitors that day and it certainly felt like it. We…
Woolston Eyes Open Day : 30th June 2013 For quite some time I have been curious about the Woolston Eyes Reserve near Warrington so when I saw a reference to their “Open Day” (they only have one every four years !) I was keen to go over there and see what it was like. Being…
Birding Group Visit to Brockholes Nature Reserve 25th June 2013 Anne and I went to Brockholes on the 17th of May but just a month later the place was transformed with vegetation now abundant. and the meadows in full bloom and full of insect life. The islands in No 1 Pit were full of quite…
Birding Group Visit to The Spinnies, Aberogwen 11th June 2013 After we left Conwy, we drove along the expressway to the Tal-y-bont turnoff and then drove to Aberogwen where the North Wales Nature Reserve of “The Spinnies” is located. We parked up at the small car park and immediately we could see birds in the…
Birding Group Visit to RSPB Conwy 11th June 2013 This week’s birding day was to Wales and we all met up at the cafe at the RSPB site at Conwy. There have been quite a few changes to the cafe and surrounding area since we were last there. There is now the ubiquitous playground for…
Birding Group Visit to Goyt Valley 4th June 2013 The birding group visit to Goyt Valley was always going to be interesting because last year we decided that we had probably left it too late to go there. This year it was decided to go a couple of weeks earlier but, of course, this year…
Visit To Burton Mere Wetland, Iner Marsh Farm and Parkgate 30th May 2013 On the 30th May we spent the day out at Burton Mere Wetland, Inner Marsh Farm and Parkgate. We started out at the reception hide where we could see a decent number of Avocet. Unfortunately the young had been badly predated by…
Birding Group Visit To Neumann’s Flash and Haydn’s Pool 21st May 2013 The birding group visit to Neumann’s Flash and environs was notable for the fact that, apart from the three of us, there were only two others, Richard and David Hulse, in attendance whichwas a shame but it was an interesting dynamic being such…
