Lakenheath Fen RSPB 6th May 2012 On the second day of holiday we were heading for Bury St Edmunds where we were due to attend a birthday party. It was our plan to go to the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve at Welney – another site we have been meaning to go to for ages….
Rutland Water 5th May 2012 We started our ten day holiday to the south and east of England by stopping off at Rutland Water which we had been meaning to visit for some time. We stayed at Finch’s Inn in Upper Hambledon which is situated in the middle of the peninsula that runs into the…
Birding Group Visit to Old Moor RSPB 1st May 2012 Our morning out to Old Moor was really more of a day out as it took us two hours to get there. The highlight of the journey was getting a close – if fleeting – look at a male Hen Harrier as we were coming…
Birding Group Visit to Neumann’s Flash and Haydn’s Pool 17th April 2012 The weather for the first morning of the new “term” for the birding group did not seem that auspicious to start with as it was raining from early morning. However, by the time we got to Neumann’s Flash entrance lay-by it was starting…
Birding Group Visit to Marbury Country Park 3rd April 2012 We had a bit of a dodgy start to our morning out with the birding group as we got no further than a couple of streets away before we realized that we had a completely flat tyre. This meant that we had to wait for…
Morning Visit To Patton Park 29th March 2012 The last few days have been like mid Summer with beautiful clear skies and warm temperatures so I went for a walk through Dog Wood and along Tatton Mere to the new Hide at the far end. As soon as I got out of the car I…
Birding Group Visit to RSPB Burton Mere, Inner Marsh Farm, Parkgate 26th March 2012 Our birding group morning out was not marked by any “lifers” or unusual birds (except for at Parkgate – see later) but it was a gloriously warm and sunny day hinting at the arrival of summer, never mind spring ! As…
Birding Group Visit To Moore Nature Reserve 20th March 2012 We started off by parking up in the car park where we saw a list of the recent sightings which was promising including, as it did, all the Woodpeckers, Tawny Owl etc. We walked down the path from the car park that takes you into…
Birding Group Visit To Frodsham Marshes 13th March 2012 We started off by parking up and walking down to the River Weaver. We then walked along the “Weaver Bend”. As we did so there was a meadow full of Skylarks chattering away and a few taking to the air singing vigorously. We had several sightings…
Visit to RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands 10th March 2012 After our second morning at Parkgate we returned to Manchester via Burton Mere Wetlands reserve which is just down the road from Parkgate and partly overlooks the same bit of estuary. The newly built reception and hides is very good and the site is very mature…
