Birding Group Visit to Burton Mere Wetland 15th January 2013 Our scheduled visit to Burton Mere Wetlands was complicated by the fact that Inner Marsh Farm was closed for continuing work on the pathway to connect it to the main reserve. This happens every Tuesday but does not necessarily mean that there is too much…
Birding Group Visit to Pennington Flash 8th January 2013 The first day of the new birding group term was to Pennington Flash and we had a very good turn out with most of the group present. We were a bit early so we had a look around the car park where there were saw Dunnock,…
Provision Birding Group Schedule for January – March 2013 The provisional schedule worked up at the end of term lunch at Dunham Massey was as follows : Jan 8: Pennington Jan 15: Burton Jan 22: Tatton Park Jan 29: Marshside/Mere Sands Wood – day trip Feb 5: Neumann’s Flash Feb 12: Point of Ayr (12.26…
Birding Group Visit To Dunham Massey 11 December 2012 The last day of the birding group “term” was to Dunham Massey where we had a long walk and then everyone stopped over for lunch and a planning session for the next term. It was a very cold but beautifully bright morning with clear blue skies…
Birding Group Visit To WWT Martin Mere 4th December 2012 The scheduled visit to Point of Ayr was cancelled because it was felt that thehigh tide was quite late in the day (noon) and that we would do better to go there when high tide was earlier. After much to-ing and fro-ing and it was…
Birding Group Visit To Marbury Country Park 27th November 2012 Our morning trip to Marbury Country Park was a bit damp though the rain faded away as the morning went on. We started at the hide nearest the car park where the bird table was laden with Blue, Great and Coal Tits. There were a…
Birding Group Visit To Conwy and Llanfairfechan 20th November 2012 Our visit this week was supposed to be to RSPB Conwy but at the last moment we noticed on their web site that they were closed on the 19th and 20th for repair work to their car park. This was a bit boring for Anne…
Birding Group Visit To Moore Nature Reserve 6th November 2012 Our birding group visit to Moore Nature Reserve was somewhat marred by poor weather but we made the most of it anyway. As we got ourselves sorted out in the car park we could see a small group of Redwing in the nearby trees which…
Birding Group Visit To Frodsham Marshes 30th October 2012 As soon as I got out of the car I had a quick look at the telegraph wires that run across the field to the left side of the parking place we use and they had scatterings of Starlings lined along them. Occasionally something would get…
Birding Group Visit To Hilbre Island 22nd October 2012 Usually when we go to Hibre Island we have to brave a lot of wind and usually some rain as well. Today was completely different and the day was warm and completely windless. This mean that a t-shirt would have been the best attire because after…
