We managed to fit in the last birding group trip of June which was to Marbury Park followed by a planning session for the next term (and lunch) at the Spinner and Bergamot pub. We started out, as usual, by going down to the screen that overlooks the lake and reed bed. We could see…
The first birding group outing of June was to Burton Mere Wetlands where we had a dry and mild day. Largely, we saw the usual suspects but we did manage to get one rarity for the site and a pair ducks in less frequently seen breeding plumage.
The last birding group outing of May was to Wigan Flashes. We had hoped to see Willow Tit there (a local speciality) but, with the feeders all empty and it being post-breeding time, we were disappointed. However, it was a very sunny day and a nice walk with the added appeal of a couple of…
The birding group had a day out to Burton Mere Wetlands on 9th May and it turned out to be a fine, warm day. On the scrape, right at the back, there were a few small birds causing much identification mayhem. More than one person thought they saw a Little Stint (including me) but the…
Having learnt about the opening of the new bed 4 loop at Woolston Eyes on our recent visit there when we did not have time to do that as well as the main site, we decided to return a few days later to check it out.
The first birding group outing of the Spring Term was to Penningtion Flash on a lovely, sunny morning. In all we got half a dozen new year ticks and also had a chance to visit the new cafe and toilets that have recently opened there. What more could you wish for?
The last birding morning of the winter term took us to Marbury Park with a lunch at the Bergamot and Spinner where we also had our planning session for the following term. When we first arrived at the car park it was a little damp but then it soon got much wetter. We hovered around…
There were only five of the birding group available for the trip to RSPB Marshside. The day was uncharacteristically very sunny and the wind was less than usual so that made for a less arduous trip than is often the case here. We were surprised to see a lot of the inner marsh under water…
The first birding group outing of the year that we could make it to (we had been on holiday in Lanzarote) was to RSPB Conwy and North Wales. We decided, though, that we would rather stay overnight and come back the next day. This gave us a chance to see some other sites than we…
The birding group visit to Moore Nature Reserve didn’t sound particularly interesting to me but it turned out to be a very nice morning with a nice smattering of thrushes, Song and Mistle Thrush, and Redwing. We also saw Treecreeper and Nuthatch, Goldcrest and a nice group of about 8 Siskins.
