Visit to Bempton Cliffs : 5th August 2012 Anne and I decided to go away for our 6th anniversary and since it was on our minds to try to get over to RSPB Bempton Cliffs one of these days we decided that this would be a good opportunity. We drove over eastwards and as we…
Birding Group Visit to RSPB Burton Mere Wetland 18th June 2012 Our birding group day out this week was on a Monday rather than a Tuesday and this was to match up with the high tide which should push more birds onto the reserve. As it happens there has been so much rain recently that…
Birding Group Visit to Wales 28th May 2012 : RSPB Conwy The last birding group day out was a two-day affair involving visits to RSPB Conwy, the North Wales Wildlife Trust reserve, Spinnies Aberogwen near Tal-y-bont, Cemlyn Bay and RSPB South Stack on Anglesey. The three cars had differing starting points so we all met…
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…
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…
Spring High Tide at Parkgate 9 & 10 March 2012 We went to Parkgate on the Wirral estuary for the spring high tide which we hoped would be one of the spectacular ones. The RSPB web site says of Parkgate “The marshes of Parkgate and the surrounding areas hold masses of small mammals and bird…
Hawfinches at Sizergh Castle 2 March 2012 Our two-day birding trip had already given us a great day out at RSPB Leighton Moss where we saw lots of species with the bonus of three fantastic “life ticks” – a “redhead” Smew, a Snow Goose and a Glossy Ibis – but this second day was the…
Day Out to Leighton Moss RSPB 1st March 2012 We decided to have a couple of days birding so we started off with a visit to Leighton Moss RSPB. We had seen on their web site that there were a number of rarities in the area including a “redhead” Smew, a Glossy Ibis and a…
Birding Group Day Out to Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB 31st October 2011 This was the first time we had been to this particular part of the site. Previously the site had been called Inner Marsh Farm and had a small entrance “hut” and a small car park. You could walk through woodlands and then between…
Birding Group Day Out to Leighton Moss RSPB 18th October 2011 Although the day started out pretty wet and looking a bit grim, by the time we got to Leighton Moss RSPB the day had picked up a little and although it remained very variable, the weather managed to keep dry whilst we were there….
