On 15th March the birding group went to Burton Mere Wetlands. It was a very nice day and we had our eyes on the Long-tailed Duck which had been seen out by the Bridge Screen. We were not disappointed but it was frustratingly determined to stay above the water for as little time as possible.
Total UK Species in February 2022: 68New “Year Ticks” in February 2022: 14New “Life Ticks” in February 2022: 0
Despite some predicted rain, the birding group braved a trip to North Wales with visites to RSPB Conwy and Little Orme. The former was pretty much as expected with a good range of, mostly, small numbers of ducks and waders but Little Orme turned out to be exceptional with a good number of year ticks,…
On 8th February we had a birding group trip to Neumann’s Flash on what was quite a mild and dry morning. We took the usual route round the site and, as is often the case, there weren’t many species on the water; a couple of Wigeon, a single Tufted Duck and lots of Gulls and…
We took the opportunity of going to Hoylake for a high tide of 10 metres at 12:30pm. It was a rare wind-free day and so it turned out to be very pleasant and the day was made all the better by views from a few feet of a Snow Bunting feeding on the ground just…
January this year was quite different to last January when most reserves were effectively closed, and the country was in full lockdown as a result of the Covid pandemic. Last year it took us until May to see 76 species; this year it took a month! Total UK Species in December 2022: 76New “Year Ticks”…
A fairly routine visit to Wigan Flashes with the usual suspects, the target bird often being Willow Tit which we found by going over the field to the path that leads t the burn where there is a little feeding table. Usually we would go through the gate to the main feeding station but that…
A cold sunny day took us up to the Wirral on a cold but dry day. We got some good birds and, of course it being January, some good “year ticks” right at the start of the birding year that we hope will be better than the last two Covid dominated years.
The first birding group day of the term was to Pennington Flash. Unusually it was quite still and, although cold, was not as Siberian as it often is. The January year ticks continued with all the ducks that are usually at Pennington. We had some nice passerines in the woods and from the Bunting hide…
A High Tide took us up to the Wirral for the first birding outing of the year. Despite the tide not being particularly impressive, it stopped just as it turned pas the lifeboat station, we still got a good relatively small numbers of birds. Further stops at New Brighton Marine Lake and Denhall Quay added…
