The last reasonable high tide of the year was on 16th and 17th December. We decided to go on Monday 16th to see if we could get any birds we had not got already this year and weren’t disappointed.
Jan 21 Pennington Jan 28 Burton Feb 4 Dunham Feb 11 Leighton Moss Feb 18 Dove Stones Feb 25 Tatton Mar 4 Hoylake (HT) Mar 11 Burton Mar 18 Marshside Mar 25 Brockholes Apr 1 Parkgate (HT) Apr 8…
The last day of the birding group term was a visit to Marbury Country Park followed by a lunch at the Spinner and Begamot where we planned the first term of next year.
The birding group had a fine, if cold, morning visit to RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands. There wasn’t too much going on but there were small groups of mixed finches around so we got a few Siskins and other small birds.
Our quiet spell of birding continued into November with more bad weather being a disincentive. Also we were had a week in Sicily that limited our birding opportunities. Be that as it may, November did have one or two nice birding experiences.
On the 26th of November the birding group had a day out to WWT Martin Mere. It turned out to be a sunny day with only one, very brief, spattering of rain. We managed to get 39 species of birds at 2 year-tick winter thrushes.
A week-long winter break in Sicily was supposed to offer us some winter sun but the weather was so bad that it didn’t go to plan. Although it was warm enough – about 20 degrees most days – it rained heavily frequently. We managed to have a couple of nice birding experiences despite this.
Another quiet month for us but with two good days out and four year ticks to add to our tally
After a lapse in membership, we renewed our subscription to the WWT in order to go to WWT Martin Mere. Would our investment pay off? It did, indeed, with some excellent sightings and a couple of year ticks
The Birding Group had a visit to RSPB Leighton Moss on 9 Oct 2024. We were hoping to see Bearded Tits as it is about the right time of year to start catching them on the grit trays. We could see Bearded Tits on the grit trays from the live tv monitor in the café, but would we get there in time to see them in the flesh?
