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?
A quiet month for us. Species for the year so far still at 137
A relatively quiet morning out at Pennington Flash with an unusual sighting of a Great Egret there
Total New Species for the Month – 3. Total Species for the year so far – 137
There were two high tides on the Wirral this month – 22nd August (13.48hrs 9.7m) and 23 Aug (14.30hrs 9.7m). We opted to go on the first day despite there being some weather warnings. As it happened it stayed dry but there were strong winds. We started of fat Meols before dropping down to Hoylake where we sheltered from the wind by the lifeboat station
We were told by some neighbours who had been out dog walking that two adult Barn Owls and two chicks had been seen in a field near Brookburn school. The weather has been dry some days and wet others so we took the chance on the next day it was dry and we were not disappointed.
