Snow Buntings and North Wales : 23rd February 2016 A slot in the birding group schedule for this week merely said “north Wales” so it was a bit of a “decide on the hoof” day out. We started, though, at Pensarn where we at least got some Common Scoters but no Divers which was a…
Tatton Park and the 100th Species of the year: 16th February 2016 The birding group had a blank slot this Tuesday and we decided to fill it with a visit to Tatton Park as our previous visit there was stymied in part by the closure of Dog Wood as a result of high winds. We…
Starling Murmuration at Neumann’s Flash : 15th February 2016
Bittern at Marbury Country Park : 15th February 2016
Redhead Smew at Newchurch Common : 15th February 2016 I had read about a red-headed Smew wintering on one of the fishing lakes at Newchurch Common and, as it had been there for quite a while, I reckoned we had a fair chance of seeing it. I had only seen a Smew twice before (each…
High Tide on the Wirral : 12th February 2016 A second chance for a high tide on the Wirral arose on Friday the 12th. We thought that we would give Riverbank Road a go first instead of Parkgate, which we would normally go to. The tide wasn’t particularly high at 9.9m at 1.45pm but we…
Starling Murmuration at Neumann’s Flash : 10th February 2016
High Tide on the Wirral : 9th February 2016 The birding group morning on the 9th February landed on a moderately high tide of 9.7m at 11.33 GMT (Liverpool) so it was decided to go to a number of Wirral sites. We started at Hoylake where, even 90 minutes before the official high tide, the…
Chorlton Water Park : 7th February 2016 I wanted to go back to Chorlton Water Park to try to get some decent photos of the Scaup that has been there in recent days. I went round to the far end of the island but it was reluctant to come out from the safety of the…
Chorlton Water Park : 5th February 2016 I had seen reports of a Greater Scaup on Chorlton Water Park and at the first chance of dry weather – at least for a couple of hours – I walked from the car park down to the edge of the water and it didn’t take long before…
