Burton Mere Wetlands : 16th December 2014 With the birding group dates for the term finished, we had a spare Tuesday so we headed out for Burton Mere Wetlands. It was a low tide around midday so a lot of the possible birds were probably nearer the coast but it still had one or two…
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Birding Group Day Out to WWT Martin Mere : 9th December 2014 It is a little hard to believe after seeing a Tawny Owl at Moore the previous week, but on the path down to the Ron Barker hide, just before you reach the Kingfisher Hide and just before a bench we encountered a small…
Tawny Owl at Moore Nature Reserve : 2nd December 2014 The first birding group morning of December brought a fantastic life tick – a Tawny Owl.
Summary : November 2014 Birding Group Days Out The first birding group day out of November was to Tatton Park on the 4th. It was a lovely autumn day and still quite warm. It was a bit quiet in Dog Wood but we did see GS Woodpecker, Treecreeper and Nuthatch. On the water there was…
High Tide at Hoylake : 25th November 2014 The birding group visit for this week was to Hoylake for a high tide. The tide was due at 12.37 at 9.5 metres. We arrived there around 10.15am and were pleased to find that it was a lovely sunny morning with no wind which made a very…
Birding Group Visit to Sandbach Flashes : 18th November 2014 Our group visit to Sandbach Flashes was on a very nice autumnal morning with crisp clear low sunlight that made for glare-free viewing of the flashes. We started off with Pump House Flash; on hte fields at the back were considerable numbers of Wigeon and…
Birding Group Visit to Frodsham Marsh : 11th November 2014 Our visit to Frodsham Marsh could not have got off to a better start. As we collected at the parking spot and were starting to head off down the path to the River Weaver, I stopped to try to locate the source of some bird…
Birding Group Visit to Tatton Park : 4th November 2014 Our visit to Tatton Park was a very pleasant morning but it has to be said it was a bit quiet, especially in the woods, though we did see Greater Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch and Treecreeper. On the water there was a good spread of…
