Posts about birding
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Birthday Birding
Eagerly clutching my new camera, I just had time to quickly nip down to the beach before other appointments. Before I got there, I was distracted by the tits and finches in the wooded part of the dunes along the yellow brick road - I’m pretty sure I saw a Siskin (at the time, the top bird on my Hit List), but not 100% sure. I’d have awarded myself the tick because it was my birthday, but I’m writing this in retrospect and Siskins are no longer a big deal.
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Marshside
First RSPB shift of the year. ON the way I stopped at Southport seafront, where I was less than 100% confident that the finches were twite, and I couldn’t see the shag on the Marine lake (I think it’s slung its hook). Goldeneye and both big and little grebes were in evidence. I also failed to pick out the 1st winter Scaup that people have been reporting from Fairclough’s pool.
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New Year, New List
A lot of people try to have a big day early in the year to get 70 or 80 of the easy ticks. I’m having a little look in the garden.
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Ducks!
During a brief break in the rain I had a quick walk around Sands Lake in fading light.
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Sands Lake
Just a quick note to say I saw these birds at the Sands Lake.
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No surprises at Marshside
Boxing day duty at Sandgrounder’s Hide in heavy rain. The water level was as high as I’ve ever seen it (6.4 of whatever units) they are after a record-breakingly wet month, and visibility was poor.
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Shortest shift of the year.
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Squirrel!
A quick visit to the pinewoods looking for siskins, firecrests and the like. None seen, but squirrels and various other birds made up for it.
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Morning at Lunt Meadows
A misty morning at Lunt Meadows was pleasant if damp. At least three Kestrels were hunting around the reserve, and six Buzzards had some of the fields across the Alt staked out.
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Return to Wirral
Returning to West Kirby on a rainy but much calmer day, we were able to spot some of the birds that had eluded us in the tempest a fortnight ago.
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