High Tide Walk 17th October 10.30am-1.30pm
Organised by the RSPB £3 for members, £5 for non-members. The walk took us to an area out that the public do not really get access to! Was a brilliant day, no new ticks but a good list! Birds of particualr interest to me were Merlin, Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, White Fronted Goose, Knot
Species seen:-
1. Eider (female),
2. Spotted Redshank - 2 in flight
3. Merlin - 2 birds seen, one gave a spirited chase to a Skylark all the way from this side to the other side and we do not even know the outcome. The Skylark deserved freedom after all that.
4. Kestrel
5. Peregrine
6. Sparrowhawk
7. Short-eared Owl - 2 seen but might have been 1 bird, flew over our heads!
8. Marsh Harrier - 1
9. Curlew
10. Oysercatcher - large flock
11. Redshank
12. Bar-tailed Godwit - some were saying both species present
13. Black-tailed Godwit - some were saying both species present
14. Grey Plover - 1
15. Golden Plover - flock
16. Lapwing
17. Carrion Crow
18. Magpie
19. Little Egret
20. Grey Heron
21. Great Black-Backed Gull
22. Common gull - 1
23. Herring Gull
24. Black-headed Gull
25. Lesser Black-Backed Gull
26. Meadow Pipit
27. Skylark
28. Goldfinch
29. Linnet
30. Snipe
31. Blackbird
32. Mallard
33. Wigeon
34. Cormorant
35. Teal
36. Shelduck
37. Greylag
38. White Fronted Goose - 1 with greylags
39. Pink-footed Goose
40. Pheasant
41. Jackdaw
42. Robin
43. Wren
44. Long-tailed Tit
45. Mute Swan
46. Starling
47. Knot
48. Woodpigeon
49. Collared Dove
50. Feral Pigeon
51. Dunlin - not seen by me
52. Sanderling - not seen by me
53. Kingfisher - not seen by me
NO Buzzards seen at all!
A successful and pleasant day ended with a treat! I stopped at Booth's in Hesketh Bank and had two pieces of fruit toast, a carrot cake and a mocha! I felt very satsfied and content!
Organised by the RSPB £3 for members, £5 for non-members. The walk took us to an area out that the public do not really get access to! Was a brilliant day, no new ticks but a good list! Birds of particualr interest to me were Merlin, Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, White Fronted Goose, Knot
Species seen:-
1. Eider (female),
2. Spotted Redshank - 2 in flight
3. Merlin - 2 birds seen, one gave a spirited chase to a Skylark all the way from this side to the other side and we do not even know the outcome. The Skylark deserved freedom after all that.
4. Kestrel
5. Peregrine
6. Sparrowhawk
7. Short-eared Owl - 2 seen but might have been 1 bird, flew over our heads!
8. Marsh Harrier - 1
9. Curlew
10. Oysercatcher - large flock
11. Redshank
12. Bar-tailed Godwit - some were saying both species present
13. Black-tailed Godwit - some were saying both species present
14. Grey Plover - 1
15. Golden Plover - flock
16. Lapwing
17. Carrion Crow
18. Magpie
19. Little Egret
20. Grey Heron
21. Great Black-Backed Gull
22. Common gull - 1
23. Herring Gull
24. Black-headed Gull
25. Lesser Black-Backed Gull
26. Meadow Pipit
27. Skylark
28. Goldfinch
29. Linnet
30. Snipe
31. Blackbird
32. Mallard
33. Wigeon
34. Cormorant
35. Teal
36. Shelduck
37. Greylag
38. White Fronted Goose - 1 with greylags
39. Pink-footed Goose
40. Pheasant
41. Jackdaw
42. Robin
43. Wren
44. Long-tailed Tit
45. Mute Swan
46. Starling
47. Knot
48. Woodpigeon
49. Collared Dove
50. Feral Pigeon
51. Dunlin - not seen by me
52. Sanderling - not seen by me
53. Kingfisher - not seen by me
NO Buzzards seen at all!
A successful and pleasant day ended with a treat! I stopped at Booth's in Hesketh Bank and had two pieces of fruit toast, a carrot cake and a mocha! I felt very satsfied and content!
