Firebird5
Well-known member
Hi all,
One of the several major gaps in my British list involves seabirds. OK, I've got all the easily obtainable ones that can be had from annual trips to South Stack in Anglesey, but the likes of Little Auk, Leach's Storm-petrel, etc. are all missing.
Living, as I do, just outside Liverpool, can anyone advise local headlands or other good sea-watching spots nearby? What would be the best times of year / weather patterns to aid seeing some of these species? And, perhaps most importantly, are there any active sea-watching groups that I could tag on to for a day to help me not write off everything I see as unidentifiable black/white blobs flitting across the wave tops?
Thanks,
Simon
One of the several major gaps in my British list involves seabirds. OK, I've got all the easily obtainable ones that can be had from annual trips to South Stack in Anglesey, but the likes of Little Auk, Leach's Storm-petrel, etc. are all missing.
Living, as I do, just outside Liverpool, can anyone advise local headlands or other good sea-watching spots nearby? What would be the best times of year / weather patterns to aid seeing some of these species? And, perhaps most importantly, are there any active sea-watching groups that I could tag on to for a day to help me not write off everything I see as unidentifiable black/white blobs flitting across the wave tops?
Thanks,
Simon
