Jane Turner
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Don't think it has a name but I always try and stop when i'm passing at high tide as it is so good for waders.
CB
I've always called it Pasture Rd. No guarantee anyone else does though!
Don't think it has a name but I always try and stop when i'm passing at high tide as it is so good for waders.
CB
Knew Parkgate wasn't quite going to be there without the aid of the wind.
Should have all seen Marshside though! Flooded up to the road for the most part Monday and Tuesday (presumably same today) and the mammals had a tough time again, gettin' picked off left right and centre. I was there for Monday and had superb views of a Shortie and a Merlin also did a fly past. Over 100 Skylarks also feeding on the rafts of marsh that managed to stay above water. Easily eqaulled the Parkgate spectacle I had at the beginning of Feb.
What height of tide is needed to flood the marsh at Marshside???
I've always called it Pasture Rd. No guarantee anyone else does though!
The RSPB and Wirral Rangers team are hosting a high tide event at Riverbank Road, Heswall tomorrow starting at 9am - tide is due at 12.03 at a height of 9.9m.
Feel free to join us - we may even see this Red Kite that has been knocking about ....
I haven't been to Parkgate for years until today and I was pleasantly surprised how common Egrets were there.B
We had 315 into the roost at IMF last Summer - will be interesting to see how they have faired after this harsh winter ...
9.8m tide on Friday, 9.9m tides on Saturday and Sunday - but high pressure overhead means the tide will probably remain a long way out. There are 3 x 10m tides next month - Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th and Monday 21st, all around about mid-day (so we can only hope for some low pressure / rough weather to precede them .
Chris
Hi Chris , could you tell me where I'm most likely to see birds of prey on the high tide...Parkgate Old Baths or along the seawall ?