peter hill
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Well not just a day a weekend ,set of from home about 5 30 had a sightning of 2 badgers at potshrigley ,then on to the moterway and a uneventfull drive to juntion 35 m6 came off at 35a and breafasted at truckstop would recomend :t: Then on to the sea hides first stop the far hide no one in a quick look round and we soon picked up the 4 snow geese graseing on the far side of the pool +the feral white goose ,no sign of the banicale some stunning looking pintails dipping on the pool
On checking the far small pools to the right we saw a lone greenshank ,a check of the posts drew a blank < no raptors> 5 minutes later a guy came in the hide and within minutes asked us if we had seen the merlin we soon found it on one of the said posts distant but a great veiw with the scope ,the morning was getting better and better a few redshanks scatted around but not the normal as the pools were a bit to deep for good wading We then went to the first hide there was a flock of lapwings and a few teal not a lot else ,it was then on to the centre ,check what was about the sightings book read bitterns were showing from 2 or 3 hides fingers crossed Fist stop was the feeders very busy with finches and tits all starting to look bright and in top condition about 10 minutes there then on to lillians hide ,the sun was now higher and it made it difficult to se things to the right of the hide ,to the left every thing was fine herons stalked the margins wigeons ,teal ,pintail ,goldeneye ,potchard ,tufftys ,mallards,gadwell, were all feeding in the sun The next hide was to be the grisedale but the trees on route can turnup intresting birds ,a small flittering in a yew on the right of the path was inspected great a goldcreast <a year first > a little futher attissu nosie revelled a marsh tit i think ? On gettint to the hide i went to the right side a my wife went to the left i was checking the margin reeds for snipe when donna informed me there was a peregrine on a tree to the right a quick check with the scope a large peregrine poss a female sat looking as if it was drying out nice a couple of little egrets were splashing in the far margins ,the tim jackson was low on birds but 8 or so deer bathed in the sun to the right of the hide It must be time for somthing to eat back to the centre for somthing to eat and a coffee blue tits feed from the feeders hanging from the centre wall suitable refilled we headed back to lillians ,the sea fog was threatning to move in but just held off long enough to spot a female goosander. We then made our way to the public hide hoping for a bittern no such luck a greater black backed circled but no other new birds for the day by the time we got to the lower hide the fog had dropped in and you could only see 50yrds so we walked on round to the far end the woods were birdlees apart from another goldcreast and a few great tits just before reaching the road we saw a buzzard and near the golf course a kestral all i all a great day
On checking the far small pools to the right we saw a lone greenshank ,a check of the posts drew a blank < no raptors> 5 minutes later a guy came in the hide and within minutes asked us if we had seen the merlin we soon found it on one of the said posts distant but a great veiw with the scope ,the morning was getting better and better a few redshanks scatted around but not the normal as the pools were a bit to deep for good wading We then went to the first hide there was a flock of lapwings and a few teal not a lot else ,it was then on to the centre ,check what was about the sightings book read bitterns were showing from 2 or 3 hides fingers crossed Fist stop was the feeders very busy with finches and tits all starting to look bright and in top condition about 10 minutes there then on to lillians hide ,the sun was now higher and it made it difficult to se things to the right of the hide ,to the left every thing was fine herons stalked the margins wigeons ,teal ,pintail ,goldeneye ,potchard ,tufftys ,mallards,gadwell, were all feeding in the sun The next hide was to be the grisedale but the trees on route can turnup intresting birds ,a small flittering in a yew on the right of the path was inspected great a goldcreast <a year first > a little futher attissu nosie revelled a marsh tit i think ? On gettint to the hide i went to the right side a my wife went to the left i was checking the margin reeds for snipe when donna informed me there was a peregrine on a tree to the right a quick check with the scope a large peregrine poss a female sat looking as if it was drying out nice a couple of little egrets were splashing in the far margins ,the tim jackson was low on birds but 8 or so deer bathed in the sun to the right of the hide It must be time for somthing to eat back to the centre for somthing to eat and a coffee blue tits feed from the feeders hanging from the centre wall suitable refilled we headed back to lillians ,the sea fog was threatning to move in but just held off long enough to spot a female goosander. We then made our way to the public hide hoping for a bittern no such luck a greater black backed circled but no other new birds for the day by the time we got to the lower hide the fog had dropped in and you could only see 50yrds so we walked on round to the far end the woods were birdlees apart from another goldcreast and a few great tits just before reaching the road we saw a buzzard and near the golf course a kestral all i all a great day
I've got a couple of those on my Life List - Richardson's Canada Goose and Great White Pelican....on my Life List but not my UK List...yet! :smoke: 
