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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColinD" data-source="post: 1293045" data-attributes="member: 55409">Garganey on Kirkby MossA glorious day here in the North West today, and I was up early and out on the bike.Loads of Robins singing today. Like the Wren, this is a species which I hear singing virtually all year round, with perhaps just a short break in early July. It almost felt like spring today!In the fields at Old House Farm, at the junction of the Old Coach Road and Dairy Farm Road, the Curlew flock is still at about 100 birds, but now they have been joined by around 400 Lapwings and 300 Common Gulls. Overhead, a couple of Common Buzzards.Nearby Kirkby Moss had an eclipse drake Garganey, five Gadwall and two Little Grebes. The Gargeney has beeen there for about 4 weeks.Still no Pink-footed Geese. They seem late back this year. Even at Martin Mere there were only 16 today.Total birding miles by bike so far in 2008: 930 (56 bike rides)Number of miles since last puncture: 915</blockquote>