I took an early morning trip to the North West coast near Southport recently, as there were a number of good birds in the area, and there are always good numbers of geese and swans to see here too. I started at RSPB Hesketh Outmarsh, where I had good views of many Tree Sparrows in the hedges, and Whooper Swans in the fields. Then I had a Merlin overhead trying to catch another bird. Moving on to RSPB Marshside where I was looking for a Smew that wasn't there. I did find a Scaup though, which is not very common here, so that was a bonus.
There were hundreds of Lapwings and Geese on the Marsh. These were mainly Pink-footed, but there were lots of Canada and Greylags too. Oystercatchers, Black-tailed Godwits, Tufted Ducks, Wigeon and Shelduck made for a good supporting cast.
I moved on to Southport where I was fortunate enough to watch a flock of 30 or so Twite. This is a bird that I've really struggled to find over the years, but was in the right place at the right time. So that concluded a very good morning.
You can see more of my trip here:
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Nice, realxing video and great to see and hear you. 2C sunny here. (brrr, I just come from 37C). Great shots, too. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat video and photos. There are many of the ones you call Tree Sparrow here. I'm not spoiled for exciting birds here, but I really appreciate the ones that are here.
ReplyDeleteHello Adam,
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice outing, wonderful photos and a great video. I have seen most of these birds, except for the Smew and the Lapwings, both I would to see. Awesome post. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
Hello Adam :)
ReplyDeleteIt looked very cold on your excellent video, and your early morning wander was successful with many birds I never see in the wild, as I live far from any marxh land or water. In the north of Portugal. In the Algarve in Southern Portugal there is more scope for birders and I miss birding there..
Seeing the Twite was the icing on the cake for you! I enjoyed watching your video, looks like an area I would enjoy wandering around.
ReplyDelete...Adam, you had a successful bird sighting and I appreciate you sharing this with me.
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