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.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo of the Shelduck!
ReplyDeleteLove the adorable pose of the Shelduck!
ReplyDeleteYou caught some wonderful moments on camera! Thanks for the update and the great photography.
ReplyDeleteI'm late... and I enjoyed your post. We love to feed ducks on the lake. Lovely scenes.
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