Despite predictions, we had fair weather for a trip up to Burton Mere Wetlands. Despite there being quite a lot of rain recently, water levels were fairly good and afforded us decent views of a few waders, especially Sandpipers.
On the main scrape we watched two Green Sandpipers coming and going but we had to go down to Inner Marsh Farm to get a group of seven Curlew Sandpipers. Some COmmon Snipe were showing well at both scrapes being happy to wade around openly in the water. A Great White Egret seems to be commonplace at Burton these days. There were still numbers of Swallows flying high up; it must surely be near time for their departure.
We went down to Parkgate for some lunch at the, newly revamped, Red Lion pub where we sat outside and looked over the marsh. Two Marsh Harriers were being mobbed by a pair of Curlews. The water level on the Donkey Stand Flash were good allowing for a few waders to find some mud. These included Ruff, Common Redshank and some Dunlin with a Little Stint mixed in with them.
Overall, two good year ticks in the Curlew Sandpipers and the Little Stint. When we were on holiday in Norfolk earlier in the year I had tried to see a Little Stint but always missed them having to settle for Temminck’ Stint instead !
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands 6th September 2022
| Species | No |
|---|---|
| Avocet | 1 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 40 |
| Blue Tit | 3 |
| Buzzard | 2 |
| Canada Goose | 80 |
| Cetti’s Warbler | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Coot | 4 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | 7 |
| Goldfinch | 2 |
| Great Tit | 3 |
| Great White Egret | 1 |
| Green Sandpiper | 2 |
| Grey Heron | 3 |
| Greylag Goose | 6 |
| Lapwing | 30 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Mallard | 20 |
| Moorhen | 4 |
| Pied Wagtail | 2 |
| Robin | 2 |
| Ruff | 5 |
| Swallow | 10 |
| Teal | 40 |
Bird Sightings : Parkgate 6th September 2022
| Species | No |
|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 30 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 3 |
| Curlew | 3 |
| Dunlin | 4 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Grey Heron | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Lapwing | 10 |
| Little Stint | 1 |
| Marsh Harrier | 2 |
| Redshank | 2 |
| Ruff | 2 |
| Snipe | 3 |