Jul 30 2014
When we left Burton Mere Wetland we decided to do a little recce of Heswall Bank which I had been curious about. I had read an article on the internet on Heswall Bank which also had a very good hand-drawn map of the area from a birding point of view. This article describes the area from a starting position at the end of Riverbank Road where there is some parking. It also describes it as one of the very best places to see waders at a high tide
Jul 30 2014
On the 30th of July we went to RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands in search of the Spotted Crakes that have been seen there recently. We asked at the reception hide whether they had been seen (It seems that there are two pairs with chick/s there) but no one had seen them recently. From the hide we got nice views of a Little Grebe carrying a pair of chicks on its back. There was a single Dunlin and a few Snipe as well as the usual Black-tailed Godwits and Greylag and Canada Geese. A few Ruff were also present but we could not see Spotted Crake anywhere. It was a bit of an outside chance because they are usually more likely to be seen at dusk apparently so we felt we still had a chance.