March 24, 2015 archive

Birding Group Visit to Frodsham Marsh : 24th March 2015

Birding Group Visit to Frodsham Marsh : 24th March 2015

A fairly quiet day on the marshes. We started off at the usual path leading to the Weaver Bend. A fair number of species but numerically modest. A few Goldeneye could be found with a bit of effort and a small group including Gadwall, Teal and Redshank. Curlews flew over in small numbers and a couple (at least) of Kestrels showed themselves. Other than that the highlight was some Ravens fighting with Carrion Crows over the remains of dead sheep over by the farm. Some very wet intervals and even a touch of hail !
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