Corncrake at Carr Lane, Hale : 7th June 2015
I had been watching reports on Rare Bird Alert of a Corncrake singing in a field off Carr Lane near Hale, Merseyside. I had heard of this site before because the pools on the lane often have reports of good birds. When the reports were still coming in a week later and with a lovely sunny evening due, we decided to make the forty minute drive over there to take a look. At least we hoped that we could hear the bird if not see it but we were to be rewarded in a spectacular way.