September 8, 2015 archive

Sep 08 2015

Parkgate and Burton Mere Wetlands : 8th September 2015

Parkgate and Burton Mere Wetlands : 8th September 2015

We left Gilroy Nature Park and headed for the Boathouse at Parkgate for lunch. A great bonus here for us was the sighting of both Marsh Harrier and a ringtail Hen Harrier – while we were having lunch ! The latter was a “year tick” We added a Kestrel to our “birds of prey for the day” list  but also on the marsh were Skylark and Meadow Pipits and a Little Egret and a Curlew.

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Sep 08 2015

Gilroy Nature Park : 8th September 2015

Gilroy Nature Park : 8th September 2015

We wanted to take a look at somewhere different of the Wirral so we decided to check out Gilroy nature Reserve where we had read about the big Black-tailed Godwit roost. As it happens, probably the most exciting spot of the day was a sighting of three Great White Egrets flying overhead in a southerly direction just as we came off the M56 and on to the M53. This added bonus was very nice but our real target was Godwits.

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