We went up to Hoylake for a high tide of 9.9 metres at Noon but, even though we were there a good hour before, the tide was all the way in when we got there. There was still some sand but lots of dog walkers and no birds at all except the odd Cormorant or Shelduck way out on the water. We left a bit confused but headed over to Leosowe to have a look around the lighthouse area. Here we had more luck.
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Apr 22 2021
Burton Mere Wetlands and Neston Old Quay 22nd April 2021
Our first birding day out for six whole months was on the 22nd April when we went to Burton Mere Wetlands and then on to the Old Quay at Neston. BMW was still very limited with no hides open and even the mound they had made for observing the scrape had been closed off because of the birds breeding. They did no want people standing on the horizon. This mean that our best view of the scrape was from the main decking, looking through the closed reception area an onto the scrape. Hardly ideal but that was what was available. We made the best of it on a gloriously sunny day.
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