February 2023 Summary

New Year Ticks” in February 2023: 82
New “Life Ticks” in February 2023: 0
Total Species for 2023 so far: 82

After not much happening in January, largely as a result of being on holiday, February saw us return to UK birding.

We had two sets of birding outings in February. The first was an overnight visit to North Wales  14^th – 15^th February. Highlights here were Surf Scoter and Red-breasted Merganser  at Llanddulas, Shags at Little Orme, Red-throated Diver at Pensarn and Snow Bunting and Ringed Plover at Horton’s Nose Nature Reserve.

On 21^st and 23^rd we did the rounds of the sites on the Wirral with highlights being the big numbers and displays of Dunlin, Sanderling, Grey Plover and Knot at Hoylake, Spotted Redshank at Burton Mere Wetlands, Purple Sandpipers and Turnstones at New Brighton Marine Lake and another Snow Bunting at Wallasey Beach.

Bird numbers in the garden are fairly modest but usually there are about 6-8 Goldfinch and sudden bursts of House Sparrows. A couple of Robins seem to have paired up and the droppings on the back wall greenery suggests that they re at least perching there a lot. We have one of our Grey Wagtails back and it is a daily visitor loafing around for most of the day.

Bird Sightings : February 2023