After we had been to Hoylake for the high tide we had a little bit of time left and we fancied a cup of tea. Rather than just go to a cafe we decided to pay a flying visit to Burton Mere Wetlands. It was very crowded in the main hide as there were a couple of minibuses of people from a care home on an outing. This meant that it was all a bit chaotic and not exactly quiet but we had our cup of tea and got our usual Black-tailed Godwits and some Dunlin but not much else.<\/p>\n
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We took a walk out to the farm and had a listed for the Quail that has been singing there recently but we could not hear it.<\/p>\n
| Species<\/th>\n | Count<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Canada Goose<\/td>\n | 40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mallard<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Teal<\/td>\n | 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tufted Duck<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Cormorant<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Buzzard<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Moorhen<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Northern Lapwing<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black-tailed Godwit<\/td>\n | 40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dunlin<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Wood Pigeon<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carrion Crow<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Tit<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Blue Tit<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pied Wagtail<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Chaffinch<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| European Goldfinch<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Burton Mere Wetlands : 2nd August 2015 After we had been to Hoylake for the high tide we had a little bit of time left and we fancied a cup of tea. Rather than just go to a cafe we decided to pay a flying visit to Burton Mere Wetlands. It was very crowded in … <\/p>\n |