16/02/2014 Pennington Flash

Reed Bunting: Sunny Sunday and I found myself once again down the road at penny.

Sundays are probably not the best day to go on,  especially sunny ones as it brings out the whole of Grater Manchester and their dogs!

After a quick and unsuccessful scan over the ever increasing gull flocks, in search of any white wingers or the Kittiwake which was spotted yesterday, I evaded the crowds and hunkered down at the feeding station.

Long Tail Tit: No sign of the Brambling or Willow Tit but the feeding station is always a good place to spend half an hour or so.

18/04/2012 The Wirral Peninsula

Long Tail Tit: Not even the rain can stop me from packing my camera and bins and setting off down to the Wirral, what a wet horrible wet day. The weather kept most of the birds out of reach of my lens saw some Linnet around Red Rocks, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap at Leasowe.



I was not the one looking all shabby during theses cold April showers, as this Long Tail Tit has was looking very soggy tucked within a bush.

12/04/2012 Chester Meadows

Grey Wagtail: Seen on the banks of the River Dee, Cormorant and very few Black Headed Gull also seen which is usual as I often see other gulls and in larger numbers.

After the visit to Burton I took a trip to the Meadows while the sun still had his hat on, on the way as I walked down the Dee path I came across a Cormorant on a red buoy, this was a good photo op.



I liked the contrast between the dark bird and background with the sharp red plastic buoy. I have posted a pic of a Cormorant in this pose (See Comerant Lables) 06/01/2011 Rivr Dee

Long Tail Tit: This was a lovely spring sight as a pair of Long Tail Tits where collecting webbing and other fluffy nest building materials. Otherwise it was a quiet day many dog walkers about not many gulls around either on the Dee or the Meadows.

Reed Bunting: Walking across the Earls Eye of the Meadow I saw this little flighty bird chirping away other noisy birds included Sky Larks and odd Mallards heard flying over head.