Odds and Sods

Burton Mere Wetlands  - 29th April

Little Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands

I spent a couple of hours during the afternoon at this fantastic RSPB reserve, it is amazing how this area has been developed; a truly outstanding wetland reserve for the future is in the making - well worth a visit. There was nothing incredibly rare but the reserve was full of summer migrants, many my first for the year.

 

• Avocet - 30+ with at least seven pairs nesting
• Spotted Redshank - 9
• Common Buzzard - 2
• Common Swift - 1
• Water Rail - 1
• Sedge Warbler - 12+
• Reed Warbler - 1
• Grasshopper Warbler - 1
• Chiff Chaff - 7
• Willow Warbler - 10+
• Whitethroat - 1
• House Martin - 2
• Sand Martin - 20+
• Little Egret 20+
• Siskin -10+
• Little Grebe - 2

Avocets - Burton Mere Wetlands

Pennington Flash - 2nd May

• Arctic Tern - 4
• Common Tern - 3
• Great Crested Grebe - 8
• Sedge Warbler - 1
• Blackcap - 3
• Willow Warbler - 7
• Chiff Chaff - 5
• Kestrel - 1

2 Bullfinches - Springwood Crematorium, 3rd May

Carr Mill Dam - 4th May

• Great Crested Grebe - 4
• Kingfisher -1
• Common Tern - 1
• Chiff Chaff - 3
• Blackcap - 2

2 Whitethroats - Cressington Heath, 5th May

Greenbank Park - Over the last week a steady passage of Willow Warblers, Chiff Chaffs, and Blackcaps has been evident, Swallows have been building up with around 20 birds around the park. The 3 Mute Swans are still present as is a male Grey Heron, and two Red Eared Terrapins have been sunning themselves on the rafts. Two nesting pairs of Nuthatch and one each of Treecreeper and Great Spotted Woodpecker are present, and Pipistrelles are hunting the park at dusk.

Avocets - Burton Mere Wetlands