 Marsh Tit at Leighton Moss close to the causeway across to the Public and Lower Hide. |
 Feeding on sunflower hearts conveniently left out by a visitor |
 Look at that shiny head, a good one to compare with the very similar Willow Tit in the previous post. Definitely a smart looking bird. |
 Nothing rare or unusual about this one however after spending many years living next to the Wyre estuary the call of the Redshank brings back a lot of happy memories. |
 Snipe in the evening sunshine – again something else we don’t get a lot of. Unlike the sunshine in the right habitat the Snipe are relatively common – even in Manchester. |
 A male Brambling amongst the other finches at Martin Mere. Perhaps its time to try some sunflower hearts at home. |