A few highlights from a trip down to Somerset that coincided with my birthday. Somewhat amazingly plenty of blue sky and sunshine – a major rarity this winter ! Also an Egret or three, a Fox, a Kestrel and the return of the Blair Witch. Read More …
Tag: Little Egret
Salinas del Duque
Forming part of the Marismas de Isla Cristina the footpath follows the wall that previously separated the marshes from the mouths of the Guadiana and Carreras rivers. Approximately 7 km long (or just under 4 1/2 miles) its an attractive route that with thanks to a gentle sea breeze doesn’t become too hot even in late June. Read More …
Stone Curlews and Squacco Herons
Couldn’t resist another opportunity to revisit the S’Albufera on yet another baking hot day. After the previous visit we made a real effort to start a little earlier however it was still 29C by mid-morning. Great to finally catch up with the Stone Curlews. Supposedly Read More …
Leighton Moss
Little Egret on the hunt close to the Grisedale hide. Hard to believe but I’m now the wrong side of 50! To celebrate we continued with a time-honoured, tradition of taking a couple of days off work with one of them being spent at the RSPB’s Read More …
Reed all about it
Great to find a bit of time to call up to the RSPB’s Leighton Moss Nature Reserve. At least 7 Bearded Tits showing really well on and around the grit trays close to the causeway. Plenty more calling from deep within the reedbeds along with several Water Read More …
Waiting for the tide
A rare day off work and by a complete coincidence there just happens to be a large Spring Tide forecast. Read More …
Bring me sunshine……….
Where else but the Eric Morecambe hide close to the RSPB’s Leighton Moss Reserve. Probably the most appropriate of all the tributes to the comic genius. Male Bearded Tit further over on the main RSPB reserve Female Bearded Tit, again just off the causeway across Read More …
Jack Scout
Autumn Lady’s Tresses one of our more unusual native orchids growing in the limestone grassland overlooking Morecambe Bay. Tiny and very easy to overlook at least 40 spikes including several doubles hidden away in the grassland. Surprising to see several fresh male Brimstones. Still Read More …
Spring tide rising….
Seems like ages since we watched a decent high tide come rolling in. February’s spring tide in Southport was too good an opportunity to miss. Peewits – the first of the waders to flee the oncoming tide. One of the dozens of flocks of Read More …