{"id":3083,"date":"2016-03-20T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3083"},"modified":"2020-04-06T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:09:17","slug":"waiting-for-the-tide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3083","title":{"rendered":"Waiting for the tide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Little<\/p>\n

A rare day off work and by a complete coincidence there just happens to be a large Spring Tide forecast.<\/p>\n

Heswall, Hoylake, Point of Ayr, Marshside I quickly ran through the list of\u00a0 high tide roosts before deciding on a trip up to Southport, Lancashire. In the past we’ve been lucky to enjoy some excellent views of the thousands of over-wintering waders as they’ve been forced to flee the rapidly disappearing saltmarsh and seek refuge\u00a0in the various scrapes and pools of RSPB Marshside.\u00a0 With a couple of hours to go plenty of time for a walk down to Nel’s hide.<\/p>\n

Plenty of birds to be seen, or perhaps more accurately bearing in mind the blinding light reflecting off the water plenty of bird silhouttes. Interesting to see a female Scaup, a couple of Rats fighting over some food and the\u00a0return of the Avocets. Rather bizarrely a Meadow Pipit crashed into the hide and dropped into the water. No sign of a Sparrowhawk – perhaps it was an omen….<\/p>\n

\"Male<\/p>\n

A walk back up the road and behind the sand plant. Fortunate enough to witness an amazing close-up view of a Merlin relentlessly chasing a Meadow Pipit to death.<\/p>\n

\"Improvised<\/p>\n

Who needs a hide?<\/p>\n

\"Little<\/p>\n

Hmmm…….. not much water around. At least the Little Egrets are making the most of it.<\/p>\n

\"High<\/p>\n

Here it comes………….or rather it would have done if there hadn’t been a large area of High pressure sitting over the country.<\/p>\n

\"Redshanks<\/p>\n

Still, plenty of Redshanks<\/p>\n

.\"Curlew<\/p>\n

Curlews….<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/p>\n

another Curlew..<\/p>\n

\"More<\/p>\n

more Redshanks..<\/p>\n

\"Spaniel<\/p>\n

and finally with all the other waders now in their Arctic breeding grounds – a Spaniel.<\/p>\n

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