Saturday 19 March 2011

Marshside RSPB, Southport

Today Sarah and I took my new spotting scope to Marshside RSPB in Southport for a try out.  A full report will follow later but for now here are the birds we saw:
  • Oystercatcher (on the way, near Ormskirk)
  • Skylark
  • Shelduck
  • Mute Swan
  • Black-headed Gull
  • Mallard
  • Canada Goose
  • Avocet (lifer)
  • Pintail (lifer)
  • Ruff (lifer)
  • Golden Plover (lifer)
  • Little Grebe
  • Redshank
  • Shoveller
  • Lapwing
  • Curlew
Here are some of the better pictures I took today:

Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
A Pair of Avocets
A Pair of Avocets
A Pair of Avocets
Four Avocets
Five Avocets
Black-tailed Godwit
A Pair of Black-tailed Godwits
A Pair of Pintails
A Male Teal
Little Grebe
Little Grebe

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