A beautiful sunny October morning for the Bird watching group’s first visit to this new wetland reserve near Sefton. The reserve is still being developed and an additional hide screen was being installed at the time of our visit.
Eleven group members attended and a total of thirty seven bird species were recorded.
Highlights of the visit included:
- Thousands of Pink-footed geese
- Large flocks of Goldfinches feeding on thistle seeds
- Several Kestrels and Buzzards (up to 6 at a time)
Full list of species recorded:
Species | Number Seen |
Blackcap | Heard only |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds |
Buzzard | Several |
Canada Goose | A few |
Carrion Crow | Several |
Coot | Several |
Cormorant | Many |
Gadwall | A few |
Goldfinch | Many |
Great Black-backed Gull | One |
Greenfinch | Heard only |
Grey Heron | Many |
Greylag Goose | Several |
Jackdaw | Several |
Kestrel | Several |
Lapwing | Hundreds |
Little Egret | Several |
Long-tailed Tit | Heard only |
Magpie | Several |
Mallard | Many |
Meadow Pipit | Several |
Moorhen | Several |
Mute Swan | A few |
Pheasant | A few |
Pied Wagtail | One |
Pink-footed Goose | Thousands |
Robin | A few |
Rook | Several |
Ruff | A few |
Shoveler | Several |
Starling | Thousands |
Stock Dove | Many |
Teal | Several |
Tufted Duck | Several |
Wigeon | Several |
Woodpigeon | Many |
Wren | One |
Last Updated on May 6, 2019