Visit to Marshside RSPB – 14th November 2017

By | December 26, 2017

One of our regular sites on the coast between Southport and the Ribble Estuary.  Eleven members of the group attended this visit and a total of 40 species were recorded on this occasion.

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Species Number Seen Comment
Blackbird 1  
Black-headed Gull Many  
Black-tailed Godwit c.20  
Canada Goose Many  
Carrion Crow A few  
Cattle Egret 1  
Common Gull A few  
Coot c.10  
Curlew 2  
Gadwall c.10  
Great Black-backed Gull 1  
Grey Heron 2  
Greylag Goose Many  
Herring Gull A few  
Kestrel 1  
Lapwing Many  
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1  
Little Egret 2  
Little Grebe 1  
Magpie 1  
Mallard Many  
Meadow Pipit c.20  
Merlin 2  
Moorhen 1  
Mute Swan 7  
Pink-footed Goose Hundreds  
Pintail c.50  
Redshank A few  
Robin 1  
Ruff c.10  
Shelduck Many  
Shoveler Many  
Sparrowhawk 1  
Starling 100+  
Teal Hundreds  
Tufted Duck 10  
Unidentified Wader c.10 Knot ?
Whooper Swan 3  
Wigeon Hundreds  
Woodpigeon A few

Last Updated on December 26, 2017