Marshside and Crossens Marsh

Wigeons, Marshside The seasons are a-changing. On Monday the host of gulls parked on the school playing field included ten common gulls. Tod...

Southport

Lapwings and wigeons, Crossens Inner Marsh It was another grey morning after another night's rain. As I watched the spadgers, goldfinches an...

Southport

Wigeons, Marshside  It was another bright and lovely — and perishingly cold — morning. I headed for Southport with a view to getting the sme...

Southport

Immature kestrel, Crossens Outer Marsh I was up until half six listening to the most ridiculous, though entertaining, Test Match there's bee...

Southport

Wigeons, Crossens Inner Marsh  I thought I'd take advantage of a cool, bright Autumn day for a trip out to Marshside and Crossens Marsh. It ...

The difference a spot of rain makes

Greylags, Crossens Inner Marsh  A grey, cool and murky Autumn morning turned into a grey, cool and murky Autumn day. I'd headed for Marshsid...

Southport

Lapwing, Marshside  The gene that produced the piebald woodpigeon seems to be still kicking about in the local population. One of the ones f...

Southport

Pink-footed geese  It was a cooler, more blustery day though the early morning was quite sunny and I wondered if I was overdressed as I stoo...

Southport

Pink-footed geese, Crossens Outer Marsh After a night doing a fair impersonation of the bubbly snot monster the antihistamines kicked in and...

Southport

Snow bunting, Southport  It was a surprisingly mild and cloudy morning after a clear and cold night. I headed to Southport for a day's wande...