Saturday 13 September 2014

Burton Mere RSPB, Parkgate (Boathouse pub), Dunham Massey

Burton Mere RSPB:
hundreds of Canada geese
blue tits
goldfinch
a snipe
kestrel
mallards
Grey Heron
coot x 30

missed out on a Cattle Egret which was reportedly there but despite us watching the cattle field periodically over the 2 hours we were on site, no view.

Parkgate (Boathouse pub)
30+ Little Egret
5+ Grey Heron
Mallards
various gulls (nothing special noted)
woodpigeon

Dunham Massey Park
Little Grebe x1
Grey Heron x2
Coot x 5
woodpigeon x many
magpie
black headed 1st winter gull (took a lot of research to identify!)
Tufted Duck x 2

Black Headed Gull 1st Winter?

Lots of Canada Geese at Burton Mere RSPB

No sighting of the Cattle Egret by anyone in the hides that I heard

Fallow Deer at Dunham Massey

Grey Heron fishing at Dunham Massey

Little Grebe at Dunham Massey

Little Egret at Parkgate, viewed whilst we had our lunch outside The Boathouse pub

Little Egret at Parkgate

General view of Parkgate

Parkgate group of Little Egret

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