perfect day out

 green withens was a nice start to the day........sunny but still minus 1 😰 

as usual it threw a curve ball with a robin at the boat yard 

robin 

honest 

a small group of gulls went east 

lbbg and hg 

the pumphouse had just one twite 

twite

quite a few red grouse calling and buzzing the moor 

red grouse 

a lovely early spring visit 

lesser black backed gull 6

herring gull 1

red grouse 6

twite 1

mallard 12

canada goose 14

curlew 1 

meadow pipit 21

skylark 4

pied wagtail 2

robin 1

back at the van.........where now? need to try new places................

burton marsh rspb  just an hour down the road 😀

stunning place 

though been before when it was inner marsh farm but that was 30 years ago.

what a change!

its a cracking site by 10am had seen 

gargeney 3 m 1 f 

spotted redshank 2

long tailed duck 1f 

cattle egret 4 

black tailed godwit 100+

avocet nc 

grey heron 24

buzzard 2

marsh harrier 1f

great spotted woodpecker 1

little egret 1

nuthatch 2

cettis warbler 2 seen 

pintail 

chiffchaff

my favourite part was burton point with stunning views over to wales and a iron age fort very peacefull 

gargeney male 

cettis warbler

spotted redshank

shoveler

long tailed duck 

dunnock

burton point 

cettis warbler 

stunning 

nice weather really helpfull staff and a stunning place