BIRDING AROUND HALE AND PICKERINGS PASTURE

I met up with Malc curtin this morning and we headed to Pickerings pasture for high tide.

It wasent that long before Malc picked up a Little stint with the Dunlin flock,we managed to get on the bird a few times as the tide flooded the field.

Other birds of note were Grey heron,Redshank,Oystercatcher,Shelduck and Canada Goose.On the way back to the car an injured Pink Footed goose flew low past us.

Moving on from here we pulled in at Carr Lane in Hale and found a single Grey partridge in a field along with a male and female Stonechat.A female Merlin put in a brief appearance flying low behind the pools and a Snipe was flushed from the side of the road.

Carr lane pools held good numbers of Teal and 12 Black tailed godwits.A walk down to Hale lighthouse was unproductive with the neighbouring fields holding good numbers of Curlew.

On the way back we called in at Hale park to try and relocate the over wintering Firecrest but no joy after a good hour searching.

Leaving Hale we called in at WSR recycling in Widnes where we found an Adult Yellow Legged gull amongst the hundreds of gulls.

   

A great days birding and two more quality birds to the list. #LOCALBIGYEAR