Garganey
I spent a good hour looking for the Lapland bunting, which had also been seen the previous day, but couldn't relocate it. A single Water pipit put in a brief appearance on Carr Lane pools before being flushed. A Raven was calling overhead, and there were also 3 little grebes on the pool.
Raven
Little Grebe
Moving on from here, I called in at Burton RSPB, where the Little Gull was showing well.
1st Winter Little Gull
I also saw my first Chiffchaff of the year as I was walking around the reserve.
Chiffchaff
There were plenty of birds on the reserve today, with 71 Avocets returning along with good numbers of Black Tailed Godwits. A single Spotted Redshank was seen from the Marsh Covert hide, and a flyover Sparrowhawk.
Spotted Redshank
Sparrowhawk
Moving on towards Burton point, I connected with 21 Whooper Swans, thousands of Pink-footed geese, Great White egret and my first 2 Wheatears of the year.
Wheatear
Walking back to the car, I spotted a Common Lizard sitting out in the sun on a fence.
Common Lizard
The evening was spent at Leasowe looking for Spring migrants, but it was very quiet. I did connect with a Greenshank on the groyne, though.
Greenshank