I headed to Denhall Quay for first light this morning and managed to connect with the white morph Snow goose of unknown origin, which was found yesterday on the estuary with hundreds of Pink-footed geese.
The bird was always distant, but I got a few record shots. Moving on from here, I headed towards Heswall, where a Green-winged teal has been showing for the last couple of days. The heavens opened on arrival, but I continued north along the estuary. There were plenty of Whimbrel about, and two Whitethroats were vocal in nearby bushes.
Heswall Marsh
There was no sign of the Green-winged teal in driving rain, so I headed back to the car. Absolutely drenched, I dried out in the car and headed towards Burton RSPB. The Wood warbler could be heard calling on entering the gorse covert wood on arrival, and showed quite well up in the canopy.
Gorse covert wood
Walking back towards the reception, I could hear a Grasshopper warbler, which did eventually show on top of some bushes but remained elusive deep down in some hawthorns.
Gropper reeling away in the undergrowth
A good morning's birding was ended by torrential rain!