Friday 27 February 2009

Meeting and Birds or Birds and meetings!

Phil Antrobus and myself had a meeting with Mersey Ferries about this year's seabird cruises. We had a really good meeting and left the offices to go to New Brighton Marine Lake.


A quick look at the jetty and you could see a number of waders roosting over the high tide.


A good selection of turnstones, dunlin, redshank but best of all 5 purple sandpipers. I managed to get 4 in the picture. The size of these birds can be quite difficult to judge so in the picture I have included a black headed gull.
The best place to see purple sands is Hilbre Island so it was great to find these birds.
If you get a chance try and go and see them over the high tides this week. Chris

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mmhh haven't been to New Brighton for a while.....