With high tides forecast this weekend, it could be good for seawatching in the Mersey this weekend, so thanks to Steve Young for sending me these stonking shots of seabirds he has watched in the Mersey mouth over the years.
I reckon the Leach's shot is the best I've ever seen, and the arctic and long tailed skuas ain't bad either!!!
"See you at New Brighton," says photographer Steve.
Not likely mate, I'm a Formby Point man - give me the wind in my hair, the salt spray in my eyes and the sand in my underpants!
You can see more of Steve's pics and order them, by going to his website at www.birdsonfilm.com
At least if it is calm this weekend I can look at Steve's pix instead, meanwhile enjoy the shots.
Steve Young's gallery:
1. Leach's petrel, Crosby (wow!!!!)
2. Manx shearwater
3. Intermediate morph juv long tailed skua in the Mersey mouth
4. Juvenile little gull
5. Juv Arctic skua on Crosby beach
6. Arctic skua off New Brighton
7. Common tern
My favourite places to go seawatching on Merseyside, Wirral and North Wales if conditions are right are (in no order of preference, and allowing for the fact that Seaforth is out of bounds now):
- Formby Point
- New Brighton front
- Leasowe
- Hilbre Island
- Crosby Marine Park
- Ainsdale beach (only in exceptional gales)
- Great Orme, Llandudno
- The Range, Anglesey
- Point Lynas, North Wales
- Llanfairfechan, North Wales
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Ian McKay wrote...
Hi John
I would be grateful if you would get back to me,on the subject of the "Iron Men" on Crosby beach.
Best
Ian McKay MA.
Posted by: Ian McKay | September 25, 2006 4:33 PM