Blimey, look at the state of these things!
Superb shots from Rich Steel (link to his site on the right) of leucistic Moorhens over on the Wirral - just shows it don't have to be rare to be weird,and weird is most definitely good.
Over to you Rich...
Explaining these bizarre birds, Rich says: "For the second year running the Moorhens in Wallasey Central Park have produced leucistic young.
Last year they produced one which disappeared but this year there are two.
"I had a quick web search and there is reckoned to about 4 of these in the UK which means if I can get both birds in a photo that's half the UK population in one shot!!!"
Incredible images - the everyday becomes the surreal - I might try taking a bit of gloss or emulsion to the Tufties, Little Grebes and Coots on the Sands Lake over the next week or so - it'll brighten up the winter...but what colour should I paint the Mute Swans???
Thanks, as ever, for sharing Rich.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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Many thanks to Richard Steel for his pics of the white Moorhens in Central Park. These are the birds that my "stupid" mate Steve Gregory thought might be Cattle Egret!!
What a plonker!! Wait til I see him.
Robin.
Whooper Swans in Carr Moss area - Nov 3rd: 253; Nov 5th: c375; Nov 6th: c415; Nov 7th: 208; Nov 8th: 131.
At Haskayne, from Nov 3rd-9th: 26 adult and 5 juvenile Whooper Swans; 25 Teal; 100 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck; fem Pintail; 7 Buzzard; 31 Red Legged Partridge; 5 Grey Partridge; 1 Med Gull (winter plumage); adult fem Peregrine; 26 Stock Doves; 12 Pied Wagtail.
12.11.08, Formby Point seawatch, 8am to 11am:
Gannet 1
Red Throated Diver 10
Great Crested Grebe 6
Red Breasted Mergs 12
Long Tailed Duck 5
Common Scoter 400+
Velvet Scoter 4
Kittiwake 3
Razorbill 21
Hi John
There's been standing water on the fields to the left of the train as it heads between Hightown and Hall Road for a few weeks now. Today was the first time I saw Redshank wading in the pools though, 3 of 'em.
Better than reading the Metro.
1 Snow Bunting, 2 Stonechat, 1 Jack Snipe, between Ainsdale Beach car park and Weld Road, Southport, today.