What the Corn Bunting may lack in sexual charisma, it undoubtedly makes up for in, well, sloth.
Watched a group of nine birds this afternoon on Engine lane, Altcar, as they did very little, apart from blinking in the sun. One tried a spot of singing, but gave up once the clouds rolled in again.
Two Buzzards mewing about sppoked a winter flock of Skylarks, but Brown Hares were getting frisky in the fields.
Over on Plex Moss, still 70 odd Fiedlfares, a hunting Merlin and hundreds of Pinkies drifting over, to pitch down in the stubble of Carr Moss to the north.
Mistle Thrush rattling around too, plus Litte Egret and Stonechat, and small groups of Woodpigeons and Stock Doves displaced by Saturday shooting.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes tothe skies...
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There was a singing Robin in Rodney St at 2.40 am as I was waiting for a lift home after a night out .
4 Med Gulls with the Birkdale roost this morning and 2 Jack, 10 Common Snipe around. Spoonbill still at Parkgate along with ringtail Hen Harrier.
i also had the merlin (fem. i think) on Plex yesterday and the little egret the day before. Like the corn bunting and mistle pics.
Adult Med Gull in partial sp in a field on Halsall Moss at lunch time today, feeding with Common and Black Heads near the model aero club area. Found the main goose flock right at the end of my lunch on Plex and so didn't have time to look through them properly, a good 2000 or so. Also Peregrine and Stock Dove as I trundled around.
I was surprised to see a bat flying around in the sunshine today at 4pm above the traffic jam in Rice Lane adjacent to Walton Hospital.