Didn't get a chance to check the tide earlier this week, when it was a lot calmer, and much better for scotery, and a quick look off Formby today was pretty fruitless - too much chop to pick anything out.
And seriously nippy up the Khyber.
A few Common Scoter were visible, and more were doubtless hidden by the waves.
The regular Peregrine was giving the Grey Plover and Sanderling the heebyjeebies, and I could make out a Great Crest or two offshore, but without a scope it was pointless.
Common Gulls are increasing along the tideline now the temperature is heading Baltic, but the Albert Rd roost was white wingless (not even a Med) - fast food car parks in Preston seem to be a better bet for them at the mo.
1 BHG today moulting into summer plumage - it won't be winter forever.
Short Eared Owl in the dunes south of Ainsdale yesterday, with Water Rail, Bullfinch, Siskin and Woodcock in the Birkdale dunes.
Chris Tynan tells me there was a good close feeding flock of Pinkies in the roadside fields at Ince Blundell this week - they could be worth a butcher's at the weekend.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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This afternoon's slog across the saltmarsh at Weld Road produced 34 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Egret, a pair of Stonechats and about 90 Linnets/Twite, mostly the latter. They were about 600-800m north of the carpark and very flighty due to yelping Redshanks.
Went to Forshaw Street, Warrington, this morning (Sunday). The trees are loaded with berries. Couple of Mistle Thrushes keeping guard and a male Sparrowhawk flitting about. But, no sign of any Waxwings.
On Wednesday around noon there were 19 Waxwings in berry trees in the shrub bed in Coronation Park, which is adjacent to Morrisons car park in Ormskirk.