Dense freezing fog covered the coast today until lunchtime, leaving birds a bit disorientated.
I was down at Albert Road, where Fieldfares and a few Redwings emerged from the cold grey curtain, all low from the west, but probably critters circling round in the local area rather than a hard weather movement.
Pinkies called invisible above once or twice, and the wader roost over the tide looked about as miserable as it possible to be - Grey Plover, Barwits, Curlew, Oycs, Knot, Sanderling and Turnstone.
Two Lapwings headed south low over the sand - you should be in Ireland by now!
Didn't get a chance to look for the Waxwing in Stapleton Rd, Formby, this morning - but a betting man would be keeping tabs on the berries in the car park at Freshfield train station these days.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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I've just read on Birdguides someone had 3 Jack Snipe (plus 100 Twite) on the Green Beach today. Surely no birder in their right mind would go intentionally flushing birds in this weather? If so then it's pretty shocking.
On a positive note apprently there was a juv Iceland Gull coming to bread at the north end of the Marine Lake today.
Couldn't agree with you more Chris.
2 Snow Buntings, south end of Ainsdale beach this morning.
7/12, Formby Point seawatch, 1040-1300:
Great Crested Grebe 126
Red Throated Diver 78
Scaup 118
RB Merg 3
Long Tailed Duck 2
Common Scoter 55
Razorbill 5
Plus a Harbour Porpoise close inshore, and two Nuthatches on Victoria Rd, Freshfield.
I have read Bazzo's report on his visit to Formby Point this morning with interest. I was also present at Formby late morning. My own figures contrast sharply with his:
Great Crested Grebe 70
Red-Throated Diver 20
Scaup 12
Long-tailed Duck 1 male (it's been there for a couple of weeks with a small group of scoter)
Common Scoter c30
All other birds too far out to be identified, although doubtless these would include more grebes and divers.
50 Twite and a Jack Snipe at Weld Road this afternoon.
Hi Derek - just to clarify, Bazzo watches from the dunes off Victoria Rd, rather than Lifeboat Rd (where I was today).
The former area is invariably better for seawatching.
Looking north I could see numerous birds which doubtless fell to Bazzo's clinical (and very accurate) scoping eye.
John, I was at Victoria Road as well!
Would anybody suggest a birding trip to Formby Point and sand dunes this week.
Hi,
just wanted to let someone know while waiting for my bus at Aigburth Vale, heard a strange sound above me and sitting in a sycamore tree were about 25 Waxwings! They sat for a while and then flew off towards the river over Aigburth Road. Nice surprise but no binoculars so not the best view. this was at about 15:50 this afternoon (9/12/10).