Called by EHF this evening on the way home from Little Moreton Hall - of note 50 plus Black-tailed Godwit, 30 plus Curlew (on grass), 3 Redshank, 6 Little Ringed Plover and a single Ruff. Also big numbers of Lapwing and Gulls various.
P.S. Should have mentioned the 4 Shovellers on the part of the flash down the road towards the railway embankment.
-- Edited by sid ashton on Sunday 18th of July 2010 09:15:52 AM
Phil Owen said
Wed Oct 14 7:26 PM, 2009
Not been for a while but it's a pretty decent place.
Usually "nailed on" for resident Glaucous and Iceland Gulls in the winter.
sid ashton said
Wed Oct 14 2:35 PM, 2009
Having found the Westport Lake Ring necked Duck quite quickly this morning decided to visit an old favourite of mine - Elton Hall flash near Sandbach - on the way home. In former years birders risked life and limb here as the only decent viewing point for the main flash was actually at the side of a fairly busy road - there is now an off-road area which is much safer. To the birds - nothing startling but a reasonable selection including Snipe, Buzzard, Dunlin, Kestrel, Redshank, Wigeon, Teal, Ruff, Shoveler, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, Lesser Black backs and on the feeders a Great spotted Pecker.
-- Edited by sid ashton on Wednesday 14th of October 2009 02:41:01 PM
P.S. Should have mentioned the 4 Shovellers on the part of the flash down the road towards the railway embankment.
-- Edited by sid ashton on Sunday 18th of July 2010 09:15:52 AM
Usually "nailed on" for resident Glaucous and Iceland Gulls in the winter.
-- Edited by sid ashton on Wednesday 14th of October 2009 02:41:01 PM