Friday 28 December 2012

A CHRISTMAS STROLL

Christmas Palm House


Why is it that the minute you walk out into the cold you need a pee!  Fortunately for me my local destination of  Sefton Park is well facilitated!
Today was a recce to check out the 3 RSPB bird tables in the Palm House Grounds.  They were foodless but structurally ok for our next event the  ‘RSPB'S BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH’   on Sunday 20th January 

Needless to say they were stocked when I left… Mixed seed, peanuts and a bit of stale bread. Woodpigeon was down first, won’t take him long to shift that lot. One of the tables is being swamped by Rhododendron some maybe the little un’s will stand a better chance there!

On to the feeding station behind the Palm house. The feeding line was well stocked by some kind soul.  Lots of visitors Great, Blue, Coal and Long tailed tits, Chaffinches, Robins, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies and 2 squeaky dog Ring necked Parakeets.   Squirrels and pigeons everywhere of course.
2 of 9 Little Grebes

Onward to the Lakes, for a spot of duck feeding, I can’t help myself I just love having the palm of my hand tickled by tiny and not so tiny beaks!!   As usual there where  hundreds of raucous black headed gulls  and an army  of Coots,  plenty of  Moorhens, Mallards, Canadian Geese and of more  22 Mute Swans,  9 Little Grebes, 1 male Pochard,  and a female Mandarin Duck.
Gorgeous Female Mandarin
2 of 22 Mute Swans

Recce over, didn’t rain, not a bad way to spend an afternoon.
Laura over and out


p.s
Newsham Park 27/12/12
2 Male Tufties & 


Female Pochard (better let that male know at Sefton!)
Peculiar Muscovy's!


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