Eventually got out
today with my camera with Rhodie to the Point of Ayr .. nice and mild winds, good variety of birds managed to get some clear
shots of them - Neil
The RSPB’s Point of Ayr reserve at
Talacre is on the north-west corner of the Dee Estuary, a relatively small area
comprising sand flats, mud banks, saltmarsh, scrub, sand dunes and fresh water
pools. It therefore attracts a very good range of estuary birds. Being next to
the Irish Sea it is also favoured by seawatchers, often being the first
landfall for migrating birds crossing over from the North West coast of England.
The scrub ,wildflower meadows and sand dunes are
In winter thousands of
waders and wildfowl gather on the
mudflats including greylag, dunlin, redshank,
godwit, curlew, knot, and sanderling. When
the tide rises, the birds are forced onto the nearby marshes. The carefully
positioned open backed hide gives close
views of the feeding birds.
There is a 75 mile (1 km) seawall path. Wide, level and surfaced - the
seawall is accessible to wheelchairs/pushchairs. The hide is 0.75 mile (1 km) from reserve
entrance. One fixed bench without back.
Previous blog on area:
http://liverpoolrspb.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/little-terns-at-gronant.html
No comments:
Post a Comment