Local group announcement

Chris in full flow

A reminder and for anybody who missed our announcement at the AGM in April. The price of our entrance fee to our Indoor meetings has been increased to £3 pp. This small increase was necessary to help cover rising speaker and venue hire cost. We trust you'll still consider this fee as value for money. Your committee (who, don't forget, are all volunteers and give up their time happily) are committed to ensuring you have value for money, are entertained by excellent speakers, and have the knowledge that additional  money  raised will go to improving the services of your  local group and the annual RSPB projects - our recent  group donation being -  £750 for Hen Harrier nest protection and £750 for RSPB reserves in the North of England

Laura

Wirral wader festival this October

WIRRAL WADER FESTIVAL

Saturday 27th -28th October 2018 

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Dates with Nature RSPB Blacktoft Sands

Juvenile Marsh Harriers- Cameron Lee

Great field trip at RSPB Blacktoft Sands on Saturday. 8 of us did the drive up Goole to this wonderful reserve and it was well worth it.

Blacktoft Tree Sparrows- L Bimson

We watched tree sparrows, goldfinch and chaffinch feeding on the feeders by the farmland hedge while we waited for everyone at arrive and watched a hare running after a pheasant. We walked into the reception hide and were greeted by Sara the assistant warden. After a quick chat about what's about we watched 2 marsh harriers come close to the hide then one started to turn and patrol a small stretch of reedbed as if expecting to make a kill!! What emerged out of the reedbed was a large dog otter which walked towards us. A fantastic start but slightly disappointing as they have stopped putting out grit trays for the bearded tits.

A walk to the other hides and ruff, redshank, curlew, black tailed godwit and a water rail showed. A walk to the last hide and we saw a weasel run off in front of us, we stopped and watched and he came back to collect a mouse it had killed and then bounced off with it. 

Ruff  - L Bimson 

Lots of greylag geese, teal, wigeon, 6 pintail and a solitary gadwall. It might be a long drive but it always delivers something different.

Chris Tynan

Leader

RSPB Liverpool Local group
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RSPB Blacktoft recent blog

 

https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/blacktoftsands/b/blacktoftsands-blog/archive/2018/10/09/waders-wildfowl-hen-harrier-and-fieldfares-winters-arrived.aspx

https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/blacktoftsands/b/blacktoftsands-blog/archive/2018/10/05/hen-harrier-sighting-and-old-foxy-develops-a-sweet-tooth.aspx

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