Tuesday 27 October 2009

09 Oct 09 Martin Mere

I set off from Glasgow just after dropping Louise & Rachel at school to head for Scillies. The original plan was to make a detour to Nottinghamshire to see the Steppe Grey Shrike that had been present for several days. The pager was ominously quiet & just before Carlisle it confirmed that there was no sign of the Shrike that morning. A new plan was required !

I decided to stop at Martin Mere & then in the late afternoon carry on southward.

Several thousand Pink Feet, 23,500 had been counted that morning, were present. C30 Pintail, 5 Pochard and a single Whooper Swan. C8 Tree Sparrow were seen & up to 30 Ruff were seen.




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