Blackpool

Rachel and her SLS Allstars were competing in Blackpool in a cheerleading competition & so me & Patricia headed down with them for the weekend.

I was fortunately spared the ordeal of sitting through 10 hours of extreme tedium and buggered off birding to Marton Mere instead. I didn't even mind the rain and biting easterly.

Marton Mere's main claim to fame is probably the Long Eared Owl roost and after a bit of searching I located 2 birds obscured in the scrub. A flight view of a Bittern, Water Rail and a calling Chiffchaff were also notable.

On the Sunday we went up to Piling where Little Egret, Red Legged Partridge, Stock Dove & Chiffchaff were seen.