Monthly Archives: November 2010

Mersey Forest, Town Lane 28th November 2010

This was the mystery destination that John had been planning for a while. It turned out to be in Birkdale. The trip appeared to be ill-fated almost before we got under way. The trains from Central Station were disrupted so … Continue reading

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Martin Mere 27th November 2010

After a hectic week at work I finally managed to escape to Martin Mere WWT this weekend. Icy conditions underfoot with some nice crystallised effects on the frozen leaves. I had a quick wander around the captive bird pens. Most of … Continue reading

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Childwall Woods 21st Nov 2010

On a bright and sunny day we took the 79 bus from Queen Square to the junction of Childwall Valley Road and Score Lane, and into Score Lane Gardens. There were six House Sparrows in the bushes, a Magpie on … Continue reading

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MNA Walk Wigan Flashes 20th Nov 2010

A dozen MNA members met at a sunny Wigan Pier for the walk around Wigan Flashes led by John Clegg. We wandered along the Leeds -Liverpool Canal past the new apartments, stopping to watch Blackbirds, a rattling Mistle Thrush, Chaffinches and Greenfinch … Continue reading

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Ethiopia

I’m just back from a quick two week trip to Southern Ethiopia. The main focus of the visit was to experience the diverse range of tribal people found in the Omo Valley and get to know a little about their unique traditions. Undoubtedly … Continue reading

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Waterloo 14th November 2010

We took the 47 bus from Sir Thomas Street to South Park in Bootle, arriving about 10.30 for the Remembrance Service. There were several marching bands, a contingent from 238 Transport Squadron and several local worthies, including Joe Benton MP. … Continue reading

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Swan mussel captures bird.

I got to Meresands Wood yesterday 11/11/10 with the strong and building winds, birdlife was keeping low with the view towards Martin Mere revealing pink feet being blown over the sky. However on reaching the Rufford hide I noticed a … Continue reading

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Otterspool, 7th November 2010

It was a lovely bright day, no wind, but quite cold (5°C). We met at Liverpool ONE and took the 82A to Riverside Drive / Otterspool Prom, arriving about 10.30. We walked southwards, looking at the yachts out on the … Continue reading

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Hoylake to West Kirkby 31st October 2010

We planned to start the day at the Hoylake Local Food Fair so we took the 10.05 train from Central to Manor Road and found Hoylake Community Centre at the bottom of Hoyle Road. It was very well-attended, in fact … Continue reading

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