Monthly Archives: February 2012

Hunting the SEO, 26th Feb 2012

Following reports of several Short-eared Owls seen hunting over Sefton Meadows in recent weeks, we thought we’d try our luck, but didn’t have any success. Perhaps we left too early for them, perhaps it was the noise of the microlight … Continue reading

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Hesketh Park Southport, 19th February 2012

It was a brilliantly sunny day, but still cold at 6 degrees. The park lake had the usual Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, Mute Swans and Canada Geese, but also some Greylag Geese and a solitary Tufted Duck. Hundreds of Black-headed Gulls … Continue reading

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West Kirby, 12th February 2012

It was warmer today (but only about 4 degrees) and with thick cloud cover. The tide was coming in as we walked all around the causeway of West Kirby Marine Lake. A few of the Black-headed Gulls had nearly finished … Continue reading

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Sefton Meadows 1st Feb 2012

Charles Russell has sent in this lovely shot of a Short-eared Owl, out hunting in the late afternoon.

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Costa Rica Jan 2012

I’ve recently returned from a two-week jaunt around Costa Rica. A varied trip ranging from verdant tropical rainforest, volcanoes, sandy beaches and gentle waterways. Visited the famous National Parks of Tortuguero, Arenal, Manuel Antonio and Montervere Cloud-forest Reserve. Great wildlife … Continue reading

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Birkenhead Priory, 5th February 2012

Snow had been promised for the whole country, but Merseyside escaped. Nonetheless it was a very much reduced group of only four that met on a cold and frosty morning at Queen Square. We were thinking of going to to … Continue reading

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