Author Archives: Sabena Blackbird

A large group of 30 or so people met up at 11am with Dr Ian Wallace of Liverpool Museum where Shore Road joins the beach at Ainsdale. This was the field meeting organised as a follow-on event to last weekend’s … Continue reading →

I spent an enjoyable afternoon at the World Museum in Liverpool on 19th March 2011 in the company of Dr Ian Wallace and Steve Cross on a ‘Shell Training Course.’ The Liverpool Bay Marine Recording Partnership (LBMRP) has recently been set … Continue reading →

Thirteen MNA members met at Wigan Pier before heading along the Leeds – Liverpool canal. A Robin was perched on a metal fence paying us no attention whatsoever as we walked past it. We were dismayed to see a large amount … Continue reading →

I dissected the Owl Pellet that I found and showed to a few MNA members on our coach trip to Carsington Water. The pellet matched the description of a Barn Owl pellet in the RSPB leaflet “Owl Pellets – How To Study Their Contents” http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/Owlpellets_tcm9-133500.pdf … Continue reading →

The first MNA coach trip of 2011 brought a return to snowy wintery conditions as we headed through the Derbyshire countryside to the Severn Trent Water Reservoir – Carsington Water. A feeding station close to the coach was packed with … Continue reading →

With a fine sunny day forecast I decided to head up to Martin Mere WWT for a spot of Whooper Swan ring reading. Wandering along to the mere from New Lane station a few Corn Buntings were performing their jangly-keys song and … Continue reading →

It was dull, overcast, freezing cold and the odd snowflake in the air as the crew boarded Liverpool University’s Research Vessel ‘Marisa’ (Latin for the sea). We headed out into the River Mersey through Langton Lock, one of the Smit … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →