Author Archives: Sabena Blackbird

Richard Surman, Dave B and I headed down to the Welsh Borders to visit a couple of Shropshire Wildlife Trust Reserves close to Oswestry. Our first stop was Llynclys Common where we parked beside the Lime Kiln Pub, which had … Continue reading →

A rather wet and bedraggled group of MNA members boarded the coach for our outing to South Stack RSPB Reserve on Anglesey. Although there was continued rain and  patches of fog during our drive along the scenic north Wales coast … Continue reading →

       Making the most of a glorious sunny day we headed over to Llandudno and the Great Orme. Richard Surman dropped DaveB and me at the beginning of the marine drive and for a few minutes we watched a hyper-active Humming-bird … Continue reading →

Plenty of highlights on the MNA holiday to East Anglia during the first week in June. Raptors included Marsh Harriers, Hobby, Red Kite, Buzzard. Nightjars and roding Woodcock at dusk close to the Wolferton Triangle. Common Cranes at the Lakenheath … Continue reading →

Richard Surman, Dave Bryant and I headed over to Wales driving through Corwen and onto Cynwyd where we passed through the village for a mile before climbing a narrow road for another mile parking at the end beside a barn. … Continue reading →

After circumnavigating the Staffordshire Market Town of Leek on a road diversion we eventually arrived at the RSPB Reserve at Coombes Valley. Coombes Valley was formed at the end of the last ice age, some 10,000yrs ago. A massive ice … Continue reading →

Richard Surman, DaveB and I headed out to Cilcain near Mold in Flinshire, North Wales for the day. We turned off the A494 onto a single track lane beside the entrance to Loggerheads CP and continued a few miles into … Continue reading →

Nineteen MNA members joined our first coach trip of 2014 to White Coppice near Chorley in Lancashire. It has been 7 years since we last visited this location on an abysmally wet day. Thankfully today’s similar wet forecast didn’t materialise … Continue reading →

A grand total of 22 members of the MNA and Liverpool RSPB group joined our joint walk at Eastham Country Park led by Howard Mills. We had a quick look around the small visitor centre and watched the bird feeders … Continue reading →

During the mid-week MNA walk around Sefton Park last week – see Barbara’s blog post below – Dave Bryant and Chris Felton noted some unusual galls on young Turkey Oaks Quercus cerris that they didn’t recognise. Turkey Oaks are known … Continue reading →