Category Archives: Sunday Group

In the Crosby suburbs as I set out my local Weeping Willow was shading from light gold to pale green, although the Weeping Ash outside Saints Peter and Paul church was still bare and grey. Bright yellow Forsythia was well … Continue reading →

We got off to a very good start with a Peregrine Falcon flying over Bank Hall Station, heading into town.  It was the Spring equinox, the sun was shining, the Magnolia buds were just breaking, but there was still a … Continue reading →

Rather than going right through to Parkgate, we got off the bus in Neston, then walked through the churchyard and onto the Wirral Way. There were lots of birds tweeting and singing, and it sounded like spring all of a … Continue reading →

From Seaforth and Litherland Station we went over Princess Way by the footbridge and into the southernmost area of Rimrose Valley. Wayside trees were showing small flowers, but they weren’t Blackthorn and the bark didn’t look like Cherry, so perhaps … Continue reading →

Chester FC were playing Tranmere in the Conference Premier league, which counts as a ”derby” match, so the train to Chester was very full and the station was teeming with yellow-jacketed policemen and women, one armed with a video camera. … Continue reading →

As usual at this time of year, it was muddy and squelchy underfoot but there was always a way around the mini-quagmires.  There were a few Snowdrops out, some wind-blow Daffodils struggling to bloom and the leaves of Wild Garlic … Continue reading →

We started the day with a look at some trees in the city centre which Margaret had spotted but not yet identified. The first was in St John’s Gardens. All the trees on the perimeter are London Planes except the … Continue reading →

Storm Imogen was gearing up, so it was a very gusty day. On Crosby Marine Lake the windsurfers and yachtsmen were shooting around at great speeds. The grass banks around the Boating Lake had small flocks of Black-headed Gulls, with … Continue reading →

Near the Park entrance we noted a Blackbird and some Wood Pigeons, and Eric spotted a Treecreeper. We also heard a Nuthatch there when we were on the way out. On the lake were Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, three Tufted Duck, … Continue reading →

The RSPB were having a “Feed the Birds” day at the Palm House, which seemed like sufficient excuse to visit the park again. It was a very mild day, all of a sudden. What a change from last week’s freeze! … Continue reading →