Category Archives: Sunday Group

The winter may be over, but spring still hasn’t properly arrived. It was cool today, with a weak sun, but at least not the freezing weather that we’ve had for so long. We took the 487 bus from Sir Thomas … Continue reading →

Another very cold day, only just above freezing, with a biting east wind. It had snowed in the week, but it was mostly gone in the Liverpool area, just remaining on the roofs and lawns. It was a day of … Continue reading →

It was a day of mixed weather, overcast and drizzly as we met at Liverpool ONE bus station, but the sun came out as we made our way through Albert Dock to the riverside. The Liverpool half marathon was nearly … Continue reading →

This year we plan to walk along the canal in sections, starting at Sandhills. It was a grey, overcast and cold day, with spits and spots of snow, not the best of days to be amongst the rather grim post-industrial … Continue reading →

Still cold, but it was sunny most of the day. We spent the day ambling around both the upper and lower parks, still looking very fine after their restoration in June 2007. The usual park birds were on the lake, … Continue reading →

There was a bitingly cold north wind today, as we took the 19A bus from Queen Square to Walton Lane/Bodmin Road and crossed into Anfield Cemetery. There weren’t many birds, just Carrion Crows, Magpies and a flock of Black-headed Gulls, … Continue reading →

It was a bright and sunny day, but deceptively cold. We took the 86 bus to the Brookhouse pub and walked down Gorsebank Road to Greenbank Park. The lake was full of the usual birds of urban parks. Mallards of … Continue reading →

It was a very bleak and wet day so we decided to go to the Museum of Liverpool. We did get some bird watching and fresh air, though. As well as taking a trip on the Mersey Ferry for lunch, … Continue reading →

It was warmer today, but with a squally north wind. At Southport we headed straight down to the Marine Lake, and had a good day for birds, with several notes of leg rings to report. On and around the lake … Continue reading →

It was a sunny, breezy day, and the recent snow was starting to thaw. John wasn’t well, but we headed off  without him to Newsham Park. On Orphan Drive near the Police Station there was a dead pigeon on the … Continue reading →