Category Archives: MNA reports

It was a great turn-out with over twenty MNA members for our visit to the Wildlife Trust Reserve at Mere Sands Wood. Commendably many arrived using public transport or shared cars. Buzzards circled over the wood, a female Kestrel perched … Continue reading →

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

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 →

On a rather cloudy, windy day with the occasional brief downpour the MNA commenced its 2012 programme with a coach trip to Lancashire’s largest natural lake and a SSSI, an area of open water, reedbeds, grassland and scrub close to … Continue reading →

This was a vintage day for raptors in an amazing frosted and misty environment of grassland, copses, arable, scrub, coverts, deep ditches and the heavily embanked River Alt – almost reminiscent of the Fens. Richard and I started off with … Continue reading →

The final MNA coach trip of 2011 with some members making their own journey to our destination, the RSPB Reserve at Leighton Moss. A quick nose around the feeders brought the usual Chaffinches, Greenfinches, a female Bullfinch, Blue, Great and … Continue reading →

(John Clegg’s report) The walk started off at the Waterside pub with the large group of Canada Geese. From the bank we had a good view of a Kingfisher going over the overflow of the dam, with a second seen … Continue reading →

Joined the Liverpool Botanical Society Fungal Foray around Freshfield Dune Heath and along the Old Fisherman’s Path. Notables during the walk included:- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa – a pale rubbery bracket on tree stumps. On close examination the upper side … Continue reading →

A dozen MNA members turned out for our visit to Neumann’s and Ashton’s Flash near Northwich. We took one of the well marked trails on a circular path around Neumann’s stopping off at the hides en route. Great numbers of … Continue reading →

Nearly a full coach for the MNA visit to Old Moor RSPB Reserve located in the DearneValley close to Barnsley, Yorkshire.The feeding station adjacent to the visitor centre was doing good business with Greenfinches, Chaffinches, a female Bullfinch feeding her … Continue reading →