Its been a while

Its been a while since I was last out and about, college work is going crazy before Christmas any way... when I did finally get out I was well rewarded with a range of wildfowl and waders on the estuary, including: pintail, teal, shell duck, mallard and a wide variate of waders.

Pintail just bobbing along 

During some time off I managed to sneak away to the zoo and sample that amazing exhibits that they have on offer some of the best photos are below.

These animals are amazing creatures and I consider myself very lucky to have them so close to my home.

Black Tail Godwits - First post

Today was one of those cold misty days that wraps around you and chills you right to your core. Not an awful day for bird watching but by no means the best. Me and my good buddy Matt headed out to find some black tailed Godwits on the Dee estuary ...and boy did we find some. There must have been hundreds only 50m or so from the shore. They were fighting the wind feeding frantically before the tide came in. This golden opportunity lead to some good photos and video footage (which is to big to upload) of the Godwits just going about there day.

Black tail Godwits - Feeding 

And again 

Amongst the Godwits were Red Shank, Dunlin and a whole variety of ducks  including 122 Pintail. Which have remained elusive to photograph.

With the tide coming in swiftly both us and the Godwits had to move fast to avoid getting soaked. We headed up on Heswall fields looking for a reported snow bunting but to no avail. We decided to head back up the Wirral Way, where we spotted 14 Grey Partridge looking like lumps of clay at the far end of the field. The day before there were 6 Reg Legged partridge in the same field, it looks like some may have escaped the guns this time around.

All in all it has been a very good day on the estuary, and now it is starting to feel like a season for the first time in ages, winter is at last on its way.