Sunday, 1 March 2015

A Quick Trip to Frodsham Marsh

Yesterday afternoon we had an hour to spare, so me and dad had an opportunity for a quick visit to the marsh.

We started off at the new mitigation tank which held a couple of Pied Wagtails, 5 Snipe, a couple of Redshank, as well as at least 20 Teal. It will be interesting to see how this new scrape develops during it's first few years.

The new mitigation tank

At the back of the fields before the Ship Canal, I picked out a largish flock of Canada Geese, a strong hold of about two hundred and fifty birds. The group also contained a couple of hybrid species and also a single, striking Barnacle Goose.  

Despite it being a low tide when we arrived, the main tank still held quite a decent number of waders and ducks, with the stand out species including 750 Golden Plover mixed in with about 300 Lapwing, which occasionally got flushed and put on a great display.

Other waders on the tank,included about 75 Dunlin, a couple of Black Tailed Godwits and at least 12 Redshank.

The waterfowl life was good, with the water being as high as I've seen it on the tank this year. It held at least 400 Teal mixed in with a variety of species, including Tufted Duck, 4 Pintail, Mallard, Shoveler and Pochard. 


Away from waders, there were 3 Stonechats out in the reed bed. An absolute brilliant hour of birding.

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14 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl1 March 2015 at 16:46

    sounds like a well-spent hour for you. :)

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  2. Bob Bushell1 March 2015 at 17:22

    Well Findlay, you have been busy. Lots and lots of various of birds.

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  3. Douglas Mcfarlane2 March 2015 at 15:45

    Loving the Stonechat :-)

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  4. Unknown2 March 2015 at 15:46

    Sounds like a great hour, fantastic pics

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  5. Adam Jones3 March 2015 at 16:12

    Really like that Stonechat shot. Great when you get an hour like that with so many different species.

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  6. A Colorful World3 March 2015 at 16:32

    Your photo is wonderful! An hour well-spent!

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  7. FAB3 March 2015 at 17:13

    Good numbers of various species. Time well spent Findlay.

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  8. eileeninmd3 March 2015 at 17:17

    That's a lot of birds sighted in an hour, well done! Happy Birding!

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  9. HansHB3 March 2015 at 19:13

    Great photos!
    My birdpost: https://hanshb.wordpress.com/

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  10. Margaret Birding For Pleasure3 March 2015 at 20:38

    One hour well spent Finlay

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  11. Neil3 March 2015 at 21:22

    Great way to spend an hour.

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  12. betty-NZ4 March 2015 at 03:02

    That sounds like a marvelous time with so much to see!

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  13. Les Fous du Cap4 March 2015 at 08:36

    Nice picture ;-)
    Céline & Philippe

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  14. Anonymous4 March 2015 at 15:48

    Love the shot of the Stonechat perched at the end of the reed.

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