A few hours birding between Martin Mere and Southport so far this year
produced quite a few year ticks, with 60 species at Martin Mere and another 11
at Southport. Highlights included the usual snow bunting near Southport pier
along with 20 twite and four spoonbills which are currently wintering on the Ribble.
While I was watching the twite this spoonbill dropped in below the pier. I
assume that it's one of the four that I had just seen from the sand plant at
Marshside, but why it would have left the other three I can't say.
At the sewage works at Martin Mere there was at least one Siberian chiffchaff
and two collybita, with all of the usual species you would expect on the
reserve proper.
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