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Hesketh Out Marsh RSPB

12/6/2017

 
Venue: Hesketh Out Marsh
Date: Monday 12th June 2017
Weather: Overcast. Dark. Breezy
Leader: Graham Thomas/John Wilson
Party Number: 20
Distance and Time: 2 miles. 2 hours

The party met at Hesketh Out Marsh and eventually ended up at 20.
Tony Baker, the reserve site manager suddenly appeared and told us about the history and development of the site from 2006 before we set off along the embankment walking to the west.
The shelter was no longer there. It had been blown away during the storms of last year. Our thoughts were that this is a good time to build a vandal proof hide but the manager said it would have a lot of problems including cost, and would need locking every night but it would be a godsend in winter and it would mean that people would stay longer if out of the weather.
We didn't reach the gate at the end of the embankment but turned back to reach the car park before the light started to fade.
This reserve has two habitats. The outer marsh that is still being established, and the arable fields and hedgerows inland. All this is an excellent area for wildlife and there are always things to be seen.
This was a good evening for the society as the weather didn’t deter people.
Mute Swan 40+
Shelduck 40+
Mallard
Grey Partridge 3?
Pheasent
Cormorant
Little Egret 10+
Grey Heron
Great Crested Grebe 2 pr
Com Buzzard
Coot
Moorhen
Avocet
55+
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Black T Godwit
Redshank
Turnstone
Black Headed Gull
Lesser Black Back Gull
Greater Black Back Gull
Herring Gull
Med Gull

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Artic Tern
Com Tern
Wood Pigeon
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Skylark
Swallow
Whitethroat h
Sedge Warbler h
Wren h
Starling
Blackbird

Dunnock
Pied Wagtail
House Sparrow
Linnet
Reed Bunting h

Brown Hare 4+

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