Short Safaris into Northern England.

A few birding highlights of what can be seen given time..



A cock Pheasant at dusk.

Red Grouse.

Whisky anyone?

Some roosting Common Snipe

A refecting Little Egret.

A Greenshank disturbs the Snipe

The Snipe are not happy about their visitor.

They rise to protest.

The Greenshank leaves.

Grey Heron.

Drake Pintail.

Another one.

A curious Robin.

A Nuthatch comes to the feeder at Leighton Moss.

Eurasian Teal.

Northern Shoveller.

Goldeneye.

Pink-footed Goose. Marsh Side reserve Southport.

Cock Wigeon.

Greylag Goose.

Eurasian Teal.

One of Leighton's Red Deer.

Two of Leighton's Red Deer.

Marker.

Tufted Duck

Dunnock

Greenfinch

Grey Squirrell

Tree Sparrow

Great Tit

Brambling

Red Grouse

Bearded Reedling

Bearded Reedling. Pair.

KIngfisher

Coal Tit.

Teal and Snipe

Snipe

European Marsh Harrier.

Long-tailed Tit.

Great Tit.

Siskin

Willow Warbler

Blue Tit

Avocet

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Willow Warbler

Greater Spotted Woodpecker. (f)

Robin fledgeling.

GS Woodpecker.

Posing nicely.

Storing food.

Nice close view.

Black-headed Gull.

Avocets in the rain.

Pheasant chick.

Reed Warbler.

Eurasian Jay.

Jay on the seeds.

Nuthatch taking the Woodpecker's store.

That young Robin again.

Bullfinch.

Posed well.

Bullfinch on the feeder.

Robin.

Feeding time for young Woodpecker.

Young ones have more red on the head.

Again a nice pose.

The Nuthatch .

Common Lizard at Foulshaw Moss.

Sundew at Foulshaw.

Large Red Damselfly.

Reed Bunting.

Reed Bunting.

Bluetailed DamselFly.

Two Reds in love.

Drinker Moth Caterpillar.