Well, I thought I'd better go and see it. After all, it's been there since I left for my last trip to Peru! Anyway, me & Mrs B. were on our way up to the Solway again so it was on our way ....... and it was a Lancs tick! We arrived at Leighton Moss pretty late and in the rain, so we went straight to the Eric Morcambe Hide. A quick scan over the pools revealed 7 white egrets in the distance, all the same size. A brief look on the Allen Pool and there it was, strolling around and feeding. Just had enough time for some snaps before a train went by and put everything up. The GWE flew onto the saltmarsh and the 7 Little Egrets flew overhead onto the RSPB reserve.
London birder lost in Lancashire. I enjoy birding the local patch on the Ribble Estuary and in Scotland, especially the Solway.
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
LANCS: Great White Egret at Leighton Moss 13 October 2007.
Well, I thought I'd better go and see it. After all, it's been there since I left for my last trip to Peru! Anyway, me & Mrs B. were on our way up to the Solway again so it was on our way ....... and it was a Lancs tick! We arrived at Leighton Moss pretty late and in the rain, so we went straight to the Eric Morcambe Hide. A quick scan over the pools revealed 7 white egrets in the distance, all the same size. A brief look on the Allen Pool and there it was, strolling around and feeding. Just had enough time for some snaps before a train went by and put everything up. The GWE flew onto the saltmarsh and the 7 Little Egrets flew overhead onto the RSPB reserve.
