LANCS: Home advantage?

Thank heavens the footy season's back. Steve Claridge has mastered a new word in his vocabulary ("quality"); we'll soon know if "teams are asking questions" and "how much they have in their locker". Perhaps some birding jargon is long overdue.
So .... Early doors today I was hoping for a home win to open my campaign on the Ribble but came away with a no-score draw. Here's the teleprinter:

Warton Marsh 16 August 2009.
Shelduck 36
Little Egets 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Lapwing 135
Oystercatcher 3
Ringed Plover 3
Dunlin 67
Sanderling 2
Black-tailed Godwit 63
Curlew 16
Redshank 65

Forecast definitely poor after that lot so after standing in the mud for an hour and with dark clouds overhead I decided to avoid an early bath and head back via Newton Marsh. A pair of Blackwits, 4 Teal and 3 Shovelers just about qualified for a place in the notebook here but early pressure wasn't converted into anything tangible (that's a good one).

Early season form poor with little promise then. An away fixture next weekend I think .......