Spot checks.

Pink-footed Geese on Marshside beach this morning.

Just enough time to stop at a few choice Ribble points this morning in some fantastic winter weather (at last!):

Plastic Fantastic on the Marine Lake.

Southport Marine Lake
Female Goosander, 14 Goldeneye, 14 Tufted Duck and leucistic female Red-crested Pochard that drifted off into the middle of the lake with its Mallard buddy.

Female Goosander, Southport Marine Lake 14 January 2012.

Marshside shore
260 Pink-footed Geese and a Peregrine.


Marshside RSPB from Hesketh Road
Marsh partially frozen but still hundreds of Wigeon and Teal, pair Tufted Ducks and 700+ Black-tailed Godwits.


From Marshside Sandplant
Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine and the juvenile Glaucous Gull over the saltmarsh.