Warbler ID with Ribble Bird Tours

Early start at Marton Mere with our new bins polished and ears pinned back listening for warblers.  We can confidently identify Cetti's, Sedge, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff but are (were) at a loss as to any other warbler calls, hence the day out with RBT.   Species to note at Marton Mere:

Lesser Whitethroat

Sedge Warbler

Garganey

Whitethroat

Blackcap

Greenfinch

Wren

Cetti's Warbler

Reed Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

Whinchat (Lawson Road Wetlands)

Common Sandpiper

Species to note at Eagland Hill - Pilling:

Whimbrel

Curlew

Red-legged Partridge

Corn Bunting

Black-tailed Godwit (Conder Pool)

On the way home we stopped off at the fields on Mythop road and saw an unringed Barnacle Goose of unknown origin.

Thank you to Ribble Bird Tours for yet another cracking day out!  3 Lifers and 5 year ticks!

Leighton Moss

We saw some lovely stuff at Leighton today but it still felt like a 'quiet day' if that makes sense.  The feeding stations were certainly quieter than usual and this probably has something to do with the fact that some bright spark has erected a huge set of wooden wind chime type things that kids are encouraged to bash with sticks.  Don't get me wrong it's nice to see the kids enjoying themselves but I would have thought they would have put it somewhere else. ANYWAY!  These are the species of interest we saw today:

Gadwall
Pochard
Shoveler
Teal (1)
Lapwing
Grey Heron - being mobbed by plenty of Black-headed Gulls
Marsh Harrier
Reed Warbler (heard - we think)
Cetti's Warbler (heard)
Treecreeper
Sedge Warbler
Carrion Crow - managed to steal a Black-headed Gull egg and carry it away whole in it's beak
Marsh Tit
Coal Tit
Nuthatch
Bullfinch
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Greenfinch
Willow Warbler (heard)
Chiffchaff
Wren
Long-tailed Tit
Avocet
Black-tailed Godwit
Little Egret