Waking up early (6:30 am) on an autumnal Sunday morning the weather was looking pretty decent. I chucked on my hiking / getting muddy / multiple pockets / go take photographs clothes and drove over to RSPB Marshside near Southport.
It was my first ever visit and I’ve driven past it a few times and never made time to stop and take a look. I realised today that it’s a place you need to designate a decent amount of time there to do it justice.
On arrival, the first thing to do was to trek out to the coast which is a good way out through the marsh. It was great to see and hear Meadow Pipits and Skylarks along the way. The odd Little Egret would fly by and there were plenty of Pink Footed Geese skeins in the air.
It’s certainly a very muddy and boggy walk out to the mud flats.
As I approached the water’s edge I immediately saw some Black-headed Gulls, Little Egrets and a lone Grey Plover. So I quickly jumped into the Camo Ghillie and got set up down in the mud.
After a good few hours with the waders, it was time to get up and head back inland to go check the RSPB Marshside hides out.
As I walked into the main hide I was greeted by a friendly face and it was great to bump into a fellow local wildlife photographer Lee Aaron.
We got set up and had a right good chat whilst the odd bird came in.
It was getting around 4:00pm and the car park closes at 5pm so it was time to pack up and call it a do. All in all, it was a fantastic day. I ticked some birds off my list and made plans for some joint trips out photographing.
If you haven’t been already, I recommend going to RSPB Marshside. Be prepared to get muddy and make sure you have got your binos/scope because there is a lot of ground to cover.
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