Storm Agnes hitting Oglet Bay on the Mersey this evening #MyWildMersey #stormAgnes

Amazing to see this osprey appear from the mirk heading down the Mersey from Cressington Shore this morning 🤯 @NMBiodiversity @RSPBLiverpool @yoeGreenspace #MyWildMersey

A 2nd opportunity to see the Mersey White Tailed Eagle after @daveliverbirder had refound the bird this eve, it went to roost on the edge of Ince Marsh, very distant views from Oglet. A new one for Connor...not bad! @CAWOSBirding @RoyDennisWF @RECORDLRC #MyWildMersey @BirdGuides

At least 5 Harbour Porpoise on the ebbing tide from Otterspool Promenade this evening + 2 Arctic Tern downriver @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace @SeaWatchersUK @Mammal_Society #MyWildMersey

3,100 pink footed geese on the sandbanks off Bailey's Lane, Oglet this evening, with more heard coming in after dark, also 4 great white egret @RECORDLRC @NMBiodiversity #mywildmersey

Omissus Herring Gull recently on Cressington Shore @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace #mywildmersey

Some of the 339 Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits at the bottom of my road along Otterspool Shore this evening...also 2 Common Tern and 27 Shelduck. @NMBiodiversity @yoe2019lcr #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear

Dactylorhiza x venusta (Hybrid between Common Spotted-orchid and Northern Marsh-orchid). Garston Coastal Reserve. @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace
@BSBIbotany @ukorchids @EuropeanOrchids @Britainsorchids #MyWildMersey

Pyramidal (rare local sp. found by @joshual951), Common Spotted, Bee & Northern Marsh Orchids yesterday eve at Garston Coastal Reserve #MyWildMersey #orchids @BSBIbotany @ukorchids @EuropeanOrchids @Britainsorchids @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace #wildflowerhour #OrchidChallenge

... and Salad Burnet, Sea Club Rush, Yellow Rattle & Southern Marsh Orchid @BSBIbotany @wildflower_hour @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace #MyWildMersey

Birds Foot Trefoil, Kidney Vetch, False Fox Sedge & Rough Hawkbit growing along the old runway at Garston Coastal Reserve yesterday evening @BSBIbotany @wildflower_hour @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace #MyWildMersey ...1

Sunset over the Mersey tonight, dog walk through Riversdale Meadows and Otterspool...highlight being a common porpoise moving upriver and crow garlic in the meadows @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace @LiverpoolParks #MyWildMersey

Coburg Wharf, Liverpool this evening. Sea Fern Grass, Greater Sea Spurrey, Danish Scurvygrass, Rats-tail Fescue, Biting Stonecrop, Sea Purslane all growing along the granite dock walls. Amazing what you find when you take a closer look! @NMBiodiversity @BSBIbotany #MyWildMersey

Purple Vipers Bugloss, Birds-foot Trefoil, kidney vetch and Vipers Bugloss along Otterspool Shore this evening #wildflowerhour @wildflower_hour @NMBiodiversity @BSBIbotany #MyWildMersey @yoeGreenspace @LiverpoolParks

Evening dog walk around Riversdale Road Meadows, colour everywhere with the birds-foot trefoil, red clover, meadow buttercups and southern marsh and on spotted orchids @NMBiodiversity @ukorchids @EuropeanOrchids @Britainsorchids @BSBIbotany #MyWildMersey

The Southern and Northern Marsh Orchids (and everything in-between) are finally in flower now at Garston Coastal Reserve... putting on a great show! @NMBiodiversity @ukorchids @EuropeanOrchids @Britainsorchids @BSBIbotany #MyWildMersey

Bee Orchids now emerging in their 100s in Garston Coastal Reserve and adjacent @PeelLandP managed Business Park...many more 1000s chopped by mowers never to flower🤞for the rest. @NMBiodiversity @ukorchids @Britainsorchids @EuropeanOrchids @BSBIbotany #MyWildMersey

Evening walk along Bailey's Lane Meadows, Oglet...tonnes of egrets streaming upriver towards their roosts, barn and tawny owls and soprano pipistrelles hunting along the hedgerows @RECORDLRC @NMBiodiversity #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear

This morning's fantastic #Osprey at Leasowe Shore, Wirral. Spent two hours with the bird before it eventually continued its northwards migration. What an experience! #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear @RECORDLRC @CAWOSBirding @BirdGuides

Great early start at Leasowe this morning with yesterday's Osprey finally departing at 9:45, supporting cast of Ring Ouzel, Redstart, Sand Martins, Eiders, Arctic and Sandwich Terns...not bad at all! @RECORDLRC @CAWOSBirding @BirdGuides @yoeGreenspace #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear

After work dash to Garston CR paid off with a fine male Ring Ouzel feeding in fields adjacent to the old runway...even better as I dipped one in Hale yesterday! Very nice find by @birderjack 👍
@NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace @BirdGuides #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear #RingOuzel

A spot of rock-pooling today along Egremont Shore, made up to show Connor Beadlet Anemones and Shore Crabs (which he made me pick up!). Turnstones and a Purple Sandpiper along the shoreline too. #MyWildMersey #RockPooling @CAWOSBirding @RECORDLRC

Pebbled Pixie Cup Lichen at Clifton Lagoons LWS, Halton @RECORDLRC @yoeGreenspace @BLSlichens #MyWildMersey

Couldn't resist a quick look at the Queen's Dock shags found by @PeteBrash this morning, nice local record for the #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear @RSPBLiverpool @NMBiodiversity @yoeGreenspace

A pair of showy #LocalBigYear stonechats, cracking little birds! #MyWildMersey @NMBiodiversity @RSPBLiverpool

#MyWildMersey @WeBS_UK @ Oglet Shore today, highlight being an adult Iceland Gull downriver opposite Stanlow, Common Sand, 125 Pink-feet, 7 GC Grebe, SE Owl (Ince Marsh), 2 GW Egret (Ince), 280 Fieldfare & Harbour Porpoise @NMBiodiversity @RECORDLRC @RSPBLiverpool @CAWOSBirding

Some decent #LocalBigYear birding this afternoon, with Bewick's Swans and Great Northern Diver at Shotwick, Flints and 2 Tundra Beans in with 2500 pinks at Ince Marsh, at least 3 Cattle Egret at Ince Piggery (I know the photo is a Little!) + Barn Owl #MyWildMersey @CAWOSBirding

The Wirral coast has always been a reliable spot for the delightful snow bunting a species I never tire of, so I called in at New Brighton to see a flock of five this afternoon feeding along the tide line. Made my day! @RECORDLRC @CAWOSBirding #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear

Just love Sanderlings, ace little waders that never stop! New Brighton, Wirral
@RECORDLRC @CAWOSBirding @CHESHIREBIRDING #MyWildMersey #LocalBigYear

Leach's Storm Petrel on the #Mersey from Brunswick Promenade, Liverpool (looking towards Rock Ferry) during my lunch break this afternoon...thanks too @PeteBrash 👍
@NMBiodiversity @CAWOSBirding #MyWildMersey @BirdGuides