A visit to Burton Mere Wetlands today was fruitful. The long-staying first-winter drake Ruddy Shelduck was present on Border Pool, giving distant and intermittent views, until it flew to Marsh Covert, giving much better views. This bird was first reported on 16th July 2021. The last Ruddy Shelduck I saw in Cheshire & Wirral was at Parkgate on 24th September 1972.
A Cattle Egret was escorting the herd of cattle around the Main Scrape. There were many Shoveler, Gadwall and Teal. Black-tailed Godwits were spread out over the whole of the reserve. A Raven flew over calling loudly, a Ruff was on Centenary Pool from Border Hide, with a pair of Stonechats on the edge of Border Pool.
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