Hi, is there anybody out there? I haven't posted in a long while, but as part of my 81st birthday treat, my daughter took me down to Leighton Moss. We headed first for the marsh hides - that is the Alan hide and then the Eric Morecambe hide. On the whole it was pretty quiet. Redshank were in large groups totalling hundreds, a couple of Little Egrets, one Greenshank, and a variety of ducks including Teal, Gadwall, Mallard, Shoveler, and Pochard. 

After leaving the marsh hides, we made our way to the centre, and after checking in, we walked first to the Grisedale hide, where we were lucky enough to find Red Deer on show. 

Apart from that, though, there was very little to see, so we then made our way to the Tim Jackson hide, but again, not a great deal on show. We had a brief stop at the Lilian Hide where my daughter spotted a Marsh Harrier, and then it was back to the centre for lunch. 

After lunch we drove to the lay-by near the causeway path, and walked down to the causeway hide where we again saw various ducks, adding Pintail to the list. As we were walking back to the lay-by, we were lucky enough to see Bearded Tits at the grit trays, both male and female showing well. All in all, an enjoyable day.