First pleasant surprise was just ten minutes after crossing the motorway bridge from Irlam: a tree pipit flying into an oak tree by the path. Plenty of lapwings and yellowhammers along the way and hedgerows full of blackcaps and whitethroats.
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| Chat Moss |
Then my first visit to Little Woolden Moss, which is definitely a work in progress, with plenty of potential.
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| Cotton grass, Little Woolden Moss |
Walking away my eye was caught by something moving swiftly over one of the pools. It was a hobby catching damselflies. Cracking views but a beggar to try to photograph as it was quite close, fast moving and had a habit of flying into the sun.
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| Hobby, Little Woolden Moss |
I decided that rather than retracing my steps back through Chat Moss it would be easier to carry on down the path meeting Moss Lane and then on to Glazebury for a bus. I found a nice group of yellow wagtails when I turned the corner into a farm lane, which was reassuring.
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| Female yellow wagtail, Glazebury |
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