The original plan for today was to go over to Crosby to see if the black terns were still on Seaforth Nature Reserve. Then I noticed that a dozen were reported from Pennington Flash this morning. As this is £16.50 cheaper, the weather looked dodgy and the journey doesn't involve Northern trains I decided to go there instead. (There are excellent birdwatching reasons for visiting Crosby when the weather's not lousy.)
I arrived at lunchtime just in time for the heavens to open. The good thing about the hissing rain is that it persuaded the black terns not to fly off. I counted thirteen, another guy reckoned twenty and I gave up when the light got so bad I wasn't sure if I was watching swifts or swallows hawking over the flash.
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| Distant black terns in lousy light |
As a consolation prize a nice common sandpiper landed and sheltered in front of the Horrocks Hide.
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| Common sandpiper |
Later on in the afternoon the weather cleared up and lucky tea time visitors could see thirteen black terns in bright sunshine.
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