Recce | John Dempsey Birdblog
With a guided walk to lead on Friday, I took the opportunity for a recce at Birkdale LNR today, in marginally brighter conditions. Still total cloud cover, but good numbers of Fieldfare (50+) and Redwing (19) were flickering about in noisy flocks from one clump of scrub to another, scoffing Holly and Hawthorn berries. A…