Mersey Estuary Conservation Group
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  • Locations
    • The North Shore >
      • Garston Coastal Reserve
      • Hale Conservation Area
      • The Oglet Project
      • Pickerings Pasture Local Nature Reserve
      • Butterfly Walks at Garston Coastal Reserve BioBlitz
      • Botanical walk along Hale Shore
    • The South Shore >
      • Mount Manisty
      • South Mersey Marshes
      • Woolston Eyes
      • Port Sunlight River Park
    • WeBS Counts on the River Mersey
  • The Peoples' Walk for Wildlife
  • Mersey Gateway Project
Picture

Garston Coastal Reserve

Reserve from the air en route to John Lennon airport. © Dave Craven
The Mersey at high tide. © Jackie Binks
The Mersey at high tide. © Jackie Binks
View across the Mersey. © Jackie Binks
High tide. © Jackie Binks
Oystercatchers © Jackie Binks
Cormorants roosting. © Jackie Binks
Towards the gantry. © Jackie Binks
Winter view © Jackie Binks
Habitat shot © Jackie Binks
Bitterns have been spotted here on one occasion © Jackie Binks
Habitat shot © Jackie Binks
Short-eared owls are regular in the winter months. © Jackie Binks
Short-eared owl © Jackie Binks
Wheatear, a passage migrant. © Jackie Binks
Sedge warbler. © Jackie Binks
Sedge warbler. © Jackie Binks
Marsh orchid. © Jackie Binks
Bee orchid. © Jackie Binks
Red fox. © Jackie Binks
Brown hare. © Jackie Binks
Brown hare. © Jackie Binks
Brown hares. © Jackie Binks
Ospreys are sometimes spotted on passage. © Jackie Binks
Swallow. © Jackie Binks
Female blackcap. © Jackie Binks
Redstarts are seen in Spring and Autumn. © Jackie Binks
Wheatears. © Jackie Binks
Summer meadows. © Jackie Binks
Reed bunting can be seen all year. © Jackie Binks
Shelduck family. © Jackie Binks
A young shelduck. © Jackie Binks
Black-tailed godwit flock. © Jackie Binks
Curlews. © Jackie Binks
Scarlet pimpernel. © Jackie Binks
A meadow full of ragwort: brilliant for insects. © Jackie Binks
Cinnamon Bug - (Corizus hyoscyami) on dandelion. © Jackie Binks
Small yellow underwing is a day-flying moth. © Jackie Binks
Broad-bodied chaser. © Jackie Binks
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