Plumage black with a purple sheen. Bill, legs and feet also black.
Low tide in Leasowe Bay. Mainly greyish brown, with a white back, and a very long curved bill.
Leaves are waxy, have a pleasant texture and taste when served raw or cooked, (known as wild spinach).
Plumage is all white. Long black legs with yellow feet and a slim black bill.
Two observed in Leasowe Bay at low tide.
Plain greyish-brown above and whitish below. They have red legs and a black-tipped red bill, and show white up the back and on the wings in flight.
Many seen along walk from Hoylake to New Brighton on coastal path.
One-sided inflorescence of 4–8 tubular, sweet-scented purple flowers.
Observed with young - see image. Largely black except for the white facial shield; partial webbing on long toes.
Dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow legs and a red facial shield.
Plumage black with a purple sheen. Bill, legs and feet also black.
Black-plumaged bird with a grey nape and distinctive white irises to its eyes.
Pink legs and feet, and an orange bill.
Plumage greyish-brown, with a darker head and paler belly. The plumage is also patterned by the pale fringes on its feathers.
Black-plumaged bird with a grey nape and distinctive white irises to its eyes
Leaves are broad, glossy dark green with a leathery texture.
The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils; they are violet/purple
Mats of hairy stems. The corolla is four-lobed and blueish; at the center are two long, protruding stamens. Solitary flowers occur in leaf axils. The leaves are rounded or kidney-shaped with blunt teeth and short stalks.
Large, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations; purple flowers.
Leaves are triangular with a rounded base, softly hairy, and with a serrated margin; flowers are white, produced in whorls on the upper part of the stem.
Leaves divided into three segments with flowers about 2 cm diameter, with six petal-like segments with many stamens.
Reddish underparts and a blue-grey cap. Large double white wing bars, white tail edges and greenish rump.
Orange/red breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly.
On bird table at back of cabin - 3 observed - all predominantly gray fur with a brownish colour tinge. A white underside and a large bushy tail.
On Holiday - view from cabin Bedroom window - predominantly gray fur with a brownish colour tinge. A white underside and a large bushy tail.
Two: landing on grass and crawling into undergrowth; reappearing and repeating process. I assume they are looking for new nesting holes.
Possible queens as very large.
Pair on Fencing - Black head and neck, prominent white cheeks, olive upperparts and yellow underparts
Rusty red wings with, at each wingtip, distinctive, black, blue and yellow eye-spots.
Blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye, and encircling the white cheeks to the chin. White forehead. Wings and tail are blue. Underparts yellow.
Black head and neck, prominent white cheeks, olive upperparts and yellow underparts
Next to Maghull to Ormskirk Railway Line.
Flower - violet-purple, 3-5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.
Bright yellow head, yellow underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back.
