The RSPB is offering bird wartchers and amateur ornithogists the chance to see avocets nesting near Southport.
Rwo pairs of avocets are already nesting on the shore at Marshside and more birds are expected to start nesting soon.
This stunning image shows an avocet incubating its precious eggs on a nest of cockle shells at the RSPB reserve at Marshside where two pairs have been nesting on man-made islands.
More than 30 other pairs are on the reserve and according to rangers its looks likely many of them will start nesting soon.
The avocet is famous as the emblem of the RSPB, and the birds with their distinctive long beaks, have been breeding at the Southport reserve since 2002 when a single pair first nested there.
The avocet was photographed by visitor Martin George from the reserve’s main hide where the RSPB is currently hosting its new "Avocet Date with Nature" project.
Every Friday to Monday until 4 July, RSPB staff and volunteers can be found at the hide armed with telescopes, providing visitors with stunning views of the nesting avocets.
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