Sun mist clouds at Southport, Merseyside, UK 8th August, 2015. UK Weather. 10 degrees Celsius with low lying mist at sunrise. RSPB Nature Reserve, Rimmer's Marsh with cold moist air over wetlands caused by an atmospheric inversion- a misty condition where a layer of cool air forms ground fog. This area, part of the internationally important Ribble Estuary, is a delightful balance of meadow land & wetlands which provide a perfect habitat for summer grazing & wetland birds and important refuge in winter for pink-footed geese and other wildfowl.


Part of the internationally important Ribble Estuary, Marshside has some of the best lowland wet grassland in the north-west of England. It is an important refuge in winter for pink-footed geese, wigeons, black-tailed godwits and golden plovers and in spring provides nesting places for lapwings and redshanks, which are declining elsewhere.


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