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26.8.17

PURPLE SWAMPHEN-ACCEPTED BY THE BBRC



The British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC) has announced that it has accepted Western Swamphen on to its British list following last year’s well-watched bird at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk, from 31 July – 5 August and subsequently at Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire, from 30 August in to early January 2017.CLICK ON LINK
 

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 26TH AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Hilbre-Black Tern this morning.


Heswall Shore-68 Little Egret,400 Dunlin,100 Knot,6670 Redshank,1500 Curlew.








25.8.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 25TH AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Hilbre-5 Black Tern in tern roost this evening.

Heswall Shore-4 Red-breasted Merganser,33 Great Crested Grebe,93 Little Egret,2 Marsh Harrier (1 male,1 juv),2 Peregrine,16 Ringed Plover,6000 Redshank,1300 Curlew.


Caldy-3,000 Black-tailed Godwit (incl 227 juvs)


CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common-Smew

Hale-2 Great White egrets-Mersey estuary off Lighthouse.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PIED BILLED GREBE-Loch Feorlin-Argyll.

23.8.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 23RD AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Hoylake Shore-Black Tern (juv) in tern roost at high tide.

Red Rocks-3 Arctic Skua and 2 Great Skua.

CHESHIRE
Hale-Garganey-Eclipse drake-though elusive; best viewed from Carr Lane.

Sandbach Flashes-Turnstone.

22.8.17

PHOTO OF THE WEEK 16-22 AUGUST 2017

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BIRDGUIDES REVIEW OF RARE BIRDS THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN-16TH-22ND AUGUST 2017

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 22ND AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Red Rocks-Black Tern (juv) high over Bird Rock and an Eider.


Heswall Shore-Marsh Harrier,3 Peregrine,37 Grey Plover,31 Ringed Plover, 200 Dunlin,6150 Redshank,1500 Curlew,Whimbrel and 2 Raven.

Leasowe-Yellow Wagtail and 5 Wheatear in horse paddocks.


Hoylake shore-120+ Common Tern and 80+ Sandwich Tern.










21.8.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 21ST AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Hoylake Shore-800 Ringed Plover and 4,000 Dunlin, 20 Common Scoter flew west.

Caldy-3,500 Black-tailed Godwit.


Hilbre-202 Little Tern,300 Sandwich Term and 150 Common Tern.


CHESHIRE

Newchurch Common-Smew

MEGAS IN BRITAIN

YELLOW WARBLER-Culverwell-Portland-Dorset.

20.8.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 20TH AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Hilbre-2 Arctic Skua and c60 Little Tern.


Burton Point-Great White Egret,Green Sandpiper,Marsh Harrier,Peregrine,Merlin,Yellow wagtail,Whinchat,Wheatear and a Cetti's warbler.

Burton RSPB-Spotted Flycatcher and a Lesser Whitethroat.


Parkgate Marsh-Marsh Harrier.

CHESHIRE
Hale-Great White egret-On Hale marsh and Curlew Sandpiper.