CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 28TH OCTOBER 2017

WIRRAL
New Brighton
10+ Leach's Petrel in two hours.

Leasowe
Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond.

Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret.
Mandarin Duck x2 Burton Mere
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Grey Wagtail Burton Mere
Redshank x47 IMF
Ruff x5 IMF
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh
Mediterranean Gull Main Scrape
Wigeon x107 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Pink-Footed Geese x300+ Flew Over Reserve
Redwing x6 Burton Point
Cetti`s Warbler By Steps To IMF

Wirral Way
65 Pink-footed Geese and a Mediterranean Gull in fields.

CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
Drake on No.1 Tank with c1,000 Teal mid-afternoon. 

Hartford-Northwich
Hawfinch-4 Flew over Hartford tennis club.

Hale
9 Whooper, 50+ Pink Footed geese and a GWE on Frodsham Score/Ince Marshes.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.

WILSONS SNIPE-Still at Porth Hellick pool-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly.

MEDITERRANEAN FLYCATCHER-Possible still near large conifers on cinder trail just east of Cloughton Newlands; park on Hood Lane and walk north-Cloughton Wyke-North Yorkshire.

                 

ILLEGAL KILLING OF BIRDS REMAINS A MAJOR THREAT IN EUROPE

Today [24 October 2017], the BirdLife Partnership presents The Killing 2.0, A View to a Kill.  Led by BirdLife International with input from experts from the region, this layman's report exposes the scale and scope of the illegal killing of birds across critical regions. It is estimated that 0.4-2.1 million individual birds per year may be killed illegally in northern and central Europe and the Caucasus region – mainly for sport or 'pest' control.CLICK ON LINK

EAST ANTARCTIC MPA REJECTED DESPITE CATASTROPHIC BREEDING FAILURE AT PENGUIN COLONY

A colony of over 18,000 pairs of Adélie Penguins in Adélie Land, Antarctica, suffered a catastrophic breeding failure at the start of 2017, with only two chicks surviving.CLICK ON LINK

LITTLE TERN ENJOY BUMPER BREEDING SEASON

RSPB survey work has revealed that more than 600 juvenile Little Terns successfully fledged in Britain in 2017, making it a bumper year for the species.CLICK ON LINK

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 27TH OCTOBER 2017

WIRRAL
Leasowe Lighthouse
Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond.

Heswall Shore
1190 Pink-footed Geese,2 Rock Pipit and a Brambling.

Parkgate
Hen Harrier (ringtail).

Denhall Quay
3 Hen Harrier,2 Short-eared Owl,2 Great White Egret,Merlin,Whinchat and a Stonechat.

Burton RSPB
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh
Marsh Harrier x2 Immature Burton Marsh
Hen Harrier Ringtail
Golden Plover IMF
Ruff x5 IMF
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Cattle Egret Border Pool
Grey Wagtail Burton Mere
Sparrowhawk Main Scrape
Avocet x1 Bridge Screen Pool
Siskin By Woodland Mere
Pheasant In A Pear Tree, Along Path To IMF
Green Sandpiper x3 From Bridge Screen
Water Rail Marsh Covert Hide

CHESHIRE
Hale
Water Pipit-At least one, possibly two, on marsh pools in front of Decoy and viewable from gate at Town Lane.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.

WILSONS SNIPE-Still at Porth Hellick pool-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly.

           

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

WIRRAL
Hilbre
Purple Sandpiper,11 Eider and a Merlin.


Denhall Quay
2 Great White Egret,2 Marsh Harrier,3 Hen Harrier,2 Short-eared Owl,Merlin,Whinchat and 2 Grey Partridge.

Neston Marsh
Short Eared owl.

Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Water Rail IMF
Ruff x5 IMF
Cattle Egret IMF
Stonechat IMF
Brambling Near Railway Bridge
Green Woodpecker Burton Point
Great Egret x7 Burton Marsh + 1 Border Pool
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide

CHESHIRE
Maw Green Tip-Sandbach
4 Hawfinches-Over.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.

TWO BARRED WARBLER-Possible on west side near Meon Shore Hide but no further sign-Titchfeild Haven-Hampshire.

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

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink-Footed Geese x300+ Field Left Of Barn
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Reedbed
Marsh Harrier Immature Over Reedbed
Kingfisher x3 Burton Mere
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Ruff x7 Bridge Screen
Brambling By Railway Bridge
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh
Water Rail IMF
Cattle Egret IMF
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Golden Plover x34 Main Scrape

Heswall Shore
Curlew Sandpiper (juv),70 Pink-footed Geese,3000 Shelduck,Marsh Harrier,81 Golden Plover,350 Dunlin, 3250 Redshank, 4 Greenshank and 800 Curlew.

Parkgate
Hen Harrier and a Marsh Harrier.

Burton Marsh
2 Peregrine,Whooper Swan,Great White Egret,Short-eared Owl,Marsh Harrier and 2 Stonechat.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.

          

BIRDGUIDES REVIEW OF RARE BIRDS THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN-18TH-24TH OCTOBER 2017

REVIEW OF THE WEEK CLICK ON LINK

PHOTO OF THE WEEK 18TH OCTOBER-24TH OCTOBER 2017

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 24TH OCTOBER 2017

WIRRAL
Denhall Quay
3 Short Eared owls

Burton RSPB
Pink-Footed Geese x1500+ Field Left Of Barn
Spotted Redshank Main Scrape 
Marsh Harrier Immature Over Reedbed
Siskin x12 Burton Mere
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Golden Plover x82 IMF
Cattle Egret IMF
Ruff x5 IMF
Great Egret In Ditch By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Hen Harrier (RT) Burton MarshWhooper Swan x5 Burton Marsh

Parkgate
2 Ringtail Hen Harrier

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.

EASTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER-Red Identified as Eastern race-St Agnes-Isles Of Scilly.

WILSONS SNIPE-Still at Porth Hellick pool-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly.

             

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

WIRRAL
Neston Old Quay
2 Short-eared Owl and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail).

Burton marsh
2 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier(female),2 Short-eared Owl,4 Stonechat and a Great White Egret.

Burton RSPB
Egyptian Geese x3 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Peregrine Behind Reedbed
Pink-Footed Geese x2000+ Field Left Of Barn
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh
Whooper Swan x5 Burton Marsh
Ruff x4 IMF
Cattle Egret IMF
Water Rail Near Top Field
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Meadow Pipit x7 Marsh Covert Hide
Sparrowhawk Over Marsh Covert Wood
Water Pipit x2 Marsh Covert Hide

CHESHIRE
Hale
Ring Ouzel-In hawthorns by gate on Carr Lane.

Pickerings Pasture
Curlew Sandpiper-from hide at high tide.


MEGAS IN BRITAIN
STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.

COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

BLACKPOLL WARBLER-Lochmaddy-North Uist-Outer Hebrides                 
                 

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

WIRRAL
New Brighton
10 Leach's Petrel,2 Storm Petrel,Velvet Scoter,Grey Phalarope,Mediterranean Gull and 6 Brent Geese.

Hilbre
Pomarine Skua.

Caldy
2,870 Black-tailed Godwit and c250 Knot.

Hoylake
7 Leach's Petrel,Great Skua also 9 Brent Geese on shore.


Leasowe
2 Leach's Petrel west,Velvet Scoter,Great Skua and 12 Brent Geese.

Wallasey
6 Leach's Petrel,2 Great Skua,Eider,12 Brent Geese,Adult Pomarine Skua,Great Northern Diver,2 Kittiwake and 2 Razorbill.

Burton RSPB
Golden Plover IMF
Cattle Egret IMF
Water Rail IMF
Cetti`s Warbler Along Boardwalk
Great Egret Flew Over Woodland Mere
Marsh Harrier x3 Over Reedbed
Spotted Redshank x5 Main Scrape
Knot Main Scrape
Ruff x9 Main Scrape
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Stonechat x2Right Of Main Scrape
Pink-Footed Geese Back Field

CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
Shag and a Leach's Petrel that was taken by a Peregrine.

Houghton Green Flash
Yellow browed warbler-Radley Lane

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
AMERICAN CLIFF SWALLOW-Flew south past the Seawatching Hide-Spurn-East Yorkshire.

NUTCRACKER-Possible reported near entrance to Knoll Beach car park this evening-Studland Heath-Dorset.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.

COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.