CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 30TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper Swans x13 Field Back Of Wet Grassland 
Pink Footed Geese 2000+Wet Grassland 
Mediterranean Gull (Adult) Main Scrape 
Common Gulls x50+ Main Scrape
Snipe x10 Main Scrape
Hen Harrier Over Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Left Main Scrape
Curlew x6 From Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Dunlin x23 IMF
Golden Plover IMF
Stonechat x2 IMF
Mediterranean Gull (Juv 1st W) Main Scrape

Shotwick Fields
15 Whooper Swan including 2 on the Boating lake. 

West Kirby Marine Lake
Scaup (Juv).

Hilbre
197 Brent Geese, 178 Redshank, 2 Teal and 650 Starling.


Thurstaston Shore
3,400 Knot.

Parkgate
Bittern and 2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail)- At dusk Bittern again flew towards Neston reedbed to roost.


Neston Reed Bed
7 Marsh Harrier,4 Hen Harrier (Incl 1 Grey male),2 Barn Owl and 2 Cetti's Warbler.

CHESHIRE
Hale
2 Water Pipit and a Jack Snipe.