CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 30TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Wet Grassland 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Dunlin x8 Main Scrape 
Snipe Main Scrape
Jay Gorse Covert Wood
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Curlew x37 From Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x5 Bridge Pool
Linnets x40+ Birdcrop Field
Siskin Alders In Copse To IMF
Bullfinch x2 (M&F) Along Path IMF
Pink Footed Geese 2000+ Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Short-Eared Owl Birdcrop Field

West Kirby Marine Lake
Great Northern Diver

Neston Marsh
Eurasian Bittern,Ringtail Hen harrier,2 Short Eared owl and 4 Great White egret.

Parkgate
2 Great White egret and a Ringtail Hen harrier

CHESHIRE
Redesmere
Smew-Redhead and Great White egret.

Sandbach Flashes
Adult Iceland gull,Yellow Legged gull and 6 Whooper swan's-Railway flash.

Newchurch Common

Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

Hale
Short Eared owl-One hunting over Decoy Marsh.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 29TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point 
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Pink Footed Geese 550+ Burton Marsh 
Linnets 20+ Blrdcrop Field
Bullfinch (F) By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Water Rail x2 Along Stream To IMF
Snipe x2 IMF
Curlew x20 Bridge Screen
Cetti's Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Dunlin x12 Main Scrape
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Sparrowhawk Over Reception Pool

Great Sutton
2 Cattle Egret and 30+ Little Egret in fields Ledsham end of Badgers Rake Lane (west side of A550).

West Kirby Marine Lake
Great Northern Diver and a Little Grebe(wrongly ID'd as a Red-necked Grebe earlier).

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 28TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Merlin Fence Behind Wet Grassland 
Sparrowhawk Fence Front of Reception 
Dunlin x22 Main Scrape
Snipe x14 Main Scrape
Ruff x1 Main Scrape
Green Woodpecker Field By The House
Curlew x26 By Bridge Screen
Linnets 30+ Blrdcrop Field
Water Rail IMF (Heard)
Hen Harrier x2 (M&F) Burton Marsh From Point
Pink Footed Geese 1000+ Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x5 Burton Marsh From Point
Kingfisher Over Reception Pool
Peregrine Over Car Park

CHESHIRE

Newchurch Common

Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 27TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Snipe x2 IMF 
Linnets 40+ Blrdcrop Field 
Pintail Bridge Pool 
Pochard (F) Bridge Pool
Curlew Bridge Screen
Dunlin Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier x2 Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Treecreeper Near Reception
Siskin By Burton Mere

West Kirby Marine Lake
5 Goldeneye,4 Goosander,4 Red-breasted Merganser,Scaup and 2 Brent Geese.

CHESHIRE
Hale
Short Eared owl-At Hale shore in field to left of lighthouse lane and 4 Great white egret left roost at Hale Duck Decoy from bridge on Town Lane; also Water pipit on Decoy Marsh. 

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 26TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Curlew x27 Wet Grassland 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Reed Buntings x3 (F) Feeder By Barn 
Bearded Tits x2 Reedbed Screen
Dunlin x17 From Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x8 Bridge Pool
Linnets 50+ Blrdcrop Field
Pink F Geese 3500+ Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Siskin Alders In Copse To IMF
Water Rail Left Side of Hide
Hen Harrier Over IMF
Stonechat x2 (M&F) IMF
Whooper Swans x4 Main Scrape
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Kingfisher Reception Pool

Hoylake Shore
14,000 Knot,4,000 Dunlin,400 Grey Plover,150 Bar-tailed Godwit and 300 Sanderling.

Parkgate
Ringtail Hen harrier.

Neston
5 Hen harrier and 2 Short eared owl.

CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
3 Great White Egret-Frodsham score

Thornton Hough
Brambling in with Chaffinch flock at end of Grange drive.

Sandbach Flashes
6 Whooper swan-Railway flash.

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-T A Coward reedbed-Budworth mere.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 25TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh From Point 
Pink Footed Geese 4000+ Burton Marsh From Point 
Linnets 40+ By Railway Bridge 
Water Rail In Copse To IMF
Siskin In Alders Along Path IMF
Golden Plover x37 IMF
Whooper Swans x16 Border Pool
Pintail x8 Bridge Pool
Cetti's Warbler Reedbed Screen
Kingfisher Reedbed Screen
Bearded Tits (Heard) Reedbed Screen
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Merlin Fence Behind Wet Grassland
Dunlin x7 Main Scrape
 Peregrine Over Wet Grassland
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Bullfinch By Wooden Bridge IMF

Neston Reedbed
16 Marsh Harrier came into roost,several when it was almost dark including 2 second calendar year males, about 8 juv males and about 5 adult females, also 2 Short-eared Owl and at least 5 Hen Harrier's.

West Kirby Marine Lake
Greater Scaup

CHESHIRE
Hale
2 Great white egret and a Short eared owl.

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-T A Coward reedbed-Budworth mere.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 24TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Dunlin x7 Main Scrape 
Pintail x8 Bridge Pool 
Avocet x2 Bridge Pool 
Merlin Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Far End boardwalk
Linnets 30+ Blrdcrop Field
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink Footed Geese 700+ Burton Marsh From Point
Siskin Alders In Copse To IMF
Golden Plover 40+ IMF
Water Rail IMF
Hen Harrier Over IMF
Wigeon x590 Whole Of The Reserve
Sparrowhawk Fence Right Of Wet Grassland

New Brighton Marine Lake
3 Purple Sandpiper in wader roost.

Neston Reedbed
8 Marsh Harrier,ringtail Hen Harrier,Short-eared Owl and 2 Bittern.

Newton(West Kirby)
600 Pink-footed Geese feeding in field by playing fields.

Irby
800 Pink-footed Geese flew towards the estuary.

Heswall Shore
2 Greenshank before high tide and 965 Pink-footed Geese flew inland at first light.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Bittern-T A Coward reedbed-Budworth mere and possible Woodlark with 60+ Skylarks at Higher Marston in middle field diagonally crossed by path.

POSSIBLE WOODLARK HAS BEEN SEEN NEAR THE RED PIN

Davenham
Brambling-With finch flock at bottom of Eaton lane.

Redes Mere
2 Great White Egret.

Sandbach Flashes
5 Whooper swans-Over Elton hall flash.

Lawton Mere
Woodcock and 19 Mandarin duck.

Frodsham Marshes
4 Great White egret,16 Whooper swan and a Marsh Harrier.

Pickerings Pasture
2 Water Pipit-From screen.

Hale
Ringtail Hen Harrier-Hale marsh.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 23RD NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Neston Reedbed
3 Short-eared Owl,2 Water Pipit,Bittern,5 Marsh harrier and a ringtail Hen Harrier.

West Kirby Marine Lake
Scaup,Goldeneye,2 Red-breasted Merganser and 5 Goosander.

Burton RSPB
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point 
Linnets By Railway Bridge 
Snipe x2 IMF 
Pintail x8 Bridge Pool
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Bridge Pool
Dunlin x20 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Fence Right Of Main Scrape Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Merlin Fence Behind Wet Grassland
Mute Swans x77 Field Back Of Wet Grassland
Golden Plover x30 IMF
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Brambling Feeder By Reception
Treecreeper Trees Behind Reception

CHESHIRE

Newchurch Common

Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

Hale

Water Pipit-At least 9 appeared to go to roost in weedy vegetation along Town Lane.Also Ringtail Hen harrier,Barn owl,Short eared owl and Merlin around the area.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 22ND NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Dunlin x17 Main Scrape 
Golden Plover Main Scrape 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool 
Water Rail Recep Pool, Boardwalk & lmf
Nuthatch Car Park
Siskin In Alders Burton Mere
Pintail x7 Bridge Pool
Linnets 50+ Blrdcrop Field
Stonechat x2 Birdcrop Field
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Merlin Marsh Covert Wood

Parkgate
Bittern,2 Marsh Harrier,3 Hen Harrier (1 Grey male) and a Short-eared Owl.

West Kirby Marine Lake
Scaup,Little Grebe,Goldeneye and 3 Goosander.

West Kirby Shore
10,000+ Knot.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Bittern-T A Coward reedbed-Budworth mere.

Newchurch Common

Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 21ST NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Linnets 45+ Blrdcrop Field 
Pintail x5 Bridge Pool 
Dunlin x30 From Marsh Covert Hide 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Curlew x24 Wet Grassland
Mute Swans x69 Field Back Of Wet Grassland
No Sightings Of Water Pipit Last 2 Days
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Golden Plover x2 Main Scrape
Merlin Over Wet Grassland
West Kirby Marine Lake
Scaup, 1 Little Grebe and 5 Goosander.

Thurstaston
10,000+ Knot-On rising tide.

Parkgate to Neston reedbed
2 Bittern,5 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (grey male),c3,000 Pink-footed Geese,2 Great White Egret,Water Rail and a Bearded Tit heard in reedbed.

CHESHIRE
Redes Mere
Great White Egret-Near sailing club.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 20TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x1 Behind Wet Grassland 
Marsh Harrier x3 Over Wet Grassland 
Curlew x25 Wet Grassland 
Water Rail Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Kingfisher In Ditch By Reception Pool
Wigeon 200+ From Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x5 Bridge Pool
Linnets By Railway Bridge
Stonechat ( M&F) IMF
Golden Plover x1 IMF
Dunlin x7 IMF
Peregrine Over Main Scrape

CHESHIRE
Hale
Hen Harrier-Ringtail again at Hale Marsh mid-afternoon then flew across Mersey Estuary.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 19TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Golden Plover x9 IMF 
Stonechat x2 IMF 
Dunlin x29 IMF 
Linnets x50+ Birdcrop Field
Pintail x8 Bridge Pool
Merlin Fence Right Of Wet Grassland
Mediterranean Gull Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Wigeon Bridge Screen (Photo)
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Siskin In Alders Along Path IMF

West Kirby Marine Lake
Greater Scaup

Parkgate
3 Ringtail Hen Harriers

Neston Marsh
2 Bittern-Roosted at Neston Reedbed.

CHESHIRE
Astbury Country Park
Hawfinch-One c.2-300m to the left of the visitor centre car park.

Hale
Hen Harrier-Ringtail hunting field to left lighthouse lane; also Jack snipe on saltings to right of lighthouse.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 18TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Sparrowhawk Fence Right Of Wet Grassland 
Ruff x2 Left Side Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Left Side Main Scrape
Nuthatch Car Park
Merlin Marsh Covert Wood
Pintail x8 Bridge Pool
Siskin In Alders Along Boardwalk
Linnets 20+ Blrdcrop Field
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Water Rail x2 Copse To IMF
Cetti's Warbler Near Wooden Bridge IMF
Goldcrest Along Path IMF
Dunlin x33 IMF
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Stonechat (M&F) IMF
Wigeon 300+ Whole of the reserve

Lower Heswall
2 Crossbill-South over.


Heswall/Thurstaston shore
615 Pintail,275 Teal,6200 Oystercatcher,94 Golden Plover,900 Lapwing,8000 Knot,400 Redshank,330 Black-tailed Godwit and 520 Curlew.

Thurstaston
430 Pink-footed Geese in fields below Dungeon Wood.


Caldy/Thurstaston
525 Pink-footed Geese in fields between Caldy Golf Club and Telegraph Road (A540).


Neston Reedbed
2 Bittern,6 Marsh Harrier,2 Hen Harrier (ringtails) and a Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE
Hale
2 Water Pipit-Carr lane pools.

Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-Reported near woodland hide and Mandarin duck-Budworth mere.                                                                                                                                                             

MY 500TH BIRD FOR BRITAIN!

I have just had confirmation through that the eastern Stonechat that I went to see in Norfolk last month has been confirmed as Stejneger's!See post CLICK ON LINK

This is my 500th bird I have seen in Britain and I am totally made up to have achieved this.A quick thank you to everyone that I’ve twitched with,dipped with and laughed with over the years.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 17TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point 
Linnets 40+Blrdcrop Field 
Treecreeper In Copse To IMF 
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide 
Dunlin x15 IMF 
Pintail x6 Bridge Pool 
Curlew x9 Bridge Screen 
Cetti's Warbler Marsh Covert Hide 
Siskin In Alders By Garden 
Water Rail Reception Pool 
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool 
Wigeon 160+ Main Scrape 
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape 
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Bridge Pool

 

Hilbre

Eider,Peregrine falcon,135 Turnstone,Rock Pipit and a small fall of thrushes including 15 Redwing and 14 Blackbird and a Goosander flew NE.

Parkgate
Bittern seen in flight.

CHESHIRE
Redes Mere
2 Great White Egret.

Hale
Water Pipit-At least seven (3+ still on Decoy Marsh from Town Lane and 4+ on Town Lane floods).
Hawfinch-6 flew over; also Water Pipit flew over and 3 Great White egrets again flew out of Decoy early morning.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 16TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink Footed Geese 600+ Flew Over Reserve 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Ruff x1 Main Scrape 
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Water Rail Near Reedbed Screen
Pintail x15 Bridge Pool
Curlew x30 Bridge Screen
Cetti's Warbler Along Boardwalk
Linnets 30+ Blrdcrop Field
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Dunlin x16 IMF
Merlin Over Border Pool
 Kingfisher Reception Pool
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Reedbed
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Bearded Tits (Heard) Near Reedbed Screen

Hilbre
223+ Brent Geese.

Parkgate-Old Baths
Bittern showing well off carpark and a Great White Egret.


Puddington
2 Cattle Egret in field at Puddington end of Puddington Lane.

Neston Reedbed
2 Bittern at dusk.

Hoylake
Short-eared Owl flew in off the sea.

CHESHIRE
Hale
3 Ring Ouzel and a Common Redpoll-Over
Water Pipit ,Great White egret and Short Eared Owl-Town lane.

Marbury Country Park
Grey Plover-Flew over Budworth mere.

Redes Mere
2 Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 15TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Puddington
2 Cattle Egret in field at Puddington end of Puddington Lane.

Heswall-Thurstaston
4,000+ Knot this morning,430 Pink footed geese,340 Pintail,380 Teal,95 Golden Plover,800 Lapwing and 2 Greenshank on the rising tide this afternoon.

Burton RSPB
Chiffchaff Along Path IMF 

Water Rail In Copse To IMF
Jay In Copse To IMF 
Siskin In Alders To IMF 
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool 
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Bridge Pool 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland 
Curlew x25 Wet Grassland 
Pink Footed Geese 1000+ Left Of Barn 
Cetti's Marsh Covert Wood 
Linnets 40+ Blrdcrop Field (Photo)
Pheasant x11 Birdcrop Field 
Pintail x4 

Parkgate
2 Ringtail Hen Harrier,4 Marsh Harrier and Bittern.

CHESHIRE

Marbury Country Park
PATCH FIRST-Western Cattle Egret-Budworth Mere-On spit at 11.10am before flying off at 11.40am

Hale
Hawfinch and Ring Ouzel-Over this morning.

Astbury Mere
6 Pochard(5 Drakes),2 Little grebe,Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail.

Lawton Lake
15 Mandarin Duck.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 14TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink Footed Geese Field Behind 'D' Barn From Feeders 
Whooper Swans x13 Field Back Of Wet Grassland 
Cattle Egret x2 Main Scrape 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Stonechat x2 (M & F) Reception Pool
Meadow Pipits x3 Marsh Covert Hide
Reed Bunting (F) Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x6 Bridge Pool
Linnets 50+ Blrdcrop Field
Fieldfare x1 Burton Point
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Water Rail x2 (Seen) Copse To IMF
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Bearded Tits (2M & 2F) Reedbed Screen
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland
Merlin Fence Post Wet Grassland

Neston Reedbed
8 Beaded Tit's photographed on Sunday.
3 Water Pipit and a Jack snipe-Off Old Quay
7+ Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier and a Bittern at dusk 

Puddington
2 Cattle Egret in field at Puddington end of Puddington Lane.

West Kirby Marine Lake
 Scaup,4 Goosander (redheads),3 Red-breasted Merganser (redheads) and a Great Crested Grebe.


Parkgate
4 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier.Great Egret and 500 Pink-footed Geese.

CHESHIRE
Hale Head
Good numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing plus an adult male Ring Ouzel. 

Pickerings Pasture
Little Stint-1 with Dunlin flock on sandbank off Pickering car park. 

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 13TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Golden Plover x6 Main Scrape 
Ruff x6 Main Scrape 
Curlew x14 Wet Grassland 
Pink Footed Geese 600+ Field Left Of Barn
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Song Thrush Marsh Covert Wood
Pintail x5 Bridge Pool
Marsh Harrier x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Linnets By Railway Bridge
Cetti's Warbler IMF
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Water Rail IMF Left Side of Hide
Dunlin x7 IMF
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool

Hilbre Island
Snow Bunting.

CHESHIRE
Redes Mere
2 Great White Egret.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 12TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Ringtail Hen Harrier.
Water Rail IMF 
Male Hen Harrier Over IMF 
Golden Plover x89 IMF 
Dunlin 20+ IMF
Stonechat x2 IMF
Cetti's Warbler By Wooden Bridge IMF
Linnets 25+ By Railway Bridge
Pintail x6 Bridge Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Curlew x15 Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Pink Footed Geese 1000+ Field Left Of Barn
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF

Hilbre Island
Snow Bunting.

Neston Reedbed

15 Marsh Harrier (6 in the air together),2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail),Bittern,Barn Owl,1,000 Pink-footed Geese,Merlin and 9 Great White Egret.

Parkgate

Female Marsh Harrier,2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (pair) and hundreds of Fieldfares by Old Baths.
CHESHIRE
Redes Mere
2 Great White Egret.

Woolston Eyes
Firecrest and Whooper Swan-N01 Bed

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 11TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Hilbre Island
Snow Bunting.

Meols Common
Greenshank-By the groyne.

Little Neston
Great Grey shrike-200 metres north of Denhall quay,Barn Owl and a Twite.

Burton RSPB
Pink Footed Geese Field Behind Barn 
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool 
Common Gulls x130 Main Scrape 
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Curlew x25 Bridge Pool
Peregrine Over Bridge Pool
Linnets x30 + Over Birdcrop Field
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Burton Marsh From Point
Goldcrest In Copse To IMF
Golden Plover x90 IMF
Knot x1 IMF
Water Rail IMF Left Side of Hide
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Cattle Egret x2 Dawn Roost Count
Brambling x4 Where??
Bearded Tit x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti's Warbler Along Boardwalk

Neston Reedbed
Hen Harrier(grey male) flying towards Parkgate plus several Marsh Harriers at dusk.

CHESHIRE
Hale
Water Pipit-From Town lane.

Redes Mere
Great White Egret.

Frodsham Marshes
2 Great White Egret

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 10TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Parkgate
Female and Male Hen Harrier and a Great white egret.

Saughall
5 Whooper Swan flying low over this morning.

Burton RSPB

Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier x2 (Juv M & F) Burton Marsh From Point
Linnets 15+ Railway Bridge 
Golden Plover x117 IMF
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Water Rail IMF Left Side of Hide
Stonechat x2 IMF
Siskin 20+ Marsh Covert Wood
Goldcrest By Woodland Pool
Whooper Swans x3 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret x1 Main Scrape
Cetti's Warbler By Bunker
Pink Footed Geese 2000+ Flew Over Reserve
S-E-owls x2 Over Wet Grassland Back Of Scrape

West Kirby Marine Lake
Greater Scaup

Parkgate
Great White Egret and 5 Hen Harriers and a Bittern

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Hen Harrier-Ringtail,2 Crossbill,2 Water Rail and a Merlin.

Frodsham Marsh
5 Great White Egret,3 Western Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier,Peregrine Falcon,10 Common Goldeneye.

Redes Mere
Great White egret.

Hale
2 Jack Snipe on saltmarsh to right of lighthouse by brook. 

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 9TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Meols-Dove Point
Pied Wheatear-Still showing well on sea wall.

Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x1 Wet Grassland 
Pink Footed Geese Wet Grassland 
Marsh Harrier (Juv M & F) Over Wet Grassland 
Stonechat Reception Pool
Cattle Egret x2 Main Scrape
Pintail 60+ Bridge Pool
(Female Teal With Nasal Saddle It's Away Of Tracking A Bird, Photo Taken On Bridge Pool)
Linnets 25+ By Railway Bridge
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Bridge Pool
Dunlin IMF
Water Rail IMF
Peregrine Burton Marsh From Point
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Bullfinch Railway Bridge
Fieldfare Railway Bridge
Kingfisher Reception Pool

Parkgate
Ringtail Hen Harrier and Great White Egret.

West Kirby Marine Lake
Greater Scaup

CHESHIRE
Hale
Water Pipit on Decoy Marsh and 2 Great White egrets for Within way.Siberian Chiffchaff this morning in willow trees at Church Road car park near Hale Head 

Pickerings Pasture
1st Winter Caspian Gull.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 8TH NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Linnets 20+ By Railway Bridge 
Dunlin x34 IMF 
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide
Ruff x5 IMF
Hen Harrier (RT) Over IMF
Curlew 25+ Field Next To Birdcrop Field
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Cetti's Warbler By Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail Reception Pool
Cattle Egret x2 Main Scrape
Pink Footed Geese x30 Flew Over Reserve
Golden Plover x1 IMF

Meols-Dove Point
Pied Wheatear-Still showing well on sea wall.

Neston Marsh
8 Marsh Harrier,3 Hen Harrier(1 Male)2 Peregrine Falcon,Barn Owl,Short Eared Owl,Bittern and Woodcock near the Harp Inn.

Hilbre Island
6 Whooper Swan,Great Northern Diver,Merlin and 3 Scaup.

West Kirby Marine Lake
3 Red Breasted Merganser and a Scaup.

Red Rocks
c120-On salt marsh.

CHESHIRE
Hale
Short Eared Owl and a Water Pipit on Decoy marsh.