CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 3RD NOVEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper Swans x9 field Back Of Wet Grassland 
Cattle Egret x2 Main Scrape 
Dunlin x17 Main Scrape 
Ruff Main Scrape 
Peregrine Over Main Scrape 
Sparrowhawk Over Reception Pool 
Pintail x10 Bridge Pool 
Curlew x2 Bridge Screen 
Linnets 30+ By Railway Bridge 
Great White Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point 
Cetti's Warbler IMF 
Stonechat x2 IMF 
Jack Snipe IMF 
Golden Plover x9 IMF 
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide 
Water Rail Reception Pool

Heswall Riverbank
Marsh Harrier(Male),Merlin(Female),Peregrine Falcon,2 Hen harrier(Male & Female),2 Great White Egret,Short-eared Owl and 4 Raven which flew south.


West Kirby Marine Lake
3 Goosander (Female) and a Scaup.


Burton Point
Hen Harrier (Immature ringtail),Merlin,Marsh Harrier,Peregrine Falcon,Raven and a Great White Egret.

Neston Marsh
2 Hen Harrier (Ringtail and an Adult male),7+ Marsh Harrier,Peregrine Falcon and 6+ Great White Egret.

Heswall Shore
415 Pink-footed Geese,190 Pintail,270 Teal,65 Little Egret,3600 Oystercatcher,94 Golden Plover,530 Lapwing,3000 Knot,375 Dunlin,865 Redshank,450 Black-tailed Godwit,870 Curlew and 4 Raven.

Hilbre Island
5 Purple Sandpiper,Shag and 368 Redshank along the gutter.

CHESHIRE
Hale
Water Pipit-Two in flight around marsh late afternoon,also a Short Eared Owl and 7 Great White Egret.A Cattle Egret-Flew northeast over Within Way and Hen Harrier(Ringtail) quartering at end of Within Way.

Astbury Mere
Brambling-Over and 2 Goosander.

Lawton Lake
36 Mandarin Duck.