CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 17TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x1 Near Border Pool
Raven Burton Point
Chiffchaff Trees Along Boardwalk
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Ruff x1 Marsh Covert Hide
Kingfisher Willow Pool
Avocet x4 Main Scrape
Peregrine x2 Wet Grassland
Curlew x28 Wet Grassland
Merlin Fence Behind Wet Grassland
Sparrowhawk Over Gorse Covert Woodland
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Pink-Footed Geese x500+ Flew Over Reserve
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Brambling Feeder By Barn

Hoylake Shore
240 Sanderling,640 Grey Plover,8,000 Dunlin and 12,000 Knot.Thousands of very Common Scoter off shore.

Parkgate Marsh
2 Hen Harrier,2 Marsh Harrier,several Water Rail calling,Great White Egret and 1,000+ Pink-footed Geese.


Thurstaston/Heswall Fields
c2,000 Pink footed Geese flew of late afternoon towards marsh.


Burton-Marsh Cottage
2 Brambling.

Denhall Quay

5 Short eared Owl,Male Hen Harrier and a Great White Egret.

Hilbre
10 Purple Sandpiper.

CHESHIRE
Astbury Mere
Hawfinches-3 in silver birches left of visitors car park and 2 Brambling.

Poynton
Waxwing-One showing well between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.

Frodsham Marshes
Bewick's Swan-2 still in field by blue tank viewed from ramp between No.4 Tank and No.6 Tank and Water Pipit in flooded field near Lordship lane.

Hale Marsh
2 Little Stint and Water Pipit on Carr lane pools.

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed and 4 Hawfinch at old hall site.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

HOLBOELL'S RED NECKED GREBE-Still from ferry terminal this afternoon(20th day)-Aird Mhor-Barra-Western isles-Scotland.

SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT-Probable female on bird table at River Dun Navigation (for 5th day); from car park at southwest end of Low Lane walk southwest for 300m to view bird table of last boat-Barnby Dun-South Yorkshire.

NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Female alpestris,praticola or hoyti on causeway; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

PINE BUNTING-Male by railway embankment then flew west towards white poplars-Chamber's wall-Kent.

THAYER'S GULL- Still in Blackheath Down pig field east of road-walk c.1.5km east along bridleway and view fields to north-Tipdit-Hampshire.

PACIFIC DIVER-Still by Low Lee cardinal buoy viewable from Cliff Road-Mousehole-Cornwall.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 16TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Outer Burton Marsh
6-7,000 Pink-footed Geese and a Hen Harrier (ringtail).

Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Redwing x40+ Field Left Bunker Entrance
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Fence Right Wet Grassland
Nuthatch Feeder Far End Reception Pool
Kingfisher Willow Mere
Pintail Marsh Covert Hide
Stonechat x2  Marsh Covert Hide
Chiffchaff Trees Along Boardwalk
Goldcrest As Above
Avocet x1 IMF
Green Woodpecker Burton Point
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Water Pipit x2 Marsh Covert Hide

New Brighton
10 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon.

CHESHIRE
Astbury Mere
Hawfinches-2 in silver birches left of visitors car park.

Poynton
Waxwing-One showing well between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-2 in TA Coward reedbed and 3 Hawfinch.

Cuddington
Hawfinch-3 still at Delamere Park at corner of Westrees.

Sandbach Flashes-Railway flash
Glaucous Gull-3 Juvenile and an adult.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PIED BILLED GREBE-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Female alpestris,praticola or hoyti on causeway; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

PACIFIC DIVER-Adult off Rock pool cafe and White billed Diver-Mousehole-Cornwall.

THAYER'S GULL- Still in Blackheath Down pig field east of road-walk c.1.5km east along bridleway and view fields to north-Tipdit-Hampshire.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Redwing x15 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Fieldfare x9 As Above
Mistle Thrush As Above
Marsh Harrier (Juvenile♂️) Over Wet Grasland
Pink-Footed Goose Wet Grassland
Peregrine On Ground Wet Grassland
Ruff x1 Main Scrape
Curlew x12 Main Scrape
Goldcrest Marsh Covert Wood By Woodland Mere
Snipe x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti`s Warbler Along Boardwalk
Stonechat x2 IMF
Pintail Border Pool
Kingfisher Burton Mere

New Brighton
11 Purple Sandpiper and a Greenshank.

Neston Marsh
4 Short eared owls,Marsh harrier,Peregrine,Merlin and 2 Great white egrets.

CHESHIRE
Hale Marsh
2 Little Stint

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track and Hawfinch by fisherman's car park west of track.

Poynton
Waxwing-One showing well between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.

Astbury Mere
Four Hawfinches in silver birches left of visitors car park and 2 Brambling.

Sandbach Flashes-Groby Flash
Long Eared owl.

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed,Mandarin Duck-Budworth mere and a Hawfinch at old hall site.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Female alpestris,praticola or hoyti near west of causeway; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

ITALIAN SPARROW-Possible (or hybrid sparrow sp.) in gardens on Wynards Road and Cadbury Gardens (present several days); park in car park off Hayes Lane or on B3178 at Oak Hill (c.SY067847)-East Budleigh-Devon.

THAYER'S GULL- Still in Blackheath Down pig field east of road-walk c.1.5km east along bridleway and view fields to north-Tipdit-Hampshire.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 14TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Hilbre
6 Eider,284 Brent Geese,338 Curlew,485 Grey Plover,70 Turnstone and A Ruff (flew east).

Burton RSPB
Bullfinch x2 Railway Bridge
Meadow Pipit x3 Marsh Covert Hide
Stonechat x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Kingfisher Willow Mere
Merlin Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Curlew x40 Wet Grassland
Pintail x1 Main Scrape
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Grey Wagtail Island Reception Pool
Golden Plover x1 Main Scrape

CHESHIRE
Poynton
Waxwing-One showing well between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.

Marbury Country Park
8 Hawfinch at old hall site.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-On large pool north of track.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
THAYER'S GULL-Juvenile east of the road c.SU070177-Tidpit-Hampshire.

NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Probable nominate form alpestrisor hoyti on south side of causeway on bank; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

ITALIAN SPARROW-Possible (or hybrid sparrow sp.) in gardens on Wynards Road and Cadbury Gardens (present several days); park in car park off Hayes Lane or on B3178 at Oak Hill (c.SY067847)-East Budleigh-Devon.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 13TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Denhall Quay
2 Short-eared Owl,2 Marsh Harrier and a Merlin.

Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Redwing x80+ Field Left Bunker Entrance
Pintail x1  Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Fence Right Wet Grassland
Merlin Fence Behind Wet Grassland
Sparrowhawk Tree By Reception Pool
Grey Wagtail Reception Pool
Kingfisher Willow Mere
Stonechat x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Chiffchaff Tree Along Boardwalk
Cetti`s Warbler (Seen) Near Bench Along Boardwalk
Fieldfare x100+ Field On Right Far End Boardwalk
Ruff Main Scrape
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide

CHESHIRE
Poynton
Waxwing-One showing well between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed and 19 Hawfinch at old hall site.

Sandbach Flashes
3 Juvenile Glaucous gulls and Juvenile Iceland gull.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN

NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Female alpestris,praticola or hoyti on south side of causeway on bank; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 12TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x1 Burton Marsh From Point
Ruff x1 Marsh Covert Hide
Meadow Pipit x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Treecreeper By Woodland Mere
Kingfisher Willow Mere
Curlew x40 Main Scrape
Peregrine Fence Right Of Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Grey Wagtail Field Left Bunker Entrance
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Green Woodpecker Field Right Of House
Water Pipit x2 Marsh Covert Hide

Thurstaston/Heswall
1,435 Pink-footed Geese,118 Pintail,88 Teal,64 Golden Plover,940 Lapwing,4,000 Knot,600 Dunlin,800 Redshank,240 Bar-tailed Godwit and 665 Curlew.

New Brighton
Blue phase Fulmar off Crosby heading into River Mersey channel at 0920,likely to be viewable from New Brighton.

Parkgate
2 Peregrine,Hen Harrier(ringtail),Marsh Harrier,Great White Egret and several thousand Pink-footed Geese in the air.

Neston Marsh
2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail),2 Marsh Harrier,2 Great White Egret,Barn Owl,4 Stonechat and 2 Short-eared Owl.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Juvenile Glaucous gull and Great white egret.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-On large pool north of track.

Poynton
Waxwing-Off Dickens Lane in top of small roadside tree on right hand side of road just past the turn for the leisure centre.

Marbury country park
Lesser spotted woodpecker-Big wood and Bittern still.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN

NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Probable nominate form alpestrisor hoyti on south side of causeway on bank; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

THAYER'S GULL-Juvenile-Isbley water-Blashford lakes-Hampshire.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 11TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
West Kirby Marine lake
Mediteranean Gull (ad),possible Glaucous/Herring Gull hybrid,6 Red-breasted Merganser and a Goosander (re-head).


West Kirby-St Bridgets church
2 Brambling with Chaffinches in horse paddock.

Burton RSPB

Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Great Egret x1 Main Scrape
Pink- Footed Geese x6 Wet Grassland
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Meadow Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Stonechat Marsh Covert Hide
Brent Goose Wet Grassland
Pintail 3 Bridge Screen Pool

CHESHIRE
Poynton
Waxwing-Off Dickens Lane in top of small roadside tree on right hand side of road just past the turn for the leisure centre.


Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed and 10 Hawfinch at old hall site.

Sandbach Flashes

Kumlien's gull-Elton Hall flash.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN

NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Probable nominate form alpestrisor hoyti on south side of causeway on bank; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

THAYER'S GULL-Juvenile-Isbley water-Blashford lakes-Hampshire.