CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 24TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Neston
Great White Egret.

Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x2 IMF
Avocet x22 IMF
Pink-Footed Geese x700+ Burton Marsh From Point
Chiffchaff Near Bence Along Boardwalk
Treecreeper x2 By Burton Mere
Kingfisher Willow Pool
Merlin Tree By Old Toilet Block
Nuthatch Car Park
Sparrowhawk Fence Right Main Scrape
Peregrine Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Curlew Main Scrape
2 Mandarin Nest Boxes Have Been Put Up Trees Back Of Burton Mere
Oystercatcher Main Scrape
Dunlin Main ScrapeGreat Egret Wet Grassland

CHESHIRE
Moore Nature Reserve
2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers-In small triangular wood left of Lapwing lane.

Poynton
Waxwing-Between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.

Marbury Country Park-Hawfinch-5 in arboretum.

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

Widnes
Glaucous Gull-On roof of WSR recycling.

Woolston Eyes
Marsh Harrier

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

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.

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.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 23RD FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Hilbre
275 Brent  Geese and 6 Eider.

Red Rocks Marsh
2 Raven.

Burton RSPB
Great Egret x1 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-Footed Geese x800+ As Above
Raven Over Burton Point
Avocet x37 IMF
Marsh Harrier Over IMF
Stonechat x2 Bird crop Field
Spotted Redshank By Bridge Screen Seen From IMF
Ruff x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Little Grebe Burton Mere
Peregrine Wet Grassland
Whooper Swan x3 IMF
Green Woodpecker In Garden
Goldcrest By Woodland Mere

CHESHIRE
Hale
Water Pipit-1 on Carr Lane pools.

Sandbach Flashes
Juvenile Glaucous Gull-Pumphouse flash.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track.

Poynton
Waxwing-Between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.

(C)MALC CURTIN

Marbury Country Park-Hawfinch-2 in arboretum.

Widnes
Glaucous Gull-2nd-winter from traffic lights at end of Mersey Gateway bridge on roof opposite WRS Recycling.

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

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 22ND FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Reed Bunting x6 Birdcrop Field
Fieldfare x15 Far End Boardwalk
Merlin Far End Woodland Mere
Kingfisher Willow Pool
Avocet x14 Main Scrape
Oystercatcher x2 Main Scrape
Peregrine Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Mediterranean Gull Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Marsh Covert Hide
Grey Partridge Bird crop Field 

Denhall Quay
3 Short Eared owls

CHESHIRE
Moore Nature Reserve
2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers.

Marbury Country Park-Hawfinch-12+ in arboretum and a Lesser Spotted woodpecker calling.

Moulton
Glaucous gull-adult flew over Niddries Court and towards Winsford Flash.

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

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

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track and 250 Brambling.

Wimbolds Trafford
Juvenile Kumlien's Gull at Gowy Landfill as viewed from footpath off Picton Lane;1st-winter Caspian Gull and Yellow Legged gull.

Sandbach Flashes

2 Great White egrets,1st Summer Glaucous gull and a Greater Scaup-Railway Flash

(C)ANDY GOODWIN

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
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.

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

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.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 21ST FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Thurstaston Shore
Red Kite heading NE which flushed 3,000 Knot.

Burton RSPB

Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Avocet x4 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Fence Behind Wet Grassland
Nuthatch x2 Car Park
Kingfisher Willow Pool
Reed Bunting Willow Pool

Goldcrest By Woodland Mere
Water Rail Reedbed Screen
Snipe x4 Marsh Covert Hide
Stonechat Bird crop Field
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-Footed Geese X700+ As Above

Hilbre
6 Eider,177 Bar-tailed Godwit,2 Raven,235 Brent Geese plus several flocks of Pink-footed Geese totalling around 750.

Little Neston
2 Great White egrets,2 Ringtail Hen Harriers and 4 Short Eared owls.


CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track and 250 Brambling still around the area.

Hale
Water Pipit-On Hale Marsh viewable from the bridge on Town Lane.

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed and 7 Hawfinch at old hall site.

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

Frodsham Marshes
2 Bewick's swans with 22 Whooper swans on Lordship marsh.

Sandbach Flashes
1st Winter Iceland gull,2 Juvenile Glaucous gulls and a Great white egret.

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

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 20TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Hen Harrier (RT) Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret As Above
Chiffchaff Trees Along Boardwalk
Nuthatch Marsh Covert Wood
Treecreeper By Woodland Mere
Sparrowhawk Fence Right Wet Grassland
Peregrine As Above
Curlew x25 Right Main Scrape
Pintail x2 Main Scrape
Avocet x3 Main Scrape
Oystercatcher x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x8 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier x2 Wet Grassland

Hilbre
Common Scoter (704),Peregrine Falcon,Rock Pipit,Northern Gannet,Common Eider (6) and 10 Purple Sandpiper.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed and 3 Hawfinch at old hall site.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track and 100 Brambling.

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

Sandbach Flashes
1st Winter Iceland Gull.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN

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

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.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 19TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Goldcrest Trees Along Boardwalk
Little Grebe Burton Mere
Snipe x3 Reception Pool
Oystercatcher x2 Main Scrape
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Whooper Swan x6 Field Behind D Barn Then Flew To Border Pool
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Treecreeper By Reception

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed and 17 Hawfinch at old hall site.

Woolston Eyes
Bittern-N01 Bed.

Astbury Mere
Hawfinch-still in trees by gardens between conservation area and public beach.

Crewe
Hawfinch--Along Cycle path behind Merlin pub.

Sandbach Flashes
Adult Glaucous Gull.

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

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.

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 off Penlee Lifeboat Station-Mousehole-Cornwall.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 18TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Curlew x25 Main Scrape
Peregrine Fence Right Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Kingfisher Willow Pool
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-Footed Geese x25 Flew Over Reserve
Ruff x3 Bridge Screen
Pintail Border Pool
Goldcrest Along Path To IMF
Brambling Feeder By Barn\

Hilbre
7 Eider and 181 Turnstone.


Tanskey Rocks.
5,500 Knot and 1,000 Dunlin.


New Brighton marine lake
10 Purple Sandpiper and 125 Turnstone.

Denhall Quay

1 Brambling on tide wrack.


Parkgate Marsh
2 Great White Egret,Bittern and a Marsh Harrier (fem).

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reedbed and 11 Hawfinch at old hall site.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track.

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

Sandbach Flashes
Juvenile Glaucous Gull and 2 Great White egrets.Long Eared owl-Groby flash.Juvenile Glaucous Gull-Maw Green tip.

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

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
TAIGA MERLIN-1st-winter male relocated chasing Snow Buntings near quarry then flew east towards Scrabster and lost to view-Holborn Head-Highland-Scotland.

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.