WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Willow Warbler Path To IMF
Western Cattle Egret IMF
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Green Sandpiper Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x4 Main Scrape
Ruff x5 Main Scrape
Snipe x6 Main Scrape
Water Rail (Juv) Back Of Main Scrape
Avocets x2 Main Scrape
Yellow Wagtail Over Main Scrape
Peregrine From Burton Point
Hobby x4 Sightings Over Reserve 1 Carrying Prey
Red Rocks
3 Manx Shearwater.
Hoylake Shore
Black Tern,Wheatear,Yellow-legged Gull,Peregrine,Mediterranean Gull and 2 Arctic Skua
Hilbre
600 Black-tailed Godwit seen flying inland,Peregrine,Merlin,Wheatear,c2800 Sandwich Tern,Eider,115 Swallow in overnight roost and 4 Arctic Skua.
Leasowe Lighthouse
Whinchat in Kerr's Field.
Saughall
Red Kite-Over
CHESHIRE
Wybunbury-Lea Forge
2 Hobbies and a Red Kite.
Doddington
Wheatear.
Sandbach Flashes
5 Green Sandpiper,Common Sandpiper,3 BlackTailed Godwit,2 Juvenile Ruff,2 Dunlin,Wood Sandpiper and 14 Curlew.
Hale Lighthouse
Tree Pipit,3 Marsh Harriers,Peregrine Falcon,Curlew Sandpiper,Whinchat and a Hobby.
10.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 10TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Avocets x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x8 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Snipe x5 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x2 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Marsh Harrier (F) Over Reedbed
Reed Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Whitethroat Near Bridge Screen
Sedge Warbler x2 IMF
House Martins x15+ Over IMF
Great Egret Flew On To Border Pool
Willow Warbler x4 Along Path To IMF
Spotted Crake Back Of Scrape
Water Rail Left Side Marsh Covert Hide
Western Cattle Egret-Main Scape
Hoylake Shore
Yellow-legged Gull on beach and a Arctic Skua on the sea.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
2 Great White Egrets-Neumanns Flash
Burton RSPB
Avocets x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x8 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Snipe x5 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x2 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Marsh Harrier (F) Over Reedbed
Reed Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Whitethroat Near Bridge Screen
Sedge Warbler x2 IMF
House Martins x15+ Over IMF
Great Egret Flew On To Border Pool
Willow Warbler x4 Along Path To IMF
Spotted Crake Back Of Scrape
Water Rail Left Side Marsh Covert Hide
Western Cattle Egret-Main Scape
Hoylake Shore
Yellow-legged Gull on beach and a Arctic Skua on the sea.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
2 Great White Egrets-Neumanns Flash
9.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 9TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Western Cattle Egret
Hilbre
Eider,9 Whimbrel,75 Ringed Plover,1150 Sandwich Tern,700 Black-headed Gull,90 Swallows roosted overnight.
Red Rocks
2 Arctic Tern, 50 Common Tern and 670 Sandwich Tern.
Heswall Shore
800 Shelduck,2000 Oystercatcher,16 Grey Plover,435 Dunlin,4600 Redshank,1650 Curlew and 7 Yellow Wagtail.
Caldy Wildfowl Collection
3,590 Black-tailed Godwit.
CHESHIRE
Wybunbury
Juvenile Black Redstart-On the southeast side at Lea Forge late afternoon.Park off A51 at quarry entrance and follow track to demolished buildings.
Sandbach Flashes
2 Curlew Sandpiper-Elton Hall Flash 10:30-11:00 then flushed.
Woolston eyes
3 Garganey-N0 3 Bed
Marbury Country Park
3 Little Egret,2 Water Rail,2 Dunlin,2 Black Tailed Godwit,2 Great White Egret and 11 Little grebe-Neumann's Flash
Burton RSPB
Western Cattle Egret
Hilbre
Eider,9 Whimbrel,75 Ringed Plover,1150 Sandwich Tern,700 Black-headed Gull,90 Swallows roosted overnight.
Red Rocks
2 Arctic Tern, 50 Common Tern and 670 Sandwich Tern.
Heswall Shore
800 Shelduck,2000 Oystercatcher,16 Grey Plover,435 Dunlin,4600 Redshank,1650 Curlew and 7 Yellow Wagtail.
Caldy Wildfowl Collection
3,590 Black-tailed Godwit.
CHESHIRE
Wybunbury
Juvenile Black Redstart-On the southeast side at Lea Forge late afternoon.Park off A51 at quarry entrance and follow track to demolished buildings.
Sandbach Flashes
2 Curlew Sandpiper-Elton Hall Flash 10:30-11:00 then flushed.
Woolston eyes
3 Garganey-N0 3 Bed
Marbury Country Park
3 Little Egret,2 Water Rail,2 Dunlin,2 Black Tailed Godwit,2 Great White Egret and 11 Little grebe-Neumann's Flash
8.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 8TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Ruff x6 IMF
Marsh Harrier Over IMF
Whitethroat Birdcrop Field
Blackcap Along Boardwalk
Green Woodpecker Marsh Covert Wood
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Snipe x14 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x1 Main Scrape + x1 IMF
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
Spotted Crake (Adult) Back Of Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Song Thrush (Juv)
Leasowe Lighthouse
Wheatear near Lighthouse, 3 Kingfisher along river at Lingham Lane bridge.
Hilbre
Eider,14 Whimbrel,1,500 Dunlin and 82 Ringed Plover.
Heswall Shore
78 Little Egret,350 Dunlin,4100 Redshank,2 Greenshank,880 Black-tailed Godwit,1700 Curlew,7 Yellow Wagtail.
Thurstaston Shore
2 Adult Mediterranean Gull and 250 Black-headed Gull.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.
Wybunbury
Black Redstart-On the southeast side at Lea Forge late afternoon.Park off A51 at quarry entrance and follow track to demolished buildings.
Woolston eyes
3 Garganey-N0 3 Bed
Burton RSPB
Ruff x6 IMF
Marsh Harrier Over IMF
Whitethroat Birdcrop Field
Blackcap Along Boardwalk
Green Woodpecker Marsh Covert Wood
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Snipe x14 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x1 Main Scrape + x1 IMF
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
Spotted Crake (Adult) Back Of Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Song Thrush (Juv)
Leasowe Lighthouse
Wheatear near Lighthouse, 3 Kingfisher along river at Lingham Lane bridge.
Hilbre
Eider,14 Whimbrel,1,500 Dunlin and 82 Ringed Plover.
Heswall Shore
78 Little Egret,350 Dunlin,4100 Redshank,2 Greenshank,880 Black-tailed Godwit,1700 Curlew,7 Yellow Wagtail.
Thurstaston Shore
2 Adult Mediterranean Gull and 250 Black-headed Gull.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.
Wybunbury
Black Redstart-On the southeast side at Lea Forge late afternoon.Park off A51 at quarry entrance and follow track to demolished buildings.
Woolston eyes
3 Garganey-N0 3 Bed
CHELFORD-ASTLE SANDPITS LATEST BIRDS-AUGUST 2018
I have continued to watch the area throughout the summer months and have only added a few species of bird.The main problem with the area is disturbance due to dog walkers who let there dogs swim in the areas that the birds favour.Anyway, moan over here's my latest list of species.
1.Mute Swan
2. Grey Lag Goose
3.Canada Goose
4.Pheasant
5.Cormorant
6.Mallard
7.Tufted Duck
8.Grey Heron
9. Great Crested grebe
10 Little Grebe
11.Buzzard
12.Kestrel
13.Moorhen
14.Coot
15.Oystercatcher
16. Little Ringed Plover
17.Lapwing
18.Dunlin
19. Black-Headed Gull
20.Feral Pigeon
21.Wood Pigeon
22.Collared Dove
23.Stock Dove
24.Swift
25.Green Woodpecker
26.Magpie
27.Jay
28.Jackdaw
29.Rook
30.Carrion Crow
31.Blue Tit
32.Great Tit
33. Long-Tailed Tit
34.Skylark
35.Sand Martin
36.Swallow
37.House Martin
38.Chiffchaff
39.Willow Warbler
40.Garden Warbler
41.Whitethroat
42.Lesser Whitethroat
44.Blackcap
45.Sedge Warbler
46.Reed Warbler
47.Nuthatch
48.Treecreeper
49.Starling
50.Wren
51.Mistle Thrush
52.Song Thrush
53.Blackbird
54.Robin
55.Dunnock
56.House Sparrow
57.Yellow Wagtail
58.Pied Wagtail
59.Grey Wagtail
60.Chaffinch
61.Greenfinch
62.Goldfinch
63.Linnet
64.Reed Bunting
65. Red-Legged Partridge
66.Egyption Goose
67.Yellowhammer
68. Lesser Black Backed Gull
69.Greater Black Backed Gull
70.Bullfinch
71.Sparrowhawk
72.Pochard
73.Ringed Plover
74. Little Ringed Plover
75.Hobby
76.Sparrowhawk
7.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 7TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Reed Warbler Back Of Main Scrape
Water Rail (Juv) Back Of Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruff x6 Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Reedbed
Whitethroat By Birdcrop Field
Blackcap Near Railway Bridge
Little Ringed Plover x3 IMF
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF
Common Sandpiper IMF
Spotted Crake Back Main Scrape
Red Kite Over Gorse Covert Wood
West Kirby Marine Lake
500 Sandwich Tern and 400 Dunlin in roost and Peregrine on the sand bank.
Hilbre
Arctic Skua off north end,Eider,9 Whimbrel,65 Ringed Plover,1800 Dunlin,74 Little Tern and 200 Sanderling, 145 Swallow roosted.
Leasowe Lighthouse
4 Manx Shearwater flew west and 3 Lesser Whitethroat.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.
Burton RSPB
Reed Warbler Back Of Main Scrape
Water Rail (Juv) Back Of Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruff x6 Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Reedbed
Whitethroat By Birdcrop Field
Blackcap Near Railway Bridge
Little Ringed Plover x3 IMF
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF
Common Sandpiper IMF
Spotted Crake Back Main Scrape
Red Kite Over Gorse Covert Wood
West Kirby Marine Lake
500 Sandwich Tern and 400 Dunlin in roost and Peregrine on the sand bank.
Hilbre
Arctic Skua off north end,Eider,9 Whimbrel,65 Ringed Plover,1800 Dunlin,74 Little Tern and 200 Sanderling, 145 Swallow roosted.
Leasowe Lighthouse
4 Manx Shearwater flew west and 3 Lesser Whitethroat.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.
6.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 6TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Lesser Whitethroat Railway Bridge
Whitethroat Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff x2 Willows Along Boardwalk
Little Ringed Plover x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Wood Sandpiper Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x2 Main Scrape
Snipe x11 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Reed Warbler Back Of Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.
Burton RSPB
Lesser Whitethroat Railway Bridge
Whitethroat Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff x2 Willows Along Boardwalk
Little Ringed Plover x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Wood Sandpiper Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x2 Main Scrape
Snipe x11 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Reed Warbler Back Of Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.
5.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 5TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton Rspb
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Green Sandpiper Willow Pool
Wood Sandpiper Marsh Covert Hide
Whitethroat Birdcrop Field
Blackcap (F) Railway Bridge
Mediterranean Gull IMF
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF
Dunlin x1 IMF
Snipe x4 IMF
Avocet x2 IMF
Green Sandpiper Marsh Covert Hide
Raven Burton Point
Common Gulls x4 IMF
Hilbre
3 Arctic Skua (2 dark, 1 pale),Great Skua,2 Little Tern,Tree Pipit,Common Sandpiper,Greenshank,11 Whimbrel and 1,000 Sandwich Tern and 45 Swallow roosted overnight.
Meols
Greenshank by groyne.
Decca Pools
2 Marsh Harrier (fem).
CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
Ruddy Shelduck-Still on estuary near sluice gates.
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret and 2 Juvenile Garganey-Neumanns Flash.
Burton Rspb
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Green Sandpiper Willow Pool
Wood Sandpiper Marsh Covert Hide
Whitethroat Birdcrop Field
Blackcap (F) Railway Bridge
Mediterranean Gull IMF
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF
Dunlin x1 IMF
Snipe x4 IMF
Avocet x2 IMF
Green Sandpiper Marsh Covert Hide
Raven Burton Point
Common Gulls x4 IMF
Hilbre
3 Arctic Skua (2 dark, 1 pale),Great Skua,2 Little Tern,Tree Pipit,Common Sandpiper,Greenshank,11 Whimbrel and 1,000 Sandwich Tern and 45 Swallow roosted overnight.
Meols
Greenshank by groyne.
Decca Pools
2 Marsh Harrier (fem).
CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
Ruddy Shelduck-Still on estuary near sluice gates.
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret and 2 Juvenile Garganey-Neumanns Flash.
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