CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 18TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Hilbre Island

Bonaparte's Gull-Again present east of the island-please view from a safe distance. Yesterday morning bird was flushed by birder with camera (but fortunately returned to same location).Bird roosted with other gulls on Hoylake shore,left of Lifeboat station at 5.10pm.

Burton Mere
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Pintail x2 (F) Main Scrape
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Whitethroat Railway Bridge
Redstart Sheep Field Burton Point
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-F-Geese x2 IMF
Dunlin x2 IMF
Spotted Crake Back Of Main Scrape
Spotted Flycatcher x2 (J) Marsh C Wood From Reedbed Screen
Curlew Sandpiper Imf
Lesser Whitethroat By Railway Bridge

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Marsh Harrier,4 Dunlin,4 Green Sandpiper,Little Ringed Plover,2 Greenshank,3 Black Tailed Godwits,75 Curlew,2 Little Egret,Water Rail,2 Raven,13 Little Grebe and a Ringed Plover.

Sandbach Flashes
Common Sandpiper,3 Green Sandpiper and a Hobby.

Woolston Eyes
Garganey,Marsh Harrier,Green Sandpiper,Grasshopper Warbler,Garden warbler and a Willow Tit-N03 Bed.

THE WIRRAL WADER FESTIVAL 2018

The Wirral Wader Festival in its fourth year will be held on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th October from 12.00 (noon) to 4.00pm.

There will be high tide roost watching events at both Hoylake and Red Rocks, West Kirby.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 17TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field B-Point
House Martins Over Burton Point
Swallows Over Burton Point
Swifts Over Birdcrop Field
Whitethroat Birdcrop Field
Blackcap Railway Bridge
Sand Martins Over IMF
Peregrine Over IMF
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Mediterranean Gull (Adult) Main Scrape
Common Gulls x10 Main Scrape
Dunlin x7 Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Water Rail Back Main Scrape
Wheatear x3 Sheep Field B-Point
Spotted Flycatcher x2 (Juvenile) Marsh-C-Wood West Of Woodland Mere
Great White Egret IMF

Hilbre
Bonaparte's Gull (Adult winter)-On the mud from the observatory.

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
4,510 Black Tailed Godwits.

CHESHIRE
Hale
Great White Egret-On Scape and Curlew Sandpiper-Hale marsh.

Woolston Eyes
Garganey-On No.3 bed.

Poynton 
Great White Egret-Flew over south.

Congleton
Yellow Wagtail-Flew over town centre.

Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret,Black Tailed Godwit,Greenshank,2 Little Egret,2 Green Sandpiper,4 Dunlin and Water Rail-Neumann's Flash.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 16TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Hilbre
Great Skua,Juvenile Kittiwake,Eider(Juvenile male),3 Whimbrel,Peregrine,Rock Pipit and 125 Swallow roosted overnight.

Hoylake
Bonaparte's Gull-Adult still on the beach from the tennis courts.

Burton RSPB
Spotted Crake Back Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Blackcap Far End Boardwalk
Linnet x11 Railway Bridge
Jay (Juvenile) By Railway Bridge
Whitethroat By Railway Bridge (With Jay)
Swift x7 Over Railway
Swallows Over Birdcrop Field
House Martins Over Birdcrop Field
Dunlin x1 IMF
Pink-F-Geese x2 IMF

Parkgate
Curlew Sandpiper-Moulting Adult-Donkey stand flash.


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

Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret,2 Little Egret,2 Dunlin,24 Curlew,Green Sandpiper and a Greenshank-Neumann's Flash.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 15TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Blackcap Near Railway Bridge
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Spotted Crake Back Main Scrape
Water Rail Back Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Dunlin Main Scrape
Pink-F-Geese x2 Marsh Covert Hide

Hilbre
Eider,Whimbrel and 155 Swallows roosted overnight.

Hoylake Shore
Bonaparte's Gull (ad winter) and a Whimbrel.

Parkgate
Great White Egret-Donkey Stand Flash.

CHESHIRE
Little Bollington
Garganey-one on the River Bollin c.800m above the weir.

Woolston Eyes
2 Garganey on No.3 bed.

Astbury Mere
Hobby.

Marbury Country Park
Barn Owl-Haydn's Pool
Budworth Mere-Mandarin Duck

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 14TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Avocets x2 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Woodpecker Far End Boardwalk
Linnet Railway Bridge
Blackcap Railway Bridge
Whitethroat Railway Bridge
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field B-Point
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF
Water Rail IMF
Yellow Wagtails x2 Main Scrape

Hoylake-Kings Gap
Bonaparte's Gull (ad winter).

Hilbre
157 Swallow roosted overnight at Niffy Bay.

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
2 Garganey on No.3 bed.

Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.

BONAPARTE'S GULL-KINGS GAP-HOYLAKE

An adult winter Bonaparte's Gull was found on sunday afternoon by Tim Kinch at Hoylake.I was in work when the bird was found and I was well gripped off as I needed it for Cheshire.Thankfully the bird has hung around and I connected with it this afternoon sat out on the beach at Kings gap.

                                 

ADULT WINTER BONAPARTE'S GULL

BIRDERS ON SITE

This is the 7th record for Cheshire and Wirral the previous records are shown below:
2004 Inner Marsh Farm, adult, 20th May.
1998 Richmond Bank, first-winter, 20th February.
1994 Inner Marsh Farm, first-winter to first-summer, 1st to 14th June.
1991 New Brighton, Wirral, adult, intermittently,20th March to 20th April.
1990 New Brighton, Wirral, adult, 22nd, 24th and 29th April.
1979 Seacombe Ferry, Wirral, first-summer to second-winter, 21st August.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 13TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Dunlin x26 IMF
Little Ringed Plover x3 Border Pool
Blackcap Birdcrop Field
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Common Sandpiper Main Scrape
Ruff x5 Main Scrape
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
Peregrine x3 Over Main Scrape (All 3 Together)
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point

Hoylake
Bonaparte's Gull (ad winter).

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
4,760 Black-tailed Godwit.

Wallasey Golf Course
Short-eared Owl.

Neston Marsh
Hen Harrier(Ringtail)

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
2 Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.

Hale
Curlew Sandpiper-Adult on Decoy Marsh

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 12TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Ringed Plover Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover Main Scrape
Ruff x5 Main Scrape
Snipe x3 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Dunlin x5 Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper Main Scrape
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Swifts x3 Over Birdcrop Field
Whitethroat x2 By Railway Bridge
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field B-Point

Hoylake Shore
Bonaparte's Gull(ad winter)-Before high tide-Just off old Lifeboat Station but no further sign by 8pm.

Bonaparte's Gull(ad winter)

(C)ALLAN CONLIN

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.