WIRRAL
Burton RSPBGreat Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field B-Point
Whitethroat Railway Bridge
Linnet x10 Birdcrop Field
Willow Warbler (Family) By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Pink-Footed Geese x2 Close To Hide IMF
Yellow Wagtail (Juv) Marsh Covert Hide
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Greenshank x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x2 Main Scrape.
Hilbre
Bonaparte's Gull seen before high tide,5 Manx Shearwater,6 Little Tern,Razorbill and an Eider.
Leasowe
2 Spotted Flycatcher in hedge behind Lingmere Fisheries.
West Kirby
1,130 Sandwich Tern.
Red Rocks
18 Little Tern,Kittiwake and a Manx Shearwater-5 Wheatear in nursing home garden.
CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
Western Osprey-Flew low south just east of town.
Marbury Country Park
Garganey-NeumannsFlash.
25.8.18
24.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 24TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Hoylake
Grey Phalarope (flew west),3 Great Skua,5 Arctic Skua plus at least 20 sightings of them chasing terns and gulls,9 Whimbrel and 2 Black Tern,Manx Shearwaters and Kittiwakes.
News Brighton
2 Great Skua and a Kittiwake in Mersey mouth at high tide.
Leasowe Gunsite
Grey Phalarope(flew west after the one at Hoylake),3 Little Tern,4 Kittiwake and 10+ Manx Shearwater
Hilbre
3 Black Tern,4 Fulmar,also several Great Skuas and lots of Arctic Skuas and Manx Shearwaters.
CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Redstart,Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Green Sandpiper-Between Railway flash 1
Marbury Country Park
4 Dunlin,5 Green Sandpiper,2 Greenshank,1 Black Tailed Godwit,4 Snipe,4 Ringed Plover and 3 Little Egret-Neumanns Flash.
Hoylake
Grey Phalarope (flew west),3 Great Skua,5 Arctic Skua plus at least 20 sightings of them chasing terns and gulls,9 Whimbrel and 2 Black Tern,Manx Shearwaters and Kittiwakes.
News Brighton
2 Great Skua and a Kittiwake in Mersey mouth at high tide.
Leasowe Gunsite
Grey Phalarope(flew west after the one at Hoylake),3 Little Tern,4 Kittiwake and 10+ Manx Shearwater
Hilbre
3 Black Tern,4 Fulmar,also several Great Skuas and lots of Arctic Skuas and Manx Shearwaters.
CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Redstart,Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Green Sandpiper-Between Railway flash 1
Marbury Country Park
4 Dunlin,5 Green Sandpiper,2 Greenshank,1 Black Tailed Godwit,4 Snipe,4 Ringed Plover and 3 Little Egret-Neumanns Flash.
23.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 23RD AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Hilbre Island
Bonaparte's Gull-Adult still on east side of gutter at dawn but no sign since high tide.
Caldy Wildfowl Collection
4,920 Black Tailed Godwits.
Burton RSPB
Barnacle Geese x15 Main Scrape
Dunlin x4 Main Scrape
Greenshank x5 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Snipe x 11 Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Wheatear (F) Sheep Field Burton Point
Redstart x3 Sheep Field B-P
Chiffchaff Sheep Field B-P
Peregrine Over Burton Point
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From B-P
Sparrowhawk Flew Along Path IMF
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
CHESHIRE
Borrow Pit Meadows
Willow Tit-On Salt Lane.
Marbury Country Park
4 Dunlin,3 Green Sandpiper,2 Greenshank,3 Black Tailed Godwit,4 Snipe,Ringed Plover,2 Little Egret and a Water Rail-Neumanns Flash.
Church Lawton
Whinchat-In rough field between Lawton church and Trent and Mersey canal.
Sandbach Flashes
Redstart and 2 Spotted Flycatcher-Between Railway flash 1 and 2.
Hilbre Island
Bonaparte's Gull-Adult still on east side of gutter at dawn but no sign since high tide.
Caldy Wildfowl Collection
4,920 Black Tailed Godwits.
Burton RSPB
Barnacle Geese x15 Main Scrape
Dunlin x4 Main Scrape
Greenshank x5 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Snipe x 11 Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Wheatear (F) Sheep Field Burton Point
Redstart x3 Sheep Field B-P
Chiffchaff Sheep Field B-P
Peregrine Over Burton Point
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From B-P
Sparrowhawk Flew Along Path IMF
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
CHESHIRE
Borrow Pit Meadows
Willow Tit-On Salt Lane.
Marbury Country Park
4 Dunlin,3 Green Sandpiper,2 Greenshank,3 Black Tailed Godwit,4 Snipe,Ringed Plover,2 Little Egret and a Water Rail-Neumanns Flash.
Church Lawton
Whinchat-In rough field between Lawton church and Trent and Mersey canal.
Sandbach Flashes
Redstart and 2 Spotted Flycatcher-Between Railway flash 1 and 2.
22.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 22ND AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier (F) Burton Marsh From Point
Redstart x2 (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Chiffchaff As Above
Pink-F-Geese x2 IMF
Dunlin x10 IMF
Golden Plover (Juv) Marsh Covert Hide (Photo)
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Snipe x 28+ Main Scrape
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Treecreeper Car Park
Leasowe Lighthouse
Great Skua heading west at high tide.
Hilbre Island
Bonaparte's Gull.
Parkgate
Marsh Harrier flushed and 2 Grey Partridge.
Burton Marsh
Red Kite.
CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track and Green Woodpecker.
Winsford Flash
3 Green Sandpiper,Greenshank and 2 Dunlin.
Marbury Country Park
3 Little Egret,3 Greenshank,2 Ringed Plover,6 Dunlin,2 Black Tailed Godwit,2 Green Sandpiper,2 Snipe,17 Curlew,15 Little Grebe,Green Woodpecker and 25 Pied Wagtail,2 White Wagtail,Cettis Warbler-Neumann's Flash.
2 Hobby-Kid Brook fields.
Woolston Eyes
Garganey,Little Egret,4 Greenshank,5 Green Sandpiper-N03 Bed.
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier (F) Burton Marsh From Point
Redstart x2 (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Chiffchaff As Above
Pink-F-Geese x2 IMF
Dunlin x10 IMF
Golden Plover (Juv) Marsh Covert Hide (Photo)
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Snipe x 28+ Main Scrape
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Treecreeper Car Park
Leasowe Lighthouse
Great Skua heading west at high tide.
Hilbre Island
Bonaparte's Gull.
Parkgate
Marsh Harrier flushed and 2 Grey Partridge.
Burton Marsh
Red Kite.
CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track and Green Woodpecker.
Winsford Flash
3 Green Sandpiper,Greenshank and 2 Dunlin.
Marbury Country Park
3 Little Egret,3 Greenshank,2 Ringed Plover,6 Dunlin,2 Black Tailed Godwit,2 Green Sandpiper,2 Snipe,17 Curlew,15 Little Grebe,Green Woodpecker and 25 Pied Wagtail,2 White Wagtail,Cettis Warbler-Neumann's Flash.
2 Hobby-Kid Brook fields.
Woolston Eyes
Garganey,Little Egret,4 Greenshank,5 Green Sandpiper-N03 Bed.
21.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 21ST AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Sparrowhawk ByBarn Feeders
Snipe x15+ Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Barnacle Geese x2 Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Water Rail Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper X1 Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Swallows Over Reception Pool
House Martins Over Reception Pool
Linnet x6 Railway Bridge
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Great White Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-F-Geese x2 IMF
Dunlin x10 IMF
Common Sandpiper x2 IMF
Parkgate
2 Juvenile Marsh Harrier,30 Greenshank,4 Juvenile Ruff,Yellow Wagtail over and 56 Dunlin.
Hilbre Island
Bonaparte's Gull,3 Whimbrel,c1,000 Sandwich Tern,10 Wheatear,Whinchat,Garden Warbler,2 Whitethroat,15 Willow Warbler,4 Razorbill, 10 Guillemot,Shag and 3 Arctic Skua.
Lower Heswall
Tree Pipit and Yellow Wagtail both flying south over and a Hobby.
Meols Common
3 Wheatear on groyne.
Leasowe Lighthouse
Garden Warbler,Spotted Flycatcher by Lingham Lane bridge,13 Wheatear and a Yellow Wagtail (over)
Red Rocks
70+ House Martins on roof of Red Rocks nursing home this morning.
CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track and 1st Winter Mediterranean Gull.
Doddington
3 Common Sandpiper,Little Ringed Plover and a Lesser Whitethroat
Sandbach Flashes
Garganey-Elton Hall Flash.
29 Black Tailed Godwit-Railway Flash.
Woolston Eyes
8 Greenshank,5 Green Sandpiper,Curlew,Dunlin,12 Snipe,55 Black Tailed Godwit,2 Willow Tit,Cetti's Warbler,2 Kingfisher and a Water Rail.
Marbury Country Park
5 Ringed Plover,8 Green Sandpiper,3 Greenshank,2 Yellow Wagtail,Barn Owl,5 Dunlin,Ringed Plover,Little Ringed Plover,Black Tailed Godwit and 2 Little Egret.
Burton RSPB
Sparrowhawk ByBarn Feeders
Snipe x15+ Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Barnacle Geese x2 Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Water Rail Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper X1 Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Swallows Over Reception Pool
House Martins Over Reception Pool
Linnet x6 Railway Bridge
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Great White Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-F-Geese x2 IMF
Dunlin x10 IMF
Common Sandpiper x2 IMF
Parkgate
2 Juvenile Marsh Harrier,30 Greenshank,4 Juvenile Ruff,Yellow Wagtail over and 56 Dunlin.
Hilbre Island
Bonaparte's Gull,3 Whimbrel,c1,000 Sandwich Tern,10 Wheatear,Whinchat,Garden Warbler,2 Whitethroat,15 Willow Warbler,4 Razorbill, 10 Guillemot,Shag and 3 Arctic Skua.
Lower Heswall
Tree Pipit and Yellow Wagtail both flying south over and a Hobby.
Meols Common
3 Wheatear on groyne.
Leasowe Lighthouse
Garden Warbler,Spotted Flycatcher by Lingham Lane bridge,13 Wheatear and a Yellow Wagtail (over)
Red Rocks
70+ House Martins on roof of Red Rocks nursing home this morning.
CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track and 1st Winter Mediterranean Gull.
Doddington
3 Common Sandpiper,Little Ringed Plover and a Lesser Whitethroat
Sandbach Flashes
Garganey-Elton Hall Flash.
29 Black Tailed Godwit-Railway Flash.
Woolston Eyes
8 Greenshank,5 Green Sandpiper,Curlew,Dunlin,12 Snipe,55 Black Tailed Godwit,2 Willow Tit,Cetti's Warbler,2 Kingfisher and a Water Rail.
Marbury Country Park
5 Ringed Plover,8 Green Sandpiper,3 Greenshank,2 Yellow Wagtail,Barn Owl,5 Dunlin,Ringed Plover,Little Ringed Plover,Black Tailed Godwit and 2 Little Egret.
20.8.18
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 20TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Snipe x11 Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Avocet x1 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Blackcap Marsh-C-Wood By Woodland Pool
Linnet x5 By Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff x3 Sheep Field Burton Point
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Sparrowhawk Over IMF
Dunlin x4 IMF
Little Ringed Plover Over Bridge Pool
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Barnacle Geese x2 Main Scrape
Leasowe
2 Garden warblers-Lingham Lane.
Hilbre Island
3 Wheatear,44 House Martin (dropped in at the south end then several seen clinging to wall of Buoymasters House),1,000 Sandwich Tern and 150 Common Tern.
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 Greenshank,2 Green Sandpiper,16 Little Grebe,Black Tailed Godwit,Little Ringed Plover and 5 Dunlin-Neumann's Flash.
Burton RSPB
Snipe x11 Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Avocet x1 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Blackcap Marsh-C-Wood By Woodland Pool
Linnet x5 By Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff x3 Sheep Field Burton Point
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Sparrowhawk Over IMF
Dunlin x4 IMF
Little Ringed Plover Over Bridge Pool
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Barnacle Geese x2 Main Scrape
Leasowe
2 Garden warblers-Lingham Lane.
Hilbre Island
3 Wheatear,44 House Martin (dropped in at the south end then several seen clinging to wall of Buoymasters House),1,000 Sandwich Tern and 150 Common Tern.
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 Greenshank,2 Green Sandpiper,16 Little Grebe,Black Tailed Godwit,Little Ringed Plover and 5 Dunlin-Neumann's Flash.
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 19TH AUGUST 2018
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From B-Point
Redstart (Juv) By Railway Bridge
Whitethroat By Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff x2 By Railway Bridge
Dunlin x3 IMF
Spotted Flycatcher Marsh-C-Wood By Woodland Pool
Blackcap As Above
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Pink-Footed Geese x2 IMF
Lesser Whitethroat By Railway Bridge
Merlin Burton Marsh From Point
Yellow Wagtail Fence Burton Point
Cetti`s Warbler Reedbed Screen
Hilbre Island
Bonarparte's Gull,20 Arctic Skua,90+ Manx Shearwater,Gannet's,Guillimot's and Common Scoter's.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
70+Curlew,5 Dunlin,2 Greenshank,3 Green sandpiper,Little Ringed Plover,2 Little Egret,2 Black tailed Godwit and a Snipe.
Sandbach Flashes
Great White Egret-Railway Flash.
3 Green Sandpiper,Common Sandpiper and a Ruff-Elton Hall Flash.
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From B-Point
Redstart (Juv) By Railway Bridge
Whitethroat By Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff x2 By Railway Bridge
Dunlin x3 IMF
Spotted Flycatcher Marsh-C-Wood By Woodland Pool
Blackcap As Above
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Pink-Footed Geese x2 IMF
Lesser Whitethroat By Railway Bridge
Merlin Burton Marsh From Point
Yellow Wagtail Fence Burton Point
Cetti`s Warbler Reedbed Screen
Hilbre Island
Bonarparte's Gull,20 Arctic Skua,90+ Manx Shearwater,Gannet's,Guillimot's and Common Scoter's.
CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
70+Curlew,5 Dunlin,2 Greenshank,3 Green sandpiper,Little Ringed Plover,2 Little Egret,2 Black tailed Godwit and a Snipe.
Sandbach Flashes
Great White Egret-Railway Flash.
3 Green Sandpiper,Common Sandpiper and a Ruff-Elton Hall Flash.
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