3 January 2019

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 3RD JANUARY 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Burton Marsh From Point 
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Pink Footed Geese Burton Marsh From Point 
Mistle Thrush Burton Point
Fieldfare Burton Point
Redwing Burton Point
Linnets 30+ Blrdcrop Field
Reed Bunting x5 By Birdcrop Field
Pintail Bridge Pool
Curlew Over Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail Reedbed Screen
Bearded Tits x6 Reedbed Screen
Jay Gorse Covert Wood
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Buzzard Fence Post Wet Grassland
Merlin Fence Post Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland


Parkgate
3 Ringtail Hen Harrier,Short eared owl and Great white egret.

CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Smew-Female of unknown origin still at west end of pit north of track and a Brambling in back side of rape field with Chaffinch's.


Frodsham Marshes
Eurasian White Fronted Goose-Four still with Mute swans near Holpool Gutter at oil refinery.


Sandbach Flashes
Great White Egret-Railway Flash.

Pickerings Pasture
Little Stint-One with Dunlin.

Hale
Water Pipit-Still on Decoy Marsh, viewed from gate by roadbridge on Town Lane.

Marbury Country Park
Eurasian Bittern-In TA Coward Reedbed and 2 Little Egret and 45 Goosander.


Congleton
Great Grey Shrike-Reported near canal at Havannah. 

Middlewich
Whooper Swan-Juvenile on Trent and Mersey Canal between King's Lock pub and Cledford Lane Bridge.