CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 14TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Heswall Shore
280 Shelduck,415 Oystercatcher,43 Grey Plover,Whimbrel,385 Curlew,110 Black-tailed Godwit,680 Knot, 200 Dunlin,2 Greenshank and 2230 Redshank 

Hilbre Island
Osprey,Short-eared Owl,Tree Pipit,11 Little Gull,4 Eider,11 Gannet,7 Sand Martin and 6 Willow Warbler also several Sandwich and Common Terns.

Burton RSPB
Pink F Geese Burton Marsh From Point 
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Willow Warbler Along Path To IMF 
Pintail x4 IMF
Linnets Birdcrop Field
Reed Bunting x2 Birdcrop Field
Spotted Redshank x4 Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti's Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Chiffchaff In Marsh Covert Wood
Swallows Over Fishing Pools
House Martins As Above
Sand Martins As Above
Nuthatch By Garden
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Avocets 100+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x5 Main Scrape
Dunlin x1 Main Scrape
Yellow Wagtail x4 From Bunker Left Of Scrape
White Wagtail x3 As Above
Channel Wagtail x2 As Above
Water Pipits x4 As Above
Ruff x1 (M) As Above
Cattle Egret x1 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Sparrowhawk Over Border Pool

Denhall Quay
Grasshopper Warbler.

Leasowe Lighthouse
Common Whitethroat*first of spring* seven days later than last year and 3 Common Redstart.

Red Rocks
Grasshopper Warbler.

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
590 Black-tailed Godwit

Heswall
Common Redstart-In garden at Downham Road North.

Raby
Ring Ouzel-In field for 3rd day-In the field behind Hillyard Farm,visible from a gateway on the left just after leaving the speed limit zone on Raby mere road.

(C)KEEFE MURPHY

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Reed Warbler,Marsh Harrier and 24 Black Necked Grebe-N03 Bed 

Macclesfield
60+ Brambling-Visiting garden feeders

Hale
15+White Wagtail-Within Way
Redstart and Ring Ouzel-Carr Lane

(C)DAVE CRAVEN

Marbury Country Park-Area
Common Sandpiper,2 Green Sandpiper,3 Little Ringed Plover,2 White Wagtail,Yellow Wagtail,500+Sand Martin with a few each of House Martin and Swallow.

(C)MALC CURTIN

Bosley
Pied Flycatcher-(Private Wood)-three days earlier than last year.

(C)STEVE SEAL

Frodsham Marshes

Ring Ouzel

Risley

Ring Ouzel-At Silver Lane Pools this morning then flew northeast