CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 16TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point 
Cetti's Warbler By Wooden Bridge To IMF 
Pintail x10 IMF 
Sand Martins Over IMF 
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF 
Little Gull Bridge Pool 
Spotted Redshank x5 Marsh Covert Hide 
Water Rail Marsh Covert Hide 
Reed Bunting x1 Marsh Covert Hide 
Blackcap x2 (M) Marsh Covert Wood 
Dunlin x1 Main Scrape 
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape 
Ruff x2 Main Scrape 
Peregrine Over Main Scrape 
Mediterranean Gulls x12 Main Scrape 
Channel Wagtail x1 From Bunker Left Scrape 
Yell-Wagtails x5 From Bunker Left Of Scrape 
White Wagtails x4 From Bunker Left Of Scrape 
Cattle Egrets x3 Field Left Of Bunker Entrance 
LOG BOOK SIGHTINGS 
Whitethroat By Barn 
Kingfisher Over Reception Pool 
Water Pipits x3 From Bunker Left Of Scrape 
Wheatear x3 Fence By Bunker 

Hilbre Island
Little Ringed Plover over,Puffin off NE corner then flew NE,2 Whimbrel,Yellow Wagtail and 4 Tree Pipit plus several Wheatears and Willow Warblers.

PUFFIN

(C)PHIL WOOLEN

Leasowe Lighthouse
Male Ring Ouzel(Park Lane this evening before flying NW),2 Redwing,Common Whitethroat,c20 Blackcap, 2 Tree Pipit, 2+ Common Redstart and 30+ Wheatear,also 31 Gannet,2 Sandwich Tern and 47 Great Crested Grebe on the sea.

Hoylake Lifeboat Station
30+ White Wagtail and 8 Pied Wagtail-On shore.

Red Rocks
Sandwich Tern and 4 Gannet off shore,2 Wheatear and a Cetti's Warbler.

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.

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
24 Black Necked Grebe-N03 Bed 

Hale
Common Swift-Flew north