LATEST CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

19TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
Med-Gulls 2A+2J Main Scrape 
Ruff x1 (M) Main Scrape 
Avocets x22 Main Scrape 
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Kingfisher In Channel By Burton Mere
Great Egret x1 Reedbed Screen
Reed Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Sedge Warbler Near Marsh Covert Hide
Great C Grebes 2Adult +1Chick Bridge Pool
Raven x3 Over Birdcrop Field
Swifts Over Burton Marsh From Point
House Martins Over Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x5 Burton Marsh From Point
Chiffchaff By Copse To IMF
Sandwich Terns x2 Over IMF
Swallows x7 By Main Entrance To Reserve
Snipe x7 Main Scrape

Childer Thornton
2 Hobby's-Hunting over fields between Thornton school and Vauxhall club

Sandbach Flashes
Avocet,4 Green Sandpiper,2 Egyptian Geese and an Adult Yellow Legged Gull

18TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier (F) Burton Marsh From Point 
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point 
Swifts Over Burton Marsh From Point 
Green Woodpecker Near Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff By Copse To IMF
Spotted Redshank x1 IMF
Great C Grebes 2 Adult 1 Chick Bridge Pool
Reed Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Raven x2 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Sedge Warbler Reception Pool
Swallows Over Reception Pool
Ruff (M) Main Scrape
Avocets x21 Main Scrape
Med-Gulls 1 Adult 1 Juvenile Main Scrape
Buzzard Over Wet Grassland
Kingfisher By Burton Mere
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill-Behind Donkeystand Flash

Sandbach Flashes
2 Egyption Geese,Avocet,Common Tern and 4 Little Ringed Plover-Elton Hall Flash

Hassal Green
Little Owl and Hobby-Lock 56-View farm on left.

Warmingham
Hobby-Over

Runcorn
Yellow Legged Gull-River Mersey by Runcorn bridge

Woolston Eyes
Garganey-Juvenile,Marsh harrier and a few juvenile Black necked Grebe

17TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland 
Buzzard Over Wet Grassland 
Snipe x5 Flew Over Wet Grassland 
Ruff x1 Main Scrape
Avocets 26+ Main Scrape
Med-Gulls 1 Adult 2 Juv Main Scrape
Sedge Warbler Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Reed Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Little Ringed Plover x1 Marsh Covert Hide
Great C Grebes 2Adult 1Chick Bridge Pool
Whitethroat By Birdcrop Field
Blackcap By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF
Spotted Redshank x1 IMF
Great Egret (Juvenile)
Swifts Over Burton Marsh From Point
Sparrowhawk Over Reception Pool With Prey

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill-Behind Donkeystand Flash

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
2,200 Black-tailed Godwit and a Ruff 

Sandbach Flashes
2 Egyptian Geese,Ruff and a Mediterranean Gull-Elton Hall Flash

16TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF 
Chiffchaff By Wooden Bridge To IMF 
Green Woodpecker Burton Point 
Kestrel By 'D' Barn Burton Point
Whitethroat (Juv) Along Boardwalk
Great Egrets x2 Bridge Pool
Little Grebes Bridge Pool
Great C Grebes 2Adult + 1Chick Bridge Pool
Buzzard Marsh Covert Wood
Sedge Warbler Near Bridge Screen
Reed Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Med-Gulls 2 Adult + 3 Juv Main Scrape
Avocets Main Scrape
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Great White Egret 4 still (two adults and two juveniles)

Wallasey Coast Guard Station
Mediterranean Gull(Adult)

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill-Behind Donkeystand Flash

Hale
Avocet and a Grasshopper Warbler

Sandbach Flashes
3 Common sandpiper,3 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Ringed Plover

15TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
Little Gull Immature
Mediterranean Gulls x3 Main Scrape 
Avocets Main Scrape 
Ruff x2 (Males) Main Scrape 
Snipe x2 Main Scrape 
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool 
Whitethroat x2 (Juv) By Reception Pool 
Blackcap (M) Marsh Covert Wood 
Buzzard Over Marsh Covert Wood 
Great Egret Near Reedbed Screen 
Reed Warbler Reedbed Screen 
Sedge Warbler By Marsh Covert Hide 
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Marsh Covert Hide 
Great C Grebes 2Adult +1Chick Bridge Pool 
Little Grebes Bridge Pool 
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF 
Spotted Redshank x3 IMF 
Little Owl In Trees Burton Point 
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point 
Water Rail (Heard) Reedbed Screen 
Successful breeding confirmed today-Great White Egret-2 Juveniles were being fed by an adult at Inner Marsh farm hide

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill-Behind Donkeystand Flash

Heswall Shore
29 Little Egret,700 Oystercatcher,6 Knot,Turnstone,65 Dunlin,Common Sandpiper,1515 Curlew,5 Whimbrel,17 Black-tailed Godwit,2535 Redshank,1600 Black-headed Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull

West Kirby Shore
Adult Mediterranean Gull

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
1,850 Black-tailed Godwit and a Ruff 

Scholar Green
Hobby-Over

Woolston Eyes
Marsh Harrier and Green sandpiper-N03 Bed

14TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point 
Little Owl x2 In Trees Burton Point 
Chiffchaff By Copse To IMF 
Whitethroat By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Dunlin x1 IMF
Spotted Redshank x3 IMF
Little Grebes Bridge Pool
Great C Grebes 2 Adult 1 Chick Bridge Pool
Buzzard x3 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Swifts Over Marsh Covert Wood
Sedge Warbler Near Bridge Screen
Reed Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Kingfisher Reception Pool
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Ruff x1 (M) Main Scrape
Avocets Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x5 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 (Juv) Main Scrape

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill behind Donkeystand Flash and a Marsh Harrier

Denhall Quay and Parkgate
16 Great Egret flew between sites in small groups between 0800 and 0820.

Wallasey Coast Guard Station
3 Manx Shearwater-Flying west past

Tatton Park
Common Scoter-Three drakes and a female at north end of Tatton Mere 

Pickerings Pasture
Great White Egret-One on sandbank in River Mersey from white bridge on falling tide then flew off southwest 

Sandbach Flashes
Yellow Legged Gull,3 Common Tern(2ad and 1Juv) and Little Egret-Hancock's flood

Marbury Country Park
4 Avocet-Neumann's Flash

Rudheath Lime Beds
14 Yellowhammer

13TH JULY 2019
New Brighton
Black Guillemot on sea in Mersey mouth,Atlantic Puffin and Adult Little Gull.
Also Kittiwake (ad) on Marine Lake.

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
1,480 Black-tailed Godwit

Heswall Shore
630 Oystercatcher,18 Knot,60 Dunlin,2 Common Sandpiper,110 Black-tailed Godwit,1160 Black-headed Gull and 3 ad Mediterranean Gull

Decca Pools
Hen Harrier

Frodsham Marshes
Garganey

Burton Marsh
2 Little Owl and 5 Great White Egret

Burton RSPB
7 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Spotted Redshank

Woolston Eyes
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and a Green Sandpiper-N03 Bed

Northwich-Neumann's Flash
5 Female Goosander

12TH JULY 2019
Burton Marsh
2 Great Egret

Hoylake Shore
2 Manx Shearwater and 10+ Gannet just after high tide 

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
1,460 Black-tailed Godwit

Heswall Shore
41 Little Egret,460 Oystercatcher,12 Dunlin,Common Sandpiper,840 Curlew,3 Whimbrel,540 Black-tailed Godwit and 2390 Redshank over high tide

Burton RSPB
2 Great White Egret,4 Spotted Redshank

Meols-Dove Point
3 Mediterranean Gull and a Greenshank

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill-Behind Donkeystand Flash

Sandbach Flashes
Yellow Legged Gull,Mediterranean Gull and Green Sandpier-Elton Hall Flash

11TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
3 Spotted Redshank,Great White Egret and 5 Mediterranean Gulls

Burton Point
Little Owl

Frodsham Marshes
Garganey

Coppenhall-Crewe
Red Kite-Over

Woolston Eyes
Marsh Harrier-No3 Bed

Pickerings Pasture
Adult Mediterranean Gull,Adult Yellow Legged Gull and a Whimbrel

10TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
Terek Sandpiper early morning then flew off over Shotwick.3 Spotted Redshank and 3 Mediterranean Gulls with 1 chick

Burton Point
Little Owl and 5 Great White Egret

Hilbre Island
Wheatear and 2 Whimbrel

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill-Behind Donkeystand Flash

Meols
2 Adult Mediterranean Gull-West of Meols groyn

9TH JULY 2019
Burton RSPB
3 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Spotted Redshank
Terek Sandpiper-Found this evening.Reserve will open at 7.00am in the morning.

 (C)PHIL WOOLLEN

Burton Point
Little Owl and 5 Great White Egret

Thurstaston
400 Oystercatcher,11 Knot,8 Dunlin,1360 Curlew,6 Whimbrel,1000 Black-tailed Godwit,1200 Redshank and a Adult Mediterranean Gull

Denhall Quay
2 Hobby hunting Swallows

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill-Behind Donkeystand Flash

Meols Shore
Mediterranean Gull

Astbury Mere-Congleton
5 Common Scoter-4 Male and a Female

(C)STEVE SEAL

8TH JULY 2019
Caldy Wildfowl Collection
1,200 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Knot (1 in s/pl)

Hoylake Shore
3 Mediterranean Gull,22 Common Gull,66 Curlew,35 Redshank,16 Dunlin and 3 Ringed Plover 

Meols Shore
Mediterranean Gull

Parkgate
5 Spoonbill and a Marsh Harrier

Burton RSPB
7 Spotted Redshank,3 Mediterranean Gull,2 Greenshank and a Ruff

Burton Point
Little Owl and 2 Great White Egret

Sandbach Flashes
Little Egret,2 Common Sandpiper,2 Green Sandpiper and 4 Common Tern

7TH JULY 2019
Thurstaston
Gull-billed Tern 

Burton RSPB
Gull-billed Tern(possibly a different bird to the one at Thurstaston??),7 Mediterranean Gull,7 Spotted Redshank,2 Ruff and a Green Sandpiper

Burton Point
2 Spoonbill,Little Owl,5 Great White Egret and a Female Marsh Harrier.

West Kirby Shore
229 Sandwich Tern (21 juvs) and a Mediterranean Gull

Sandbach Flashes
3 Little Ringed Plover,3 Green Sandpiper,2 Common Tern and 11 Black Tailed Godwit

Marbury Country Park
Willow Tit-Anderton Dragonfly pond