CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

30th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x9 Burton Marsh From Point
Kestrel x2 'D' Barn Burton Point
Linnets x8 Railway Bridge
Chiffchaff x2 Railway Bridge
Snipe x2 IMF
Dunlin x3 IMF
Golden Plover x3 IMF
Ruff IMF
Redshank x2 IMF
Spotted Redshank x4 IMF
Pintail x2 IMF
Stonechat x1 IMF
Water Rail Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti's Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Avocet x1 Main Scrape
Buzzard Fence Post Left Main Scrape
House Martins Over Wet Grassland
Pink-F Geese x4 Wet Grassland
Stock Doves x3 Flew Over Main Scrape
Garganey x1 Bridge Pool

Meols
c4,000 Common Scoter

Red Rocks
Cetti's Warbler

Hoylake Shore
Curlew Sandpiper,Little Stint and 2 Mediterranean Gull

Parkgate
Cattle Egret,6 Marsh Harrier,3+ Great White Egret,Spoonbill,2 Peregrine,Merlin and 8 Swallow

Hale
Spotted Redshank

Marbury Countyr Park
Common Tern-Budworth Mere-Cetti's Warbler-2 Witton Mill and 1 Coward Reedbed

29th September 2019
Burton Marsh
Whooper Swan

Burton RSPB
Little Stint x1 Main Scrape
Dunlin x4 Main Scrape
Snipe x5 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper x1 Marsh Covert Hide
Green Woodpecker Marsh Covert Wood
Little Grebe x1 Bridge Pool
Snipe IMF
Dunlin x6 IMF
Spoonbills x2 IMF
Sparrowhawk On Ground IMF
Great Egret x1 Border Pool
Pintail x2 Border Pool
Golden Plover x6 IMF
Greenshank x1 IMF
Knot x1 IMF
Goldcrest Marsh Covert Wood
Coal Tit Marsh Covert Wood
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland

Heswall-Riverbank Road
23 Pink-footed Geese,6 Brent Geese,6850 Shelduck,300 Pintail,80 Wigeon,2 Red-breasted Merganser,67 Little Egret,2 Great White Egret,2 Peregrine,Common Sandpiper,1000 Knot,1100 Curlew and 4000 Redshank

Hale
Hen harrier-Ringtail over Decoy Marsh from Town Lane

Hoylake Shore
Curlew Sandpiper,Little Stint and 3 Eider

Parkgate
2 Spoonbill

Hilbre Island
Greenshank,Snipe,Golden Plover,2 Swallow and 27 Brent Geese

Rudheath
Hobby-Over

28th September 2019
Parkgate
5 Marsh Harrier,Hobby,2 Spoonbill,Merlin,Peregrine,3 Kestrel and a Hen Harrier

Sandbach Flashes
Dunlin,Barnacle goose,21 Curlew,Yellow legged gull and Ruff

Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 IMF
Curlew Sandpiper IMF
Water Rail IMF
Dunlin x8 IMF
Ruff x11 IMF
Snipe x4 IMF
Cetti's Warbler Near IMF Hide
Pintail x2 (F) Border Pool
Little Grebes x3 Border Pool
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Buzzard Over Bridge Pool
Cetti's Warbler By Marsh Covert Hide
Green Sandpiper x2 MCH Left Hand side
Little Egrets 20+ Burton Mere
Goldcrest Along Path By Burton Mere
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk On Island Main Scrape
Great Egrets x6 Main Scrape
Pink-F Geese Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland

Hoylake Shore
Curlew Sandpiper and 800 Sanderling

Wallasey
Hobby-Over coastguard station and flew towards lighthouse

27th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland & Main Scrape
Snipe x12 Main Scrape
Ruff x5 Main Scrape
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x3 Main Scrape
Great Egret Reception Pool
Water Rail (Heard) Reedbed Screen
Cetti's Warbler (Heard) Reedbed Screen
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Buzzard x2 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Pintail x3 (F) Bridge Pool
Swallows Bridge Pool
Cetti's Warbler (Heard) By Wooden Bridge IMF
Goldcrest Along Path To IMF
Snipe x17 IMF
Golden Plover x3 IMF
Green Sandpiper x1 IMF
Water Rail (Seen) IMF
Ruff x2 IMF
Dunlin x2 IMF
House Martins IMF
Little Grebe Border Pool
Kestrel Over Burton Point

Heswall
Curlew Sandpiper,2 Marsh Harrier,2 Golden Plover,1300 Knot,Ruff and 4000 Redshank

Parkgate
2 Marsh Harrier and 3 Great White Egret

Woolston Eyes
Black Tern-N03 bed

26th September 2019
Pickerings Pasture

66 Golden Plover,3 Dunlin,378 Redshank,121 Curlew,Kingfisher,Peregrine falcon,3+ Chiffchaff,Great white egret and 40+Pink footed geese flew over heading north

Hale
First patch Cetti's since early 2018,Kingfisher,4 Pintail,27 Wigeon,14 Snipe,3 Little Grebe,9 Pink footed geese-flew north,2 Grey Wagtails,Hobby,Adult Mediterranean Gull and a late Reed Warbler from Carr Lane

Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Dunlin x3 IMF
Green Sandpiper x1 IMF
Pintail x6 (F) Border Pool
Linnets x7 Birdcrop Field
Sparrowhawk On Post Birdcrop Field
Chiffchaff By Copse To IMF
Raven x2 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Snipe x8 Bridge Pool
Cetti's Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x9 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Cattle Egret x1 Main Scrape
Buzzard Fence Post Left Main Scrape
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Kingfisher x5 Burton Mere

Meols
Pomarine Skua-Adult on beach this evening and 2 2nd winter Mediterranean gull

Risley Moss
Hobby and Yellow wagtail

Sandbach Flashes
Stonechat-Female and Garganey-Railway flash
Adult winter-Mediterranean gull

25th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret With Cattle Wet Grassland
Ruff x11 Main Scrape
Snipe 11+ Main Scrape
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x6 Main Scrape
Cetti's Warbler By Willow Pool
Buzzard x3 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Water Rail (Heard) Near Reedbed Screen
Chiffchaff Along Boardwalk
Pintail x2 Border Pool
Cetti's Warbler Near IMF Hide
Snipe 17+ IMF
Dunlin x3 IMF
Golden Plover x4 IMF
Ruff x1 IMF
Marsh Harrier (F) IMF
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF
Green Woodpecker Burton Point
Great Egrets x6 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-F Geese 150+ Flew Over Reserve

Meols-Leasowe
Up to 4 Kingfisher(1 Meols Groyne,2 flew over sand towards Leasowe Castle Groyne and 1 Lingham Bridge)

Heswall
70+ Swallow-On telephone lines at Target Road

Thurstaston Shore
Curlew Sandpiper-Juvenile

24th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Blackcap Bottom Of Field Burton Point
House Martins Burton Point
Swallows Burton Point
Pintail x2 Border Pool
Snipe 12+ IMF
Little Stint x1 IMF
Dunlin x8 IMF
Marsh Harrier x1 IMF
Linnets x10 Birdcrop Field
Stonechat x1 On Wall Birdcrop Field
Ruff x3 Marsh Covert Hide
Pied Wagtails x20 IMF
Cetti's Warbler (Heard) Reedbed
Water Rail (Heard) Reedbed Screen
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Snipe 8+ Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Main Scrape
Kestrel Main Scrape
Buzzard x2 Fence Posts Left Main Scrape
Pink-F Geese Flew Over Reserve
Cattle Egret Wet Grassland
Green Sandpiper x3 Marsh Covert Hide

Heswall-Thurstaston
Curlew Sandpiper(Juvenile),4800 Shelduck,4 Red-breasted Merganser,72 Little Egret,152 Cormorant, 4100 Oystercatcher,65 Grey Plover,900 Knot,1090 Curlew,1200 Black-tailed Godwit and 4800 Redshank 

Sandbach Flashes
Yellow Legged Gull and Goosander-Elton hall flash
Cetti's warbler-heard-Groby flash

Hilbre Island
Goosander-redhead,Eider-drake and 3 Pale bellied brent geese

23rd September 2019
Burton RSPB
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier (F) Over Wet Grassland
Cattle Egret x1 With Cows Wet Grassland
Dunlin x18 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Common Gull (Juvenile) Main Scrape
Ruff x12 Main Scrape
Little Stint x1 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper x2 Reception Pool
Nuthatch Feeder By Reception
Chiffchaff (Heard) Marsh Covert Wood
Swallows Over Marsh Covert Wood
Pink-F Geese 20+ Flew Over Bridge Pool
Raven x2 Flew Over Birdcrop Field
House Martins Over Birdcrop Field
Great Egrets x6 Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Burton Marsh From Point
Snipe x10 IMF
Stock Doves x12 IMF
Stonechat x1 IMF
Pintail x3 Border Pool

Parkgate
2 Great White Egret,Merlin,Peregrine,5 Marsh Harrier,2 Spoonbill,Hobby and c200 Pink-footed Geese

Hilbre Island
Marsh Harrier-Over the Observatory

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22nd September 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Chiffchaff x2 By Railway Bridge
Blackcap x2 By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Dunlin x8 IMF
Snipe 12+ IMF
Water Rail IMF
Pintail x3 Border Pool
Little Grebe Bridge Pool
Chiffchaff x1 Along Boardwalk
Cetti's Warbler Near Willow Pool
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Snipe Main Scrape
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x9 Main Scrape
Wigeon Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Reception Pool
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier x2 (M&F) Over Wet Grassland
Cattle Egret x1 With Cows Wet Grassland
Buzzard Fence Post Right Wet Grassland
Pink-F Geese Flew Over Wet Grassland
Goosander IMF
Bullfinch (Heard) Along Boardwalk

Thurstaston
4 Mediterranean Gull

Burton Marsh
2 Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier

Red Rocks Marsh
Cetti's Warbler

Sandbach Flashes
5 Great White Egret-Elton Hall Flash
2 Garganey-Railway Flash No1
Cetti's Warbler-Watch lane Flash

21st September 2019
Leasowe Lighthouse
Adult Winter Mediterranean Gull-Near Greenshank Groyne

(C)A.ORTON

Burton RSPB
Little Stint Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Dunlin Main Scrape
Ruff x12 Main Scrape
Lesser-Black backed Gull Main Scrape
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Buzzard x2 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Chiffchaff Along Boardwalk
Swallows IMF
Stock Doves x9 IMF
Pink-F Geese x8 IMF
Pintail Border Pool
Hobby Burton Point
Great Egrets x7 Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Sparrowhawk Over Wet Grassland

Parkgate
4 Marsh Harrier

Hilbre Island
Adult Winter Mediterranean Gull,3 Raven,7 Snipe and 6 Pintail

Sandbach Flashes
Golden Plover,Green Sandpiper and Ruff

Pickerings Pasture
2 Curlew Sandpiper

20th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Green Woodpecker Burton Point
Water Rail Island Left Of IMF Hide
Ruff x2 IMF
Snipe IMF
Dunlin IMF
Stock Doves x17 IMF
Pintail x3 Border Pool
Water Rail By Bridge Screen
Buzzard Marsh Covert Wood
Chiffchaff In Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Warbler (Heard) By Willow Pool
Pink-Footed Geese x36 Main Scrape
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Ruff x9 Main Scrape
Dunlin Main Scrape
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Hobby Over Marsh Covert Hide
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Cattle Egret With Cattle Wet Grassland

Hilbre Island
Kingfisher

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Leasowe Lighthouse
Hobby-Flew west along River Birkett

Heswall
9 Common Buzzard-'Kettling' over

Heswall Golf Course
Red Kite-Over

19th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Cattle Egret (Or Cow Egret) Main Scrape
Merlin Fence Post Left Of Reception Pool
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Buzzard Over Main Scrape
Green Woodpecker (Heard) Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Warbler (Heard) By Reedbed Screen
Meadow Pipit On Wall Birdcrop Field
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Blackcap By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Chiffchaff (Heard) Along Path To IMF
Swallows Over IMF
Hobby Over IMF Then Down On MCH Pool
Snipe 15+ IMF
Little Ringed Plovers x2 IMF
Little Stint x1 IMF
Dunlin x11 IMF
Ruff x9 IMF
Pintail x3 Border Pool

Burton Marsh
Hobby and Adult female Hen Harrier

18th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x5 Burton Marsh From Point
Green Woodpecker Burton Point
Blackcap By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF
Snipe 20+ IMF
Ruff x5 IMF
Water Rail (Juvenile) IMF
Golden Plover x2 IMF
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Buzzard Over Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk x2 (M&F) Main Scrape
Dunlin x10 Main Scrape
Snipe x6 Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Little Stint x1 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Greenshank x2 Main Scrape
Pink-F Geese x8 Main Scrape

17th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Dunlin x10 Main Scrape
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Pink-F Geese x3 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Ruff x12 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Kestrel Fence Post Right Of Wet Grassland
Great Egret (Gary) Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Cetti's Warbler (Heard) By Willow Pool
Cormorant Trees Burton Mere
Buzzard Over Marsh Covert Wood
Blackcap x2 (M&F) By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Cetti's Warbler (Heard)In Copse To IMF
Ruff x3 IMF
Snipe 40+ IMF
Golden Plover x2 IMF
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Raven Field Right Of Birdcrop Field
Spotted flycatcher By Wooden Bridge To IMF

Hilbre Island
Great Skua and 17 Brent Geese

Parkgate
3 Spoonbill

Thurstaston Shore
3 Mediterranean Gull

16th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Little Owl In Tree Burton Point
Wheatear x6 On Wall Burton Point
Ruff x5 IMF
Snipe x55 IMF
Water Rail (Juvenile) IMF
Golden Plover x1 IMF
Dunlin x5 IMF
Stock Doves x3 IMF
Raven Over IMF
Pintail x3 (F) Border Pool
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x6 Main Scrape
Dunlin x7 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Back Of Main Scrape
House Martins Over Main Scrape
Swallows Over Main Scrape
Pink-F Geese x80 Wet Grassland
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine High Over Wet Grassland
Buzzard Fence Right Of Wet Grassland
Curlew Sandpiper x2 Main Scrape
Water Rail Reedbed Screen

Hilbre Island
31 Wheatear 

Neston Old Quay
5 Wheatear and a Spotted Flycatcher

Meols Common
8 Wheatear on groyne 

Parkgate
2 Wheatear in tree by Old Baths,4 Great White Egret,3 Spoonbill and a Marsh Harrier

Burton Marsh
7 Wheatear by sheep pens,2 Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier 

Heswall Shore
Whinchat and 4 Wheatear

Thurstaston Shore
4 Mediterranean Gull

Woolston Eyes
Whinchat-N03 Bed

Pickerings Pasture
3 Great White Egret

15th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Little Stint Main Scrape
Dunlin x20 Main Scrape
Snipe x6 Main Scrape
Ruff Main Scrape
Pintail x3 Main Scrape
Meadow Pipits x2 Left Of Main Scrape
Buzzard Fence Post Behind Wet Grassland
Grey Wagtail Reception Pool
Hobby After Swallows Over Reception Pool
Swallows Over Reception Pool
House Martins Over Reception Pool
Snipe x5 IMF
Dunlin x1 IMF
Ruff x11 IMF
Stock Doves x8 IMF
Wigeon x2 Border Pool
Pintail x1 Border Pool
Kestrel Over Burton Point
Great Egrets x7 Burton Marsh From Point
Peregrine On Post Burton Marsh From Point
Raven Over Birdcrop Field

Hoylake Shore
Yellow-legged Gull

Parkgate
Short-eared Owl,Hen Harrier(ad fem),3 Marsh Harrier,2 Kestrel,7 Spoonbill,2 Great White Egret,c200 Swallow and c40 House Martin

Hale
2 Great white Egret and 20+ Little Egret-Flew out of the decoy this morning

14th September 2019
Bromborough
Glaucous Gull-Reported flying over

Hale
23 Snipe,Green Sandpiper,2 Ruff,Little Grebe, loads of Starling-Carr Lane
Within Way for decoy roost-3 Cattle Egret,5 Great White Egret,46 Little Egret,Kingfisher,2 Raven,Grey Wagtail,Barn Owl and a Golden Plover

Shotwick Lake
4 Lapland Buntings-Feeding on stubble between lake and finger post gutter early evening and then flew towards Burton marsh

Leasowe
Dotterel-Juvenile-At around 11.45-Close to groyne

Burton RSPB
Peregrine Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x6 Burton Marsh From Point
Curlew Over Burton Point
Green Woodpecker Burton Point
Snipe IMF
Ruff x3 (M) IMF
Sparrowhawk On Far Bank IMF
Pintail x2 (F) Bridge Pool
Buzzards x2 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Chiffchaff By Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Warbler By Willow Pool
Dunlin x7 Main Scrape
Ruff x2 (Reeves) Main Scrape
Little Stint Main Scrape
Snipe 15+ Main Scrape
Kestrel Fence Right Of Wet Grassland
Meadow Pipits x2 On Barn Roof
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool

Hilbre Island
Treecreeper,2 Brent Geese,4 Pintail,8,000 Herring Gull and a Wheatear

Parkgate
2 Hobby,2 Marsh Harrier and 7 Spoonbilll

Neston Marsh
Hobby-Hunting swallows by the Harp Inn

Burton Point
3 Little Owl,Green Sandpiper and a  Great White Egret

13th September 2019
Disley
Wood Sandpiper-Waterside Flash

Burton RSPB
Snipe 20+ Main Scrape 
Barnacle Geese x4 Main Scrape 
Ruff x7 Main Scrape 
Dunlin x3 Main Scrape
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Great Egret x1 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Cetti's Warbler By Willow Pool
Raven x1 Over Birdcrop Field
Buzzard Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Kestrel Burton Marsh From Point
Cetti's Warbler In Copse To IMF
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF
Dunlin x1 IMF
Snipe x11 IMF
Stock Doves x4 IMF

Parkgate
7 Spoonbill,3 Great White Egret,2 Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine Falcon

Heswall Shore
960 Knot 

Denhall Lane
Spotted Flycatcher-By Net's Cafe

Hoylake
Guillemot-Flew west

Burton Point
Wheatear,Merlin and 200+ Pink-footed Geese-Over

12th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point 
Swallows Burton Point 
House Martins Burton Point 
Kestrel Over Birdcrop Field
Wheatear x2 Birdcrop Field
Buzzard Over Marsh Covert Wood
Chiffchaff By Willow Pool
Cetti's Warbler Near Willow Pool
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Snipe 30+ Main Scrape
Dunlin x1 Main Scrape
Ruff x5 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland
Sparrowhawk Over Wet Grassland
Little Stint Main Scrape
Water Rail Marsh Covert Hide

Denhall Quay
Great Skua and 2 Great Black-backed Gull-Feeding on a dead sheep on marsh

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
5,200 Black-tailed Godwit

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EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL-CEMLYN BAY-ANGLESEY-26TH SEPTEMBER 2019

A discussion started yesterday afternoon on the North wales whats app group that an interesting Yellow wagtail sp had been found at Cemlyn bay on Anglesey.

The bird had been photographed well yesterday afternoon but no one had heard it call.News came out this morning that a birder had a sonogram of its call and the bird was apparently perfect for EASTERN!

I needed this bird for Britain so travel arrangements were soon sorted out and I was on my way with Fred fearn,Malc curtin and Phil woollen.

VIEWS WEREN'T GOING TO BE GREAT IN A STRONG WESTERLY WIND

There had been no sign of the bird for over an hour on arrival and the wind was making things difficult  but a Little owl in a nearby gorse bush put on a good show and a Kingfisher was bombing around.

We then decided to move over to the road on the other side of the hill where we connected with the yellow wagtail sp sat out on a fence post.The bird showed well for a few minutes but was distant and then it flew back down into the field.This bird is yet another which may have slipped by without the aid of the internet,the monochrome plumage,pale bill base,facial pattern and strikingly long hind-claw all pointed to eastern yellow wagtail,but are insufficient to nail the identification fully. 
                                          
We waited around for a good hour but the bird was so elusive and due to the bird being in private fields unless it flew right next to the road or over you and it called these views would have to do.Thankfully others did make the crucial voice recording,enabling sonogram confirmation of the identification within a few days of us seeing the bird.

Previous accepted records
2016-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly
Standing Stones field, St Mary’s, 1CY, 13th–17th October, photo, sound recording (M. Andrews, A. J. Livett et al.).

2016-Polgigga-Cornwall
Lower Bosistow, 1CY, 28th October, sound recording, photo (K. A. Wilson et al. per Cornwall Recorder).

2011-Shetland
Bruray, Out Skerries, first-winter, 10th to 14th October, sound recording, photo.

2010-Devon
Colyton WTW, Colyford, first-winter male, 4th to 19th December, trapped 14th December, sound recording, photo, DNA analysis.

1909-Shetland-Fair isle
No locality, first-winter female, collected, 9th October, now at National Museums of Scotland (NMSZ 1910.132.15).

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AFTERNOONS BIRDING AT LEASOWE LIGHTHOUSE

I spent this afternoon birding the North wirral coast with my partner Dianne.We parked up at Meols and headed towards the lighthouse.Swallows were passing over us in good numbers as we headed towards Wrynecks rise and a female Stonechat put in an appearance before flying off.

Four Ravens flew over us we headed towards the pond and a Migrant hawker dragonfly was seen as we walked along the nature trail.

Heading around the nature trail it was very quiet.

 THE NATURE TRAIL LEADING  TOWARDS THE LIGHTHOUSE

With the high tide due in we headed back to the coastal path were we connected with a Mediterranean gull sat preening on the sea,close in with Black headed gulls and a juvenile Knot was casual feeding along the tide line.

ADULT WINTER MEDITERRANEAN GULL

JUVENILE KNOT ON THE TIDELINE

As we walking back to the car five Little egrets flew inland off the sea.A quiet afternoons birding but good to be out and about

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

11th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Snipe 40+ Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Barnacle Geese x5 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Dunlin x1 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Chiffchaff By Willow Pool
Cetti's Warbler By Marsh Covert Wood
Buzzard Marsh Covert Wood
House Martins Railway Bridge
Raven Burton Point
Little Owl Tree Burton Point
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Swallows Over Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Over Wet Grassland

Parkgate
7 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash-Hen Harrier

Heswall
1900 Shelduck,14 Teal,Wigeon,2400 Oystercatcher,129 Grey Plover,300 Knot,1200 Curlew,5000 Redshank and a Greenshank 

Heswall Fields NT
240 Goldfinch

New Brighton
Pomarine Skua

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

10th September 2019
Hilbre Island
2 Tree Sparrow,Black Tern and 335 Sandwich Tern with another 200 which flew past Red Rocks

(C)STEVE WILLIAMS

Burton RSPB

Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Barnacle Geese x5 Burton Marsh From Point
Swallows Burton Point
Chiffchaff Along Boardwalk
Buzzard Over Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Warbler Near Reception Pool
Great Egret Right Of Wet Grassland
Snipe 20+ Main Scrape
Little Stint Main Scrape
Ruff x5 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Dunlin x1 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Wheatear Left Of Main Scrape
Hobby

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a Marsh Harrier

Wybunbury-Lea Forge
Hobby-Chasing dragonflies