CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 6TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland & Main Scrape 
Sparrowhawk Over Wet Grassland 
Buzzard Fence Left Of Main Scrape 
Avocets x115 Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x3 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Right Of Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x1 Main Scrape
Blackcap Marsh Covert Wood By Burton Mere
Bearded Tit Reedbed Screen
Cetti's Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Chiffchaff Trees By Birdcrop Field
Pintail x5 IMF
Long Tailed Duck ( F) Border Pool
Marsh Harrier ( F) Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x1 Burton Marsh From Point
Green Woodpecker In Field Burton Point

Hoylake Shore
16+ White Wagtail and 200+ Meadow Pipit on the shore,2 Wheatear on the rocks.

Hilbre Island
Swallow,3 Eider,6 Gannet and 230+ Meadow Pipit through.

Leasowe Lighthouse
7 Red-throated Diver(1 in s/pl),4 Swallow,4 Sand Martin and 20+ Wheatear.

Red Rocks
Cetti's Warbler

CHESHIRE
Warrington
Iceland Gull-Adult again at McDonald's on Winwick Road 

Marbury Country Park
Reed Warbler-Witton Mill Carpark and Whooper Swan-Neumann's Flash
Jack Snipe and Green Sandpiper-Hadyns Pool
2CY Mediterranean Gull-Nuemanns Flash

Hale
Water Pipit-On Carr Lane Pools from bridge on Town Lane

Woolston Eyes 
17 Black Necked Grebe,House Martin,2 Swallow,60 Sand Martin,7 Brambling and a Merlin-No 3 Bed

Scholar Green
Male Redstart-Ashbank Farm area

Sandbach Flashes
Common Sandpiper,Barnacle Goose and 7 Black tailed Godwit

Mollington
Osprey-Over,heading towards Dee estuary


Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret and 2 Water Pipit

Sandbach Flashes
Red Kite-Over and 2 Cettis Warbler-Maw Green Tip

Astbury Mere
Brambling flock-still in wood east of mere.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 5TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland & Main Scrape 
Sparrowhawk Over Wet Grassland 
Buzzard Fence Left Of Main Scrape 
Avocets x115 Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x3 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Right Of Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x1 Main Scrape
Blackcap Marsh Covert Wood By Burton Mere
Bearded Tit Reedbed Screen
Cetti's Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Chiffchaff Trees By Birdcrop Field
Pintail x5 IMF
Long Tailed Duck ( F) Border Pool
Marsh Harrier ( F) Burton Marsh From Point
Great White Egret x1 Burton Marsh From Point
Green Woodpecker In Field Burton Point
Grasshopper Warbler 

Leasowe
Great Northern Diver-One offshore then flew north also 2 Red-throated Diver,3 Swallow and a  Wheatear.

Red Rocks
Osprey-Came in off the sea.

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Male Marsh harrier,2 Mediterranean Gulls,2 Willow Warblers,17 Black necked grebe and a Merlin-No.3 bed.

Redes Mere
Common Tern

Doddington
Wheatear-1st of the year.

Astbury Mere
Adult Little Gull

(C)STEVE SEAL

Marbury Country Neumann's Flash
Willow warbler-Near Pods hide

Ince Marshes
4 Bewick's Swan

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 4TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Long Tailed Duck Border Pool 
Pintail x12 IMF 
Great Egret Over Marsh Covert Wood 
Cetti's Warbler Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x3 Marsh Covert Hide
Sand Martins Burton Mere
House Martins 6+ Burton Mere
Swallows Reception Pool
Reed Buntings x3 Reception Pool
Avocets 100+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x3 Main Scrape 
Little Ringed Plover x1 Right Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland

Leasowe Lighthouse
2 Swallow over and 3 Red-throated Diver-On the sea.

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
9 Black Necked Grebe

Warrington

Iceland Gull-Adult still at Orford Jubilee Park

Astbury Mere

Willow Warbler-Back singing this morning it has arrived on the same date as last year's bird.

Marbury Country Park
Whooper Swan-Neumanns Flash 

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 3RD APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Leasowe Lighthouse
White Wagtail-Kerr's Field-then flew towards cafe.

Burton RSPB
Avocets 100+ Main Scrape 
Mediterranean Gulls x2 Main Scrape 
Little Ringed Plover x2 Main Scrape 
Swallows x2 Over Reception Pool
Nuthatch In Car Park
Cetti's Warbler Marsh Covert Wood
Sand Martins 30+ Bridge Pool
Linnets Birdcrop Field
Chiffchaff In Copse To IMF
Little Grebe x2 IMF
Pintail x15 IMF
Long Tailed Duck Border Pool (13th Day)
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Green Woodpecker x2 Field Burton Point

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Blackcap,Little Ringed plover,21 Black tailed godwit,Redshank,8 Snipe and 7 Goosander.

Henbury
Great White Egret-One taken into care at Thornycroft Hall recently but rehabilitated successfully and released yesterday at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB.

Newchurch Common
Smew-Adult female of unknown origin still on the large pool north of the track and 1st Winter Mediteranean Gull.

Woolston Eyes
Black Necked Grebe-16 on No.3 bed and Little Ringed plover.

Warrington
Iceland Gull-Adult again flew over Warrington Collegiate

Redes Mere
Drake and Female-Garganey and Male Mandarin Duck.

Astbury Mere
12+Brambling and Peregrine Falcon-Over.

Frodsham Marshes
3 Short-eared Owls,2 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier,3 Water Pipit and Cetti's Warbler.

ISLES OF SCILLY WEEKEND 29TH-2ND APRIL 2019

I just returned from a long weekend on the Isles of Scilly and saw some great birds whilst there. Spring is now in full swing, and summer migrants are turning up on a daily basis. Here is a list of species I managed to see whilst over there.

2 Great Northern Diver-Brhyer-St Martins

Little Grebe-Tresco

4 Red Breasted Merganser-St Martins

Gadwall-St Marys and Tresco

Mallard

6 Pochard-Tresco

1 Pintail-Tresco

Canada Goose-Tresco

Moorhen

Coot

Guillemot-Scillionian Crossing

Razorbill-Scillionian Crossing
Gannet-Scillionian Crossing

Puffin-Scillionian Crossing

Manx Shearwater-Scillionian Crossing

Kittiwake-Scillionian Crossing

Fulmar-Scillionian Crossing

Great Black Headed Gull

Black-Headed Gull

Common Gull

Herring Gull

Shag

Redshank

4 Whimbrel-Tresco

Curlew-St Marys

9 Bar Tailed Godwit-St Martins

Ringed Plover-St Martins

Turnstone

1 Avocet-1st Record since 2008 on the Islands

Oystercatcher

2 Merlin-Bryher and St Martins

1 Kestrel-St Martins

1 Osprey-Bryher and St Marys

1 Hen Harrier-Ringtail-St Martins

1 Marsh Harrier-St Marys

Blackbird

Song Thrush

Wren

Carrion Cow

2 Raven

House Sparrow

40+Linnet

10+Greenfinch

17 Goldfinch

2 Chaffinch

7 Chiffchaff

1 Willow Warbler-Tresco

1 Blackcap-Tresco

1 Goldcrest-Tresco

12 Stonechat

Starling

9 House Martin-Bryher

50+Sand Martin

8 Swallow

2 Great Tit

20+Meadow Pipit

12 Wheatear

3 Pied Wagtail

4 White Wagtail-St Marys

6 Black Redstart-St Marys

20+Sandwich Tern-Tresco,St Marys, Brother, and St Martins

2 Common Tern-Tresco

4 Fieldfare-St Marys

2 Redwing-St Marys

2 Cattle Egret-Tresco

30+Pheasant-St Marys, Baker, Tresco and St Martins

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 2ND APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pintail x15 IMF 
Long Tailed Duck (F)Border Pool 
Sand Martins 30+ Over IMF 
Swallows 10+ Over IMF
Chiffchaff In Copse To IMF
Reed Bunting Along Path To IMF
Linnets Birdcrop Field
Spotted Redshank x7 Marsh Covert Hide
Knot x1 Marsh Covert Hide
Buzzard Marsh Covert Wood
Treecreeper x1 Marsh Covert Wood
Nuthatch x1 Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Little Ringed Plover x2 Main Scrape
Avocets 100+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x4 Main Scrape
Egyptian Goose Wet Grassland
Ruff x4 Wet Grassland
Willow Warbler By Fishing Ponds

Hilbre Island
5 Sandwich Tern *first of the year*,6 Gannet and 3 Eider.

Leasowe Lighthouse
6 Wheatear-In fields inland of horse paddocks.

Hoylake
Osprey over Hoylake prom at 1130 heading towards Leasowe.

Heswall Shore
370 Shelduck, 300 Oystercatcher, 130 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 600 Knot, 2000 Redshank, 470 Curlew-Over high tide.

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
230 Black-tailed Godwit.

CHESHIRE
Redes Mere
Drake and Female-Garganey

Hale
Jack Snipe-Carr Lane Pools

Woolston Eyes
Marsh Harrier and 12 Black Necked grebe.

Marbury Country Park
Whooper Swan-Neumanns Flash 

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 1ST APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Marsh Harrier x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Pintail x12 IMF 
Long Tailed Duck (F) Border Pool (11th Day)
Linnets Birdcrop Field
Buzzard Over Birdcrop Field
Sand Martins 15+ Over Bridge Pool
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Cattle Egrets x3 From Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti's Warbler x2 Reedbed Screen
Avocets 130+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x2 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x3 Main Scrape
Egyptian Goose Wet Grassland
Merlin Fence Behind Wet Grassland
Greenshank x1 Wet Grassland
Bearded Tits x2 Reedbed Screen

Thurstaston Shore
Greenshank with 400 Knot and 2,000 Redshank on rising tide 

Hoylake
Ring Necked Parakeet

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Whooper Swan-Neumanns Flash 
2 Wheatear-Marston hall farm.
2 Little Ringed plover-Kid brook spit-Budworth mere

 WHEATEAR

(C)GREG BAKER

WHOOPER SWAN

(C)GREG BAKER

Astbury Mere
70-100+ Brambling

Redes Mere
Drake and Female-Garganey,Drake Mandarin Duck and a Red kite-Over.

Moore Nature Reserve
Lesser Spotted woodpecker,Ring Ouzel and Willow Warbler.

Doddington
Red Kite-Over

Sandbach Flashes
Greenshank Flash

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 31ST MARCH 2019

WIRRAL
Hoylake
Ring Necked Parakeet

Burton RSPB
Egyptian Geese x2 Wet Grassland
Little-Ringed Plovers X2 Main Scrape 
Avocets 100+ Main Scrape 
Mediterranean Gull x4 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Left Of Main Scrape
Cetti's Warbler x2 By Reedbed Screen
Spotted Redshank x4 Marsh Covert Hide
Great Crested Grebe x2 Bridge Pool
Sand Martins 20+ Over Bridge Pool
Swallows Over Bridge Pool
Chiffchaff In Copse To IMF
Pintail x11 IMF
Barnacle Goose By Border Pool
Long Tailed Duck Border Pool
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier ( F) Burton Marsh From Point 
White Stork High Above Reserve
Buzzard Over Marsh Covert Wood
Treecreeper By Burton Mere
Pochard x2 Burton Mere

Leasowe Lighthouse
House Martin *first of spring*,Marsh Harrier flew north early morning,Glaucous Gull (1st winter) flew NE past car park and 4 Wheatear in horse paddocks.

Denhall towards Ness Gardens
Osprey-Carrying large fish

Hilbre Island
3 Wheatear,4 Eider (2 pair),4 Red-breated Merganser (2 pair) and at least 50 Brent Geese were seen flying out over the sea to NW.

Burton marsh
4 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (ringtail),2 Merlin,Great White Egret and a Wheatear.

Burton Point and Sheep Pens
14 Wheatear

CHESHIRE
Hale
Western Osprey-Flew over Burnt Mill Farm heading north 

Woolston Eyes
14 Black Necked grebe-N0 3 Bed

Risley
Ring Ouzel-On landfill at Silver Lane Pools then flew northwest 

Hale
Short Eared Owl

Redes Mere
Drake and Female-Garganey

Astbury Mere
70-100+ Brambling