CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 27TH APRIL 2019

CHESHIRE
Bickerton Hill
Ring Ouzel-Male still in grass field above main Poole Farm car park 

Hurleston Reservoir
Black Tern-Viewed from canal tow path 

Astbury Country Park
2 Arctic Tern

Woolston Eyes
2 Arctic Tern-N03 Bed

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 26TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Spotted Redshank x5 IMF 
House Martins Over IMF 
Cetti's Warbler By IMF Hide
Whitethroat Along Boardwalk
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Sand Martins 30+ Bridge Pool
Buzzard Over Marsh Covert Wood
Chiffchaff In Marsh Covert Wood
Spoonbill By MC Hide
Bar-Tailed Godwit MCH Full Summer Plumage
Sedge Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Reed Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Blackcap By Willow Pool
Swallows Over Reception Pool
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Right Of Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x5 Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Yellow Wagtail From Bunker Left Of Scrape
Cattle Egrets x2 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Swift High Over Reserve

Leasowe Lighthouse
Spanish Wagtail(Motacilla flava iberiae),2 Whinchat and 3 Wheatear

Spanish Wagtail

(C)ALLAN CONLIN

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Garganey and Lesser Whitethroat-N04 Bed
Hobby-No3 Bed

Hale
Great White Egret-Hale Head
2 Whinchat-On fence posts at Carr Lane Pools as viewed from Carr Lane 

Mow Cop
Ring Ouzel-Still on south side around the stone wall near Old Man of Mow 

Rudheath
Grasshopper Warbler-Reeling in reeds by canal 600 yards south of the bridge to get into Tata complex.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 25TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Leasowe Lighthouse
Channel Wagtail (Yellow Wagtail intergrade-M f flava x favissima),5 Yellow Wagtail,Whinchat,2 Redstart, Garden Warbler and a Whimbrel.

 CHANNEL WAGTAIL

YELLOW WAGTAIL

(C)EDDIE WILLIAMS

Burton RSPB
Channel Wagtail,4 Yellow wagtail,Possible Blue Headed Wagtail,Western Cattle Egret,Great White Egret,Garganey (Drake),Spoonbill and a Greenshank.


Hilbre Island
Arctic Skua,2 Arctic Tern,6 Common Tern,250+ Sandwhich Tern,7 Gannet,3 Yellow Wagtail, 21 White Wagtail,Brent Goose,2 Eider,3 Tree Pipits,2 Redstart,Blackcap and Whitethroat

REDSTART

(C)STEVE WILLIAMS

Burton Point
Whinchat

CHESHIRE
Bickerton Hill
Ring Ouzel-Male still in grass field above main Poole Farm car park 

Woolston Eyes
5 Mediterranean Gull,Lesser Whitethroat,Drake Garganey-N04 Bed

Hale
3 Whimbrel,7 Yellow Warbler,Swift,Wheatear,2 Reed Warbler,8 Sedge warbler,8 Whitethroat and 7 Redpoll

WHIMBREL

(C)DAVE CRAVEN

Delamere-Fox Howl
Pied Flycatcher and Redstart

PIED FLYCATCHER

(C)MALC CURTIN

Marbury Country Park
Whooper Swan-Neumann's Flash

Moore Nature Reserve
2 Cuckoo

Sandbach Flashes
Whimbrel-Elton Hall Flash

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 24TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Whitethroat By Railway Bridge 
Blackcap By Wooden Bridge To IMF 
Pintail x1 (F) IMF
Swallows x2 Over Birdcrop Field
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Sand Martins Over Bridge Pool
Buzzards x2 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Spoonbill Flew Into Marsh Covert Wood
Chiffchaff In Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Warbler In Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x6 Marsh Covert Hide
Greenshank x1 Marsh Covert Hide
Sedge Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Reed Warbler By Reedbed Screen
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls Main Scrape
Ruff x2 (M) Main Scrape
Great Egret x1 Wet Grassland
Mistle Thrush x6 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Cattle Egrets x2 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Bearded Tit (M) Reedbed Screen

Leasowe
Female Ring Ouzel and 3 Yellow Wagtail-In Kerr's field

Denhall Quay
3 Greenshank

Hilbre Island
Female Redstart,12 Willow Warbler,4 Tree Pipit,Dark Bellied Brent goose,Drake Eider and good numbers of White and Yellow Wagtail

CHESHIRE
Mow Cop
Ring Ouzel-Still on south side around the stone wall near Old Man of Mow 

RING OUZEL

(C)ANDY GOODWIN

Bickerton Hill
Ring Ouzel-Male still in grass field above main Poole Farm car park 

Marbury Country Park-Area
2 Avocet,Green Sandpiper,Common Sandpiper,2 Little Ringed Plover,Whooper Swan,Garden Warbler,Cuckoo and 2 Whimbrel

Frodsham Marshes
11 Avocet,Peregrine Falcon and Little Ringed Plover.

Woolston Eyes
2 Cuckoo,Yellow Wagtail and Little Ringed Plover.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 23RD APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret x1 Field Left Bunker Entrance 
Common Sandpiper Main Scrape 
Mediterranean Gulls x17 Main Scrape 
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Blackcap ( M) By Willow Pool
Reed Warbler In Reedbed
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Garganey 2M-1F MCH (Photo Female)
Spotted Redshank x8 Marsh Covert Hide
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Whitethroat By Railway Bridge
Raven Over Birdcrop Field
Buzzard Burton Marsh From Point
Cetti's Warbler In Copse To IMF
Great Egret By Border Pool
Yellow Wagtail From Bunker
Grasshopper Warbler By Barn

Hilbre Island
16 Yellow wagtails,27 White Wagtail,8 Wheatear,2 Redpoll,Dark Bellied Grent Goose,Female Redstart and a Common Sandpiper

WHITE WAGTAIL

YELLOW WAGTAIL

(C)STEVE WILLIAMS

Ledsham-Two Mills
3 Swift *first of spring*-Over

Leasowe Lighthouse
2 Common Sandpiper on groyne,2 Raven,3 Whinchat,28 Wheatear,8 White Wagtail,2 Common Redstart, Whimbrel,2 Fieldfare and 10 Yellow Wagtail.

Heswall Golf Course
Grasshopper Warbler-Along Wirral Way.

Heswall-River Bank
Great White Egret,2 Marsh Harrier and a Merlin.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park-Area
6 Avocets,Whooper Swan,Cuckoo,2 Whimbrel,Little Ringed plover and a Garden Warbler.

Woolston Eyes
4 Goosander,Cuckoo,Little Ringed Plover,Grasshopper Warbler,5 Whimbrel,Bar Tailed Godwit,2 Garganey and 10+ Black Necked Grebe

Frodsham Marshes
Ringtail Hen Harrier.

Northwich
Red Kite-Flew over Roberts bakery-Rudheath.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 22ND APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Chiffchaff In Copse To IMF 
Pintail x4 IMF 
Great Egret x1 By Border Pool
Whitethroat Along Boardwalk
Spotted Redshank x6 MCH (Photo)
Reed Warbler Reedbed
Cetti's Warbler Marsh Covert Wood
Blackcap ( M) By Willow Pool
Swallow x2 Over Reception Pool
Ruff x3 (M) Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x5 Main Scrape
Mistle Thrush Field Left Bunker Entrance
Cattle Egrets x3 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Spoonbill In Trees Marsh Covert Wood
Egyptian Geese x2 Main Scrape

Leasowe Lighthouse
3 Whinchat,Grasshopper Warbler,8 Yellow Wagtail,8 Wheatear and 2 Tree Pipit 

Red Rocks
Grasshopper Warbler and a Common Sandpiper.

CHESHIRE
Mow Cop
Ring Ouzel-Still around the stone wall near Old Man of Mow

RING OUZEL

(C)STEVE SEAL

Woolston Eyes
Drake Garganey

Bickerton Hill

Ring Ouzel-Male near Pool Farm car park and a Common Redstart

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 21ST APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
White Wagtail From Bunker Left Of Scrape 
Swallows x2 Over Field Left Bunker Entrance 
Mediterranean Gulls x7 Main Scrape 
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x2 (M) Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Blackcap (M) By Willow Pool
Reed Bunting (M) Reedbed Screen
Sedge Warbler Reedbed
Spoonbill In Trees Marsh Covert Wood
Cattle Egret In Trees Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x8 Marsh Covert Hide
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Whitethroat Along Boardwalk
Chiffchaff By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Cetti's Warbler By IMF Hide
Pintail x3 IMF
Great Egret By Border Pool

Leasowe LIghthouse
15 Yellow Wagtail,7 Fieldfare,2 White Wagtail,2 Ring Ouzel,2 Grasshopper Warbler,5 Mealy Redpoll,14 Wheatear,Whinchat and several Lesser Whitethroats.

Hilbre Island
Little Ringed Plover flew towards Red Rocks,Whinchat,Common Redstart,2 Grasshopper Warbler,23 Yellow Wagtail,15 White Wagtail,Eider,Common Sandpiper and 15 Whimbrel.

Ness
Osprey-North over.

Burton Point
Spoonbill flew out towards estuary this evening,also 2 Grasshopper Warbler.

CHESHIRE
Hale-Carr Lane Pools
Drake Garganey,Ring Ouzel,3+ Grasshopper warbler,Female Redstart,2 Tree Pipit,7 Reed warbler,4 Sedge warbler,Lesser Whitethroat,3 Whitethroat,2 Wheatear,5 Yellow Wagtail,2 Fieldfare,15 Redpoll,6 Siskin

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER

(DAVE CRAVEN)

Marbury Country Park-Area
Yellow wagtail Avocet,Garden Warbler,Yellowhammer,Whitethroat and 2 Little ringed plover

Tatton Mere
2 Mandarin duck,Common sandpiper and a Reed warbler on knutsford moor

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 20TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Pintail x4 IMF 
Raven Over Birdcrop Field 
Whitethroat x2 Along Boardwalk
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Buzzard x2 Marsh Covert Wood
Spoonbill Top Of Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x6 Marsh Covert Hide
Sedge Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Cetti's Warbler By Willow Pool
Blackcap (M) By Willow Pool
Marsh Harrier (F) Over Wet Grassland
Pink F Geese x4 Wet Grassland
Mediterranean Gulls x5 Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x2 (M) Main Scrape
Cattle Egrets x3 Field Left Of Bunker Entrance
White Wagtail From Bunker Left Of Scrape
Yellow Wagtail From Bunker Left Of Scrape
Wheatear In Field Burton Point
Green Sandpiper Pools Left Of Wet Grassland

Heswall Fields NT
2 Lesser Whitethroat (singing),Grasshopper Warbler,22 Blackcap and 15 Redpoll over

West Kirby-Grange cemetry
4 Tree Pipit and a Brambling over 

Meols
Black Redstart (fem)-In field by Water Treatment plant (near Park Lane).

Leasowe Lighthouse
Grasshopper Warbler,30+ Wheatear,6 Whinchat,2 Ring Ouzel,6 Common Redstart,4 Yellow Wagtail,4 White Wagtail,3 Fieldfare,2 Osprey over, one at mid-day and another at 1350hrs 

 REDSTART

(C)A.CONLIN

RING OUZEL

(C)A.CONLIN

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
Common Sandpiper and 670 Black-tailed Godwit 

Hilbre Island
Osprey,Merlin,2 Peregrine,8 Yellow Wagtail,6 Tree Pipit and a Grasshopper Warbler 

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
8 Whitethroat,2 Reed Warbler and Drake Garganey

Mow Cop
2 Ring Ouzel-Male

RING OUZEL

(C)STEVE SEAL

Marbury Country Park
4 Avocet-Neumann's Flash

Sandbach Flashes
Sandwich Tern-Elton Hall Flash

Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret