1 June 2020

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

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A message from Burton RSPB this afternoon
If birders could refrain from putting any news out for BMW during lockdown,even if scoped from a distance, that would be great.I know that may seem a bit OTT, but I’ve been having lots of issues with people accessing BMW,including birders,during lockdown and the last thing I want to do is encourage people further by putting news out. I have asked the information services to not put news out too. As soon as I can start to release from the reserve I will. 
Cheers everyone, Graham (Site Manager)

June 3rd
Common Quail seen in flight in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Short-eared Owl in sand dunes - Leasowe Gunsite.
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Eurasian Spoonbill-Off Bevyl road-Parkgate
Grae White Egret-Flew north west-Audlem
Rosy Starling-Possible for third day in garden-Knights grange-Winsford
Common Quail-Two singing males still near Decca Pools-Burton
Channel Wagtail-Male-Great White Egret and Common Quail-Hale

June 2nd
Channel wagtail-Male still by Holly Bush Lane-Rixton
Quail seen in flight in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Kingfisher and a Cetti's Warbler by sewage works - Carr Lane, Meols.
4 Eider (3 males) flew east - Dove Point, Meols.
2 Quail heard calling, one next to hedge and other in middle of field, also 3 Spoonbill - Decca Pools.

June 1st
Common Crossbill-6 flew south-Thornton Hough
Quail-Two singing males to south-west at Duckington last night-Bickerton Hill
Quail-Male still singing from field by Decca Pools-Burton Marsh
Quail calling in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
2 Yellow Wagtail and a Lesser Whitethroat - Shotwick Boating Lake.
Kingfisher and a Lesser Whitethroat by sewage works - Carr Lane, Meols.

May 31th
Black Crowned Night Heron-Belated news of one at Weaver Dairy House Farm Nature Reserve on 11 May for 7th day.-Winsford





Quail-Flew over calling (identified from sound recording)-Audlem
195 Oystercatcher,21 Grey Plover,40 Dunlin,2 Knot,217 Curlew,13 Whimbrel,380 Black-headed Gull,190 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Thurstaston Shore early morning.
Quail calling since early morning and seen in flight, in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Quail calling in field,Marsh Harrier,100+ Black-tailed Godwit and a Little Grebe with 2 chicks - Decca Pools.
Marsh Harrier soaring - Burton Point.

May 30th

Blyth's Reed Warbler/Marsh Warbler-Male still singing to the right of first screen hide by car park-Wigg Island
Arctic Tern-30+-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Still off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Quail seen in tractor furrows at range of 30 feet this morning -  by RAF monument, Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Little Owl - Burton Point.

May 29th
Quail-Audlem

Channel Wagtail-Near lighthouse-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
3 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
Red Kite over Halkyn (inland of Flint), at 1130am, report of several in the area yesterday.
Red Kite over Burton Point at 1145am.
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Tawny Owl in Dungeon Wood and a Barn Owl over nearby field, early morning - Thurstaston.
Great White Egret and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Greenshank and a Little Ringed Plover - Decca Pools.

May 28th

2 Channel Wagtail-Near lighthouse-Hale
Quail seen flying and heard calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
6 Whimbrel on tides edge - Hoylake Shore.

May 27th
Sanderling-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Quail calling in field inland of Old Baths,3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a  Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Greenshank still on Decca Pools.


May 26th
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret-Neston
Red Throated Diver-Flew low inland-Hoylake
Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash,Marsh Harrier (male, same as yesterday) - Parkgate.
12 Sedge Warblers counted between Denhall Quay and Burton Point,4 Stonechat,Greenshank and 14 Little Egret on Decca Pools - Burton Marsh.


May 25th
Corn Bunting-Red Kite and Hobby-Fanny's Croft-Alsager
Cuckoo,3 Avocets,Dunlin,2 Little Ringed Plover and 4 Black tailed Godwits-Ashtons flash and Neumann's Flash
Cormorant-Anderton-Northwich

Cormorant
(C)Dave Bedford

Spotted Flycatcher-Big Wood-Marbury Country Park
Channel Wagtail-Hale
2 Spoonbill early morning - Bevyl Road Flash, Parkgate.
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.


May 24th

2 Cuckoo's,Common Tern,Dunlin,4 Black tailed Godwit,3 Little Ringed plover and 3 Avocets-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

Cuckoo
(C)Fred Fearne

Corn Bunting-Fanny's Croft-Alsager
2 Garganey and 2 Bar Tailed Godwits-Frodsham Marshes
Quail - behind Old Baths, Parkgate, also 1 Marsh Harrier.
Quail singing by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Barn Owl and 1 Short-eared Owl hunting over rifle range and embankment - Burton Marsh.
Barn Owl over Station Road, Burton.
3 Raven over Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 23th

2 Avocet,Dunlin and a Cuckoo-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Channel Wagtail-Hale
2 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.
35 Manx Shearwater and 20 Gannet over high tide,46 Sanderling,17 Dunlin and 3 Ringed Plover 0n Bird Rock- Red Rocks.


May 22th
2 Avocet-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Eurasian Spoonbill-Again off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Great White Egret-Hale
Blyth's Reed Warbler-Probable male singing yesterday but no sign today-Hale
Marsh Harrier struggling against the wind out to sea but heading towards Meols, also 100+ Gannet,30 Manx Shearwater,4 Guillemot amd many terns up to 11am - Hoylake Shore.

May 21st
2 Avocets-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Avocet
(C)Malc Curtin

Great White Egret-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Elton hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Common Quail-Singing male near RAF monument-Saughall Masssey
Little Gull on border pool seen from cycle track - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Quail singing by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
39 Whimbrel roosting on rising tide - Heswall Shore.

May 20th

Great White Egret-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Again off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Spotted Flycatcher and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Cuckoo - Riverbank Road Heswall.
2+ Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore.
Peregrine stooped on c250 Knot, 4 Red-breasted Meganser (males) flew over SW, Tree Pipit, 3 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
Little Gull (looked like 1st summer) - Shotwick Lake.
Quail heard in field inland of Decca Pools.

May 19th

Garganey-Drake-Elton hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Garganey
(C)Malc Curtin
4 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
5 Raven in Kerr's Field,Wheatear and a White Wagtail in the horse paddocks -Leasowe Lighthouse.
Quail heard this evening - Burton Marsh.


May 18th
Common Quail-Winsford-No further details
Hoopoe flew into tree close to village centre - Lower Heswall.
Red Kite circling over Willaston.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Cuckoo by horse paddocks,Hobby by Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 17th
Channel Wagtail-Male still by Holly Bush Lane-Rixton

Little Stint-Still this morning; also 2 Curlew Sandpiper,2 Whimbrel and Channel Wagtail
Grasshopper Warbler by Arrowe Brook in field east of Greasby.
5 Raven (3 fledglings) and  a Greenland Wheatear - Kerr's Field,5 Common Whitethroat,4 Sedge Warbler,3 Reed Warbler,3 Stonechat,50 House Martin,25 Swallow and 620 Dunlin (flew west with tide) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Raven (2 flew SW and a third NE) -  East Hoyle Bank.
Red Kite and 3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Spotted Flycatcher showing well along Hadlow Road, Willaston.
200+ House Martin and Swallow over sewage works,Reed Warbler singing in reed bed,10 Whimbrel,10 Ringed Plover and 100+ Dunlin - Heswall Shore


May 16th
8 Avocet-Frodsham Marshes
Avocet
(C)Frank Duff

2 Common Tern fishing in West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Spoonbill off Boathouse Pub - Parkgate.
Cuckoo by Holmes Farm. Carr Lane, Hoylake.

Cuckoo heard several times by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
24 Little Egret,185 Oystercatcher,71 Grey Plover,27 Ringed Plover,2200 Dunlin,206 Curlew,11 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore at high tide.
Spoonbill (s/pl) at Decca Pools,2 Raven,3 Great White Egret,Marsh Harrier,2 Common Tern,Common Quail and a Wheatear-Burton/Neston Marsh.
Channel Wagtail-Rixton
Sanderling-Budworth Mere-Northwich

May 14th
Curlew Sandpiper-Hale Lighthouse
Channel wagtail-Rixton
2 Whinchat between kissing gates - Leasowe Lighthouse.
40 Golden Plover and 3 Grey Plover over flying north - East Hoyle Bank.

May 13th
Little Stint and Whimbrel-Hale Lighthouse
Curlew Sandpiper-One in south-west corner of No 6 Tank -Frodsham Marshes
Spoonbill-Flew south-east over nearby Mersey Gateway Bridge
Whinchat by Net's Cafe - Burton Marsh.
24 Whimbrel and 15 Swift  - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Spoonbill - Decca Pools.

May 12th
Great white Egret-Neston Marsh
Western Osprey-Flew over New Platt Lane-Goostrey
Whimbrel-two at Elton Hall Flash-Sandach flashes
Quail-Rixton

May 11th
Quail-Rixton
2 Cuckoo-No6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
2 Hobbie-Middlewich Lime beds
2 Cuckoo-Whitegate Way
Red Kite-Over Anderton-Northwich


                                                                 Red Kite

May 10th
Spotted Flycatcher-Big Wood-Marbury Country park


Spotted Flycatcher
(C)Malc Curtin

Hobby and Marsh Harrier-Maw Green Tip-Sandbach
Cuckoo-No6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Whinchat - Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
113 Shelduck,24 Little Egret,32 Ringed Plover,25 Grey Plover,4700 Dunlin,17 Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore this morning at low tide.
Quail heard in field and a Cuckoo - Decca Pools.
Spottted Flycatcher,Wheatear on tide wrack,Marsh Harrier over marsh and a Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Several Sanderling and Ringed Plover with lots of Dunlin on the shore plus a Wheatear by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake Shore.
10 Whimbrel-In near by field-Winsford
Western Osprey-Flew NNW over Padgate-Warrington

May 9th
Red Kite-OVer-Goostrey
Whinchat-Female-Rixton
Western Osprey-Flew north over Liscard mid-afternoon-Wallasey
2 Common Terns perched on buoys - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4+Curlew Sandpiper (2+ recorded overnight and 2 past on tide edge with Dunlin), also 1 Little Tern - Hoylake Shore.
Tree Pipit over Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Common Redstart by Carr Lane, Meols.

May 8th
Wood Sandpiper-No 3 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Wood Sandpiper
(C)Frank Duff

Quail singing on saltmarsh, 3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash early morning - Parkgate.
Hoopoe flew over Lower Heswall about noon, heading north.
9 Grey Plover,3400 Dunlin,180 Curlew and 68 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
Cuckoo heard several times today - Caldy Woods.
2 Whinchat,3 Wheatear and a Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 7
Honey Buzzard-Male flew low over A54 at Buglawton-Congleton
Turtle Dove flew south at 0850am - Red Rocks.
Marsh Harrier mobbed by gulls flying north,Spotted Flycatcher,2 Yellow Wagtail,6 Whinchat and 9 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Swift,12 Sand Martin and 30 Swallow over West Kirby Sand Dunes (Pinfold) this morning.
Cuckoo heard both early morning and this evening - Caldy Woods/Hill.

May 6th
Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
Blue-headed Wagtail briefly on shore - West Kirby.
142 Whimbrel,35 Golden Plover over Thurstaston cliffs display calling,plus 4 Sand Martin and 3 Yellow Wagtail in the fields - Thurstaston/Heswall.
Marsh Harrier over Red Rocks Marsh, flew inland.
Common Sandpiper on groyne,3 Ringed plover,Spotted Flycatcher,Whinchat and 5 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
May 5th
11 Arctic Terns-Flew past lighthouse-Hale
10+ Swift over, 3 Wheatear and 2 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Swift over Parkgate.
30+ Swift over the cliffs at Thurstaston CP late afternoon.

May 4
Whinchat-Male in north-west corner and Cuckoo-Ashton's Flash-Northwich


Cuckoo
Whinchat
(C)Malc Curtin

Marsh Harrier on beach then flew towards Formby - Hoylake.
Whinchat,4 Wheatear,White Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail in Kerr's Field,Sanderling on sea defence - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Greenshank flew south over Lower Heswall.
Little Gull (adult) - Shotwick Lake.

May 3
Little Stint-Near lighthouse-Hale
Wood Sandpiper-Rudheath Lime beds
Wood Warbler in song in woods behind Caldy Rugby Club playing fields, behind clubhouse - Thurstaston Hill.
Black Redstart on tide wrack by 'boat garden' - Parkgate.
6 Common Whitethroat between Caravan Park and Dee Sailing club - Thurstaston.
20 Sandwich Tern feeding on incoming tide - Thurstaston Shore.
Barn Owl flew over Heswall Fields this morning with 10+ Whimbrel on the shore - Heswall.
Cetti's Warbler at 4pm, just douth of Manor Road - Meols.
Drake Eider, c80 Gannet,Shag,Puffin and 2 Manx Shearwater out to sea, 1 Little Ringed Plover flew over - East Hoyle Bank.

May 2
Whinchat-Male-Frodsham Marshes
Whinchat-Female-Decoy marsh-Hale
Lots feeding seabirds off Hoylake this morning including 50+ Manx Shearwater.
Yellow Wagtail flew north over Lower Heswall.
Stonechat,Whinchat,3 singing Reed Warbler,4 singing Sedge Warbler,5 singing Whitethroat and 5 singing Blackcap - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 1
100 Manx Shearwater,Puffin,Little Tern also hundreds of Gannets and terns - Hoylake.
Yellow Wagtail,2 Whinchat and an Arctic Skua - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Apr 30
3 Whimbrel (1 in fields, 2 by groyne),Hobby,5 Wheatear and 2 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Sedge Warbler and 2 Common Whitethroat - Burton Marsh.
Sanderling-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Sanderling

100s Gannets and Terns (Inc 8 Arctic),Goosander,Whimbrel,first Manx Shearwaters(2) and a Swift-Hoylake
3 Whimbrel (1 in fields,2 by groyne),5 Wheatear and a Whinchat-Leasowe Lighthouse.

April 29th
Whinchat-Handforth
Arctic Tern-Flew south-Winsford Flash
Western Osprey-Flew south-east over Tesco-Warrington
36 Sandwich Tern,20+ Whimbrel,40+ Black Tailed Godwit,2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 8 Turnstone-Thurstaston Shore by causeway.
2 Wheatear-Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear on cycle track,3 Common Whitethroat-Leasowe Gunsite.
2 Whinchat,Wheatear,Tree Pipit and a Cetti's Warbler-Burton Point.


April 28th
Whimbrel-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
2 Whinchat-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
3 Lesser Whitethroat and a Wheatear-Heswall Fields.
At least 100 House Martin and 25 Sand Martin feeding over Heswall Sewage Works (Target Road).


April 27th
2 Black Tern-Breifly-Budworth Mere

2 Eider (drakes) and 7 Whimbrel viewed from West Kirby Shore/East Hoyle Bank looking towards Hilbre.
Grasshopper Warbler and 2 Lesser Whitethroat-Leasowe Lighthouse.


April 26th
Marsh Harrier-Female-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Whinchat-Along shore-Hale
Swift over Ness.

Cetti's Warbler on Carr Lane, Moreton.
Ring Ouzel showing well on Kerr's Field,Common Sandpiper (Lingmere Fishery),2 Lesser Whitethroat,Fieldfare and a Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.




Ring Ouzel
(C)Allan Conlin


Whinchat (male) and a Tree Pipit - Heswall Fields.
85 Sandwich Tern with many sitting on a closed lake wall-West Kirby Marine Lake.

April 25th
Black tern-Neumann's Flash-One flew through, then over Budworth Mere
Black Tern-One on No 3 Bed (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
Little Tern-One briefly at Elton Hall Flash then flew towards Watchlane Flash-Sandbach
Hoopoe-One on Thursday but no sign since-Cuddington

Hoopoe

Smew-Of unknown origin-Newchurch Common
2 Garganey (pair), chased off by coot at 9.15am-Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
Hooded Crow flew over West Kirby sand dunes from direction of Middle Eye.
Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler(Park Lane),Fieldfare,3 Yellow Wagtail and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.


Grasshopper Warbler
(C)Allan Conlin



April 24th
Cuckoo heard-Caldy Woods.
4 Yellow Wagtail in sheep field-Burton Marsh.

Marsh Harrier flew in off East Hoyle Bank over Red Rocks, flew inland over RLGC.
Whinchat just east of coastguard - Meols.
Whinchat,Whimbrel,Yellow Wagtail,2 White Wagtail and a Common Redstart - Leasowe Lighthouse.


April 23rd

2 Eider (pair off embankment),7 Whinchat (3 in coastal paddocks and 4 inland of Park Lane),11 Wheatear,4 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Common Redstart,4 Lesser Whitethroat and a Garden Warbler - Leasowe Lghthouse.
Common Redstart and 6 Tree Pipit over - Hoylake sea-front garden.
Yellow Wagtail in horse paddock,Lesser Whitethroat singing just south of Sheldrakes Restaurant - Lower Heswall.
Whinchat,3 Marsh Harrier,Little Owl,2 Lesser Whitethroat,2 Cetti’s Warbler,2 Wheatear,2 House Martin and 3+ Grasshopper Warbler -Burton Marsh.
6 Little Tern,70 Sandwich Tern,6 Wheatear,2 Sedge Warbler,3 Yellow Wagtail and 95 Pied/White Wagtail - Gronant beach and dunes.
Cuckoo *first of spring five days later than last year*-Arrowe Park.
12 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
18 Stock Dove in newly sown field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.

April 22nd
Adult Little Gull-Frodsham Marshes

Great White Egret-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
4 Ring Ouzels-Disley
Whinchat-On football pitches-Eastham
1st winter Little Gull-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

Little Gull
(C)Dave Bedford

2 Lesser Whitethroat singing a Tree Pipit over - Lower Heswall.
20 Willow Warbler,8 Common Whitethroat,3 Cetti's Warbler,2 Grasshopper Warbler and 12 Swallow - Red Rocks.
7 Arctic Tern and 40 Sandwich Tern out to sea,Redstart,2 Grasshopper Warbler,2 Sedge Warbler,2 Lesser Whitethroat,7 Wheatear,2 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Whinchat this morning,4 Whinchat late afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Common Sandpiper at Lingmere Fisheries - Lingham Lane, Moreton.
Common Redstart in garden - Meols.
Wheatear and 4 Fieldfare (in paddock off Boathouse Lane) - Parkgate.
3 Raven over Saughall.
Spotted Flycatcher - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

April 21st
Female Long Tailed Duck-N06 Tank and Adult Little Gull N03 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Arctic Tern-25 flew east along River Mersey this morning; also 3 Little Gulls (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
3 Ring Ouzel-Mow Cop
Red Kite-Drifted west-Appleton Thorn
2 Male Pied Flycatcher-Sutton Reservoir
Arctic Tern-53 over-Budworth mere--Northwich



Swift *first of spring and two days earlier than last year*,Grasshopper Warbler,22 Wheatear this morning with 20 reported late afternoon,25 Swallow,2 House Martin, Yellow Wagtail,2 Common Redstart,2 Whinchat and a Lesser Whitethroat - Kerr's Field/ Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Raven over and 570 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
40+ Arctic Tern - Hoylake.
Pied Flycatcher (male) - Ashton Park (near lake), West Kirby.
Pied Flycatcher
(C)Mark Turner

2 Wheatear and a Raven - Burton Point.
80+ Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.

April 20th

Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes

                                                                Pectoral Sandpiper
                                                                              (C)Frank Duff

Smew-Of unknown origin-Newchurch Common
Arctic Tern-Winsford Flash
5 Ring Ouzel and a Common Redstart-Mow Cop
2 Black tern,2 Little Gull and Common Swift-Budworth Mere
Whinchat and 3 Wheatear in paddock behind Meols Common.
Whinchat-Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Sandwich Tern past Meols Groyne.


April 19th
3 Ring Ouzel-Mow Cow

Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
Western Osprey-Flew high north over Weston Point-Runcorn
2 Little Gull-Still on No 3 Bed (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
7 Wheatear,Whinchat male,Swallows/Housematins good numbers,4 Snipe,2 Grasshopper Warbler,2 Cetti's Warbler and 3 Common Whitethroat-Burton Marsh.

790 Black-tailed Godwit-Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
32 Wheatear (20 in Kerr's Field),2 Yellow Wagtail and a Grasshopper Warbler -Leasowe Lighthouse.


Wheatear
(C)Allan Conlin


Common Redstart-Heswall Shore.
6 Wheatear,8 White Wagtail,2 Cetti's Warbler,2 Common Whitethroat,2 Whimbrel,Reed Warbler and 2 Swallow-Red Rocks.
2 Osprey (one flew over sea towards Formby at 09.50hrs,second flew NE over Manor Road Station at 10.15hrs)-Hoylake.
20 Whimbrel, 2 Swallow,4 Sandwich Tern this morning-Thurstaston Shore.

April 18th
Female Long Tailed Duck-N06 Tank and Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes

3 Little Gull and a Green Sandpiper-Woolston Eyes
Black Tern-Winsford Flash
4 Ring Ouzel and a Common Swift-Disley
Common Redstart-Bickerton Hill
Common Tern-New Brighton.
2 Whimbrel (1 in field with Curlews and 1 flew over groyne),4 Sandwich Tern on shore,2 Sedge Warbler and 13 Wheatear-Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ring Ouzel in seafront garden-Hoylake.
9 Red-breasted Merganser,10 Gannet feeding in distant main river channel,400 Dunlin,14 Whimbrel, Greenshank-Heswall Shore.
Grasshopper Warbler along Carr Lane, Moreton.
Grasshopper Warbler,4+ Reed Warbler,2 Common Whitethroat and 3 Cetti's Warbler in marsh/sand dunes,49 White Wagtail and a Yellow Wagtail on shore-Red Rocks.
60 Sandwich Tern-Leasowe Bay.

April 17th
Long Tailed Duck-Female-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

2 Ring Ouzel-Littler Lane-Winsford
3 Whinchat,30 Wheatear(20 in horse paddocks this afternoon),2 Yellow Wagtail,10 White Wagtail,3 Sand Martin,Common Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler and a Sedge Warbler-Leasowe Lighthouse/Kerr's Field/Meols Common.
740 Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Knot-Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
12 Whimbrel by the causeway-Thurstaston Shore.

April 16th

4 Common Crane flew south over Denhall Quay at 1045hrs.
2 Ring Ouzel(1 in horse paddocks and one by golf course Lingham Lane) and 1 Common Redstart-Leasowe Lighthouse.
30+ Sandwich Tern on shore west of Harrison Drive - Wallasey Shore.
Lesser Whitethroat,3 Common Whitethroat,2 Wheatear and a Barn Owl-Heswall Fields.
Wheatear briefly in garden-Lower Heswall.
Ring Ouzel,Common Redstart and 6 Wheatear in paddocks next to Saughall Massie Road between Pump Lane roundabout and Saughall
Massie.


April 15th
Littel Egret-Watch lane Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Greenshank-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

Greenshank
(C)Malc Curtin


Cuckoo-Abbots Moss
700 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Reedbed.
Whinchat,2 Wheatear,Grasshopper Warbler,Common Redstart,Kingfisher, 2+ Reed Warbler and a Sedge Warbler this morning-8 Wheatear,2 Common Whitethroat and 2 Stonechat this afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.


Whinchat
(C)Allan Conlin

Ring ouzel-Female-Frodsham Marshes
Garden Warblen-Newchurch Common
Lesser Whitethroat-Singles at Chester Meadows and the entrance to Belgrave Park-Chester
2 Ring Ouzel-Littler Lane-Winsford

April 14th
Siberian Stonechat-Last seen on Sunday 12th April-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Most recent photographs show fairly developed black throat confirming its a male(not a female) 
2 Pied Flycatcher-Teggs Nose Country Park
Barn Owl and Green Sandpiper-Lostock Green
2 Little Ringed Plover-On scrape-No6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Common Redstart-Male-Chester Meadows

April 13th
Redstart,5 Wheatear,Common sandpiper and 7 Stonechat
Cuckoo-Abbott Moss
Long Tailed Duck-Female-Frodsham Marshes

White Tailed Eagle-Immature from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme flew over-Sutton Reservoir 
White Tailed Eagle
(C)D Collis

610 Black-tailed Godwit with a Bar-tailed Godwit and a 
Knot-Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
Red Kite circled over Park Lane paddocks before heading towards sea-Leasowe Lighthouse.

April 12th
2 Hobby-Over Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park
2 Grasshopper Warbler-Bidston NR
Reed Warbler-Watch lane Flash-Ringed Plover-Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Siberian Stonechat-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Red Kite-Over-Audlem
2 Willow Warbler,Common Whitethroat and 3 Swallow - Gilroy NP/Hoylake Langfields.
Greenshank and 200 Redshank in gutter,Reed Warbler in Target Road reedbed and 3 Common Whitethroat in fields - Heswall.
Grasshopper Warbler near Cottage Lane - Heswall Marsh.
Western Osprey-Flew north over Penketh-Warrington
Western Osprey-Flew north over Budworth Mere-Northwich
Osprey
(C)Malc Curtin

Ring Ouzel-Flew over-Hoylake



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