CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Redstart,2 Ruff,Peregrine,5 Wigeon,12 Snipe,9 Black Tailed Godwit,Hobby (Halebank),3 Golden Plover,Great White Egret,ad Mediterranean Gull,Common Sandpiper,Kingfisher,3 Whinchat,5 Wheatear,Greenshank,3 Turnstone,15 Dunlin,2 Ringed Plover and 8 Pintail-Hale and surrounding area

7 Whinchat and juv Merlin by Nets Cafe,7+ Wheatear by Marsh Farm-Burton Marsh.

2 Whinchat and 5+ Wheatear-Meols Common/Groyne.

Hobby over Lingham bridge-Leasowe Lighthouse.

Caspian Gull-2nd-winter on sandbanks west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Western Osprey-Flew south east-Woolston Eyes

Garganey-Still at Goldfinch Meadows NR-Ince Marshes

Avocet-Ashtons Flash-Great White Egret and 2 Pintail-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Great White Egret,Green Sandpiper and 15 Tree Sparrow-Maw Green Tip-Sandbach Flashes

2 Common sandpiper,Reed Warbler,Whitethroat,Garden Warbler, Black-tailed Godwits,Little stint,Curlew Sandpiper,Great Northern Diver,Sparrowhawk,Willow Warber,Chiffchaff,6 Wheatear(3 Greenland) 90 House Martin,76 Swallow,15 Sand Martin,30 Gannets,Purple Sandpiper and a late Swift-Hilbre Island

Red Kite-Bunbury

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CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

5 Spoonbill and 3 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Merlin,Great White Egret,3 Grey Wagtail over,6 Wheatear and 2 Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.

Fall of Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers around Leasowe Lighthouse area (Park Lane to Ditton Lane) with over 60 plus 4 Whinchat.

Black Necked Grebe-N04 Tank-Woolston Eyes

Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Great White Egret

Black Tern-Winterley Pool

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WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

SYKES'S WARBLER-Blakeney Point-Norfolk

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Hobby (ad) over paddocks,Whinchat,4 Wheatear and a Whimbrel flew east - Leasowe Lighthouse

2 Marsh Harrier,Water Rail,Curlew Sandpiper,4 Spoonbill,Ruff and 13 Greenshank - Parkgate.

Eurasian Spoonbill

(C)Tracy Stubbs

Common Redstart in willow tree in Chapel Filed,Hobby,Merlin and a Whinchat - Burton Marsh.

700 Swallow flying over Heswall Marsh.

3,200 Shelduck,2,100 Oystercatcher,3,000 Black-tailed Godwit,1,600 Curlew and 5,600 Redshank - Thurstaston/Heswall Shore this morning.

2 Lesser Whitethroat,2 Cetti's Warbler,Garden Warbler,Green Woodpecker,4 Wheatear,2 Great Egret over and a Little Owl - Burton Point/Sheep pens area.

2 Ruddy Shelduck,3 Egyptian Geese,Green Sandpiper and 3 Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands.

20+ Willow Warbler,Common Redstart,Little Stint and a Mediterranean Gull - Hilbre.

Common Redstart

(C)Allan Conlin

31 Little Egret,Peregrine,Wheatear,410 Curlew,7,400 Oystercatcher and 350 Dunlin between Middle Eye and Tansky Rocks.

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WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Curlew Sandpiper,2 Ruff,Hobby,3 Spoonbill,2 Little Ringed Plover and 500 Swallow early morning,15 Pink-footed Geese over Old Baths car park mid-morning and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Hen Harrier and a Red Kite - Decca Pools.

Red Kite,11+ Ruff (mostly juvs),Spoonbill and 2 Great Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Spotted Redshank-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

2 Ruddy Shelduck-Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes

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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

ELEGANT TERN-Knott End -On Sea-Lancashire

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Spoonbill (juv),Curlew Sandpiper,2 Little Ringed Plover,9 Raven,Hobby,2 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (ringtail),juv Spotted Redshank,Water Rail,2 Ruff and 25 Greenshank-Parkgate.

Hobby over Lingham bridge-Leasowe Lighthouse.

Curlew Sandpiper-Hilbre.

4 Ruddy Shelduck and 10 Egyptian Geese-Burton Mere Wetlands.

Caspian Gull-1st-summer on sandbank just west of Old Runcorn bridge; also 4 Yellow Legged Gull-Widnes

Garganey-1 at Goldfinch Meadows NR-Ince Marshes

Short Eared Owl-Hale Shore-Hale

Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

ELEGANT TERN-Knott End -On Sea-Lancashire

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Whinchat in paddocks-Leasowe Lighthouse.

3 Spoonbill,2 Little Ringed Plover,Juv Spotted Redshank,3 Ruff and 23 Greenshank-Parkgate.

Marsh Harrier,Garganey,Ruddy Shelduck and Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton RSPB

                                  

Marsh Harrier

Black Necked Grebe-N04 Bed-Wooston Eyes

Hen Harrier-Ringtail from Burton Poin and Little Owl -Burton RSPB

Little Owl

Caspian Gull-1st-summer on sandbank just west of Old Runcorn bridge; also 4 Yellow Legged Gull-Widnes

Juv Ruff-Ashtons Flash and Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Ruff

(c)Greg Baker

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WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

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CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Hen Harrier (ringtail),4 Marsh Harrier,Peregrine,3 Spoonbill,Juv Spotted Redshank,3 Ruff and 23 Greenshank - Parkgate.

Juv Ruddy ShelduckSpoonbill,Garganey,Lesser Whitethroat,Spotted Flycatcher and 3 Juv Hobby hunting dragonflies - Burton Mere Wetlands

Spotted Flycatcher

Red Kite over Hoylake Langfields heading in Meols direction around 3.30pm.

Western Osprey-Over-Acre Nook sand quarry-Chelford

Hobby and Ring Necked Parakeet -Over-Handforth

Hobby-Abbots Moss

Egyptian Goose-Tatton Mere

Great White Egret-Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes

Ruddy Shelduck-Hale

Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

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WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire