SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS
Feb 28th
Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB
Red Kite-Over Marbury Country Park and 2 Mediterranean Gull-Neumanns Flash-Northwich
6 Stonechat in field next to lighthouse - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Snow Bunting near Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire
Feb 27th
Red Kite-Macclesfield Forest
Kittiwake-Adult still on flash by Waterside Road; also 17 Whooper Swan flew over-Disley
Black necked Grebe-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Siberian Chiffchaff-Silver Lane pools-
2 Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall pool
4 Snow Bunting-Derby Pool-Wallasey
2 Twite in Linnet flock,2 Hen Harier(1 ringtail and 1 sub-adult male),Short-eared Owl and 4+ Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
155 Teal, 35 Pintail, 1 Dabchick, 1300 Oystercatcher, 80 Lapwing, 118 Golden Plover, 92 Grey Plover, 600 Knot, 2300 Dunlin, 585 Curlew, 21 Bar-tailed Godwit, 630 Redshank - Heswall
MEGA NEWS
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 26th
Little Owl-Queens Park-Crewe
Red Kite-Over-Congleton
Western Cattle Egret-Four again in cattle field south of Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes
2 Whimbrel-Hilbre Island-On Thursday
Kittiwake-Adult still on flash by Waterside Road-Disley
Hen Harrier-Male and Red Kite-Macc Forest
7 Avocet,2 Great Egret,4 Ruddy Shelduck,100 Shoveler,6 Ruff and 10 Cetti's Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Raven,5 Purple Sandpiper,Eider,Siskin and a Stonechat - Hilbre.
3 Twite in Linnet flock feeding on storm wrack - Old Baths, Parkgate.
4 Snow Bunting near Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
3 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon late afternoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
MEGA NEWS
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 25th
Firecrest-Around Ice pond-Marbury Country Park
Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere Country Park
Kittiwake-Adult still on flash by Waterside Road-Disley
Short-eared Owl and 4 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
At least 1 Twite in Linnet flock in field behind Old Baths, Parkgate.
Water Rail and 4 Stonechat (two pairs) - Decca Pools.
MEGA NEWS
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 24th
Red Kite-Macclesfeild Forest
Water Pipit-Lordship Marsh and 2 Great White Egrets-Frodsham Marshes
Western Cattle Egret-Four again in cattle field south of Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes
2 Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall pool
Kittiwake-Adult still on flash by Waterside Road-Disley
Black necked Grebe-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Common Scoter-Astbury Mere Country Park
Shorty Eared Owl-Denhall Quay-Yesterday-Little Neston
6 Cattle Egret,4 Ruddy Shelduck and Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Hen Harrier (grey males), 2 Marsh Harrier,Peregrine,Short-eared Owl and 5 Great Egret - Parkgate.
Feb 23rd
Western Cattle Egret-Two again in cattle field south of Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes
Kittiwake-Adult still on flash by Waterside Road-Disley
Black necked Grebe-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Common Scoter-Astbury Mere Country Park
3 Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Meols Shore.
3 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
MEGA NEWS
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
FEB 22nd
Mediterranean Gull-Adult-Mersey Mouth and 2 Purple Sandpiper-Pontoon-New Brighton
440 Brambling-Record count-Woolston Eyes
Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere
Black Necked Grebe and 2 Russian White Fronted Geese-1 Adult-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
2 Whooper Swan and a Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Marsh.
Mega News
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 21nd
Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere
Black Necked Grebe and 2 Russian White Fronted Geese-1 Adult-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
2 Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall Pool
2 Short Eared Owl-Lordship Marsh-Frodsham Marshes\\
3 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
Woodcock showing well in scrub by Nets Cafe - Burton Marsh.
Mega News
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 20th
Black Necked Grebe-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Common Scoter and Greater Scaup-Two drakes circled then lost to view and no further sign-Astbury Mere-Congleton
2 Western Cattle Egrets-Ince
Mediterranean Gull (adult) in Kerr's field by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Eider (fem) on the sea,2 Rock Pipit displaying - Hilbre.
Yellow-legged Gull (s/pl),2 Little Gull and 15 Brent Geese - Meols/Hoylake Shore.
Common Scoter-Astbury Mere
Mega News
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
