CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

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

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire

BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Feb 27th

Red Kite-Macclesfield Forest

Red Kite

(C)Steve Seal

Kittiwake-Adult still on flash by Waterside Road; also 17 Whooper Swan flew over-Disley

Kittiwake

(C)Ray Scally

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

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire

AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex

BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

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

Hen Harrier

(C)Steve Seal

Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere Country Park

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

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire

AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex

BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

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

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire

AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex

BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

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

Common Scoter

(C)Steve Seal

2 Short Eared Owl-Lordship Marsh-Yesterday afternoon-Frodsham  Marshes

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-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire

FEB 22nd

Mediterranean Gull-Adult-Mersey Mouth and 2 Purple Sandpiper-Pontoon-New Brighton

440 Brambling-Record count-Woolston Eyes

Brambling

(C)Dave Bowman

Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere

Black Necked Grebe and 2 Russian White Fronted Geese-1 Adult-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Black Necked Grebe

(C)Sam Harris

White Fronted Goose

(C)Sam Harris

2 Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall Pool

2 Whooper Swan and a Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

4 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Marsh.

Western Cattle Egret-One still in field by Puddington Lane near Craxton Wood Hotel with 7 Little Egret-Puddington

Mega News

AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex

BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire

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\\

Short Eared Owl

(C)Gary Powell

4 Little Gull and a Kittiwake in Mersey mouth - New Brighton.

Little Gull

(C)Allan Conlin

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-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire

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 

Western Cattle Egret

(Paul Ralston)

Mediterranean Gull (adult) in Kerr's field by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mediteranean Gull

(C)Allan Conlin

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.

Little Gull

(C)Sean O'hara

Common Scoter-Astbury Mere

Mega News

AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex

BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset

Feb 19th

Snow Bunting-still on tideline west of lifeboat station-Hoylake 

Male Hen Harrier-Burton RSPB

Common Scoter-Astbury Mere-Congleton

Black Necked Grebe and 2 Greater White Fronted geese-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Eurasian Bittern-Coward Reedbed-Northwich

Mediterranean Gull,Immature Iceland Gull and Spotted Redshank-Hale

Iceland Gull

(C)Dave Craven

4 Western Cattle Egrets-Ince 

3 Mediterranean Gull (1 ad in near s/pl,ad winter and a 2nd winter) - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Goosander and a Little Grebe - Meols Station Pond.

2 Raven displaying near Caldy Playing Fields.

3 Brambling in finch flock - Willaston.

3 Goosander(1 drake) on duck pond - Gilroy NP, West Kirby.

Mega News

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex

BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset