31 October 2022
SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS
Oct 31st
Hawfinch-One briefly in trees behind Westrees,Delamere Park-Delamere
Hen Harrier-Adult male-N01 Bed-Woolston Eyes
2 Pallid Swift,one present all day between Stanley Road and Lifeboat Station then joined by a second this afternoon - Hoylake.
4 Cattle Egret and a Curlew Sandpiper- Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
WESTERN SWAMPHEN-Possible at Dovercourt Holiday Park-Essex
Oct 30th
Long eared owl-Flew south,Hawfinch-Flew south and Water Pipit-Flew north-Hale
Caspian Gull-3rd Winter-on sandbanks west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes
Brambling and a Wheatear - Hilbre.
2 Guillemot on sea this morning - New Brighton.
4 Cattle Egret and a Curlew Sandpiper- Burton Mere Wetlands.
Some visible migration this morning:
300 Starling,45 Skylark,160 Chaffinch,2 Brambling - Heswall Fields.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian
LITTLE SWIFT-Brean Down-Somerset and Bristol
Oct 29th
8 Marsh Harrier over Old Baths reedbed, 15 Common Snipe at Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate.
Long-billed Dowitcher,5 Cattle Egret and a Curlew Sandpiper- Burton Mere Wetlands.
Possible Pallid Swifts over both Hoylake and West Kirby today
MEGA NEWS
Oct 28th
Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes-Ince
2 Little Stint-Pickerings Pasture
Curlew Sandpiper and 5 Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB
MEGA NEWS
Oct 27th
Greater White Fronted Goose-Flew over with Pinf Footed Geese-Gowy Meadows
2 Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools
Osprey-One over-Hale
Pallid Swift this morning-Hoylake.
Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian
Oct 26th
Hen Harrier-Ringtail-Over Marsh-Hale
850 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight,109 Brent Geese,3350 Shelduck,290 Wigeon,390 Pintail,4 Red-breasted Merganser,2 Great Egret,57 Little Egret,65 Snipe,960 Curlew,1300 Redshank, 180 Skylark over high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond,heard but not seen - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Short Eared Owl,17+ (could have been 25) Marsh Harrier coming in to roost this evening - Old Baths, Parkgate.
37 Great Egret (26 in trees around the mere,11 on the marsh), Curlew Sandpiper and 1+ Cattle Egret at BMW - Burton Mere Wetlands/Burton Marsh.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian
Oct 25th
Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond,3 Grey Wagtail on Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Greenshank and a Goldeneye on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
3 Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB
MEGA NEWS
Oct 24th
Rock Pipit and-flew west over No 4 Bed; also 10,370 Woodpigeon flew south by 09:30Oct 24th
Osprey-Flew south-Sandbach Flashes
Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond,15 Goldcrest,4 Chiffchaff and a Short-eared Owl over - Leasowe Lighthouse.
11 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
7 Marsh Harrier this afternoon - Parkgate.
Visible migration overhead included:
110 Chaffinch,60 Skylark,15 Siskin,2 Brambling,11 Redwing and a Redpoll - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2000+ Chaffinch,25 Brambling,150 Siskin,26 Rook,20 Jackdaw and 130 Woodpigeon along sea-front - Hoylake.
MEGA NEWS
Oct 23rd
Yellow-browed Warbler - Leasowe Gunsite.
5 Cattle Egret and 11 Great white egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Ruddy Shelduck-Pickerings Pasture
Yellow browed warbler-Old gun sites-North wirral country park
Water Pipit-Carr lane pools-Hale
Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate marshes
MEGA NEWS
Oct 22nd
Adult male Hen harrier and Juvenile Osprey-Woolston Eyes
Short Eared Owl-Hale
Yellow-browed Warbler in scrub near Roman Road - Meols.
Long-billed Dowitcher and 6 Western cattle egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Slavonian Grebe still on Cop Hole (accessed from roundabout immediately north-east of Flint Bridge on A548),also 4 Great Egret,Peregrine and a Merlin - Burton Marsh.
Black Winged Pratincole-Ince Marshes
BAND RUMPED STORM PETREL-Porthgwarra-Cornwall
BAROLO-TYPE-SHEARWATER-Lizard point-Cornwall
Oct 21st
2 Arctic Tern - Hilbre.
Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Black Necked Grebe-Mere farm quarry-Chelford
Yellow browed warbler-Hale
MEGA NEWS
Ring Ouzel and Yellow browed warbler-Woolston Eyes
1,200 Redwing and 300 Starling this morning between 8.30 and 9.30am flying south-east over Dawpool Nature Reserve, Thurstaston.
60 Siskin moving east - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ring Ouzel,1,055 Redwing,35 Fieldfare,12 Siskin and lots of Starlings over flying south - Hilbre.
Cattle Egret,Firecrest,Spotted Redshank a Slavonian Grebe reported but not confirmed - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
BLUE ROCK THRUSH-Winterton-on-sea-Norfolk
SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT-Quendale-Shetland
Oct 19th
Hawfinch and 11,427 Redwing over-Hale
Redwings and Fieldfares were flying over Thurstaston Visitor Centre/Caravan Park-20,000 Redwing and 4,000 Fieldfare
Thousands of Redwings and Fieldfares, and hundreds of finches. flying along North Wirral and heading south between West Kirby and Neston this morning. At Thurstaston there were large movements of Thrushes coming from both Leasowe and West Kirby direction.
4080 Redwing,1125 Fieldfare,118 Jackdaw,505 Chaffinch,40 Linnet, 22 Greenfinch and 16 Siskin between 0800hrs and 9.15hrs, they were still flying through at the same rate until at least 1030hrs - Heswall Fields NT.
1,125 Redwing and 38 Fieldfare over heading south,up until 1130hrs,Black Redstart and a Garden Warbler - Hilbre.
350 Pink-footed Geese and several hundred Redwing on the ground (as well as flying over) around mid-day in fields along Wirral Way - Thurstaston.
Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
PECHORA PIPIT-St Marys-Isles Of Scilly
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER-Bryher Isles Of Scilly
Oct 18th
Ruddy Shelduck-Wigg Island
Ring Ouzel-Pickerings Pasture
Arctic Tern-New Brighton
Rock Pipit-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
10 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Cattle Egret,Yellow-browed Warbler and a Firecrest - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Slavonian Grebe on Cop Hole (accessed from roundabout immediately north-east of Flint Bridge on A548) - Burton Marsh.
Kingfisher and a Little Grebe on groyne - Meols Common.
6 Swallow flew over marsh from Burton Point.
MEGA NEWS
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER-Bryher Isles Of Scilly
Oct 17th
11 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
5 Whooper Swan (5 ad, 3 juv) and 4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Slavonian Grebe and 5 Little Grebe on Cop Hole (accessed from roundabout immediately north-east of Flint Bridge on A548) - Burton Marsh.
Black Redstart by Wallasey Lifeguards.
MEGA NEWS
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER-Bryher Isles Of Scilly
SWAINSON'S THRUSH-Carinish-N Uist-Outer Hebrides
Oct 16th
2 Jack Snipe-Whitley Reed
Hawfinch-Tatton Park
Slavonian Grebe showing well on Cop Hole,2 Whooper Swan,2 Great Egret and 2 Ruddy Shelduck on the marsh - Burton Marsh.
4 Cattle Egret and 3 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER-Bryher Isles Of Scilly
SWAINSON'S THRUSH-Carinish-N Uist-Outer Hebrides
PECHORA PIPIT-Port Nis-Lewis-Outer Hebrides
Oct 15th
3 Curlew Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
Yellow-browed Warbler in private garden - Wallasey.
Curlew Sandpiper and 4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Probable Slavonian Grebe seen in fading light on Cop Hole, also 2 Whooper Swan on Marsh with Mute Swans - Burton Marsh.
MEGA NEWS
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER-Bryher Isles Of Scilly
WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly
Oct 14th
MEGA NEWS
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER-Bryher Isles Of Scilly
WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly
Oct 13th
Spotted Redshank-Pickerings Pasture
Firecrest-One trapped and Ringed Bidston garden-Bidston
Merlin,7 Great Egret,2 Ruff and 42 Shoveler - Parkgate.
Cetti's Warbler caught and ringed, a first for Hilbre,Marsh Harrier over.
2,500 Common Scoter on flat calm sea this morning - Meols.
Corn Bunting in hedge this morning but flew and not relocated - Carr Lane, Hoylake Langfields.
Yellow-browed Warbler,4 Cattle Egret and a Red Kite - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER-Bryher Isles Of Scilly
Ruddy Shelduck-Still on River Mersey at Spike Island
Firecrest-One trapped and Ringed Bidston garden-Bidston
3 Whooper Swan flew south,Yellow-browed Warbler and 3 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
SWAINSON'S THRUSH-Tresco-Isles of Scilly
TENNESSEE WARBLER-Skokholm-Pembrokeshire
Oct 11th
Firecrest-N03 bed-Woolston Eyes
Little Stint-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Yellow-browed Warbler,Firecrest and 3 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Greenshank on new Old Baths Flash, also a Great Egret and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Merlin over Marine Lake,2 Mediterranean Gull on the shore and 140 Brent Geese on edge of saltmarsh on ebbing tide - West Kirby.
MEGA NEWS
SWAINSON'S THRUSH-Tresco-Isles of Scilly
Oct 10th
Curlew Sandpiper,Greenshank,Avocet and a Cattle Egret,also 500+ Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Marsh Harrier,8 Greenshank and 1 Ruff - Old Baths, Parkgate.
MEGA NEWS
YELLOW BROWED BUNTING-Sandwich Bay-Kent
Oct 9th
3 Curlew Sandpiper -On N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Firecrest and a Yellow-browed Warbler - Hilbre.
Yellow-browed Warbler,Firecrest,Curlew Sandpiper,Goosander and 3 Redwing over - Burton Mere Wetlands.
134 Little Egret flew from roost early morning,also some visible migration:48 Skylark,65 Meadow Pipit,230 Chaffinch,36 Greenfinch,70 Goldfinch,102 Linnet, 14 Reed Bunting - Heswall Fields.
7070 Shelduck and 535 Pintail (high numbers due to early morning wildfowling activity on Heswall Marsh) - Dawpool Bank.
MEGA NEWS
MYRTLE WARBLER-Bigton-Shetland
PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER-St Kilda-Outer Hebrides
Oct 8th
7 Curlew Sandpiper -On N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Firecrest-One trapped and Ringed Bidston garden-Bidston
Little Stint-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Slavonian Grebe on bridge pool,1 (or 2?) Firecrest,Merlin,Greenshank and a Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Snow Bunting at 10am and flew towards Hilbre - Red Rocks.
Yellow-browed Warbler caught and ringed in private garden - Bidston Hill.
MEGA NEWS
MYRTLE WARBLER-Bigton-Shetland
BALTIMORE ORIOLE-Lundy-Pembrokeshire
Grey Phalarope-Flew east past Leasowe Lighthouse
6 Goosander and 6 Red-breasted Merganser,at least 178 Turnstone on lake wall - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Gadwall flew west (rare here!),2 Golden Plover,Red-throated Diver,1000+ Common Scoter and 5 Gannet,3 Mediterranean Gull on beach at high tide and 5+ Sandwich Tern - Hoylake.
Oct 6th
Curlew Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
6 Goosander and 6 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Stint on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Swallow,6 Skylark moving west,2 Golden Plover and 42 Brent Geese - Hilbre.
MEGA NEWS
LEAST BITTERN-Scousburgh-Shetland
MYRTLE WARBLER-Ellister-Mainland-Shetland
Spotted Redshank and Ruddy Shelduck-Hale Head
6 Goosander on lake wall and 6 Red-breasted Merganser fishing in the lake - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Spotted Redshank,Great White Egret,Yellow-browed Warbler,3 Marsh Harrier displaying - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
MYRTLE WARBLER-Ellister-Mainland-Shetland
Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Kingfisher on Arrowe Brook - Hoylake Road, Moreton.
MEGA NEWS
PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER-St Kilda-Outer Hebrides
Yellow Browed Warbler-one trapped and ringed on No 1 Bed-Woolston Eyes
Ruddy Shelduck-still on River Mersey at Spike Island-Widnes
Yellow-browed Warbler by bridge to Border Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Goosander and 3 Mediterranean Gulls - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Yellow-browed Warbler in private garden - Wallasey village.
MEGA NEWS
PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER-St Kilda-Outer Hebrides
Oct 2nd
Eurasian Spoonbill,5 Little Stint and 2 Curlew Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
c12 Redwing over heading towards the estuary - Heswall.
Water Rail - Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
Yellow-browed Warbler caught and ringed this morning - Hilbre.
Curlew Sandpiper,10 Ruff and a Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetland
MEGA NEWS
BLACKPOLL WARBLER-Nanjizal Valley-Cornwall
Oct 1st
Eurasian Spoonbill,2 Little Stint and a Curlew sandpiper-Ince Marshes
16 Curlew sandpiper and 3 Little Stint-Frodsham Marshes
Curlew Sandpiper and a Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Possible Little Shearwater (Barolo Shearwater) west past - Hoylake.
MEGA NEWS
SIBERIAN THRUSH-Mid Yell-Yell-Shetland
