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SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS
Feb 28th
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Western Cattle Egret-Three again in cattle field by Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes
Ruddy shelduck-Burton Marsh
Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
11 Brent Greese in channel by Leasowe Lighthouse.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 27th
Water Pipit-Frodsham Marshes
Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Point
2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Smew-Two (one drake) still; park carefully at end of Lapwing Lane, then walk back to gate and follow path to view from top bank-Lapwing Hall Pool
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 26th
Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Point
2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Twite-Still by sharp bend at Within Way with Common Linnets-Hale
Lapland Bunting and 400 Pink-footed Geese over,2 Stonechat,Peregrine and 3 Goosander - Hilbre.
Spotted Redshank-Hale Lighthouse
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 25th
2 Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Marsh
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Little Stint-Pickerings Pasture
Twite-Still by sharp bend at Within Way with Common Linnets-Hale
Iceland Gull-adult again on Elton Hall Flash then flew over factory-Sandbach Flashes
Western cattle Egret-Burton RSPB
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 24th
Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
Long-billed Dowitcher.2 Avocet,19 Whooper Swan,3 Great Egret,Peregrine,3 Stonechat,Bullfinch and 9,000 Pink-footed Geese which is a record high for the reserve - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 23rd
Smew-Redhead-Lapwing Hall Pool
2 Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Point
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
Feb 22nd
Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes
Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
2 Smew-Drake and a Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
Western Cattle Egret-One still in sheep field behind pig farm along Kinsey's Lane-Ince marshes
6 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
Short-eared Owl off Heswall Golf Course.
Feb 21st
Caspian Gull-1st-winter on River Mersey-Hale
Snow Bunting-On beach by yacht club-Wallasey
Russian White-fronted Goose - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
Spotted Redshank-Hale lighthouse
Red Kite over,Merlin and 2 Short-eared Owl (one off Heswall golf course before high tide which flew towards Parkgate before doubling back towards Riverbank Road and one on the ground off Heswall GC after high tide),6 Marsh Harrier,ad Mediterranean Gull,550 Pintail and several thousand Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate/Heswall.
Spoonbill flew towards Hoylake - Red Rocks.
Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
7 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank.
Marsh Harrier (flew west out at sea), 10 Eider, 6 Goosander and 1 Peregrine - Hilbre.
Feb 20th
2 Avocet,2 Mediterranean Gull,7 Spotted Redshank and a Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Feb 19th
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Caspian Gull-3rd-winter again on River Mersey-Pickerings Pasture
Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate
Western Cattle Egret and Snow Goose-Ince Marshes
18,000 Dunlin,130 Sanderling and 300 Grey Plover in undisturbed high tide wader roost - Hoylake Shore.
Eider (drake) and a Goldeneye off Leasowe.
11 Purple Sandpiper,9 Goosander,8 Eider,Peregrine and a Raven - Hilbre.
2 Avocet,9 Spotted Redshank,Mediterranean Gull (adult),Cattle Egret,White-fronted Goose (Russian race) and a Lesser White-fronted Goose (probable escape) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Feb 18th
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Snow Bunting-derby Pool-Wallasey
2 Western Cattle Egret-Recently fertilised field by Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes
Goosander and a Greenshank - Meols Groyne.
MEGA NEWS
HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides
Feb 17th
Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate
250+ Bar-tailed Godwit on shore - Leasowe Gunsite.
White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Western Cattle Egret-Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes
2 Black Necked Grebes-Lapwing Hall Pool
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
Feb 16th
Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
Smew-Redhead-Lapwing Hall Pool
Water Pipit-Frodsham Marshes
Spotted Redshank-Border Pool-Burton RSPB
Mealy Redpoll-Private garden-Wilmslow
3 Western Cattle Egret-Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes
MEGA NEWS
HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides
Feb 15th
3 Western Cattle Egret-Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes
White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
5 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Goldeneye and 1 drake Red-breasted Merganser, off East Hoyle Bank.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
Feb 14th
White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
Bittern flew into roost at dusk - Old Baths, Parkgate.
MEGA NEWS
BLACK FACED BUNTING-Undeclosed Site-Shropshire
HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
Feb 13th
473 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Red-Throated diver and a Great Northern Diver off Leasowe.
White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Smew-Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
Hen Harrier-Male-Burton Marsh
MEGA NEWS
MADERIAN STORM PETREL-Belated news of a satellite-tagged individual tracked through British and Irish waters near Whittard Canyon on 15 November-At Sea-Isles Of Scilly
BRUNNICH'S GUILLIMOT-Yell Sound-Shetland
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 12th
Twite-Still by sharp bend at Within Way with Common Linnets-Hale
Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Caspian Gull-Adult near old Runcorn bridge-Widnes
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
7 Long-tailed Duck,2 Goldeneye and a drake Eider (seen from Hilbre),also a Great Northern Diver over high tide off East Hoyle Bank.
3 Eider (2 drakes),14 Goosander,185 Brent Geese and 4 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
Grey male Hen Harrier and 1 Merlin - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
2 Greenshank near groyne - Meols.
White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Twite in field behind Old Baths, Parkgate.
MEGA NEWS
HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 11th
3 Caspian Gulls- (adult, 3rd-winter and 2nd-winter) on roof at recycling centre-Widnes
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
7 Eider off Hilbre.
Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.
Greenshank on groyne - Meols.
6+ Marsh Harrier, 6+ Great Egret and c3,000 Lapwing - Parkgate Marsh.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 10th
White-fronted Goose (Russian race) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 9th
Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate
2 Redhead Smews-Lapwing Hall pool
2 Redhead Smew-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 8th
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank, Hoylake.
Red Kite over and Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 7th
Western Cattle Egret and Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Great Egret - Hoylake Langfields.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 6th
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank, Hoylake.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 5th
Grey male Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.
White-fronted Goose (Russian race) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Feb 4th
Ruddy Shelduck-Burton point
Caspian Gull-3rd Winter and 3 yellow Legged Gulls-Pickerings Pasture
Twite-Still along Within Way with mixed finch flock-Hale
Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Iceland Gull-2nd-winter reported on roof at recycling centre off A562-Widnes
Feb 3rd
3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool
Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore
White-fronted Goose (Russian race) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Feb 2nd
Hen Harrier,Ruddy Shelduck and Great White Egret-Burton RSPB
Common Scoter-West Kirby Marine Lake
White Throated Sparrow-Still visiting private garden in Kingsmead-Northwich
Feb 1st
Western Cattle Egret and 3 Great White Egrets-Burton RSPB
Western Cattle Egret and Great White Egrets |