CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

Mar 21st

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Common Scoter(Drake)-Astbury Mere

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes

Garganey

Osprey which caught a fish and landed on East Hoyle Bank - Hilbre.

Osprey

(J Turner)

Ring Ouzel (male) and 2 Wheatear - Middle Eye.

Mar 20th

Short eared Owl and Northern Wheatear-Hilbre Island

Short Eared Owl

(C)S.Williams

5 Waxwing-Churchill Court-Neston

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Common Scoter(Drake)-Astbury Mere

Short eared Owl-Pickerings Pasture

Sandwich Tern-Woolston Eyes

Swallow *first of spring* over coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mar 21st

15 Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes

Lesser Scaup and 15+ Black Necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes

Western Cattle Egret-Whitley Reed

Western Cattle Egret-By Hob hey wood-Frodsham Marshes

Mar 19th

2 White Wagtail *first of spring*, 3 Wheatear and 1 Kingfisher - Leasowe Lighthous

2 Avocet - Parkgate.

Mar 18th

18 Waxwing-Outside Morris dancer pub-Kelsall

Willow Warbler next to Puddington Lane - Puddington.

15 Chiffchaff singing along Wirral Way between Heswall and Neston this morning.

2+ Wheatear, 48 Common Snipe, 23 Chiffchaff and 1 Willow Warbler - Meols Common/groyne/Leasowe Lighthouse.

Wheatear - Burton Marsh.

2 Red Kite circling low over Mancot (SE of Connah's Quay).

Wheatear and 2 Stonechat (pair) on fence in sand dunes - West Kirby.

Mar 17th

Water Pipit-Lordship Lane-Frodsham Marshes

Western Cattle Egret-By Hob hey wood-Frodsham Marshes

Long-tailed duck off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.

Wheatear on beach by Tinker's Dell - Thurstaston.

Small group of Waxwings in tree by Churchill Court - Neston.

Green-winged Teal and a Hen Harrier (ringtail) off Old Baths - Parkgate.

Mar 16th

3 Sand Martin over coastal paddocks, 48+ Common Snipe in flooded fields - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Wheatear *first of spring*, on beach between Thurstaston and Heswall Fields NT.

Mar 14th

Influx of Chiffchaffs this morning with 14 on Hilbre by 7.30am and 34 in the Leasowe Lighthouse area.

Mute Swan,pair Eider, 19 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Great Egret,Peregrine - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Mar 13th

Willow Warbler *first of spring* and 12 days earlier than last year, also 27 Common Snipe in flooded fields and 5 Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Green-winged Teal off Old Baths car park before high tide - Parkgate.

Short-eared Owl flew over heading to field behind car park - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

3 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Mar 12th

Green-winged Teal, 13 Red-breasted Merganser and a Merlin on rising tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

3 Water Rail - Parkgate.

Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay

Mar 11th

2 Short-eared Owl, Hen Harrier (ringtail), 7 Rock Pipit and 30+ Brent Geese - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

6 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

2 Long-tailed Duck and 3 Red-throated Diver off East Hoyle Bank after high tide - Hoylake. Bittern,Hen Harrier (ringtail), 6+ Marsh Harrier and Peregrine over high tide - Parkgate.

Mar 10th

Green-winged Teal (drake) off Heswall Fileds NT near moored boats - Heswall Shore

Green Winged Teal

Short-eared Owl landed on saltmarsh before flying inland, tide flushed 4 Jack Snipe and 5 common Snipe from the saltmarsh - West Kirby Shore.

43 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Great Egret,ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier,Merlin, 5 Short-eared Owl, 150 Skylark at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Sand Martin *first of spring* - Burton Mere Wetlands.