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31.3.25

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)

31st March 2025

National Megas News

Forster's Tern-Adult again on 'boomerang' island at lagoon late morning-Brownsea Island-Dorset

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Water Pipit- One on Hale Marsh from Town Lane bridge-Hale

Short-eared Owl this morning over the golf course/dunes - Red Rocks.

12 Whooper Swan on main scrape this morning - Burton Mere Wetlands.

3 Greenshank, 2,000+ Pink-footed Geese, Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine over high tide - Parkgate.

Jack Snipe and a Wheatear - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

80 Sand Martin flying north this evening - Neston Marsh.

8+ Water Pipit-Lordship Lane-Frodsham Marshes

Ruddy Shelduck-Still on River Mersey off Spike Island-Widnes

21+  Black Necked Grebes-N04 bed and Willow Warbler-Woolston Eyes(Permit Only)

30th March 2025

National Megas News

Forster's Tern-Adult roosting on sandbar on River Wyre-Skippool Creek-Lancashire

(C) O.Parsons


Booted Eagle-Sancreed-Cornwall

(C) M.Roper

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Spotted Redshank-Hale Marsh

10 Water Pipit-Lordship Lane-Frodsham Marshes

5 Spotted Redshank- Burton RSPB

Short Eared Owl- One at Gowy Woodland Park then flew off-Sweeney Wetlands

29th March 2025

National Megas News

Booted Eagle-Sancreed-Cornwall

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Russian White Fronted Goose-Two still at Bowden's Flash; follow path east along River Weaver from Frodsham Watersports-Frodsham

3 Spotted Redshank- Burton RSPB

Russian White Fronted Goose- Off Denhall Quay-Neston

12 Water Pipit-Lordship Lane-Frodsham Marshes

28th March 2025

National Megas News

Forster's Tern- One flew south close inshore past RNLI Morecambe Lifeboat Station-Lancashire

Booted Eagle-Sancreed-Cornwall

 

(C) M.Roper

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

White Stork-Released individula- over this morning, then landed this afternoon - viewable from visitor centre - Burton Mere Wetlands.

(C) A.Hitchmough

1600 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Common Scoter-Two (one drake) on north pool at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford

8 Spotted Redshank- Burton RSPB

Yellow Wagtail-Frodsham Marshes

27th March 2025

National Megas News

Booted Eagle-Sancreed-Cornwall

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Smew-Drake on Birchwood Pool-Woolston Eyes

Ruddy Shelduck-Still on River Mersey off Spike Island

4 Water Pipit-In field south of Lordship Lane-Frodsham Marshes

33 Black Necked Grebes-N04 bed and Willow Warbler-Woolston Eyes(Permit Only)

2 Spotted Redshank-Border Hide-Burton RSPB

12 Little Gull and 25 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

810 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Knot and a Bar-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

26th March 2025

National Megas News

Booted Eagle-Bartinney Downs-Cornwall

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Velvet Scoter-Drake,8 Little Gull flying east and 4 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.

White Wagtail (Kerr's field) and 2 Swallow over - Leasowe Lighthouse.

5 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Sandwich Tern, Little Gull, Red-throated Diver and 2 Guillemot off East Hoyle at low tide, 6 White Wagtail seen from the Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.

Short-eared Owl - Red Rocks Marsh/Sand Dunes.