Jenna and I visited Cannock Chase in Staffordshire today, hoping to see the over-wintering Great Grey Shrike.
1.3.25
AFTERNOON VISIT TO CANNOCK CHASE-STAFFORDSHIRE
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)
Todays Bird News
National Megas News
Booted Eagle-Whitecross-Cornwall
American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland
Cheshire and Wirral Bird News
5 Long-tailed Duck on the sea - Hoylake.
2 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Hawfinch-One again near play area-Marbury Country Park
Caspian Gull-2nd-winter at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road, this morning; also adult Yellow-Legged Gull
Hawfinch-Two near two wooden arches in Queen's Park-Crewe
Black Necked Gull-Still at north-east end-Astbury Mere
Little Stint-Still on beach just west of RNLI Lifeboat Station at high tide-Hoylake
Black Necked Grebe-Three: two on No 3 Bed and one on No 4 Bed
Sand Martin-One at Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-One still at Westrees, Delamere Park but mobile-Cuddington
28.2.25
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)
Todays Bird News
National Megas News
Booted Eagle-Whitecross-Cornwall
Cheshire and Wirral Bird News
Hawfinch-One again near play area-Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-Two near two wooden arches in Queen's Park-Crewe
Little Stint-Still on beach just west of RNLI Lifeboat Station at high tide-Hoylake
27.2.25
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)
Todays Bird News
National Megas News
White Tern-One of unknown origin picked up outside The Royal Victoria Hotel and taken into care-Llanberis-Caernarfon
Cheshire and Wirral Bird News
Spotted Redshank-Burton Marsh
Little Stint by Sandhey slipway - Meols.
Russian White Fronted Goose-14 again at west side of south bank-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Black Necked Grebe-Astbury Mere Country Park
Siberian Chiffchaff-probable again at sewage works on fence north of filter beds-Glazebury
26.2.25
EASTERN HILLS AND DERBYSHIRE DAY OUT
Jenna and I spent the morning at Wildboarclough in the eastern hills, and it didn't take long to locate Dipper, our first target bird.
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)
Todays Bird News
National Megas News
Booted Eagle-Whitecross-Cornwall
American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland
Cheshire and Wirral Bird News
Hen Harrier-Ringtail again from Old Baths car park-Parjgate
Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Russian White Fronted Goose-One on marsh off sewage works-Neston
Black Necked Grebe-Astbury Mere Country Park
Hawfinch-3 again near swimming pool-Marbury Country Park
Siberian Chiffchaff-probable again at sewage works on fence north of filter beds-Glazebury
9 Stonechat - Parkgate Marsh.
9 Stonechat off Riverbank Road - Heswall Marsh.
c10,000 Knot feeding on East Hoyle Bank about an hour after high tide - Meols.
25.2.25
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)
Cheshire and Wirral Bird News
Black Necked Grebe-Astbury Mere Country Park
Siberian Chiffchaff-Still at sewage works on Marsh Lane-Ince
Russian White Fronted Goose-Two again in field behind Bowdens Lock; follow path east along River Weaver from Frodsham Watersports-Frodsham
24.2.25
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)
Todays Bird News
National Megas News
American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland
Cheshire and Wirral Bird News
23.2.25
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)
Todays Bird News
National Megas News
Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall
Canvasback-Abberton Reservoir-Essex
Cheshire and Wirral Bird News
Little Gull-One flew west past Within Way-Hale