CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

 

April 16th

Ring Ouzel-Two along the Gritstone Trail between the telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop

Eurasian Spoonbill-One flew east past Within Way-Hale

Whinchat-Male at Arrowe Brook Farm-Greasby Farm

Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit-c 3,500 at Caldy Wildfowl Collection-Caldy

Long-tailed duck, Redstart and Common scoter-Hilbre Island

Bar-tailed Godwit-Elton Hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes

Cuckoo heard early morning - Stapeldon Wood/Caldy Woods

Common Redstart briefly in a horse paddock - Lower Heswall.

Grasshopper Warbler in dunes and 6+ Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.

A WEEK MOTHING IN SUTTON COURTENAY-OXFORDSHIRE

With work taking me back to Oxfordshire this week, I took the opportunity to do a bit of mothing on the side. I was staying in Sutton Courtenay, in a really nice Airbnb with a lake just behind it, pretty much an ideal setup.

The weather was all over the place, some nights mild, others cooler, with a bit of variation throughout, but that didn’t stop things from turning up. Below are a few of the moths I managed to trap.

Muslin Moth

Powdered Quaker

Frosted Green

Twin-Spotted Quaker

Nut-Tree Tussock

Swallow Prominent

Common Plume

Chestnut

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BIRDGUIDES REVIEW OF THE WEEK:7TH-12TH APRIL 2026

Common migrants continued to arrive, with favourable conditions resulting in a steady flow of new birds during the review period. Read more>