April 15th
Iceland Gull-Juvenile flew west past Hale Head Lighthouse and landed on sandbanks-Hale
Channel wagtail-One in the horse paddock along Mudhouse Lane-New Mills
Little Gull-Acre Nook Sand Quarry-Chelford
Cuckoo heard early morning - Caldy Hill.
3 Grasshopper Warbler (2 in the dunes and 1 near Kerrs Field), 2 Common Redstart and 10 Swallow - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3,460 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
30+ Siskin in Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
4+ Whimbrel and 265 Grey Plover - Heswall Shore.
2 Eider (pair), 45+ Gannet, 12 Brent Geese and 8 Common Scoter - Red Rocks.
26 White Wagtail and 16 Wheatear on tide wrack between Parkgate end of golf course and Cottage Lane - Heswall.
'Channel' Wagtail and 2 Yellow Wagtail in paddock by Mudhouse Lane - Burton.
Common Redstart (male), 3 Eiders, 18 Manx Shearwaters, 48 Razorbills, and 20 Brent Geese (2 dark-bellied) - Hilbre.
April 14th
15 Crossbill-Higher Burdwardsley
Tree Pipit and Grasshopper Warbler-Risley Moss
9 Cattle Egrets-Ince
2 Spoonbill-Burton Point
49 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Greater Scaup-West Kirby Marine Lake
15+ Wheatear and 4+ Wheatear on tide wrack - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
2 Spoonbill over - Burton Point.
Long-tailed Duck off the east side, and a Common Redstart (male) - Hilbre.
Long-tailed Duck
(c) Steve Williams
Ring Ouzel (male, Kerr's Field), 5 Wheatear on groyne, 3 Common Redstart (2 males) and a Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ring Ouzel
Grasshopper Warbler(c)Sean O'Hara
105 Gannets (all adults, feeding quite close, with some in the estuary), 3 Red-throated Divers, 100+ Common Scoter, and 50+ Sandwich Terns at high tide, along with a Grasshopper Warbler and 6 Wheatears at Red Rocks.
Slavonian Grebe-One on North Pool at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford
Black-necked Grebe-Budworth Mere-Northwich
April 13th
A good number of Common Scoters were heard flying over last night - West Kirby.
Yellow Wagtail, 25+ White Wagtail and 10+ Wheatear on tide wrack between Heswall golf course and Riverbank Road this morning - Heswall.
Garganey (drake) - Burton Point.
Grasshopper Warbler, Common Sandpiper and 6 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2520 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
50 Sandwich Tern and 4 Sand Martin - Red Rocks.
2 Whimbrel at high tide - Heswall Shore.
Little Gull-Acre Nook Sand Quarry-Chelford
Common Redstart-Two: male in field south of Birkett behind Kerr's Field, and female in treeline south of coastal paddocks-Leasowe
Slavonian Grebe-One on North Pool at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford
Common Redstart-Bickerton Hill
Common Redstart-Male in a hedge south of Arrowe Brook Farm-Greasby
Black-necked Grebe-Budworth Mere-Northwich
April 12th
Common Redstart (male), Grasshopper Warbler, 9 Wheatears, 2 Whimbrels over Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Whimbrel
(c)Sean O'Hara
37 Wheatear and 40 White Wagtail on tide wrack between Old Baths and Cottage Lane - Parkgate.
Common Redstart (fem) - Heswall Fields NT.
Yellow Wagtail, 30+ White Wagtail, 5 Wheatear and 3 Rock Pipit on tide wrack - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
Yellow Wagtail
(c) Frank Burns
6 Whimbrel over Grange Hill heading to the estuary - West Kirby.
Green-winged Teal from Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Ring Ouzel-One at Woodchurch end of Landican Lane-Thingwall
Kittiwake-One on Melchette Mere-Tatton Park
30 White Wagtail-Carr Lane pools-Hale
Spotted Redshank-Heswall Shore
Common Swift-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Common Redstart-Sweeney Wetlands
Sandwich Tern-Woolston Eyes-Permit Only
April 11th
2 Common Redstart (male and female) and 5 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
11 Mediterranean Gull on islands on the main scrape, also a Russian White-fronted Goose and a Common Redstart - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Scaup (drake) still on West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Common Redstart (2 fem and 1 male) and 8 Willow Warbler (singing) - Heswall Fields NT/Wirral Way.
c300 Black-tailed Godwit on West Hoyle Bank!!
2 Common Tern (first of the spring), 240 Sandwich Tern, 11 Razorbill, 125 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, 3 Red-throated Diver, 3 Eider and 150 Brent Geese (1 dark-bellied) - Hilbre.
125 Shelduck, 1100 Oystercatcher, 700 Dunlin, 600 Knot, 270 Black-tailed Godwit, 485 Curlew, 1750 Redshank.- Thurstaston Shore.
10+ Wheatear and 50+ White Wagtail on tide wrack between Old Baths and Golf Course - Parkgate.
45 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Kittiwake-1st-winter still at Moor Pool-Knutsford
Little Gull-Acre Nook Sand Quarry-Chelford
April 10th
Common Redstart-Female in horse paddocks behind Storeton Woods-Storeton
White Stork-One circled over a field near Shrewbury Arms-Little Budworth
4 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
White Stork-One soaring low near junction 7 of M56-Rosetherne Mere
Osprey-One flew over towards Cat and Fiddle-Dane Bower Quarry
April 9th
35 Black-necked grebes still yesterday-Woolston Eyes-PERMIT ONLY
Grasshopper Warbler-Male singing from a shrub on the summit-Silver Lane Pools
100 Sandwich Tern -Hilbre Island
Redstart (male) in garden briefly, also 5 Redpoll and 6 Siskin over-Lower Heswall
April 8th
Ring Ouzel-Disley
Grasshopper Warbler-Two singing males at Bold Moss Common-Burtonwood
Greater Scaup-drake-West Kirby marine lake
3 Spoonbill and 2 Garganey-Drake and Female-Burton RSPB
Common Cuckoo-One flew west over Telegraph Lane-North Wirral Country Park
2 Grasshopper warblers and an Osprey-Woolston Eyes-34 Black-necked grebes still yesterday-PERMIT ONLY
Green-Winged Teal-Boathouse Flash-Parkgate
Sardinian Warbler, caught, ringed, and released at 7am, but no further sign; also Redstart, Grasshopper Warbler, and a Yellow Wagtail - Hilbre.
Sardinian Warbler
(c) Alan Hitchmough
2 Whimbrel-Hale
Yellow Wagtails-Frodsham Marshes and Hale
10+ Wheatear, Redstart (fem), 2 Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler and a Sedge Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear on sand off Kings Gap this morning - Hoylake.
April 7th
100+ Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff and a Lesser Whitethroat early morning in sea-front gardens, also 32 White Wagtail plus several Pied Wagtails, 2 Wheatear and 20+ Meadow Pipit on beach between Curzon Road and Beach Road, Short-eared Owl over high flying north at 12.25hrs - Hoylake.
Common Whitethroat, also a Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Redstart (males), 5+ Wheatear, 2 Swallow, House Martin and a Sedge Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Redstart
(c) Allan Conlin
2 White Stork in the field by the railway - Greenfield.
Osprey circling high and drifting east - Meols.
8 Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers, and 15 Chiffchaffs on a short stretch of the Wirral Way this morning. between the Dungeons path and Heswall Fields NT.
Black-necked Grebe-Adult on the River Mersey east of the lighthouse, also 2 little ringed Plover and a Yellow wagtail -Hale
3 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Little Gull- Acre Nook sand Quarry-Chelford
White Stork-Flew over-Great Sankey
Common Redstart-Hilbre Island
Common Redstart-Rainow
April 6th
Common Redstart-Male in fenced-off field above Goldford Lane car park-Bickerton Hill
28 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Drake Green-winged Teal in the channel off Heswall Fields NT
White Stork over marsh at 1645hrs, also 2 Garganey (pair) on scrape - Burton Point
At least 8,000 Pink-footed Geese flew out of the estuary this morning from first light, seen from Hilbre and North Wirral.
White Wagtail-Two at Carr Lane Pools viewed from Town Lane-Hale
Tree Pipit-One flew over-Hilbre Island
Ring Ouzel-Male in fenced-off field above Goldford Lane car park-Bickerton Hill
Greater Scaup-Drake-West Kirby marine lake
April 5th
Osprey-One Over-Willington Corner-Cuddington-Alsager-Winsford and Parkgate
Green-Winged Teal-Parkgate
Russian White-fronted Goose-Flew north-Hale
Little Gull-Acre Nook Sand quarry-Chelford and Budworth Mere-Northwich
2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
April 4th
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
42 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Adult Little Gull-Budworth Mere-Northwich
April 3rd
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
Common Scoter-Female still at the south end of Poynton Pool-Poynton
40 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Water Pipit-Four, still at the north-west corner of No 6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Russian White-fronted goose-Two reportedly flew south over Hale Bank-Hale
Cuckoo-Singing male reported at Dutton Locks-Dutton
Adult Little Gull-Budworth Mere-Northwich
800 Pink-footed Geese flew north out of the estuary early morning - Thurstaston.
Swallow, Fieldfare and Green Woodpecker - Lower Heswall.
Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Apr 2nd
Ruddy Shelduck-Drake still on River Mersey off Spike Island-Widnes
Adult Little Gull and Female Common Scoter-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Common Scoter-Female-Lapwing Hall Pool
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
Osprey over high, heading NE, also 2 Wheatear - Burton Marsh.
41 Little Gull - Leasowe Gunsite.
Red kite, Little Gull, 3 Spotted Redshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 350+ Knot, Peregrine, Kingfisher, Willow Warbler and 3 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Apr 1st
Greenshank, 8 Goosander and 2 Common Scoter in the channel, Swallow flew west and 3 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Little Gull, and 8 Whooper Swan, which flew off this afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Green-winged Teal (drake) in the channel this morning - Heswall Shore.
11 Whooper Swan flew north over Carr Farm - Meols.
Osprey-One flew towards Speke-Hale
Water Pipit-Four, still at the north-west corner of No 6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Ruddy Shelduck-One in the field by the junction of Poolside and Townsend Lane-Rode Heath
Slavonian Grebe-One reported at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Green-winged Teal-Heswall
