April 8th
2 Garganey-Drake and Feamle-Burton RSPB
Common Cuckoo-One flew west over Telegraph Lane-North Wirral Country Park
2 Grasshopper warblers and an Osprey-Woolston Eyes-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
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 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler and 15 Chiffchaff 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
