March 24th
6 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
57 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Green-winged Teal off Old Baths - Parkgate.
2 Common Scoter-Tatton Mere-Tatton Park
Greater Scaup-Adult drake still on sea-Hilbre Island
March 23rd
Black Redstart still by Landmark Stables behind Coastguards - Meols.
8 Little Gull, Sand Martin and an Eider (fem) - Hilbre.
2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Spotted Redshank, 150+ Knot, 4 Ruff, 6 Dunlin and a Willow Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Purple Sandpiper and 171 Turnstone on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
Adult Iceland Gull-Elton Hall Flash and then flew south-Sandbach Flashes
Ring Ouzel-Male from scree slope-Dane Bower Quarry
4 Water Pipit-Frodsham Marshes
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
March 22nd
Russian White-fronted Goose and Dark-bellied Brent Goose- In the field with the fishing pond in it, next to the manor lake -Thornton Hough
2 Mediterranean Gulls-Elton Hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
2 Little Gulls-1 adult and 2nd CY-Gunsites-Leasowe
4 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
61 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
7 Water Pipit-Frodsham Marshes
Drake Scaup - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Black redstart-Female-type still behind Coastguard Rescue Station-Meols
Eurasian Stone Curlew-One heard flying north-west-Sandbach
Red Kite-Burton RSPB
Red Kite-Rudheath Woods-Northwich
March 21st
Drake Scaup and a drake Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Wheatear on sea defence rocks by Lifeboat - Hoylake.
At least five Wheatear spread across various horse paddocks this morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Willow Warbler, 5 White Wagtail, Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 26 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll and a Brambling, around the island waders included 15 Purple Sandpiper, 65 Turnstone, and 15 Ringed Plover, also 126 Brent Geese (1 dark-bellied), out to sea were Sandwich Tern and 3 Little Gull - Hilbre.
550 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Knot, 15 Oystercatcher, 12 Wigeon and 17 Barnacle Geese - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
7 Common Buzzard kettling over Grange Hill this morning - West Kirby.
4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
Mar 20th
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
Greater Scaup-Adult drake still on sea off lifeboat station-Hilbre Island
Ring Ouzel in a private garden, flew towards Heswall -Pensby.
2 Wheatear on rocks by Lifeboat, good numbers of Meadow Pipits - Hoylake.
Green-winged Teal off Old Baths - Parkgate.
At least 6 Wheatear in the area today, also 2 White Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear by Lifeguards end of Harrison Drive - Wallasey.
3 Wheatear - Burton Point.
Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Mar 19th
Shorelark-Still in muddy field near metal gate along Gritstone Trail between telephone mast and Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
43 Black-necked Grebe and 1st Winter Greater Scaup-Woolston Eyes-PERMIT ONLY
2 Common Cranes flew SE early morning - Burton Point.
Willow Warbler *first of spring* - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Little Gull and a Red-throated diver off East Hoyle Bank, also 3 Sand Martin - Hoylake.
3 White Wagtail plus c54 Pied Wagtail in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
16 Chiffchaff (singing) along Wirral Way between Neston and Heswall.
18th Mar
Common Crane-Two flew south over Lower Heswall and continued up estuary-Heswall
4 Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate
Green-winged Teal off Old Baths - Parkgate.
19th March
43-Black-necked Grebes and 1st Winter Female -Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Common Crane-Two flew south-east, viewed from Burton Point-Burton RSPB
Willow Warbler *first of spring* - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Little Gull and Red-throated diver off East Hoyle Bank, also 3 Sand Martin - Hoylake.
3 White Wagtail plus c54 Pied Wagtail in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
18th March
2 Common Cranes flew up the estuary at 15.35hrs - Lower Heswall.
Common Crane seen on wet grassland this evening - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Green-winged Teal in channel off Target road early morning - Heswall Shore.
3 Greenshank, flew towards Heswall along the channel on rising tide - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Sand Martin *first of spring* - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Plenty of birds moving with a good passage of Wood Pigeons along North Wirral, plus Chiffchaffs coming in off the sea at Hoylake with Siskins and Redpolls moving too.
Black Redstart still by Landmark Stables behind Coastguards - Meols.
Green-winged Teal off Old Baths - Parkgate.
16th March
15th March
31 Little Gull, 165 Gannet, 220 Common Gull (west), 16 Purple Sandpiper, Scaup, Peregrine, 175 Meadow Pipit, 4 Long-tailed Tit and 7 Goldcrest - Hilbre.
5 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road flash, also 22 Avocet - Parkgate.
1150 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight, 295 Shelduck, 2350 Oystercatcher, 270 Grey Plover, 130 Golden Plover, 2500 Knot, 3000 Dunlin, 390 Curlew, 2850 Redshank over high tide this morning - Heswall Shore.
14th March
3 Wheatear (1 in coastal paddocks and 2 in 'Hoopoe Hollow') - Leasowe Lighthouse.
35 Russian White-fronted Geese and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Scaup (drake) - Hilbre.
5 Spoonbill (2 ad & 3 imm) on Boathouse Flash, Green-winged Teal (drake) off Old Baths - Parkgate.
Dark-bellied Brent Goose-thornton Hough
Caspian Gull-1st-winter on sandbanks on River Mersey-Widnes
Harbour Seal-One in River Mersey off Paddington Meadows this morning (present since 7 February; ranging between No 4 Bed, Woolston Eyes NR, and Warrington Rowing Club)-Woolston Eues=Permit ONLY
Eurasian Bittern-Two flew to roost this evening (one in rushes off Old Baths and one in rushes off Boathouse Flash); also 3 Short-eared Owls off the golf course
Slavonian Grebe-Sweeney Wetlands
Caspian Gull-Two 1st-winters still at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road-Widnes
Greater Scaup and 28 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Common Scoter-Two (one drake) displaying on the pool off Moat Lane-Rixton
Shore Lark-In field by the wall along the Gritstone Trail between the telephone mast and the Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
13th March
Slavonian Grebe-Sweeney Wetlands
Russian White-Fronted Goose-26 still in the field between North Pool and the road at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford
Green-winged Teal-Drake still at the new flash off Old Baths car park-Parkgate
Shore Lark-In field by the wall along the Gritstone Trail between the telephone mast and the Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
12th March
Greater Scaup-Adult drake still on West Kirby Marine Lake
Shore Lark-In field by the wall along the Gritstone Trail between the telephone mast and the Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop
Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
30 Black-necked Grebes -Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
11th March
2 Green-winged Teal (drakes) on new flash off Old Baths - Parkgate
250 Black-tailed Godwits - Caldy Wildfowl Collection
Green-winged Teal (flew to Boathouse Flash) and 2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Scaup (drake), 3 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander and 10 Brent Geese (one dark-bellied) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Crossbill flew low over horse paddocks (going west) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
40 Russian White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
17 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
20 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY
Eurasian Spoonbill-One flew from Decoy Marsh towards Pickerings Pastures-Hale
Black Redstart (fem) by coastguard station - Dove Point, Meols.
Good views of both Scaup (drake) and a Common Scoter - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Shore Lark-Still in field by the wall along the Gritstone Trail between the telephone mast and the Old Man O'Mow and Wheatear-Mow Cop
8th March
Slavonian Grebe-Sweeney Wetlands
Black Redstart (fem) by the coastguard station and the Landmark Stables -Dove Point- Moels
Dark-bellied Brent Goose in field with Greylag Geese -Thornton Hough
Greater Scaup-Adult on sea-Hilbre Island
Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton RSPB
Scaup (Drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake
