REVIEW OF THE WEEK OF BIRDS RECORDED IN CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL 14TH NOV -20TH NOV 2016

WIRRAL BIRD SIGHTINGS

Heswall-500 Pink-footed Geese,64 Pale-bellied Brent Geese,2,000 Pintail,350 Wigeon, 400 Teal, 14 Red-breasted Merganser,5 Great-crested Grebe,84 Little Egret,2 Peregrine,1 Water Rail were seen over the high tide on the 14th.On the 15th a Short-eared Owl,3 Peregrine,18 Red-breasted Merganser and 12 Brent Geese were present.There were 156 Brent geese on the 16th.2 Greenshank and 89 Golden Plover were seen on the 17th and 9 Great White Egret were seen after high tide on the 18th.

Meols-c3,000 Common Scoter were seen before high tide on the 14th.

Puddington-4,000 Pink-footed Geese were a in field the morning of the 19th.

Caldy Wildfowl Collection-500 Black-tailed Godwit were present on the 19th.

Thurstaston Shore-2,000 Black-tailed Godwit and 1,110 Pintail were seen before high tide on the 14th.

Burton RSPB-The Long-eared Owl was still present to the 20th with the 6 Cattle Egrets being present all week.On the 15th 3 Bewicks swans were present on the main scape.A  Green winged Teal (drake) was showing well from the Reception Scrape on the 20th along with 6 Whopper swans on Burton marsh.

THE 6 CATTLE EGRETS ARE STILL SHOWING 

WELL AT BURTON RSPB

GREEN WINGED TEAL

Hoylake Shore-300 Sanderling,5,000 Dunlin and 3,000 Oystercatcher were seen at high tide on the 14th.

Denhall Quay-4 Short-eared Owl and 4 Hen Harrier (2 grey male and 3 ringtail) remain in the area throughout the week.On the 16th at Denhall marsh 21 Barnacle geese were seen.

 SHORT EARED OWL

(C)FRANK BURNS

Parkgate-A Water pipit was present on the early morning high tide and also 4 Hen Harriers (2 adult males) and 2 Great white egrets on the 15th.The Bittern was seen flying at least twice,1 Hen Harrier (male),1 Marsh Harrier,1 Peregrine and 4 Short-eared Owl over the  high tide birdwatch on the 16th.A Marsh Harrier (fem) and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) were still present on the 19th.

Gilroy-West Kirby-A Short-eared Owl was present on the  16th On the 17th Woodcock, 4 Mute Swan, c35 Redshank, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe and 1 Dunlin were present.

CHESHIRE BIRD SIGHTINGS

Newchurch Common-The Redhead Smew and the 1st Winter Red Crested Pochard were still present up to the 19th.

Frodsham Marshes-A Great white egret was on the Score on the 20th.

Hale-3 Water Pipits were present throughout the week on Carr Lane pools.Nearby a Little owl was seen on the 20th.

    LITTLE OWL 

(C)DAVE CRAVEN

Chelford-Lapwing Hall Pool-2 Black Necked Grebes were still present on the 14th.A single bird was still present on the 20th.

Woolston Eyes-A Siberian Chiffchaff was trapped and ringed on No.1 bed on the 14th and another bird was trapped and ringed at dawn on the 19th.

Sandbach Flashes-A juvenile Glaucous gull was on Railway Flash on the afternoon of the 16th.

Neumanns flash-The female Scaup was still present throughout the week and a Yellow legged gull was found on the 18th.

Wincham-At least 1 Waxwing was on Wincham Industrial Estate on the 20th.

Pickerings pasture-4 Little stint were present on the 19th.

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