One of Britain's rarest breeding birds has spectacularly bounced back from a population crash to reach the highest numbers recorded in the UK, according to a recent survey.CLICK ON LINK
15.12.16
13.12.16
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER AND CHESTNUT BUNTING ADDED TO BOU'S BRITISH LIST
The British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC) has announced that it has accepted Acadian Flycatcher and Chestnut Bunting onto Cateogry A of its British list, taking the number of species recorded to 605.CLICK ON LINK
12.12.16
CHESTNUT BUNTING-PAPA WESTRAY-ORKNEY-26TH OCT 2015
Some great news today that the BOU has accepted the record of the chestnut bunting I saw last October on Papa Westray. They released a statement today:
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
First-calendar-year male, Papa Westray, Orkney, 19-29 October 2015 (photographed).
This species has had a difficult history on route to the British List, with all previous records being placed in Category E as the bird was a common import for the captive bird trade, and many escapes occurred. Following the EU bans on bird importation from the Far East in 2005 and 2007, the numbers found in Western Europe dropped. This individual, being a first-calendar year found in the Northern Isles in autumn, had credentials to indicate that it arrived naturally. The species is a plausible vagrant from the Eastern Palearctic to Europe, being a long-distance migrant, and follows other accepted records in northern Europe. They breed in Siberia, northern Mongolia, and north-eastern China, wintering in southern China, southeast Asia, and northeast India. Therefore it should be placed after Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola on the British List
BRITAINS FIRST CHESTNUT BUNTING
REVIEW OF THE WEEK OF BIRDS RECORDED IN CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL 5TH DEC-11TH DEC 2016
WIRRAL BIRD SIGHTINGS
Neston Old Quay-3 Water Pipit and 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) were seen on the 5th.
West Kirby Marine Lake-2,500 Black-tailed Godwit were feeding on the mud just north of the lake on the 6th.
Hilbre-A Snow Bunting was present on the rocks on the 8th.Thurstaton-2,000+ Black-tailed Godwit were off Tinkers Dell as tide came in on the 8th.
Burton RSPB-A Water Pipit,2 Bewick's Swan and a Jack Snipe were seen on the 6th.12 Bewicks Swan,3 Whooper Swan and 3 Marsh Harrier were present on the 7th along with
4,000 Pink-footed Geese on Burton Marsh.A Great White Egret and a Short-eared Owl were also on the marsh on the 10th.A Water pipit was seen on the reserve on the 11th.
CHESHIRE BIRD SIGHTINGS
Woolston Eyes-The Green Winged Teal remained all week from the John Morgan hide and on the 9th a Bittern was seen on N03 bed along with a Siberian Chiffchaff.
Hale-A Water pipit was still present on Carr lane pools on the 5th and 2 were present on the 11th.
Sandbach Flashes-The Great white egret was seen again on the 9th at Elton Hall flash and was still present on the 11th.
Frodsham Marshes-2 Great white egrets were on Frodsham score on the 10th along with a Little Stint on N06 tank which was still present on the 11th.
Newchurch Common-The redhead Smew,Drake Common Scoter and the Red Crested Pochard remained all week.Goosander numbers were counted at 24 birds on the 6th.
Lapwing Hall Pool-The Black necked grebe was seen again on the 10th.
Marbury Country Park-A 1st Winter drake Scaup was present on the 6th and was seen again on the 8th.2 Little egrets were present on the 8th along with a Cettis warbler along Witton brook on the 10th.
Neston Old Quay-3 Water Pipit and 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) were seen on the 5th.
West Kirby Marine Lake-2,500 Black-tailed Godwit were feeding on the mud just north of the lake on the 6th.
Hilbre-A Snow Bunting was present on the rocks on the 8th.Thurstaton-2,000+ Black-tailed Godwit were off Tinkers Dell as tide came in on the 8th.
Burton RSPB-A Water Pipit,2 Bewick's Swan and a Jack Snipe were seen on the 6th.12 Bewicks Swan,3 Whooper Swan and 3 Marsh Harrier were present on the 7th along with
4,000 Pink-footed Geese on Burton Marsh.A Great White Egret and a Short-eared Owl were also on the marsh on the 10th.A Water pipit was seen on the reserve on the 11th.
CHESHIRE BIRD SIGHTINGS
Woolston Eyes-The Green Winged Teal remained all week from the John Morgan hide and on the 9th a Bittern was seen on N03 bed along with a Siberian Chiffchaff.
Hale-A Water pipit was still present on Carr lane pools on the 5th and 2 were present on the 11th.
Sandbach Flashes-The Great white egret was seen again on the 9th at Elton Hall flash and was still present on the 11th.
Frodsham Marshes-2 Great white egrets were on Frodsham score on the 10th along with a Little Stint on N06 tank which was still present on the 11th.
Newchurch Common-The redhead Smew,Drake Common Scoter and the Red Crested Pochard remained all week.Goosander numbers were counted at 24 birds on the 6th.
Lapwing Hall Pool-The Black necked grebe was seen again on the 10th.
Marbury Country Park-A 1st Winter drake Scaup was present on the 6th and was seen again on the 8th.2 Little egrets were present on the 8th along with a Cettis warbler along Witton brook on the 10th.
PLEASE SEND ALL YOUR CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD SIGHTINGS TO alastairorton72@gmail.com or you can TWEET @CHESHIREBIRDING
HUMAN DISTURBANCE IMPACTS NESTLING GROWTH RATES
A new study, published in open-access journal PLOS ONE, has found that high levels of human disturbance adversely affect nestling development in Blue Tits.CLICK ON LINK
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