12 February 2017

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 12TH FEB 2017




WIRRAL
West Kirkby marine lake-2 Red Breasted Merganser,15 Grey Plover,1000s of Dunlin. 


Kings Gap-17 Pale Bellied Brent Geese, 2 Red Throated Diver, 10 Common Scoter,
30 Grey Plover, 25 Knot, Redwing, 100's of Ringed Plover,Dunlin, Sanderling and a 
Oystercatcher.


Wirral CP at Thurstaston-50 Black Tailed Godwit,5 Bullfinch,5 Knot and a Little Egret. 

Parkgate-2 ringtail Hen Harrier,4 Marsh Harrier,Merlin,Peregrine and 5 Little Egret. 

Harp Inn little Neston-2 Short Eared Owl,2 Great White Egret,Marsh Harrier and a Stonechat. 

Heswall-2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) and a Marsh Harrier.

Meols Common- Greenshank and a Peregrine by groyne.

New Brighton Marine Lake-10 Purple Sandpiper on pontoonanda 1 Kingfisher briefly.


Arrowe Park-36 Mandarin duck.


Red Rocks-2 Snow Bunting.


West Kirby Shore-116 Brent Geese and 7,000 Dunlin.

CHESHIRE
Cuddington-Waxwing-40+ on East Lane this morning.

Sandbach Flashes-Iceland gull-adult and juvenile this afternoon.


Astbury Mere-Female Long Tailed Duck.


Frodsham Marsh-Little Stint-N06 Tank.


Lapwing Hall Pool-Black Necked Grebe.


MEGAS IN BRITAIN
EASTERN BLACK REDSTART-1st Winter Male still on the rocks north side of the jetty-
Skinningrove-Cleveland.

PACIFIC DIVER-1st-winter-on North pool-Druridge Bay-Northumberland.

BLUE ROCK THRUSH-adult male-at Fisher Close.Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.