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.