24 February 2017

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 24TH FEB 2017



WIRRAL
Denhall Quay-3 Short-eared Owl and a Hen Harrier(male)


Parkgate-2 Marsh Harrier,2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male) a Merlin and Short-eared Owl.

Neston sewage works-2 Water pipits.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach-Waxwing-at least 20 in the last trees at the end of Abbey Road near the garden centre.

Sandbach-Waxwing- 10 at the junction of Watch Lane and Needham's Bank.

Hale-Water Pipit-2 still in flooded field-Carr lane pools.

Newchurch common-Red crested pochard.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PINE BUNTING-Beyond end of Kerver Lane,Dunnington-N.Yorks.

EASTERN BLACK REDSTART-1st Winter male-Skinningrove-Cleveland.


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

PACIFIC DIVER-Juvenile-North Pool-East Chevington.

DUSKY THRUSH-Female reported on nearby Folly Lane before flying northwest-Banbury Reservoir-London.