26 February 2017

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 26TH FEB 2017

WIRRAL
Parkgate-9 Waxwing by Boathouse pub at 1130am and still there at 2pm when they flew off but still plenty of berries, also 1 Hen Harrier (male) and 2 Peregrine.


West Kirby Marine Lake-Goosander (redhead.


Meols-Greenshank by groyne.

Burton RSPB-A Crossbill was seen from second screen and a Cattle Egret.


CHESHIRE
Gowy Meadows-Short eared owl-near to landfill site by River Gowy.

Frodsham-Waxwing-16 at Norley in garden on Blakemere Lane.

Maw Green Landfill Site-Glaucous Gull.

Macclesfield-Waxwing-20 in garden at Broken Cross briefly.

Sandbach-Waxwing-c.90 still at the end of Abbey Road.

Newchurch Common-Redhead Smew still on the large pool north of the track today; also drake 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.

HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL-Adult-Boat Cove-Perranuthnoe-Cornwall.