14 October 2017

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 14TH OCTOBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink-Footed Geese x500+ Back Field
Greenshank x2 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gull (Immature) Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Reedbed
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Ruff x10 IMF
Green Woodpecker Burton Point
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh
Wood Sandpiper Bridge Screen
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape


Neston Marsh
Great white egret.

Bidston
Hawfinch-Flew west over Bidston Moss NR. 

Parkgate
3 Marsh Harrier,2 Hen Harrier and a Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE
Winsford Flash
2 Hawfinch over east.

Frodsham Marshes
Great white egret-Frodsham score.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-1st-winter still at Pwll du Quarry at c.SO248125 but distant; park on road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at SO244119 then walk NNE along footpath for c.800m-Gilwern-Gwent.


ISABELLINE WHEATEAR-On the airfield-St Marys-Isles Of Scilly.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Between Vatshoull and Vevoe on hill to east of road-Challister-Whalsay-Shetland.

NORTHERN HARRIER-Adult male roosted at Rendall yesterday evening;park at HY369196-Cottascarth,Mainland-Orkney.

WESTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER-Probable still between lighthouse and the church in hedge below Seagull Cottage-St Agnes-Isles Of Scilly. 

WILSON'S SNIPE-Probable still showing well at Porth Hellick Pool from Seaward Hide-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly.