19 November 2017

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 19TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin As Above
Sparrowhawk As Above
Golden Plover x105 IMF
Ruff x3 IMF
Snipe x25 Main Scrape
Water Rail End Of Boardwalk
Chiffchaff Trees Along Boardwalk
Pink-Footed Geese x200+ Flew Over Reserve
Whooper Swan x4 Flew Over Reserve
Cetti`s Warbler Along Boardwalk
Bullfinch x5 Railway Bridge


Thurstaston Shore
13 Whooper Swan flew over from north,130 Golden Plover,3500 Knot and 600 Black-tailed Godwit.


Heswall Shore
Hen Harrier-Male,2 Marsh Harrier,2 Peregrine and a Merlin.

Denhall Quay 
Marsh Harrier.


Parkgate
2 Marsh Harrier.


Bidston Hill
Firecrest.

CHESHIRE
Pickerings Pasture
Little Stint-9 from screen.

Frodsham Marshes
Hen Harrier.


Rostherne Mere
Hawfinch-2 Between carpark and mere.

Lyme Park
Hawfinch-2 Flew west.


Marbury Country Park
Hawfinches-2 still around the arboretum.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
ITALIAN SPARROW-Possible (or hybrid sparrow sp.) in gardens on Wynards Road and Cadbury Gardens (present several days); park in car park off Hayes Lane or on B3178 at Oak Hill (c.SY067847)-East Budleigh-Devon.