16 December 2017

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 16TH DECEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Denhall Quay
4 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail).

Burton RSPB
Redwing Burton Point
Fieldfare Burton Point
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Bullfinch Railway Bridge
Goosander Willow Mere
Pintail x2 Main Scrape
Golden Plover x55+ Main Scrape
White-Fronted Goose Wet Grassland
Iceland Gull Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Whooper Swan x15 Field Behind D Barn
Pink-Footed Geese x1000 Field Behind D Barn
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Main Scrape


CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Hawfinch-2 on No 3 Bed this morning then flew east. 

Marbury Country Park
4 Hawfinch still around Old hall site and Bittern still in T A Coward reedbed.


MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTHERN HAWK OWL-Individual photographed by the River Nidd yesterday morning is an escape from a local collection-Knaresborough-North Yorkshire.

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.

PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.


PACIFIC DIVER-Unconfirmed report of adult still off Jubilee pool-Penzance-Cornwall.