Burton RSPB-Buff-breasted Sandpiper also A Little Gull.
Hilbre-Shorelark.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PIED BILLED GREBE-Loch Feorlin-Argyll.
20.5.17
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 20TH MAY 2017
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB-Buff-breasted Sandpiper also A Little Gull.
Hilbre-Shorelark.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
Burton RSPB-Buff-breasted Sandpiper also A Little Gull.
Hilbre-Shorelark.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
19.5.17
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 19TH MAY 2017
WIRRAL
Burton RSPB-Buff-breasted Sandpiper,Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret and a Spoonbill.
Hilbre-Shorelark.
CHESHIRE
Frodsham marshes-Drake Garganey-N03 Tank.
Sandbach Flashes-Drake Garganey-Railway Flash.
SIBERIAN ACCENTOR ADDED TO BOU'S BRITISH LIST
Siberian Accentor has been admitted to Category A of the British list with the bird at Mossy Hill, Scousburgh, Mainland, Shetland, on 9-10 October 2016 (photographed) being accepted as the very first example for the country.CLICK ON LINK
BUFF BREASTED SANDPIPER-BURTON RSPB-WIRRAL
News broke this morning on my way into work that Colin Wells (site manager at Burton RSPB) had found a buff-breasted sandpiper. Thankfully the bird hung around all day, so I made my way there straight after work.
The bird was showing well on arrival, but photographs were hard to get due to the sunlight reflecting off the water.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
This was my third record of a buff-breasted sandpiper in Cheshire and Wirral, the last one being at Frodsham Marshes from the 28th of July 2012 that spent three days on the N06 tank.
As I was leaving the reserve, a cattle egret appeared out of the roost and showed well before flying off.
UP TO 3 CATTLE EGRETS HAVE BEEN ROOSTING AT BURTON RSPB
18.5.17
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 18TH MAY 2017
WIRRAL
Hilbre-Shorelark.
Parkgate-Marsh Harrier (fem) off Boathouse pub.
Burton RSPB-2 Great White Egret and a Spoonbill.
CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes-15 Black Necked grebes.
Hale-Curlew Sandpiper.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Adult-Bartlett Nab Viewpoint-RSPB-East Yorkshire.
GLOBAL BIG DAY SETS NEW WORLD RECORD
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has revealed that its third annual Global Big Day, which took place on 13 May, has eclipsed all previous records.CLICK ON LINK
17.5.17
eBIRD GLOBAL BIG DAY 2017
It's 11.58 pm, and the seconds are counting down as you bounce down a country road with a few friends, jammed into the back of a cramped car, racing to be at some marsh, field, or forest before the stroke of midnight. Piling out of the car as you reach your destination, the clock tolls the fateful hour. The game is afoot.CLICK ON LINK
SHORELARK-HILBRE ISLAND-WIRRAL
On Sunday a visiting birder to Hilbre Island found a Shorelark.Thankfully the bird has hung around since then so on my day off from work today I visited the Islands.
There were good numbers of waders around as I made my way over as the tide was going out.Dunlin were in good numbers and also Ringed plovers,Knot and a Whimbrel flew down the side of middle eye.
RINGED PLOVER
DUNLIN
KNOT
The Islands look fantastic this time of year and were covered in Thrift and Birds foot trefoil.
Walking on to the Island and past the lookout the Shorelark flew over me calling and landed on a wall down near the sea hide.
The bird then flew back towards the lookout and landed on the gravel path and showed really well.
SHORELARK
After great views of the bird I started the long walk back to the car.
A VIEW FROM HILBRE ISLAND LOOKING DOWN THE DEE ESTUARY
This was only my third sighting of this species in Cheshire and Wirral since January 1997 when there were two birds present on the ICI tank at Frodsham Marshes.
16.5.17
BIRDGUIDES REVIEW OF RARE BIRDS THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN-10TH-16TH MAY 2017
REVIEW OF THE WEEK CLICK ON LINK
BY JOSH JONES
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 16TH MAY 2017
WIRRAL
Hilbre-Shorelark,Brent Goose,3 Arctic Tern and 2 Whimbrel.
West Kirby-3 Spotted Flycatcher in grounds of Hilbre School.
West Kirby-Hoopoe seen in two private gardens-Burlingham Avenue.
CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes-Little Tern.
Frodsham Marshes-3 Garganey-on wet meadow by Weaver meadow.
15.5.17
TAGGED TURTLE DOVE RETURNS TO ESSEX
RSPB scientists have succeeded in mapping the complete migratory route of a British-breeding European Turtle dove for only the second time, after a bird fitted with a tracking device in East Anglia last summer arrived back in the UK last week.
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 15TH MAY 2017
WIRRAL
Hilbre-Shorelark,Hobby,Siskin and a pale-bellied Brent Goose
Hoylake-3 Spotted Flycatcher in sea front garden.
14.5.17
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 14TH MAY 2017
WIRRAL
Hilbre-Shorelark at the north end.
Burton RSPB-Wood Sandpiper and a Great White Egret.
Leasowe-Hooded Crow on sea defence below the gunsite.
CHESHIRE
Knutsford-Drake Scaup-Tatton Mere
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
RED WINGED BLACKBIRD-Female-Garso,Easting-North Ronaldsay.
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