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

WIRRAL
Hilbre-7 Arctic Skua,12 Manx Shearwater,2 Fulmar and 8 Kittiwake.


Caldy-3,500 Black-tailed Godwit.

Burton RSPB-Hen Harrier,Marsh Harrier and a Cattle Egret.

CHESHIRE
Hale-Great White egret-On Hale marsh.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
AMERICAN WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Murcar GC-Aberdeenshire.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 18TH AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Heswall Shore-Peregrine,68 Ringed Plover,73 Grey Plover,300 Dunlin,5000 Redshank,14 Black-tailed Godwit,1500 Curlew,9 Whimbrel and a Yellow Wagtail.


Caldy-3,100 Black-tailed Godwit (15 colour-ringed and 179 juveniles).

Burton RSPB-Hen Harrier which flushed 40 Snipe,Cattle Egret and a Hobby.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes-Cattle Egret on Crabtree Lane.

Pickerings Pasture-2 Curlew Sandpiper.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 17TH AUGUST 2017

CHESHIRE
Hale-3 Great White egrets-Left Decoy wood roost this morning.

Newchurch Common-Female Smew-In the northern corner of the larger pool this afternoon.

Sandbach Flashes-Cattle Egret.


MEGAS IN BRITAIN
AMERICAN WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Murcar GC-Aberdeenshire.

FEARS THAT SALLY,NORFOLK'S RARE MONTAGU'S HARRIER,KILLED!

Chris Packham 'devastated' by missing Montagu's harrier

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Sally, a rare Montagu’s harrier, has gone missing from her Norfolk breeding site leading to fears that she may have been killed.

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

WIRRAL
Heswall Shore-29 Great Crested Grebe,63 Little Egret,4500 Redshank,2000 Black-tailed Godwit,2 Whimbrel,4 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Grey Wagtail.Lesser Whitethroat at the Sewage Works.

Burton RSPB-7 Ruff, 31 Dunlin,2 Greenshank,Green sandpiper,16+ Snipe,2 Marsh harrier,Cattle egret,Kingfisher and a Hobby

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes-Cattle Egret

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
AMERICAN ROBIN-Male apparently present recently,photographed by a non-birder-Stronachlachar-Forth-Scotland.

AN EVENINGS BIRDING AT BURTON RSPB

I called in at Burton RSPB this evening as a Wood sandpiper had been reported.I met up with Colin wells (Warden) as I arrived and he walked down to Marsh covert hide with me.It was nice to catch up with him as I haven't seen him for ages and he is due to retire in October.Anyway after reminiscing about the old times it was back to birding and we both spent a good while looking for the Wood sandpiper but there was no sign.A Greenshank was present and good numbers of Greylag geese.

 GREENSHANK

THERE WERE GOOD NUMBERS OF GREY LAG GEESE ON THE RESERVE

Moving on towards Inner marsh farm hide a Buzzard flew over and good numbers of Little egrets were seen.

THE BOARDWALK TOWARDS INNER MARSH FARM HIDE

Arriving at the hide there were good numbers of birds.40+Dunlin,2 Ruff,50 Lapwing,4 Little Egrets,1 Snipe and 20+ Black tailed godwits.

 RUFF

 BLACK TAILED GODWITS AND DUNLIN

 LITTLE EGRET

SNIPE

IT WAS A LOVELY EVENING TO BE OUT BIRDING

As I was walking back to the car a Great white egret landed in front of me.

I hung around near the reception hide on the way back looking out for the Cattle egret but it didn't show but I did have good views of Avocet and two more Ruff.

AVOCETS

SUNSET OVER THE RESERVE

A cracking evenings birding which was topped off with great views of Badger near the carpark.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 15TH AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB-Cattle Egret and Great White Egret

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes-Female Garganey and Redstart.

BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON-THE QUARRY-DINGLE GARDENS-SHREWSBURY-SHROPSHIRE.

I visited Shrewsbury this morning to try and see the long staying Black-Crowned Night heron that has been present since April 22nd in Quarry park near the city centre.The bird was originally found at Venus pools but was then relocated in the park at the Dingle lake.

 THE PARK WAS A MASS OF COLOUR ON ARRIVAL

THE DINGLE LAKE

The Night heron was soon located asleep in some bushes but did eventually move just to preen before falling back to sleep.It spent the next hour just sat in the sun.

AMERICAN BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON

This bird has been re identified through photographs which were taken over the first couple of weeks as birders visited as the sub species Hoactli.The bird apparently is very tame and they are kept in captivity which makes the birds origin questionable.I have seen this sub species of Night heron before back in February 2008 at Mere Sands wood nature reserve in Lancashire which also stayed a few months.

Anyway it's a smart bird that has stayed in tranquil surroundings and is only an hour's drive down the road which was well worth a mornings visit.

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

WIRRAL
Caldy Wildfowl Collection(next to Column road)-3,300 Black-tailed Godwits (103 juvs) and  18 Mandarin duck.

Heswall Shore-Marsh Harrier,Peregrine and at least 44 Little Egrets.3 Juv Yellow Wagtail's around the boats near Sheldrakes Restaurant.

Burton RSPB-Cattle egret-Showing from visitors centre.

WIRRAL WADER FESTIVAL-SEPTEMBER 2017

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 13TH AUGUST 2017

WIRRAL
Leasowe Lighthouse-2 Greenshank on groyne and a Wheatear on embankment.


Burton Mere RSPB-Cattle Egret and a Great White egret.


Burton Point-3 Great White Egret and 2 Marsh Harrier over the marsh.


MEGAS IN BRITAIN

BAROLO SHEARWATER-One flew past Infirmary hill-Porthgwarra.