CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 6TH JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton marsh
Great White Egret.


Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x8 Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x3 As Above
Marsh Harrier x2 As Above
Merlin Field Left Of Burton Point
Cetti`s Warbler x2 Near Bence On Boardwalk
Pintail Bridge Screen Pool
Reed Bunting Marsh Covert Hide
Grey Wagtail Ditch Near Reedbed Screen
Treecreeper By Old Toilet Block
Spotted Redshank x1 Main Scrape
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine On Wet Grassland Back Of Scrape
Siskin x4 Trees By GardenGoldcrest Far End Of Boardwalk

North Wirral Coast
2,500+ Pink-footed Geese in at least four flocks flew NW.

Leasowe
Greenhank on groyne.


New Brighton Marine Lake
7 Purple Sandpiper.

Neston Marsh

2 Water Pipit and a Great White Egret.

Denhall Quay
Hen Harrier. Grey male + ringtail.
Marsh Harrier +5
Peregrine Falcon.
Merlin. 2
Sparrowhawk. (M+F)
Kestrel.
Raven.
Short-eared Owl +3
Great White Egret +4
Little Egret.
Masses of waders Curlew,Godwit, Oystercatcher,Lapwing and Dunlin.
Pink-footed Goose.
Redwing.
Chiffchaff.
Goldcrest.


CHESHIRE
Cuddington
Hawfinch-2 still at Delamere Park at corner of Westrees.

Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-2 still-Old hall site

Sandbach Flashes
Glaucous Gull,Great White Egret-Elton Hall flash and Iceland gull pumphouse flash.

Congleton
Yellow browed warbler-1 in trees on the bank opposite the riverside path below the weir between Rood Hill Bridge and Congleton Park late morning.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 5TH JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x2 Field Behind D Barn
Redwing x15 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Coal Tit Feeder By Reception
Grey Wagtail In Ditch Near Reedbed Screen
Marsh Harrier Wet Grassland IMF
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Reedbed From IMF
Short-Eared Owl Burton Marsh From Point
Dunlin x250+ As Above
Golden Plover x50+ As Above
Great Egret x2 As Above
Pink-Footed Geese x500+ Flew Over
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Siskin Around The Mere`s
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Bidston
Firecrest-Trapped and ringed

Denhall Quay
Hen Harrier-Male,6 Short eared owls,Report of a Yellow-browed Warbler (or Hume's Leaf Warbler?)Rock Pipit in front of Harp Inn.

Neston Marsh
2 Water Pipit,Great White Egret and a Barn Owl.

Hoylake Langfields2 Short-eared Owl,2 Peregrine and a Merlin.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-7 still-Old hall site and 1st winter drake Scaup.

Winsford Flash
2 Hawfinch and Cetti's Warbler.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 4TH JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink-Footed Geese x300+ Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier Wet Grassland
Great Egret Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier x3 Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Feeding Right Of Main Scrape
Siskin x4 Burton Mere
Fieldfare x60 Far End Boardwalk Field On Right
Water Rail Copse To IMF
Redwing x20 Flew Over IMF

Heswall

12+ Short-eared Owl off Cottage Lane.210 Pinkfeet,360 Teal,Female Goosander,Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (grey male),2 Peregrine,Merlin,700 Redshank,Greenshank,640 Curlew,150 Skylark off Riverbank Road.


Hilbre
6 Eider,Shag,Peregrine and 2 Rock Pipit.


West Kirby Marsh
Jack Snipe-On saltmarsh near Pinfold steps.


Parkgate
2 Hen Harrier (1 grey male),5 Short-eared Owl,10+ Water Rail,3 Great White Egret,2 Peregrine,Merlin Jack Snipe,4 Marsh Harrier and 4 Great White Egret.

Puddington
Cattle Egret in field by Puddington Lane.

Denhall Quay

Peregrine,2 Male Hen Harrier,Female Hen Harrier,5 Marsh Harrier (one dark morph),3 Short-Eared owl and a Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Juvenile Glaucous Gull-Elton Hall Flash and Adult Iceland Gull-Pumphouse Flash.Great White egret-Elton Hall Flash.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin still present. 

Marbury Country Park
Greater Scaup-1st Winter Drake.

Moore Nature Reserve
Bittern-Eastern reedbed.


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.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 3RD JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Parkgate
Great White Egret,Hen Harrier and 6 Short Eared Owls.

Denhall Quay
Water Pipit and 2 Short Eared Owls.

Burton RSPB
Redwing x40 Field Left Bunker entrance
Mistle Thrush x2 As Above
Pintail x2 Main Scrape
Pink-Footed Geese x1500+ Wet Grassland Back Of Scrape
Peregrine x2 Over Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Treecreeper By Burton Mere
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood Along Boardwalk
Fieldfare x50+ In Copse To IMF
Hen Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Goldcrest By Burton Mere
Siskin By Burton Mere


CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Glaucous Gull-Juv-Pumphouse Flash.

Marbury Country Park
Greater Scaup-1st Winter Drake

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 2ND JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x9 Field Behind D Barn
Fieldfare Field Left Bunker Entrance
Redwing As Above
Merlin Fence Behind Wet Grassland
Pink-Footed Geese Wet Grassland
Siskin x6 Burton Mere
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x4 Bridge Screen Pool
Cetti`s Warbler Near Bence On Boardwalk
Hen Harrier x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x5 Burton Marsh
Jay Burton Point
Raven Over Burton Point
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape

CHESHIRE
Cuddington
Hawfinch-5 still on the corner of Westrees and Delamere Park Way West.

Sandbach Flashes
Glaucous Gull-Juv-Railway Flash.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 1ST JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Heswall
800 Pinkfeet,17 Barnacle Geese (presumed feral),660 Shelduck,320 Pintail,27 Little Egret (inland of Wirral Way),1500 Dunlin,650 Knot,835 Redshank,Greenshank,23 Black-tailed Godwit,110 Bar-tailed Godwit,510 Curlew,17 Common Snipe and a Jack Snipe flushed by the tide.

New Brighton Marine Lake
Greenshank,12 Purple Sandpiper,550 Redshank.90 Dunlin and 110 Turnstone


Heswall Marsh
2 Brambling.

Parkgate
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came into roost.

Burton RSPB
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Bullfinch x1 Railway Bridge
Fieldfare Far End Boardwalk Field On Right With Sheep
Redwing x50 As Above
Sparrowhawk Over Boardwalk
Pintail x2 Bridge Screen Pool
Goldcrest Near Woodland Mere
Treecreeper By Old Toilet Block
Little Stint x2 Main Scrape
Pink-Footed Geese Wet Grassland
Brambling x1 Feeder By Barn
Whooper Swan x9 Field Behind D Barn
Kingfisher Reception Pool
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland

CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin and 100+ Brambling still in the area.

Cuddington
Hawfinch-1 still on the corner of Westrees and Delamere Park Way West.

Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch- 2 still around Old hall site.

Sandbach Flashes
Great White egret and Long Eared owl.

Hale
Water Pipit-Carr lane pools 

Swettenham
Hawfinch-Still by fenced paddock and lavender meadow between Swettenham Arms pub and black-and-white house.

Pickerings Pasture
Little stint-1 on Hale marsh.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 31ST DECEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
New Brighton
Glaucous Gull (2nd winter)-On the dips.

Denhall Quay
3 Short-eared  Owl,2 Merlin,Adult male Hen Harrier,Female Marsh Harrier, Great white Egret and a Cattle Egret.

Burton RSPB
White-Fronted Goose Wet Grassland From IMF
Water Rail Copse To IMF
Pintail x2 Bridge Screen Pool
Fieldfare Far End Boardwalk Field On Right
Goldcrest x2 Burton Mere
Siskin x6 Burton Mere
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Knot x1 Main Scrape
Pintail x2 Main Scrape
Merlin Back Of Main Scrape
Pink-Footed Geese x500+ Left Of D Barn
Whooper Swan x10 Behind D Barn
Mediterranean Gull Main Scrape
Goosander Main ScrapeKingfisher Burton Mere

CHESHIRE
Cuddington
Hawfinch-2 still on the corner of Westrees and Delamere Park Way West.

Hale
Water Pipit-Carr lane pools.

Pickerings Pasture

2 Little stint on Hale marsh.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin and 100+ Brambling still in the area.

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.