24 January 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 24TH JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink-Footed Geese x9 Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Curlew x47 Main Scrape
Whooper Swan x7 Field Behind D Barn
Siskin x15+ By Burton Mere
Stonechat x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Snipe Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail Bridge Screen Pool


Puddington 
Cattle Egret with 40 Little Egret in fields along Puddington Lane.


Parkgate
3 Marsh Harrier,2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail),3 Great White Egret,2 Merlin and 1,500 Lapwing.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Juvenile Iceland Gull and an Adult-Elton Hall Flash,Juvenile Glaucous gull and a Great White egret.


Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-3 still around Old hall site.


Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-On large pool north of track and good numbers of Brambling still around the area.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-
Probable nominate form alpestrisor hoyti on North Basin causeway bank; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.