26 January 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 26TH JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Puddington
Cattle Egret with 21 Little Egret in field by Manor House Farm.

Hilbre
856 Cormorant flew out of estuary and 450 Pink-footed Geese flew south at first light,6 Eider and 1 Dark-bellied with the Brent Geese.


Neston Sewage Works
Firecrest.

Burton RSPB
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Water Rail Copse To IMF
Goldcrest Marsh Covert Wood
Siskin x14+ Alders By Woodland Mere
Nuthatch x2 By Old Toilet Block
Treecreeper Near Reception Feeder (Photo)
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Whooper Swan x6 Field Behind D Barn
Grey Wagtail On Barn
Bewick`s Swan 4 Adult + 1 Juvenile IMF
Peregrine Left Of Main Scrape



CHESHIRE
Brereton Heath Park
Kittiwake

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


Hale
Water Pipit.

Rostherne Mere
Hawfinch-Still by cricket pavilion. 

Marbury Country Park
10 Hawfinches around the main carpark

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PACIFIC DIVER-Adult again off harbour-Penzance-Cornwall.

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