18 March 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS-18TH MARCH 2018

WIRRAL
West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Scaup,14 Brent geese and 2 Red breasted merganser.

Hilbre

6 Eider (2 male, 4 female) and 4 Red-breasted Merganser.

Birkenhead Docks

6 Whooper swans-Over.


West Kirby shore

180 Bar-tailed Godwit,210 Curlew,100+ Sanderling,70 Grey Plover and 9,000 Knot.

Parkgate

Hen Harrier(ringtail)


Burton RSPB
Great Egret x4 Near Border Pool
Woodcock Looking Down In To Copse From Path
Cetti`s Warbler (Seen) Near Bence Along Boardwalk
Pintail x3 Bridge Screen Pool
Ringed Plover x2 Adult x1 Juvenile Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail Reedbed Screen
Sand Martin Over Reception Pool
Chiffchaff x2 By Reception
Golden Plover x15 Wet Grassland
Peregrine On Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Avocet x122 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Merlin On Barn
Brambling By Feeder Near Barn


CHESHIRE
Astbury Mere
5 Scaup Still 5 Hawfinch 4 Brambling and 32 Golden Plover over.

Sandbach Flashes

2 Little ringed plover-Pumphouse flash.5 Golden Plover-Over Elton Hall flash.

Sandbach-Albion Lock

Ringed plover-But flew off.

Marbury Country Park

At least 10 Hawfinches still around arboretum,9+ Goosanders on Budworth mere with 4 Oystercatchers on back fields.

Fourways Sand Quarry

2 Mediterranean Gulls,4 Goldeneye,6 Snipe,2 Oystercatchers,150+ Wigeon and a Green Woodpecker.

Winsford Flash

3 Whooper swan.

Warrington

Iceland Gull-Adult again over Decathlon.