24 March 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS-24TH MARCH 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-Footed Geese x10,000+ Burton Marsh From Point
Whooper Swan x4 IMF
Pintail Border Pool
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Snipe x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Avocet x100+ Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Ruff  Wet Grassland
Nuthatch By Reception Nest Building
Merlin Tree Above New Toilet Block
Reed Bunting By Feeder Near Barn
Treecreeper Around Mere
Peregrine Over Reedbed From Marsh Covert Hide


Neston Sewage Works
2 Water Pipit.

Meols Common
Wheatear.


Heswall-Wirral Way
Barn Owl.


West Kirby Marine Lake
Scaup (fem).


Denhall Quay
Great White Egret.

Parkgate Marsh
Hen Harrier (grey male)


Neston Reedbed
Marsh Harrier and a Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
3 Mediterranean gulls,2 Black necked grebe,30 Brambling and a Marsh harrier.

Marbury Country Park
6 Hawfinch-Old hall site.

Astbury Mere
5 Scaup(3 Drakes),4 Hawfinch and 2 Brambling on the feeder.

Sandbach Flashes
2 Little Ringed plover.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track.

Mottram St Andrew
Hawfinch-Again on bird table briefly.