2 March 2018

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

WIRRAL
West Kirby Marine Lake
8 Red-breasted Merganser and 11 Brent Geese.

Neston Sewage Works
The influx of Jack Snipe continues with 6 in fields.


West KIrby Marsh
Jack Snipe.

Heswall Shore
410 Pink-footed Geese,Marsh Harrier,2 Peregrine,2 Water Rail,114 Black-tailed Godwit and 580 Curlew.


Hilbre
Woodcock.

Thurstaston Visitors Centre

Kingfisher.

Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Peregrine On Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Grey Wagtail Reception Pool
Pintail Reception Pool
Golden Plover Field Left Bunker Entrance
Mistle Thrush Marsh Covert Wood
Whooper Swan x8 Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail x3 Copse & Ditch To IMF
Woodcock Boardwalk After Marsh Covert Hide
Brambling Feeder By Barn
Water Pipit x2 Fence Line Right Main Scrape


CHESHIRE
Astbury Mere
2 Hawfinches in silver birches left of visitors car park and a Redhead Smew.


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


Sandbach Flashes
Glaucous Gull-2nd-winter at Maw Green Landfill,viewable from verge on Maw Green Road.

Poynton
Waxwing-Between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Female alpestris,praticola or hoyti on the south basin; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.