10 April 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 10TH APRIL 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Reed Bunting Along Path To IMF
Cetti's Warbler 1By Wooden Bridge To IMF-1 By Willow Pool
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x1 From Marsh Covert Hide
Great Egret x1 From Marsh Covert Hide
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Little Grebe x2 Reception Pool
Swallow Over Reception Pool
House Martin As Above
Sand Martin As Above
Ruff x1 Right Of Main Scrape
Avocet x134 Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gull x4 Main Scrape
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland
Jay Field By Wood
Blackcap Copse To IMF


Hilbre

Velvet Scoter,130 Common Scoter,2 Eider,5 Gannet,125 Grey Plover over flying North,Goosander,Common Tern and a Merlin.

Puddington

Cattle Egret still in field on Puddington lane next to Craxton Wood hotel with 7 Little egrets.

Neston Marsh

2 Water Pipit-By sewage works 2 Great White egrets and a Ringtail Hen Harrier.


CHESHIRE
Winsford
2 Mediterranean Gulls-Knights Grange football pitches.

Rode Heath
3 Little Egrets-By A50 opposite Odlum's garage.


Elton

Great White Egret-One in flooded meadow, 400m west of junction 14 of the M6 Motorway.

Goostrey

Osprey-One flew north over Woodplatt New Sand Quarry mid-evening.

Hale

White Wagtail-40 on Hale Marsh in front of decoy as viewed from Town Lane; also 3 Yellow Wagtails and summer-plumaged Water Pipit.