19 April 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 19TH APRIL 2018

WIRRAL
Heswall 
drake Green-winged Teal off Heswall Fields at 1215 today,seen briefly before disappearing into marsh, also at least 17 Whimbrel.


Leasowe Lighthouse
Ring Ouzel (fem by Park Lane),30 Wheatear in fields inland of horse paddocks,Tree Sparrow,20+ White Wagtail,male Redstart and Lesser Whitethroat and a Whimbrel by groyne.


Red Rocks
A fall of migrants after dawn produced a Pied Flycatcher (male),3 Redstart,Garden Warbler,Ring Ouzel,16 Wheatear,2 Lesser Whitethroat and 55 Willow Warbler.


Burton Point
Lesser Whitethroat,Common Whitethroat and 3 Grasshopper Warbler.


Hoylake Langfields
Common Sandpiper,Grasshopper Warbler,fem Redstart,4 Common Whitethroat,2 White Wagtail and 7 Wheatear 


Hilbre
2,500 Pink-footed Geese flew out of the estuary just before dawn.

Meols
Red Kite drifted east over Carr Lane this evening. 

Burton RSPB
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh
Pink-Footed Geese x3000 Burton Marsh
Grasshopper Warbler Just Passed Sheep Pens On Right
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF
Great Crested Grebe x2  Bridge Screen Pool
Spotted Redshank x11 From Marsh Covert Hide
Greenshank x1 From Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail Near Reedbed Screen
Sedge Warbler Left Reedbed Screen
Blackcap x2 Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti`s Warbler By Willow Pool
Mediterranean Gull x9 Main Scrape
Avocet x140 Whole Reserve
Egyption Geese x2 Wet Grassland
Ruff x2 Left Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Flew Over Burton Point
Lesser Whitethroat Near Railway Bridge
Reports Melodious Warbler Trees Behind Toilet Block ?


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