8 April 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS-8TH APRIL 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Yellow Wagtail x2 Ploughed Field Left Wet Grassland
White Wagtail x2 As Above
Mediterranean Gull x6 Main Scrape
Avocet x120+ Main Scrape
Garganey x1 Main Scrape (Photo)
Nuthatch By Reception
Willow Warbler By Willow Pool
Spotted Redshank x11 From Marsh Covert Hide (Photo)
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti`s Warbler By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Reed Bunting Along Path To IMF
Sand Martin Over Reception Pool
House Martin As Above


Hilbre
Great White Egret over early morning,c700 Pink-footed Geese many heading north at first light,24 Little Gull,2 Common Tern,60 Sandwich Tern,270 Common Scoter,3 Wheatear,11 Swallow,9 Sand Martin and 2 Eider.

West Kirby
430 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection off Column Road.


Leasowe Lighthouse
Ring Ouzel (male) inland of horse paddocks.


Thurstaston Shore
Whimbrel hear calling.

West Kirby-Gilroy Scrape
Whimbrel over and a Common Sandpiper.


CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
Ring Ouzel- Male by N03 Tank.


Hale Marsh
2 Water Pipit and and a Short eared Owl.

Astbury Mere
Hawfinch-Near visitors centre and 27 Brambling.


Gowy Meadows
Garganey-Drake and female in flooded field from track opposite church.

Warrington
Iceland Gull-Adult again along A49 this morning.

Mottram St Andrew
Hawfinch-Again on bird table briefly. 

Fourways Sand Quarry
Yellow Wagtail.


Marbury Country Park
Lesser Spotted woodpecker-Big Wood and Reed Warbler-Witton Mill Car park.

Sandbach Flashes
2 Cetti's warbler and Great White Egret-Railway Flash.

Doddington
2 Egyptian Geese