CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 31ST OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Dunlin x22 IMF 
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool 
Jack Snipe (x2) 1IMF & 1MC Hide 
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Peregrine Over Marsh Covert Hide
Stonechat Bridge Screen
Common Gulls 200+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x4 Main Scrape
Whooper Swans Field Back Of Wet Grassland
Pink Footed Geese Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland

Red Rocks
630 Chaffinch and 6 Fieldfare over flying south.

Neston Reedbed
2 Bittern roosted.

Hilbre
Black Redstart-1st winter Male

CHESHIRE
Hale
Hen Harrier-Two ringtails flew south 07:15-08:15,Ring Ouzel and 2 Water Pipit on Duck decoy marsh.

Poynton Pool
Little egret,Water rail and 2 Ring necked parakeet's

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 30TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper Swans x13 Field Back Of Wet Grassland 
Pink Footed Geese 2000+Wet Grassland 
Mediterranean Gull (Adult) Main Scrape 
Common Gulls x50+ Main Scrape
Snipe x10 Main Scrape
Hen Harrier Over Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Left Main Scrape
Curlew x6 From Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Dunlin x23 IMF
Golden Plover IMF
Stonechat x2 IMF
Mediterranean Gull (Juv 1st W) Main Scrape

Shotwick Fields
15 Whooper Swan including 2 on the Boating lake. 

West Kirby Marine Lake
Scaup (Juv).

Hilbre
197 Brent Geese, 178 Redshank, 2 Teal and 650 Starling.


Thurstaston Shore
3,400 Knot.

Parkgate
Bittern and 2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail)- At dusk Bittern again flew towards Neston reedbed to roost.


Neston Reed Bed
7 Marsh Harrier,4 Hen Harrier (Incl 1 Grey male),2 Barn Owl and 2 Cetti's Warbler.

CHESHIRE
Hale
2 Water Pipit and a Jack Snipe.

PROBABLE STEJNEGER'S STONECHAT

An “Eastern” Stonechat was found last week in fields at Salthouse in Norfolk.After much debate all week with birding friends and further reading on this species I decided to go and see it.Currently this species can only be validated 100% by DNA analysis which thankfully was collected last week and sent off.This was my first opportunity to observe this taxon since the adoption of IOC taxonomy, giving Stejnegeri as a full species.

Sean Cole rang me on friday morning offering to drive so I asked Malc curtin if he was up for it and he was and also Cliff Smith,car full!WERE GOING!I picked Malc up from Northwich at 4.30am and we headed across the country to meet Sean and Cliff.A quick change of car and we were on site for just before 10.00am with plenty of Red kites and thrush movement keeping us all awake on the way.I soon got on the bird after we arrived but the bird flew into a hawthorn bush.The bird was really elusive but we did get a few flight views of it.The bird then went missing as it had flown quite along way from where it was originally so I headed back there.Me and Cliff stood scanning the fields when the bird flew around us and popped up in a bush giving good views before flying off again.

 Probable Stejneger’s Stonechat-Salthouse,Norfolk

This was a really interesting looking bird but I couldn't believe how elusive it was.Anyway the bird appeared again in the reeds and then flew into the fields and showed distantly for a while.I will just have to wait now for the DNA to come back for confirmation that it is a Stejneger's Stonechat and it could also be my 500th bird for Britain 😀.

The Twitch

There have been three previous records of Stejneger’s Stonechat:
2016 Landguard-Suffolk-1CY male S. m. stejnegeri,trapped- 6th–7th October.
2016 Spurn-East Yorkshire-1CY female S. m. stejnegeri-22nd–26th October.
2012 Portland Bill-Devon-first-winter male,trapped-24th to 26th October.

After good views of the bird we moved on to Cley and did some seawatching which was really good and we saw some great birds:
1 Great Northern Diver
1 Black Throated Diver
2 Red Throated Diver
5 Pomarine Skuas
1 Slavonian Grebe
10+Red Breasted Merganser
4 Great Skua
18 Teal
1 Long Tailed Skua
14 Wigeon
30+ Common Scoter
200+ Kittiwake
7 Little Auk
1 Short Eared Owl-Off the sea.
2 Manx Shearwater
18 Brent Geese
13 Goldeneye
30+ Gannets
5 Razorbill
9 Guillemot

Cliff,Malc and Sean enjoying the seawatch

After freezing conditions we headed back into Wells for some well deserved fish and chips arriving home just after 10.00pm.A great days birding and hopefully another lifer on the list!

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 29TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Water Rail x2 1IMF & 1Bridge Screen 
Water Pipit IMF Left Side of Hide 
Dunlin x17 IMF 
Jack Snipe x2 1IMF & 1MC Hide
Linnets 20+ Blrdcrop Field
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Main Scrape
Pink Footed Geese Wet Grassland
Whooper Swans x7 Field Back Of Wet Grassland
Kingfisher Over Reception Pool
Cetti's Warbler Near IMF Hide
Golden Plover x15 IMF
Merlin Over Main Scrape
2 Bearded Tit
Curlew Sandpiper
6 Whooper Swan
4,500 Pink-footed Geese

Parkgate
4 Hen Harrier,6-7 Marsh Harrier,3 Great White Egret,4 Brambling,2 Merlin and a Bittern off Old Baths

Leasowe Lighthouse
160 Chaffinch,12 Brambling,30 Greenfinch,16 Siskins,20 Skylarks,24 Reed Buntings,6 Redwing a and  Fieldfare

Heswall Marsh
240 Pink-footed Geese,18 Barnacle Geese (presumed feral) and 54 Golden Plover.

West Kirby Marine Lake
Scaup (juv).

CHESHIRE

Newchurch Common

Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 28TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink Footed Geese 2500+ Wet Grassland 
Stonechat x2 Near Bunker 
Mediterranean Gull (1st W) Main Scrape 
Cetti's Warbler Far End boardwalk
Whooper Swans x6 Border Pool
Bearded Tit (Heard) Near Marsh Covert Hide
Spoonbill x3 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Golden Plover IMF
Dunlin x20 IMF
Nuthatch Feeder By Reception
Hen Harrier Near Marsh Covert Hide
Linnets Flock Near Railway Bridge
Water Pipit-Marsh Covert hide

Hilbre Island

3 Purple Sandpiper,6 Whooper Swan (flying east),2 Long-tailed Duck,116 Turnstone,24 Wigeon,2 Brambling,8 Skylark and a  Rock Pipit.

Leasowe Lighthouse

6 Whooper Swan flying east over and Water Rail on River Birket by Lingham bridge.

Gilroy,West Kirby

Water Rail.

Hoylake

3 Eider (1 male & 2 fem) flew east before high tide.

Denhall Quay
2 Hen Harrier(Grey male and ringtail).

CHESHIRE
Hale
2 Water Pipit and Yellow wagtail flew over south-Town lane flood.Chiffchaff by Curlender Way,Merlin on Hale Marsh,2 Little Grebe on Decoy,Merlin,Little Owl Within Way,2 Great White Egret and 3 Whooper Ince Marshes.


Handforth
7 Whooper Swan's over.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 27TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Bullfinch x1(F) Railway Bridge 
Siskin x5 Alder Trees To IMF 
Golden Plover x1 IMF
Dunlin x20+ IMF
Whooper Swans (3A-1Juv) Border Pool
Pintail 600+ Bridge Pool
Jack Snipe On Right Of Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail On Left Of Marsh Covert Hide
Ruff Marsh Covert Hide
Spoonbills x3 Main Scrape
Pink Footed 100+ Geese Wet Grassland
Kingfisher Over Reception Pool (A.T)
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide

Parkgate
3 Whooper Swan on Boathouse Flash this evening,5 Marsh Harrier,Barn Owl,Hen Harriers included 1 adult male,adult female,juvenile female and at least 2 juvenile males and the Bittern in flight.

Burton Point
4 Stonechat.

Hilbre
525 Cormorant flew out of the estuary past.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
4 Whooper Swans-Railway Flash.









CHESHIRE

WIRRAL WADER FESTIVAL 2018

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 26TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Spoonbill x2 Main Scrape 
Ruff Main Scrape 
Curlew Sandpiper Main Scrape 
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Cattle Egret x2 Wet Grassland
Water Rail By Reception
Snipe Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x620 Bridge Pool
Whooper Swan x1 (Juv) Border Pool
Stonechat x2 (M&F) IMF
Dunlin x15 Flew Over IMF
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink Footed Geese x30 Flew Over Reserve
 Green Sandpiper Main Scrape
Jack Snipe Marsh Covert Hide
Knot x5 Bridge Pool
Swallow On Wire By Entrance To Reserve

Hoylake Shore
Leach's Petrel.

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Marsh Harrier 2
Whooper Swan 3 adults.
Cetti's Warbler 1
Black-tailed Godwit 20
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1 male.
Sparrowhawk 1
Teal 100+
Gadwall 6m 3f.
Wigeon 3m 5f.
Lapwing 11
Shoveler 50+
Pintail 2f
Shelduck 6
Little Grebe 2
Water Rail 1 heard.
Redwing 5+

Hale Bank
Water Pipit-1 on Town lane and a Great White egret-Bottom of Within way.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 25TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL

Burton RSPB

Golden Plover x63 IMF 
Dunlin x4 IMF 
Cetti's Warbler In Copse To IMF 
Water Rail In Copse To IMF
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Burton Marsh From Point
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Ruff x3 Marsh Covert Hide
Bearded Tit Near Reedbed Screen
Kingfisher Woodland Pool
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Whooper Swans (2Adult-1juv) Main Scrape
Common Gull 20+ Main Scrape
Nuthatch Car Park
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Jack Snipe Marsh Covert Hide
Curlew Sandpiper IMF

Parkgate

Bittern,5 Great White Egret,2 Marsh harrier,Ringtail Hen harrier,Female Merlin and a Brambling over.

CHESHIRE

Pickerings Pasture

American Golden Plover-With at least 500 European Golden Plovers east of the carpark.

Dave Craven the finder has forwarded me this information for Pickerings pasture on the AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER.High tide tomorrow is 12.48pm.Exposed mud probably from about 3pm.Most Golden Plovers’s don’t come in to feed/roost until late afternoon/evening.For the last 2 weeks most haven’t appeared until c5pm.

Newchurch Common

Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 24TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret Wet Grassland 
Whooper Swan x1 Wet Grassland 
Mediterranean Gull Main Scrape 
Bearded Tit Flew Over Reedbed From Screen
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail Bridge Pool
Chiffchaff Along Path IMF
Cetti's Warbler Near Wooden Bridge IMF
Golden Plover x18 IMF
Curlew Sandpiper IMF
Dunlin x15 IMF
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point
Siskin Feeding In Alder Trees Along Boardwalk
Merlin Over IMF

CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 23RD OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point 
Redshank x9 IMF 
Stonechat IMF 
Pintail 20+ Bridge Pool
Hen Harrier Over Bridge Pool
Sparrowhawk Over Marsh Covert Wood
Bearded Tit (Reedling-Pos 2) Reedbed Screen
Dunlin Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Wet Grassland
Whooper Swans x5 Wet Grassland
Curlew x21 Wet Grassland Right Of Scrape
Pink Footed Geese x30 Flew Over Reserve
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 22ND OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret Wet Grassland 
Curlew x15 Main Scrape 
Ruff x3 Main Scrape 
Coal Tit Feeder By Reception
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Bridge Pool
Water Rail In Copse To IMF
Stonechat x2 Near Seat Top Of Birdcrop Field
Goldcrest Along Path IMF
Pink Footed Geese Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point
Whooper Swan x1 Burton Marsh From Point
Siskin Trees In Copse To IMF
Snipe x10 Main Scrape

Red Rocks
2 Water Rail.

Hilbre Island
114 Brent Geese (highest count this autumn) and 3 Eider.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
3 Whooper Swan.

Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 21ST OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Whooper x2 Burton Marsh From Point.
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point.
Pink Footed Geese 1200+ Burton Marsh From Point.
Curlew Burton Marsh From Point.
Linnets 25+ By Railway Bridge.
Goldcrest Trees To IMF.
Curlew Sandpiper IMF.
Dunlin x20 IMF.
Pintail x8 Bridge Pool.
Cetti's Warbler Near Reedbed Screen.
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool.
Little Stint Main Scrape.
Cattle Egret Wet Grassland.
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland.
Green Woodpecker Flew Over Wooden Bridge IMF.
Kingfisher Flew Over Reception Pool.

Leasowe Lighthouse
Yellowhammer,4 Siskin,Brambling,3 Redwing,20 Skylark,10 Reed Bunting,110 Chaffinch and 50 Greenfinch overhead.

Red Rocks
1,170 Chaffinch,33 Brambling,1,280 Starling,100 Goldfinch,135 Greenfinch,14 Linnet,Swallow,43 Wood Pigeon,72 Sky Lark,4 Redwing,26 Fieldfare,6 Mistle Thrush,43 Jackdaw and a Grey Wagtail flew south over.

Heswall Marsh
Great Egret,Marsh Harrier and a Hen Harrier.

Decca Pools
Red Kite over marsh at 1pm,also 4 Marsh Harrier,Ringtail Hen Harrier,Peregrine and a Green Sandpiper.

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Yellow Browed Warbler-On No 3 Bed.

Frodsham Marshes
2 Great White Egret-Frodsham score.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 20TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Meols
8 Great Crested Grebe and 2,500+ Common Scoter-After high tide and a Greenshank by the groyne.

Red Rocks
6 Brambling,9 Siskin,41 Fieldfare,5 Mistle Thrushes,2 Rock Pipit,Grey Wagtail and 42 Skylark.

Leasowe Lighthouse
5 Brambling,7 Siskin and 3 Redpoll flew over site.

Lower Heswall
c40 Fieldfare flew over site.

Decca Pools
Marsh Harrier,Great Egret and a Green Sandpiper.

Burton RSPB
Pink Footed Geese Wet Grassland 1000+
Cattle Egret x1 Main Scrape 
Little Stint main scrape 
Ruff x9 Main Scrape
Snipe Main Scrape
Stonechat By Reception Pool
Curlew Sandpiper Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail By Bench Along Boardwalk
Linnets 30+ Blrdcrop Field
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Cetti's Warbler x3
Sparrowhawk In Trees To IMF
Dunlin x20 IMF
Kingfisher x2 Flew Over Reception Pool

Bidston Moss Nature Reserve
Yellow-browed Warbler-Calling in willows under bridge.

Neston Marsh-Harp Inn
Hen Harrier-Female,2 Merlin,3 Green Sandpiper,Lesser Redpoll,2 Western Marsh Harrier and a 2 Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE
Pickerings Pasture
2 Common Sandpiper,Adult Mediterranean Gull,Peregrine falcon,Yellow Browed Warbler.

Frodsham Marshes
4 Great White Egrets.

Woolston Eyes
2 Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier-From John Morgan Hide.

Hale
Ring Ouzel-One flew south over Hale Head this morning.

Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track.

Rostherne Mere
Adult-Yellow Legged Gull and Barn Owl flew past the observatory.

Sandbach Flashes
2 Cetti's warbler-Railway Flash and 2 Long Eared Owl's back at Groby flash.(PLEASE AVOID DISTURBING THE OWL'S SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY)

Marbury Country Park-Budworth Mere
Female Goosander and 4 Whooper Swan's.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 19TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point 
Linnets 20+ By Railway Bridge 
Merlin Over Railway Bridge
Curlew Sandpiper IMF
Whooper Swan Border Pool
Pink Footed Geese 500+ Border Pool
Pintail x2 Bridge Pool
Dunlin x10 Main Scrape
Ruff x3 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret x2 Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland
Brambling By Railway Bridge
Little Stint IMF
Green Sandpiper Marsh Covert Hide
Water Pipit Marsh Covert Hide

Hilbre Island
Peregrine,83 Wigeon and 4 Pintail.

Leasowe Lighthouse
Barn Owl-Roosting in hawthorn bush 

Decca Pools and Neston Old Quay
2 Hen Harrier,Marsh Harrier and a Green Sandpiper.

Parkgate
2 Hen Harrier (ringtails) came into roost and Raven over.

CHESHIRE
Hale

Yellow Browed Warbler in  bushes by car park at top of Lighthouse road.4 Great White Egret's roosted in the duck decoy.Also 15 Little egret,Merlin,Peregrine Falcon,Little Owl,Barn Owl and Tawny Owl around same area.

Marbury Country Park

4 Whooper Swan-Budworth Mere and Brambling over east.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 18TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret x2 Main Scrape (Pos 3)
Ruff x3 Marsh Covert Hide 
Sparrowhawk Over Bridge Pool 
Cetti's Warbler Near Bridge Screen
Water Rail Near Bridge Screen
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Hen Harrier Over Bridge Pool
Linnets By Railway Bridge
Curlew Sandpiper IMF
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Whooper Swan x1 Burton Marsh From Point
Little Stint IMF
Chiffchaff By Wooden Bridge IMF

Red Rocks
Ring Ouzel,80 Chaffinch,7 Brambling,9 Siskin,60 Meadow Pipit,52 Skylark,40+ Fieldfare and 2 Tree Sparrow.

Leasowe Lighthouse
2 Marsh Harrier and Hen Harrier together over Lingham Lane.

CHESHIRE
Little Budworth
Great White Egret-Oulton Mill Pool.

WELL CHUFFED!

After a good lie in after yesterday's Grey Catbird in Cornwall I received a phone call off Allan Conlin that the Chough was still showing well at Dee estuary sailing club which was found yesterday.I made my way there and soon connected with the bird as it sat on some rocks at the bottom of the slipway.

A great bird and a first for me in Cheshire and Wirral apparently this is 12th record for our county.

24 HOURS OF TWITCHING MADNESS!

Well where do I start,the mega alert went off sunday afternoon after a Pacific swift was found at Hornsea mere in Yorkshire.I just sat at home and thankfully I didn't need it but then it was re identified as a White rumped swift!A FIRST FOR BRITAIN!.Arrangements were made and I headed across with Phil Woollen at 4.00am,making good time and arriving on site just after 7.00am.The weather was wet and cold as we waited around for the bird.

BIRDERS WAIT IN ANTICIPATION FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE SWIFT

We waited and waited but there was no sign of the bird.10 House martins were flying around over near by trees a Cetti's warbler was heard and a Great White egret put in a flyover appearance and that was it.We hung around until 10.30am freezing cold and headed back to the car.This was my fifth dip on the run and I was hurting,Belted Kingfisher,Moltoni's Warbler,Royal Tern and Green Warbler last week,why do I do this to myself,i'll tell you why I love it,it's adrenalin and i just tell myself THEY"LL BE ANOTHER!I made it home for 1.00pm.The bird made the national news that evening CLICK ON LINK.The afternoon was spent catching up with things and then at 4.30pm the mega alert went off again,GREY CATBIRD,TREEVE MOOR,CORNWALL!.Panic mode set in as I was knackered but thankfully after a phone call to Dan pointon he offered to drive,relax!The evening was spent in Blackpool with Dianne visiting the lights and I dropped her off at 11.00pm and headed south to meet Dan,Sam Viles and Andrew Kinghorn.The journey down was full of apprehension as I so wanted to see this mega bird.We arrived on site just after 6.00am and got our heads down for an hour.We then got up and entered the field and waited with the crowd that had gathered had first light.

BIRDERS WAITING AT FIRST LIGHT FOR THE GREY CATBIRD

THE SMALL WILLOWS WERE WHERE THE BIRD WAS LAST SEEN 

We waited but there was no sign of the bird,it didn't look good and I felt like shit,surely not another dip!It was just after 9.00am when the bird popped up out in the open and then continually showed throughout my stay.What a bird!I was ecstatic!There has only been one previous record of Grey Catbird which was found on South Stack,Holy Island,4th to 5th October and again on the 6th October 2001-Anglesey.

WHAT A BEAUTY!

We continued to watch the bird till 11am and headed back to the carpark for some lunch.

We then moved on to Kenidjack valley to do some birding but it was very quiet but we did see a female Adder sunning itself on a wall.

Kenidjack valley

After a good walk we made the long journey north eventually getting home just before 10.00pm,absolutely shattered!

YELLOW BROWED WARBLER-LEASOWE LIGHTHOUSE

I visited Leasowe on sunday and finally caught up with the Yellow browed warbler that has been around for the last couple of days.The bird was really elusive but was eventually found around the duckpond In some willows.

 YELLOW BROWED WARBLER

We have done really well in Cheshire and Wirral this year for this species with up to 10 different individual birds been seen on passage.A quick look around the duck pond produced good views of a Water Rail.

WATER RAIL

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 17TH OCTOBER 2018

WIRRAL
Caldy Steps and Dee Sailing Club

Chough-Walk down slipway from top carpark and bird is showing well on the boulders at the bottom. 

Red Rocks
Swift-Flew over and Yellow Browed warbler-Moved through gardens,before flying south.

Little Neston
Great White Egret-From the Harp Inn

Burton RSPB
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Ruff x4 lMF 
Dunlin x15 IMF 
Curlew Sandpiper x2 IMF
Little Stint x1 IMF
Cetti's Warbler Along Boardwalk
Pintail x4 Bridge Pool
Spoonbill x1 (Juv) Main Scrape
Cattle Egret x2 Wet Grassland
Pink Footed Geese 2500+ Wet Grassland
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine High Over Main Scrape
Stonechat (M) Reception Pool
Water Pipit Marsh Covert hide

CHESHIRE
Hale
Yellow Browed Warbler-One moved through gardens and towards lighthouse.

Holmes Chapel
Ring Necked Parakeet-Flew low towards medical centre.

Poynton Pool
Ring Necked Parakeet-5 Still being seen around the area.

Sandbach Flashes
Short Eared Owl-Maw Green Tip.

Little Budworth
Great White Egret-Oulton Mill Pool.