25 October 2018

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.