CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 1ST SEPTEMBER 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Snipe x48 Main Scrape
Ruff x10 Main Scrape
Dunlin x6 Main Scrape
Little Ring Plover x1 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Back Of Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Linnet x60+ Birdcrop Field
Chiffchaff By Railway Bridge
Marsh Harrier (F) Burton Marsh From Point
Hen Harrier (RT) As Above
Merlin As Above
Great Egret x2 As Above
Greenshank IMF
Osprey Perched Back Main ScrapeCattle Egret By Border Pool

Hilbre
780 Sandwich Tern and 2 Wheatear on Middle Eye.


Neston Old Quay
Great Egret,Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 9 Pink-footed Geese flying West.

Heswall Fields
Lesser Whitethroat,10+ Blackcap and 3 Sparrowhawk.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Garganey-Eclipse Drake-Neumann's Flash.

Woolston Eyes
Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 31ST AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Chiffchaff Sheep Field Burton Point
Blackcap (F) Railway Bridge
Linnet x15 By Railway Bridge
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Snipe x17 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Pink-Footed Geese x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x5 Main Scrape
Garden Warbler Brambles Along Path Birdcrop Field
Greenshank Bridge Screen
Redstart (M) In Garden Near House

CHESHIRE
Astbury Mere
Little Egret

Sandbach Flashes
2 Pintail-Elton Hall Flash.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 30TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Peregrine Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier (F) Over Wet Grassland
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Spoonbill x4 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Snipe x15+ Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x2 Main Scrape
Great Egrets x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Redstart Sheep Field Burton Point
Spotted Flycatcher Sheep Field B-P
Green Woodpecker Sheep Field B-P
Chiffchaff Along Path To IMF
Water Rail IMF
Pink-Footed Geese x2 Border Pool

Hilbre
800 Sandwich Tern

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
6,010 Black Tailed Godwits. 

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 29TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Redstart Sheep Field Burton Point
Chiffchaff By Railway Bridge
Pink Footed Geese x2 IMF
Kingfisher Burton Mere About Same Time As Yesterday 14:40
Nuthatch Feeder By Reception
Treecreeper By Reception
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Yellow Wagtail Reception Pool
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Snipe x14 Main Scrape
Knot x4 Flew Over IMF
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland

Higher Shotton
Swift-Over


Hilbre
Bonaparte's Gull,Mediterranean Gull,Sandwich Terns,Arctic Skua,Eider,7 Teal flew by and 4 Juvenile Kittiwakes.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Male Garganey and 2 Greenshank-Neumann's Flash and Black Tern-East end of Budworth Mere.

Little Bollington
Garganey-Still on the River Bollin c.500m above the weir.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 28TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Hilbre
Bonaparte's Gull.

Hoylake Shore
Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 380 Sandwich Tern


Burton RSPB
Little Ringed Plover Main Scrape
Yellow Wagtail Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruff x6 Main Scrape
Greenshank Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper x2 Reception Pool
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Raven x4 (Juv) Over Birdcrop Field
Lesser Whitethroat x2 By Railway Bridge
Redstart (Juv) Sheep Field Burton Point
Chiffchaff Sheep Field
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Peregrine x2 Perched Burton Marsh
Pink Footed Geese x2 IMF

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Male Garganey and Juvenile Redstart-Neumann's Flash and Black Tern-East end of Budworth Mere.

Sandbach Flashes
3 Spotted Flycatcher-Railway flash 1

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 27TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier (F) Burton Marsh From Point
House Martins Over Burton Point
Willow Warbler Trees To IMF
Greenshank IMF
Pink-Footed Geese x2 IMF
Sand Martins Over IMF
Yellow Wagtails x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Common Sandpiper Reception Pool
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Ruff Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Spoonbill x4 Main Scrape
Peregrine Over Main Scrape

Hoylake Shore
Juvenile Long-tailed Skua west of King's Gap,6 Kittiwake,3 Manx Shearwater,3 Guillemot,Arctic Skua,2 Arctic Tern,100+ Sandwich Tern and 12 Common Tern.

Leasowe
Adilt Black Tern flew west.

Parkgate
26 Greenshank and and a Great White Egret.

Hilbre
Bonaparte's Gull.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Male Garganey-Neumanns Flash.

Newchurch Common
Smew of unknown origin-Adult female on the large pool north of the track and a Hobby-Abbots Moss-Nr Newchurch Common

Sandbach Flashes
Great White Egret-Elton Hall Flash.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 26TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Meols Common
2 Greenshank-Around groyne

Hilbre
Bonaparte's Gull (early morning),700+ Sandwich Tern,120 Common Tern,Peregrine  and a Mediterranean Gull before high tide.

Hoylake Shore
Juvenile Ruff,Greenshank,600+ Sandwich Tern,40+ Common Tern,300 Ringed Plover,14 Grey Plover and 1000+ Dunlin.

Burton Marsh
Osprey on post at 4pm,Peregrine,Hobby and a Merlin.

Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
White-Cheeked Pintail Also Known As Bahama Pintail Main Scrape (Photo)
Marsh Harrier (F) Over Wet Grassland
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
House Martins Over Reception Pool
Sand Martins Over Reception Pool
Ringed Plover x50 Marsh Covert Hide
Dunlin x33 Marsh Covert Hide
Willow Warble Along Path To IMF
Pink-Footed Geese x2 IMF
Spotted Redshank x2 IMF
Swallows Burton Point
Osprey Burton Marsh From Point
Greenshank x2 IMF
Sparrowhawk Over Wet Grassland

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Garganey-Neumanns Flash.

Sandbach Flashes
Redstart-Railway flash.