24 February 2019

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 24TH FEBRUARY 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB

Merlin Burton Marsh From Point 
Pintail x7 IMF 
Linnets By Railway Bridge 
Reed Bunting x3 Birdcrop Field
Cetti's Warbler Along Boardwalk
Pochard (f) Bridge Pool
Snipe x4 Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti's x2 Reeds Between Screen & MCH
Tufted Ducks x50 Burton Mere
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gull ( Adult) Main Scrape
Barnacle Geese x2 Main Scrape
Avocets x20 Main Scrape
Oystercatcher x2 Main Scrape
Buzzard Fence Post Right Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Dunlin 20+ Over Border Pool
Golden Plover x2 Wet Grassland
Bearded Tits (Heard)Reedbed Screen


Hilbre
7 Greater Scaup

Neston Marsh

5 Short Eared Owl,Adult male Hen Harrier and a Marsh harrier-Off Denhall Quay.
CHESHIRE
Hale
Hen Harrier-Ringtail again briefly;also 4 Greater White-fronted Geese flew south. 
Water pipit-Three still from Town Lane; also a Great white egret.

Macclesfield
Mealy Redpoll-Again on feeder in garden.


Newchurch Common

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

Sandbach Flashes

Mediterranean Gull-Elton hall flash.
Green sandpiper-Pump house flash.
Brambling-Green lane.