CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 6TH-23RD DECEMBER 2019

December 23rd
Burton RSPB
Pink-F Geese 5000+ Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Wigeon 500+ IMF (A Company Or Trip of Wigeon)
Stonechat x1 IMF
Linnets Birdcrop Field
Pintail x2 Bridge Pool
Curlew x15 Near Bridge Screen
Snipe x1 Marsh Covert Hide
Raven x5 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Stonechat x2 By Reception Pool
Dunlin x2 Main Scrape
Pink-F Geese x10 Main Scrape
Buzzard Fence Post Behind Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Meadow Pipit Field Left Of Bunker Entrance
Kestrel By Barn
R-N Parakeet In Car Park
Siskin In Alders By Garden
Common Gull Main Scrape
Redwing Over Bridge Pool

Ince Marshes
2 Great White Egret

December 22nd
Burton RSPB
Meadow Pipit Field Left Bunker Entrance
Redwing 60+ Field Left Of Bunker Entrance
Peregrine x2 Wet Grassland
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Dunlin x5 Main Scrape
Golden Plover x1 Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x1 Main Scrape
Pintail x1 (M) Main Scrape
Snipe x1 Main Scrape
Stonechat x2 By Reception Pool
Jay In Gorse Covert Wood
Nuthatch In Gorse Covert Wood
Siskin 10+ Alders By Garden
Little Grebes x2 Willow Pool
Reed Bunting x2 (F) Marsh Covert Hide
Common Gull x2 Bridge Pool
Curlew 35+ Field Right Of Birdcrop Field
Linnets 30+ Birdcrop Field
Kestrel Over Birdcrop Field
Fieldfares Burton Point
Song Thrush Burton Point
Pink-F Geese 4000+ Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier (F) Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x7 Burton Marsh From Point
Stonechat x2 By IMF Hide
Water Pipit Field Left Bunker Entrance

West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Shag,Goldeneye (male),10+ Goosander and a Rock Pipit

Heswall Shore
515 Pink-footed Geese,180 Brent Geese,1740 Shelduck,685 Pintail,530 Teal,3400 Oystercatcher,870 Lapwing,131 Golden Plover,90 Grey Plover,10000 Knot,4000 Dunlin,605 Curlew,123 Bar-tailed Godwit, 700 Redshank and 2 Greenshank

Parkgate
2 Hen Harrier,2+ Marsh Harrier,Great White Egret and 2 Stonechat (pair, Bevyl Rd area)

Chelford-Lapwing Hall pool
Smew-Redhead still; to view, take the path that joins Lapwing Lane to Congleton Lane south of the lake

Frodsham Marshes
2 Great White Egret-Frodsham score

Hale
2 Water pipit-Hale head and a Great White egret
Water Pipit-Carr Lane pools

December 21st
Parkgate
Hen Harrier (ringtail),4 Marsh Harrier,Great White Egret and 150 Redwing


West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Shag,11 Goosander,3 Red-breasted Merganser and 9 Brent Geese

Chelford-Lapwing Hall Pool
Redhead Smew

December 20th
Burton Marsh
8 Great White Egret

Heswall Shore
835 Pink-footed Geese flew inland,420 Teal,780 Lapwing and 91 Golden Plover

Parkgate
2 Merlin,Peregrine,10 Marsh Harrier and 2 Great Egret 

West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Shag,7 Goosander and 17 Brent Geese

Hoylake Shore
22 Brent Geese

December 19th
Newchurch Common
Redhead Smew

Woolston Eyes
Hen Harrier

West Kirby Marine Lake
Shag,10 Goosander,6 Red-breasted Merganser and 40 Brent Geese

Parkgate
6 Marsh Harrier,2 Hen Harrier (ringtails) and a Merlin

December 18th
West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Shag,5 Goosander ,6 Red-breasted Merganser and 29 Brent Geese

Parkgate
5 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (ringtail) and a Great White Egret 

December 17th
Hale
Great White Egret

Newchurch Common
Redhead Smew

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward reserve

Redes Mere
Russian White Fronted Goose

Neston Reedbed
Bittern

Meols-Dove Point
20 Brent Geese

West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Shag

December 16th
Pickerings Pasture
Little Stint-At least two still on river bank off car park; and a Great White egret in channel

Burton Marsh
2 Great Egret

Parkgate
Short-eared Owl

Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret With cattle in field by track

December 15th
Frodsham marshes
Great White Egret-Frodsham Score

Marbury Country Park
Bittern-TA Coward Reserve

Redes Mere
Russian White Fronted Goose-2 Adult's and a 1st Winter

Hale
Little Stint-From Pickerings screen hide

West Kirby -Column Road
1,500 Pink-footed Geese over heading NE 

Hilbre
940 Cormorant flew out of estuary

West Kirby Marine Lake
4 Red-breasted Merganser and a Shag 

West Kirby-Gilroy Nature Park
3 Goosander

Denhall Quay
2 Goosander

Meols-Park Lane
Greenshank in flooded field

Burton Mere Wetlands
Water Pipit

Red Rocks
Red-throated Diver Flew past

Heswall-Riverbank Road
4 Great Egret and 35 Brent Geese

Parkgate
3 Marsh Harrier,Merlin,2 Kestrel,Short-eared Owl,2 Great White Egret,200+ Lapwing,Grey male Hen Harrier and 2 Marsh Harrier came in to roost 

Denhall Quay
Grey male Hen Harrier,Merlin,6 Great White Egret and 8 Marsh Harrier

December 14th
Redes Mere
Russian White Fronted Goose-2 Adult's and a 1st Winter

Hale
Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools,Little Stint-Hale Head and 2 Great White Egret

Pickerings Pasture
2 Little Stint

Birkenhead
Caspian Gull-2nd Winter

New Brighton Marine Lake
8 Purple Sandpiper

Parkgate
2 Grey male Hen Harrier

December 13th
Redes Mere
Russian White Fronted Goose-2 Adult's and a 1st Winter

Frodsham Marshes
3 Western Cattle Egret

Parkgate
3 Marsh Harrier

Neston-Harp Inn
Grey male Hen Harrier

Hoylake
10 Brent Geese

December 12th
Heswall-Riverbank Road
138 Pale-bellied Brent Geese,7 Red-breasted Merganser,Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier

New Brighton Marine Lake
6 Purple Sandpiper

December 11th
Hale
2 Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools

Redes Mere
Russian White Fronted Goose-Adult and a 1st Winter

Burton RSPB
Water Pipit

Denhall Quay
2 Short-eared Owl

Parkgate
Hen Harrier (ringtail),Marsh Harrier and a Great White Egret

Burton Marsh
6 Great White Egret

December 10th
Redes Mere
Russian White Fronted Goose

Heswall
210 Shelduck and 420 Cormorant 

December 9th
Newchurch Common
Redhead Smew

Frodsham Marshes
3 Western Cattle Egret and 4 Great White Egret

Redes Mere
Russian White Fronted Goose

Heswall Shore
580 Pink-footed Geese flew inland from roost,Pale-bellied Brent Goose,1730 Shelduck,370 Pintail,51 Little Egret left roost,620 Lapwing and 39 Golden Plover

December 8th
Hale
Iceland Gull flew past lighthouse and Great White Egret

Frodsham Marshes
3 Western Cattle Egret,Ruddy Shelduck,Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper

New Brighton Marine Lake
7 Purple Sandpiper

West Kirby Marine Lake
Shag, 9 Goosander,3 Red-breasted Merganser,15 Brent Geese and a Rock Pipit on wall

Neston Reedbed
Bittern at dusk,ringtail Hen Harrier and 6 Marsh Harrier

Burton Mere
Spotted Redshank

Heswall-Riverbank Road
Ringtail Hen Harrier

Heswall Shore
19,000 Knot and 112 Golden Plover

December 7th
Frodsham Marshes
3 Western Cattle Egret-Lordship Marsh

Woolston Eyes
Ringtail Hen Harrier-N01 Bed

Hale
Water Pipit and Great White Egret

West Kirby Marine Lake
Shag,10 Goosander,3 Red-breasted Merganser and a Goldeneye

Dee Estuary
1,500 Cormorant flew out of estuary first light.

Thurstaston Shore
570 Pink-footed Geese,19000 Knot,3000 Dunlin,680 Curlew and 1270 Redshank

Heswall Fields
Woodcock

Heswall,Target Road
2 Woodcock

December 6th
West Kirby Marine Lkae
8 Goosander,6 Red-breasted Merganser and a Goldeneye

Hoylake Langfields
Peregrine (fem),50 Fieldfare,10 Redwing and 55 Goldfinch