CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

11th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Snipe 40+ Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Barnacle Geese x5 Main Scrape
Ruff x4 Main Scrape
Dunlin x1 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Chiffchaff By Willow Pool
Cetti's Warbler By Marsh Covert Wood
Buzzard Marsh Covert Wood
House Martins Railway Bridge
Raven Burton Point
Little Owl Tree Burton Point
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Swallows Over Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Over Wet Grassland

Parkgate
7 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash-Hen Harrier

Heswall
1900 Shelduck,14 Teal,Wigeon,2400 Oystercatcher,129 Grey Plover,300 Knot,1200 Curlew,5000 Redshank and a Greenshank 

Heswall Fields NT
240 Goldfinch

New Brighton
Pomarine Skua

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

10th September 2019
Hilbre Island
2 Tree Sparrow,Black Tern and 335 Sandwich Tern with another 200 which flew past Red Rocks

(C)STEVE WILLIAMS

Burton RSPB

Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point
Barnacle Geese x5 Burton Marsh From Point
Swallows Burton Point
Chiffchaff Along Boardwalk
Buzzard Over Marsh Covert Wood
Cetti's Warbler Near Reception Pool
Great Egret Right Of Wet Grassland
Snipe 20+ Main Scrape
Little Stint Main Scrape
Ruff x5 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Dunlin x1 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Wheatear Left Of Main Scrape
Hobby

Parkgate
6 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a Marsh Harrier

Wybunbury-Lea Forge
Hobby-Chasing dragonflies

MORNINGS BIRDING AT LEASOWE LIGHTHOUSE

I spent this morning birding around the lighthouse with Eddie williams.It was quiet and hard birding but we managed to see a few bits on a glorious sunny morning.

Birds sighted
1 Northern Wheatear
200+ Starling

3 Raven

20+ House Sparrow
4 Chiffchaff
1 Garden Warbler
3 Great Tit
2 Blue Tit
10+ Herring Gull
6 Black Headed Gull
1 Reed Warbler
1 Whimbrel
4 Blackbird
2 Wren
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Buzzard
6 Swallow
3 Robin
8 Collared Dove
4 Blackcap
3 Magpie
There were a few butterflies around as well

SPECKLED WOOD

SMALL TORTOISESHELL

HOLLY BLUE

A nice mornings walk which was finished off with a quick call in at Parkgate to see the 6 Spoonbill's

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

9th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Kestrel Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine High Over Wet Grassland
Ruff 2 M + 2 Reeves Main Scrape
Snipe x6 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Little Stint Main Scrape
Barnacle Geese x5 Main Scrape
Green Sandpiper x1 Reception Pool
Wheatear (M) Wall Burton Point
House Martins Burton Point
Swallows Burton Point
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Burton Marsh From Point
Snipe x10 IMF
Ruff x1 (M) IMF
Dunlin x2 IMF
Stock Doves x4 IMF
Chiffchaff Near IMF Hide
Great Egret x1 Border Pool

Woolston Eyes
2 Red Crested Pochard-Male

Pickerings Pasture
Great White Egret

Winsford Flash
Hobby-Over

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

8th September 2019
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier (F) Burton Marsh From Point
Kestrel Burton Marsh From Point
Reed Bunting x2 By Railway Bridge
Snipe x23 IMF
Water Rail IMF
Dunlin x1 IMF
Ruff x3 IMF
Green Sandpiper IMF
Stock Doves x7 IMF
Buzzard Feeding IMF
Wheatear (M) Wall By Birdcrop Field
Raven x2 Over Birdcrop Field
Chiffchaff Along Boardwalk
Sparrowhawk High Over Marsh Covert Wood
Reed Warbler By Marsh Covert Hide
Barnacle Geese x5 Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Snipe x4 Main Scrape
Kingfisher Over Reception Pool
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Burton Marsh From Point
Possible Red-Breasted Goose Flew Over

Meols and Leasowe
Greenshank,Wheatear and 2 Grey Wagail

West Kirby
5 Raven-Over the Column on Column Road

Heswall Shore
3000 Shelduck,136 Little Egret,157 Grey Plover,1400 Curlew,3800 Black-tailed Godwit and 4100 Redshank

Sandbach Flashes
Spotted Flycatcher-Maw Green tip and Garganey-Hancock's flood

Mow Cop
Redstart,Tree Pipit and spotted Flycatcher

Hale
100+ Swift,4 Hobby,17 Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk,6 Kestrel,Peregrine falcon,Marsh Harrier.4+ Mediterranean Gull,Female Redstart,Female Wheatear,2 Ruff,Green Sandpiper and 2 L Grebe

Alsager
Party of Fieldfare-In rowan tree

Parkgate
5 Spoonbill

(C)FRANK G BURNS