Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS
COVID-19: Please adhere to current government advice and do not travel to see a bird. Where relevant,comply with recommended social distancing measures.
A message from Burton RSPB this afternoon
RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands has reopened. Opening times 0900 to 1700hrs. The hides and visitor Centre remain closed but toilets are available. Car parking is limited.
June 19th
Corn Bunting-Fanny's croft-Alsager
June 18th
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Channel Wagtail-Rixton
2 Black Necked Grebe-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford
June 17th
Corn Bunting-Fanny's croft-Alsager
Common Quail-Singing male along Lever Causeway-Prenton
2 Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
Quail heard in field by RAF monument-Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
2 Peregrine off Meols.
Pod of Dolphins seen well from Red Rocks and Hoylake swimming east this morning.
13 Sedge Warbler (singing) and feeding of young observed,Reed Warbler and a Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.
June 16th
4 Black Necked Grebe-Lapwing hall pool-Chelford
Quail heard in field by RAF monument-Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
1st Summer Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
Pair Tufted Duck,43 Little Egret,7000 Knot,26 Redshank,243 Curlew,2 Whimbrel, 515 Black-headed Gull - Thurstaston Shore.
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Red Kite over Irby.
June 15th
Corn Bunting
(C)Paul Bebbington
June 18th
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Channel Wagtail-Rixton
2 Black Necked Grebe-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford
June 17th
Corn Bunting-Fanny's croft-Alsager
Common Quail-Singing male along Lever Causeway-Prenton
2 Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
Quail heard in field by RAF monument-Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
2 Peregrine off Meols.
Pod of Dolphins seen well from Red Rocks and Hoylake swimming east this morning.
13 Sedge Warbler (singing) and feeding of young observed,Reed Warbler and a Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.
June 16th
4 Black Necked Grebe-Lapwing hall pool-Chelford
Quail heard in field by RAF monument-Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
1st Summer Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
Pair Tufted Duck,43 Little Egret,7000 Knot,26 Redshank,243 Curlew,2 Whimbrel, 515 Black-headed Gull - Thurstaston Shore.
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Red Kite over Irby.
June 15th
Avocet,2 Juv Goosander and an Osprey-Flew west-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
3 Spoonbill-Burton Mere Wetlands.
Siskin on feeder in Newton garden.
Quail heard in field by RAF monument-Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
June 14th
1st Summer Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
June 13th
7,000+ Knot off Caldy this morning.
Black Tern-Adult and 1st Summer Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
Channel Wagtail and Great White Egret-Hale
Wood Warbler-Macclesfield Forest
Rosy Starling-Adult-Frodsham Marshes
Common Quail-Males still singing along Smethwick Lane-Brereton
June 12th
Rosy Starling-Adult and 1st Summer Little Gull-Frodsham Marshes
Common Quail-Male still singing in field south of lay-by along Child's Lane-Brownlow
Eurasian Spoonbill-Neumanns Flash-Northwich
Kingfisher along River Birket - Lingham Lane, Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
2 Grasshopper warbler,Stonechat and a Cetti's Warbler - Burton Point.
Mediterranean Gull (1st summer) - Cubbins Green, West Kirby.
June 11th
Common Quail-Males still singing along Smethwick Lane-Brereton
Hobby,35 Swift,6 House Martin and 30 Swallow over sewage works - Target Road, Heswall.
5 Goosander by Dee Sailing club causeway - Thurstaston.
Black necked Grebe-32 (17 adults and 15 young) on No.3 bed-Woolston eyes
Rosy Starling-Adult and Great White Egret-Frodsham Marshes
Channel Wagtail-Rixton
June 10th
c1,000 Knot seen in flight over Caldy Blacks.
Great White Heron,Raven and an Immature Marsh Harrier (male) - Burton Marsh.
Spoonbill,Cuckoo,Avocet and 2 Little Ringed Plover-Neumanns Flash-Northwich
8 Pairs of Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes
Common Quail-2 males singing at Child Lane and Yellow Wagtail and Hobby-Astbury Mere
Red Kite and 2 Spotted Flycatcher-Little Budworth Country Park
2 Crossbill-Delamere Forest
June 9th
Common Redstart-Male-Female with young and 2 Spotted Flycatchers-Little Budworth Country Park
Goosander
(c)G Baker
3 Spoonbill-Burton Mere Wetlands.
Siskin on feeder in Newton garden.
Quail heard in field by RAF monument-Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
June 14th
1st Summer Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
June 13th
7,000+ Knot off Caldy this morning.
Black Tern-Adult and 1st Summer Little Gull-Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
Channel Wagtail and Great White Egret-Hale
Wood Warbler-Macclesfield Forest
Rosy Starling-Adult-Frodsham Marshes
Common Quail-Males still singing along Smethwick Lane-Brereton
June 12th
Rosy Starling-Adult and 1st Summer Little Gull-Frodsham Marshes
Common Quail-Male still singing in field south of lay-by along Child's Lane-Brownlow
Eurasian Spoonbill-Neumanns Flash-Northwich
Kingfisher along River Birket - Lingham Lane, Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
2 Grasshopper warbler,Stonechat and a Cetti's Warbler - Burton Point.
Mediterranean Gull (1st summer) - Cubbins Green, West Kirby.
June 11th
Common Quail-Males still singing along Smethwick Lane-Brereton
Hobby,35 Swift,6 House Martin and 30 Swallow over sewage works - Target Road, Heswall.
5 Goosander by Dee Sailing club causeway - Thurstaston.
Black necked Grebe-32 (17 adults and 15 young) on No.3 bed-Woolston eyes
Rosy Starling-Adult and Great White Egret-Frodsham Marshes
Channel Wagtail-Rixton
June 10th
c1,000 Knot seen in flight over Caldy Blacks.
Great White Heron,Raven and an Immature Marsh Harrier (male) - Burton Marsh.
Spoonbill,Cuckoo,Avocet and 2 Little Ringed Plover-Neumanns Flash-Northwich
Spoonbill images from this morning
(C)Malc Curtin and John Gregory
8 Pairs of Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes
Common Quail-2 males singing at Child Lane and Yellow Wagtail and Hobby-Astbury Mere
Red Kite and 2 Spotted Flycatcher-Little Budworth Country Park
2 Crossbill-Delamere Forest
June 9th
Common Redstart-Male-Female with young and 2 Spotted Flycatchers-Little Budworth Country Park
COMMON REDSTART
(C)Malc Curtin
Common Quail-2 males singing at Child Lane early evening-Astbury Mere
Black Necked Grebe-eight pairs currently rearing broods-Woolston Eyes
Common Quail-Male still singing off Moss Lane by iron gate at c53.1746,-2.2902-Brereton
Channel Wagtail-Male still by Holly Bush Lane-Rixton
Eurasian Spoonbill-3 then flew off to north-east-Neumanns Flash-Northwich
SPOONBILL
(C)Greg Baker
Marsh Harrier,Spoonbill and 2 Great White Egret near the Boathouse - Parkgate.
8th June
European Bee Eater-One hawking over farmland then flew over A55 towards Chester this afternoon-Eccleston
Common Quail-2 males singing at Child Lane early evening-Astbury Mere
Common Quail-Male still singing off Moss Lane by iron gate at c53.1746,-2.2902-Brereton
38 Little Egret,223 Oystercatcher,16 Grey Plover,58 Knot,27 Dunlin,6 Whimbrel, 217 Curlew,6 Redshank,545 Black-headed Gull,190 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Heswall Shore.
Quail heard in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
June 7th
Kittiwake-At least eight flew north-west over No 3 Bed (site still closed)-Woolston Eyes
Kittiwake-At least eight flew north-west over No 3 Bed (site still closed)-Woolston Eyes
Adult Little Gull and Channel wagtail-Hale
Common Quail-Male singing at the bottom of Station Road-Burton Marsh
Rosy Starling-Probable briefly in private garden by St James Ave/Weston Grove on Wednesday-Newton-Chester
June 6th
2 Black Tern and 2 Avocet-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
BLACK TERN
(C)Greg Baker
European Storm Petrel-Past Gunsite-Leasowe
European Storm Petrel-1 off Harrison's Drive moving out to sea-Wallasey
European Storm Petrel-1 lingering mid-river on the Mersey-New Brighton
2+ Storm Petrel in Mersey mouth,also 3 Whimbrel and Kittiwake - New Brighton.
3 Storm Petrel - Wallasey Shore off Lifeguard Station.
Storm Petrel off Hoylake but distant.
June 5th
50+ Manx Shearwater past seen from a windy Hoylake Shore between 9.30 and 10.30am.
Storm Petrel off Hoylake but distant.
June 5th
50+ Manx Shearwater past seen from a windy Hoylake Shore between 9.30 and 10.30am.
June 4th
Common Quail-Two singing males still near Decca Pools-Burton
Great White Egret and possible Iberian Chiffchaff reported singing near start of track at Harp Inn end-Burton marsh
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marsh
Smew-Of unknown origin-Newchurch Common
Common Quail seen in flight in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
2 Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore.
Osprey - Burton Marsh.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
A Long-Awaited Desert Visitor: Asian Desert Warbler on Holy Island First twitch of the year delivers a rare treat
At last, the first twitch of the year! News broke of a strange-looking Sylvia warbler on Holy Island, Northumberland. Initially thought to be a female-type Subalpine Warbler, it had miraculously transformed into an Asian Desert Warbler by the evening.
With a day off ahead, I sorted my gear and set off just after 3:30 a.m. Motorways were kind, and by 4:30 a.m., news came through that the bird was still present. I arrived on site just after 7:30 a.m., and with directions in hand, I was soon on the bird—thanks to Sam Viles, who put me straight onto this active little cracker.
The Asian Desert Warbler flitted energetically through the foliage, moving between pines and sand dunes. After a brief disappearance, it reappeared in another area, allowing me to watch it for the next couple of hours. Its constant activity and vibrant plumage made it a joy to observe.
The Asian Desert Warbler (Curruca nana) breeds across the deserts and semi-deserts of Central Asia and the Middle East, from Kazakhstan and Iran to northwestern China. It winters in the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa. In Europe, it is an extreme vagrant, with fewer than 15 records in Britain. Notably, half of these occurred during a remarkable five-year spell in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Since then, sightings have been sporadic, including a single-observer record in Kent (November 2012) and one at Spurn in May 2000, making the Holy Island bird a truly rare and highly prized twitch.
On the journey home, I also connected with a Rosy Starling at Collingham, North Yorkshire, feeding on wild cherries—a stunning second adult male in a week.
This Holy Island encounter ended a 20-year wait for a truly twitchable Asian Desert Warbler and was a perfect reminder of why we chase these rare vagrants: the thrill, the beauty, and the sheer unpredictability of birding.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020
ROSE COLOURED STARLING-FRODSHAM MARSHES-11TH JUNE 2020
Rose-coloured starlings breed in eastern Europe and have irrupted across western Europe in response to food shortages since the middle of May. There have been reports of flocks reaching Italy & southern France. It has been a week awash with pink-rosy starlings, and they seemed to be everywhere in Britain, with well over 50 birds reported.
A male bird was found yesterday afternoon at Frodsham Marshes on No. 1 tank with a flock of Starlings. I couldn't make it that afternoon due to work commitments, but thankfully the bird hung around until the next day!
On arrival, I got distant scope views of the bird flying around on the embankment of the Mersey canal, and then the flock of Starlings flew right and headed down the river Weaver. The views were distant and not that good, so I drove down to the old log car park and walked up the river.
As I was walking along the river, I found the Starlings roosting by the river, and the Rose-coloured Starling was sitting there loafing. What a stunning bird and a much-awaited county tick for me after seeing so many in Britain.
Previous Cheshire and Wirral records:
Middlewich-24th-26th June 1976Winsford-Adult seen and photographed, 14th June 2007
Wirral-Adult-news couldn't be released due to access issues (15th May 2014).
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Monday, June 01, 2020
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS
COVID-19: Please adhere to current government advice and do not travel to see a bird. Where relevant,comply with recommended social distancing measures.
A message from Burton RSPB this afternoon
If birders could refrain from putting any news out for BMW during lockdown,even if scoped from a distance, that would be great.I know that may seem a bit OTT, but I’ve been having lots of issues with people accessing BMW,including birders,during lockdown and the last thing I want to do is encourage people further by putting news out. I have asked the information services to not put news out too. As soon as I can start to release from the reserve I will.
Cheers everyone, Graham (Site Manager)
June 3rd
Common Quail seen in flight in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Short-eared Owl in sand dunes - Leasowe Gunsite.
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Common Quail seen in flight in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Short-eared Owl in sand dunes - Leasowe Gunsite.
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Eurasian Spoonbill-Off Bevyl road-Parkgate
Grae White Egret-Flew north west-Audlem
Rosy Starling-Possible for third day in garden-Knights grange-Winsford
Common Quail-Two singing males still near Decca Pools-Burton
Channel Wagtail-Male-Great White Egret and Common Quail-Hale
June 2nd
Channel wagtail-Male still by Holly Bush Lane-Rixton
Kingfisher and a Cetti's Warbler by sewage works - Carr Lane, Meols.
4 Eider (3 males) flew east - Dove Point, Meols.
2 Quail heard calling, one next to hedge and other in middle of field, also 3 Spoonbill - Decca Pools.
4 Eider (3 males) flew east - Dove Point, Meols.
2 Quail heard calling, one next to hedge and other in middle of field, also 3 Spoonbill - Decca Pools.
June 1st
Common Crossbill-6 flew south-Thornton Hough
Quail-Two singing males to south-west at Duckington last night-Bickerton Hill
Quail-Male still singing from field by Decca Pools-Burton Marsh
Quail calling in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
2 Yellow Wagtail and a Lesser Whitethroat - Shotwick Boating Lake.
Kingfisher and a Lesser Whitethroat by sewage works - Carr Lane, Meols.
May 31th
Black Crowned Night Heron-Belated news of one at Weaver Dairy House Farm Nature Reserve on 11 May for 7th day.-Winsford
Quail-Flew over calling (identified from sound recording)-Audlem
195 Oystercatcher,21 Grey Plover,40 Dunlin,2 Knot,217 Curlew,13 Whimbrel,380 Black-headed Gull,190 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Thurstaston Shore early morning.
Quail calling since early morning and seen in flight, in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Quail calling in field,Marsh Harrier,100+ Black-tailed Godwit and a Little Grebe with 2 chicks - Decca Pools.
Marsh Harrier soaring - Burton Point.
May 30th
Blyth's Reed Warbler/Marsh Warbler-Male still singing to the right of first screen hide by car park-Wigg Island
Arctic Tern-30+-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Still off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Quail seen in tractor furrows at range of 30 feet this morning - by RAF monument, Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Little Owl - Burton Point.
May 29th
Quail-Audlem
Channel Wagtail-Near lighthouse-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
3 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
Red Kite over Halkyn (inland of Flint), at 1130am, report of several in the area yesterday.
Red Kite over Burton Point at 1145am.
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Tawny Owl in Dungeon Wood and a Barn Owl over nearby field, early morning - Thurstaston.
Great White Egret and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Greenshank and a Little Ringed Plover - Decca Pools.
May 28th
2 Channel Wagtail-Near lighthouse-Hale
Quail seen flying and heard calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
6 Whimbrel on tides edge - Hoylake Shore.
May 27th
Sanderling-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Quail calling in field inland of Old Baths,3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Greenshank still on Decca Pools.
May 26th
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret-Neston
Red Throated Diver-Flew low inland-Hoylake
Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash,Marsh Harrier (male, same as yesterday) - Parkgate.
12 Sedge Warblers counted between Denhall Quay and Burton Point,4 Stonechat,Greenshank and 14 Little Egret on Decca Pools - Burton Marsh.
May 25th
Corn Bunting-Red Kite and Hobby-Fanny's Croft-Alsager
Cuckoo,3 Avocets,Dunlin,2 Little Ringed Plover and 4 Black tailed Godwits-Ashtons flash and Neumann's Flash
Cormorant-Anderton-Northwich
Spotted Flycatcher-Big Wood-Marbury Country Park
Channel Wagtail-Hale
2 Spoonbill early morning - Bevyl Road Flash, Parkgate.
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
May 24th
2 Cuckoo's,Common Tern,Dunlin,4 Black tailed Godwit,3 Little Ringed plover and 3 Avocets-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Corn Bunting-Fanny's Croft-Alsager
2 Garganey and 2 Bar Tailed Godwits-Frodsham Marshes
Quail - behind Old Baths, Parkgate, also 1 Marsh Harrier.
Quail singing by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Barn Owl and 1 Short-eared Owl hunting over rifle range and embankment - Burton Marsh.
Barn Owl over Station Road, Burton.
3 Raven over Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 23th
2 Avocet,Dunlin and a Cuckoo-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Channel Wagtail-Hale
2 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.
35 Manx Shearwater and 20 Gannet over high tide,46 Sanderling,17 Dunlin and 3 Ringed Plover 0n Bird Rock- Red Rocks.
May 22th
2 Avocet-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Eurasian Spoonbill-Again off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Great White Egret-Hale
Blyth's Reed Warbler-Probable male singing yesterday but no sign today-Hale
Marsh Harrier struggling against the wind out to sea but heading towards Meols, also 100+ Gannet,30 Manx Shearwater,4 Guillemot amd many terns up to 11am - Hoylake Shore.
May 21st
2 Avocets-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Great White Egret-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Elton hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Common Quail-Singing male near RAF monument-Saughall Masssey
Little Gull on border pool seen from cycle track - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Quail singing by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
39 Whimbrel roosting on rising tide - Heswall Shore.
May 20th
Great White Egret-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Again off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Spotted Flycatcher and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Cuckoo - Riverbank Road Heswall.
2+ Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore.
Peregrine stooped on c250 Knot, 4 Red-breasted Meganser (males) flew over SW, Tree Pipit, 3 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
Little Gull (looked like 1st summer) - Shotwick Lake.
Quail heard in field inland of Decca Pools.
May 19th
Garganey-Drake-Elton hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
5 Raven in Kerr's Field,Wheatear and a White Wagtail in the horse paddocks -Leasowe Lighthouse.
Quail heard this evening - Burton Marsh.
May 18th
Common Quail-Winsford-No further details
Hoopoe flew into tree close to village centre - Lower Heswall.
Red Kite circling over Willaston.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Cuckoo by horse paddocks,Hobby by Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 17th
Channel Wagtail-Male still by Holly Bush Lane-Rixton
Little Stint-Still this morning; also 2 Curlew Sandpiper,2 Whimbrel and Channel Wagtail
Grasshopper Warbler by Arrowe Brook in field east of Greasby.
5 Raven (3 fledglings) and a Greenland Wheatear - Kerr's Field,5 Common Whitethroat,4 Sedge Warbler,3 Reed Warbler,3 Stonechat,50 House Martin,25 Swallow and 620 Dunlin (flew west with tide) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Raven (2 flew SW and a third NE) - East Hoyle Bank.
Red Kite and 3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Spotted Flycatcher showing well along Hadlow Road, Willaston.
200+ House Martin and Swallow over sewage works,Reed Warbler singing in reed bed,10 Whimbrel,10 Ringed Plover and 100+ Dunlin - Heswall Shore
May 16th
8 Avocet-Frodsham Marshes
2 Common Tern fishing in West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Spoonbill off Boathouse Pub - Parkgate.
Cuckoo by Holmes Farm. Carr Lane, Hoylake.
Cuckoo heard several times by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
24 Little Egret,185 Oystercatcher,71 Grey Plover,27 Ringed Plover,2200 Dunlin,206 Curlew,11 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore at high tide.
Spoonbill (s/pl) at Decca Pools,2 Raven,3 Great White Egret,Marsh Harrier,2 Common Tern,Common Quail and a Wheatear-Burton/Neston Marsh.
Quail-Male still singing from field by Decca Pools-Burton Marsh
Quail calling in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
2 Yellow Wagtail and a Lesser Whitethroat - Shotwick Boating Lake.
Kingfisher and a Lesser Whitethroat by sewage works - Carr Lane, Meols.
May 31th
Black Crowned Night Heron-Belated news of one at Weaver Dairy House Farm Nature Reserve on 11 May for 7th day.-Winsford
Quail-Flew over calling (identified from sound recording)-Audlem
195 Oystercatcher,21 Grey Plover,40 Dunlin,2 Knot,217 Curlew,13 Whimbrel,380 Black-headed Gull,190 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Thurstaston Shore early morning.
Quail calling since early morning and seen in flight, in field by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Quail calling in field,Marsh Harrier,100+ Black-tailed Godwit and a Little Grebe with 2 chicks - Decca Pools.
Marsh Harrier soaring - Burton Point.
May 30th
Blyth's Reed Warbler/Marsh Warbler-Male still singing to the right of first screen hide by car park-Wigg Island
Arctic Tern-30+-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Still off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Quail seen in tractor furrows at range of 30 feet this morning - by RAF monument, Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Little Owl - Burton Point.
May 29th
Quail-Audlem
Channel Wagtail-Near lighthouse-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
3 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
Red Kite over Halkyn (inland of Flint), at 1130am, report of several in the area yesterday.
Red Kite over Burton Point at 1145am.
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Tawny Owl in Dungeon Wood and a Barn Owl over nearby field, early morning - Thurstaston.
Great White Egret and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Greenshank and a Little Ringed Plover - Decca Pools.
May 28th
2 Channel Wagtail-Near lighthouse-Hale
Quail seen flying and heard calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
6 Whimbrel on tides edge - Hoylake Shore.
May 27th
Sanderling-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Quail calling in field inland of Old Baths,3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Greenshank still on Decca Pools.
May 26th
Garganey-Drake-Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret-Neston
Red Throated Diver-Flew low inland-Hoylake
Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash,Marsh Harrier (male, same as yesterday) - Parkgate.
12 Sedge Warblers counted between Denhall Quay and Burton Point,4 Stonechat,Greenshank and 14 Little Egret on Decca Pools - Burton Marsh.
May 25th
Corn Bunting-Red Kite and Hobby-Fanny's Croft-Alsager
Cuckoo,3 Avocets,Dunlin,2 Little Ringed Plover and 4 Black tailed Godwits-Ashtons flash and Neumann's Flash
Cormorant-Anderton-Northwich
Cormorant
(C)Dave Bedford
Spotted Flycatcher-Big Wood-Marbury Country Park
Channel Wagtail-Hale
2 Spoonbill early morning - Bevyl Road Flash, Parkgate.
Quail calling by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
May 24th
2 Cuckoo's,Common Tern,Dunlin,4 Black tailed Godwit,3 Little Ringed plover and 3 Avocets-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Cuckoo
(C)Fred Fearne
Corn Bunting-Fanny's Croft-Alsager
2 Garganey and 2 Bar Tailed Godwits-Frodsham Marshes
Quail - behind Old Baths, Parkgate, also 1 Marsh Harrier.
Quail singing by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
Barn Owl and 1 Short-eared Owl hunting over rifle range and embankment - Burton Marsh.
Barn Owl over Station Road, Burton.
3 Raven over Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 23th
2 Avocet,Dunlin and a Cuckoo-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Channel Wagtail-Hale
2 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.
35 Manx Shearwater and 20 Gannet over high tide,46 Sanderling,17 Dunlin and 3 Ringed Plover 0n Bird Rock- Red Rocks.
May 22th
2 Avocet-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Eurasian Spoonbill-Again off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Great White Egret-Hale
Blyth's Reed Warbler-Probable male singing yesterday but no sign today-Hale
Marsh Harrier struggling against the wind out to sea but heading towards Meols, also 100+ Gannet,30 Manx Shearwater,4 Guillemot amd many terns up to 11am - Hoylake Shore.
May 21st
2 Avocets-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Avocet
(C)Malc Curtin
Great White Egret-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Elton hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Common Quail-Singing male near RAF monument-Saughall Masssey
Little Gull on border pool seen from cycle track - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Quail singing by RAF monument - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby.
39 Whimbrel roosting on rising tide - Heswall Shore.
May 20th
Great White Egret-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Again off Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Spotted Flycatcher and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Cuckoo - Riverbank Road Heswall.
2+ Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore.
Peregrine stooped on c250 Knot, 4 Red-breasted Meganser (males) flew over SW, Tree Pipit, 3 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
Little Gull (looked like 1st summer) - Shotwick Lake.
Quail heard in field inland of Decca Pools.
May 19th
Garganey-Drake-Elton hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Garganey
(C)Malc Curtin
4 Spoonbill - Parkgate.5 Raven in Kerr's Field,Wheatear and a White Wagtail in the horse paddocks -Leasowe Lighthouse.
Quail heard this evening - Burton Marsh.
May 18th
Common Quail-Winsford-No further details
Hoopoe flew into tree close to village centre - Lower Heswall.
Red Kite circling over Willaston.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Cuckoo by horse paddocks,Hobby by Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 17th
Channel Wagtail-Male still by Holly Bush Lane-Rixton
Little Stint-Still this morning; also 2 Curlew Sandpiper,2 Whimbrel and Channel Wagtail
Grasshopper Warbler by Arrowe Brook in field east of Greasby.
5 Raven (3 fledglings) and a Greenland Wheatear - Kerr's Field,5 Common Whitethroat,4 Sedge Warbler,3 Reed Warbler,3 Stonechat,50 House Martin,25 Swallow and 620 Dunlin (flew west with tide) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Raven (2 flew SW and a third NE) - East Hoyle Bank.
Red Kite and 3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Spotted Flycatcher showing well along Hadlow Road, Willaston.
200+ House Martin and Swallow over sewage works,Reed Warbler singing in reed bed,10 Whimbrel,10 Ringed Plover and 100+ Dunlin - Heswall Shore
May 16th
8 Avocet-Frodsham Marshes
Avocet
(C)Frank Duff
2 Common Tern fishing in West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Spoonbill off Boathouse Pub - Parkgate.
Cuckoo by Holmes Farm. Carr Lane, Hoylake.
Cuckoo heard several times by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
24 Little Egret,185 Oystercatcher,71 Grey Plover,27 Ringed Plover,2200 Dunlin,206 Curlew,11 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore at high tide.
Spoonbill (s/pl) at Decca Pools,2 Raven,3 Great White Egret,Marsh Harrier,2 Common Tern,Common Quail and a Wheatear-Burton/Neston Marsh.
Channel Wagtail-Rixton
Sanderling-Budworth Mere-Northwich
May 14th
Curlew Sandpiper-Hale Lighthouse
Channel wagtail-Rixton
2 Whinchat between kissing gates - Leasowe Lighthouse.
40 Golden Plover and 3 Grey Plover over flying north - East Hoyle Bank.
May 13th
May 13th
Little Stint and Whimbrel-Hale Lighthouse
Curlew Sandpiper-One in south-west corner of No 6 Tank -Frodsham Marshes
Spoonbill-Flew south-east over nearby Mersey Gateway Bridge
Whinchat by Net's Cafe - Burton Marsh.
24 Whimbrel and 15 Swift - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Spoonbill - Decca Pools.
2 Spoonbill - Decca Pools.
May 12th
Great white Egret-Neston Marsh
Western Osprey-Flew over New Platt Lane-Goostrey
Whimbrel-two at Elton Hall Flash-Sandach flashes
Quail-Rixton
May 11th
Quail-Rixton
2 Cuckoo-No6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
2 Hobbie-Middlewich Lime beds
2 Cuckoo-Whitegate Way
Red Kite-Over Anderton-Northwich
May 10th
Spotted Flycatcher-Big Wood-Marbury Country park
Spotted Flycatcher
(C)Malc Curtin
Hobby and Marsh Harrier-Maw Green Tip-Sandbach
Cuckoo-No6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Whinchat - Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
113 Shelduck,24 Little Egret,32 Ringed Plover,25 Grey Plover,4700 Dunlin,17 Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore this morning at low tide.
Quail heard in field and a Cuckoo - Decca Pools.
Spottted Flycatcher,Wheatear on tide wrack,Marsh Harrier over marsh and a Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Several Sanderling and Ringed Plover with lots of Dunlin on the shore plus a Wheatear by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake Shore.
113 Shelduck,24 Little Egret,32 Ringed Plover,25 Grey Plover,4700 Dunlin,17 Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore this morning at low tide.
Quail heard in field and a Cuckoo - Decca Pools.
Spottted Flycatcher,Wheatear on tide wrack,Marsh Harrier over marsh and a Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Several Sanderling and Ringed Plover with lots of Dunlin on the shore plus a Wheatear by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake Shore.
10 Whimbrel-In near by field-Winsford
Western Osprey-Flew NNW over Padgate-Warrington
May 9th
Red Kite-OVer-Goostrey
Whinchat-Female-Rixton
Western Osprey-Flew north over Liscard mid-afternoon-Wallasey
2 Common Terns perched on buoys - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4+Curlew Sandpiper (2+ recorded overnight and 2 past on tide edge with Dunlin), also 1 Little Tern - Hoylake Shore.
Tree Pipit over Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Common Redstart by Carr Lane, Meols.
May 8th
4+Curlew Sandpiper (2+ recorded overnight and 2 past on tide edge with Dunlin), also 1 Little Tern - Hoylake Shore.
Tree Pipit over Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Common Redstart by Carr Lane, Meols.
May 8th
Wood Sandpiper-No 3 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Wood Sandpiper
(C)Frank Duff
Quail singing on saltmarsh, 3 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash early morning - Parkgate.
Hoopoe flew over Lower Heswall about noon, heading north.
9 Grey Plover,3400 Dunlin,180 Curlew and 68 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
Cuckoo heard several times today - Caldy Woods.
2 Whinchat,3 Wheatear and a Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
9 Grey Plover,3400 Dunlin,180 Curlew and 68 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
Cuckoo heard several times today - Caldy Woods.
2 Whinchat,3 Wheatear and a Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 7
Honey Buzzard-Male flew low over A54 at Buglawton-Congleton
Honey Buzzard-Male flew low over A54 at Buglawton-Congleton
Turtle Dove flew south at 0850am - Red Rocks.
Marsh Harrier mobbed by gulls flying north,Spotted Flycatcher,2 Yellow Wagtail,6 Whinchat and 9 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Swift,12 Sand Martin and 30 Swallow over West Kirby Sand Dunes (Pinfold) this morning.
Cuckoo heard both early morning and this evening - Caldy Woods/Hill.
8 Swift,12 Sand Martin and 30 Swallow over West Kirby Sand Dunes (Pinfold) this morning.
Cuckoo heard both early morning and this evening - Caldy Woods/Hill.
May 6th
Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
Blue-headed Wagtail briefly on shore - West Kirby.
142 Whimbrel,35 Golden Plover over Thurstaston cliffs display calling,plus 4 Sand Martin and 3 Yellow Wagtail in the fields - Thurstaston/Heswall.
142 Whimbrel,35 Golden Plover over Thurstaston cliffs display calling,plus 4 Sand Martin and 3 Yellow Wagtail in the fields - Thurstaston/Heswall.
Marsh Harrier over Red Rocks Marsh, flew inland.
Common Sandpiper on groyne,3 Ringed plover,Spotted Flycatcher,Whinchat and 5 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
May 5th
11 Arctic Terns-Flew past lighthouse-Hale
Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
May 5th
11 Arctic Terns-Flew past lighthouse-Hale
10+ Swift over, 3 Wheatear and 2 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Swift over Parkgate.
30+ Swift over the cliffs at Thurstaston CP late afternoon.
May 4
Whinchat-Male in north-west corner and Cuckoo-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
3 Swift over Parkgate.
30+ Swift over the cliffs at Thurstaston CP late afternoon.
May 4
Whinchat-Male in north-west corner and Cuckoo-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Cuckoo
Whinchat
(C)Malc Curtin
Whinchat,4 Wheatear,White Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail in Kerr's Field,Sanderling on sea defence - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Greenshank flew south over Lower Heswall.
Little Gull (adult) - Shotwick Lake.
May 3
Little Stint-Near lighthouse-Hale
Greenshank flew south over Lower Heswall.
Little Gull (adult) - Shotwick Lake.
May 3
Little Stint-Near lighthouse-Hale
Wood Sandpiper-Rudheath Lime beds
Wood Warbler in song in woods behind Caldy Rugby Club playing fields, behind clubhouse - Thurstaston Hill.
Black Redstart on tide wrack by 'boat garden' - Parkgate.
6 Common Whitethroat between Caravan Park and Dee Sailing club - Thurstaston.
20 Sandwich Tern feeding on incoming tide - Thurstaston Shore.
Barn Owl flew over Heswall Fields this morning with 10+ Whimbrel on the shore - Heswall.
Cetti's Warbler at 4pm, just douth of Manor Road - Meols.
Drake Eider, c80 Gannet,Shag,Puffin and 2 Manx Shearwater out to sea, 1 Little Ringed Plover flew over - East Hoyle Bank.
May 2
Whinchat-Male-Frodsham Marshes
Black Redstart on tide wrack by 'boat garden' - Parkgate.
6 Common Whitethroat between Caravan Park and Dee Sailing club - Thurstaston.
20 Sandwich Tern feeding on incoming tide - Thurstaston Shore.
Barn Owl flew over Heswall Fields this morning with 10+ Whimbrel on the shore - Heswall.
Cetti's Warbler at 4pm, just douth of Manor Road - Meols.
Drake Eider, c80 Gannet,Shag,Puffin and 2 Manx Shearwater out to sea, 1 Little Ringed Plover flew over - East Hoyle Bank.
May 2
Whinchat-Male-Frodsham Marshes
Whinchat-Female-Decoy marsh-Hale
Lots feeding seabirds off Hoylake this morning including 50+ Manx Shearwater.
Yellow Wagtail flew north over Lower Heswall.
Stonechat,Whinchat,3 singing Reed Warbler,4 singing Sedge Warbler,5 singing Whitethroat and 5 singing Blackcap - Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 1
100 Manx Shearwater,Puffin,Little Tern also hundreds of Gannets and terns - Hoylake.
Yellow Wagtail,2 Whinchat and an Arctic Skua - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Yellow Wagtail flew north over Lower Heswall.
Stonechat,Whinchat,3 singing Reed Warbler,4 singing Sedge Warbler,5 singing Whitethroat and 5 singing Blackcap - Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 1
100 Manx Shearwater,Puffin,Little Tern also hundreds of Gannets and terns - Hoylake.
Yellow Wagtail,2 Whinchat and an Arctic Skua - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Apr 30
3 Whimbrel (1 in fields, 2 by groyne),Hobby,5 Wheatear and 2 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Sedge Warbler and 2 Common Whitethroat - Burton Marsh.
3 Whimbrel (1 in fields, 2 by groyne),Hobby,5 Wheatear and 2 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Sedge Warbler and 2 Common Whitethroat - Burton Marsh.
Sanderling-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
100s Gannets and Terns (Inc 8 Arctic),Goosander,Whimbrel,first Manx Shearwaters(2) and a Swift-Hoylake
3 Whimbrel (1 in fields,2 by groyne),5 Wheatear and a Whinchat-Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 29th
Whinchat-Handforth
Arctic Tern-Flew south-Winsford Flash
Western Osprey-Flew south-east over Tesco-Warrington
36 Sandwich Tern,20+ Whimbrel,40+ Black Tailed Godwit,2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 8 Turnstone-Thurstaston Shore by causeway.
2 Wheatear-Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear on cycle track,3 Common Whitethroat-Leasowe Gunsite.
2 Whinchat,Wheatear,Tree Pipit and a Cetti's Warbler-Burton Point.
April 28th
Whimbrel-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
2 Whinchat-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
3 Lesser Whitethroat and a Wheatear-Heswall Fields.
At least 100 House Martin and 25 Sand Martin feeding over Heswall Sewage Works (Target Road).
April 27th
2 Black Tern-Breifly-Budworth Mere
2 Eider (drakes) and 7 Whimbrel viewed from West Kirby Shore/East Hoyle Bank looking towards Hilbre.
Grasshopper Warbler and 2 Lesser Whitethroat-Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 26th
Marsh Harrier-Female-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Whinchat-Along shore-Hale
Swift over Ness.
Cetti's Warbler on Carr Lane, Moreton.
Ring Ouzel showing well on Kerr's Field,Common Sandpiper (Lingmere Fishery),2 Lesser Whitethroat,Fieldfare and a Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Whinchat (male) and a Tree Pipit - Heswall Fields.
85 Sandwich Tern with many sitting on a closed lake wall-West Kirby Marine Lake.
April 25th
Black tern-Neumann's Flash-One flew through, then over Budworth Mere
Black Tern-One on No 3 Bed (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
Little Tern-One briefly at Elton Hall Flash then flew towards Watchlane Flash-Sandbach
Hoopoe-One on Thursday but no sign since-Cuddington
Smew-Of unknown origin-Newchurch Common
2 Garganey (pair), chased off by coot at 9.15am-Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
Hooded Crow flew over West Kirby sand dunes from direction of Middle Eye.
Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler(Park Lane),Fieldfare,3 Yellow Wagtail and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 24th
Cuckoo heard-Caldy Woods.
4 Yellow Wagtail in sheep field-Burton Marsh.
Marsh Harrier flew in off East Hoyle Bank over Red Rocks, flew inland over RLGC.
Whinchat just east of coastguard - Meols.
Whinchat,Whimbrel,Yellow Wagtail,2 White Wagtail and a Common Redstart - Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 23rd
2 Eider (pair off embankment),7 Whinchat (3 in coastal paddocks and 4 inland of Park Lane),11 Wheatear,4 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Common Redstart,4 Lesser Whitethroat and a Garden Warbler - Leasowe Lghthouse.
Common Redstart and 6 Tree Pipit over - Hoylake sea-front garden.
Yellow Wagtail in horse paddock,Lesser Whitethroat singing just south of Sheldrakes Restaurant - Lower Heswall.
Whinchat,3 Marsh Harrier,Little Owl,2 Lesser Whitethroat,2 Cetti’s Warbler,2 Wheatear,2 House Martin and 3+ Grasshopper Warbler -Burton Marsh.
6 Little Tern,70 Sandwich Tern,6 Wheatear,2 Sedge Warbler,3 Yellow Wagtail and 95 Pied/White Wagtail - Gronant beach and dunes.
Cuckoo *first of spring five days later than last year*-Arrowe Park.
12 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
18 Stock Dove in newly sown field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
April 22nd
Adult Little Gull-Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
4 Ring Ouzels-Disley
Whinchat-On football pitches-Eastham
1st winter Little Gull-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
3 Whimbrel (1 in fields,2 by groyne),5 Wheatear and a Whinchat-Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 29th
Whinchat-Handforth
Arctic Tern-Flew south-Winsford Flash
Western Osprey-Flew south-east over Tesco-Warrington
36 Sandwich Tern,20+ Whimbrel,40+ Black Tailed Godwit,2 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 8 Turnstone-Thurstaston Shore by causeway.
2 Wheatear-Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear on cycle track,3 Common Whitethroat-Leasowe Gunsite.
2 Whinchat,Wheatear,Tree Pipit and a Cetti's Warbler-Burton Point.
April 28th
Whimbrel-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
2 Whinchat-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
3 Lesser Whitethroat and a Wheatear-Heswall Fields.
At least 100 House Martin and 25 Sand Martin feeding over Heswall Sewage Works (Target Road).
April 27th
2 Black Tern-Breifly-Budworth Mere
2 Eider (drakes) and 7 Whimbrel viewed from West Kirby Shore/East Hoyle Bank looking towards Hilbre.
Grasshopper Warbler and 2 Lesser Whitethroat-Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 26th
Marsh Harrier-Female-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Whinchat-Along shore-Hale
Swift over Ness.
Ring Ouzel showing well on Kerr's Field,Common Sandpiper (Lingmere Fishery),2 Lesser Whitethroat,Fieldfare and a Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ring Ouzel
(C)Allan Conlin
85 Sandwich Tern with many sitting on a closed lake wall-West Kirby Marine Lake.
April 25th
Black tern-Neumann's Flash-One flew through, then over Budworth Mere
Black Tern-One on No 3 Bed (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
Little Tern-One briefly at Elton Hall Flash then flew towards Watchlane Flash-Sandbach
Hoopoe-One on Thursday but no sign since-Cuddington
Hoopoe
Smew-Of unknown origin-Newchurch Common
2 Garganey (pair), chased off by coot at 9.15am-Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
Hooded Crow flew over West Kirby sand dunes from direction of Middle Eye.
Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler(Park Lane),Fieldfare,3 Yellow Wagtail and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Grasshopper Warbler
(C)Allan Conlin
Cuckoo heard-Caldy Woods.
4 Yellow Wagtail in sheep field-Burton Marsh.
Marsh Harrier flew in off East Hoyle Bank over Red Rocks, flew inland over RLGC.
Whinchat just east of coastguard - Meols.
Whinchat,Whimbrel,Yellow Wagtail,2 White Wagtail and a Common Redstart - Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 23rd
2 Eider (pair off embankment),7 Whinchat (3 in coastal paddocks and 4 inland of Park Lane),11 Wheatear,4 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Common Redstart,4 Lesser Whitethroat and a Garden Warbler - Leasowe Lghthouse.
Common Redstart and 6 Tree Pipit over - Hoylake sea-front garden.
Yellow Wagtail in horse paddock,Lesser Whitethroat singing just south of Sheldrakes Restaurant - Lower Heswall.
Whinchat,3 Marsh Harrier,Little Owl,2 Lesser Whitethroat,2 Cetti’s Warbler,2 Wheatear,2 House Martin and 3+ Grasshopper Warbler -Burton Marsh.
6 Little Tern,70 Sandwich Tern,6 Wheatear,2 Sedge Warbler,3 Yellow Wagtail and 95 Pied/White Wagtail - Gronant beach and dunes.
Cuckoo *first of spring five days later than last year*-Arrowe Park.
12 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
18 Stock Dove in newly sown field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
April 22nd
Adult Little Gull-Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
4 Ring Ouzels-Disley
Whinchat-On football pitches-Eastham
1st winter Little Gull-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Little Gull
(C)Dave Bedford
2 Lesser Whitethroat singing a Tree Pipit over - Lower Heswall.
20 Willow Warbler,8 Common Whitethroat,3 Cetti's Warbler,2 Grasshopper Warbler and 12 Swallow - Red Rocks.
7 Arctic Tern and 40 Sandwich Tern out to sea,Redstart,2 Grasshopper Warbler,2 Sedge Warbler,2 Lesser Whitethroat,7 Wheatear,2 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Whinchat this morning,4 Whinchat late afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Common Sandpiper at Lingmere Fisheries - Lingham Lane, Moreton.
Common Redstart in garden - Meols.
Wheatear and 4 Fieldfare (in paddock off Boathouse Lane) - Parkgate.
3 Raven over Saughall.
Spotted Flycatcher - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
April 21st
Female Long Tailed Duck-N06 Tank and Adult Little Gull N03 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Arctic Tern-25 flew east along River Mersey this morning; also 3 Little Gulls (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
3 Ring Ouzel-Mow Cop
Red Kite-Drifted west-Appleton Thorn
2 Male Pied Flycatcher-Sutton Reservoir
Arctic Tern-53 over-Budworth mere--Northwich
7 Arctic Tern and 40 Sandwich Tern out to sea,Redstart,2 Grasshopper Warbler,2 Sedge Warbler,2 Lesser Whitethroat,7 Wheatear,2 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Whinchat this morning,4 Whinchat late afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Common Sandpiper at Lingmere Fisheries - Lingham Lane, Moreton.
Common Redstart in garden - Meols.
Wheatear and 4 Fieldfare (in paddock off Boathouse Lane) - Parkgate.
3 Raven over Saughall.
Spotted Flycatcher - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
April 21st
Female Long Tailed Duck-N06 Tank and Adult Little Gull N03 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Arctic Tern-25 flew east along River Mersey this morning; also 3 Little Gulls (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
3 Ring Ouzel-Mow Cop
Red Kite-Drifted west-Appleton Thorn
2 Male Pied Flycatcher-Sutton Reservoir
Arctic Tern-53 over-Budworth mere--Northwich
Swift *first of spring and two days earlier than last year*,Grasshopper Warbler,22 Wheatear this morning with 20 reported late afternoon,25 Swallow,2 House Martin, Yellow Wagtail,2 Common Redstart,2 Whinchat and a Lesser Whitethroat - Kerr's Field/ Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Raven over and 570 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
40+ Arctic Tern - Hoylake.
Pied Flycatcher (male) - Ashton Park (near lake), West Kirby.
2 Raven over and 570 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
40+ Arctic Tern - Hoylake.
Pied Flycatcher (male) - Ashton Park (near lake), West Kirby.
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2 Wheatear and a Raven - Burton Point.
80+ Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
April 20th
Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
Pectoral Sandpiper
April 20th
Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
(C)Frank Duff
Smew-Of unknown origin-Newchurch Common
Arctic Tern-Winsford Flash
5 Ring Ouzel and a Common Redstart-Mow Cop
2 Black tern,2 Little Gull and Common Swift-Budworth Mere
Whinchat and 3 Wheatear in paddock behind Meols Common.
Whinchat-Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Sandwich Tern past Meols Groyne.
April 19th
3 Ring Ouzel-Mow Cow
Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
Western Osprey-Flew high north over Weston Point-Runcorn
2 Little Gull-Still on No 3 Bed (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
7 Wheatear,Whinchat male,Swallows/Housematins good numbers,4 Snipe,2 Grasshopper Warbler,2 Cetti's Warbler and 3 Common Whitethroat-Burton Marsh.
790 Black-tailed Godwit-Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
32 Wheatear (20 in Kerr's Field),2 Yellow Wagtail and a Grasshopper Warbler -Leasowe Lighthouse.
Common Redstart-Heswall Shore.
6 Wheatear,8 White Wagtail,2 Cetti's Warbler,2 Common Whitethroat,2 Whimbrel,Reed Warbler and 2 Swallow-Red Rocks.
2 Osprey (one flew over sea towards Formby at 09.50hrs,second flew NE over Manor Road Station at 10.15hrs)-Hoylake.
20 Whimbrel, 2 Swallow,4 Sandwich Tern this morning-Thurstaston Shore.
April 18th
Female Long Tailed Duck-N06 Tank and Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
3 Little Gull and a Green Sandpiper-Woolston Eyes
Black Tern-Winsford Flash
4 Ring Ouzel and a Common Swift-Disley
Common Redstart-Bickerton Hill
Common Tern-New Brighton.
2 Whimbrel (1 in field with Curlews and 1 flew over groyne),4 Sandwich Tern on shore,2 Sedge Warbler and 13 Wheatear-Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ring Ouzel in seafront garden-Hoylake.
9 Red-breasted Merganser,10 Gannet feeding in distant main river channel,400 Dunlin,14 Whimbrel, Greenshank-Heswall Shore.
Grasshopper Warbler along Carr Lane, Moreton.
Grasshopper Warbler,4+ Reed Warbler,2 Common Whitethroat and 3 Cetti's Warbler in marsh/sand dunes,49 White Wagtail and a Yellow Wagtail on shore-Red Rocks.
60 Sandwich Tern-Leasowe Bay.
April 17th
Long Tailed Duck-Female-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
2 Ring Ouzel-Littler Lane-Winsford
3 Whinchat,30 Wheatear(20 in horse paddocks this afternoon),2 Yellow Wagtail,10 White Wagtail,3 Sand Martin,Common Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler and a Sedge Warbler-Leasowe Lighthouse/Kerr's Field/Meols Common.
740 Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Knot-Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
12 Whimbrel by the causeway-Thurstaston Shore.
April 16th
4 Common Crane flew south over Denhall Quay at 1045hrs.
2 Ring Ouzel(1 in horse paddocks and one by golf course Lingham Lane) and 1 Common Redstart-Leasowe Lighthouse.
30+ Sandwich Tern on shore west of Harrison Drive - Wallasey Shore.
Lesser Whitethroat,3 Common Whitethroat,2 Wheatear and a Barn Owl-Heswall Fields.
Wheatear briefly in garden-Lower Heswall.
Ring Ouzel,Common Redstart and 6 Wheatear in paddocks next to Saughall Massie Road between Pump Lane roundabout and Saughall Massie.
April 15th
Littel Egret-Watch lane Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Greenshank-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Cuckoo-Abbots Moss
700 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Reedbed.
Whinchat,2 Wheatear,Grasshopper Warbler,Common Redstart,Kingfisher, 2+ Reed Warbler and a Sedge Warbler this morning-8 Wheatear,2 Common Whitethroat and 2 Stonechat this afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ring ouzel-Female-Frodsham Marshes
Garden Warblen-Newchurch Common
Lesser Whitethroat-Singles at Chester Meadows and the entrance to Belgrave Park-Chester
2 Ring Ouzel-Littler Lane-Winsford
April 14th
Siberian Stonechat-Last seen on Sunday 12th April-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Most recent photographs show fairly developed black throat confirming its a male(not a female)
2 Pied Flycatcher-Teggs Nose Country Park
Barn Owl and Green Sandpiper-Lostock Green
2 Little Ringed Plover-On scrape-No6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Common Redstart-Male-Chester Meadows
April 13th
Redstart,5 Wheatear,Common sandpiper and 7 Stonechat
Cuckoo-Abbott Moss
Long Tailed Duck-Female-Frodsham Marshes
5 Ring Ouzel and a Common Redstart-Mow Cop
2 Black tern,2 Little Gull and Common Swift-Budworth Mere
Whinchat and 3 Wheatear in paddock behind Meols Common.
Whinchat-Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Sandwich Tern past Meols Groyne.
April 19th
3 Ring Ouzel-Mow Cow
Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
Western Osprey-Flew high north over Weston Point-Runcorn
2 Little Gull-Still on No 3 Bed (viewed from public footpath)-Woolston Eyes
7 Wheatear,Whinchat male,Swallows/Housematins good numbers,4 Snipe,2 Grasshopper Warbler,2 Cetti's Warbler and 3 Common Whitethroat-Burton Marsh.
32 Wheatear (20 in Kerr's Field),2 Yellow Wagtail and a Grasshopper Warbler -Leasowe Lighthouse.
Wheatear
(C)Allan Conlin
6 Wheatear,8 White Wagtail,2 Cetti's Warbler,2 Common Whitethroat,2 Whimbrel,Reed Warbler and 2 Swallow-Red Rocks.
2 Osprey (one flew over sea towards Formby at 09.50hrs,second flew NE over Manor Road Station at 10.15hrs)-Hoylake.
20 Whimbrel, 2 Swallow,4 Sandwich Tern this morning-Thurstaston Shore.
April 18th
Female Long Tailed Duck-N06 Tank and Adult Pectoral Sandpiper-Frodsham Marshes
3 Little Gull and a Green Sandpiper-Woolston Eyes
Black Tern-Winsford Flash
4 Ring Ouzel and a Common Swift-Disley
Common Redstart-Bickerton Hill
Common Tern-New Brighton.
2 Whimbrel (1 in field with Curlews and 1 flew over groyne),4 Sandwich Tern on shore,2 Sedge Warbler and 13 Wheatear-Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ring Ouzel in seafront garden-Hoylake.
9 Red-breasted Merganser,10 Gannet feeding in distant main river channel,400 Dunlin,14 Whimbrel, Greenshank-Heswall Shore.
Grasshopper Warbler along Carr Lane, Moreton.
Grasshopper Warbler,4+ Reed Warbler,2 Common Whitethroat and 3 Cetti's Warbler in marsh/sand dunes,49 White Wagtail and a Yellow Wagtail on shore-Red Rocks.
60 Sandwich Tern-Leasowe Bay.
April 17th
Long Tailed Duck-Female-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
2 Ring Ouzel-Littler Lane-Winsford
3 Whinchat,30 Wheatear(20 in horse paddocks this afternoon),2 Yellow Wagtail,10 White Wagtail,3 Sand Martin,Common Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler and a Sedge Warbler-Leasowe Lighthouse/Kerr's Field/Meols Common.
740 Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Knot-Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
12 Whimbrel by the causeway-Thurstaston Shore.
April 16th
4 Common Crane flew south over Denhall Quay at 1045hrs.
2 Ring Ouzel(1 in horse paddocks and one by golf course Lingham Lane) and 1 Common Redstart-Leasowe Lighthouse.
30+ Sandwich Tern on shore west of Harrison Drive - Wallasey Shore.
Lesser Whitethroat,3 Common Whitethroat,2 Wheatear and a Barn Owl-Heswall Fields.
Wheatear briefly in garden-Lower Heswall.
Ring Ouzel,Common Redstart and 6 Wheatear in paddocks next to Saughall Massie Road between Pump Lane roundabout and Saughall Massie.
April 15th
Littel Egret-Watch lane Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Greenshank-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Greenshank
(C)Malc Curtin
700 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Reedbed.
Whinchat,2 Wheatear,Grasshopper Warbler,Common Redstart,Kingfisher, 2+ Reed Warbler and a Sedge Warbler this morning-8 Wheatear,2 Common Whitethroat and 2 Stonechat this afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Whinchat
(C)Allan Conlin
Garden Warblen-Newchurch Common
Lesser Whitethroat-Singles at Chester Meadows and the entrance to Belgrave Park-Chester
2 Ring Ouzel-Littler Lane-Winsford
April 14th
Siberian Stonechat-Last seen on Sunday 12th April-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Most recent photographs show fairly developed black throat confirming its a male(not a female)
2 Pied Flycatcher-Teggs Nose Country Park
Barn Owl and Green Sandpiper-Lostock Green
2 Little Ringed Plover-On scrape-No6 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Common Redstart-Male-Chester Meadows
April 13th
Redstart,5 Wheatear,Common sandpiper and 7 Stonechat
Cuckoo-Abbott Moss
Long Tailed Duck-Female-Frodsham Marshes
White Tailed Eagle-Immature from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme flew over-Sutton Reservoir
White Tailed Eagle
(C)D Collis
610 Black-tailed Godwit with a Bar-tailed Godwit and a
Knot-Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
Red Kite circled over Park Lane paddocks before heading towards sea-Leasowe Lighthouse.
Red Kite circled over Park Lane paddocks before heading towards sea-Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 12th
2 Hobby-Over Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park
2 Grasshopper Warbler-Bidston NR
Reed Warbler-Watch lane Flash-Ringed Plover-Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Siberian Stonechat-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Red Kite-Over-Audlem
2 Willow Warbler,Common Whitethroat and 3 Swallow - Gilroy NP/Hoylake Langfields.
Greenshank and 200 Redshank in gutter,Reed Warbler in Target Road reedbed and 3 Common Whitethroat in fields - Heswall.
Grasshopper Warbler near Cottage Lane - Heswall Marsh.
2 Grasshopper Warbler-Bidston NR
Reed Warbler-Watch lane Flash-Ringed Plover-Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Siberian Stonechat-Ashton's Flash-Northwich
Red Kite-Over-Audlem
2 Willow Warbler,Common Whitethroat and 3 Swallow - Gilroy NP/Hoylake Langfields.
Greenshank and 200 Redshank in gutter,Reed Warbler in Target Road reedbed and 3 Common Whitethroat in fields - Heswall.
Grasshopper Warbler near Cottage Lane - Heswall Marsh.
Western Osprey-Flew north over Penketh-Warrington
Western Osprey-Flew north over Budworth Mere-Northwich
Osprey
(C)Malc Curtin
Ring Ouzel-Flew over-Hoylake
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