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18 June 2020

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

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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
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

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
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
European Storm Petrel-2 flew north out of the River Mersey between 05:23 and 07:05; also 21 Manx Shearwaters and 4 Arctic terns-Seacombe
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.

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.

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