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Dec 14th

200+ Brent Geese, 880 Cormorant (flew out of estuary), 9,000 Knot, 4,500 Dunlin, 530 Grey Plover and 14,300 Oystercatcher at first light - Hilbre.

Little Owl - Burton Point.

400 Pink-footed Geese on saltmarsh, another 1300 flew inland, 875 Pintail, 640 Teal, 93 Golden Plover, 500 Knot, 44 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier on rising tide - Heswall Shore.

Firecrest-Female showing well from Woodland Hide late morning-Marbury Country Park

Black Redstart-Male still showing well along concrete farm track at Booths Hall business park

Smew-Redhead in north-west corner-Lapwing Hall Pool

Dec 13th

Smew-Redhead along west side opposite sailing club-Redes Mere

Eurasian Bittern-Two still in Coward Reedbed at west end of Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park

2 Hen Harrier (grey males) - Parkgate.

24,000 Knot,6,500 Dunlin, 200+ Grey Plover, 10,500 Oystercatcher, 120 

Ringed Plover and 650 Cormorant on ebbing tide - Hilbre.

Woodcock - Royden Park.

Dec 12th

Little Stint-Pickerings Pasture

Black Redstart-Male again briefly in flight at farm track at Booths Hall business park

Ruddy Duck-Female again late afternoon-Helsby

Hen Harrier-Flew over Budworth Mere-Marbury country park

Western Cattle Egret-Three still opposite pig field by Kinsey's Lane-Ince

4 Western Cattle egret and 2 Great White Egret-Frodsham Marshes

Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed.

249 Cormorant on edge of East Hoyle Bank - Meols groyne.

Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.

20,000 Knot and 2,000 Dunlin on ebbing tide - Hilbre.

4 Goosander,Hen Harrier (ringtail),4 Marsh Harrier,8 Great Egret and 5,000 Lapwing - Parkgate.

Dec 11th

Siberian Chiffchaff-one in scrub at back of derelict building at c 53.342, -2.737; view from security fence and do not enter building grounds

Hen Harrier-Ringtail over the flash then flew north-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Black Redstart-Male again briefly in flight at farm track at Booths Hall business park

Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.

Greenshank by Meols groyne.

Little Stint and 8 spotted Redshank, 18 Cattle Egret flew inland at dawn - Burton Mere Wetlands.