30 June 2021

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD SIGHTINGS


June 30th

7 Spotted Redshank,Little Ringed Plover,Garganey (fem),Bittern and 2 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Hobby over Dove Point, Meols.

Eurasian Spoonbill-One flew over Hale Shore towards Frodsham Marsh-Hale

Spotted Flycatcher-Congleton Park-Congleton



Spotted Flycatcher 
(C)Steve Seal

June 29th

Ruddy Shelduck and Spotted Redshank-One just below Hale Marsh from Withins Way-Hale

Ruddy Shelduck
(C)Dave Craven


Arctic Tern-O
ne fishing and standing on blue buoy on Tatton Mere-Tatton Park

5 Spotted Redshank,Garganey and a Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.


Garganey
(C)Allan Conlin


Hobby over Dove Point, Meols.

Marsh Harrier being mobbed by Oystercatcher and 2 Little Owl - Burton Point.
6 Sedge Warbler and 2 Reed Bunting - Burton Marsh.

June 28th
Little Ringed Plover and 2 Spotted Redshank - Decca Pools.
Eider (fem) - Hilbre.


June 27th

Yellow Wagtail,3 Cetti's Warbler,2 Green Sandpiper,Mediterranean Gull,Grasshopper Warbler,Common Sandpiper,50+Avocet,250 Black Tailed Godwit,Marsh Harrier,3s Yellow Legged Gull,Ruddy Shelduck,Great White Egret,Bar Headed Goose,Barnacle Goose and 3 Greylag Goose Area-Hale Area 

Yellow wagtail
(C)Dave Craven


Common Quail-S
inging male by old airfield at Heminghsaw Lane-Arclid

Juvenile Marsh Harrier,Bittern and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.


June 26th
Common Cuckoo-Ashton's Flash-Northwich

Common Cuckoo
(C)Greg Baker


Ruddy Shelduck,Common Scoter,Short Eared
 Owl and Spotted Redshank-Frodsham Marshes

Whooper Swan-Redes Mere

Whooper Swan
(C)Steve Seal


Common Scoter-D
rake on north pool at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford

Possible Caspian Tern flew west at 12.20pm but not seen from Hilbre - Hoylake.

Marsh Harrier and 2 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

Garganey (fem) and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

150 Shelduck,2 Red-breasted Merganser,Great Egret,29 Little Egret,140 Oystercatcher,662 Curlew,46 Redshank,740 Black-headed Gull,2 ad Mediterranean Gull - Heswall Shore.

June 25th
61 Manx Shearwater past north end over high tide - Hilbre.

Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 24th
Common Scoter-15-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Common Scoter


Common Scoter-27-Lapwing Hall Pool

Common Scoter-17 (15 drakes) this evening but mobile-Bosley reservoir

Whooper Swan-Adult on St Helens Canal at Spike Island for third day-Widnes

Whopper Swan

8 Common Scoter-Redes Mere

44 Sandwich Tern off Marine Lake - West Kirby.

June 22nd

Wood Sandpiper-Burton Rspb

Wood Sandpiper-Ashtons Flash-Northwich

Wood Sandpiper
(C)Greg Baker

Spoonbill plus sightings of Spotted Redshanks, Little Ringed 

Plovers, Mediterranean Gulls and Marsh Harriers - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Hobby over Lower Heswall.


June 21st
Wood Sandpiper-Ashtons Flash -Northwich

61 Sandwich Tern,Eider (fem),7 Great Black-backed Gull,58 Lesser Black-backed Gull,1,700 Herring Gull,290 Black-headed Gull (incl first juv) and a Raven - Little Eye/Hilbre.

Spoonbill and a spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

26 Shelduck,4 Great Crested Grebe,193 Oystercatcher,Avocet,8 Grey Plover,3 Knot,457 Curlew,38 Redshank,475 Black-headed Gull,2 adult Mediterranean Gull,Sandwich Tern - Heswall Shore.


June 20st
Whooper Swan-Redes Mere

Eider (fem) and 12 Common Tern - Hilbre.
Green Sandpiper and a Bittern showing well - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 19th
Treecreeper caught and ringed,Kiittiwake,Eider,4 Gannet,50 Common Tern,40 Sandwich Tern and 4 Raven - Hilbre.
Hobby - Burton Mere Wetlands (also seen over Station Road).

June 18th
Spoonbill,Cattle Egret and a Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
A family of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers observed moving through gardens in  Burton.

June 17th
Eider and a very unseasonable Lapwing - Hilbre.

June 16th
Marsh Harrier (male) - Parkgate.

June 15th
Red Kite seen several times over Greenfields Drive, Little Neston.
Hobby - Burton Point.
Little Ringed Plover,Marsh Harrier and Bitterns showing well - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 14th

Rosy Starling-one to north-east in Sutton village near Ex-Servicemen's Club on Symondley Road yesterday-Sutton Reservoir

June 13th
Tawny Owl showing well early morning along Wirral Way near Dawpool Nature Reserve, Thurstaston.

2 Ruddy Shelduck-Ince Marshes

June 12th

Tree pipit and Red Kite over-Mow Cop

Tree Pipit
(C)Steve Seal

June 11th

Western Osprey-Flew west over Wimboldsley Avenue-Middlewich

Presence of Bittern pair confirmed,Garganey (fem) and a Spoonbill over - Burton Mere Wetlands.


June 10th

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker-Marbury Country Park

Hoopoe-Reported on grass verge by M62 Burtonwood Services-Burton Wood

Little Gull-1st-summer dip-feeding off lighthouse-Hale

June 9th

Red Kite crossed over from Wales then headed inland at 7.45am - Heswall Fields NT.

June 8th
2 Red Kite - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Goosander (redhead),3 Whimbrel and 4 Sandwich Tern - Heswall Shore.

June 7th
Marsh Harrier (male) showing well - Parkgate.
326 Canada Geese by Little Eye,unprecedented numbers for the islands!
Brent Goose (pale-bellied),2 Eider,9 Turnstone (s/pl),55 Sandwich Tern,3 Common Tern,Peregrine with kill and 2 Rock Pipit - Hilbre.
144 Canada Geese,112 Shelduck,140 Oystercatcher,176 Curlew,255 Herring Gull,36 Lesser Black-backed Gull,385 Black-headed Gull,11 Sandwich Tern, 166 Carrion Crow at high tide - Heswall Shore.
Goshawk (male) over being mobbed by gulls - West Kirby.
Hobby flew east - Leasowe Lighthouse.

June 6th

Glossy Ibis-One flew high south-east over Cocklade Lane towards Hale Male/Mersey-Hale

Arctic Skua flew out of estuary - Red Rocks.

2 Spoonbill on marsh and a Common Redstart by golf course - Parkgate.

Spoonbill -  Burton Mere Wetlands.


June 5th
Wood Sandpiper-O
ne at Carr Lane Pools; also Eurasian Spoonbill still-Hale

6 Spoonbill and a Bittern highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 4th
Sandwich Tern-3 on the River Mersey-Norton Marsh 

7 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 3rd
Eurasian Spoonbill-O
ne flew high north-east over Brook Furlong Lane-Frodsham Marshes

2 Curlew Sandpiper and 2 Red Kite,pairs of both Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers seen - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 2nd
2 Curlew Sandpiper and 4 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 1st
Red-backed Shrike (male) viewable looking south from Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Red Backed Shrike


4 Spoonbill - 
Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 31st
Hobby over and a Kingfisher - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Red Kite heading towards Frodsham over Puddington Lane - Burton.
Red Kite over Stapledon Wood, Caldy at 1.25pm heading SE.
Crossbill over Ness Gardens.

May 30th
3 Avocet on pool - Denhall Quay.
Garganey (drake) and a Spotted Flycatcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 29th
Eurasian Spoonbill-3 on Decoy Marsh from Town Lane this evening

2 Little Gull - Hilbre.
10 Tufted duck on Decca Pools.

3 Spoonbill,2 Great Egret and a Marsh Harrier - Neston Marsh.


May 28th
Wood Warbler singing by car park and a Spotted flycatcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.



Brent Goose (pale-bellied) on shore and a Wheatear - Red Rocks.

Spotted Flycatcher and 7 Siskin - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Spotted Flycatcher north of Benty Farm - Thurstaston Hill.
Short-eared Owl and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

May 27th
Western Osprey-O
ne to south-east at Lamaload Reservoir-Rainow

Brent Goose (pale-bellied) on shore - Red Rocks.
Grasshopper Warbler reeling in garden close to Kings Gap - Hoylake.

2 Eider (pair),4 Rock Pipit,35 Sanderling flew NW and a Swift - Hilbre.

Whooper Swan-One to south-west viewable from Catchpenny Lane-Chelford

May 26th

Glossy Ibis-Elton Hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes

May 25th

Glossy Ibis and 3 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
75+ Manx Shearwater,22 Gannet,28 Guillemot,2 Kittiwake,2 Little Gull,15 Sandwich Tern and 

2 Common Tern - Hilbre.

May 24th
3 Eider (2 drakes),Brent Goose,2 Rock Pipit,Wheatear,Whimbrel,30+ Ringed Plover and 10 Sanderling - Hilbre.
Wood Sandpiper on flood next to Pasture Road - Moreton.

Wood Sandpiper
(C)Pete Sutton



Spotted Flycatcher and 6 Redpoll - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Glossy Ibis (in flight this afternoon) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 23rd

Western Osprey and Spotted Flycatcher-Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park


Spotted Flycatcher
(C)Greg Baker


Hobby,Cuckoo in coastal paddocks,6 Wheatear and a Osprey which flew west - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Probable Iceland Gull distant on tide edge - Hoylake.

Bonaparte's Gull and a Glossy Ibis - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Bonaparte's Gull
(C)Malc Curtin

Glossy Ibis


Common Quail-Singing male in area with no public access-AppletonThorn

Channel Wagtail-Hale

May 22nd

Western Osprey-One at Budworth Mere then flew west-Marbury Country Park

May 20th

Spotted Flycatcher-Marbury Country Park

Hobby over Cricket Club - Irby.

May 19th

Spotted Flycatcher-Marbury Country Park

5 Wheatear, 2 Common Tern, 5 Great Egret and a Marsh Harrier - Decca Pools area.

Hobby,Bittern and 2 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.




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6 June 2021

RED NECKED STINT-BLYTH-NORTHUMBERLAND-06/06/2021

On the evening of 5th of June local birder Alan curry turned up on his local patch on the Blyth estuary in Northumberland and scored one of the birds of the spring when he found a mega East Asian calidrid.This was only the eighth record for Britain and the 2nd for Northumberland,this was a mega find.I had just returned from a week on Shetland and was partying away in Glasgow on a night out when the news broke so it was just fingers crossed it stayed the next day and I would call in to see it on the way home.

News came out that the Red necked stint was still there on rising so I headed south and got to the site just after midday.Soon as I got out the car the bird was showing along with a Little stint and some Ringed Plovers.What a cracking bird!I watched the bird for a good hour and gradually it came closer giving amazing views.What a great ending to a fantastic weeks holiday




There have been 7 previous accepted records of this species in Britain:

2010- Ferrybridge, adult, 27th August, photo-Dorset

2001-Somersham Gravel-pits, Huntingdonshire, adult, 21st to 22nd September, photo-Cambridgeshire

2000-Pool of Virkie, Mainland, adult, 18th to 21st July, photo-Shetland

1995-Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, adult, 12th to 13th August, photo-Northumberland

1994-South Harbour, juvenile, recently dead, 31st August, photo; now at National Museums of Scotland (NMSZ 1994.127)-Fair Isle-Shetland

1992-Cley Marshes, adult, 29th July to 3rd August-Norfolk

1986-Blacktoft Sands RSPB, adult, 22nd to 29th July, photo-East Yorkshire