31 July 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Garganey-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Garganey
(C)Frodsham Birder

Yellow Legged Gull-adult on sandbank west of A533 bridge-Widnes

Black Necked Grebe-five juveniles still on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

2 Ruddy Shelduck and a Greater Scaup - Burton Mere Wetlands.

19 Greenshank,Spoonbill,2 Pintail,Grasshopper Warbler,Quail calling,Hobby flew north and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

830 Sandwich Tern on edge of East Hoyle Bank - Hilbre.

Whimbrel flew inland - Leasowe Lighthouse.

4 Great Egret and a Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.

2 Mediterranean Gull (adults),Greenshank and a Peregrine - Meols Shore.

MEGA NEWS

LEAST TERN-Portrane Point-Dublin-Ireland

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Ballinclamper-Waterford-Ireland


30 July 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Long-billed Dowitcher-on reception scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands

16 Greenshank - Boathouse flashes, Parkgate.

Whimbrel - Meols Shore.

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

Whooper Swan-Adult still on St Helens Canal at Spike Island-Widnes

MEGA NEWS

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Snettisham RSPB-Norfolk

ELEGANT TERN-Cemlyn Bay-Anglesey-Wales

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

29 July 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Whooper Swan-Adult still on St Helens Canal at Spike Island-Widnes

3 Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Yellow Legged Gulls-Sandbach Flashes

Long Billed Dowitcher,Great Egret,Little Ringed Plover and a Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

13 Greenshank - Boathouse flashes, Parkgate.

Mediterranean Gull (juv) - Meols Shore.

Western Osprey-Frodsham Marshes

Western Osprey
(C)Frodsham Birder
MEGA NEWS

LEAST TERN-Portrane Point-Dublin-Ireland

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Snettisham RSPB-Norfolk

ELEGANT TERN-Cemlyn Bay-Anglesey-Wales

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

A MORNINGS BIRDING ON ANGLESEY

A day off at last and a solo drive to Anglesey to see Mark sutton's great find,a long staying Elegant tern at Cemlyn bay.My last one was at Black rock sands near Porthmadog 19 years ago in July 2002,where does time go!

Elegant Tern-Black Rock Sands

I have seen some great birds over the years at this site including American Golden Plover,Eastern Yellow wagtail,Sooty Tern,Turkestan shrike and a possible Cayenne Tern.
Arriving just after 10.00am I walked along the shingle bank and soon reached the tern colony.

The Tern colony at Cemlyn bay 

The Elegant tern was showing really well on arrival in with the Sandwich terns.




Photo analysis suggests that it is likely to be one of the three mature birds from Polder de SĂ©bastopol, Barbâtre, France, present between 19 and 27 June.The other two are still there, paired up and raising two chicks in a large colony of Sandwich Terns and Meditteranean gulls.The male of the pair is known as 'Bird C' and has visited Britain in the recent past, appearing at a number of sites in southern England in June 2017. This is the second Welsh record.
After good views of the bird the heavens opened so I headed back to the car wet through!
News then came out that the Pacific golden plover was still at Malltraeth that had been found yesterday evening,so I headed straight there.On arrival the plover was showing well,close to the footpath.



This was only my second Pacific golden plover for Britain and Wales second,the last being at Oakenholt Marsh in 1990,Clwyd.

Malltraeth

A great morning's birding and great to catch up with some familiar  faces.










 


















 

28 July 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

3 Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Yellow Legged Gulls-Sandbach Flashes

Long Billed Dowitcher-Main Scape-Burton Rspb

Long Billed Dowitcher


MEGA NEWS

LEAST TERN-Portrane Point-Dublin-Ireland

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Snettisham RSPB-Norfolk

ELEGANT TERN-Cemlyn Bay-Anglesey-Wales

27 July 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

3 Ruddy Shelduck and 5 Yellow Legged Gulls-Sandbach Flashes

2 Red Kites-Over Fodens Flash-Sandbach

2 Red Kites-Over-Alsager

Yellow-legged Gull (ad),3 Mediterranean Gull and 250 Sandwich Tern - Hoylake.

Mediterranean Gull
(C)Sean O'hara

3,300 Redshank - Heswall Shore.

MEGA NEWS

SHORT BILLED DOWITCHER-Ring Estuary-Clonakilty-Cork-Ireland

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Snettisham RSPB-Norfolk

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

ELEGANT TERN-Cemlyn Bay-Anglesey-Wales


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26 July 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Western Osprey-Fishing along the river-Frodsham Marshes

Whooper Swan-Redes Mere

Common Sandpiper - On Groyne-MeolsGilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.

Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

Long-billed Dowitcher-on reception pool showing well this morning - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Long Billed Dowitcher
(C)Phil Woollen

8 Mediterranean Gull in gull roost on rising tide - Thurstaston Shore.

2 Common Sandpiper on groyne - Meols.

Roseate Tern-In tern roost at high tide - Hoylake.

Roseate Tern
(C)Allan Conlin

MEGA NEWS

LEAST TERN-North of Portrane-County Louth-Ireland

SHORT TOED EAGLE-Belated news of one photographed during a bird survey in Sutherland on 20 June-Highland-Scotland

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Snettisham RSPB-Norfolk

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

ELEGANT TERN-Cemlyn Bay-Anglesey-Wales

SWALLOW TAILED KITE-One reportedly photographed on Wednesday-Chartham-Kent


25 July 2021

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD SIGHTINGS


6 Black Necked Grebes-Adults-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford

3 Ruddy Shelduck and Egyption Goose-Sandbach Flashes

Whooper Swan-Redes Mere

Spotted redshank and Long-billed Dowitcher on reception pool - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Long Billed Dowitcher

14 Greenshank - Parkgate.

Mediterranean Gull on shore,Kingfisher by duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mediterranean Gull (ad),Peregrine and Raven - Hilbre.

9 Mediterranean Gull over high tide - Heswall Shore.

2,230 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

3 Mediterranean Gull (adults) and 510 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Shore.

July 24th

Black headed Gull-Just under 3000-heswall shore

Whooper Swan-Redes Mere

Whooper Swan

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

Red Kite,Wood Sandpiper-N06 Tank and 2 Garganey-Western Osprey-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

Wood Sandpiper

6 Mediterranean Gull (all adults) in gull roost on rising tide - Thurstaston Shore.

Little Gull (s/pl),Yellow-legged Gull,Mediterranean Gull and 2 Knot (s/pl) - Hoylake.

Little Gull
(C)Pete Sutton

Yellow Legged Gull
(C)Allan Conlin

July 23th

Ruddy Shelduck-Hale

Whooper Swan-Redes Mere

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

Common Quail-Ollerton

1,830 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

2 Mediterranean Gull (juv and 1st summer) in gull roost - Hoylake.

July 22nd

3 Ruddy Shelduck and an Egyptian Goose-Sandbach Flashes


Western Osprey-Weaver Bend-Frodsham

5 Adult Black necked Grebes-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford

July 21st

Hoopoe-Hilbre Island

Hoopoe
(C)Colin Davies

Hoopoe
(C)Steve Williams



Western Osprey,Whinchat-Frodsham Marshes

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

White Winged Black Tern-Ashton's Flash-Northwich

White Winged Black Tern
(C)Pete Sutton


July 20th

Red Kite-Marbury-Near Whitchurch

Red Kite


8 Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

Melodious Warbler (trapped, ringed and released early morning), still present at 10am - Hilbre.
Mediterranean Gull (ad) between Hilbre and Red Rocks.


Melodious Warbler-(C)Chris Williams

76 Little Egret,12 Grey Heron,Turnstone,90 Dunlin,2 Knot,36 Black-tailed Godwit,2 Whimbrel,1800 Curlew, 2400 Redshank,6 ad Mediterranean Gull,2430 Black-headed Gull,143 Sandwich Tern - Heswall Shore.

July 19th

3 Ruddy Shelduck and Yellow Legged Gull-Sandbach Flashes

6 Common Sandpiper on groyne - Meols Shore.

July 18th
Wood Sandpiper and a Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Common Scoter-Drake-Big pool-Newchurch Common

Western Osprey-Flew south along the canal-Rodeheath

Western Osprey-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

Western Osprey


3 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

Common scoter-Female and 2 Black Necked Grebes-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chalford

6 Mediterranean Gull,Great Egret,46 Little Egret,735 Oystercatcher,2 Grey Plover,1180 Black-tailed Godwit, 1590 Curlew,2100 Redshank,2000 Black-headed Gull,280 Common Gull,590 Herring Gull,176 Lesser Black-backed Gull,109 Sandwich Tern also 2 Yellow Wagtail on saltmarsh over high tide - Heswall Shore.

1680 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

July 17th
Whooper swan-Spike Island-Widnes

2 Ruddy Shelduck-Sandbach Flashes

Common Scoter-Drake-River Weaver-Frodsham Marshes

Common Scoter


1350 Black-tailed Godwit -
 Caldy Wildfowl Collection.


200+ Sandwich Terns between Tansky Rocks and Hilbre.

Mediterranean Gull - Dove Point. Meols.

2 Ruddy Shelduck,Wood Sandpiper,2 Green Sandpiper and 4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

July 16th
2 Ruddy Shelduck-River Mersy from Carpark-Pickerings Pasture

2 Ruddy Shelduck (pair),Wood Sandpiper,Green Sandpiper and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Spotted Redshank

Quail heard early morning,3 Marsh Harrier,3+ Greenshank,Pink-footed Goose and a juv Stonechat - Parkgate.

July 15th

Common Scoter-Five (three drakes)-Astbury Mere Country Park

7 Green Sandpiper-Holford Moss-Lostock Green

Green sandpiper and Wood Sandpiper-Burton RSPB

Black Necked Grebe-Juvenile-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Black Necked Grebe
(C)Greg Baker

July 14th

Wood Sandpiper,2 Green Sandpiper and 4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

July 13th

Quail heard and a Barn Owl - Denhall Quay.

Eurasian Spoonbill-One flew west over Decoy Marsh-Hale

Wood Sandpiper and 4 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

2 Ruddy Shelduck-Pickerings Pasture

July 12th

Spotted Redshank-At least 1 from Border hIde-Burton RSPB

Yellow Legged Gull-2 Adults on the River Mersey

July 11th
Spotted Redshank-Frodsham Marshes

Caspian Gull-1st-summer on River Mersey-Pickerings Pasture

Spoonbill and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.


July 10th

58 Little Egret,5 Grey Heron,265 Oystercatcher,2 Common Sandpiper,1290 Curlew,710 Redshank,2100 Black-headed Gull,5 Mediterranean Gull,620 Herring Gull and 280 Lesser Black-backed Gull at high tide - Heswall Shore.

Spoonbill,Hobby,4 Green Sandpiper and a Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands

2 Avocet,little Egret and Common tern-Mere farm Sand quarry-Chelford

16 Black Necked Grebe-6 Adults-Woolston Eyes

Channel Wagtail-male-Hale

July 9th

Spotted Redshank-3-boder Hide-burton RSPB

July 8th

2 Marsh Harrier (male & fem) - Parkgate.
Green Sandpiper, 9 Dunlin and 1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Grasshopper Warbler (reeling) - Leasowe Gunsites


July 7th
300 (30 juvs) Sandwich Tern off Marine Lake before high tide - West Kirby Shore.
247 Black-tailed Godwits (all but two in s/pl) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
Mediterranean Gull (ad) on shore - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

July 6th
360 (16 juvs) Sandwich Tern off Marine Lake after high tide - West Kirby Shore.
2 Green Sandpiper,9 Common Sandpiper,2 Greenshank and a Peregrine, young Bearded Tits have been seen last few days - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5+ Manx Shearwater two hours after high tide - Hoylake.
43 Manx Shearwater,18 Gannet and Arctic Skua,390 Sandwich Tern (14+ juvs) and 80 Common Tern in roost - Hilbre.
11 Common Sandpiper along River Dee - Connah's Quay.

July 5th

3 Mediterranean Gull (adults) in gull roost at high tide - Thurstaston Shore.

Red-breasted Merganser,41 Little Egret,1415 Curlew,360 Redshank,1400 Black-headed Gull,2 Mediterranean Gull,35 Common Gull,420 Herring Gull, 370 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Heswall Shore.

Whooper Swan-Adult still on St Helens Canal at-Spike Island -Widnes

Common Tern,4 Little Ringed Plover,2 Egyption Geese,4 Wigeon and Red Kite-over-Marbury Country Park and Surrounding area


Red Kite


July 4th

Common Tern-Tatton Mere

Bittern and Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

59 Manx Shearwater and 72 Gannet,5 s/pl Bar-tailed Godwit in roost - Hilbre.

70 s/pl Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

3 Mediterranean Gull (adults) in gull roost at high tide - Thurstaston Shore.

150 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Shore.

Barn Owl and 2 Marsh Harrier early morning - Parkgate.

July 3rd

2 Spoonbills-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

6 Green Sandpiper and 15 Young Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes

Wood Sandpiper and 2 Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Wood Sandpiper

2 Quail flushed from grassland near Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Red Kite over Saughall.

Common Quail-Two flushed from Kerr's Field

Spotted Redshank
(C)Pete Sutton

Green Sandpiper - Pasture Road Flash, Moreton.

July 1st

Common Scoter-6 on Budworth Mere

July 2nd

230 Oystercatcher,2 Black-tailed Godwit (full s/pl),965 Curlew,Whimbrel,114 Redshank,765 Black-headed Gull,3 Mediterranean Gull (2ad, 1 2nd summer), 22 Common Gull,172 Carrion Crow on ebbing tide - Heswall Shore.

Red Kite,2 Wood Sandpiper,9 Spotted Redshank and a Marsh Harrier (juv) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

2 Greenshank - Decca Pools.

Green Sandpiper at 1030am which flew west - Pasture Road Flash, Moreton.

Cuckoo,Redwing,Juv Stonechat and 2 Whimbrel - Hilbre.

Marsh Harrier (male) - Neston Marsh.






5 July 2021

EAST YORKSHIRE MORNING RAID

News broke on friday evening that a Oriental turtle dove had been found in a private garden in Easington,East Yorkshire.The species has a wide distribution with geographical variation in plumage that has led to at least six subspecies being designated.The Oriental turtle dove has two distinct migratory northern subspecies,S. o. orientalis in the central Siberian taiga, and S. o. meena in the open woodlands of Central Asia.This bird was a Meena which I hadn't seen before but had seen Oientalis in Oxfordshire in 2010.

I made my way over to Easington this morning with Mark and Ash powell and the bird was showing really well on arrival.



As you can see the bird showed really well and wasen't fazed by the crowd watching it.These species will probably never get split but who knows stranger things have happened and it was well worth going to see.News then broke that the Black Browed Albatross was showing again at Bempton cliffs so we headed north as Ash needed it for Britain.
On arrival and walking down by the cliffs Fred fearne belled me to say the bird had just flown under the cliffs below us.A quick diversion to another viewing point and there it was!What a bird!I had seen the albatross last year in July but it was still worth the drive and Ash was made up with his lifer.



Other birds of note were Puffin,Razorbill,Guillimot,Gannet, Kittiwake,Tree sparrow and Sedge warbler.As you can see from the videos below Bempton is an incredible place to see seabirds. 

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A great mornings birding and great to catch up with these two looneys! and home for just after lunch.