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.






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