31 October 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS

Oct 31st

2nd Winter Caspian Gull and 4 Yellow Legged Gulls-3 adults and 1st winter-Halebank

Great White Egret-Bosley Reservoir

Jack Snipe-5 along gale brook-Appleton Thorn

3 Eurasian Spoonbill-Boathouise Flash-Parkgate

MEGA NEWS

VARIED THRUSH-Papa Westray-Orkney

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

OCT 30th

Long-tailed Duck,Ruddy Shelduck on border pool and 2 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl - Decca Pools.

2 Barn Owl,2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male),Merlin,Spoonbill and 5+ Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

2 Brambling flew west - Lingham Lane, Leasowe Lighthouse.

3 Greenshank on ebbing tide - Heswall Shore.

30+ Great Egret flying to roost and 3 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh/Old Quay.

Hawfinch-One flew over church road-Hale

Western Cattle Egret-Four still in pig field by Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

Western cattle Egret

MEGA NEWS

VARIED THRUSH-Papa Westray-Orkney

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

UPLAND SANDPIPIER-Haroldswick-Unst-Shetland



OCT 29th

Some vis mig this morning with 60 Chaffinch,9 Brambling,61 Siskin,40 Meadow Pipit and a Rock Pipit at Leasowe Lighthouse.

Grey male Hen Harrier,Marsh Harrier and 3 Great Egret - Parkgate.

Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Eurasian Spoonbill-Boathouse flash-Parkgate

MEGA NEWS

VARIED THRUSH-Papa Westray-Orkney

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

OCT 28th

Eurasian Bittern-N03 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Barn Owl,2 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier and 4 Kestrel - Parkgate.

Ruddy Shelduck,Spotted Redshank.11 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

17 Raven - Burton Point.

Yellow-browed Warbler in private garden - Burton.

MEGA NEWS

VARIED THRUSH-Papa Westray-Orkney


WHITE TAILED LAPWING
-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire


EYEBROWED TRUSH-Kincraig-Highlands-Scotland



OCT 27th

Western Cattle Egret-2 still in pig field by Kinsey's Lane-Ince marshes

1st Winter Drake Ruddy Shelduck,Great White Egret,7 Western Cattle Egret,Cattle Egret and 2 Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire


VARIED THRUSH-Papa Westray-Orkney


Oct 26th

3 Whooper Swan - Burton Marsh.

6+ Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (ringtail),Merlin,Spoonbill and 2 Stonechat - Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian


WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire


Oct 25th

Ruddy Shelduck,5 Spotted Redshank,Western Cattle Egret and Scaup reported-Burton RSPB

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

Short eared Owl-Hilbre Island

Spoonbill,4 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (ringtail),2 Stonechat and a Spotted Redshank - Parkgate.

6 Brambling,56 Siskin and 25 Skylark overhead,Kingfisher on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Hen Harrier (ringtail),Marsh Harrier,2 Short-eared Owl,Barn Owl,2 Merlin,Peregrine, Rock Pipit (Scandinavian) and 12,500 Pink-footed Geese flying into roost this evening - Neston Reedbed/Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

Oct 24th

Glossy Ibis-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Ruddy Shelduck-One on River Mersey opposite car park-Pickerings Pasture

Firecrest-Hale Park

Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Female Scaup reported-Burton RSPB 

Large movement of Redwings this morning.

Wheatear, 30 Siskin and 60+ Redwing - Leasowe Lighthouse.

c750 Redwing heading SE along coast by Heswall Marsh.

2 Brambling and c400 Redwing heading S - Lower Heswall.

'Hundreds' of Redwing and c20 Fieldfare - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Spoonbill - Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

BLYTH'S PIPIT-ST MARYS-ISLES OF SCILLY

Oct 23rd
2 Ring Ouzel-Holt farm-Dand Bower Quarry

Little Stint-Pickering's Pasture

Water Pipit and 4 Great White Egrets-Hale

Caspian Gull-2nd-winter on sandbanks with 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 adults and a 2nd-winter)-Widnes

Whooper Swan-Two flew east-Teggs Nose Country Park

Caspian Gull-Two 2nd-winters on sandbank on River Mersey just west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes 

Whooper Swan-Two at Bollinhurst Reservoir-Disley 

470 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Greylag, 26 feral Barnacle Geese, 3200 Shelduck, 230 Pintail, 160 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Knot, 1 Greenshank this morning - Thurstaston Shore.

7 Marsh Harrier, Spoonbill and 25 feral Barnacle Geese - Parkgate.

Peregrine,Merlin, several Marsh Harriers and 3+ Great Egret at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

6 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

2 Peregrine and 6 Rock Pipit - Hilbre.

Eurasian Bittern-One in the eastern reedbed-Moore Nature Reserve

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

Oct 22nd

38 Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetland

Grey Phalarope-One flew out of the River Mersey

Blue Winged Teal-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

Oct 21st

Ruddy Shelduck-Three still east of A533 Bridge viewed from Wigg Island-Widnes

Little Stint-Pickerings Pasture

Wood Pigeon-14,718 flew over by 10:20am-Woolston Eyes

Blue Winged Teal-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

5 Whooper Swan over Caldy Hill flying west.

6 Marsh Harrier and 3 GreatWhite Egret at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Guillemot close to the prom at high tide - Meols.

Little Auk flew north - Hilbre.

8 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Hen Harrier (grey male) and 1 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

Oct 20th

Barn Owl off Heswall Golf Course this evening.

340 Pink-footed Geese, 26 feral Barnacle Geese, 290 Pintail, 173 Black-tailed Godwit and 35 Knot this morning - Thurstaston Shore.

Cattle Egret in the beach vegetation at 10am, 340 Grey Plover and 410 Sanderling at high tide - Hoylake Shore.

9 Rock Pipit. 9 Common Snipe and 4 Jack Snipe - West Kirby/Red Rocks Marsh.

20 Siskin in garden near Grammar School Lane - West Kirby.

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland


WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire



TWO BARRED GREENISH WARBLER-Spurn-East Yorkshire

Oct 19th

Western cattle Egret-One still in pig field by Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in garden near Grammar School Lane then flew towards Grange Hill - West Kirby.

Grey male Hen Harrier and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate.

13 Marsh Harrier over Neston Reedbed.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire



TWO BARRED GREENISH WARBLER-Spurn-East Yorkshire


Oct 18th

Western cattle Egret-One still in pig field by Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

1st Winter Drake-Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Male Hen Harrier-Parkgate-Marshes

Blue Winged Teal-Neumann's Flash-Northwich


MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire



TWO BARRED GREENISH WARBLER-Spurn-East Yorkshire






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