30 December 2021

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS

Dec 31st

5 Snow Bunting off Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-East Halton Skitter-Lincolnshire

EGYPTIAN VULTURE-After a six months this bird has be re found still in-Lough Funshinagh-Ireland

DEC 30th

Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

2 Water pipit-Harp Inn-Neston marsh

26 feral Barnacle Geese, 430 Pintail, 316 Teal, 5100 Oystercatcher, 6000 Dunlin, 4000 Knot, 740 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 815 Redshank on ebbing tide - Heswall Shore.

Bewick's Swan-Four (2 adults) off Lordship Lane-With Whooper Swan herd-Frodsham Marshes

5 Snow Bunting off Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

MEGA NEWS

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Black Head, Cornwall-individual present on 22-23rd August considered most likely to belong to one of the western subspecies by DNA analysis

BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


Dec 29th

Bewick's Swan-Four (2 adults) off Lordship Lane-With Whooper Swan herd-Frodsham Marshes

Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford

Eurasian Bittern-In Coward Reedbed-Marbury County Park

3 Short Eared Owl and Male Hen Harrier-Burton Marsh

Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

5 Snow Bunting off Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

MEGA NEWS

BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

Dec 28th

3 Water Pipits-Carr Lane pools-Hale

Bewick's Swan-Four (2 adults) off Lordship Lane-With Whooper Swan herd-Frodsham Marshes

Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford

Eurasian Bittern-In Coward Reedbed-Marbury County Park

5 Snow Bunting on sea defence east end of Leasowe Bay.

5 Short-eared Owl,grey male Hen Harrier and a Great Egret - Denhall Quay.

3(1 imm male and 2 grey male)Hen Harrier,Great White Egret and a Barn Owl - Parkgate.

Great White Egret
(C)Frank Burns


MEGA NEWS

BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

Dec 27th

2 Water Pipit-off Harp Inn-Neston Marsh

Eider (drake) on sea off Hoylake.

5 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

3 Hen Harrier(1 grey male, 2 ringtail),5 Marsh Harrier,Barn Owl and a Great Egret-Parkgate.

Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB

Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford

Bewick's Swan-Four (2 adults) off Lordship Lane-With Whooper Swan herd-Frodsham Marshes

3 Snow Bunting just off Derby Pool, Wallasey Shore.

3 Marsh Harrier and a Great Egret - Parkgate.

1,140 Pink-footed Geese flew inland at first light,945 Lapwing,157 Golden Plover,5,000 Knot,380 Black-tailed Godwit,Greenshank and at least 52 Common Snipe - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore

MEGA NEWS

BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

Dec 26th

Bewick's Swan-Four (2 adults) off Lordship Lane-Frodsham Marshes

Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford

MEGA NEWS

BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

Dec 25th

Red Kite-Over M56-Junction 10

3 Whooper Swan-Puddington Lane-Puddington

4 Marsh Harrier-Parkgate

Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.

5 Snow Bunting-Beach Carpark-Wallasey

Siberian Chiffchaff-In hedge alongside ploughed field-Parkgate

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

Swallow-Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes

MEGA NEWS

BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

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