CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS

5 Whooper Swan flew east over Thurstaston Shore.

Snow Bunting which flew west - Hilbre.

Snow Bunting

(C)Steve Williams

8 Cattle Egret,Ruddy Shelduck and 5 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

5 Whooper Swan,2 Short-eared Owl,5 Great Egret flew into roost,12 Egyptian Goose and a Siskin calling - Burton Point.

Caspian Gull-Adult on sandbank on River Mersey just west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Runcorn

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

Western Cattle Egret

(C)Paul Ralston

Garganey-Female-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

TAIGA FLYCATCHER-Flamborough Head-East Yorkshire

TWO BARRED GREENISH WARBLER-Spurn-East Yorkshire

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

LONG-TOED STINT-St Aidan's-RSPB-West Yorkshire

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS

Oct 14th

A good passage of Redwings through with many reports including 1,150 over Neston.

2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Raven and 4 Great White Egret - Burton Point/Marsh

Spoonbill,5 Greenshank,Hen Harrier (grey male) and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

Redwing-8,700 flew south-west over No 3 Bed between 07:40 and 12:50,83 Jays and a Hawfinch-Woolston Eyes

Redwing-7000-Flew over-Silver Lane Pools

Redwing-8,400+ flew over in two hours-Chester Zoo

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

LONG-TOED STINT-St Aidan's-RSPB-West Yorkshire

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS

13th October

22 Redwing over east - Park Lane, Meols.

350+ Redwing over - Lower Heswall.

Western Cattle Egret,Ruddy Shelduck,ringtail Hen Harrier,Ruff,Kingfisher,2 Green Woodpecker and 2 Stonechat - Burton Mere Wetlands.

116 Pintail,900 Oystercatcher,240 Lapwing,29 Golden Plover,270 Grey Plover, 500 Knot,600 Dunlin,1100 Curlew,Greenshank,3500 Redshank,4 Mediterranean Gull early afternoon - Thurstaston Shore.

163 Brent Geese (1 dark-bellied) and 2 Raven - Hilbre.

Western Cattle Egret-Still by Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

LONG-TOED STINT-St Aidan's-RSPB-West Yorkshire

12th October

120 Jackdaw,40 Carrion Crow,90 Greylag (feral) and 28 Barnacle Geese (feral) feeding on spilt corn in reently harvested field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.

2 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

14 Jack Snipe-N04 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Garganey and Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

MEGA NEWS

NORTHERN HARRIER-Juvenile Female-Foula-Shetland

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

LONG-TOED STINT-St Aidan's-RSPB-West Yorkshire

11th October

Whooper Swan-Acre Nook-Chelford

Ruddy Shelduck-Three still east of A533 Bridge off Warth Marsh-Widens

Ruddy Shelduck,2 Western Cattle Egrets and Spotted Crake-Burton RSPB

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

Garganey-Carr Lane pools-Hale

Western Cattle Egret-One still by Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

LONG-TOED STINT-St Aidan's-RSPB-West Yorkshire

10th October

Short-eared Owl flew between Hilbre and West Kirby at high tide before flying into estuary.

Great Skua flew west over Middle Eye.

Wheatear,4 Skylark and Barn Owl- Hilbre.

117 Grey Plover at low tide - Thurstaston.

Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

Black Redstart

(C)Steve Seal

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Pendeen-Cornwall

LONG-TOED STINT-St Aidan's-RSPB-West Yorkshire

9th October

Barn Owl first light - Hilbre.

Ruddy Shelduck and a Greenshank - Heswall Shore.

Ruddy Shelduck,5 Whooper Swan over, also a Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Curlew Sandpiper on rocks by West Kirby Marine Lake.

29 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron and 51 Curlew in field by Park Lane at high tide - Meols.

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

Blue Winged Teal-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

Blue Winged Teal

Garganey-Carr Lane pools-Hale

Jack Snipe-Woolston Eyes

2 Western Cattle Egret-Still by Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

2 Western Cattle Egrets,2 Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper,5 Great White Egrets and 2 Ruddy Shelduck-Frodsham Marshes

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

LONG-TOED STINT-St Aidan's-RSPB-West Yorkshire

8th October

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

Blue Winged Teal-Neumann's Flash-Northwich

Blue Winged Teal

(C)Fred Fearne

Ruddy Shelduck-1st Winter Drake and Great White Egret-Burton RSPB

30 Redwing, 50+ Skylark, 12 Jay, 100+ Jackdaw and many finches - Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston.

2 Brambling,18 Chaffinch,16 Skylark,40 Jackdaw,10 Greenfinch and 2 Grey Wagtail,Great White Egret and a male Stonechat - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Firecrest - Hilbre.

Firecrest

(C)Steve Williams

Kingfisher on groyne,Cetti's Warbler near duck pond,150 Curlew and 39 Little Egret in fields - Leasowe Lighthouse.

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

7th October

Little Stint - Hoylake.

1050 Pink-footed Geese (560 roosted overnight, 490 arrived high from North), 27 Barnacle Geese (feral), 79 Pintail early morning - Heswall Shore.

800 Pink-footed Geese in fields near Wirral Way - Thurstaston.

15 Brent Geese, 6300 Shelduck, 360 Pintail, 135 Wigeon, 12 Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Great Egret, 72 Little Egret, 200 Lapwing, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2

Peregrine, 1 Merlin at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

2 Whooper Swan over - Hilbre.

Woodcock in field - Meols.

9 Spoonbill-Sandbach Flashes

Ruddy Shelduck-1st Winter Drake-Burton RSPB

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

Curlew Sandpiper-Juvenile-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

6th October

5 Little Gull,Leach's Petrel in Mersey mouth early morning, also a Kingfisher on pontoon at Marine Lake which was later seen on Wallasey shore - New Brighton.

2 Great Skua (possibly 3),111 Brent Geese,Eider (male),Barn Owl and 2 Peregrine - Hilbre.

Guillemot on West Kirby Marine Lake.

Greenshank and a Guillemot by groyne - Meols Common.

Great Skua,Little Stint,2 Raven and Red-throated Diver - Hoylake.

Black Redstart-Female type-Cat and the Fiddle

Black Redstart

(C)Jon Lowes

Leach's Petrel-Rock Ferry

Ruddy Shelduck-1st Winter Drake-Burton RSPB

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

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

WESTERN SANDPIPER-Normandy Marsh-Hampshire

5th October

2 Leach's Petrel-Past lighthouse-Hale

2 Leach's Petrel - Hoylake Shore.

6 Great Egret and 20+ Golden Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.

3 Spoonbill and 2 drake Pochard - Parkgate.

Great Skua this morning,Leach's Petrel this afternoon - New Brighton.

3 Leach's Petrel,Sabine's Gull (juv),3 Manx Shearwater and a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull,Great Skua landed on East Hoyle Bank east of the island at 5pm - Hilbre.

Sabines Gull

(C)Steve Williams

Leach's Petrel

(C)Steve Williams

Mega News

BARALO SHEARWATER-Pendeen-Cornwall

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

4th October

1800 Pink-footed Geese arrived from the north early morning - Heswall Shore.

Garganey-Juvenile-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Ruddy Shelduck and Western Cattle Egret-1st Winter Drake-Burton RSPB

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

Ruddy Shelduck-five still east of A533 Bridge off Warth Marsh-Widnes

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

BAIKAL TEAL-Fair Isle-Shetland-Scotland

DAURIAN SHRIKE-Fair Isle-Shetland-Scotland

3rd October 

Little Stint (juv),200 Pink-footed Geese,71 Pintail,Red-breasted Merganser,202 Grey Plover,23 Golden Plover,370 Dunlin,1085 Curlew,4000 Redshank,360

Common Gull on rising tide - Heswall Shore.

Kingfisher on groyne - Meols Shore.

34 Little Egret in sheep field - Park Lane, Meols.

Mediterranean Gull - Leasowe Shore.

Garganey-Juvenile-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Guillimot-On the River Mersey-Pickerings Pasture

3 Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

MEGA NEWS

GREATER YELLOWLEGS-Loch Of Strathbeg RSPB-Scotland

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Blacktoft Sands-East Yorkshire

BAIKAL TEAL-Fair Isle-Shetland-Scotland