SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS
Feb 18th
Common Scoter-Astbury Mere
3 Western Cattle Egrets-One in pig field off Kinsey's Lane and two at Goldfinch Meadows NR-Ince Marshes
3 Great White Egret and 2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) off Cottage Lane - Heswall Marsh.
Greenshank and a Little Gull (which flew off high) - Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
11+ Water Rail, 2 Hen Harrier (both adult grey males),Marsh Harrier,2 Jack Snipe with many Common Snipe and 4 Stonechat over high tide - Old Baths, Parkgate.
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WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire
Feb 17th
Black necked Grebe and Russian White Fronted Goose-Two (1 adult) still on grassy bank opposite viewpoint at end of Lapwing Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Eurasian Bittern-Coward Reedbed-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Redhead Smew-Two redheads still; park at end of Lapwing Lane, walk back to kissing gate and view from north side-Lapwing Hall Pool-Lower Withington
5 Purple Sandpiper with 250 Turnstone at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere
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AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire
Feb 16th
Black necked Grebe,Great White Egret and Russian White Fronted Goose-1 Adult-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Smew-Redhead-Lapwing Hall Pool-Lower Withington
Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere
5 Brent Geese on lake, 6 Pintail in channel just off south end - West Kirby Marine Lake.
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BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 15th
Glossy Ibis-Adult again flew low south through No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes
Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere
Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park
3 Western Cattle Egrets-One in pig field off Kinsey's Lane and two at Goldfinch Meadows NR-Ince Marshes
Short eared Owl-Waever bend-Frodsham Marshes
Hen Harrier (sub-adult grey male) - Heswall Marsh.
3 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Mediterranean Gull (adult nearly in full s/pl) - Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
Hen Harrier (grey male), 6 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
Bittern flew into reedbed at dusk, also 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh
Barn Owl giving really close views near Old Quay Road - Neston.
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AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
Feb 14th
Common Scoter-Drake-Astbury Mere
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AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire
Feb 13th
3 Western Cattle Egrets-One in pig field off Kinsey's Lane and two at Goldfinch Meadows NR-Ince Marshes
14 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
Little Gull heading into Mersey - New Brighton.
33 Whooper Swan on marsh seen from Flint Bridge - Outer Burton Marsh.
Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Snow Bunting on beach near Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.
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BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
Feb 12th
Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
2 Western Cattle Egrets-Ince Marshes
Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park
Icelandic Redwing (strikingly distinct, dark and heavily streaked) with Song Thrushes - Neston Sewage Farm.
At least 2 Hen Harrier (1 adult male) and a Barn Owl - Parkgate.
2 Snow Bunting by Lifeboat Station this morning, seen for 5 minutes before disturbed by dog walkers - Hoylake.
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BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 11th
100+Brambling-Woolston Eyes
Female Marsh Harrier-Neumann's Flash and Adult Mediterranean Gull-Budworth Mere-Northwich
4 Snow Bunting - Wallasey Shore (Derby Pool).
Greenshank by groyne - Meols Shore.
5 Little Grebe on Donkey Stand Flash, also 3 Great Egret and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Short eared Owl and Yellow Legged Gull-Hale
BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire
Feb 10th
Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes
2 Water Pipit-In flooded field by chemical plant-Frodsham Marshes
Hen Harrier-Male-Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier-Neumann's Flash-Then flew north mobbed by a Buzzard-Northwich
3 White Fronted geese-Over-Tattenhall
2 Glossy Ibis-1 drifted south-Woolston Eyes
Russian White Fronted goose and Great White Egret-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
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BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire
AMERICAN ROBIN-Eastbourne-East Sussex
WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
Feb 9th
Glossy Ibis-Then flew south and 50+ Brambling-Woolston eyes
Snow Bunting by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.
Marsh Harrier, 5 Great Egret, 2,000+ Lapwing and 3,000+ Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate.
Mediteranean Gull,Bittern and Dunlin-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Mediteranean Gull-Mollington
WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire
Feb 8th
3 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
Western Cattle Egret and a Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) and a Short-eared Owl - Neston/Parkgate Marsh.
2 Glossy Ibis-Woolston Eyes
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WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Halton Marshes-Lincolnshire
BAIKAL TEAL-Greylake RSPB-Somerset
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