Saturday 29th January
I spent this morning walking along the River Dee at Eccleston, but had no joy looking for the Lesser Spotted woodpeckers. It looks like a cracking site that I will visit in the spring and hopefully get to see them.
Sunday 30th January
This morning's birding was spent at Broughton in Chester, looking for a female Black Redstart, which was found last week, but after a good couple of hours searching, there was no sign.
News then broke that a Snow goose had been found at Burton RSPB. The bird was still present on arrival but was distant, so I made my way up to the top road, where the Snow goose flew right in front of the car with a skein of Pink-footed geese.
After this, I visited Stanney Woods in Ellesmere Port and spent the last hours of light looking for the Lesser Spotted woodpecker, but no joy! #LOCALBIGYEAR
Monday 1st February
This morning I walked over to Hilbre Island.
Dunlin
Cormorant
Common Gull
Black Headed Gull
Lesser Backed Gull
Great Black backed Gull
Ringed Plover
Knot
Dunlin
Bar-tailed Godwit
Turnstone
Brent Goose
Oystercatcher
Redshank
On arrival on the island, 12 Purple Sandpipers were sheltering from the wind by the sea hide.
We continued to do a seawatch where 2 Red Throated Diver,10 Razorbill and 500+ Common Scoter were seen. Walking back towards the bird observatory, 2 Redwings were recorded.
After the walk back, I stopped at Thurstaston to see what waders were about.
I recorded many Pintail, Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin and 2 Greenshank on the estuary.
The late evening was spent in Rivacre Valley in Ellesmere Port, where a Tawny owl was heard around the golf course. #LOCALBIGYEAR
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