8 April 2022

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF BIRD NEWS

Apr 8th

Ring Necked Duck-Female-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Osprey over at 8am and 1 Swallow - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mega News

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

Apr 7th

Western Cattle Egret-With cattle n03 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Western Osprey-Over N03 Bed-Woolston Eyes

3 Sandwich Tern,8 Gannet and 5 Kittiwake - Hilbre.

2 Garganey (pair),Spotted Redshank and a Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mega News

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

Apr 6th

Little Stint-Hale Lighthouse and Short Eared Owl-Over Hale Marsh

Sandwich Tern-Astbury Mere CP

Little Gull, 100+ Avocet, 2 Garganey,Marsh Harrier and 5 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Osprey flew north - Burton Marsh.

3 Wheatear, 2 Siskin and 1 male Stonechat - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mega News

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

Apr 5th

Ring Necked Duck-Female-Great White Egret-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Common Scoter-Astbury Mere CP

Western Osprey-over-Chester Zoo

Little Stint-Hale Head

Western Cattle Egret-With cattle n03 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Little Gull (1st winter) and 4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

300 Black-tailed Godwit (several now in full breeding plumage) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

3 Wheatear in coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.

3 Gannet - Hilbre.

Mega News

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Apr 4th

2 Garganey (pair) and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Ring Tailed Duck-Female-Acre Nook sand Quarry

Lesser Whitethroat-One calling by ponds off Raby Hall Road-Raby

Mega News

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Apr 3rd

Eurasian Hobby-One flew West-Willington Corner

Black Necked Grebe-Two in South west corner-Lapwing Hall pool

Ring Tailed Duck-Female-Acre Nook sand Quarry

2 Drake Garganey-Frodsham N06 Tank and 3 Western Cattle Egret-No3 Tank-Frodsham

2 Ring Ouzel-In feild-Dane Bower Quarry

3 Wheatear in coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.

2 Arctic Skua and 4 Red-breasted Merganser - Hilbre.

1200 Pink-footed Geese flew north over Heswall Shore this morning, also seen over Leasowe Lighthouse.

Great Egret in fields - Hoylake Langfields.

Mega News

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Frampton Marshes-Lincolnshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Apr 2nd

3 Western Cattle Egret-No3 Tank-Frodsham

2 Garganey,Siberian Chiffchaff and Black Necked Grebe,at least 28 (18 on No 3 Bed and 10 on No 4 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Ring Tailed Duck-Female-Acre Nook sand Quarry

Ring Ouzel (male) in the sand dunes - Talacre.

2 Garganey (pair) and 3+ Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mega News

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Frampton Marshes-Lincolnshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Apr 1st

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Hale Marsh

Western cattle Egret-One again with cattle at No 3 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Grasshopper Warbler-Singing-Red Rocks

House Martin-Hurleston Reservoir

Ringtail Hen Harrier-Fiddlers Ferry

Ruddy Shelduck-River Mersey-Half Way House-Moore

Western Osprey-Flew North-Oxmoor

2 Garganey-Woolston Eyes

Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Red Rocks.

14 Chiffchaff along Wirral Way between Heswall and Parkgate.

72+ Avocet,5 Ruff,4 Garganey (2 pairs),3 Marsh Harrier, 55 Common Snipe, Spotted Redshank, 6+ Sand Martin,Swallow,2 Marsh Harrier and 2 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Water Rail hear by duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mega News

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Frampton Marshes-Lincolnshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Mar 31st

Swallow-Lapwing Hall Pool

Black Necked Grebe-At least 21 still (13 on No 3 Bed and 8 on No 4 Bed)-Woolston Eyes

Ring Tailed Duck-Female-Acre Nook sand Quarry

220 Back-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

530 Shelduck, 160 Oystercatcher, 26 Golden Plover, 177 Grey Plover, 110 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 4 Common Snipe, 640 Curlew, 2550 Redshank over high tide - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.

Mega News


WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Frampton Marshes-Lincolnshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Mar 30th

2 Garganey-Woolston Eyes

Ring Ouzel (first of the year),drake Eider,4 Goosander,34 Brent Geese,9 Purple Sandpiper and 150 Turnstone - Hilbre.

4 Garganey,Long-tailed Duck,6 Cattle Egret and a Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mega News


WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Frampton Marshes-Lincolnshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire

Mar 29th

Ring Tailed Duck-Female-Acre Nook sand Quarry

Western cattle Egret-One again with cattle at No 3 Tank-Frodsham Marshes-also 24 Black-necked Grebes still (8+ on No 3 Bed and 16+ on No 4 Bed

Willow Warbler singing along Wirral Way *first of spring* - West Kirby.

3 Brambling over this morning - Little Neston.

Little Gull,2 Garganey,Long-tailed Duck,Bittern,5 Spotted Redshank,3 Sand Martin and a Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mega News

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Frampton Marshes-Lincolnshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire


BAIKAL TEAL-Swine Moor-East Yorkshire


WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian

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