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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Mussleburgh-Lothian