14 April 2022

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS

Apr 14th

2 Black Tern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Black tern
(C)Malc Curtin


Common Redstart-Gowy meadows

29 Black necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes

Ring Necked Duck-Two (drake and female) still on west side viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Ring Necked Duck

3 Ring Ouzel and Redstart-Male-Bickerton Hill

Grasshopper warbler,Whitethroat and Reed warbler-Red Rocks

73 White Wagtail most between Red Rocks and Kings Gap - Hoylake Beach.

2 Ring Ouzel,Kingfisher,2 Sedge Warbler,2 Reed Warbler,2 Swallow,2 Wheatear, 14 Blackcap and 12 Willow Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.

2 Ruddy Shelduck,Long-tailed Duck,9 Spotted Redshank,Garganey (male),Green Sandpiper,2 Yellow Wagtail,2 Whimbrel,4 Wheatear plus several Common Whitethroat - Burton Mere Wetlands.

490 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Widfowl Collection.

37+ Sandwich Tern and 2 Swallow - Wallasey Shore.

Osprey landed on shore and ate a fish then flew inland and landed in tree near Park lane!! - Meols Shore.

(C)Patrick Earith

(C)Sean O'Hara

Common Whitethroat,Wheatear,2 Stonechat (pair) and 2 Raven - Gayton Marsh (off golf course).

14 Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Eider (pair) out in main Dee channel seen off Thurstaston.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

Apr 13th

3 Ring Ouzel-Bickerton Hill

Common Redstart-Higher Marston

Common Redstart
(C)Malc Curtin

Western Osprey-One flew north over Radnor Mere-Alderley Park

Western Osprey-One flew north-Wigg Island

Ring Ouzel,6 Common Redstart,15+ Wheatear and a Grasshopper Warbler - Hoylake Langfields.

Ring Ouzel in tree by Wirral Way - Caldy.

Ring Ouzel - Burton Point.

Osprey over - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Ring Ouzel, 3 Grasshopper Warbler,Common Redstart,Sedge Warbler and 21 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Common Redstart in fields inland of Meols.

Common Redstart
(C)Graham Parry

69 Sandwich Tern and a drake Eider - Wallasey Shore.

240 Shelduck, 1pr Eider, 1pr Wigeon, 24 Little Egret,165 Oystercatcher, 183 Grey Plover,Golden Plover,200 Knot,1200 Dunlin,Common Sandpiper,6 Whimbrel, 460 Curlew,Greenshank,2800 Redshank - Heswall Shore.

42 White Wagtail - Hoylake Beach.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

Apr 12th

Yellow Wagtail-Over-Croft

Yellow Wagtail-One in flooded horse paddock opposite former Fiddle I’th Bagg pub, Old Alder Lane-Winwick

Ring Ouzel-At least two in fenced field above Goldford Lane car park and Common Redstart-Bickerton Hill

Common Redstart-One along drystone wall between mast and Ackers Wood-Mow Cop

Yellow Wagtail-Leek Field-Newchurch Common

1st Winter Little Gull-Tatton Park

4 Little Gull and 6 Yellow wagtail-Acre Nook sand Quarry

Ring Ouzel,15 White Wagtails,Tree Pipit and Yellow Wagtail-Hoylake

Little Stint-Meols

Ring Ouzel-Female at Carr Lane Pools viewed from Carr Lane and water Pipit-Hale

2 Garganey,Sedge Warbler and Female Long Tailed Duck-Burton RSPB

Ring Ouzel-Male-Station Road-Burton Village

White Wagtail,Reed Warbler,Sedge Warbler,18 Black Necked Grebe and Kittiwake-Headed north-Woolston Eyes

Ring Ouzel,Little tern and Grasshopper warbler - Hilbre.

Ring Ouzel

Little Tern

Great Egret in gutter,30+ Wheatear,10+ Swallow,House Martin,2 Sand Martin, c20 Willow Warbler and c10 Chiffchaff - Meols Common (between east end of prom and groyne).

Tree Pipit,Short Eared Owl,6 Common Redstart (males) off Park Lane,5 Ring Ouzel,30+ Wheatear and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.

2 Ring Ouzels
(C)Graham Connolly

Common Redstart
(C)Pete Sutton


MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

Apr 11th

Western Osprey-Flew North-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Common Redstart-Fisherman's Path-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Tree Pipit-Meols

White Wagtail,Yellow Wagtail and Female Ring Necked Duck-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Yellow Wagtail-Sandbach Flashes

12 Black necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes

Lots of Hirundines flying through today.

Ring Ouzel in Kerr's Field,7 Wheatear in paddocks towards Meols - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Grasshopper reeling,Little Ringed Plover,2 male Garganey,Bittern and a Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Iberian Chiffchaff (caught and ringed,call recorded) in sea-front garden, also Osprey over - Hoylake.

Iberian Chiffchaff
(C)Jane Turner

Pied Flycatcher (male) in shrubs next to Upton Road - Moreton.

Pied Flycatcher
(C)Graham Connolly

10 Wheatear - Burton Marsh Farm.

4 Wheatear - Cubbins Green, West Kirby.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

Apr 10th

5 Little Gull-Tatton park

Yellow Wagtail and Female Ring Necked Duck-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Western Cattle Egret-At least one still in cattle field south of Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes

Female Long tailed Duck-Drake Garganey,Little Ringed Plover and 2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Western Osprey-Circled over-Arpley Tip

Western Osprey-Flew east-Middlewich

Western Osprey-Flew North-Dandbower Quarry

Siberian Chiffchaff-Trapped and Ringed-Red Rocks

2 Ring Ouzel (males) on ploughed field,2+ White Wagtail and 2 Stonechat - Hoylake Langfields.


Ring Ouzel
(C)Allan Conlin

1360 Pink-footed Geese flew north by 08:20,27 Little Egret,180 Oystercatcher, 63 Grey Plover,420 Knot,1250 Dunlin,215 Black-tailed Godwit,470 Curlew, 2400 Redshank - Thurstaston Shore.

Common Whitethroat singing on Wirral Way - Heswall.

Ring Ouzel (male) in field by Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mega News

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Ken Hill Marshes-Norfolk

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

Apr 9th

7 Wheatear bottom of Station Road - Burton.

Long-tailed Duck,2 Spotted Redshank,2 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Tree Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Water Pipit and Western Cattle Egret-Frodsham Marshes

3 Ruddy Shelduck-Pickerings Pasture

14 Black Necked Grebe-N03 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Female Ring Necked Duck-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

5 Little Gull-Tatton park

Mega News

WHITE TAILED LAPWING-Ken Hill Marshes-Norfolk

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


BELTED KINGFISHER-Samlesbury-Lancashire

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