SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS
Apr 30th
Blue Headed Wagtail,Little Gull and 3 Little Stint-Adult-West of lighthouse-Hale
Ferruginous Duck-Female-Woolston Eyes
Wood Warbler-Hatchmere
2 Garganey-From Whisterfield Lane path-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
60+ Whimbrel early morning - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Common Redstart (m&f),3 Whinchat,6 Wheatear,Pied Flycatcher (male) and Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Spotted Flycatcher - Burton Point.
Record high count 0f 182 Whimbrel over high tide - counted from Heswall Fields NT.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker over heading south by Wirral Way - Thurstaston.
2 Spotted Reshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Curlew Sandpiper and a Whinchat - Hilbre.
15 Wheatear,Whinchat,White Wagtail,Lesser Whitethroat and several Common Whitethroat - Hoylake Langfields.
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Apr 29th
Spotted Redshank and Drake Garganey-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes
2 Little Gull-Budworth Mere-Northwich
2 Garganey-From Whisterfield Lane path-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
15 Wheatear,c8 Whinchat,3 Yellow Wagtail,fem Ring Ouzel,Kingfisher (flew over paddocks),Grasshopper Warbler and a Garden Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Cuckoo-Bickerton
Whinchat,10 Wheatear and a flyover Yellow Wagtail on ploughed field - Willaston.
3 Spotted Reshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
161 Whimbrel over high tide - Heswall Shore.
Common Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler,3 Reed Warbler and 3 Sedge Warbler - Red Rocks.
Eider (drake) on rocks - New Brighton.
Osprey over Willaston.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 28th
Spotted Redshank-Frodsham Marshes
Cuckoo-Delamere Forest
Greenshank and Bar tailed Godwit-Sandbach Flashes
Adult Yellow Legged gull and Swift-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Temminck's Stint-Woolston Eyes
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4 Ruddy Shelduck,9 Spotted Redshank and 3 Swift-Burton RSPB
Bluethroat showing well on path between kissing gates,also Redstart,Yellow Wagtail and Ring Ouzel - Leasowe Lighthouse.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Common Redstart (fem) and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.
4 Whimbrel in field behind lighthouse and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
94 Whimbrel and 3,000 Knot (Knot have been very restless and flying high last few days) - Thurstaston Shore.
Grasshopper Warbler - Heswall Fields.
4 Ruddy Shelduck,Female Long Tailed Duck,Hobby and a Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Channel/blue-headed Wagtail,3 Whinchat,2 Common Redstart (m&f),2 White Wagtail and a Green Sandpiper - Hoylake Langfields.
10 White Wagtail at high tide - Meols Shore.
Whinchat-Male on fence at Carr Lane Pools as viewed from Town Lane gates-Hale
Ring Ouzel-Male in second ploughed field west of Lapwing Lane-Moore
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 26th
21 Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes
Whinchat-Two (one male) at Dairy House Meadows-Northwich
Purple Heron-One flew high north-Gowy Meadows
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Hobby,Wood Sandpiper,Little Gull,2 Little Ringed Plover,4 Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Common Redstart,2 Whinchat,4 Whimbrel and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
270 Grey Plover,1600 Dunlin,6000+ Knot,53 Whimbrel,30+ Common Tern (over main channel) - Dawpool Bank, Thurstaston.
Whinchat,Common Redstart (female),3 Wheatear,Sedge Warbler and a Fieldfare - Hoylake Langfields.
2 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.
Richard's Pipit (trapped and ringed), still present on west side at noon but mobile,Whinchat,Grasshopper Warbler and c100 Willow Warbler - Hilbre.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 25th
Adult Little Gull-Weaver Bend and Whinchat near Marsh farm-Frodsham
10,000+ Knot - Dawpool Bank, Thurstaston.
73 Whimbrel moving towards Caldy as tide dropped - Heswall Shore.
Greenshank and a Common Sandpiper - Old Baths Flash, Parkgate.
2 Kingfisher(one on groyne and one by Lingham Farm) ,2 Grasshopper Warbler,2 Common Redstart (males),8+ Wheatear and 4 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Little Gull (adult),Wood Sandpiper and 6 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Grasshopper Warbler reeling and a Common Whitethroat - Leasowe Gunsite.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 24th
Wood Warbler,3 Wheatear and a Grasshopper Warbler (Meols Common) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
210 Oystercatcher,215 Grey Plover,23 Ringed Plover,4800 Knot,1400 Dunlin, 27 Whimbrel,160 Curlew,130 Black-tailed Godwit,4 Greenshank,265 Redshank on ebbing tide this morning - Thurstaston Shore.
Lesser Whitethroat on Wirral Way - Thurstaston.
Ruddy Shelduck,Long-tailed Duck.Adult Little Gull and a s/pl Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Wheatear,Sedge Warbler,3 Cetti's Warbler and 6 Common Whitethroat between Station Road and Burton Point.
Osprey heading east at 3.40pm - Meols.
2 Arctic Tern-Flew east and Whinchat-Hale
Black Redstart-Adult male at entrance to Marsh Farm-3 Adult Little Weaver bend-Frodsham Marshes
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Whimbrel-Still in ploughed field off Reed Lane-Whitley Reed
Ring Ouzel-One flew low over Pumphouse Flash towards Rosemary's Flood and 3 Arctic Terns briefly-Sandbach Flashes
Whimbrel-Flew from roost-Ashtons Flash-Northwich
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 23rd
Hobby-Hale
2 Whinchat-Gowy Meadows
Glossy Ibis-Two probables flew high west over No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Whinchat-Male in sheep field by Station Road-Burton Marsh
38+ Whimbrel on rising tide this afternoon - Heswall Shore.
6 Whimbrel,1st Winter Little Gull and 3 Eider (2 males) - Hilbre.
Long-tailed Duck and 4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Little Gull and a Arctic Tern-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Whimbrel-Whitley Reed
Ruddy Shelduck,2 Mediteranean Gull and Yellow Wagtail-Willaston
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 22nd
Whimbrel and Greenshank-Sandbach Flashes
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
6 Wheatear and a Lesser Whitethroat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5,000 Knot flew at roof top height from Thurstaston direction heading towards Formby - Meols Shore.
Cuckoo along Denhall Lane - Burton.
3 Eider (2 males) - Hilbre.
Female Long Tailed Duck and 10 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
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EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN-Bryher-Isles Of Scilly
Apr 21st
Channel Wagtail-Male-Hale
Pied Flycatcher-Male at Fox Howl-Delamere
Whimbrel-Still in ploughed field off Reed Lane-Whitley Reed
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
22 Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes
Black Kite-Flew north-west over Elton Hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes
24 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
Marsh Harrier flying north over Meols fields.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 20th
Long-tailed Duck,9 Spotted Redshank (all in s/pl) and 2 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Tree Pipit caught and ringed in sea-front garden - Hoylake.
3 Whinchat (males) bottom of Station road - Burton Marsh.
2 Grasshopper Warbler,3 Common Whitethroat and a Marsh Harrier - Burton Point.Whimbrel-Still in ploughed field off Reed Lane-Whitley Reed
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Little Stint-Frodsham Marshes
2 Grasshopper Warbler,Tree Pipit,4 Wheatear and a White Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse/Meols Common.
Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
Apr 19th
2 Black Necked Grebe-Doddington Pool
Blue Headed Wagtail-One at Pumphouse Flash between 18:20 and 18:30 then flew to far end and lost to view-Sandbach Flashes
18 Black necked Grebe and Wood Sandpiper-Woolston Eyes
Whinchat-Male on marsh at Spike Island-Widnes
Ring Ouzel-Female still in fenced field above Goldford Lane car park-Bickerton Hill
Ring Ouzel-Four midway between Dane Bower and Three Shires Head-Dane Bower Quarry
Ring Necked Duck-(one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
2 Whooper Swan,6 Whimbrel and 30 Common Tern - Hilbre.
9 Spotted Redshank,Long-tailed Duck and a Garganey (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Wheatear and 4 Ruddy Shelduck in filed by Burton Point.
Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Leasowe Gunsite.
At least 6 Whimbrel seen in bad heat haze on incoming tide - Thurstaston Shore.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN-Bryher-Isles Of Scilly
Apr 18th
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Whinchat-Male still on top of bush-Silver Lane Pools
Whinchat and Common Redstart-Woolston Eyes
Whimbrel-Still in ploughed field off Reed Lane-Whitley Reed
Grasshopper Warbler reeling,Rock Pipit on sea wall - Meols Common.
2 Whinchat (males),c8 Wheatear,Greenshank,Sand Martin,4 Cetti's Warbler,4-5 Grasshopper Warbler,Marsh Harrier,2 Sedge Warbler and 4+ Common Whitethroat,also Eider x Shelduck hybrid by Decca Pools also seen yesterday -Burton Point to Decca Pools.
Kite species flew north along Wirral Way at 0830 - Thurstaston.
2 Greenland Wheatear and 8 White Wagtail - Hoylake Shore.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN-Bryher-Isles Of Scilly
Apr 17th
Ring Ouzel-Female still in fenced field above Goldford Lane car park-Bickerton Hill
Lesser Whitethroat-Singing male-Manley
Black necked Grebe-Railway Flash-Sandbach Flashes
Red Kite-Over Pumphouse-Sandbach Flashes
2 Male Ring Ouzel-Dane Bower Quarry
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Short Eared Owl-Near Dutton Locks-Dutton
2 Swift-Over farm-Hale
58+ Redpoll flying south! - Heswall Fields.
660 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Widfowl Collection.
10 Spotted Redshank,Black Kite flew north at 11.20am, also a Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Whinchat (fem),2 Common Whitethroat,Sedge Warbler,Cetti's Warbler,Marsh Harrier and 3 Stonechat between Denhall Quay and Burton Point.
2 Yellow Wagtail,White Wagtail and 4 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
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EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN-Bryher-Isles Of Scilly
Apr 16th
Whimbel-5 Flew West-Woolston Eyes
Ring Ouzel-Two females still in fenced field above Goldford Lane car park-Bickerton Hill
Ring Necked Duck-Two (one drake) still viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Ruddy Shelduck and Osprey-Over-Hale
White Wagtail-40+ in ploughed field by footpath to Speke off Ramsbrook Lane and Common Redstart-Hale
Ring Ouzel (male) in horse paddock by Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
7 Whimbrel and a Greenshank on the shore,Grasshopper Warbler reeling in Target Road reebed - Heswall Shore.
2 Wheatear on the burnt reed bed area - Neston Reedbed.
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
15th April
Western Osprey-Drifted high North east-Silver Lane Pools
22 White Wagtail between Red Rocks and Kings Gap - Hoylake Beach.
Osprey which sat on a post next to the groyne until it flew north at 0945hrs - Meols Shore.
Red Throated diver,Whimbrel,Tree pipit,Puffin,Common Redstart,Manx shearwater,Purple sandpiper,Eider,White wagtail,Osprey flew north (not the Meols bird)- Hilbre.
Whinchat (briefly),3 Willow Warbler,Common Whitethroat and 7 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields
Ring Ouzel by Park Lane, 2 Yellow Wagtail and a Tree Pipit over - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Grasshopper Warbler,Reed Warbler,Sand Martin and 4 White Wagtail - Red Rocks.
620 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Widfowl Collection.
3 Whimbrel,522 Curlew and 6 Ringed Plover - Thurstaston Shore.
Ring Necked Duck-Two (drake and female) still on west side viewed from footpath off Whisterfield Lane-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Sandwich Tern,2 Black tern and Water Pipit-Woolston Eyes
Female Long Tailed duck and 9 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
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BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire
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