30 June 2022

CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS

Jun 30th

2 Wood Sandpiper and 3 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Black Neked Grebe-At least 14 (11 young) still on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Black Necked Grebe-Juvenile-Frodsham Marshes

3 Eurasian Spoonbill-Boathouse flash-Parkgate

MEGA NEWS

RED TAILED SHRIKE-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

                    

Jun 29th

3 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

RED TAILED SHRIKE-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

Jun 28th

Black Necked Grebe-At least 22 (18+ young) still on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Hobby - Burton Marsh.

Common Tern over West Kirby Marine Lake.

Spoonbill, 1 Hobby and 2 Common Sandpiper - Parkgate.

5 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

MEGA NEWS

RED TAILED SHRIKE-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

Jun 27th

3 Spoonbill and a Hobby - Parkgate.

8 Mediterranean Gull (6ad, 2 2nd summer), 860 Black-headed Gull, 595 Herring Gull, 80 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Great Black-backed Gull, 255 Oystercatcher, 615 Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 115 Redshank at high tide this morning - Heswall Shore.

2 Marsh Harrier,4 Spotted Redshank,Ruff and a Little Ringed Plover from Border Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.

MEGA NEWS

RED TAILED SHRIKE-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


Moltoni's Warbler-Gutcher-Yell-Shetland

 


26th Jun

Black Necked Grebe-Juvenile-Are Nook sand Quarry

3 Spoonbill-Parkgate.

4 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


Moltoni's Warbler-Gutcher-Yell-Shetland

Jun 25th

Garganey-Two (eclipse drake and female) on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Black Necked Grebe-At least 17 (12+ young) still on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Black Necked Grebe-Two viewed from gap in trees along the north side of the pool-Lapwing Hall Pool

Channel Wagtail-One near New Bank Equestrian-Whitley Reed

2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


Moltoni's Warbler-Gutcher-Yell-Shetland

Jun 24th

3 Spoonbill-Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


Moltoni's Warbler-Gutcher-Yell-Shetland


Jun 23rd

Black Necked Grebe-Adult-Are Nook sand Quarry

3 Spoonbill-Parkgate.

Spotted Redshank-Adult-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

Jun 22nd

Black Necked Grebe-Adult-Are Nook sand Quarry

Spotted Redshank-Adult-Burton RSPB

Little Gull-1st Summer-Heswall Shore

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


Jun 21st

Spotted Redshank-Frodsham Marshes

Spotted Redshank-Adult-Burton RSPB

Whooper Swan-Winsford

Black Necked Grebe-At least 44 (29 chicks) still on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

                           

PACIFIC SWIFT-Isle of Noss-Shetland

Jun 20th

2 Eurasian Spoonbills-Boathouse flash-Parkgate

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

                           

PACIFIC SWIFT-Isle of Noss-Shetland

Jun 19th

Caspian Gull-2nd-summer and 3 Yellow Legged gulls-on sandbanks west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Spotted Redshank-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Female Garganey-Burton RSPB

2 Eurasian Spoonbills-Boathouse flash-Parkgate

Ruddy Shelduck-Frodsham score-Frodsham Marshes

Jun 18th

Wood Sandpiper-Burton RSPB

Whooper Swan-Bottom flash-Winsford

Black necked grebe-At least 54 (26 chicks) on No 3 Bed-Woolston eyes

Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton RSPB

Curlew sandpiper-N06 Tank-Frodsham marshes

Caspian Gull-2nd-summer on sandbanks west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

MEGA NEWS

PACIFIC SWIFT-Sumburgh-Shetland

Jun 17th

Red Kite over Raby.

4 adult Mediterranean Gull, 280 Black-headed Gull, 325 Herring Gull, 180 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, also 21 Lapwing and 14 Redshank on rising tide - Heswall Shore.

Bittern briefly - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Spotted Redshank-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

2 Spoonbill (Boathouse Flash) and a Grasshopper Warbler (Old Baths) - Parkgate.

Hobby over - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Jun 16th

Black Necked Grebe-At least 51 (25 chicks) still on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Red Kite drifting west over J4 of M53 at 1040am.

Hobby over Wirral Way - Willaston.

Jun 15th

Yellowhammer (fem) on Heswall Fields.

6 Spotted Redshank (all s/pl) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 14th

Black Necked Grebe-At least 38 (19 chicks) still on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Channel Wagtail-Male still in potato field east of Lighthouse Lane-Hale

2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

6 Sandwich Tern on sand bank, 2 Common Tern over West Kirby Marine Lake.

2 Sandwich Tern off Lifeboat station - Hoylake Shore.

July 13th

Spotted Redshank-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Ruddy Shelduck-Again briefly on Mersey just upriver from Mersey Gateway bridge-Widnes

Hobby chasing hirundines - Leasowe Lighthouse.

A few waders still coming through including 26 Dunlin and 6 Ringed Plover south of the Lifeboat - Hoylake Shore.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

June 12th

Ruddy Shelduck-4 on the River Mersey-Hale

(C)Dave Craven

2 Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate

Ruddy Shelduck-Again on mudflats at Spike Island-Widnes

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

June 11th

2 Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate

Black Necked Grebe-At least 35 still on No 3 Bed this morning (at least 72 birds present in recent weeks, from 17 broods, the second highest total for the site ever)-Woolston Eyes

Ruddy Shelduck and Whooper Swan-Again on mudflats at Spike Island-Widnes

Caspian Gull-1st-summer on sandbank just west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

June 10th

Yellow Legged Gull-Two adults on sandbanks west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

2 Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate

Garganey-Two (one drake) on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

June 9th

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

June 8th

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire



SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE-Strath Brora-Highland


June 7th

Red Kite-Over Duck decoy-Hale

Ruddy Shelduck-Still on wildlife lake at Port Sunlight River Park

At Least 3 Lesser Whitethroat - Heswall Fields

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire



SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE-Strath Brora-Highland

June 6th

Common Quail- On Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Red Kite-Sandbach Flashes

Eurasian Spoonbill-Boathouse Flash-Parkgate

White-winged Black Tern in summer plumage showing well this morning-Burton Mere RSPB


MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire

June 5th

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Ruddy Shelduck-One off Spike island-Widnes

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire



MOLTONI"S WARBLER-Valyie-Unst-Shetland


June 4th

Spoonbill and a Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


ELEONORA'S FALCON-Sandwich Bay-Kent




SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE-Strath Brora-Highland

June 3rd

Wheatear - Leasowe Bay.

2 Pink-footed Geese on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.

Western Osprey-Flew towards Weaverham-Sandiway

Black Kite-Possible flew south-Whitley Reed

Kittiwake-Adult circled then flew north and Western Osprey-Flew east-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


ELEONORA'S FALCON-Sandwich Bay-Kent


SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE-Strath Brora-Highland

June 2nd

Good numbers of Swifts overhead north Wirral.

Hobby over Pasture Road - Leasowe.

Osprey seen from Burton Point

3 Red Kite over Buckley (just south of Connah's Quay).

Quail-singing male near Pickering's Lock-Kingsley

Little Stint-Still west of lighthouse-Hale

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire


ELEONORA'S FALCON-Sandwich Bay-Kent


SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE-Strath Brora-Highland

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