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30 November 2022

BIRDGUIDES PHOTO OF THE WEEK:21ST-27TH NOVEMBER 2022

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BIRDGUIDES REVIEW OF THE WEEK:21ST-27TH NOVEMBER 2022

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SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS

Nov 30th

2 Whooper swan-In flooded field off Stone childs lane-Scholar Green

Hawfinch-Female at old hall site behind ranger's office-Marbury Country park-Cheshire

Eurasian Bittern-Parkgate

Glossy Ibis-Evening roost-Burton RSPB

Snow Bunting flew east at 9am - Hoylake.

Snow Bunting
(C)Allan Conlin

Snow Bunting still this afternoon - Leasowe.

16 Light-bellied Brent Geese on Dee Sailing Club causeway this morning - Thurstaston.

Nov 29th

Hawfinch-Female at old hall site behind ranger's office-Marbury Country park-Cheshire

Hawfinch
(C) Mark Jarrett


Velvet Scoter offshore this morning, also 200+ Great Crested Grebes and 4,000+ Common Scoter -
 Hoylake.

7 Eider (incl ad drake),298 Pale-bellied Brent Geese,12 Purple Sandpiper, ad win Mediterranean Gull - Hilbre.

Snow Bunting moving between Leasowe Gunsite and Leasowe Lighthouse.

Nov 28th

Hawfinch-Female at old hall site behind ranger's office-Marbury Country park-Cheshire

Black Redstart at Lifeboat Station,Velvet Scoter and a Long-tailed Duck offshore - Hoylake.

Black Redstart
(C)Allan Conlin

Glossy Ibis flew into roost late afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Bittern and 10+ Marsh Harrier late afternoon - Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

MYRTLE WARBLER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

Nov 27th

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

Black Redstart at Lifeboat Station,3 Velvet Scoter among thousands of Common Scoter on the sea at high tide - Hoylake.

c30 Gannet off Leasowe Gunsite.

Bittern flew to roost late afternoon - Parkgate.

Glossy Ibis flew south at dusk from flash - Denhall Quay.

Great Egret seen flying from Hoylake Langfields.

MEGA NEWS

MYRTLE WARBLER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

Nov 26th

Long-tailed Duck,15 Red-throated Diver and thousands of Common Scoter off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.

Glossy Ibis which flew towards Burton - Denhall Quay.

4 Water Pipit by Neston Old Quay.

2 Ring Necked Parakeets-Clayhill business park-Neston

7 Egyptian geese-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Eurasian Penduline Tit-Access arrangements: access for non-permit holders tomorrow between 07:30 and 16:00 only, donation bucket onsite. Follow Thelwall Lane to end, past the yellow barrier for c 100m then park carefully along track. Access No 4 Bed via gate (53.3844, -2.5359), then follow track north-east for 100m then north for 300m until gap in trees at 53.3894, -2.5371. View only from bund and do not enter the wetland. Follow any further onsite advice, wellington boots essential. Note track is in poor condition, drive slowly-Bird hasen't been looked for since Wednesday.

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

MEGA NEWS

MYRTLE WARBLER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

Nov 25th

Eurasian Bittern-Again flew across Old Baths car park and landed in vegetation by Parkgate promenade-Parkgate

Glossy Ibis-Main scape-Burton RSPB

Long Tailed duck-Offshore-Hoylake

2 Whooper swan-For 12th day in flooded field off Stone childs lane-Scholar Green

Whooper Swan
(C) Steve Seal


Little Stint-Burton RSPB

Adult Kittiwake-Pickerings Pasture

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

2 Goldeneye and 2 Red Breasted merganser-west Kirby Marine Lake

2 Goosander-Fishing lake-Meols

MEGA NEWS

MYRTLE WARBLER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly


Nov 23rd

Great Egret flew north over West Kirby Marine Lake then seen flying east along Hoylake Prom,also on WKML were Guillemot,17 Goosander,2 Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Goldeneye.

Great White Egret
(C)Allan Conlin


Report of 3 Little Gull over RAF monument at
 West Kirby.

110 Pink-footed Geese,288 Pale-bellied Brent Geese,1750 Shelduck,feral Ruddy Shelduck,2000 Pintail,2300Wigeon,3 Red-breasted Merganser,Great Egret,46 Little Egret,4 Marsh Harrier,Merlin,250 Skylark over high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

5 Marsh Harrier,4 Great Egret,40+ Shoveler and 200+ Teal - Parkgate.

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

Penduline Tit and Siberian Chiffchaff-Woolston Eyes

Water Pipit-Phalarope Pool-Frodsham Marshes

Nov 22nd

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

Penduline Tit and Siberian Chiffchaff-Woolston Eyes

Penduline Tit
(C)David Bowman

Velvet Scoter-Female Type-Hoylake

Black Redstart by Lifeboat Station this morning - Hoylake.

Black Redstart
(C)Allan Conlin

2 Goldeneye (pair),2 Red-breated Merganser and 23 Goosander (another record high) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Bittern flew into to roost by Old Baths - Parkgate.

Eider (fem),Red-throated Diver,fem/juv Velvet Scoter and thousands of Common Scoter off East Hoyle Bank at low tide - Hoylake.

Glossy Ibis flew in late afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Siberian Chiffchaff and 1 Crossbill over flying east - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Nov 21nd

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

17,000+ Knot (15,000 roosting and 2,000+ flew towards West Kirby) - Heswall Shore.

2 Goldeneye,Red-breasted Merganser and 15 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.

MEGA NEWS

WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

Nov 20th

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

Great Northern Diver
(S Seal)


Great Northern Diver-o
ne flew west past promenade-Meols

Great Northern Diver-one flew east along River Mersey then panded off Marsh Farm, Frodsham Marsh-Lapland Bunting-over and Short Eared owl-Hale

820 Shelduck,740 Pintail,770 Teal,Great Egret,5 Marsh Harrier,890 Lapwing, 131 Golden Plover,3800 Oystercatcher,10000 Knot,3600 Dunlin,580 Curlew, 630 Redshank,3 Greenshank over high tide - Heswall Shore.


Nov 19th

Caspian Gull-3rd-winter again on sandbanks west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Short eared Owl-Frodsham Score

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

Siberian Chiffchaff-Adult trapped and ringed on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

European Shag-Juvenile-Pickerings Pasture

5 Spotted Redshank,2 Ruddy Shelduck,Western Cattle Egret,Great White Egret and Glossy Ibis came into roost late afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.

5 Eider - Hilbre.

15 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Grey male Hen Harrier - Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK FACED BUNTING-Nanjizal-Cornwall





Nov 18th

Great Northern Diver-Juvenile-Redes Mere

Common Scoter-Drake on Bollinhurst Reservoir-Disley

Ruddy Shelduck-Widnes

Glossy Ibis came into roost late afternoon, 6 Jack Snipe flushed by ponies - Burton Mere Wetlands.

10 Goosander but flushed by wind surfer - West Kirby Marine Lake.

3 Little Gull over River Mersey - New Brighton.

650 Pintail, 900 Teal, 450 Lapwing, 120 Golden Plover, 5000 Knot, 180 Black-tailed Godwit over high tide - Heswall/Thurstaston.

Nov 17th

5 Western Cattle Egret and Glossy Ibis-Burton RSPB

Nov 16th

Lapland Bunting-Flew inland over Frodsham Score and Ruddy Shelduck

Great Northern Diver-Redes Mere

589 Great Crested Grebe - Meols Shore.

11 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.

Ruddy Shelduck,Western Cattle Egret and Glossy Ibis - Burton Marsh, then flew to Burton Mere Wetlands.

c10,000 Knot, the first big flock of the autumn - Thurstaston.

MEGA NEWS

PURPLE GALLINULE-Dunster Beach-Somerset and Bristol



Nov 15th

Great Northern Diver-Redes Mere

Short Eared Owl-Denhall Quay-Little Neston

Short Eared Owl
(C)Frank Burns


2 Firecrest in Long-tailed Tit flock moving through gardens on Meols Drive/Pinfold Lane -
 Hoylake.

Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Firecrest and 5 Western Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Nov 14th

Siberian Chiffchaff caught and ringed,Woodcock on main island,Lapland Bunting briefly on Middle Eye - Hilbre.

Siberian Chiifchaff
(C)Steve Williams

Great Northern Diver-Redes Mere

Great Northern Diver


2 Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB

Caspian Gull-3rd-winter again on sandbanks west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Caspian Gull
(C)Dave Craven

Nov 13th

Great Northern Diver-Redes Mere

6 Water Pipit-Neston Marsh

Short eared Owl-Chelford

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools

Ring Ouzel-one flew over Hale Head in two hours; also 5,249 Fieldfares-Hale

Nov 12th

Western Cattle Egret-Four roosted and 33 Little egrets

Greater White Fronted Goose-One from Old Baths car park-Parkgate Marsh

Eurasian Penduline Tit-1st-winter trapped and ringed on No 3 Bed and subsequently released near Sybil Hogg Hide-Woolston Eye

Penduline Tit


430 Great Crested Grebe (mostly off Meols) and c2,000 Common Scoter (mostly off Hoylake) at high tide between 
Hoylake and Leasowe.

Glossy Ibis over this morning and flew east, also 3 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Glossy Ibis
(C)Graham Jones


Firecrest trapped and ringed in private garden, fifth one this autumn at this site! - 
Bidston.

16 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Merlin,10+ Marsh Harrier,4 Great Egret,2 Goosander which flew out of estuary, Cetti's Warbler and a Water Rail (heard) late afternoon-Riverbank Road, Heswall.

MEGA NEWS

WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

Nov 11th

Glossy Ibis late afternoon,also 5 Cattle Egret and 3 Green Woodpecker - Burton Mere Wetlands.

A small amount of visible migration included a flock of 20 Common Redpoll, and 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese with Shelduck on Dawpool Bank this morning-Thurstaston.

170 Pale-bellied Brent Geese flew up river to roost off marsh-Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Nov 10th

Western Cattle Egret-Four-Burton RSPB

Caspian Gull-3rd-winter again on sandbanks west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Nov 9th

Juv Shag on breakwater - Leasowe.

5 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

15 Great Egret and a grey male Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.

Hen Harrier and a Twite-Burton Marsh

Glossy Ibis this morning before flying off towards Burton Marsh and 5 Western Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Arctic Tern on pontoon then seen flying over,and a juv Kittiwake - West Kirby Marine Lake.

5 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.

MEGA NEWS

WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian

Nov 8th

Caspian Gull-3rd-winter again on River Mersey-Little gull,Adult Yellow Legged Gull and 4 Great White egrets

Glossy Ibis,Red Kite,Barn Owl,at least 1 Cattle Egret and several Marsh Harriers,Starling murmuration (c15,000) spectacular just before dusk coming to roost in reedbed - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Glosy Ibis
(C)Dave King


MEGA NEWS

WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian

Nov 7th

Siberian Chiffchaff-Leasowe Lighthouse.

4 Western Cattle egret and a Spotted Redshank

MEGA NEWS

WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian

Nov 6th

2 Jack Snipe-Whitley Reed

Siberian Chiffchaff-At the brickworks-Leasowe Lighthouse.

2 Water Pipit-Carr lane pools-Hale

Western Cattle Egret and Great White Egret-Burton Rspb

Western Cattle Egret-Sandbach Flashes

MEGA NEWS

WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian

Nov 5th

Caspian Gull-3rd-winter showing well east of white bridge-Pickerings Pasture

Water Pipit-Carr lane pools-Hale

Western Cattle Egret-Burton Rspb

Sandwich Tern,12 Gannet,6 Guillemot,3 Razorbill and 2 Red-throated diver - Hilbre.

Siberian Chiffchaff still by path to duck pond next to Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.

MEGA NEWS

Siberian Stonechat,Quendale,Shetland

identification of individual present between 29 September-22 October confirmed by DNA Analysis


WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian

Nov 4th

Hen Harrier,Western Cattle Egret and Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

1100 Pink footed Geese,112 Little Egret,Barn Owl at first light then 760 Pintail,225 Wigeon,735 Teal,4200 Oystercatcher,630 Lapwing,78 Golden Plover,107 Grey Plover,1800 Knot,4600 Dunlin,580 Curlew,1150 Redshank,4 Greenshank, Kingfisher at high tide - Heswall Shore.

Siberian Chiffchaff (seen and heard) by path to duck pond next to Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Siberian Chiffchaff
(C)Allan Conlin

Nov 3rd

10 Goosander-West Kirby Marine lake

Goosander
(C)David Thompson

Curlew Sandpiper- Burton Mere Wetlands.

295 Brent Geese (8 dark-bellied),Arctic Tern and 5 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Siberian Chiffchaff (seen and heard) by path to duck pond next to Lingham Lane-Leasowe Lighthouse.

Siberian Chiffchaff
(C)Allan Conlin

Mega News

ALPINE ACCENTOR-Blakeney Point-Norfolk


WILSON'S SNIPE-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian

Nov 2nd

Mega News

ALPINE ACCENTOR-Blakeney Point-Norfolk

BAND RUMPED STORM PETREL-Lizard Point-Cornwall

Nov 1st

Curlew Sandpiper-Burton RSPB

Twite-One with Common linnet flock near the lifeboat station-Hoylake

200+ Brent Geese - Hilbre.

50+ Great Crested Grebe on sea off Leasowe.

10 Goosander and 2 Rock Pipit - West Kirby Marine Lake.

MEGA NEWS


WILSON'S SNIPE
-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly