25 January 2023

SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS

Jan 31st

Common Scoter,6 Goosander and 2 Goldeneye-West Kirby Marine Lake

Common Scoter
(C) Pete Sutton

Redhead Smew-Lapwing Hall Pool

Barn Owl on sandstone sheltering from wind,also Little Owl -
 Burton Point.

Mediterranean Gull (adult) and a Rock Pipit,10,000 Knot on Dawpool Bank - Thurstaston Shore.

Jan 30th

Short Eared Owl-one hunting over reedbed next to M56-Frodsham Marshes

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Grey male Hen Harrier,6+ Marsh Harrier,2,500 Pink-footed Geese and 2,700 Lapwing - Parkgate.

c13,000 Knot on edge of marsh - Heswall Marsh.

Jan 29th

3 Short Eared Owl-Burton Marsh

3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool

2 Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Hen Harrier-Male-Flew north past Decca Pools-Burton Marsh

Dartford Warbler near Burton Point by gate looking across Rifle Range.

Dartford Warbler
(Paul Ralston)

3 Short-eared Owl and 3 Marsh Harrier - Outer Burton Marsh.

2 Green Sandpiper - Burton Point

Long-tailed Duck, 4 Eider and 2 Raven - Hilbre.

Jan 28th

3 Smew-Drake and a 2 Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool

Caspian Gull-3rd Winter-Recycling plant-Pickerings Pasture

Hen Harrier-Burton RSPB

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park-Northwich

Snow Bunting-Again by coastguards at Harrison Drive-New Brighton

Twite-Still along Within Way with mixed finch flock-Hale

5 Brent Geese feeding on sea defence - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Jan 27th

Greater Scaup-Two (one drake)-Marbury Big Mere

Hen Harrier-Male again from Old Baths car park-Parkgate

2 Goldeneye,Common Scoter,Little Grebe,5 Red-breasted Merganser and 10+ Goosander on West Kirby Marine Lake.

2 Rock Pipit,2 Stonechat (pair) and a flock of 15 Skylark - Red Rocks.

6 Long-tailed duck and 3 Red-throated diver on sea off Hoylake Lifeboat Station.

Firecrest-Quaker's Coppice-Weston-Crewe

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

Jan 26th

Common Scoter and 6 Goosander-West Kirby Marine Lake

Hen Harrier (grey male),5+ Marsh Harrier and 7 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

2 Smew-Drake and a Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides


FALCATED DUCK-Covenham Reservoir-Lincolnshire


Jan 25th

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

BAIKAL TEAL-Finningley-Nottinghamshire

Jan 24th

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park-Northwich

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

2 Greenshank by Meols Groyne.

7 Great Egret,5+ Marsh Harrier and 2 grey male Hen Harrier - Parkgate.

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Snow Bunting
(C)Phil Jones
MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

BAIKAL TEAL-Finningley-Nottinghamshire

Jan 23rd

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park-Northwich

3 Hen Harrier (all ringtails) and Water Pipit - Parkgate.

16 Brent Geese (2 at King's Gap and 14 further towards Red Rocks), c500 Grey Plover, 13,120 Knot and 22,500 Dunlin at high tide - Hoylake.

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

BAIKAL TEAL-Finningley-Nottinghamshire

Jan 22nd

Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate

Long Tailed Duck and Velvet Scoter-Leasowe

Little Stint-Pickerings Pasture

2 Smew-Drake and a Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool



Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

BAIKAL TEAL-Finningley-Nottinghamshire

Jan 21st

Hen Harrier-Heswall

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park-Northwich

Snow Bunting-Derby pool-Wallasey


Smew-3
 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Ruddy shelduck-Burton RSPB

Twite-Within Way with Linnet flock-Hale

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-St Ives-Cornwall

Jan 20th

6 Goosander,2 Red Breasted Merganser and 2 Goldeneye-West Kirby marine lake

Hen Harrier-Male-Old baths carpark-Parkgate

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park-Northwich


2 Smew-Drake and a Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool

Snow Bunting-Derby pool-Wallasey

3 Purple Sandpiper-New Brighton pontoon

Jan 19th

2 Bewick's swan,7 Whooper swan and Ringtail Hen Harrier-Burton RSPB

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park-Northwich

2 Smew-Drake and a Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-St Ives-Cornwall

Jan 18th

Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate

Hen Harrier-Male-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Llangorse lake-Powys


WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Jan 17th

6 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank, Hoylake.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Llangorse lake-Powys


Jan 16th

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park-Northwich

2 Pale Bellied Brent geese and Ringtail Hen harrier-Hale

A noticeable influx of blackcaps into the area today with several reported in gardens and on garden feeders.

Goldeneye (male) and 6+ Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Grey male Hen Harrier - Old Baths, Parkgate.

6 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank, Hoylake.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Llangorse lake-Powys

Jan 15th

Smew-Male-Flew towards Manchester ship canal-Frodsham-Hale

750 Pink-footed Geese - Hoylake Langfields.

3 Great Egret,5+ Marsh Harrier,Peregrine and 200+ Skylark - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Twite-Still by double gate at Within Way with mixed finch flock-Hale

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Llangorse lake-Powys


WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Jan 14th

Short Eared Owl-Five flew west along River Mersey towards Frodsham-Hale

Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Eurasian Bittern-Marbury Country Park

Twite-Still by double gate at Within Way with mixed finch flock-Hale

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

4 Water Pipit (2 at sewage works and 2 in nearby field) - Neston.

2 Cattle Egret in field with Little Egrets - Puddington.

6 Long-tailed Duck,2 Gannet and a Red-throated Diver off a very windy East Hoyle Bank.

6 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Greenshank and a Great Egret in flooded fields by Park Lane, Meols.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Llangorse lake-Powys


WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Jan 13th

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

7 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.

Hen Harrier (grey male) at 3pm, also flock of 25 Stock Dove - Heswall Marsh (off Golf Course).

5+ Marsh Harrier flew into roost at dusk - Old Baths, Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Llangorse lake-Powys


WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Jan 12th

Hen Harrier-Ringtail-Over Within Way and Twite still-Hale

Hen Harrier-Male still from Old Baths car park-Parkgate

Jan 11th

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.

6 Purple Sandpiper,c20 Dunlin,c200 Turnstone and c400 Redshank on pontoon-New Brighton Marine Lake.

2075 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight,420 Shelduck,1450 Teal,1650 Pintail,3 Red-breasted Merganser,4900 Oystercatcher,1500 Knot,5200 Dunlin, 625 Curlew,135 Bar-tailed Godwit,870 Redshank this morning -Heswall/Thurstaston shore.

Jan 10th

WHITE THROATED SPARROW-Kingsmead-Northwich

c4,000 Black-headed Gull,c1,000 Common Gull and 160 Pink-footed Geese in wet field behind RAF memorial (Saughall Massie Road)-West Kirby.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Jan 9th

Smew-Redhead still showing well on Shropshire Union Canal near Marbury Lock-Marbury

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Smew
(C)Steve Seal

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Darkish (blue?) Fulmar,275 Kittiwake,15 Gannet and 825 auks including at least 2 Puffin,25 Razorbill and 150 Guillemot - off Hoylake.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Llangorse lake-Powys


WHITE WINGED SCOTER
-Musselburgh -Lothian

Jan 8th

Smew-Redhead still showing well on Shropshire Union Canal near Marbury Lock-Marbury


Spotted redshank-2-Burton RSPB

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Smew
(C)Steve Seal


Water Pipit-Carr lane pools-Hale

Glaucous Gull-Over With way-Hale

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Woodcock showing well,2 Spotted Redshank,Green Woodpecker,2 Marsh Harrier and 4 Redpoll - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Great Egret in flooded field near Leasowe Lighthouse.

Short-eared Owl,Great Egret and 4 Marsh Harrier,Bittern flew into roost at dusk - Parkgate.

17,000 Dunlin,1,200 Knot,290 Grey Plover and 250 Sanderling (plus Oystercatchers,Redshanks etc) at high tide - Hoylake.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Jan 7th

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Short Eared owl-Heswall

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Little Stint-One again in high tide roost on River Mersey-Pickerings Pasture

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Eurasian Bittern-One again in reeds from Boathouse pub and Short Eared owl-Parkgate

800 Pink-footed Geese,206 Brent Geese,800 Pintail, 13 Red-breasted Merganser,5 Marsh Harrier,Merlin, 550+ Curlew,Greenshank over high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

200+ Great Crested Grebe at high tide - Leasowe Shore.

3 Greenshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

17,500 Dunlin at high tide - Hoylake.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh-Lothian

Jan 6th

Spotted Redshank-8 from Border hide-Burton RSPB

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Short-eared Owl and a sub-adult male Hen Harrier - Parkgate.

5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Ferry Ness-Lothian

Jan 5th

Eurasian Bittern-Again at Big Billinge Pool-Whatcroft

Hen Harrier-2 Adult males-Parkgate

Greater Scaup-1st Winter drake-Woolston Eyes

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

5 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Greenshank on groyne - Meols Common.

Jack Snipe flushed from reeds - Red Rocks.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS-St Ives-Cornwall


WHITE WINGED SCOTER
-Musselburgh-Lothian

4th Jan

7 Woodcock flew from roost over Pasture Road late afternoon-Ditton Lane, Moreton.

3,500 Lapwing,6+ Cattle Egret,6+ Marsh Harrier,7,000+ Knot on outer marsh and c450 Redshank-Parkgate/Neston Marsh.

Whooper Swan-Winsford marina

Eurasian Bittern-Again at Big Billinge Pool-Whatcroft

Smew-3 (one drake)-Lapwing Hall pool


Hen Harrier-Male-old baths car park-Parkgate

Twite-Still by sharp bend at Within Way-Hale


Hen Harrier-Hale

Caspian Gull-3rd-winter again on River Mersey this afternoon; also 2 Yellow legged gulls east of Ditton Brook opposite recycling centre-Widnes

Greenland  White fronted goose-one reported in mixed goose flock-Bar mere

3rd Jan

6+ Long-tailed Duck,15,000+ Common Scoter,210 Great Crested Grebe,45 Red-throated diver and 2 Gannet off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.

2 Greater Scaup-Bar Mere

Snow Bunting-Near derby pool-Wallasey


Western Cattle egret-Still in cattle field by Puddington Lane near Craxton Wood Hotel-Puddington

Long Tailed duck-Six (one drake) offshore this afternoon-Hoylake

Eurasian Bittern-Again at Big Billinge Pool-Whatcroft

Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate

Hen Harrier-Ringtail-Burton marsh

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Ferry Ness-Lothian





2nd Jan

Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Hen Harrier-Male and Great White egret-Parkgate

Eurasian Bittern-Again at Big Billinge Pool-Whatcroft

Hen Harrier-2nd winter male and 3 Great White egreat-Denhall quay-Little neston

Snow Bunting-Still on beach below The Derby Pool-Wallasey

Water Pipit-Old quay-Neston marsh

Ruddy Shelduck and 5 Great White egrets-Burton marsh

Greater Scaup-2-Bar mere

Smew-Redhead still at south-west end-Lapwing hall pool

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Ferry Ness-Lothian

LITTLE SWIFT-Eastbourne-East Sussex




1st Jan

2 Water Pipit-Neston marsh

Spotted Redshank and Great White egret-Burton Marsh

Velvet Scoter-Female type in flight-Hoylake

Ruddy Shelduck and 3 Great White egrets-Burton Marsh

Western Cattle egret-One again in cattle field by Puddington Lane-Puddington

Long Tailed duck-Offshore-Hoylake

Smew-Redhead-Still at north end-Lapwing Hall pool

Snow Bunting-Still in dunes by The Derby Pool-Wallasey

Western Cattle Egret-One flew from roost at Hale Decoy wood  and Twite still present with Linnets on Within Way-Hale

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Ferry Ness-Lothian