SUMMARY OF DAILY BIRD NEWS

Feb 28th

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

3 Smew- (one drake) still; park carefully at end of Lapwing Lane, then walk back to gate and follow path to view from top bank-Lapwing Hall Pool

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Western Cattle Egret-Three again in cattle field by Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes

Ruddy shelduck-Burton Marsh

Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

11 Brent Greese in channel by Leasowe Lighthouse.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 27th

Water Pipit-Frodsham Marshes

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Point

2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Smew-Two (one drake) still; park carefully at end of Lapwing Lane, then walk back to gate and follow path to view from top bank-Lapwing Hall Pool

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 26th

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Point

2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

Twite-Still by sharp bend at Within Way with Common Linnets-Hale

Lapland Bunting and 400 Pink-footed Geese over,2 Stonechat,Peregrine and 3 Goosander - Hilbre.

Spotted Redshank-Hale Lighthouse

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 25th

2 Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Marsh

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Little Stint-Pickerings Pasture

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

Twite-Still by sharp bend at Within Way with Common Linnets-Hale

Iceland Gull-adult again on Elton Hall Flash then flew over factory-Sandbach Flashes

Western cattle Egret-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 24th

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

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

Long-billed Dowitcher.2 Avocet,19 Whooper Swan,3 Great Egret,Peregrine,3 Stonechat,Bullfinch and 9,000 Pink-footed Geese which is a record high for the reserve - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 23rd

Smew-Redhead-Lapwing Hall Pool

2 Ruddy Shelduck-Burton Point

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Feb 22nd

Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes

Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

2 Smew-Drake and a Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool

Western Cattle Egret-One still in sheep field behind pig farm along Kinsey's Lane-Ince marshes

6 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.

Short-eared Owl off Heswall Golf Course.

Feb 21st

Caspian Gull-1st-winter on River Mersey-Hale

Snow Bunting-On beach by yacht club-Wallasey

Russian White-fronted Goose - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

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

Spotted Redshank-Hale lighthouse

Red Kite over,Merlin and 2 Short-eared Owl (one off Heswall golf course before high tide which flew towards Parkgate before doubling back towards Riverbank Road and one on the ground off Heswall GC after high tide),6 Marsh Harrier,ad Mediterranean Gull,550 Pintail and several thousand Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate/Heswall.

Spoonbill flew towards Hoylake - Red Rocks.

Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.

7 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank.

Marsh Harrier (flew west out at sea), 10 Eider, 6 Goosander and 1 Peregrine - Hilbre.

Feb 20th

2 Avocet,2 Mediterranean Gull,7 Spotted Redshank and a Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

5 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.

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

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

Feb 19th

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Caspian Gull-3rd-winter again on River Mersey-Pickerings Pasture

Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate

Western Cattle Egret and Snow Goose-Ince Marshes

18,000 Dunlin,130 Sanderling and 300 Grey Plover in undisturbed high tide wader roost - Hoylake Shore.

Eider (drake) and a Goldeneye off Leasowe.

11 Purple Sandpiper,9 Goosander,8 Eider,Peregrine and a Raven - Hilbre.

2 Avocet,9 Spotted Redshank,Mediterranean Gull (adult),Cattle Egret,White-fronted Goose (Russian race) and a Lesser White-fronted Goose (probable escape) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

13,700 Dunlin early morning, most flew towards West Kirby on rising tide - Thurstaston Shore.

Feb 18th

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

Snow Bunting-derby Pool-Wallasey

2 Western Cattle Egret-Recently fertilised field by Marsh Lane-Ince Marshes

Goosander and a Greenshank - Meols Groyne.

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

Feb 17th

Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes

Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate

250+ Bar-tailed Godwit on shore - Leasowe Gunsite.

White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

3 Western Cattle Egret-Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

2 Black Necked Grebes-Lapwing Hall Pool

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

Feb 16th

Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Smew-Redhead-Lapwing Hall Pool

Water Pipit-Frodsham Marshes

Spotted Redshank-Border Pool-Burton RSPB

Mealy Redpoll-Private garden-Wilmslow

3 Western Cattle Egret-Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

Feb 15th

3 Western Cattle Egret-Kinsey's Lane-Ince Marshes

White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

5 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Goldeneye and 1 drake Red-breasted Merganser, off East Hoyle Bank.

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Feb 14th

White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Bittern flew into roost at dusk - Old Baths, Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

BLACK FACED BUNTING-Undeclosed Site-Shropshire

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

Feb 13th

473 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Red-Throated diver and a Great Northern Diver off Leasowe.

White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Smew-Redhead-Lapwing Hall pool

Hen Harrier-Male-Burton Marsh

MEGA NEWS

MADERIAN STORM PETREL-Belated news of a satellite-tagged individual tracked through British and Irish waters near Whittard Canyon on 15 November-At Sea-Isles Of Scilly

BRUNNICH'S GUILLIMOT-Yell Sound-Shetland

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 12th

Twite-Still by sharp bend at Within Way with Common Linnets-Hale

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Caspian Gull-Adult near old Runcorn bridge-Widnes

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

7 Long-tailed Duck,2 Goldeneye and a drake Eider (seen from Hilbre),also a Great Northern Diver over high tide off East Hoyle Bank.

3 Eider (2 drakes),14 Goosander,185 Brent Geese and 4 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Grey male Hen Harrier and 1 Merlin - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

2 Greenshank near groyne - Meols.

White-fronted Goose (Russian race), 30 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

4 Twite in field behind Old Baths, Parkgate.

MEGA NEWS

HARLEQUIN DUCK-Barra-Outer Hebrides

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 11th

3 Caspian Gulls- (adult, 3rd-winter and 2nd-winter) on roof at recycling centre-Widnes

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

7 Eider off Hilbre.

Snow Bunting on beach by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Greenshank on groyne - Meols.

6+ Marsh Harrier, 6+ Great Egret and c3,000 Lapwing - Parkgate Marsh.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 10th

White-fronted Goose (Russian race) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

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

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 9th

Hen Harrier-Male-Parkgate

2 Redhead Smews-Lapwing Hall pool

2 Redhead Smew-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 8th

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

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

Red Kite over and Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 7th

Western Cattle Egret and Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Great Egret - Hoylake Langfields.

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 6th

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

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

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 5th

Grey male Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.

White-fronted Goose (Russian race) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

White Fronted Goose

(C) David King

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

MEGA NEWS

BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd

Feb 4th

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton point

Caspian Gull-3rd Winter and 3 yellow Legged Gulls-Pickerings Pasture

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

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Iceland Gull-2nd-winter reported on roof at recycling centre off A562-Widnes

Feb 3rd

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

Snow Bunting by Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore

White-fronted Goose (Russian race) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 2nd

Hen Harrier,Ruddy Shelduck and Great White Egret-Burton RSPB

Common Scoter-West Kirby Marine Lake

Hen Harrier-Parkgate

White Throated Sparrow-Still visiting private garden in Kingsmead-Northwich

Feb 1st

Western Cattle Egret and 3 Great White Egrets-Burton RSPB

Western Cattle Egret and Great White Egrets