Mar 30th
Caspian Gull-2nd-winter on River Mersey-Widnes
12 Black necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes
Alpine Swift feeding close to Visitore Centre between 11.00 and 11.30 before heading out to estuary,Long Billed dowitcher also an Osprey flew low over reserve then headed north-Burton Mere Wetlands.
Mar 29th
Smew-Redhead and a Drake-Lapwing hall Pool
Cattle Egret,Long-billed Dowitcher,Bar-tailed Godwit,6 Golden Plover and 10 Spotted Redshank on Marsh Covert flood - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Mar 28th
Great White Egret - Hoylake Langfields.
2 Little Ringed Plover - Old Baths Flash, Parkgate.
5 Goosander in channel and a Greenshank by groyne,5 Wheatear in sand dunes - Meols Common.
Mar 27th
2 Black necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes
2 Avocet-Neumann's Flash
Osprey heading towards Formby out to sea at 1040 off North Wirral.
Osprey over Connah's Quay Nature Reserve heading towards Burton.
Long-billed Dowitcher,Western Cattle Egret and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Eider,2 drake Red-breasted Merganser,6 Great Crested Grebe and 50 Common Scoter at low tide off East Hoyle Bank.
Red Kite over Carr Lane headng towards Lighthouse,Greenshank by groyne,2 Sand Martin,Swallow and 2+ Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
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LESSER KESTREL-St Mary's-Isles of Scilly
Mar 26th
34 Whooper Swan-Tatton Park
6 Black necked Grebes-N03 bed-Woolston Eyes
Western cattle Egret,Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Twite-Within Way-Hale
2 Ring Ouzel-Dane Bower Quarry
Smew-2 redheads-Lapwing hall Pool
Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
LESSER KESTREL-St Mary's-Isles of Scilly
Mar 25th
House Martin-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Black Necked Grebe-10 this morning: six on No 3 Bed and four on No 4 Bed-Woolston eyes
2 Water Pipit-Carr Lane pools-Hale
Willow warbler-Sandbach Flashes
Willow Warbler *first of spring* and a Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Black Guillemot,Gannet,2 Sandwich Tern and 2 Stonechat - Hilbre.
3 Swallow over Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
10+ Chiffchaff along Wirral Way - Heswall to Thurstaston.
MEGA NEWS
LESSER KESTREL-St Mary's-Isles of Scilly
24th
2 Water Pipit,Twite and 2 Bearded tits-Hale
Drake Smew-Lapwing Hall pool
7 Spotted Redshank and western Cattle egret-Burton RSPB
3 Swallow-Leasowe
River Warbler-singing male in reeds just south of The Boathouse pub-Parkgate
4 Black Necked Grebe-Lapwing Hall Pools
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LESSER KESTREL-St Mary's-Isles of Scilly
Mar 23rd
8 Black Necked Grebes-N03 bed-Woolston Eyes
4 Black Necked Grebes-Lapwing Hall pool
Greenshank by groyne,2 Goosander over flying inland and a Kingfisher by Lingham Bridge - Leasowe Lighthouse.
12 Chiffchaff,7 Goldcrest and a male Stoechat - Hilbre.
Long-billed Dowitcher,Osprey over and a Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Wheatear - Denhall Quay.
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LESSER KESTREL-St Mary's-Isles of Scilly
Mar 22nd
Ring Ouzel-still in hedge south of Marston Hall Farm-Higher Marston
4 Black Necked Grebes-N03 Bed-Woolston Eyes
FOUR Alpine Swift - 1 along Hoylake prom flying east and 1 west over Point of Ayr both at 0950, and 2 over Stanley Road (Red Rocks) flying west at 1010. First ever multiple record of Alpine Swift for the Dee Estuary!!!!
Short-eared Owl over RLGC at 1245 - Red Rocks.
Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
7 Little Gull early morning off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.
Short-eared Owl (off Heswall GC),Cattle Egret,Water Pipit,Red Kite over high and 7+ Water Rail, highlights over a big high tide at Parkgate.
3+ Wheatear on marsh - Heswall.
5 Wheatear in field inland of Park Lane,Greenshank,100+ Redshank and many other waders in flooded horse paddock - Leasowe Lighthouse.
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BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 21st
2 Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Osprey over early morning and a Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1200 Pink-footed Geese,425 Shelduck,24 Red-breasted Merganser,2 Great Egret,4 Marsh Harrier,Peregrine,2 Water Rail,1400 Redshank,680 Curlew,37 Snipe,3 Jack Snipe,120 Skylark,6 Rock Pipit,250 Meadow Pipit over high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
MEGA NEWS
SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE-Santon Downham-Suffolk
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 20th
22 Twite flew out to marsh from behind car park - Parkgate Old Baths.
8+ Wheatear,5 Goosander,20+ Chiffchaff and a big movement of Meadow Pipits with many flying over the sea - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear on marsh off Heswall Golf course.
6+ Wheatear by sheep pens - Burton Point.
5 Spotted Redshank and 3 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Mar 19th
Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Common Scoter-Drake-Budworth Mere
4 Wheatear in sheep field inland of Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Mar 18th
6 Black Necked Grebes-N03 bed-Wooslton Eyes
Little Stint-Pickerings Pasture
White Throated Sparrow-Still visiting private garden in Kingsmead; no access to garden-Northwich
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
4 Garganey - Decca Pools.
Black Redstart,6 Wheatear,3 Stonechat,2 Chiffchaff,Sand Martin and 5 Little Gull up to 9am - Hilbre.
Sandwich Tern calling off embankment,8+ Chiffchaff in trees west of Kerr's Field,Greenshank by groyne and 3 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
White Wagtail on beach and an Osprey over at 13.50hrs - Hoylake Shore.
40+ Chiffchaff around Meols Common and Carr Lane this morning,Golden Plover at Dove Point late afternoon - Meols.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 17th
Ruddy Shelduck-Just off Old runcorn bridge-Widnes
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Common Scoter-Tatton Mere-Northwich
6 Black Necked Grebes-N03 bed-Wooslton 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
Wheatear *first of spring* - Station Road, Burton.
White Wagtail *first of spring*,6+ Wheatear,2 Sand Martin over coastal paddocks and 100 Black-tailed Godwit on Kerr's Field,30+ Stonechat in the area including 10 at Kerr's Field and 14 at Hoopoe Hollow (paddock behind Meols Common) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Wheatear - Little Eye.
Wheatear behind Coastguard building near Dove Point, Meols.
Bearded Tit (seen briefly - first for the island),Sandwich Tern (first of spring),6 Wheatear and 8 Stonechat - Hilbre.
530 Pink footed Geese,220 Teal,45 Pintail,6 Red-breasted Merganser,2300 Oystercatcher,120 Golden Plover,255 Grey Plover,2400 Knot,12000 Dunlin,580 Curlew,2 Greenshank,1560 Redshank,3 Siskin flew south over high tide - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.
2 Wheatear in sheep pens near Burton Point.
10 Stonechat and 6 Wheatear - West Kirby Marsh/Red Rocks.
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BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 16th
Caspian Gull-1st-winter 'X15U' on sandbanks on River Mersey just west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes
Red Breasted Merganser-Female-Redes Mere
Common Crane-2 flew over northwest-Hartford
Northern Wheatear-Maw Green Landfill site
4 Stonechat in horse paddocks,100+ Black-tailed Godwit in wet fields by Park Lane,s/pl Mediterranean Gull in Kerr's Field-Leasowe Lighthouse.
190 Brent Geese this morning - Tansky Rocks area.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 15th
3 Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
4 Great White Egrets-Decca Pools
3 Whooper Swans and a Little Ringed Plover-Briefly-Pumphouse flash-Sandbach Flashes
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
Red Breasted Merganser-Female-Redes Mere
Sand Martin-Burton Mere
6 Sand Martin-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 14th
Red Breasted Merganser-Female and 3 Goosander-Redes Mere
Garganey-Drake-on Back Fields Pool-Moore Nature Reserve
3 Sand Martin-Woolston Eyes
3 Western Cattle Egret-In field by Station Road-Ince Marshes
Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Mar 13th
Probable Alpine Swift (but only briefly seen flying away) at mid-day - Saughall.
Garganey-Drake still on Black Fields Pool-mid-afternoon; view from embankment north of Eastern Reedbed at south side of pool-Moore NR
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB
Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Mar 12th
3 Smew- (one drake) still and a female Red breatsed merganser-flew towards Acre nook; park carefully at end of Lapwing Lane, then walk back to gate and follow path to view from top bank-Lapwing Hall Pool
4 Purple Sandpiper-Marine pontoon-New Brighton
Greenshank by groyne - Meols Shore.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 11th
Ruddy Shelduck-Female again on River Mersey at Spike Island-Widnes
Greater Scaup-Drake-Hilbre Island
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Ruddy Shelduck-Behind rifle range-Burton
Short Eared Owl-Whitley Reed
Garganey-Drake-on Back Fields Pool-Moore Nature Reserve
Garganey-Probable reportedly flew over No 3 Bed and landed towards No 2 Bed-Woolston Eyes
4 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
Greenshank by groyne - Meols Shore.
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WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
Mar 10th
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Twite-Two in first field west of lighthouse-Hale
Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich
Caspian Gull-1st-winter on sandbanks on River Mersey just west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes
Bittern,Water Pipit and a White-fronted Goose (Russian race) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Scaup (drake) - Hilbre.
5 Great Egret - Parkgate.
Mar 9th
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
Common Scoter-Drake-Pickerings Pasture
Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB
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WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
Mar 7th
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Smew-Drake-Still among vegetation at south end-Lapwing Hall pool
2 Common Scoter-West Kirby Marine Lake
10 Goosander at Meols Groyne.
6 Long-tailed Duck,2 Eider (pair) and 2 Red-throated Diver off East Hoyle Bank.
Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 6th
Smew-Acre nook sand quarry
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 5th
Caspian Gull-Adult and Yellow Legged Gull-On sandbanks just west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes
Black Guillemot-One flew west,8 Eider, 2 Pintail, 5 Teal, 2 Goosander and 7 Purple Sandpiper-Hilbre Island
2 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
2 Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 4th
13 Brent Geese,265 Shelduck,87 Pintail,205 Teal,1650 Oystercatcher,38 Grey Plover,113 Golden Plover,7000 Knot,12000 Dunlin,160 Black-tailed Godwit,57 Bar-tailed Godwit,810 Curlew,1620 Redshank over high tide - Heswall/Thurstaston shore.
Short-eared Owl flew east - Wallasey Shore.
2 Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes
Little Stint-Again on River Mersey just off car park early afternoon; also 2 Caspian gulls (adult just off car park and 3rd-winter opposite Ditton Brook bridge)-Pickerings Pasture
Short eared owl-One flew over golf course towards New Brighton-Wallasey
Twite-Two in first field west of lighthouse-Hale
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Musselburgh -Lothian
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 3rd
2 Water pipit-Neston marsh
Black Necked Grebe-Adult still on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston Eyes
Caspian gull-3rd-winter on sandbanks just west of Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes
2 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
Lapland Bunting-One then flew north towards Parkgate-Neston marsh
MEGA NEWS
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
Mar 2nd
5 Woodcock flew out of roost this evening-Ditton Lane, Moreton.
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd
BAIKAL TEAL-Foyrd Bay-Gwynedd