May 31st
3 Black tern-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB
May 30th
5 Black Tern-Sandbach Flashes
Black crowned night heron-Sandbach Flashes
Black Crowned Night Heron
Common Scoter-Female still on north pool at Mere Farm Quarry
Eurasian Spoonbill-Immature still on flash at Bevyl Road-Parkgate
MEGA NEWS
RED-TAILED SHRIKE-West Rise Marsh-East Sussex
May 29
Common Scoter-Female still on north pool at Mere Farm Quarry
Eurasian Spoonbill-Immature still on flash at Bevyl Road-Parkgate
Spotted Flycatcher - Hilbre.
Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Spoonbill - Parkgate.
Spotted Flycatcher by Hampstons Well, Station Road - Burton.
Spotted Flycatcher - Gilroy NR, West Kirby.
MEGA NEWS
GREY HEADED LAPWING-Balemore-N Uist-Outer Hebrides
May 28th
Common Scoter-Female still on north pool at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford
Pied Flycatcher-Male at A540 end of Puddington Lane-Puddington
May 27th
21 Black Necked grebe and 3 Garganey-Woolston Eyes
Garganey-Drake-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Spotted Flycatcher along Park Lane,2 adult Mediterranean Gull on shore - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Spotted Flycatcher
(C)Pete Sutton
2 redhead Goosander,Red Kite drifted south,360 Oystercatcher,215 Ringed Plover,34 Grey Pover,70 Dunlin,171 Carrion Crow this morning - Heswall Shore.
Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Hobby - Leasowe Gunsite.
MEGA NEWS
GREY HEADED LAPWING-Balemore-N Uist-Outer Hebrides
May 26th
Common Scoter-Female still on north pool at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford
MEGA NEWS
GREY HEADED LAPWING-Balemore-N Uist-Outer Hebrides
May 25th
Garganey-Drake-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
May 24th
Golden Oriole-Male reported over moving car on M56 between junction 10 and M6 at dawn-Appleton Thorn
Garganey-Drake-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
20 Black Necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes
Quail heard calling from Burton Point - Burton Marsh.
Spoonbill (sub-adult) - Parkgate Marsh.
Hooded Crow reported - Leasowe Lighthouse.
c10 Gannet feeding off Leasowe Gunsite.
May 23rd
Garganey-Drake-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
2 Quail singing off Harp Inn - Neston Marsh.
Cetti's Warbler and a Grasshopper Warbler - Decca Pools.
Cuckoo in tree by coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Cuckoo singing behind Nets Cafe - Burton Marsh.
May 22nd
Temminck's Stint-Carr lane pools-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Common Quail-Singing male in field off Hale Gate Road-Hale
Garganey (drake) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
May 21st
Caspian Gull-three 1st-summers on sandbanks just west of old Runcorn bridge-Widnes
Little Tern-Two distantly over River Mersey off Marsh Farm-Frodsham Marshes
Garganey-Still on Rosemary's Flood-Sandbach Flashes
Garganey-Drake on flooded meadows-Wimbolds Trafford
Garganey-Drake-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Little Tern-Two off Hale Shore midway between Within Way and lighthouse-Hale
Garganey (drake) and 6 Bar-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Hobby over and a Spotted Flycatcher in sea-front garden - Hoylake.
May 20th
Garganey-Sandbach Flashes
Garganey-Drake from John Morgan Hide on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes
Curlew Sandpiper-One on River Mersey off lighthouse-Hale
Osprey over at 2pm heading north - Meols.
Osprey over at 4pm - Neston Old Quay.
Wood Sandpiper and (probably 2) Spoonbill in heronry - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 (probably 2) Spotted Flycatcher and a Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 19th
Garganey-Three (two drakes) on Rosemary's Flood-Sandbach Flashes
Common Quail-Singing male at Riverside Park yesterday evening but no sign or sound this morning-Macclesfeild
May 18th
Wood sandpiper-N04 bed-Woolston Eyes
Spoonbill-One flew high over Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
Garganey (drake) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MAY 17th
Wood sandpiper-N04 bed-Woolston Eyes
Quail off Old Baths - Parkgate Marsh.
Wood Sandpiper,Pectoral Sandpiper and Temminck's stint -Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Temminck's Stint
(C)Dan Foy
Wood Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper
(C)Dan Foy
Garganey (drake)-Burton RSPBRuddy Shelduck-Again on Mersey at Spike Island-Widnes
Quail-Singing male still on marsh between Old Baths car park and The Boathouse- Parkgate Marsh.
MEGA NEWS
FORSTER'S TERN-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
May 16th
Pectoral Sandpiper and Temminck's stint -Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Quail-Singing male still on marsh between Old Baths car park and The Boathouse- Parkgate Marsh.
Wood Sandpiper-Woolston Eyes
Garganey (drake)-Burton RSPB
MEGA NEWS
FORSTER'S TERN-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
May 15th
Quail - Parkgate Marsh.
Common Scoter-Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Pectoral Sandpiper-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper and 1st Summer Little gull-Woolston Eyes
Ruddy Shelduck-again on river at Spike Island-Widnes
Caspian Gull-1st-summer off lighthouse then flew towards old Runcorn Bridge-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Two at Decoy Marsh then flew to estuary-Hale
May 14th
Garganey (drake),Yellow Wagtail and a c30 Knot on the scrape-Burton RSPB
Pectoral Sandpiper-Carr Lane Pools-Hale
Blue Headed Wagtail-Male on field edge to east of lighthouse-Hale
Garganey-Drake again at Rosemary's Flood-Sandbach Flashes
Garganey
(C)Andy Firth
Osprey circling east of groyne at 0920am and a Tree Pipit over - Leasowe Lighthouse.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
May 13th
Wryneck-N04 Tank-Frodsham Marshes
Wryneck
(C)Paul Crawley
Garganey-Drake again at Rosemary's Flood-Sandbach Flashes
Cuckoo flew east - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Black Guillemot (s/pl) off NE side then flew out
Black Guillimot
(C)Steve Williams
Western Cattle Egret,Osprey over also seen flying south over Denhall Lane mid-aftrnoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
GREY HEADED LAPWING-Lossiemouth-Moray and Nairn
May 12th
Wood Sandpiper-On Town Lane flash viewed from bridge; also 1st-summer Caspian Gull on Hale Marsh-Hale
Garganey-Drake-Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes
6 Eider,2 Arctic Skua,Great Skua,40 Gannet and 21 Whimbrel - Hilbre.
Hobby by Nets Cafe - Burton Marsh.
2 Arctic Tern which flew towards Burton Point,Spoonbill and a Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Hobby over the boathouse pub this evening - Parkgate.
MEGA NEWS
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
FORSTER'S TERN-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
MOLTONI'S WARBLER-Portland -Dorset
May 11th
Garganey-Drake again at Rosemary's Flood-Sandbach Flashes
Curlew Sandpiper-Again on River Mersey east of lighthouse with wader flock-Hale
Eurasian Spoonbill-Boat house flash-Parkgate
MEGA NEWS
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
FORSTER'S TERN-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
May 10th
Quail calling by cycle track - Sealand.
Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Curlew Sandpiper-one with c 130 Dunlin on Mersey foreshore west of Hale Lighthouse-Hale
Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
FORSTER'S TERN-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
BAIKAL TEAL-Macduff-Aberdeenshire
May 9th
Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Cuckoo,Hobby over coastal paddocks and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Avocet-Budworth Mere-Northwich
5 Knot-Neumann's Flash-Northwich
Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB
MEGA NEWS
SONG SPARROW-Bardsey Island-Gwynedd
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
FORSTER'S TERN-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
May 8th
2 Western Cattle egret-Phalarope pool-Frodsham marshes
Wood Warbler (caught and ringed) - Hilbre.
Wood Warbler
(C)Chris Williams
Garganey (drake),Cuckoo and a report of a booming Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Garganey
MEGA NEWS
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
GREY HEADED LAPWING-Long Nanny-Northumberland
FORSTER'S TERN-Brownsea Island NT-DorsetMay 7th
Garganey-Drake-Elton hall flash-Sandbach flashes
2 Puffin off north end then flew east, early morning - Hilbre.
Puffin
(C) Steve Williams
Black Redstart (fem/imm) and Great white Egret - Leasowe Lighthouse.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
Grey-Headed Lapwing-Long Nanny-Northumberland
May 6th
Garganey-Drake on easternmost pool along River Weaver embankment-Frodsham marshes
2 Wood sandpiper-Woolston eyes
2 Yellow Wagtail and a Whinchat in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
Grey-Headed Lapwing-Long Nanny-Northumberland
May 5th
Osprey-Flew north-Rudheath-Northwich
Wood sandpiper-Then appeared to fly north-Woolston Eyes
Ruddy shelduck,Black Winged stilt-Burton RSPB
Black Winged Stilt
(C) Phil Woollen
MEGA NEWS
SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER-Dungeness NNT-Kent
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
Grey-Headed Lapwing-Long Nanny-Northumberland
Forster's Tern-Brownsea Island NT-DorsetMay 4th
420 Oystercatcher, 46 Ringed Plover, 32 Grey Plover, 300 Dunlin, 3 Sanderling, 158 Whimbrel, 85 Curlew, 13 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
Garganey,Cattle egret,Wood Sandpiper and 2 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Black tern-Elton hall flash-Sandbach flashes
Black tern-Acre nook sand quarry
2 Wood sandpiper,Arctic tern and Bar tailed godwit-flew south--Woolston Eyes
Ruddy shelduck-St helens canal over high tide-Widnes
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER
Grey-Headed Lapwing-Long Nanny-Northumberland
Forster's Tern-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
May 3rd
Hobby over Kerrs Field,7 Wheatear in horse paddocks,Kingfisher along the R Birkett,Common Redstart (fem),Ring Ouzel,2 Whinchat,Garden Warbler,Lesser Whitethroat and a Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Ruddy shelduck,Spotted redshank,Garganey and a Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
Grey-Headed Lapwing-Low Newton-by-the-sea-Northumberland
Forster's Tern-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
May 2nd
2 Spoonbill which flew north,Long-billed Dowitcher,2 Hobby overhead,Cattle Egret and 5 Spotted Redshank- Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Spotted Redshank and 2 Greenshank on flashes - Denhall Quay.
184 Whimbrel over high tide - Heswall Shore.
57 Whimbrel off Shore Cottage - Thurstaston Shore.
MEGA NEWS
WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
Grey-Headed Lapwing-Low Newton-by-the-sea-Northumberland
Forster's Tern-Brownsea Island NT-DorsetPINE BUNTING-Papa Westray-Orkney
1st May
33+ Wheatear, 4 Whinchat (2m 2f), 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Common Sandpiper between Burton Point/Burton Marsh.
2 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
91 Whimbrel over high tide - Heswall Shore.
Hooded crow,Ruddy shelduck and 5 Spotted redshank-Burton RSPB
Eurasian Spoonbill-Two still on marsh south of Bevyl Road-Parkgate
MEGA NEWS
2 WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
STEJNEGER'S SCOTER-Largo Bay-Fife
Grey-Headed Lapwing-Low Newton-by-the-sea-Northumberland
Forster's Tern-Brownsea Island NT-Dorset
