31 May 2023

SUMMARY OF BIRDS NEWS MAY 2023

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 RSPB

Ruddy 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-Dorset

May 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-Dorset

May 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-Dorset

PINE 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

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