CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

Mar 21st

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Common Scoter(Drake)-Astbury Mere

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes

Garganey

Osprey which caught a fish and landed on East Hoyle Bank - Hilbre.

Osprey

(J Turner)

Ring Ouzel (male) and 2 Wheatear - Middle Eye.

Mar 20th

Short eared Owl and Northern Wheatear-Hilbre Island

Short Eared Owl

(C)S.Williams

5 Waxwing-Churchill Court-Neston

Ruddy Shelduck-Burton RSPB

Common Scoter(Drake)-Astbury Mere

Short eared Owl-Pickerings Pasture

Sandwich Tern-Woolston Eyes

Swallow *first of spring* over coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mar 21st

15 Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes

Lesser Scaup and 15+ Black Necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes

Western Cattle Egret-Whitley Reed

Western Cattle Egret-By Hob hey wood-Frodsham Marshes

Mar 19th

2 White Wagtail *first of spring*, 3 Wheatear and 1 Kingfisher - Leasowe Lighthous

2 Avocet - Parkgate.

Mar 18th

18 Waxwing-Outside Morris dancer pub-Kelsall

Willow Warbler next to Puddington Lane - Puddington.

15 Chiffchaff singing along Wirral Way between Heswall and Neston this morning.

2+ Wheatear, 48 Common Snipe, 23 Chiffchaff and 1 Willow Warbler - Meols Common/groyne/Leasowe Lighthouse.

Wheatear - Burton Marsh.

2 Red Kite circling low over Mancot (SE of Connah's Quay).

Wheatear and 2 Stonechat (pair) on fence in sand dunes - West Kirby.

Mar 17th

Water Pipit-Lordship Lane-Frodsham Marshes

Western Cattle Egret-By Hob hey wood-Frodsham Marshes

Long-tailed duck off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.

Wheatear on beach by Tinker's Dell - Thurstaston.

Small group of Waxwings in tree by Churchill Court - Neston.

Green-winged Teal and a Hen Harrier (ringtail) off Old Baths - Parkgate.

Mar 16th

3 Sand Martin over coastal paddocks, 48+ Common Snipe in flooded fields - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Wheatear *first of spring*, on beach between Thurstaston and Heswall Fields NT.

Mar 14th

Influx of Chiffchaffs this morning with 14 on Hilbre by 7.30am and 34 in the Leasowe Lighthouse area.

Mute Swan,pair Eider, 19 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Great Egret,Peregrine - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Mar 13th

Willow Warbler *first of spring* and 12 days earlier than last year, also 27 Common Snipe in flooded fields and 5 Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Green-winged Teal off Old Baths car park before high tide - Parkgate.

Short-eared Owl flew over heading to field behind car park - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

3 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Mar 12th

Green-winged Teal, 13 Red-breasted Merganser and a Merlin on rising tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

3 Water Rail - Parkgate.

Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay

Mar 11th

2 Short-eared Owl, Hen Harrier (ringtail), 7 Rock Pipit and 30+ Brent Geese - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

6 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

2 Long-tailed Duck and 3 Red-throated Diver off East Hoyle Bank after high tide - Hoylake. Bittern,Hen Harrier (ringtail), 6+ Marsh Harrier and Peregrine over high tide - Parkgate.

Mar 10th

Green-winged Teal (drake) off Heswall Fileds NT near moored boats - Heswall Shore

Green Winged Teal

Short-eared Owl landed on saltmarsh before flying inland, tide flushed 4 Jack Snipe and 5 common Snipe from the saltmarsh - West Kirby Shore.

43 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Great Egret,ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier,Merlin, 5 Short-eared Owl, 150 Skylark at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Sand Martin *first of spring* - Burton Mere Wetlands.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

Mar 9th Little Gull-Three adults still showing well at east end of Budworth Mere-Marbury Country park Little Gull-Sandbach Flashes 15 Waxwing-Mill farm-Two Mills Green-winged Teal (drake),swam along channel past Target Road lookout towards Sheldrakes on incoming tide-Heswall Shore 8th 2 Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes 3 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake Little Gull-Five adults still showing well at east end of Budworth Mere-Marbury Country park Little Gull-Sandbach Flashes Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere Marbury Country Park Caspian Gull-3rd-winter-again at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road-Widnes 7th Eurasian Bittern and Sand Martin -Budworth Mere Marbury Country Park 2 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake 5th Eurasian Bittern and Sand Martin -Budworth Mere Marbury Country Park 86 Little Gull-Gunsites-Leasowe 4 Short Eared Owl-Harp Inn Burton Marsh 1st Winter Female-Lesser Scaup-Woolston Eyes

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

3rd  Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere 14 Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes Green Winged Teal-Mollington 4 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Eider. 3 Red-throated Diver. 9 Razorbill, 10+ Little Gull and 1500 Common Scoter off East Hoyle Bank-Hoylake 30+ Little Gull feeding offshore late afternoon-Leasowe Lighthouse. 2nd  Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere 12 Goosander in channel by groyne - Meols Shore. 1st  Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere 4 Little Gull (3 ad and 1 1st sum) - Leasowe Gunsite Great Northern Diver - Hilbre 29th-Western Cattle Egret-14 again in field by Marsh Lane Eurasian Spoonbill-Circling high and moving north-west over Hale Marsh18 Avocet over - Burton Marsh 28th-Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere 2 Black Necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes Short-eared Owl and  Hen Harrier- Denhall Quay 12 Little Gull feeding off Leasowe Gunsite c10,000 Common Scoter off North Wirral 27th Waxwing-still c 100m before Bridge 176 by Trent and Mersey Canal 26th Caspian Gull-Rosethern Mere Western Cattle Egret-6 again in field by Marsh Lane 25th Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere Kumliens Gull-3rd-winter again at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road 4 Waxwing At junction of Grammar School Lane and Hinderton Drive-Newton Little Ringed Plover-1st-winter still in flooded field north of Sow Brook Playing Fields-Lymm

Green Winged Teal

(C)Phil Wollen