1 December 2024

LATEST CHESHIRE & WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & BRITISH MEGAS!

30th November 2024

Megas

Canvasback-Abberton Reservoir


Canvasback-Abberton Reservoir

Cheshire & Wirral

Short-eared Owl and a male Hen Harrier by Rifle Range - Burton Marsh.

Short-eared Owl - Burton Mere Wetlands.

2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) - Parkgate.

4 Hawfinch-One again in trees by swimming pool-Marbury Country Park

2 Hawfinch-One again at Delamere Park at Westrees-Cuddington

Russian White Fronted Goose-One at Bradley Orchard Farm-Bradley

Common Scoter-Astbury Mere

Ruddy Shelduck-Two still in stubble fieldwith Egyptian Goose-Puddington

Ruddy Shelduck and Egyptian Goose

Little Stint-One again in high tide roost from Pickerings Hide-Pickerings Pasture

Caspian Gull,Yellow Legged Gull and Green Winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

29th November 2024

Megas

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire & Wirral

Hawfinch-One again in trees by swimming pool-Marbury Country Park

2 Hawfinch-One again at Delamere Park at Westrees-Cuddington

Russain White Fronted Goose-One at Bradley Orchard Farm-Bradley

Common Scoter-Astbury Mere

Ruddy Shelduck-Two still in stubble field-Puddington

28th November 2024

Megas

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire & Wirral

Green Winged Teal-Drake again at Rosemary's Flood-Sandbach Flashes

Green Winged Teal

Hawfinch-One again at Delamere Park at Westrees-Cuddington

Russian White Fronted Goose-One at Bradley Orchard Farm-Bradley

12,000 Common Scoter off shore, 6 Common Snipe on the 'marsh' - Hoylake Shore.

5 Great White Egret and 5 Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh/Denhall Quay.

2150 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight, 23 Brent Geese, 710 Shelduck, 530 Pintail, 2600 Oystercatcher, 

1200 Lapwing, 228 Golden Plover, 7000 Knot, 3000 Dunlin, 720 Curlew, 590 Black-tailed Godwit, 235 Bar-tailed Godwit, 550 Redshank over high tide - Heswall Shore.

27th November 2024

Megas

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire & Wirral

Common Scoter-Female-type still-Astbury Mere

Jack Snipe - Neston Old Quay.

Short-eared Owl - Burton Mere Wetlands.

2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) over marsh off Golf Course - Heswall.

26th November 2024

Megas

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Canvasback-Abberton Reservoir

Cheshire & Wirral

7,000 Common Scoter visible when flushed by a boat off East Hoyle Bank.

2 Purple Sandpiper on Marine Lake pontoon,27 Ringed PPlover by Perch Rock - New Brighton.

Hen Harrier (grey male) - Parkgate.

25th November 2024

Megas

Canvasback-Abberton Reservoir

Cheshire & Wirral

9+ Ruff, Peregrine (main scrape),21 Whooper Swan (border pool) and 2 Spotted Redshank (bridge screen) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Western Cattle Egret-Two in field by Craxton Wood Hotel and 2 Ruddy Shelduck-Puddington

Common Scoter-Astbury Mere

24th November 2024

Cheshire & Wirral

9+ Ruff,Peregrine (main scrape),21 Whooper Swan (border pool) and 2 Spotted Redshank (bridge screen) -Burton Mere Wetlands.

Green Winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

Western Cattle Egret-Two in field by Craxton Wood Hotel-Puddington

23rd November 2024

Cheshire & Wirral

2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) and 3 Great White Egret - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

22nd November 2024

Megas

White Winged Scoter-Lunan Bay-Angus & Dundee

Cheshire & Wirral

Caspian Gull-1st-winter reported at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road-Widnes

Short-eared Owl - Burton Mere Wetlands.

2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) - Parkgate.

21st November 2024

Cheshire & Wirral

Little Stint on the shore - Hoylake.

2 Red Kite over and a Water Pipit - Burton Mere Wetlands.

3 Marsh Harrier over Visitor Centre flying north,12,000 Knot on shore - Thurstaston.

2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) and a Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.

Hawfinch-One still at Carriage Drive-Marbury Country Park

20th November 2024

Megas

Canvasback-Abberton Reservoir


Canvasback

Cheshire & Wirral

2 Water Pipit-Neston Marsh

Hawfinch-One at Marsh Covert then flew off-Burton RSPB

Hawfinch-At Westrees, Delamere Park-Cuddington

2 Hawfinch-Near Old Hall-Marbury Country Park

Greater White Fronted Goose-Sweeney Wetlands

19th November 2024

Megas

White Winged Scoter-Lunan Bay-Angus & Dundee

Cheshire & Wirral

9,000 Knot,2,500 Dunlin,250 Grey Plover and 248 Curlew on the shore,70 Linnet on marsh - West Kirby.

Kingfisher landed next to the channel and started fishing - Dove Point, Meols.

Green Winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

3 Hawfinch-At Westrees, Delamere Park-Cuddington

2 Hawfinch-Near Rangers Cabin-Marbury Country Park

Hawfinch-At least two flew south over No 4 Bed-Woolston Eyes

18th November 2024

Cheshire & Wirral

5 Hawfinch-At Westrees, Delamere Park-Cuddington

Little Stint-Hoylake

Reed Warbler-One hanging out with the big guys in Elephant House (present two weeks)-Chester Zoo

17th November 2024

Megas

White Winged Scoter-Lunan Bay-Angus & Dundee

Black Browed Albatross-Possible adult flew west off Weybourne Camp-Norfolk

Cheshire & Wirral

Hen Harrier (grey male) - Parkgate.

6 Hawfinch-At Westrees, Delamere Park-Cuddington

Little Stint-Hoylake

16th November 2024

Megas

Oriental Turtle Dove-Belated news of apparent juvenile photographed in private garden between 26-29 October but no sign since-Newbiggin-By-The -Sea-Northumberland

White Winged Scoter-Lunan Bay-Angus & Dundee

Blyth's Pipit-St Agnes-Isles Of Scilly

Cheshire & Wirral

Red Crested Pochard-Two (one drake)-Ridgegate Reservoir

8 Western Cattle Egret-Burton RSPB

Firecrest-One reported in Bollin Valley at Riverside Park yesterday-Macclesfield

Greater White Fronted Goose-Sweeney Wetlands

2 Hawfinch-Marbury Country Park

Little stint-Pickerings Pasture

Hawfinch-One again at Overleigh Cemetery-Chester

Hawfinch

8 Western Cattle Egret-Hale

10,000 Knot in two large feeding flocks after high tide - Meols Shore.

Hen Harrier (grey male),3 Marsh Harrier,Short-eared Owl,5+ Great White Egret and 1,000+ Lapwing - Parkgate.

c80 Pied Wagtail in fields next to Target Road - Heswall.

1,500 Pink-footed Geese in fields along Wirral Way between Thurstaston and Heswall.

Bittern,Short-eared Owl and 10 Marsh Harrier this evening - Neston Reedbed.

15th November 2024

Megas

White Winged Scoter-Lunan Bay-Angus & Dundee

Cheshire & Wirral

7,000 Knot and 10,000 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore.

2 Eurasian Bittern-Parkgate

14 Western Cattle Egret-Ince Marshes

Western cattle Egret
(C)P.Ralston

Red Crested Pochard-Two (one drake)-Ridgegate Reservoir

3 Hawfinch-At Westrees, Delamere Park-Cuddington

14th November 2024

Megas

White Winged Scoter-Ferny Ness-Lothian

Cheshire & Wirral

Eurasian Penduline Tit-Woolston Eyes

Penduline Tit 
(C)David Bowman

Red Crested Pochard-Two (one drake)-Ridgegate Reservoir

Red Crested Pochard

13th November 2024

Megas

Scarlet Tanager-Northowram-West Yorkshire

Scarlet Tanager

Cheshire & Wirral

Hawfinch-At Westrees, Delamere Park-Cuddington

Eurasian Penduline Tit-Woolston Eyes

Red Crested Pochard-Two (one drake)-Ridgegate Reservoir

14 Goosander collectively fishing this morning on West Kirby Marine Lake.

12th November 2024

Megas

Scarlet Tanager-Northowram-West Yorkshire

Scarlet Tanager

White Winged Scoter-Lunan Bay-Angus & Dundee

Cheshire & Wirral

Hawfinch-At Westrees, Delamere Park-Cuddington

Eurasian Penduline Tit-Woolston Eyes

Red Crested Pochard-Two (one drake)-Ridgegate Reservoir

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