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Sunday, April 27, 2025

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS & UK(MEGAS)

26th April 2025

National Mega News

Cape Gull-Adult-Redcar Tarn-West Yorkshire

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Wood Sandpiper and Whinchat-Woolston Eyes-Permit Only

Garganey-Drake-Burton RSPB

Wood Sandpiper in flooded field near Ness Gardens.

129 Whimbrel, Yellow Wagtail (Lower Heswall) - Heswall Shore.

Ring Ouzel in horse paddock by west kissing gate at 5pm, also Yellow Wagtail, 3 Whinchat, Red Kite over - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Wood Sandpiper heard flying over - Thurstaston Country Park.

25th April 2025

National Mega News

Forster's Tern- Brownsea Island-Dorset

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Ring Ouzel-Male by Shropshire Union Canal at Wharton's Lock-Tiverton

Greater White Fronted Goose-Two flew north-west over Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park

Swift-One at Wistaston-Crewe

Wood Sandpiper-One in flooded field near Ness Botanic Gardens-Ness

Short Eared Owl-One flew over towards duck decoy-Pickerings Pasture

c100 Gannet feeding offshore - Red Rocks.

Great White Egret flew east - Hilbre.

4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Swift, Cuckoo and Lesser Whitethroat, Osprey high south this afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.

133 Whimbrel on rising tide - Heswall Shore.

24th April 2025

National Mega News

Eastern Bonelli's warbler-In Plantation-Skaw-Whalsay

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Swift-Over-Neston

Ring Ouzel-Female at Woodchurch south of Landican Lane 200m from Arrowe Park Road junction but distant-Birkenhead

At least 20 Whimbrel  on ebbing tide - Caldy/Thurstaston Shore.

10+ Wheatear, Common Redstart, Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Whinchat and 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 50+ Gannet offshore - Leasowe Lighthouse.

2 Spoonbill in heronry - Burton Mere Wetlands.

57 Whimbrel, 175 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Ruff over high tide off Heswall Fields NT.

6+ Avocet, Spoonbill and 4 Tufted Duck - Old Baths, Parkgate.

23rd April 2025

National Mega News

Eurasian Crag Martin-Showed well for half an hour and then drifted south with Swallows-Winterton Dunes

Eastern Bonelli's warbler-In Plantation-Skaw-Whalsay

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
(C) Mark Sutton

Forster's Tern-Lytchett Bay-Dorset 

Forster's Tern
(C) Dorset Bird Club

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

38 Whimbrel, 260 Oystercatcher, 280 Grey Plover, 1100 Dunlin, 85 Curlew, 170 Redshank on the shore, Whinchat and a Lesser Whitethroat at Heswall Fields NT.

Grasshopper Warbler reeling near boatyard, also 3+ Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.

Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, 2 Whimbrel in field, Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, Common Redstart (fem), Grasshopper Warbler and a Barn Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Whinchat
(C)Sean O'Hara

Wood Warbler-Singing male at Brown Knowl entrance-Bickerton Hill

Eurasian Spoonbill- One again in heronry-Burton RSPB

22nd April 2025

National Mega News

Eastern Bonelli's warbler-In Plantation-Skaw-Whalsay

Forster's Tern-Adult again from Middlebere Lookout-Arne-Dorset 

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Eurasian Spoonbill- One again in heronry then flew towards Ness-Burton RSPB

Little Stint-One off Dove Point-Meols

Little Stint
(C)Sean O'Hara

21st April 2025

National Mega News

Eastern Bonelli's warbler-In Plantation-Skaw-Whalsay

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

2 Manx Shearwater, 800 Sandwich Tern, 14 Little Tern, 75 Gannet, 3 Eider, 4 Shag, 2 Yellow Wagtail (over), 4 White Wagtail (down) - Hilbre.

3 Whinchat (1 on Kerr's field, 2 east of River Birkett) - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Little Gull - New Brighton.

Osprey-One at Doddington drifted west over fields this afternoon-Doddington Pool

Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton Rspb

Russian White Fronted Goose-Two still at Bradley Orchard Farm-Bradley 

Arctic tern- One at Budworth Mere- Marbury Country Park

20th April 2025

National Mega News

Booted Eagle-Pale-morph juvenile between Glandford and Cley-next-the-sea flew west over Sewage Farm mid-afternoon-Glanford-Norfolk

Eastern Bonelli's warbler-In Plantation-Skaw-Whalsay

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Arctic Tern-60 at Weaver Sluices-Frodsham Marshes

2 Manx Shearwater, 750 Sandwich Tern, 14 Little Tern, 75 Gannet, 3 Eider, 4 Shag, 2 Yellow Wagtail (over), 4 White Wagtail (down) - Hilbre.

3 Whinchat (1 on Kerr's field, 2 east of River Birkett) - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Eurasian Spoonbill,8 Spotted Redshank-On Centenary Pool-Burton RSPB

Whinchat-Burton Marsh

Ruddy Shelduck-Wigg Island

19th April 2025

National Mega News

Barolo-type-shearwater-One flew east-Prawle Point-Devon

Eastern Bonelli's warbler-In Plantation-Skaw-Whalsay

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Osprey-One over-Heswall

Whinchat-Four by dung heap at Station Road-Burton Village

Little Gull-one still on Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park

Eurasian Spoonbill-Adult on flash south of Bevyl Road-Parkgate

3 Whinchat-Near Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

4 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Whinchat-Two still in horses paddock at Carr Lane Pool viewed from gate-Hale

Ring Ouzel in field, seen from footpath between Oldfield Farm and Dungeon Wood - Heswall.

10 Avocet off Old Baths - Parkgate.

Common Redstart (female) - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Common Redstart (female) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

18th April 2025

National Mega News

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Channel Wagail and 2 Whinchat-Hale

Whinchat-Maw Green Tip

Ruddy Shelduck-Wigg Island

4 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear and a Yellow Wagtail between Burton Point and Decca Pools.

Spotted Redshank on flash - Denhall Quay.

c200 Pink-footed Geese headed north, Grasshopper Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 6 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler and a Cetti's Warbler, 3 Gannet offshore - Red Rocks.

17th April 2025

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Ring Ouzel-Female briefly at midday then flew east-Gowy Meadows

Garganey-Drake still on eastern cell of No 4 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Common Redstart-Male in trees behind log pile at Rosemary's Flood-Sandbach Flashes

Russian White Fronted Goose-Two still at Bradley Orchard Farm and a Whinchat-Bradley

Garden Warbler-One at Mere Farm Quarry; view only from public footpath-Chelford

Whinchat and Redstart-Hale

45 Little Tern, 300 Sandwich Tern and 15 Gannet - Hilbre.

Grasshopper Warbler (by Burton Point) and 3+ Whinchat (by rifle range) -Burton Marsh.

Whinchat - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Common Redstart (fem) - Lower Heswall.

Common Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel, 2 male Whinchat, 8 Wheatear, Whitethroat, 6 Willow Warbler - Heswall Shore (and adjacent scrub).

Osprey over Grange Hill, also seen over Meols heading north - West Kirby.

Whinchat on Kerr's Field, Grasshopper Warbler by inland path coastal paddocks, and 8+ Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.

16th April 2025

National Mega News

Forster's Tern- Brownsea Island-Dorset

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Whinchat-Two in field along Station Road-Burton

Osprey-One flew west over Dutton Locks towards Frodsham-Dutton

15th April 2025

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Ring Ouzel-Female in fenced-off field above Goldford Lane car park and 2 Redstarts-Bickerton Hill

Whinchat-Burton Marsh

Common Crane-One flew south over River Dee-Aldford

Whinchat-Ashton's Flash

2 Whinchat-Burton RSPB

Ruddy Shelduck-Wigg Island

14th April 2025

National Mega News

Booted Eagle-Pale-morph juvenile flew in off the sea and continued north-west-Beeston Bump-Norfolk

Moussier's Redstart-Report of male photographed in paddocks by Leasowe Lighthouse on 6 April-Leasowe-Cheshire

Forster's Tern- Brownsea Island-Dorset

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Moussier's Redstart-Report of male photographed in paddocks by Leasowe Lighthouse on 6 April-Leasowe-Cheshire

2 Russian White Fronted Goose-Two still at Bradley Orchard Farm-Bradley

Short Eared Owl-Hale

White Stork-One flew west towards Hilbre Island then U-turned-Hoylake

White Stork
(C)A.Conlin

Pied Flycatcher-Female in woodland at The Breck off Breck Road-Wallasey

3 Whinchat-Gowy Meadows

Tree Pipit in sea-front garden - Hoylake.

Tree Pipit
(C)J.Turner

Grasshopper Warbler west end of paddocks near groyne, Whimbrel over -Leasowe Lighthouse.

Whinchat-Male-Langfields-Hoylake

13th April 2025

National Mega News

Forster's Tern- Brownsea Island-Dorset

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Russian White Fronted Goose-Two still at Bradley Orchard Farm-Bradley 

White Stork- One in fields by New Hay Lane although no sign since-Willaston

White Stork
(C)D.King

Whinchat-One at Kerr's Field-Leasowe

Whinchat
(C)P.Sutton

12th April 2025

National Mega News

Forster's Tern- Brownsea Island-Dorset

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

Water Pipit-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Ring Ouzel-Female at lighthouse-Leasowe

Ring Ouzel
(C)G.Connolly

Osprey-One flew over this evening-Leasowe

Osprey
(C)A.Conlin

Ring Ouzel-T
wo (one male) still in paddock at end of Fornalls Green Lane-Meols

Black Necked Grebe-62 on No 4 Bed; do not walk along bunds-Woolston Eyes

Russian White Fronted Goose-Two still at Aston Flash; follow path east along River Weaver from Frodsham Watersports-Frodsham Marshes

Osprey-Over mitigation Pools then flew out to Mersey Estuary-Frodsham Marshes

Common Redstart-Male briefly in shelter belt at south end of No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes

Short Eared Owl-One flew east along shore-Hale

Pied Flycatcher-Peckforton

Ring Ouzel-One in paddock at end of Fornalls Green Lane-Meols

Garganey-Female still on No 3 Bed from Tower Hide-Woolston Eyes

Ring Ouzel-Female on farmland off Limbo Lane-Irby

Ring Ouzel-Male at south end of No 4 Bed then flew north-Woolston Eyes

Grasshopper Warbler-Hoylake

Grasshopper Warbler
(C)J.Turner

11th April 2025

National Mega News

Forster's Tern-Arne RSPB-Dorset

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Booted Eagle-Pale Morph-Cliffsend-Kent

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