CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

14th October 2025

4 Cattle Egret roosting- Burton RSPB

Wood Sandpiper-N06 Tank-Frodsham Marshes

Ring Ouzel-one flew south over No 4 Black-necked grebe-Two (adult and juvenile) still at the north end of the western cell of No 4 Bed-Woolston Eyes(Permit only)

Greater Scaup and Common Scoter-10 (four drakes)Drake-Astbury Mere

Common Scoter-Two (one drake)-Lapwing Hall Pool-Chelford

Common Scoter-Four-Acre Nook Sand Quarry-Chelford

Common Scoter- (five drakes) at Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park

13th October 2025

4 Cattle Egret roosting early morning (still present at 08.30) and 3 Redwing - Burton RSPB

Ruddy Shelduck-Still on River Mersey off Spike Island-Widnes

11th October 2025

4,790 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection

310 Sanderling on the edge of East Hoyle Bank on rising tide, 4,000+ Common Scoter on the sea - Hoylake

Glossy Ibis flew from Seaforth across the Mersey to New Brighton

Spotted Redshank - Parkgate

Iceland Gull-Possible in flight from a moving car by Benson Beds/A49-Warrington

Osprey-One Over-Marbury Big Mere

Spotted Redshank-Still at Boathouse Flash-Parkgate

2 Black-necked Grebe-(adult and juvenile) still at the north end of the western cell of No 4 Bed. Woolston Eyes(permit only)

Caspian Gull-two 1st-winters on River Mersey sandbanks just west of old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Greater Scaup-Astbury Mere

10th October 2025

Grey Phalarope-1st-winter still on No 3 Bed viewed from John Morgan Hide -Woolston Eyes(permit only)

Curlew Sandpiper-Pickerings Pasture

9th October 2025

Grey Phalarope-1st-winter still on No 3 Bed viewed from John Morgan Hide and a Black-necked grebe-still on western cell of No 4 Bed with a Juvenile Garganey -Woolston Eyes(permit only)

Arctic Tern and Juvenile Black tern -Budworth Mere-Northwich

Black Tern

8th October 2025

40 Knot, 200 Dunlin, 13 Greenshank, 3000 Redshank on rising tide - Heswall Shore

7000 Shelduck, 400 Wigeon, 250 Pintail, 9 Red-breasted Merganser, 112 Little Egret, 4 Great Egret, 900 Curlew, female Marsh Harrier, Merlin over high tide, also 2 Swallow - Riverbank Road-Heswall

4 - 5 (probable) Bean Geese on the marsh just north of Old Baths at high tide - Parkgate

410 Cormorant on East Hoyle Bank two hours before high tide - Meols

Arctic Tern and Juvenile Black tern -Budworth Mere-Northwich

Grey Phalarope-1st-winter still on No 3 Bed viewed from John Morgan Hide -Woolston Eyes(permit only)

Curlew Sandpiper-Three in high tide roost-Pickerings Pasture

Ruddy Shelduck-Still on River Mersey off Spike Island-Widnes

7th October 2025

Great Skua on shore before high tide, then flew west, 6 Curlew Sandpiper over high tide - Hoylake

Scaup (juv) quite close in at Leasowe Lighthouse

Grey Phalarope-1st-winter still on No 3 Bed viewed from John Morgan Hide and a Black-necked grebe-Two (adult and juvenile) still on western cell of No 4 Bed-Woolston Eyes(permit only)

Ruddy Shelduck-Female still at Elton Hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes

Yellow-browed warbler- By A530 bridge over Trent and Mersey Canal, Middlewich

Firecrest-One trapped and ringed in a private garden-Bidston Hill

Ruddy Shelduck-One on River Mersey from Future Flower and Juvenile Curlew sandpiper-Widnes

6th October 2025

19 Whooper Swan, thirteen on sea at high tide, 630 Pink-footed Geese, 4450 Shelduck, 160 Pintail, 460 Teal, 54 Golden Plover, 1100 Curlew, 3600 Redshank, 18 Greenshank - Heswall Shore

Grey Phalarope-1st-winter still on No 3 Bed viewed from John Morgan Hide-Woolston Eyes(permit only)

Arctic Tern and Juvenile Black tern -Budworth Mere-Northwich

Spotted Redshank-Boathouse Flash-Parkgate

6 Whooper Swan flew south past Parkgate

Great Skua on sea west of Hilbre, then flew to Hoylake shore before heading into the estuary and landing on sea off West Kirby Marsh

Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper in wader roost east of Lifeboat Station, 5 Crossbill over Meols Drive - Hoylake

13 Shag on the sea, east side of Hilbre

5th October 2025

Harrier sp-ringtail flew south between Hilbre and Red Rocks, then lost to view-Hilbre

10 Leach's Petrel and Great Skua - Leasowe 

Great Skua

(C)Richard Steel

5 Leach's Petrel, Storm Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Great Skua-New Brighton

6 Leach's Petrel (1 taken by a Peregrine)-Dove Point-Meols

Leach's Petrel-One flew west past Hale Head Lighthouse-Hale

10 Leach’s Petrel, 3 Manx Shearwater and 3 Arctic Skua by 0800am - Hilbre

Greater Scaup-Elton Hall Flash-Sandbach Flashes

Greater Scaup

(c)Craig Allman

Grey Phalarope, Great Skua and a Sabine's Gull - Hoylake

5,800 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection

2 Hen Harrier, 33 Greenshank and 6 Spoonbill - Parkgate

4th October 2025

1+ Leach's Petrel, Storm Petrel, probable juv male Northern Harrier came over off the sea, Arctic Skua, 2 Black Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, Grey Phalarope landed on Mersey then flew to Marine Lake before flying west - New Brighton

Storm Petrel

(c)Martin Loftus

2 Arctic Skua, 2 Leach's Petrel and a Black Tern - Wallasey-Leasowe

Black Tern - Hilbre

2 Arctic Tern from Lifeboat Station - Hoylake

3rd October 2025

Yellow-browed Warbler-Chester Meadows-Chester

Slavonian Grebe-West Kirby Marine Lake

Slavonian Grebe

(c)Pete Sutton

2nd October 2025

Slavonian Grebe and 11 Goosander-West Kirby Marine Lake

Hawfinch-One dropped into scrub by Loop Hide, but no further sign, Rock pipit and 2 Black-necked grebes-No4 Bed-Woolston Eyes-Permit Only

6 Eurasian Spoonbill-Still roosting on flash off Bevyl Road, Parkgate

1st October 2025

Slavonian Grebe-West Kirby Marine Lake

Curlew Sandpiper-One off Hale Head Lighthouse-Hale

8 Eurasian Spoonbill-Still roosting on flash off Bevyl Road, Parkgate

Glossy Ibis-Four photographed yesterday-Parkgate

Ruddy Shelduck-One at Rode Pool yesterday- Rode Heath