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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS


28th October 

Long-tailed Duck - Shotwick Boating Lake

360 Shelduck - Meols Shore

Short-eared Owl-One at Hale Marsh viewed from Town Lane-Hale

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

26th October 

Little Gull-1st-winter-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Whooper Swan and 1600 Cormorant flew out of the estuary, also a Peregrine, Eider, Stonechat and 120 Redshank - Hilbre

25th October 

2430 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection

6 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands

Spoonbill - Parkgate

Little Gull - New Brighton

Yellow-browed warbler-One trapped and colour-ringed on No 3 Bed-Woolston Eyes-Permit only

24th October 

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

4200 Shelduck, 360 Teal, 315 Pintail, 2400 Dunlin, 65 Knot, 620 Curlew, 420 Black-tailed Godwit, 1300 Redshank - Thurstaton Shore

Garganey (juv) - Boathouse Flash-Parkgate

Caspian Gull-Two 1st-winters on the roof of WSR Recycling-Widnes

23rd October 

Caspian Gull-Three (two 1st-winters and 3rd-winter) on roof of WSR Recycling-Widnes

22nd October 

7 Curlew Sandpiper-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

300 cormorant, 10,000 Dunlin, 500 Knot and 450 Grey Plover between Sandhey Slipway and East Hoyle Bank (tide edge) on flood tide - Meols shoreline

Garganey (juv), 400 Teal, 205 Shoveler and 18 Greenshank - Boathouse Flash-Parkgate

21st October 

Bittern flew into roost this evening - Neston reedbed

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

Ruddy Shelduck-Again on mudbank on River Mersey near Mersey Gateway Bridge from Wigg Island-Widnes

20th October 2025

Wood Sandpiper-N06 Tank and 11 Curlew Sandpiper-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

Spotted Redshank-Three at Boathouse Flash-Parkgate

Short-eared Owl-One flew towards Hoylake-Hilbre Island

19th October 

Black Tern-one at North Pool at Mere Farm Quarry-Chelford

7 Curlew Sandpiper-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

Short-eared Owl - Thurstaston

18th October 

14 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake

1000 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight, 3000 Oystercatcher, 102 Golden Plover, 1400 Dunlin, 300 Knot, 1050 Curlew, 2400 Redshank, 7
Greenshank- Heswall

7 Marsh Harrier and 3+ Great White Egret - Parkgate

2 Black necked Grebe- Adult and a Juvenile still at the north end of the western cell of No. 4 Bed-Woolston eyes-Permit Only

Wood Sandpiper-N06 Tank and 7 Curlew Sandpiper-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

Curlew Sandpiper-One on mud on ebbing tide-Wigg Island

Black-necked Grebe-Doddington Pool

17th October 

Firecrest (ringed and released) in the Obs garden, also Woodcock and a Whooper Swan - Hilbre Island

6+ Marsh Harrier (2y male, 2 ad fem. 3 juv), 4+ Great Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk together and 2 Brambling over - Parkgate

2 Curlew Sandpiper-Pickerings Pasture

7 Curlew sandpiper-Weaver bend and Wood sandpiper-N06 tank-Frodsham Marshes

Short-eared Owl-Hale Head-Hale

Black necked grebe-at least one still at the north end of the western cell of No. 4 Bed-Woolston eyes-Permit Only

16th October 

Black necked Grebe-Two (adult and juvenile), Little Stint, Rock Pipit, Female Garganey-Woolston Eyes-Permit Only

15 Goosander (also Report of c10 Scaup) this afternoon - West Kirby Marine Lake

4 Whooper Swan over - Lower Heswall

15th October 

6 Curlew Sandpiper and a Greater Scaup-Weaver Bend-Frodsham Marshes

Greater Scaup- Still at the east end - Astbury Mere Country Park

Hen Harrier and 2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate


Yellow-browed warbler-Woolston Eyes
(D Bowman)

Short-eared Owl-Hilbre Island
(c) S.Williams

Firecrest-Hilbre Island

Woodcock-Hilbre Island
(c) S Williams

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