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1st March

Sand Martin-Neumann's Flash

Black-necked Grebe and Sand Martin-Woolston Eyes

Euasian Spoonbill-Boathouse Flash-Parkgate

Russian White-fronted Goose-33 from viewpoint by barn-Burton RSPB

Shore Lark-In field by the wall along the Gritstone Trail between the telephone mast and the Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop

Russian White-fronted Geese-75 in fields on the east side of Tetton Lane Flash with Pink-footed geese ; park in the dip on Tetton Lane, then walk north for c 400m to view

Ruddy Shelduck-Drake still on River Mersey off Spike Island-Widnes

Hen Harrier (grey male) came in off the sea, then headed west - Hilbre.

Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.

Feb 28th

Green-winged Teal (drake) on Boathouse Flash, also 12 Stonechat - Parkgate.

Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Goosander, 3000 Oystercatcher, 80 Grey Plover, 46 Golden Plover, 5000 Dunlin, 4500 Knot, 1300 Black-tailed Godwit, 90 Bar-tailed Godwit, 330 Curlew, 1700 Redshank, 2 Greenshank over high tide - Heswall Shore.

2 Short-eared Owl off Heswall Golf Course.

11 Russian White-fronted Geese, distant from Bunker hide- Burton Mere Wetlands.

Russian White-fronted Geese-75 in fields on the east side of Tetton Lane Flash with Pink-footed geese ; park in the dip on Tetton Lane, then walk north for c 400m to view

Shore Lark-In field by the wall along the Gritstone Trail between the telephone mast and the Old Man O'Mow-Mow Cop

Ruddy Shelduck-Drake still on River Mersey off Spike Island-Widnes

Caspian Gull-Two 1st-winters at WSR Recycling Centre-Widnes

2 Sand Martin-Marbury Country Park-Northwich

Black-necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes

Feb 27th

6 Russian White-fronted Geese, distant from Bunker hide- Burton Mere Wetlands.

Firecrest-One reported at Moat Lane-Rixton

Russian White-fronted Geese-52 in fields on the east side of Tetton Lane Flash with Pink-footed geese ; park in the dip on Tetton Lane, then walk north for c 400m to view

Short-eared Owl-At least one again late afternoon-Neston Marsh

Caspian Gull-Two (adult and 2nd-winter) on River Mersey-Widnes

Ruddy Shelduck-Drake still on River Mersey off Spike Island-Widnes

Russian White-fronted Goose-15 still at the west end of No 3 Mitigation Area-Frodsham Marshes

Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton RSPB

Feb 26th

Eurasian Spoonbill - Burton RSPB

Red Kite-Flew west over Park Lane and headed towards Meols Station at 0950am.

Willow Tit and -Burton RSPB

Willow Tit
(c)Joe Downing

Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake

Kumlien's Gull-Adult still on River Mersey near Old Runcorn Bridge and 1st Winter Caspian Gull-Widnes

Kumlien's Gull
(c)Steve Tomlinson

Russian White-fronted Geese-74 in fields on the east side of Tetton Lane Flash with 94 Pink-footed geese; park in the dip on Tetton Lane, then walk north for c 400m to view-Sandbach Flashes

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

12 Russian White-fronted Geese on wet grassland and 6 Barnacle Geese- Burton Mere Wetlands