CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

10th March

Green-winged Teal (flew to Boathouse Flash) and 2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

Scaup (drake), 3 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander and 10 Brent Geese (one dark-bellied) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Crossbill flew low over horse paddocks (going west) - Leasowe Lighthouse.

40 Russian White-fronted  Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.

17 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Northwich

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

Caspian Gull-Adult-Sandbach Flashes

20 Black-necked Grebes and 1st winter female Greater Scaup-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY

9th March

20 Black-necked Grebes-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY

Eurasian Spoonbill-One flew from Decoy Marsh towards Pickerings Pastures-Hale

Black Redstart (fem) by coastguard station - Dove Point, Meols.

Good views of both Scaup (drake) and a Common Scoter - West Kirby Marine Lake.

2 Russian White-fronted Goose

-Burton RSPB

Slavonian Grebe-Sweeney Wetlands

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

8th March

Slavonian Grebe-Sweeney Wetlands

Black Redstart (fem) by the coastguard station and the Landmark Stables -Dove Point, Meols.

Dark-bellied Brent Goose in field with Greylag Geese -Thornton Hough.

Greater Scaup-Adult on sea-Hilbre Island

Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton RSPB

Scaup (Drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake