CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

15th May

2 Garganey-(drake and female) at Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes

41 Black-necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes NR (permit only)

Little Stint-East of lighthouse-Hale

White-tailed Eagle-Probable immature flew west over A556 towards Pickmere-Tabley

Eurasian Spoonbill-One on flash off Mostyn Square, and two flew north towards Heswall-Parkgate Marsh/Gayton Sands RSPB

230 Black-tailed Godwit and 12 Mandarin (all drakes) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

14th May

Arctic Tern-One on No 4 Bed then flew east along the River Mersey-Woolston Eyes-PERMIT ONLY

Osprey over high and heading north at 0830 - Dove Point, Meols.

100 Shelduck, 500 Oystercatcher, 130 Ringed Plover, 90 Grey Plover, 400 Dunlin, 27 Whimbrel, 125 Curlew at high tide - Heswall Shore.

Quail- Heard at the bottom of Marshlands Road, also a Barn Owl - Neston.

13th May

Curlew Sandpiper- On River Mersey just east of Hale Head Lighthouse-Hale

Common Eider-Five (two drakes and three females) on River Mersey just east of Hale Head Lighthouse

23 Avocet and a Great White Egret-Parkgate

12th May

3 Barn Owl and 2 Great White Egret this evening - Neston Marsh

Greater Scaup-Adult drake still at the south end-West Kirby Marine Lake

11th May

Little Stint-At least two (possibly three) on River Mersey off Lighthouse-Hale

Garganey-Drake still on No 3 Bed-woolston Eyes-Permit Only

10th May

310 Dunlin, 300 Sanderling (over North), 210 Ringed Plover, 8 Shelduck, 3 Whimbrel, Curlew and 23 Little Egret - Hilbre

2 Spoonbill and 8 Great White Egret - Parkgate

9th May

Little Stint-One on the Maersey-Hale

Wood Sandpiper-Carr Lane Pools-Hale

Cuckoo showing well in horse paddocks, also 2+ Wheatear and a Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.

2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

Yellow-legged Gull - Hilbre.

1,500 Knot- Burton Mere Wetlands.

Red Kite heading north over Gayton Lane at 17:15 hrs - Heswall.

8th May

Spotted Redshank and 2 Garganey (drake) on main scrape - Burton RSPB

Whinchat by sheep pens, 2 Hobby by Nets Cafe - Burton RSPB

Osprey flew north late morning, Arctic Skua mobbing Sandwich Terns this evening - Hilbre

Osprey-One flew over this afternoon-Grappenhall

7th May

European Beeeater-Going low south at 19.00pm over Pinfold Lane towards West Kirby 5 mins ago-Flew low over Morrisons car park (just above house height) heading south 19:10 pm-West Kirby

Common Scoter-Mere Farm Quarry

Eurasian Spoonbill, Garganey and Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

2 Garganey-Drakes-Still on No3 bed-Woolston Eyes-PERMIT ONLY

6th May

2 Garganey (drakes), 6 Spotted Redshank and a Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.

234 Whimbrel, 85 Curlew, Greenshank, 20 Redshank on rising tide this afternoon - Heswall Shore.

2 Grasshopper Warbler and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Garganey-Drake-Still on No3 bed-Woolston Eyes-PERMIT ONLY

5th May 

2 Whinchat-Leasowe Lighthouse

Osprey-One flew Over-Burton RSPB

45 Black-necked Grebes and 3 Drake Garganey-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY

4th May 

10 Spotted Redshank-Burton RSPB

Slavonian Grebe-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Eurasian Spoonbill-Three flew south over Hale Head-Hale

Eurasian Spoonbill- Flew south overBurton RSPB]

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate

Wood Sandpiper-Two on flood from footpath-Sweeney Wetlands

Greater Scaup-Adult drake still -West Kirby Marine Lake

3rd May

2 Wood Sandpiper - Burton RSPB

32 Swallow, 160 Sandwich Tern and 2 Eider - Hilbre

35 Black-necked Grebes and 3 Arctic terns briefly-Woolston Eyes-Permit ONLY

Greater Scaup-Adult drake still -West Kirby Marine Lake

Sanderling-One flew around Pumphouse Flash, then continued North-west-Sandbach Flashes

2nd May 

6 Little Tern, 450 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Whimbrel, 3 Eider, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff and a Whitethroat - Hilbre.

9 Spotted Redshank and 3 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Greater Scaup-Adult drake still on the east side, and a Common Scoter-West Kirby Marine Lake

Ruddy Shelduck-Wigg Island

1st May 

107 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.

4 Yellow Wagtail and a Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.

3 Spoonbill, 3 Common Tern, 8 Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 

3 Little Ringed Plover and a Willow Tit -  Burton Mere Wetlands.

Red Kite headed east over Liverpool Bay, seen from Hilbre.

Ruddy Shelduck-Drake still on River Mersey-Widnes

Common Crane-One flew east over the yellow barrier at the east end of Thelwall Lane-Woolston Eyes-PERMIT ONLY

Channel Wagtail-Hale