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MEGA BIRD NEWS:19th June 2026-Western Reef Heron-Caernarfon-Conwy Dark-morph adult (ssp gularis) still at Conwy Morfa Beach at c 53.2921, -3.8570; use free car park at west end of Beach Road (LL32 8GA)

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS

 




19th June

Odonata-Sighting
Lesser Emperor-Tatton Park-2 males and a female still on the south side of Melchette Mere

18th June

Odonata-Sighting
Lesser Emperor-Tatton Park-Male still on the south side of Melchette Mere

Caspian Gull-Widnes-1st-summer at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road (WA8 0PA)

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate Marsh/Gayton Sands RSPB
-Four still at Boathouse Flash

Common Quail-Hale-Singing male still south of Within Way

17th June

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate Marsh/Gayton Sands RSPB-
Two again at Donkey Stand Flash, then flew north

Quail heard and a Hobby - Burton Marsh.

Common Quail-Hale

16th June

Common Quail-Oakmere-At least one singing male in Oxeye Daisy meadow near broken information board along Oakmere Way at c 53.2279, -2.6457

Channel Wagtail-Bradley-Male at Bradley Orchard Farm

Common Quail-Burton Marsh-Singing male still audible from the flagpole at the end of Station Road this afternoon

14th June

6 Eurasian Spoonbill-Boathouse flash-Parkgate

Osprey-Heswall-One circled over Lower Heswall, then flew high west

Common Quail-Whitley Reed-Singing male in field north-east of Reed Lane at c 53.3298, -2.5265

Common Quail-Neston Marsh-Singing male south of Old Quay

13th June

2 Little Gull (ads) - New Brighton.

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Elton Hall Flash

Spotted Redshank and 2 Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton RSPB

12th June

Osprey-Poynton-One flew south over Poynton Lake

10th June

43+ still yesterday (21 adults and 10 young on No 3 Bed and 12+ adults on No 4 Bed; reserve open from 08:00-20:00, permit and key obtainable at www.woolstoneyes.com. Keep off bunds at all times

2 Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate Marsh/Gayton Sands RSPB-Two at Donkey Stand Flash; use Old Baths car park

630 Knot, 485 Black-tailed Godwit and 44 Bar-tailed Godwit -Burton Mere Wetlands.

Quail singing on marsh end of Marshlands Road - Little Neston.

9th June

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate Marsh/Gayton Sands RSPB-Two at Donkey Stand Flash; use Old Baths car park

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Hancock's Flood

8th June

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate Marsh/Gayton Sands RSPB-Two at Donkey Stand Flash; use Old Baths car park

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Hancock's Flood

7th June

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Hancock's Flood

White Stork-Sandbach-At least one circling over M6 just south of Roadchef Sandbach services

Eurasian Spoonbill-Parkgate Marsh/Gayton Sands RSPB-Two at Donkey Stand Flash; use Old Baths car park

6th June

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Hancock's Flood

5th June

Common Quail-Mobberley-Singing male from the public footpath east of Gleavehouse Farm

Curlew Sandpiper-Hale-One on River Mersey

Greater Scaup-Hale-Drake on River Mersey off Within Way mid-afternoon

4th June

Spotted Flycatcher in private garden - Saughall

Black-necked Grebe-Woolston Eyes NR (permit only)-27+ (five broods) still; reserve open from 08:00-20:00, permit and key obtainable at www.woolstoneyes.com. Keep off bunds at all times

3rd June

Hobby flew past the bottom of Denhall Lane - Burton Marsh.

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Hancock's Flood

2nd June

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Hancock's Flood

3 Arctic Skua (dark phase) flew west this morning - Leasowe Gunsite.

Eurasian Spoonbill-Burton RSPB

Common Quail-Singing male still in field south of Woodend Lane; note Holly Bush Lane is a private road, park elsewhere and walk-Rixton

1st June

2 Little Stint-Hale-Still on the River Mersey east of Hale Lighthouse

Common Quail-Singing male still in field south of Woodend Lane; note Holly Bush Lane is a private road, park elsewhere and walk-Rixton

Garganey-Sandbach Flashes-Drake still at Hancock's Flood