23rd September 2026
Parkgate
11 Greenshank and 53 Shoveler - Boathouse Flash
Coxbank
Baird's Sandpiper- One at Burleydam Pool; Park carefully along Lodmore Lane (SY13 4BJ); do not block access for farm vehicles-Still present this morning.
Baird's Sandpiper
(c)Mark Jarrett
22nd September 2026Coxbank
Baird's Sandpiper- One at Burleydam Pool; Park carefully along Lodmore Lane (SY13 4BJ); do not block access for farm vehicles-Still present this evening.
Neston
Bearded Tit-Little Neston-At least two at c 53.2802, -3.0701.
21st September 2026
Marbury Country Park
Black Tern-Juvenile at Budworth Mere; No sign by 8.00am.
Coxbank
Baird's Sandpiper- One at Burleydam Pool; Park carefully along Lodmore Lane (SY13 4BJ); do not block access for farm vehicles-Still present this evening-Still present at 18.16.
20th September 2026
Hilbre Island
131 Leach's Petrel, Grey Phalarope, 5 Arctic Skua, Great Skua and 36 Manx Shearwater.
Great Skua
Manx Shearwater
Leach's Petrel
(c)Alan Hitchmough
New Brighton
20+ Leach's Petrels, Little Gull and 2 Manx Shearwaters past Mersey mouth.
Wallasey Shore
48 Leach's Petrels and a Manx Shearwater passed by 14.15hrs.
Leach's Petrel
(c)Pete Sutton
Leasowe Gunsite
32+ Leach's Petrels and a Manx Shearwater by 11.30am.
Hoylake Shore
Storm Petrel and 27+ Leach's Petrels.
Coxbank
Baird's Sandpiper- One at Burleydam Pool; Park carefully along Lodmore Lane (SY13 4BJ); do not block access for farm vehicles-Still present this evening.
Bebington
Grey-backed Thrush- Presumed escape; still in private garden this morning [the species is a short-/medium-distance migrant in East Asia but appears to be common in captivity.
Coxbank
Baird's Sandpiper-One at Burleydam Pool; Park carefully along Lodmore Lane (SY13 4BJ); do not block access for farm vehicles-Still showing at 5.00pm.
Northwich
Manx Shearwater-One found exhausted.
Widnes
Caspian Gull-Adult on River Mersey sandbank west of old Runcorn Bridge.
Pickerings Pasture
Curlew Sandpiper-One still.
Hilbre Island
19 Leach's Petrels, Storm Petrel, 9 Red-throated Divers, 2 Arctic Terns, Little Tern, 6 Sandwich Terns, 4 Guillemots and a Razorbill.
Leasowe Gunsite
Leach's Storm Petrel-11 flew west between 16:00 and 17:00.
Wallasey Shore
Leach's Storm Petrel-Another three flew west past Harrison Drive.
18th September 2026
New Brighton
Storm Petrel and 2 - 3 Leach's Petrels.
West Kirby Marine Lake
Curlew Sandpiper-One at the south end.
17th September 2026
Leasowe Gunsite
Barolo Shearwater at 1510hrs, also 31 Leach's Petrels from about 1140hrs to 1725hrs, flying west.
Wallasey Shore
5 Arctic Skuas and 26 Leach's Petrels.
North Wirral-Between Mersey Mouth and Hoylake Shore
At least 2 Grey Phalaropes and Leach's Petrels as above, also several Manx Shearwaters.
Hilbre Island
9 Leach's Petrels,7 Manx Shearwaters, 4 Razorbills and 6 Arctic Terns.
16th September 2026
New Brighton
Arctic Skua flew west from Mersey mouth this morning.
Leasowe Lighthouse
5 Wheatears along the embankment by the lighthouse.
Leasowe Gunsite
2 Leach's Petrels and a Manx Shearwater flew west.
Wallasey Shore
2 Leach's Petrels and a Grey Phalarope.
Leach's Petrel
(c)Pete Sutton
Hoylake Shore
3 Juvenile Curlew Sandpipers this afternoon.
Burton RSPB
Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Little Stints.
Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Slavonian Grebe-Adult still this evening.
15 September 2026
Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Slavonian Grebe-Adult still this evening.
Hoylake Shore
Sabine's Gull- Juvenile on beach, then flew inland; also 3 Black Tern, 7 Arctic Tern and 10 Little Tern.
Sabine's Gull
(c)Pete Sutton
Hilbre Island
2 Black Tern and Black Guillemot flying west, Garganey flew north, possible Long-tailed Skua, also hundreds of terns(mainly Sandwich).
Black Guillemot
(c)Steve Williams
Parkgate
Garganey, Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 20 Spoonbills.
