CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 10TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Parkgate
3 Hen Harrier (incl 1 grey male) and 6+ Marsh Harrier.

Burton RSPB
Fieldfare x50+ Tree By IMF Hide
Water Rail IMF
Whooper Swan x4 Border Pool
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Nuthatch Marsh Covert Wood
Goldcrest Marsh Covert Wood
Cattle Egret x3 Behind Reedbed
Pink-Footed Geese x3500+ Behind Reedbed
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Pintail x3 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Reedbed

CHESHIRE

Brereton-St Oswalds Church yard

1 Hawfinch.

Marbury Country Park

1 Hawfinch-In the arboretum

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PACIFIC DIVER-Adult still showing well,seen off Scillonian-Penzance-Cornwall.

PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 9TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Sparrowhawk Fence Behind Reedbed
Cattle Egret x3 Behind Reedbed
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Kingfisher Burton Mere
Water Rail IMF
Chiffchaff Along Boardwalk
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh
Marsh Harrier x2 Burton Marsh
Nuthatch Marsh Covert Wood
Pink-Footed Geese x4500+ Flew Over
Jack Snipe Flushed Field By Barn

Leasowe Lighthouse
Siberian Chiffchaff 

Caldy Wildfowl Collection

1 Woodcock, c200 Knot and c200 Black-tailed Godwit.

Denhall Quay

1 Marsh Harrier and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtails).

CHESHIRE

Brereton-St Oswalds Church yard

1 Hawfinch.

Pickerings Pasture

Semipalmated Sandpiper-possible this afternoon but distant; also 7 Little Stint at the high tide roost from hide. 

MEGAS IN BRITAIN

PACIFIC DIVER-Adult still showing off adult still off Roskilly-Newlyn-Cornwall.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 8TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egret x6 Burton Marsh
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh 
Ruff IMF
Redshank x105 IMF
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret x3 Back Of Reedbed
Merlin Above New Toilet Block
Sparrowhawk Over Willow Mere
Grey Wagtail In Car Park
Brambling By Railway Bridge
Siskin Near Bridge Screen
Hawfinch x5 Boardwalk Between Reedbed Screen & Marsh Covert Hide

Leasowe Lighthouse
Siberian Chiffchaff.


Leasowe Bay
Snow Bunting flew high inland.


West Kirby 
260+ Brent Geese and 4 Pintail. 


Denhall Quay
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail),Marsh Harrier and 3+ Short-eared Owl.

Hilbre
2,287 Starling flew west early morning.


Parkgate
2 Marsh Harrier,2 Common Buzzard and a Great White Egret.

CHESHIRE
Pickerings Pasture
Little Stint-2 in high tide roost from hide.

Swettenham 
Hawfinch-1 briefly near Swettenham Arms Pub.

Brereton-St Oswalds Church yard

3 Hawfinch.

Marbury Country Park

1 Hawfinch-In the arboretum

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PACIFIC DIVER-Adult still showing well off Sandy Cove (also seen off Penzance, looking towards Longrock, today)-Cornwall.

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 7TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Heswall Shore
2 Woodcock flew from Target Road reed bed into adjacent sewage works.

Hoylake Shore
130 Bar-tailed Godwit and 6,000 Knot.

Parkgate
Marsh Harrier and a Raven.

Burton Marsh
Hen Harrier (grey male)

Burton RSPB
Redwing Burton Point (Photo)
Whooper Swan x2 Burton Marsh
Water Rail IMF
Dunlin x7 IMF
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Siskin x12 Trees By Willow Mere
Great Egret Reception Pool
Cattle Egret x3 Behind Reedbed
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Immature over Reedbed
Pink-Footed Geese x4000 Flew Over Reserve
Sparrowhawk Back Of Main Scrape
Whooper Swans x24
Bewick Swans x3
Great White egret x4

CHESHIRE
Astbury Country Park
Hawfinch-Over

Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-1 still

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PACIFIC DIVER-Adult still distantly off Railway station-Penzance-Cornwall.

PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

              

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 6TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton Marsh
3 Hen Harrier (2 grey male and 1 ringtail).

Leasowe Lighthouse
Siberian Chiffchaff,Firecrest,Redpoll,Siskin and 3 Brambling.

Heswall Fields NT
15 Skylark,12 Meadow Pipit,2 Grey Wagtail,13 Jackdaw,92 Starling,920 Chaffinch,Brambling,7 Greenfinch,16 Goldfinch and 2 Redpoll.

Meols
At least 120 Great Crested Grebe and several thousand Common Scoter.

Hilbre

Brambling (on ground),249 Starling (over) and 125 Meadow Pipit.

Burton RSPB
Redwing Near Barn
Pink-Footed Geese x3000+ Behind Redbed
Merlin On Fence Behind Reedbed
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Peregrine Over Marsh Covert Hide
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Golden Plover IMF
Ruff x4 IMF
Cattle Egret x3 IMF
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh
Bullfinch By Railway Bridge
Grey Wagtail Burton Mere

CHESHIRE
Hale Duck Decoy
Hawfinch-Flew south.

Burwardsley
Hawfinch-2 Flew west of Waste hill.

Newchurch Common
Hawfinch-Flew east over field north of pool and Female Smew.

Hale Shore
2 Hawfinch and a Tundra Bean goose reported flew west.

Marbury Country Park
4 Hawfinch.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PACIFIC DIVER-Adult again off Roskilly-Newlyn-Cornwall.

WILSONS SNIPE-1st-winter showing well at Lower Moors for its fourth day-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly.

               

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 5TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Leasowe Ligthouse
Siberian Chiffchaff -Still near duck pond.

Outer Burton Marsh
3 Water Pipit,2 Jack Snipe,Whimbrel and a Great White Egret.


Parkgate
3 Hen Harrier (incl grey male) and 5 Great White Egret.

Denhall Quay
4 Great White Egret,2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail),3 Short-eared Owl,1 Bewick's Swan and 12 Whooper Swan.


Burton RSPB
Goosander (red-head),2 Cattle Egret,2 Avocet,Greenshank,Kingfisher and a Mediterranean Gull.


Caldy
190 Knot and 1,100 Black-tailed Godwit.

Heswall Marsh
5+ Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier (grey male - close views),2 Great White Egret and a  Peregrine.

CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes
Great White Egret

Brereton-St Oswalds Church yard

1 Hawfinch.

Marbury Country Park

2 Hawfinch-In the arboretum.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

             

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 4TH NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
New Brighton Marine Lake
7 Purple Sandpiper.

Burton RSPB
Egyptian Geese x3 Behind Reedbed
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Reedbed
Knot x5 Main Scrape
Dunlin x15 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Back Of Main Scrape
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Cattle Egret x2 Bridge Screen Pool
Avocet x4 Bridge Screen Pool
Greenshank IMF
Water Rail IMF
Whooper Swan x5 Burton Marsh
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh

Water Pipit x2

Parkgate
3 Hen Harrier-1 Grey Male.
Thurstaston
Scaup (fem) in channel and 270 Pintail.


Heswall-Riverbank Road
Great White Egret.

Birkenhead Docks
Caspian Gull-2ND Winter

CHESHIRE
Maw Green Landfill Site
Hawfinch in with Thrush flock.

Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-2 in the Arboretum.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PACIFIC DIVER-Probable returning adult today though distant-Marazion-Cornwall.

PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

           

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 3RD NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Leasowe Lighthouse
Siberian Chiffchaff-by duck pond,327 Great Crested Grebe,Peregrine and 2 Red-breasted Merganser.

Hilbre
20,000 Common Scoter,18 Red-throated Diver,199 Brent Geese,8 Eider and a Purple Sandpiper.

Red Rocks
Cetti's Warbler and 150 Chaffinch.

Hoylake Shore
Mediterranean Gull.

Heswall
580 Pink-footed Geese,3500 Shelduck,230 Pintail,Female Scaup,8 Red-breasted Merganser and 800 Black-tailed Godwit.

Burton Marsh
5+ Great White Egret and 2 Whooper Swan.

Burton RSPB
Goldcrest Behind New Toilet Block
Sparrowhawk Island Main Scrape
Avocet x4 Bridge Screen Pool
Cattle Egret x2 Bridge Screen Pool
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail End Of Boardwalk
Bullfinch x3 All By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Merlin Burton Marsh From Viewpoint
Marsh Harrier Burton Marsh From Viewpoint
Great Egret x7 Burton Marsh From Viewpoint
Whooper Swan x5 Burton Marsh From Viewpoint
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Golden Plover x107 IMF
Stonechat x2
Water Rail
Ruff X3

CHESHIRE

Brereton-St Oswalds Church yard

1 Hawfinch.

Marbury Country Park

Hawfinch-Reported in the arboretum yesterday.

Nantwich
Hawfinch-Flew SSE over Acton.

            

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 2ND NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Kingfisher Ditch By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Cattle Egret x2 IMF
Ruff x4 IMF
Whooper Swan x5 Burton Marsh
Great Egret x5 Burton Marsh
Marsh Harrier x2 Burton Marsh
Pink-Footed Geese x4000+ Burton Marsh
Barn Owl From Burton Point (In D Shape Barn)
Avocet x3 Bridge Screen Pool
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide

Water Rail Marsh Covert Hide

Heswall Marsh

Great White Egret.

Denhall Quay
2 Marsh Harrier,3 Short-eared Owl,Merlin,2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail)  and a Great White Egret.


Parkgate
Great White Egret and 3 Hen Harrier.

CHESHIRE
Rostherne Mere
Hawfinch-In Church field.

Sandbach Flashes
Great white egret-Railway Flash.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

PIED BILLED GREBE-Loch Feorlin-Argyll.
              


            

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 1ST NOVEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Marsh Harrier x3 Burton Marsh
Great Egret x5 Burton Marsh
Goldcrest Burton Point
Cattle Egret IMF
Hen Harrier Over IMF
Sparrowhawk Over IMF
Pintail Border Pool
Green Sandpiper x2 Bridge Screen Pool
Avocet x4 Bridge Screen Pool
Great-Crested Grebe Bridge Screen Pool
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail Reedbed Screen
Merlin Tree Marsh Covert Wood
Barn Owl Bird crop Field By Viewpoint (Top Field)
Merlin x2
Kingfisher
Green Winged Teal Marsh Covert Hide
Ruff X10 IMF

Hilbre
8 Purple Sandpiper and 12 Eider.


Heswall
140 Pintail,2 Marsh Harrier,2 Peregrine,Merlin,111 Golden Plover,430 Lapwing,400 Dunlin,900 Knot,2000 Redshank,3 Greenshank,1200 Black-tailed Godwit,45 Bar-tailed Godwit and 570 Curlew.


Denhall Quay
3 Great White Egret,Short-eared Owl and a Hen Harrier (ringtail).

Parkgate
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail).

Burton Marsh
4 Short-eared Owl,2 Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier,Raven,Great White Egret, Merlin,2 Stonechat and c700 Fieldfare.

CHESHIRE

Brereton-St Oswalds Church yard

1 Hawfinch.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.