CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 17TH DECEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Neston

4 short eared owl and an Great white egret

West Kirby Marine Lake

Goldeneye (male),2 Goosander,6 Red-breasted Merganser,Great Crested Grebe,Mediterranean Gull and 3 Goldeneye.

Burton RSPB
Pintail x1 Main Scrape
Avocet x1 Main Scrape
White-Fronted Geese Poss 3 With Greylag Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Sparrowhawk Fence Post Right Of Wet Grassland
Redwing Field Left Of Bunker Entrance
Fieldfare Field Left Of Bunker Entrance
Whooper Swan x14 Field Behind D Barn
Chiffchaff Willow Tree Along Boardwalk
Bullfinch x2 Railway Bridge
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Merlin Fence Post Right Of Wet Grassland
Golden Plover x30 Main Scrape
Little Stint Main Scrape
Kingfisher Marsh Covert Hide 

CHESHIRE
Mellor Moor
Great Grey Shrike-1 reported yesterday.

Four Ways Sand Quarry
Eurasian White Fronted goose-On east side of lake.

Oakmere
Snow Bunting-1 flew southwest over Farm Road. 

Delamere Forest
Hawfinch-1 still at Delamere Forest Cafe car park this morning. 

Cuddington
Hawfinch-With Greenfinches in silver birch trees.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 16TH DECEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Denhall Quay
4 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail).

Burton RSPB
Redwing Burton Point
Fieldfare Burton Point
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Bullfinch Railway Bridge
Goosander Willow Mere
Pintail x2 Main Scrape
Golden Plover x55+ Main Scrape
White-Fronted Goose Wet Grassland
Iceland Gull Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Sparrowhawk Over Main Scrape
Whooper Swan x15 Field Behind D Barn
Pink-Footed Geese x1000 Field Behind D Barn
Hen Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Main Scrape

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Hawfinch-2 on No 3 Bed this morning then flew east. 

Marbury Country Park
4 Hawfinch still around Old hall site and Bittern still in T A Coward reedbed.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTHERN HAWK OWL-Individual photographed by the River Nidd yesterday morning is an escape from a local collection-Knaresborough-North Yorkshire.

ITALIAN SPARROW-Possible (or hybrid sparrow sp.) in gardens on Wynards Road and Cadbury Gardens (present several days); park in car park off Hayes Lane or on B3178 at Oak Hill (c.SY067847)-East Budleigh-Devon.

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

PACIFIC DIVER-Unconfirmed report of adult still off Jubilee pool-Penzance-Cornwall.

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 15TH DECEMBER 2017

WIRRAL

Neston Old Quay

Hen Harrier-Ringtail,2 Great White egret and Water Pipit,Short-eared Owl,Merlin,Peregrine (juv),4 Marsh harrier and a Goosander (male flying west).

Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x20 Field Behind D Barn
Mistle Thrush Field Left Bunker Entrance
Fieldfare As Above
Redwing x350+ As Above
Kingfisher Reception Pool
Avocet x1 Main Scrape
Ruff x2 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Pink-Footed Geese x2000 Flew Over
Goldcrest x2 By Burton Mere
Treecreeper By Willow Mere
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From PointPeregrine x2 Over Main Scrape

Hilbre
5 Purple Sandpiper,5 Eider and 282 Brent Geese.


CHESHIRE

Brownlow

Hawfinch-One in large beech tree by the farmhouse at c.SJ832611 this afternoon; park only at the bottom of Sandy Lane at c.SJ831605 and walk up Sandy Lane, cross Childs Lane and take the footpath north then west.

Marbury Country Park
4 Hawfinch still around Old hall site and Bittern still in T A Coward reedbed.

               
                  

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 14TH DECEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Goosander (drake) on reception pool,Avocet and a Marsh Harrier


Caldy Wildfowl Collection
350 Black-tailed Godwit. 


West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Goosander, 5 Red-breated Merganser and 3 Great Crested Grebe.


CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-1 Still near Old hall site

Hale
3 Water Pipits-Town Lane Pools

              

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 13TH DECEMBER 2017

WIRRAL
West Kirby Marine Lake
2 Goosander, 5 Red-breated Merganser and 2 Great Crested Grebe.

Heswall Shore
700 Pinkfeet,660 Pintail.185 Teal, 8000 Oystercatcher,140 Golden Plover,900 Lapwing,20,000+ Knot, 1900 Dunlin,750 Redshank,1260 Black-tailed Godwit,220 Bar-tailed Godwit, 660 Curlew.

Parkgate
3 Marsh Harrier,Short-eared Owl,Merlin and a Male Hen Harrier 

Hilbre
5 Eider,5 Purple Sandpiper,72 Turnstone,110 Sanderling,362 Curlew and 7,000 Oystercatcher

Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x19 Field Behind D Barn
Pink-Footed Geese x100+ As Above
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland 
Peregrine Over Main Scrape
Water Rail Fence Line Right Of Scrape
Redwing x70+ Far End Boardwalk Field On Right
Woodcock Near Copse To IMF
Goosander Redbed Screen

Neston Old Quay
2 Short eared Owl

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
ITALIAN SPARROW-Possible (or hybrid sparrow sp.) in gardens on Wynards Road and Cadbury Gardens (present several days); park in car park off Hayes Lane or on B3178 at Oak Hill (c.SY067847)-East Budleigh-Devon.

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