CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 9TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Western Cattle Egret

Hilbre
Eider,9 Whimbrel,75 Ringed Plover,1150 Sandwich Tern,700 Black-headed Gull,90 Swallows roosted overnight.

Red Rocks
2 Arctic Tern, 50 Common Tern and 670 Sandwich Tern.

Heswall Shore
800 Shelduck,2000 Oystercatcher,16 Grey Plover,435 Dunlin,4600 Redshank,1650 Curlew and 7 Yellow Wagtail.

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
3,590 Black-tailed Godwit.

CHESHIRE
Wybunbury
Juvenile Black Redstart-On the southeast side at Lea Forge late afternoon.Park off A51 at quarry entrance and follow track to demolished buildings.

Sandbach Flashes
2 Curlew Sandpiper-Elton Hall Flash 10:30-11:00 then flushed.

Woolston eyes
3 Garganey-N0 3 Bed

Marbury Country Park
3 Little Egret,2 Water Rail,2 Dunlin,2 Black Tailed Godwit,2 Great White Egret and 11 Little grebe-Neumann's Flash

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 8TH AUGUST 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Ruff x6 IMF
Marsh Harrier Over IMF
Whitethroat Birdcrop Field
Blackcap Along Boardwalk
Green Woodpecker Marsh Covert Wood
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Ruddy Shelduck Main Scrape
Snipe x14 Main Scrape
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Spotted Redshank x1 Main Scrape + x1 IMF
Water Rail Back Of Main Scrape
Spotted Crake (Adult) Back Of Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plover x1 Main Scrape
Song Thrush (Juv) 

Leasowe Lighthouse
Wheatear near Lighthouse, 3 Kingfisher along river at Lingham Lane bridge.

Hilbre
Eider,14 Whimbrel,1,500 Dunlin and 82 Ringed Plover.

Heswall Shore
78 Little Egret,350 Dunlin,4100 Redshank,2 Greenshank,880 Black-tailed Godwit,1700 Curlew,7 Yellow Wagtail.

Thurstaston Shore
2 Adult Mediterranean Gull and 250 Black-headed Gull.

CHESHIRE
Marbury Country Park
Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash.

Wybunbury
Black Redstart-On the southeast side at Lea Forge late afternoon.Park off A51 at quarry entrance and follow track to demolished buildings.

Woolston eyes
3 Garganey-N0 3 Bed

CHELFORD-ASTLE SANDPITS LATEST BIRDS-AUGUST 2018

I have continued to watch the area throughout the summer months and have only added a few species of birds. The main problem with the area is disturbance due to dog walkers who let their dogs swim in the areas that the birds favour. Anyway, moan over here's my latest list of species.

1.Mute Swan                                                              

2. Grey Lag Goose

3.Canada Goose

4.Pheasant

5.Cormorant

6.Mallard

7.Tufted Duck

8.Grey Heron

9. Great Crested grebe

10 Little Grebe

11.Buzzard

12.Kestrel

13.Moorhen

14.Coot

15.Oystercatcher

16. Little Ringed Plover

17.Lapwing

18.Dunlin

19. Black-Headed Gull

20.Feral Pigeon

21.Wood Pigeon

22.Collared Dove

23.Stock Dove

24.Swift

25.Green Woodpecker

26.Magpie

27.Jay

28.Jackdaw 

29.Rook

30.Carrion Crow

31.Blue Tit

32.Great Tit

33. Long-Tailed Tit

34.Skylark

35.Sand Martin

36.Swallow

37.House Martin

38.Chiffchaff

39.Willow Warbler

40.Garden Warbler

41.Whitethroat

42.Lesser Whitethroat

44.Blackcap

45.Sedge Warbler

46.Reed Warbler

47.Nuthatch

48.Treecreeper

49.Starling

50.Wren

51.Mistle Thrush

52.Song Thrush

53.Blackbird

54.Robin

55.Dunnock

56.House Sparrow

57.Yellow Wagtail

58.Pied Wagtail

59.Grey Wagtail

60.Chaffinch

61.Greenfinch

62.Goldfinch

63.Linnet

64.Reed Bunting

65. Red-Legged Partridge

66. Egyptian Goose

67.Yellowhammer

68. Lesser Black Backed Gull

69.Greater Black Backed Gull

70.Bullfinch

71.Sparrowhawk

72.Pochard

73.Ringed Plover

74. Little Ringed Plover

75. Hobby

76 .Sparrowhawk

BIRDGUIDES REVIEW OF RARE BIRDS THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN-1ST-7TH AUGUST 2018

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BIRDGUIDES PHOTO OF THE WEEK 1ST-7TH AUGUST-2018

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