CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 22ND APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Chiffchaff In Copse To IMF 
Pintail x4 IMF 
Great Egret x1 By Border Pool
Whitethroat Along Boardwalk
Spotted Redshank x6 MCH (Photo)
Reed Warbler Reedbed
Cetti's Warbler Marsh Covert Wood
Blackcap ( M) By Willow Pool
Swallow x2 Over Reception Pool
Ruff x3 (M) Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Mediterranean Gulls x5 Main Scrape
Mistle Thrush Field Left Bunker Entrance
Cattle Egrets x3 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Spoonbill In Trees Marsh Covert Wood
Egyptian Geese x2 Main Scrape

Leasowe Lighthouse
3 Whinchat,Grasshopper Warbler,8 Yellow Wagtail,8 Wheatear and 2 Tree Pipit 

Red Rocks
Grasshopper Warbler and a Common Sandpiper.

CHESHIRE
Mow Cop
Ring Ouzel-Still around the stone wall near Old Man of Mow

RING OUZEL

(C)STEVE SEAL

Woolston Eyes
Drake Garganey

Bickerton Hill

Ring Ouzel-Male near Pool Farm car park and a Common Redstart

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 21ST APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
White Wagtail From Bunker Left Of Scrape 
Swallows x2 Over Field Left Bunker Entrance 
Mediterranean Gulls x7 Main Scrape 
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x2 (M) Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Blackcap (M) By Willow Pool
Reed Bunting (M) Reedbed Screen
Sedge Warbler Reedbed
Spoonbill In Trees Marsh Covert Wood
Cattle Egret In Trees Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x8 Marsh Covert Hide
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Whitethroat Along Boardwalk
Chiffchaff By Wooden Bridge To IMF
Cetti's Warbler By IMF Hide
Pintail x3 IMF
Great Egret By Border Pool

Leasowe LIghthouse
15 Yellow Wagtail,7 Fieldfare,2 White Wagtail,2 Ring Ouzel,2 Grasshopper Warbler,5 Mealy Redpoll,14 Wheatear,Whinchat and several Lesser Whitethroats.

Hilbre Island
Little Ringed Plover flew towards Red Rocks,Whinchat,Common Redstart,2 Grasshopper Warbler,23 Yellow Wagtail,15 White Wagtail,Eider,Common Sandpiper and 15 Whimbrel.

Ness
Osprey-North over.

Burton Point
Spoonbill flew out towards estuary this evening,also 2 Grasshopper Warbler.

CHESHIRE
Hale-Carr Lane Pools
Drake Garganey,Ring Ouzel,3+ Grasshopper warbler,Female Redstart,2 Tree Pipit,7 Reed warbler,4 Sedge warbler,Lesser Whitethroat,3 Whitethroat,2 Wheatear,5 Yellow Wagtail,2 Fieldfare,15 Redpoll,6 Siskin

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER

(DAVE CRAVEN)

Marbury Country Park-Area
Yellow wagtail Avocet,Garden Warbler,Yellowhammer,Whitethroat and 2 Little ringed plover

Tatton Mere
2 Mandarin duck,Common sandpiper and a Reed warbler on knutsford moor

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 20TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Pintail x4 IMF 
Raven Over Birdcrop Field 
Whitethroat x2 Along Boardwalk
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Buzzard x2 Marsh Covert Wood
Spoonbill Top Of Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x6 Marsh Covert Hide
Sedge Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Cetti's Warbler By Willow Pool
Blackcap (M) By Willow Pool
Marsh Harrier (F) Over Wet Grassland
Pink F Geese x4 Wet Grassland
Mediterranean Gulls x5 Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Little Ringed Plovers x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x2 (M) Main Scrape
Cattle Egrets x3 Field Left Of Bunker Entrance
White Wagtail From Bunker Left Of Scrape
Yellow Wagtail From Bunker Left Of Scrape
Wheatear In Field Burton Point
Green Sandpiper Pools Left Of Wet Grassland

Heswall Fields NT
2 Lesser Whitethroat (singing),Grasshopper Warbler,22 Blackcap and 15 Redpoll over

West Kirby-Grange cemetry
4 Tree Pipit and a Brambling over 

Meols
Black Redstart (fem)-In field by Water Treatment plant (near Park Lane).

Leasowe Lighthouse
Grasshopper Warbler,30+ Wheatear,6 Whinchat,2 Ring Ouzel,6 Common Redstart,4 Yellow Wagtail,4 White Wagtail,3 Fieldfare,2 Osprey over, one at mid-day and another at 1350hrs 

 REDSTART

(C)A.CONLIN

RING OUZEL

(C)A.CONLIN

Caldy Wildfowl Collection
Common Sandpiper and 670 Black-tailed Godwit 

Hilbre Island
Osprey,Merlin,2 Peregrine,8 Yellow Wagtail,6 Tree Pipit and a Grasshopper Warbler 

CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
8 Whitethroat,2 Reed Warbler and Drake Garganey

Mow Cop
2 Ring Ouzel-Male

RING OUZEL

(C)STEVE SEAL

Marbury Country Park
4 Avocet-Neumann's Flash

Sandbach Flashes
Sandwich Tern-Elton Hall Flash

Frodsham Marshes
Great White Egret

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 19TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Leasowe Lighthouse
32 Sandwich Tern,5 Gannet,28 Great Crested Grebe,Tree Pipit over,3 Ring Ouzel,3 Redstart,2 Yellow Wagtail,4 White Wagtail,6 Whinchat,3 Whimbrel,3 Grasshopper Warbler and 100+ Wheatear 

Red Rocks
2 Reed Warbler,2 Yellow Wagtail,20 Redpoll,Little Ringed Plover and at least 2 Tree Pipit 

Hoylake Shore
25 White Wagtail and 5 Yellow Wagtail.

Gilroy Nature Park,West Kirby
2 Yellow Wagtail,Ring Ouzel (fem) and a Garden Warbler 

Heswall Shore
37+Whimbrel

Hilbre Island
20 Whimbrel,5 Yellow Wagtail,3 Blackcap and 20 Willow Warbler

Burton RSPB
Mediterranean Gulls x12 Main Scrape 
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape 
White Wagtail Left Of Main Scrape 
Cattle Egrets x2 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Green Woodpecker In The garden
Cetti's Warbler By Willow Pool
Blackcap Marsh Covert Wood
Buzzard x2 Over Marsh Covert Wood
Reed Bunting By Reedbed Screen
Sedge Warbler Near Reedbed Screen
Spotted Redshank x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Chiffchaff By Railway Bridge
Wheatear (F) Birdcrop Field
Spoonbill Tops Of Trees Marsh Covert Wood
Ruff x1 Main Scrape
Whitethroat By Birdcrop Field
Great Egrets x4 Burton Marsh From Point

Raby
Whimbrel-In field right of Raby cottage


CHESHIRE
Hale
Great White Egret-Flew over heading north.

Crewe
Red Kite-Over Westminster Street

Sandbach Flashes-Maw Green Tip
Reed warbler,Sedge warbler,Whitethroat,Lesser Whitethroat,Cettis warbler and a Yellow wagtail.

Marbury Country Park
8 Avocet and 3 Whimbrel-Neumann's Flash

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS 18TH APRIL 2019

WIRRAL
Red Rocks
3 Ring Ouzel,Grasshopper Warbler,3 Tree Pipit,Whitethroat and a Whimbrel

Hilbre Island
Ring Ouzel,75+ Willow Warbler,Redstart,Grasshopper Warbler,Sedge Warbler,7 Blackcap and 2 Common Sandpiper.

Ness Gardens
Ring Ouzel-Between Ness Gardens and Burton in horse paddock.

Leasowe Lighthouse
12 Tree pipit,Pied Flycatcher,2 Yellow Wagtail,4 White Wagtail,2 Grasshopper Warbler,35 Wheatear,6 Redstart,5+ Ring Ouzel,3 Whinchat and 3 Whimbrel,7 Sandwich Tern,100+ Willow warbler,26 Blackcap,12 Sisken and 4 Redpoll

WHINCHAT

(C)AUSTIN MORLEY

Heswall
Cuckoo *first of spring*-Inland of Wirral Way near Dungeon Wood.

Heswall Fields NT
Lesser Whitethroat and 6+ Common Whitethroat in blackthorn.

Heswall Shore
13 Whimbrel-On rising tide.

Burton RSPB
Great Egrets x2 Burton Marsh From Point 
Pintail x4 IMF 
Garganey (M) IMF 
Little Ringed Plovers x2 IMF
Chiffchaff By Railway Bridge
Great Crested Grebes x2 Bridge Pool
Spotted Redshank x5 Marsh Covert Hide
Dunlin x10 Marsh Covert Hide
Sedge Warbler From Reedbed Screen
Reed Bunting By Reedbed Screen
Cetti's Warbler By Willow Pool
Blackcap x2 (M&F) By Willow Pool
Swallow x2 Over Reception Pool Mediterranean Gulls x16 Main Scrape
Avocets 120+ Main Scrape
Ruff x2 (M) Main Scrape
Cattle Egret x1 Field Left Of Bunker Entrance
White Wagtails x3 From Bunker Left Of Scrape
Nuthatch In Car Park

Caldy
Ring Ouzel-In newly seeded field below Stapledon Wood.

Raby
Ring Ouzel-In the field behind Hillyard Farm,visible from a gateway on the left just after leaving the speed limit zone on Raby mere road.

CHESHIRE
Winsford Flash
Little Gull-Bottom Flash

Pickerings Pasture
Garden Warbler-Singing by hide

Moore Nature Reserve
Female Pied Flycatcher

Marbury Country Park
Garden Warbler-Budworth Mere
4 Whimbrel and 8 Avocet-Neumann's Flash
Grasshopper Warbler-Witton Brook

WHIMBREL

(C)MALC CURTIN

Bosley-Private Wood
2 male Pied Flycatcher and male Redstart.

PIED FLYCATCHER

(C)STEVE SEAL

Tatton Mere
Drake Mandarin Duck