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Feb 28
1 Little Stint at high tide - Hoylake.

Feb 27
1 Little Stint by Sandhey slipway - Meols.
2 White Wagtail in coastal paddocks *first of spring* - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Feb 26
Good Stonechat passage today:
9 Stonechat - Parkgate Marsh.
9 Stonechat off Riverbank Road - Heswall Marsh.
c10,000 Knot feeding on East Hoyle Bank about an hour after high tide - Meols.

Feb 25
3 Purple Sandpiper, 180 Redshank, 90 Turnstone and 15 Dunlin - New Brighton Marine Lake.

Feb 24
15 Twite on marsh - Flint Castle.

Feb 23
6+ Stonechat - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Feb 22
25 Redwing in paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3,600 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight - Heswall Marsh.
10,000+ Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Bittern flew towards Neston Reedbed at dusk - Parkgate.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
120+ Jackdaw over - Hoylake Langfields.

Feb 21
14 Avocet on main scrape, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
12 Brent Geese - Leasowe Bay.

Feb 20
1 Bitern flew towards Neston Reedbed at 6pm - Parkgate.
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south of A5137, south west of  Brimstage.

Feb 19
1 Purple Sandpiper by the embankment close to several Turnstones - Leasowe Bay.
6 Stonechat in coastal paddocks with several more along the embankment - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Stint - Meols Shore.

Feb 18
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south of A5137, south west of  Brimstage.
2 Little Gull (adults), 1 Razorbill, 3 Red-throated Diver, 500 Common Scoter and 40 Great Crested Grebe over high tide - Leasowe Gunsite.

Feb 17
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south of A5137, south west of  Brimstage
1 Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) late afternoon, also 4 Great White Egret and 4 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Feb 16
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south of A5137, south west of  Brimstage, this afternoon 3 Great White Egret flew over the field!

Feb 15
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field by Talbot Avenue (off A5137), south west of  Brimstage.
1 Little Stint by Sandhey Slipway on ebbing tide, also 1 Peregrine sitting on East Hoyle Bank for about an hour - Meols.
1 Red Kite and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
500 Black-tailed Godwit busy feeding in big field next to Pump Lane - Greasby.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) - Parkgate.

Feb 14
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags - Thornton Hough.

Feb 12
c800 Jackdaw flew into roost at old RAF site - West Kirby.
2 Hen Harrier - Gronant.

Feb 11
150 Golden Plover on marsh seen from Burton Point.

Feb 10
1 Greenshank in the channel - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Feb 9
830 Pink-footed Geese, 16 Brent Geese, 2 Dabchick, 215 Golden Plover, 18 Ringed Plover, 5000 Dunlin, 4000 Knot, 52 Turnstone, 840 Curlew, 230 Bar-tailed Godwit, 85 Black-tailed Godwit, 860 Redshank over high tide - Thurstaston.

Feb 8
1 Caspian Gull (1st winter) at river mouth, 4 Water Pipit on salt marsh and 1 Long-tailed Duck (fem) offshore - Gronant.
1 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian) with large number of Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
2 Cattle Egret in field off Lees Lane - Little Neston.
3 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) flew into roost at dusk, also 1 Merlin and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate.

Feb 7
1 Short-eared Owl - Irby.

Feb 6
2 Hen Harrier over reedbed - Gronant.

Feb 5
16 Twite on marsh - Flint Castle.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch - New Brighton.

Feb 4
1 Little Stint at high tide - Hoylake.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch - New Brighton.

Feb 3
6 Marsh Harrier (in air together), 550+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1,600 Lapwing and 2,000+ Pink-footed Geese - Neston/Burton Marsh.
3 Marsh Harrier and 2,300 Lapwing - Parkgate.
385 Brent Geese - Hilbre.

Feb 2
1 Little Stint (also off Meols before high tide), 20,000 Knot and 3,000+ Dunlin at high tide with 935 Bar-tailed Godwit which dropped down on the ebbing tide -  Hoylake.
2 Merlin, 5 Marsh Harrier and 8 Great White Egret - Neston Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Parkgate.
2 Goldeneye (m&f) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Feb 1
1 Little Stint seen at Hoylake. at high tide and Meols on ebbing tide.
248 Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore.

Jan 31
580 Shelduck, 190 Pintail, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 8 Common Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 170 Skylark off Target Road on incoming tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Little Stint by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ribgtail) - Parkgate.

Jan 30
1 Little Stint just west of Lifeboat Station at high tide and spotted on the ebbing tide off Sandhey slipway (off tennis courts) - Meols.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Parkgate.

Jan 29
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch - New Brighton.
1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.

Jan 28
1 Little Stint off Sandhey slipway this morning - Meols.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch this morning - New Brighton.

Jan 27
1 Little Stint off Sandhey slipway this morning before flushed by dog walker - Meols.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 3 Marsh Harrier and 1 Merlin - Parkgate.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch this afternoon - New Brighton.

Jan 26
237 Golden Plover and 660 Bar-tailed Godwit this morning - Heswall Shore.
16 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Jan 25
1 Greenshank by groyne and 25 Brent Geese on the shore off Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Goldeneye (m&f), 2 Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Little Grebe - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Black Redstart (male) seen briefly at Fort Perch before flying into the town - New Brighton.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 2 Marsh Harrier, 60 Golden Plover and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate.

Jan 24
1 Black Redstart (male) by Fort Perch - New Brighton.

Jan 23
1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) and 60+ Golden Plover - Parkgate.
2 Goldeneye (m&f) but flew inland, and 1 Little Grebe (present for several days) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

 Jan 22
1 Black Redstart (male) by Fort Perch - New Brighton.

Jan 20
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male) flew into roost this evening - Parkgate.

Jan 19
1 Black Redstart (male) by Fort Perch, showing well - New Brighton.
2 Goldeneye -West Kirby Marine Lake.

Jan 18
1 Black Redstart (male) on Fort Perch, flew inland for a while this morning before returning - New Brighton.
1 Hen Harrier (male) early morning, 5+ Marsh Harrier and 2,800 Lapwing (flushed by the Marsh Harriers) - Parkgate.

Jan 17
1 Black Redstart (male) on Fort Perch, above main gate - New Brighton.
430+ Great Crested Grebe at high tide - Meols.

Jan 16
c20 Twite on marsh - Flint Castle.
14+ Red-throated Diver and 3 Red-breasted Merganser off East Hoyle Bank before high tide - Hoylake.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 60 Golden Plover - Parkgate Old Baths.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 fem Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine and 1 Great White Egret at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
A large undisturbed wader roost today at high tide - 11,000+ Knot, 9,000+ Dunlin, 2000+ Oystercatcher, 1,000+ Grey Plover, 1,000+ Redshank and c400 Sanderling - Hoylake.

Jan 15
10,000+ Knot feeding on the shore before high tide - Meols.
2 Green Sandpiper and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Neston Reedbed/ Sewage Works.

Jan 14
2 Hen Harrier (males) and 4 Greenshank - Parkgate Old Baths.
1 Little Stint - Hoylake.

Jan 13
2 Hen Harrier (males) - Parkgate Old Baths.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Neston Sewage Works.

Jan 12
27 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff with c8 Chiffchaff, also 1 Green Sandpiper - Neston Sewage Works.
1 White-fronted Goose (probably Russian race), with Pink-footed Geese - Burton Point.
1 Hen Harrier ( grey male) - Parkgate.
Good cold weather movement of Redwings over past few days including 52 in field by Target Road sewage works - Heswall.
11+ Marsh Harrier and 1 Bittern flew into roost, 7 Great White Egret flew south to roost at Burton, this evening - Neston Reedbed.
1 Shag, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Red-breasted Merganser and 11 Goosander -West Kirby Marine Lake.
5 Woodcock flew out of roost at dusk - Pasture Road, Leasowe.

Jan 11
1 Siberian Chiffchaff with c8 Chiffchaff, also 1 Jack Snipe - Neston Sewage Works.
4 Goldeneye and 25 Goosander -West Kirby Marine Lake.
10 Whooper Swan flying north - West Kirby Shore.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) - Parkgate.

Jan 10
2 Goldeneye and 12+ Goosander -West Kirby Marine Lake.

Jan 9
1 Black Redstart (male) on tideline debris immeadiately west of Fort Perch - New Brighton.

Jan 8
2 Goldeneye (m&f) - West Kirby Marine Lake
10,000 Knot just off Caldy steps at mid-day - Caldy Shore.
1 Water Pipit, 28 Skylark, 5 Grey Wagtail, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 7 Great White Egret, 11 Marsh Harrier and 35 Shoveler - Neston Marsh.
1 Water Pipit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail and 9 Chiffchaff - Neston Sewage Works.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.

Jan 7
Large number of Redwings and Fieldfares in field behind Old Baths - Parkgate.
c20 Twite on saltmarsh - Flint Castle.
1 Hen Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 5
325 Brent Geese - Hilbre.

Jan 4
20 Whooper Swan - Burton Marsh.
225 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank and 320 Pintail before high tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 1 Spotted Redshank on the marsh, 1 Water Pipit by stream and 2 Green Sandpiper near the sewage works - Neston Marsh/Old Quay.
1 Water Pipit in field behind Bunker hide - Burton Mere Wetlands,
3 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
4 Hen Harrier (1 ad male, 1 imm male, 2 ringtail), 8+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 4 Great White Egret and 2 Greenshank - Parkgate.
7 Eider, 300 Brent Geese, 4,000 Knot and 120 Turnstone - Hilbre.

Jan 2
8 Woodcock flew out of Pasture Road roost at dusk - Leasowe.
2 Greenshank, 2 Gadwall, 55 Teal, 30 Wigeon, 18 Shoveler and 250 Lapwing on flooded fields - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Great White Egret and 25+ Shoveler - Parkgate.

Jan 1
4 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
6,000 Knot roosting before high tide - Meols.
31 Goosander flew high toward Hilbre - Hoylake Shore.