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July and August 2026.

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Aug 31
1 Little Stint showing well off Roman Road this morning - Meols Shore.
4,170 Black-tailed Godwit in field below Stapledon Wood - Caldy.
1 Little Tern, 80 Sandwich Tern, 250 Grey Plover, 80 Bar-tailed Godwit, 600 Ringed Plover and 400 Dunlin over high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Aug 30
2 Common Sandpiper and 4 Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
100+ Sandwich Tern at high tide - Hoylake.
2 Whinchat and 2 Wheatear - Meols Common.

Aug 29
2 Greenshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Great White Egret feeding in channel with many Little Egrets - Meols Groyne.
1 Tree Pipit and 2 Swift over - Lower Heswall.
1 Cattle Egret (Boathouse Flash) and 9 Ruff (Donkeystand Flash) - Parkgate.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
1 Spotted Flycatcher along Station Road - Burton.
80 Ringed Plover, 55 Dunlin, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Turnstone, 2000+ Redshank, 3 ad Mediterranean Gull, 430 Common Gull on rising tide - Thurstaston Shore.

Aug 28
1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) and 16 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
2,000 Black-tailed Godwit, 110 Sandwich Terns, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1,000 Black-headed Gull and at least 5,000 Oystercatcher over high tide - West Kirby Shore.

Aug 27
1 Common Sandpiper by the groyne, 1 Curlew Sandpiper off Sandhey Slipway - Meols Shore.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) this morning - Heswall Marsh.
420 Sandwich Tern and 3200 Back-tailed Godwit (godwits feeding SW of Marine Lake after high tide) - West Kirby Shore/Hilbre.

Aug 26
9 Greenshank, 1 juv Ruff and loads of Ringed Plover and Dunlin on rising tide - Thurstaston shore.

Aug 25
1 Arctic Skua, 2 Manx Shearwater, 3 Gannet and 500 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.
14 Spoonbill, 4 Avocet, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank and 1 Ruff on Boathouse Flash, 1 Green Sandpiper on Donkeystand Flash - Parkgate.

Aug 24
14 Spoonbill, 3 Avocet and 1 Spotted Redshank onn Boathouse flash, 1 Green Sandpiper at Bevyl Road Flash - Parkgate.
800 Shelduck, 4000 Oystercatcher, 24 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 1500 Curlew, 3800 Redshank, 17 Greenshank plus 200 Hirundines at Target Road Sewage Wks on rising tide this morning - Heswall/Thurstaston shore.

Aug 22
6+ Yellow Wagtail and 2 Wheatear on shore by tennis courts - Meols Shore.
12 Spoonbill,  19 Grey Heron,  2 Water Rail and 1 Spotted Redshank - Boathouse flash Parkgate.
1 Short-eared Owl, flew over golf course - Leasowe Bay.
3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear and 1 Barn Owl this morning - between Station Road and Burton Point.

Aug 21
10+ Wheatear in area this morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.
6+ Wheatear, 60+ Meadow Pipit and 1 Green Sandpiper this evening - Burton Point.

Aug 20
1 Little Stint and 4 Yellow Wagtail - Meols Shore.
1 Osprey going N - Burton Point.

Aug 19
2 Green Sandpiper (Donkey Stand Flash), 3 Wood Sandpiper, 9 Spoonbill, 26 Grey Heron and 1 Spotted Redshank (Boathouse Flash) - Parkgate.

Aug 18
605 Ringed Plover and 2 Whimbrel - Point of Ayr.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Meols Shore.
6 Whimbrel and 60 Turnstone - Hilbre.

Aug 17
1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Spoonbill, 400 Swallow and 100 House Martin - Parkgate.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Meols Shore.

Aug 16
1 Lesser Whitethroat in Chapel Field, 1 Tree Pipit flew S, 1 Spoonbill over towards BMW, 3+ Yellow Wagtail and 1 juv Wheatear, early morning between bottom of Station Road and Burton Point.
4 Spoonbill, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank and 15 Ruff on Centenary Pool - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Curlew Sandpiper off Sandhey Slipway this morning - Meols Shore.
6.890 Black-tailed Godwit, reord high count for the site - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Curlew Sandpiper on flooding tide, also c500 Grey Plover, 8 Little Tern and c200 Sandwich Tern - Hoylake Shore.

Aug 15
1 Wood Sandpiper Bevyl Road Flash, also 8 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1 Curlew Sandpiper just east of Sandhey Slipway - Meols Shore.
1 Arctic Skua flew east, at least 3 Wheatear by Lifeboat Station- Hoylake Shore.
6 Mediterranean Gull on ebbing tide - Red Rocks.

Aug 14
1 Curlew Sandpiper (ad) off Sandhey Slipway this morning - Meols Shore.
1 Wood Sandpiper - Parkgate.
I ad sum plum Curlew Sandpiper, 1 - 2 Whimbrel, 60+ Grey Plover - many summer plumaged, 9 Little Tern, 6 - 7 Common Tern, 2 Raven, 1 Rock Pipit (unringed) and many Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Sanderling, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Sandwich Tern and Curlew over high tide - Hoylake Shore.
3 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail and 5 Tree Pipit over S between bottom of Station Road and Burton Point.

Aug 13
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint at high tide, 1 juv Caspian Gull after high tide - Hoylake Shore.
1 Quail calling early morning, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 13 Spoonbill, 2  Green Sandpiper,  5 Greenshank, 3 Water Rail, 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Swift, 11 Grey Heron (catching eels) - Parkgate.

Aug 12
2 Little Stint showing well, 13 Spoonbill, 12 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Spotted Redshank, 41 Greenshank at high tide - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
30 - 40 Yellow Wagtail between Thurstaston Visitor Center and Heswall Fields NT including at least 10 on the marsh, 1 Tree Pipit over S - Thurstaston.
1 Little Stint off Roman Road - Meols Shore.
c300 House Martin flushed by a Hobby near Nets Cafe - Burton Marsh.

Aug 11
1 juv Cuckoo, 2 Little Stint, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank and 12 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
c50 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear and 1 Yellowhammer in field and hedgrow south of Tinkers Dell (south of visitors centre). also 1 Red Kite heading east - Thurstaston.
1 Little Stint off Sandhey Slipway - Meols Shore.

Aug 10
2 Little Stint and 10 Spoonbill on Boaathosue Flash, 1 wood Sandpiper on Bevyl Road Flash - Parkgate.
100+ Yellow Wagtail (incl probable Blue-headed Wagtail), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Yellowhammer in field and hedgrow south of Tinkers Dell (south of visitors centre) - Thurstaston.

Aug 9
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 15 Greenshank, 1 ad Water Rail, 1 Hen Harrier (juv ringtail) and 10 Spoonbill 10 Swift over - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
35 Whimbrel, 3 Mediterranean Gull, and a Tree Pipit over - Thurstaston Shore.
380 Sandwich Tern - Gronant.

Aug 8
1 Greenshank by the groyne, a few Wheatear passing through - Leasowe Lighthouse/Meols.
1 Hobby - Lower Heswall.
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 17 Greenshank, 1 juv ruff, 1 ad Water Rail and 10 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

Aug 7
1 Little Stint - Dove Point, Meols.

Aug 6
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 29 Greenshank and 10 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 White-rumped Sandpiper off tennis courts this morning, also 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Meols Shore.
1 Temminck's Stint on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Aug 5
1 Curlew Sandpiper (adult) this morning, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper off tennis courts this afternoon - Meols Shore.
1 Temminck's Stint on Centenary pool this morning and re-located on main scrape this afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.
80 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Whimbrel, 1150 Curlew, 18 Greenshank, 4000 Redshank, 5juv Yellow Wagtail on ebbing tide this morning - Heswall/Thurstason Shore.
5 Manx Shearwater, 200+ Little Tern, 250 Einged Plover and c200 Dunlin -  Point of Ayr.

Aug 4
1 Curlew Sandpiper (adult) this morning, 1 juv Wood Sandpiper this afternoon at high tide - Meols Shore.
! Short-eared Owl in sand dunes -  Point of Ayr.
! Wood Sandpiper - Parkgate.
1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Aug 2
250 Sandwich Tern, 1 Garden Warbler and 10 Willow Warbler, also a steady passage of Swallows, before high tide - Hilbre.
Total of c460 Sandwich Tern on East Hoyle Bank in three flocks after high tide - Hoylake.
700 Dunlin, 200 Ringed Plover, 20 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel and 2 Rock Pipit after high tide - Meols Shore.
At least 20 Yellow Wagtail (many juvs) in fields near Heswall Fields NT and also by Target Road Sewage Works - Heswall.

Aug 1
2 Black Stork feeding in channels in marsh off Heswall Golf course, and showing intermittently up to 0950hrs when flew high to the east but then returned and seen off Parkgate until 1300hrs and one was on Neston Marsh ar 1330hrs, also 9 Spoonbill, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 14 Greenshank, at least 2 Quail and 2 Hobby -  Parkgate/Heswall Golf Course.

Jul 31
2 Black Stork flew past Old Baths heading NW then dropped down into marsh at 1940hrs. also 1 Cuckoo flew south, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 10 Spoonbill and 30 Greenshank on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
1 Wood Sandpiper (Border hide), 1 Bittern showed well from reedbed screen, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 14 Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper viewed from BMW Hillfort - Burton Point Scrape.
450 Little Tern (approx 50% juvs), 100 Sandwich Tern, 25 Sanderling and 750 Curlew  - Point of Ayr.
1 Crossbill flew NE - Hoylake Shore.
17 Whimbrel this morning - Caldy Shore.
7 Greenshank in channel - Heswall Shore.

Jul 30
2 Barn Owl on marsh off Boathouse - Parkgate.
2 Barn Owl this evening inland of coastal paddocks, also 2 Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4,620 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Jul 29
4 Whimbrel, 4 Mediterranean Gull and 90+ Grey Plover over high tide, 350 Sandwich Tern (many juvs) on ebbing tide and 50+ House Martin over Lifeboat Station area - Hoylake/Meols.
210 Little Tern (incl 71 fledged Juvs) , 300 Sandwich Tern, 51 Ringed Plover, 70 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 800 Curlew, 600 Oystercatcher  and 30 Little Egret  - Point of Ayr.

Jul 27
10 Spoonbill and 15+ Greenshank - Parkgate.

Jul 26
1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
103 Little Egret, 2 spl Turnstone, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 950 Curlew, 9 Whimbrel, 2400 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 26 Mediterranean Gull -.Thurstaston Shore.

Jul 25
1 Common Redstart in private garden - Lower Heswall.
18 Avocet in two flocks flying towards Neston marsh - Parkgate.

Jul 24
1 Whimbrel - Caldy Shore.
c450 Sandwich Tern and 1 Whimbrel over - Middle Eye.
10 Spoonbill,  31 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank,  7 Avocet- Parkgate.

Jul 23
9 Spoonbill, 26 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Avocet, 4 Water Rail (2 ads with chicks) and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate.
3 Great White Egret (an adult with 2 juvs begging for food) this morning. also 1 Bittern seen well from Reedbed Screen - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jul 22
1 Black Guillemot in gutter east of island - Hilbre.
1 Common Sandpiper at Dove Point - Meols Shore.
At least 474 Sandwuch Tern and 49 Little Tern this evening - Little Eye and Middle Eye.

Jul 21
1 Quail heard on marsh but distant, also 8 Spoonbill, 2 Spotted Redshank, 19 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 6 Avocet and 4 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
2 Whimbrel at Dove Point - Meols Shore.

Jul 20
9 Spoonbill, 1 Spotted Redshank, 70 Redshank, 17 Greenshank, 1 Water Rail + chick Boathouse flash. 1 Barn Owl hunting marsh. 1 Male Yellow Wagtail - Parkgate.
4 Mediterranean Gull (incl 1 juv) - Meols Shore.

Jul 19
3,050 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Quail hear briefly this morning, also 10 Spoonbill, 3 Water Rail (i chick), 11 Avocet, 16 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Ruff, 4 Marsh Harrier and 1 Barn Owl hunting over marsh - Parkgate.

Jul 18
10 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
240+ Sandwich Tern, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Dunlin and 1 Shoveler over high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Jul 16
10 Avocet, 7 Spoonbill, 5 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank, also 1 Barn Owl over marsh - Parkgate.

Jul 15
10 Spoonbill, 12 Greenshank and 22 Avocet Boathouse Flash, also 1 Barn Owl over marsh - Parkgate.
2190 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Red Kite over - Flint.
150 Sandwich Tern, 5 Common Tern, 2 Sanderling and 3 Mediterranean Gull at high tide - Hoylake Shore.
1 Scaup (again!) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 drake Cinnamon Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jul 14
1 drake Cinnamon Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2,300 Black-headed Gull and 1,800 Oystercatcher - West Kirby Shore.

Jul 13
1 drake Cinnamon Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 Spoonbill, 5 Greenshank, 1 Water Rail and 1 juv Little Ringed Plover this morning, 1 Barn Owl this evening - Parkgate.
4 Beeater flew north high over at 13.30 hrs - Puddington.
1 Common Sandpiper (heard) and 6 Stonechat (family party) - Heswall/Parkgate Marsh.

Jul 12
1 drake Cinnamon Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
8 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
The last couple of days has seen a good number of Swifts overhead with reports from Hilbre with 100 and 60 at both Hoylake and Heswall.

Jul 11  
7 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash, also 5 Great White Egret and 1 juv Little Ringed Plover - Parkgate.
1 juv Yellow Wagtaol on sea wall at Dove Point, also 3 Mediterranean Gull (adults) - Meols Shore.
4 Mediterranean Gull (adults) at high tide - West Kirby Shore.
1 Quail heard early morning - Suaghall/Sealand.
142 Sandwich Tern (36 juvs) on East Hoyle Bank by Hilbre.
1400 Oystercatcher, 11 Dunlin, 2 spl Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 110 Black-tailed Godwit, 1200 Curlew, 970 Redshank, 28 Mediterranean Gull, 1300 Black-headed Gull over high tide - Heswall Shore.

Jul 10
2 juv Yellow Wagtail - Dove Point, Meols.

Jul 9
6 Spoonbill (incl 1 young juv) and 1 Barn Owl- Parkgate.

Jul 8
84 Little Egret, 800 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 820 Black-tailed Godwit, 870 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 640 Redshank, 21 Mediterranean Gull, 1000 Black-headed Gull, 1 fem Yellow Wagtail on ebbing tide early morning - Heswall Shore.
1 Spoonbill, 5 Avocet (icl 1 juv), 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 1 juv Marsh Harrier and 2 Great White Egret, c60 Swift over - Parkgate.
1 Short-eared Owl = Burton Marsh.
1 Quail heard, 1 Hobby, 1 Barn Owl and 3 Grasshopper Warbler (incl 2 juvs) - Decca Pools.

Jul 7
3 Spoonbill, 1 Water Rail and 150 Black-tailed Godwit at Old Baths - Parkgate.
14 Mediterranean Gull (4 adults and 10 juvs) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jul 6
1 Quail still calling in field north of Manners Lane - Lower Heswall.
1 Quail calling - Decca Pools.
2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
600 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
92 Little Egret feeding - Heswall Shore.

Jul 5
1 Hobby over potato field inland of coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 juv Stonechat, 2 Common Scoter, 60 Curlew, 1 Black Tailed Godwit and 100 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.

Jul 4
1 Quail calling in field north of Manners Lane - Lower Heswall.

Jul 3
1 calling Quail, 4 Common Sandpiper in gutter, 5 Stonechat (pair + 3 juvs) - Heswall Marsh

Jul 2
1 Quail calling on saltmarsh - West Kirby.
1 Quail calling by Nets cafe - Burton Marsh.
2 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl and 1 juv Water Rail - Decca Pools.

Jul 1
22 Mediterranean Gull (17 adults, 2 second summer, 3 first summer) before high tide - Thurstaston Shore.
3 Greenshank and 1 Water Rail - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate.
2 Green Sandpiper - Neston Reedbed.
1 Quail in field just east the reserve, also 4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.