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Feb 28
150 Sanderling, 550 Grey Plover, 22,000 Knot and 9,500 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
210 Pink-footed Geese over West Kirby at 11am heading north-west, also seen earlier over Heswall shore.
1 Spotted Redshank and 5 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
74 Golden Plover, 575 Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Bar-tailed Godwit, 700 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank - Heswall Shore before high tide.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 104 Great Crested Grebe on sea, 67 Meadow Pipit  and 42 Goldfinch passing through paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Feb 27
804 Great Crested Grebe between Red Rocks and Leasowe Lighthouse on a flat calm sea at high tide.
18,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore as tide came in.
17 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (male) past Donkey Stand Flash at 4.15pm and an hour later past the Old Baths - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Stonechat - Neston Old Quay.
600 Sanderling - Hilbre.

Feb 26
50+ Waxwing in tree - Victoria Drive, West Kirby, early afternoon.
21 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
3 Short-eared Owl and 3 Hen Harrier (2 male) off Old Baths, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Short-eared Owl at donkey Stand flash - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 2 Merlin - Denhall Quay.

Feb 25
350 Black-tailed godwit and 550 Bar-tailed Godwit - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
8,000 Dunlin - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
1 Merlin which flushed 375 Golden Plover - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
150 Brent Geese (incl 1 dark-bellied), 71 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Common Scoter, 4 Red-throated Diver and 7 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
3 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (sub-ad male) - Parkgate Marsh.

Feb 24
1 Firecrest in trees along River Birket by Cadbury's - Moreton.
Several reports of good numbers of Goldcrests across the area, must have been an influx.
140 Golden Plover, 220 Lapwing, 320 Black-tailed Godwit, 630 Bar-tailed Godwit, 450 Curlew, 350 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 750 Oystercatcher, 1 Peregrine and c20,000 Knot - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
22 Waxwing in tree along Oldfield Road near junction with Quarry Road -  Heswall.
54 Twite on Flint Castle, this morning.
14 Purple Sandpiper and 180 Turnstone - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Sewage Works.
1 Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male) - Burton Marsh.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Wallasey Shore.

Feb 23
150 Pintail, 160 Teal, 139 Golden Plover, 1 summer plumage Grey Plover, 490 Curlew, 580 Bar-tailed Godwit, 75 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
20,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore after high tide.
56 Pied Wagtail in paddaocks by Target Road, Heswall.
At least 40 Twite on marsh by Flint Castle.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.


Feb 22
43 Great Crested Grebe and 17 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
400 Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Bar-tailed Godwit and 8,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
15 Waxwing - Seabank Road, Heswall, on ariel then flew to Riverbank Road a 5.30pm.
1 Great White Egret - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh (note path to Denhall Quay is closed).

Feb 21
1 Greenshank and 250 Grey Plover - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Hen Harrier (3 ringtail, 1 male) - Parkgate Marsh.

Feb 20
1 Greenshank (by groyne) and 22 Pied Wagtail (in horse paddocks) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
10 Waxwing - Moreton, on Upton Road near Kingston Close junction.

Feb 19
15 Waxwing flew over Ashton Park heading towards Column Road at noon - West Kirby.
1 Water Pipit and 17 Redwing, a lot of Meadow Pipits moving along marsh - Neston Old Quay.
4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Barn Owl and 2+ Short-eared Owl early morning, 4 Short-eared Owl, 1 Barn Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (male) this evening - Parkgate Marsh, also 1 probable Bittern seen at dusk.

Feb 18
1 Greenshank by groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Water Rail, 7 Golden Plover and 2,000+ Lapwing - Burton Mere Wetlands.
12,500 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
3+ Short-eared Owl, 1 Barn Owl and 1 Great White Egret  - Parkgate Marsh this evening.

Feb 17
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
10,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Water Rail showing well, 6 Siskin and 1 Brambling - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Water Pipit (by sewage farm), 1 Twite and 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard singing) - Neston Old Quay.

Feb 16
1 Kingfisher on River Birket, 1 Greenshank by groyne, 1 Peregrine on sand bank - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
14+ Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Jack Snipe, 2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Hen Harrier (1 male and 2 ringtail), 2 Merlin  and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate Marsh, one of the Harriers flushed a Jack Snipe which was then pursued inland by a Merlin!

Feb 15
Note: footpath between Denhall Quay and Decca Pools is currently closed whilst they are converting it into a cycle track. Likely to remain closed for at least two weeks.
4 Spotted Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail and 1 Brambling - Burton Mere Wetlands.
48 Twite on Flint Castle.
3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier (1 male) and 3 Barn Owl - Parkgate Marsh, late afternoon.
17 Waxwing - Saltney, near Saltney Ferry Footbridge.

Feb 14
3 Hen Harrier (2 males and a ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
20 Waxwing - junction of Lyndhurst Road and Thurstaston Road, Irby, at 1130am.
1 Shag, 1,100 Dunlin, 650 Redshank, 68 Knot, 41 Turnstone and 17 Ringed Plover on groyne by Leasowe Lighthouse at High tide.
3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 (prob 2) Caspian Gull, 1,800 Black-headed Gull, 800 Common Gull, 20 Great Black-backed Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 14,500 Herring Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
35 Twite on saltmarsh by Flint Castle.
250 Black-tailed Godwit and 200 Curlew in field next to Saughall Massie Road, Greasby.
60 Waxwing in tree opposite junction of Telegraph Road and Lightfoot Lane, Heswall at 5.15pm.

Feb 13
22 Waxwing in tree opposite junction of Telegraph Road and Lightfoot Lane, Heswall at 9.15am.
1 Hen Harrier (male), 2 Jack Snipe and 1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.

Feb 12
12 Waxwing - junction of Lyndhurst Road and Thurstaston Road, Irby, at 1115am but mobile.
1 Greenshank, 2 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
12 Scaup, 27 Common Scoter and 19 Great Crested Grebe - Leasowe Lighthouse, before high tide.
49 Waxwing in tree opposite junction of Telegraph Road and Lightfoot Lane, Heswall at 4.40pm.
18 Purple Sandpiper, 210 Turnstone and 320 Redshank - New Brighton Marine lake.
70 Great Black-backed Gull, 280 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 800 Common Gull, 4,000 Black-headed Gull and 16,000 Herring Gull between Red Rocks and New Brighton at high tide, approx 70% at Hoylake and Meols and most of the rest off Wallasey and New Brighton.
2 Hen Harrier (male and eingtail), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Merlin and 1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Black-throated Diver and 17 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Feb 11
32 Waxwing - junction of Lyndhurst Road and Thurstaston Road, Irby, at 9am, 14 seen at noon.
4 Spotted Redshank and 1 Water Rail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
700 Pink-footed Geese - Neston Marsh.
35 Scaup off shore, 1 Greenshank, 1,500 Dunlin, 1,000 Redshank and 32 Grey Plover on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
10 Scaup off Bird rock, Red Rocks.
1 Ruff, 20 Purple Sandpiper, 380 Turnstone and 600 Redshank - New Brighton Marine lake.
2 (poss 3) Mediterranean Gull on the 'dips' at New Brighton.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Hoylake Shore.
60 Great Black-backed Gull, 250 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 800 Common Gull, 7,000 Black-headed Gull and 10,000 Herring Gull, estimate of total number of gulls between Red Rocks and New Brighton at high tide.
c30 Twite - Flint Castle, just by car park.
20 Waxwing - junction of Telegraph Road and Lightfoot Lane, Heswall.

Feb 10
16 Scaup, 1 Greenshank, 750 Dunlin, 500 Redshank, 15 Grey Plover and 200 Knot (waders all on the groyne) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
14 Waxwing - junction of Lyndhurst Road and ThurstastonRoad, Irby, this morning.
2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 132 Brent Geese - Hoylake Shore.
2 Brent Geese (light-bellied) and 1 Rock Pipit - Oakenholt Marsh.
900 Black-tailed Godwit, 380 Curlew, 900 Lapwing, 350 Dunlin, 660 Wigeon highlights from todays count at Warren Farm, Talacre, with birds spread right across the farm fields.
2 Great White egret, 1 grey male Hen Harrier closely followed by a Merlin - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Jack Snipe - West Kirby Marsh.
2 Jack Snipe and 4 Rock Pipit - Red Rocks.

Feb 9
20,000+ gulls on East Hoyle Bank as tide went out, estimated from Hilbre.
19 Waxwing - junction of Lyndhurst Road and ThurstastonRoad, Irby, this morning.
19 Purple Sandpiper and 200 Turnstone - New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
2 Caspian Gull (adult and 4th winter), 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 2,000 Knot, 3,000 Dunlin, 50 Great Black-backed Gull, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1,000 Common Gull, 7,000 Herring Gull and 8,000 Black-headed Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide, another 7,000 gulls out towards hilbre, 35 Scaup on the sea.
1 Little Gull just off north end at 3pm, 242 Brent Geese (incl 2 dark-bellied), 93 Common Scoter, 17 Purple Sandpiper, 33 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver and 1 Great Northern Diver - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/. 
1 Merlin flushed over 80 Teal by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Rock Pipit by West Kirby Marine Lake.

Feb 8
48 Waxwing - Saughall Massie, at junction of Saughall Massie Road and Upton by-pass at 9am but only about 10 at 11am.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) flying north chased by a crow - Parkgate Marsh this morning, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin and 1 Barn Owl this afternoon.
c20,000 gulls, mostly Herring Gulls, along north Wirral after high tide.
c500 Curlew in fields at high tide, 450 Bar-tailed Godwit (after high tide, highest count here this winter), 80 Pink-footed Geese flew up from field , circled over shore then went inland again, c4,000 Knot one of which was taken by a Peregrine - Thurstaston Shore.
41 Common Scoter off shore, 1,500 Dunlin and 800 Redshank on groyne at high tide - Leasowe Lighthouse.
22 Black-tailed Godwit and c100 Meadow Pipit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
8 Waxwing by entrance to Ridgwood Park, Fishers Lane, Pensby, at 2.15pm.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay this afternoon.
10 Waxwing - Rosslyn Drive, Moreton, this afternoon.

Feb 7
17,500 Herring Gull, 80 Great Black-backed Gull, 800 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1,000 Black-headed Gull and 400 Common Gull - Meols Shore just after high tide, mostly roosting on East Hoyle Bank.
48 Waxwing - Saughall Massie, at junction of Saughall Massie Road and Upton by-pass, at 1pm, been present since at least mid-morning.
20+ Waxwing - Moreton.
450 Black-tailed Godwit on flooded fields, Talacre, Point of Ayr.

Feb 6
30+ Waxwing at junction of Lyndhurst Road and Thurstaston Road, Irby, this morning but becoming elusive, 10 flew towards Townshend Avenue where they were seen briefly.
c40 Waxwing by Roslin Road (off Thingwall Road), Irby, this afternoon, flew  off towards Seaview Lane.
20,000+ mixed gulls off Leasowe Lighthouse after high tide, probably mostly Herring Gull but too windy to ID!
1 Water Pipit, 11 Waxwing (flew over NW) and 950 Pink-footed Geese - Neston Old Quay.
10 Waxwing in tree opposite Lightfoot Lane on Telegraph Raod, Heswall, late afternoon.
2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Merlin - Denhall Quay.
3 Little Gull and 120 Kittiwake - Hoylake Shore.

Feb 5
40+ Waxwing at junction of Lyndhurst Road and Thurstaston Road, Irby, this morning.

Feb 4
51 Waxwing - Irby, along Irby Road halfway between village and Pensby School, close to junction with Townshend Avenue, showing well this morning but spooked each time a bus goes past!
42 Waxwing at junction of Lyndhurst Road and Thurstaston Road, Irby, this afternoon.
900 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (male) and 4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) - Denhall Quay.

Feb 3
1 drake Lesser Scaup still at Shotton Pools, north of A548 on Cop Hole at SJ298722 this morning.
1,100 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Spoonbill and 2 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
40 Waxwing - Irby, along Irby Road halfway between village and Pensby School, close to junction with Townshend Avenue, this morning, no sign at 1pm but may still be in area.
35 Bewick Swan, 41 Whooper Swan, 50 Whooper Swan and 1 Black Swan - Burton Marsh (near Shotton Pools).
1 Brambling - Burton Mere Wetlands.
45 Waxwing - corner of Mill Lane and Moor Way, Heswall, feeding in cherry tree late afternoon.

Feb 2
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Merlin and 3,200 Pink-footed Goose - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Spotted redshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Lesser Scaup - Shotton Pools.
Good views of 1 Water Pipit - Neston Sewage Farm.
1 Short-eared Owl and 1 grey male Hen Harrier - Denhall Quay.

Feb 1
1 Great White Egret by Bevyl Road flash, 2 drake Red-breasted Merganser on Donkey Stand Flash with 15 Snipe on island, also 3 Peregrine, 1 Barn Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1,700 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Water Rail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Short-eared Owl - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
34 Twite - Flint Castle.
1 Lapland Bunting (seen and hear flyover), 28 Bewick's Swan, 45 Whooper Swan, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine and 4 Greenshank - Outer Burton Marsh (Clwyd).

Jan 31
2,600 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
950 Pink-footed Geese and 4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Ruff, 18 Purple Sandpiper, 310 Turnstone, 130 Dunlin and 1,200 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake.
14,000 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin and 200 Sanderling - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
9,000 Herring Gull, 1,000 Black-headed Gull, 60 Great Black-backed Gull and 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull on Hoylake and Meols shore after high tide.
30+ Twite - Flint Castle.
6 Little Gull off Leasowe Lighthouse.

Jan 30
17 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1,200 Pink-footed Geese -  Parkgate Marsh, tide almost made it to the wall.
1,100 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 2 Great White Egret and 5 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 29
9 Scaup off shore and 1 Kingfisher which flew along River Birket - Leasowe Lighthouse.
15,000 Knot, 9,000 Dunlin, 1,000 Sanderling and 2 Yellow-legged Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
20 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Green Sandpiper in gutter off Harp Inn, Little Neston.

Jan 28

79 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver and 1 Velvet Scoter - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/. 
2 Goosander (pair) seen from Inner Marsh Farm Hide.
170 Brent Geese flew from Hilbre to Little Eye then to West Kirby Marsh over high tide.
12 Waxwing - Neston, opposite clinic on Mellock Lane. 

Jan 27
20 Waxwing at the Kingspan factory, Greenfield.
48 Red-throated Diver, 350 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Gull (ads), 1 Black-throated Diver, 3 Gannet and 78 Common Scoter - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/. 
1600 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 575 Dunlin, 34 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Wagtail off Target Road, Heswall, before high tide.
176 brent Geese flew out of estuary with 75 returning to West Kirby saltmarsh including 3 dark-bellied, also 1 Raven.
3 1st winter Kittiwake over West Kirby Marine Lake.
800+ Shelduck - Little Eye on rising tide.
1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Decca Pools.
1 Hen Harrier (sub-adult grey male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

Jan 26
4 Short-eared Owl (2 off Burton Point, 2 off Denhall Quay) - Burton Marsh, also 20 Bewick's Swan on outer marsh.
143 Pink-footed Geese over heading south, 150 Fieldfare and 50 Redwing in fields next to China Farm Lane - West Kirby.
1 Green Sandpiper in ditch by horse paddock near the Harp Inn, Little Neston.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Sewage Works.

Jan 24
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate off Old Baths.
1 Peregrine, 1,250 Black-tailed Godwit, 260 Bar-tailed Godwit, 350 Teal and 15,000+ Knot - Thurstaston Shore as tide went out. 
1 Jack Snipe flew up from stuble field - Shotwick Fields.
10 Waxwing in trees by train station - Flint, this morning.
1 Merlin and 2 Peregrine - Decca Pools.
2 Chiffchaff in Neston Sewage Works, 2 Stonechat and 1 Hen Harrier (male) on marsh.

Jan 23
1 Water Pipit - Neston Sewage Works.
3 Brambling, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Water Rail, 30 Reed Bunting and 80 Pink-footed Geese over - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 22
3 Bullfinch Gilroy Nature Park and 5 more at Cubbin's Green, 1 Chiffchaff in Morrison's car park -  West Kirby.
8 Goldeneye and 9 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Short-eared Owl and 1 Merlin between Decca Pools and Neston Old Quay this afternoon.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
1 Brambling - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 21
11 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Goldeneye and 1 Tufted Duck - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Jack Snipe - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 20
32 Scaup - highlight from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Jack Snipe flushed off path by horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse, 300+ Bar-tailed Godwit on the shore.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Water Rail, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Brambling and 2 Raven - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1,250 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Bar-tailed Godwit and 450 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
2 Twite and 2 Brambling in bushes by helipad - Connah's Quay Reserve.

Jan 19
1 Greenshank on groyne and 1 Water Rail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
25 Golden Plover over heading towards estuary - Newton.
116 Golden Plover, 1,100 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe and 85 Skylark - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.
3 Water Pipit (one showing well in sewage farm and two by the stream), 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Jack Snipe - Neston Old Quay.
1 Brambling, 1 Water Rail and 1 Grey Wagtail - Riverbank Road car park, Heswall.

Jan 18
2 Goosander (pair), 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail), 50+ Redwing and 20+ Siskin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Flock of 27 Song Thrush - Denhall Lane.
1 Woodcock flew over the Wirral Way at Parkgate.

Jan 17
1,250 Black-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston Shore feeding very close to the beach.
2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) - Burton Point, 19 Whooper Swan near model aero club.
2 Goosander (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Hen Harrier (2 male and ringtail) and Merlin - Denhall Quay, 2 Stonechat along Denhall Lane.
1 Water Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Merlin (male) and hundreds of Pink-footed Geese - Neston Old Quay.
13,000 Knot and 3,000 Dunlin - West Kirby Shore before high tide, 5 Red-breasted Merganser on the Marine Lake and 2 Stonechat in the sand dunes.

Jan 16
1,340 Black-tailed Godwit and 450 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore before high tide.
Report of 3 Water Pipit, also1 Jack Snipe - Neston Old Quay.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) - Burton Point, at dusk so probably going to roost there.

Jan 15
15 Bewick's Swan flew west and into the estuary - Hoylake Shore.
2 Whooper Swan, 1,700 Knot, 300 Dunlin, 1,800 Black-tailed Godwit, 282 Curlew, 600 Lapwing and 500 Wigeon highlights from Warren Farm, Point of Ayr.
1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (male) and 1 Peregrine - Burton Point.
2 Great White Egret, 30 Bewick's Swan and 36 Whooper Swan - Burton Marsh.
6 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail), 1 Peregrine and 2 Merlin - Denhall Quay this afternoon.
1 Ruff (photo provided!), 21 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Greenshank - New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
2,800 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.

Jan 14
24,000 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin and 700 Sanderling - Hoylake Shore at high tide, an astonishing day today with the birds a few feet from the end of King's Gap at high tide.
1 Greenshank, 18 Purple Sandpiper, 300 Turnstone and 1,700 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
4 Hen Harrier (3 grey males!! and 1 ringtail) - Burton Point at mid-day, birds were in the air together.
2 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh, 2 Short-eared Owl off the golf course.

Jan 13
Total of 3,200 Pink-footed Geese on the marshes (Parkgate and Burton).
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Golden Plover (flyby), 24,000 Knot (on sand before high tide then about half aerial roosted at high tide), 4,000 Dunlin and 730 Sanderling (five colour ringed, again) - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Great White Egret and 5 Short-eared Owl off Heswall Golf Course, Gayton.
225 Cormorant, 7 Brent Geese, 75 Wigeon, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 35 Snipe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hen Harrier (sub ad male), 2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Water Rail - Riverbank Road, Heswall, over high tide.
1,000+ Pink-footed Geese off Parkgate at high tide, also 1 Hen Harrier (male) and 2 Short-eared Owl.
4 Waxwing in yews by All Saint Church, Saughall.
8 Bewick Swan, 20+ Whooper Swan, 1 Black Swan, 30 Mute Swan, 30 Pink-footed Geese and 2 Raven - Outer Burton Marsh seen from the model airplane club.
2 Brambling and 1 Rock Pipit highlights from Connah's Quay Reserve.
206 Brent Geese (including 3 dark-bellied) seen from West Kirby Shore over high tide.
c12 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull on 'dips' - New Brighton.
c2,000 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Marsh.
1 Mediterranean Gull, 12 Purple Sandpiper, 218 Great Crested Grebe, 12,500 Oystercatcher and 234 Brent Geese - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

Jan 12
1 Golden Plover, c300 Grey Plover, 36 Ringed Plover, 1,200 Sanderling (five colour ringed), 17,000 Knot and 4,000 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore at high tide, c100 Goldeneye offshore.
1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
17 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Merlin (ad fem) and Hen Harrier (male) - Burton Marsh.

Jan 11
21,000 Knot, 5,000 Dunlin, 730 Grey Plover and 260 Sanderling - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and c400 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
3 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
1 Stonechat (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands

Jan 10
20,000 Knot and 12,000 Dunlin - West Kirby Shore at high tide, also 1 Stonechat (male).
1 Scaup - Rifle Range pools, Shotton.
1 Water Rail showing well- Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 9
48,000 Knot on Dawpool Bank, Thurstaston after high tide, average of three good counts, also 590 Pintail on the sea at high tide.
3 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.

Jan 8
540 Black-tailed Godwit - Heswall Shore at high tide.
1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 7
1 Merlin and 2 Twite - West Kirby saltmarsh, this morning.
28 Stock Dove in field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 600 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank, 570 Lapwing, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hen Harrier (sub adult male), 4 Raven - Heswall Shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) - New Brighton, on the minature golf course by the prom.

Jan 6
138 Golden Plover - Heswall Shore.
2 Yellow-legged Gull on roof top - West Kirby.
1 Peregrine and 1 Greenshank - Leasowe Shore/Dove Point.
1 Great White Egret and 300 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (sub-adult male) and 1 Water Rail - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Brambling on feeders.
1 Merlin an a small flock of Twite on beach by Tinkers Dell - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Waxwing in trees at back of Denhall Quay, also 1 Peregrine.
c900 Pink-footed Geese flying south mid-river off Heswall this afternoon.

Jan 5
450 Lapwing, 124 Golden Plover, 12 Grey Plover, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank - Heswall Shore.
625 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Chiffchaff by stables - Leasowe Lighthouse pony paddocks.
2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail), 1 Merlin and 1 Water Rail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, seen morning and at dusk.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
4 Waxwing by car park - Denhall Quay.
53 Magpie in field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
15+ Purple Sandpier disturbed by a Peregrine trying to take a Turnstone - - New Brighton Marine Lake.

Jan 4
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Water Ral and 1 Hen Harrier (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier and 2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.

Jan 3
1 Kingfisher, 1 Hen Harrier and 1 Water Rail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Gannet and 1 Shag - Hilbre.

Jan 2
35,000 Knot (flying towards Hoylake Shore), 20 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Shag - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
209 Brent Geese on sea just off wader roost - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
29,000 Knot, 4,700 Dunlin, 210 Grey Plover, 160 Bar-tailed Godwit, 130 Sanderling, 11,000 Herring Gull, 3,000 Black-headed Gull, 56 Great Black-backed Gull and 250 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Short-eared Owl by Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.
2 Hen Harrier (ad male and ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, at dusk.
1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine and 1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
7 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Jan 1
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 50+ Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) - Denhall Quay, also seen at Neston Old Quay.
1 Short-eared Owl very close to the footpath by Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Greenshank and 18 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake, also 1 ad winter Mediteranean Gull and 1 ad Kittiwake off shore

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