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June 30
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 75 Sandwich Tern and c600 Black-headed Gull just off West Kirby Marine Lake at high tide.
4 Gannet - Hilbre.
310 Shelduck, 15 Little Egret, 12 Grey Plover, 7 Knot, 120 Redshank, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 480 Black-headed Gull, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern, 220 Carrion Crow - Heswall Shore.
2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 29
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 68 Sandwich Tern and c400 Black-headed Gull just off West Kirby Marine Lake at high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
2 Mediterranean Gull (adults) flew over, also 1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 28
1 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
475 Oystercatcher, 11 Grey Plover, 4 Dunlin, 5 Knot, 270 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank (in spl), 540 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 460 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (spl ad), 196 Carrion Crow, at least 22 Swift heading south - Heswall Shore early morning.
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose and 2 Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 26
1 Ring-billed Gull (confirmed/photos), 1 Greenshank, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Hobby, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Cuckoo -  Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Serin (male) in paddock ('Hoopoe Hollow') off Meols Common west of Leasowe Lighthouse at noon, and again this evening briefly when it flew off with finch flock.
1 Common Sandpiper and Shelduck family with seven young - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

June 25
160 Redshank and 19 Grey Plover (immatures) - Heswall Shore.
1 Common Sandpiper and Shelduck family with seven young - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Swift, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Cuckoo -  Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 24
1 Lesser Whitethroat - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 23
1 Lesser Redpoll, 30 Sandwich Tern and 5 Common Tern - highlights from Hilbre, for further details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/.

June 21
1 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail calling, 1 Greenshank and 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1,860 Shelduck and 530 Mallard - low tide at Connah's Quay Reserve.

June 19
1 Spotted Redshank and 140+ Black-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands, 2 Green Woodpecker in Burton.

June 17
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 16
1 Wheatear (adult) - Hilbre.

June 15
1 Red-necked Phalarope (fem) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
150 Oystercatcher, 16 Grey Plover, 2 Knot, 240 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 300 Black-headed Gull, 136 Carrion Crow - Heswall Shore.

June 14
4 Sandwich Tern - Little Eye.

June 12
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Peregrine and 1 Pochard (drake) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 11
1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 10
1 Red Kite over Connah's Quay this mornng.

June 9
1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over Buckley and Connah's Quay around mid-day.

June 8
1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 7
1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Tern and 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st summer) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 6
176 Sanderling - Hilbre.

June 5
5 Eider - Hilbre.

June 4
10 Eider (9 drakes) off east side at high tide, and 200+ Sanderling - Hilbre.
2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 female Marsh Harrier, 1 Little Owl highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 3
1 Red-necked Phalarope (female) seen on main scrape and from Inner Marsh Farm hide - Burton Mere Wetlands, also 1 Grey Partridge in set aside field this evening.

June 2
1 Red-necked Phalarope (female) on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
350 Sanderling, c500 Dunlin and c80 Ringed Plover - Hoylake Shore over high tide.

June 1
1 Caspian Gull - Hoylake Shore (off tennis courts), this afternoon.

May 30
1 Hobby over, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 29
1 Osprey - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 28
A steady stream of Gannets heading west this morning, 30+ counted in 30 minutes after high tide - Red Rocks.
10 Manx Shearwater and 95 Gannet - higlhights from Hilbre, for further details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/.

May 27
1 Marsh Harrier (fem), 2 Garganey and 1 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Osprey flew west - Hilbre.
5,000 Dunlin, 300 Ringed Plover and 50 Sanderling - Meols shore east of Dove Point, see Lighthouse Blog for some interesting photos.
1 Hobby over Burton Point.

May 25
1 Marsh Harrier (imm) - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Garganey (drakes) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 24
1 Blue-headed Wagtail reported, also 1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 23
1 Razorbill, 153 Sandwich Tern, 250 Sanderling, 85 Ringed Plover, 1,800 Dunlin and 1 Whimbrel - highlights from Hilbre, see more details on the Hilbre Obs Blog.

May 22
1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Wheatear - Gayton Marsh/Heswall Golf Course.
7 Eider - Hilbre.
3 Yellow Wagtail, c10 Wheatear, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse, see details and photos on the Leasowe Blog.

May 21
1 Razorbill on the island and 8 Eider (7 drakes) - highlights from Hilbre, see more details on the Hilbre Obs Blog.
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Garganey and 1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
15+ Whimbrel - Heswall Shore after high tide.
1 Hobby over Hilbre School, West Kirby.

May 20
1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 19
5 Great Skua, 250 Gannet, 30 Kittiwake and 2 Fulmar- Hilbre.

May 18
200 Gannet, 45 Manx Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 8,500 Dunlin, 350 Sanderling and 200 Ringed Plover, waders giving spectacular close range views over high tide - Hoylake Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
1 drake Garganey, 1 Little Gull, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Whimbrel, 15+ Dunlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 17
2 Garganey (pair on border pool) with another drake in front of IMF hide, also 36 Avocet chicks, 2 Whinchat, 1 Little Owl, 1 Little Gull, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 35 Dunlin and 1 Curlew Sandpiper (s/pl) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 16
1 Turtle Dove - Green Acres Paddock along Lingham Lane (behind Leasowe Lighthouse) this morning at 8am.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 40 Gannet, 100 Common Tern, 35 Sandwich Tern, 15 Arctic Tern and 11 Little Tern - higlhights from Hilbre, for further details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/.
1 Garganey and 1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 15
1 Turtle Dove - Green Acres Paddock along Lingham Lane (behind Leasowe Lighthouse).
1 Hobby, 25 Swift, 17 House Martin, 7 Sand Martin and 50+ Swallow - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Hilbre.
5 Sandwich Tern off Cubbins Green, West Kirby.

May 14
1 Hobby and 1 Hen Harrier (fem), Avocets doing well with 25 chicks - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 13
1 Cuckoo - Red Rocks (heard from Hilbre!).
1 Cuckoo - Grange Hill, West Kirby.
1 Cuckoo - Caldy Woods (all heard this morning, possibly all the same bird).
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Raven, 9 Jackdaw, 6 Wheatear and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Marsh Harrier off Old Baths, Parkgate, this evening.
7 Wheatear in horse paddocks this evening - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 12
2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (pair) and 3 Wheatear (1 Greenland) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
103 Manx Shearwater, 37 Kittiwake, 125 Gannet, 1Red-throated Diver, 20 Guillemot and 5 LittleTern on seawatch, also 4,000 Dunlin - Hilbre.

May 11
9 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 26 Wheatear and 1 Yellow Wagtail, 50 Gannet off shore - highlights from Leasowe Lighthouse, for more details see the Lighthouse Blog.
2 Greenland Wheatear - Parkgate Marsh.
4 Whinchat in flooded field, 1 Spotted Flycatcher by duck pond at noon - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Hilbre.
1 probable Wood Warbler - Neston Old Quay.

May 10
1 Short-eared Owl (also seen from Hilbre) and 1 Redstart - Red Rocks.
1 Redstart (female trapped and ringed), 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 20 Whimbrel, 30+ Sand Martin, 200 Swallow, 25 House Martin and 3 Swift  - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see Hilbre Bird Obs Blog.

May 9
1 Yellow Wagtail and 5 Wheatear, plenty of singing warblers including 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher along Park Lane this afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 8
25+ Swift over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby at 12.30pm.
2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c40 Swift and 390 Black-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10,600 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Marsh Harrier (with cream crown, flew ENE very high), 1 Cuckoo, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Whinchat and 12 Greenland Wheatear - highlights from Red Rocks, early morning.
1 Cuckoo - Stapledon Wood, Caldy, this morning.
5 Goosander flew north - Hilbre.

May 7
42 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
4 Whimbrel over West Kirby.
7,000 Dunlin, 100 Sanderling and 300 Ringed Plover - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
15 Whimbrel over Newton this afternoon.
1 Redstart (male) - Meols end of Park Lane.
Ring-billed Gull reported at Burton Mere Wetlands this afternoon has NOT been confirmed.
12 Whimbrel off Cubbins Green, West Kirby, at 4.30pm.
7,500 Dunlin - Hilbre.

May 6
6 Wheatear flew south into estuary over West Kirby Marine Lake at 10am.
3 Wheatear - Wallasey Shore.
5+ Yellow Wagtail - Shotwick Lake.
1 Garganey (drake), 2 Spotted Redshank and 2 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Whimbrel - Connah's Quay Reserve.
3 Whinchat, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, this evening.
1 Cuckoo - Heswall.

May 5
5+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Little Tern and 20 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.
1 Manx Shearwater and 10+ Gannet, 5,000 Dunlin as tide came in - Hoylake Shore.
13 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Swift,  2 Whinchat,  6 Wheatear and 1 Cuckoo (seen) - Leasowe Lighthouse  this evening.

May 4
1 Curlew Sandpiper (s/pl) - Meols Shore this morning.
1 Cuckoo, 1 Redstart, 6 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat and 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Great White Egret flew west along the embankment - Leasowe Lighthouse, see lighthousebirding.blogspot.co.uk for more details.
48 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
12 Little Tern, 25 Whimbrel and 5,000 Dunlin - Hilbre.
3 Yellowhammer - Thurstaston Hill behind Caldy playing fields.
1 Grasshopper Warbler off the Old Baths, Parkgate, also 1 Raven over.

May 3
3 Dotterel on Meols Shore off Roman road at 3pm. also 1 Curlew Sandpiper (s/pl) and c3,500 Dunlin.
2 Whinchat (between kissing gates) and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
50+ Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern and 20+ Sandwich Tern in Mersey mouth off New Brighton at high tide.
3 Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Whinchat (male), 2+ Wheatear, 7 Whimbrel and 2 Common Sandpiper - Connah's Quay Reserve.

May 2
1 1st winter Ring-billed Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands seen April 25th, ID has only just been confirmed, see photo on home page.
1 Garganey (drake on border pool this morning), 1 Curlew Sandpiper (s/pl), 10 Dunlin, 2 Spotted Redshank, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 11 Knot, 400 Black-tailed Godwit and 6 Yellow Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Marsh Harrier (female) - Parkgate Marsh.

May 1
1 Redstart (male), 1 Eider (drake) and 3,000+ Dunlin - Hilbre.
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 male Common Redstart, 30+ Common Whitethroat, 13+ Whinchat and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse, see lighthousebirding blog for details.
1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whinchat (male), 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 12 Wheatear - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.

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