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Archived Latest Sightings -
July and August 2007.

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Aug 30 230 Sanderling, 1,500 Oystercatcher, 250 Knot, 18 Grey Plover (s/pl), 1,300 Dunlin, 150 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Tern, 81 Great Black-backed Gull, 500 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3,500 Herring Gull, 1,000 Black-headed Gull and 500 Common Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide, 1 Arctic Skua offshore.
1 Pomarine Skua just off sea wall between Meols and Leasowe Lighthouse at 3.30pm.
Aug 29 1 Pomarine Skua (ad) on shingle spit at Point of Ayr at lunch time, then flew west over sand dunes.
1 Hobby hunting near Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Raven, 1 Peregrine, 1 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel and 24 Little Egret - Heswall Shore at high tide, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail and 4 Wheatear on boulders next to the beach.
1 Spotted Redshank, 10 Greenshank and 1 Peregrine - Connah's Quay Reserve.
c4,000 Oystercatcher, 200 Ringed Plover, 150 Knot and 300 Dunlin - West Kirby Shore.
Aug 28 1 Marsh Harrier (ad fem) put up c3,000 Black-tailed Godwit - Flint end of Oakenholt Marsh RSPB.
25 Greenshank on Boathouse Flash, Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
1 Pomarine Skua on Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Wheatear - Red Rocks this morning.
1 Green Sandpiper and 3 Yellow Wagtail - field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 3 Common Buzzard and 1 Raven - Burton Marsh.
Aug 27 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre.
18 Teal in field by Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Pomarine Skua (pale), 1 Arctic Skua, 15 Gannet, 3 Kittiwake and 3 Common Scoter - Meols Shore at 10.30am.
25 White Wagtail and 4 Wheatear in horse paddocks by Leasowe Lighthouse.
Aug 26 1 Hobby (juv), 1 Merlin, 2 Greenshank and 1 Green Sandpiper - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Marsh Harrier (imm) flew from Middle Hilbre to Red Rocks, then flew north.
7 Little Gull and 2 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks, Skuas between Red Rocks and Hilbre.
22 Greenshank, 56 Little Egret, 1,000 Black-tailed Godwit and 200 Knot - Connah's Quay Reserve.

2 Arctic Tern (ad and juv) - Moreton Shore, fem Wheatear in Leasowe Lighthouse car park.
 
Aug 25 1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh at 2pm.
c500 Turnstone, 150+ Sandwich Tern, 8 Little Tern, 1 Wheatear and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre.
1 Great White Egret reported from
Inner Marsh Farm, this evening.
Aug 24 7,600 Shelduck - Thurstaston Shore, c100 Goldfinch feeding on thistles in the fields.
Aug 23 5 juv Stonechat in sand dunes - West Kirby Shore.
2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Ruff and 2 Greenshank -  Inner Marsh Farm.
Aug 22 c8,000 Shelduck, c4,000 Oystercatcher and 18 Little Egret - Heswall Shore, also 1 Common Scoter disturbed from boulders at bottom of cliff.
2 Marsh Harrier and 1 Water Rail (juv) -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
Aug 21 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Wheatear and 1 Little Egret - Hilbre Island this morning.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) -
Heswall Shore.
 2 Greenshank off south end of West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Wheatear (juv), 2 Little Egret and 1 Peregrine - Meols Shore, this evening.
Aug 20 1 Hobby over stables - Meols, Park Lane.
60 Common Scoter in two flocks off  New Brighton, seen from Mersey Ferry trip, also 1 Shag and 1 Mediterranean Gull.
1 Marsh Harrier (imm) which flew over Heswall Fields NT then put up 18 Little Egret in the channel, also 1 Whimbrel.

49 Gannet, 25 Manx Shearwater, 10 Arctic Skua (8 dark phase and 2 Light), 5 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Shag, with 1 Wheatear and 2 Whimbrel on the island, also 40 Little Terns and 200+ Sandwich Terns - Hilbre Island at high tide.
1 Hobby - Burton Marsh.
Aug 19 1 Pomarine Skua off Meols Shore, until 1515hrs when it flew out to sea.
1 Storm Petrel, 35 Gannet, 15 Manx Shearwater and 6 Little Tern - Hoylake Shore.
4 Storm Petrel, 3 Arctic Skua, 9 Kittiwake, 60 Little Tern and 61 Manx Shearwater - Hilbre.
1 Roseate Tern and 1 Marsh Harrier (imm) -
 Inner Marsh Farm, Roseate Tern present briefly.
1 Little Gull feeding in the mouth of the Mersey at dusk - New Brighton.
Aug 18 1 Marsh Harrier seen from Harp Inn, Neston, also 2 Greenshank.
1 Raven - Thurstaston.
1 Pomarine Skua showing well close inshore off Roman Road, Meols, at 1340hrs, then off Hoylake Old Baths until at least 1550hrs.
1 Storm Petrel, 11 Arctic Skua, c40 Manx Shearwater, c70 Gannet, 70 Knot  and 70 Grey Plover (mostly s/pl) - Hoylake Shore through the day, and the Pomarine Skua.
2 Arctic Skua, c10 Little Tern, c10 Manx Shearwater and c20 Gannet -  Red Rocks
at high tide.
1 Yellow-legged Gull and 1 Mediterranean Gull on beach below Leasowe Castle this morning.
1 Marsh Harrier (ad fem), 1 probable but distant Pomarine Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 4,000+ Oystercatcher, 1000+ Curlew, 4 Greenshank and 2 Common Sandpiper - Point of Ayr.
2 Spoonbill and 1 Barn Owl - Burton Marsh.
Aug 17 At least 430 Manx Shearwater counted in 1 hour off Red Rocks over high tide, also 3 Arctic Skua and c20 Gannet.
680 Manx Shearwater, 5 Arctic Skua, 50+ Gannet and 600+ mixed terns off Hoylake Shore over high tide, counts from an elevated position in just three 15 minute periods over the high tide period, therefore 'Manxie' total likely to have been well over 1,000, also Pomarine Skua on beach, see below.

1 Pomarine Skua (sub-ad pale phase with spoons partly grown) sat on Meols Shore (Roman Road) between 1.20 and 1.50pm then later on Hoylake Shore between 4pm and 4.30pm.
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine and 57 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
1 Marsh Harrier (juv) went into 'Hen Harrier roost' area late afternoon - Parkgate.
Aug 16 1 Pomarine Skua (ad pale phase) off Meols Shore just before high tide then flew out to sea.
A record 42 Storm Petrel, also 10 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 288 Manx Shearwater and 34 Little Tern - Hilbre Island over high tide.
2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Kingfisher - Connah's Quay Reserve.
Aug 15 96 Manx Shearwater, 3 Arctic Skua and 34 Gannet offshore, 15 Wheatear, 850 Dunlin, 750 ringed Plover, 140 Sanderling, 2,500 Oystercatcher, 50 Knot, 20 Grey Plover (4 s/pl), 8 Little Tern, 50 Common Tern and 120 Sandwich Tern on the beach - Hoylake Shore after high tide, also 1 Pomarine Skua (ad pale phase), at one time mobbed by an Arctic Skua.
c100 Manx Shearwater, 30 Gannet and 1 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks before high tide, 12 Wheatear on the rocks.
200 Common Tern and 300 Sandwich Tern -
West Kirby Shore.
450+ Common Tern, 250+ Little Tern and 120+ Sandwich Tern roosting at high tide - Point of Ayr, also 3 Wheatear.

1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 4 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Greenshank -
Inner Marsh Farm.
400 Manx Shearwater with 70-90 loafing around with Gannets off the north end - Hilbre Island over high tide.
Aug 14 c40 Gannet, 1 Arctic Skua, 8 Manx Shearwater and 12 Common Scoter - Red Rocks at high tide, 1 Whimbrel on the shore and 1 Wheatear on the rocks.
1 Marsh Harrier (ad fem) - Neston Reed Bed.
1 Spotted Redshank and 3 Greenshank -
Inner Marsh Farm.
Aug 13 8 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Marsh Harrier (Fem) off Riverbank Rd, 3 Curlew Sandpiper off Sheldrakes - Heswall Shore.
1 Arctic Skua and c10 Gannet - Red Rocks at high tide.
1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 4 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 210 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Raven -
Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Spoonbill (distant), 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Greenshank and 22 Snipe - Burton Marsh.
1 Pomarine Skua - Hoylake Shore.
Aug 12 204 Little Egret *highest ever number on the Dee Estuary* coming in to roost at Inner Marsh Farm, also 2 Spotted Redshank, 6 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 2 Spoonbill and 1 Marsh Harrier (ad fem).
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 2 Greenshank and 8 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
5 Little Stint, 50 Sanderling, 100 Ringed Plover, 1,400 Oystercatcher, 500 Dunlin and 1,200 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Shore after high tide.
2 Curlew Sandpiper - Red Rocks after high tide.
50 Little Tern, 100 Sandwich Tern, 140 Dunlin and 140 ringed Plover - Gronant at high tide.
1 Kingfisher, 3 Spotted Redshank and at least 7 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.

7 Whimbrel, 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Gannet and 10 Manx Shearwater
- Hilbre.
Aug 11 1 Curlew Sandpiper (ad) and 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Dove Point, Meols.
2 Hobby hawking insects at Ness.
1 Whimbrel and 2 Common Sandpiper - Point of Ayr, 1 Marsh Tit in hedge by the gas plant.
3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 10 Whimbrel, 26 Little Egret and 3 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.
2 Marsh Harrier (juv and fem) - Parkgate Marsh.
Aug 10 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Peregrine, 10 Whimbrel, 19 Little Egret plus several thousand Oystercatcher, Redshank and Curlew - Heswall Shore.
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Arctic Tern, c70 Sandwich Tern, c30 Common Tern, 7 Common Scoter and 1 Whinchat - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Hobby over Greasby just after noon.

2 Whimbrel, 3 Arctic Skua and 2 Gannet - Hilbre early mornin, also 1 Marsh Harrier past.
Aug 9 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 2,500 Oystercatcher, 2,300 Redshank, 1,700 Curlew, 10 Whimbrel, 22 Little Egret and 35 Grey Plover (many in summer plumage) - Heswall Shore.
93 Sandwich Tern, 50+ Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern and 200+ Swallow - Leasowe Lighthouse/Embankment.
Aug 8 2 Whimbrel, 4 Wheatear, 1 Arctic Skua, 55 Ringed Plover and 180 Sandwich Tern (on sandbank) - Hilbre just after high tide, also c100 Sandwich Tern and c100 Common Tern offshore.
1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 2,300 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 3 Lesser Whitethroat -
 Inner Marsh Farm this morning, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine and c150 Little Egret this evening.
1 Arctic Skua, 7 Kittiwake, 1,400 Oystercatcher, 23 Ringed Plover, 55 Sandwich Tern and 72 Common Tern - Dove Point, Meols.
5 Arctic Skua - Gronant.
Aug 7 2 Spoonbill - Burton Marsh.
12 Teal and 4 Shoveler, plus loads of feral geese - Hoylake Langfields.

10+ Goldcrest and 6 Chiffchaff along Stanley Road, Hoylake.
3 Reed Warbler in marsh, 1 Wheatear (imm) on shore - Red Rocks.

August Newsletter Now Published.

Aug 6 1 Hobby over River Dee by A550 bridge, Queensferry.
2 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv), 4 Ruff, 12 Knot  and 2,000 Black-tailed Godwit -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
Aug 5 4 Arctic Skua (2 dark, 2 light) and 2 Whimbrel - Hilbre early morning.
3 Whimbrel and 2 Greenshank - Heswall Shore at low tide.
2 Spoonbill, 1 Garganey, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover (juv) and 1,000 Black-tailed Godwit -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
13 Greenshank and 1 Kingfisher - Connah's Quay Reserve,
Aug 4 4 Arctic Skua (3 dark, 1 light) and 12 Gannet - Red Rocks at 1pm.
1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv), 6 Whimbrel, 4+ Greenshank and 19 Little Egret - Heswall Shore this afternoon on rising tide.
Aug 3 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 2 Peregrine and 2 Grey Plover (s/pl) - Hoylake.
1 Peregrine, 5,000 Oystercatcher, 520 Sandwich Tern and 80 Common Tern on West Kirby Shore before high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 60+ Common Tern, 11 Sandwich Tern, 8 Common Scoter, 2 Gannet - Wallasey Shore.
3 Arctic Skua, 9 Manx Shearwater and 3 Little Tern - Red Rocks at high tide.
2 Spoonbill, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1,300 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Knot, 2 Ruff and 1 Water Rail -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
Aug 2 2 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 1,100 Redshank, 45 Dunlin and 16 Little Egret - Heswall Shore at low tide.
710 Sandwich Tern and 170 Common Tern on West Kirby Shore before high tide, at least another 150 Sandwich Tern and 80 Common Tern off shore.
2 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks at high tide.
2 Spoonbill, c110 Little Egret, 500+ Black-tailed Godwit (c2,000 earlier),
35 Snipe and 2 Ruff -  Inner Marsh Farm this evening.
Aug 1 1,200 Sandwich Tern, 300 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 600 Common Gull, 200 Black-headed Gull and 10,000 Oystercatcher - West Kirby Shore over high tide.
1 Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Skua, 7 Arctic Tern and 4 Little Tern - Red Rocks.
2 Redstart (juv m&F) -
Burton Point, 1 Hobby and 1 Marsh Harrier (ad) out on the marsh.
2 Spoonbill, 3
Spotted Redshank and 2 Ruff -  Inner Marsh Farm.

Birdwatching Events for August to December now published

July 31 420 Sandwich Tern, 200 Little Tern on the beach, 1 Peregrine and 1 Kingfisher - Gronant.
9 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve
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1 Great Skua, 7 Arctic Skua, 11 Whimbrel, 1 Black Guillemot, 2 Roseate Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, 385 Sandwich Tern, 280 Common Tern, 120 Little Tern, 11 Kittiwake, 1 Yellow-legged Gull and 62 Gannet - Hilbre over high tide.
July 30 2 Spoonbill, 1,850 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Knot, 3 Ruff, 1 Raven and 5 Spotted Redshank -  Inner Marsh Farm, Spoonbills flew off towards Burton Marsh at 10am.
1 Redstart (juv) - Burton Point.
July 29 11 Gannet, 146 Sandwich Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 80+ Common Tern, 1 Arctic Skua and 1,100 Oystercatcher off Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - New Brighton, late morning.
2 Arctic Skua and 4 Little Gull (ad) - Leasowe Gunsite.
3 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.

2 Spoonbill, 400+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper and 5 Spotted Redshank -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
July 28 1 Manx Shearwater, 30+ Gannet, c60 Sandwich Tern and c100 Common Tern - Red Rocks at high tide.
1 Storm Petrel - Hilbre this morning.
60+ Gannet and 20 Kittiwake in a feeding flock, 1 Black Tern, 120 Sandwich Tern, 50 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern and 3 Arctic Skua - Hoylake Shore before high tide.
1 Hobby chasing swallows - Denhall Lane, Burton.
9 Greenshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

2 Spoonbill, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1000+ Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Spotted Redshank, 20+ Knot and 20+ Dunlin -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
July 27 6 Manx Shearwater, 60+ Gannet, c100 Sandwich Tern, c150 Common Tern, 2 Little Tern and 8 Common Scoter - Red Rocks at high tide.
6 Whimbrel, 6 Arctic Skua (including two dark phase birds), 1 Manx Shearwater, 2 Little Terns, 1 Common Scoter (male which landed on the north end) and at least 15 Gannets - Hilbre early morning, 1 Black Guillemot (juv) at lunchtime.
2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Spotted Redshank and 30 Knot -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
July 26 2,500 - 3,000 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2+ Whimbrel, c1,200 Curlew, 200 Dunlin and 7 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
5+ Gannet, 20 Sandwich Tern, 10 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Skua and 1 Manx Shearwater - Hoylake Shore this evening.

2 Spoonbill and 1,000+ Black-tailed Godwit -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
July 25 3 Arctic Skua, 36 Manx Shearwater, 83 Common Scoter, 20+ Gannet, 300+ Little Tern, 240 Sandwich Tern, 100 Linnet and 1 Peregrine - Gronant, Manxies came past on an ebbing tide in a strengthening SW to W wind flying the 'wrong' way - west to east.
c700 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank and 2 Water Rail (juv) - Inner Marsh Farm.
July 24 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 1 Roseate Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret and 8 Turnstone by Wallasey lifeguard station at high tide.
3 Wheatear - Caldy Shore.
July 23 5 Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff and 1 Common Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Cuckoo and 1 Kingfisher - Burton Point, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling by Decca Pools.
2 Arctic Skua off Red Rocks on the evening high tide.
13 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 500 Redshank and 500 Oystercatcher on sand bank at high tide - Dove Point, Meols.
July 22 4 Little Tern and 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling) by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hobby, 5 Spotted Redshank and 2 Raven - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 juv Redstart - Burton Point.
July 21 2 Spoonbill - Burton Marsh, a long way out.
July 20 1 Common Sandpiper and 5 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua and 3 Whimbrel - Point of Ayr.
July 19 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 8 Whimbrel, 75 Sanderling, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 1,000+ Sandwich Tern, 300+ Common Tern, 18 Little Tern and 3 Gannet - Hilbre Island before high tide, kindly provided by Hilbre Bird Observatory.
1 Hobby - Denhall Lane, Burton.
July 18 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Peregrine, 1 Fulmar, 7 Gannet, 23 Common Scoter, 330 Sandwich Tern and c350 Little Tern (includes influx of non-breeding birds) - Gronant this morning.
1 Common Sandpiper and 26 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
1 Common Sandpiper in horse paddock near Leasowe Lighthouse lunchtime, 30 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Flycatcher (fem) and 1 Spotted Flycatcher this evening.
1 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks.
c100 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Dunlin, 6 Spotted Redshank and 1 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling tonight near the Harp Inn, Neston.
July 17 2 Spoonbill - Burton Marsh, out beyond Decca Pools.
300 Sandwich Tern, 40 Common Tern and 1,500 Oystercatcher - West Kirby Shore.
1 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks.
7 Kittiwake (6 ad, 1 1st sum) and 70 Sandwich Tern - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Heswall Shore.
July 16 2 Spoonbill - Burton Marsh, distant.
6 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper and 4 Common Buzzard - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Peregrine, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 17 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
c300 Sandwich Tern, 1,200 Oystercatcher and 2,000 Black-headed Gull - West Kirby Shore.
2 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Common Scoter and 2 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks over high tide.
c2,000 Black-headed Gull over Stapleton Wood, Caldy, after ants this afternoon.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Hoylake Shore.
July 15 1 Peregrine, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3,900 Shelduck, 2,300 Curlew and 3,200 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
7 Gannet, 2 Arctic Skua, 8 Common Scoter and c60 Common Tern - Red Rocks over high tide, 2 Arctic Tern pm.
212 Sandwich Tern, 11 Common Tern and 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - West Kirby Shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Hoylake Shore.
July 14 3 Arctic Skua, 95 Manx Shearwater and 26 Gannet - Red Rocks over high tide.
5 Arctic Skua, 145 Manx Shearwater, 7 Fulmar, 35 Common Scoter, 26 Kittiwake and c100 Gannet between 10 and 12 this morning, also 6 Sanderling and 1 Peregrine on the beach - Hoylake Shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) by cafe near Leasowe Lighthouse.
July 13 220 Sandwich Tern (30% juv), 20 Common Tern and c2,500 Black-headed gull roosting on West Kirby Shore at high tide.
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Snipe, 2 Dunlin and 4 Common Tern at a very wet  Inner Marsh Farm.
July 12 1 Common Rosefinch (male) in Caldy briefly at 1215pm, no further details.
1 Arctic Skua, 2 Manx Shearwater, 2 Gannet and c30 Sandwich Tern - Red Rocks, this morning in poor visibilty.
15 Gannet, 33 Common Tern, 74 Sandwich Tern and 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Greenshank over and 1 Little Egret in the horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Spoonbill -  Burton Marsh, distant.
11 Little Egret, 2 Greenshank, c800 Redshank, c1,500 Curlew, c590 Oystercatcher and c2,500 Shelduck - Heswall Shore at high tide.
July 11 5 Arctic Skua past this morning, also 2 Manx Shearwater and 2 Little Tern - Red Rocks.
6 Spotted Redshank, 1 Green-winged Teal, 4 Ruff and 520 Black-tailed Godwit -  Inner Marsh Farm.
9 Arctic Skua, 38 Manx Shearwater, 350 Sandwich Tern, 80 Common Tern, 1 Shag, 210 Common Scoter and 27 Turnstone - Hilbre.
4 Common Scoter, 1 Fulmar, 1 Arctic Skua and 5 Kittiwake - Leasowe Gunsite.
July 10 300+ Manx Shearwater, c50 Gannet and c50 Kittiwake streaming past this evening, also 35 Sanderling on the beach - Hoylake Shore.
12 Manx Shearwater, 9 Gannet, c30 Common Tern and c30 Sandwich Tern two hours before high tide this evening, also 1 Peregrine flew past and sat on the sand looking miserable in the wind - Red Rocks.
3 Arctic Skua and 4 Kittiwake - Leasowe Gunsite over high tide.
10 Arctic Skua, 2 Shag and 460 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.
July 9 1 Green-winged Teal, 3 Sand Martin and 6 Spotted Redshank -  Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Osprey - Hilbre.
July 8 7 Manx Shearwater, 12 Sandwich Tern, 26 Common Tern, 5 Little Tern and 2 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks, early morning.
343 Curlew - West Kirby Shore.

2 Spoonbill -  Burton Marsh, seen distantly from Harp Inn.
1 juv. Cuckoo newly fledged at Burton Point.
1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Garganey and 5 Spotted Redshank -  Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Redstart (juv) at bottom of Denhall Lane, Burton.
July 7 1 Green-winged Teal and 2 Mediterranean Gull -  Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Spoonbill -  Burton Marsh.
14 Storm Petrel flying west along North Wirral shore, total for afternoon.
c7 Storm Petrel, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 10+ Kittiwake off Fort Perch, New Brighton.
5 Storm Petrel, 8 Arctic Skua and 50 Gannet - Hilbre Island.

July Newsletter now published on this website.

July 6 1 Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Skua and 5 Kittiwake between 7.30 and 8.30am off Fort Perch, New Brighton, 1 Storm Petrel between 2pm and 5pm, also 1 Arctic Skua.
3 Arctic Skua, 42 Manx Shearwater, 16 Gannet and 1 Guillemot - Red Rocks over high tide.
2 Fulmar, 30 Manx Shearwater, 3 Arctic Skua, 5 Gannet, 10 Common Scoter, 100+ Sandwich Tern and 100+ Common Tern - Point of Ayr, birds flying west between noon and 4pm.
1 Green-winged Teal, 4 Avocet, 4 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 345 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Greenshank -  Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Spoonbill -  Burton Marsh.
2 Storm Petrel - Wallasey Shore off coast guard station.
July 5 1 Green-winged Teal and 1 Greenshank (s/pl) -  Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Spoonbill - 
Burton Marsh, on flash beyond Decca Pools.
2 Peregrine (m&f), 14 Little Egret, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Barn Owl - Heswall Shore.
July 4 515 Sandwich Tern, 5 Manx Shearwater, 18 Gannet and 160 Common Scoter - Gronant.
2 Spoonbill - 
Burton Marsh, on the outer marsh and distant.
1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Garganey, 6 Spotted Redshank, 41 Little Egret, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Avocet  -  Inner Marsh Farm.
25 Manx Shearwater, 16 Gannet and 1 Arctic Skua -
Red Rocks, counted in 10 minute period at high tide.
3 Storm Petrel, 230 Manx Shearwater, 11 Arctic Skua, 150 Gannet, 45 Kittiwake, 3 Razorbill, 32 Guillemot, 31 Common Scoter, 1 Whimbrel, 22 Turnstone, 4 Common Sandpiper and 1 Wheatear - Hilbre Island.
July 3 150 Sandwich Tern and 50 Gannet before high tide - Meols Shore.
1 Peregrine, 10 Little Egret, 130 Redshank and 600 Black-headed Gull -
Heswall Shore.
2 Spoonbill - 
Burton Marsh, on the outer marsh and elusive.
July 2 38 Manx Shearwater, 4 Arctic Skua, 8 Common Scoter and 46 Gannet off Red Rocks at high tide, Skuas harassing large flock of gulls and terns.
6 Spotted Redshank -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Spoonbill - 
Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
300+ Sandwich Tern and 2 arctic Skua -
Gronant.
July 1 4 Arctic Skua and 18 Gannet off Red Rocks at high tide, Skuas harassing large flock of gulls and terns.
7 Spotted Redshank -
 Inner Marsh Farm.
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