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September and October 2022.

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Oct 31
2 Pallid Swift , one present all day between Stanley Road and Lifeboat Station then, remarkably, joined by a second this afternoon - Hoylake.
8 Goosander (including first returning drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Cattle Egret and 1 Curlew Sandpiper- Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 30
1 Brambling and 1 Wheatear - Hilbre.
2 Guillemot on sea this morning - New Brighton.
4 Cattle Egret and 1 Curlew Sandpiper- Burton Mere Wetlands.
Some visible migration this morning:
300 Starling, 45 Skylark, 160 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling - Heswall Fields.

Oct 29
8 Marsh Harrier over Old Baths reedbed, 15 Common Snipe at Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate.
1 Long-billed Dowitcher, 5 Cattle Egret and 1 Curlew Sandpiper- Burton Mere Wetlands.
Possible Pallid Swifts over both Hoylake and West Kirby today.

Oct 28
5 Cattle Egret, 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper, very good views of a Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 27
1 Pallid Swift this morning - Hoylake.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
7 Greenshank - Parkgate.

Oct 26
850 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight, 109 Brent Geese, 3350 Shelduck, 290 Wigeon, 390 Pintail, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Great Egret, 57 Little Egret, 65 Snipe, 960 Curlew, 1300 Redshank, 180 Skylark over high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond, hesrd but not seen - Leasowe Lighthouse.
17+ (could have been 25) Marsh Harrier coming in to roost this evening - Old Baths, Parkgate.
37 Great Egret (26 in trees around the mere, 11 on the marsh), 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1+ Cattle Egret at BMW - Burton Mere Wetlands/Burton Marsh.

Oct 25
1 Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond, 3 Grey Wagtail on Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Greenshank and 1 Goldeneye on Boathouse Flash, also 1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.
11 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
51 Brent Geese around Tansky Rocks on rising tide.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands

Oct 24
1 Yellow-browed Warbler near duck pond, also 15 Goldcrest and 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Short-eared Owl over - Leasowe Lighthouse.
11 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
7 Marsh Harrier this afternoon - Parkgate.
Visible migration overhead included:
110 Chaffinch, 60 Skylark, 15 Siskin, 2 Brambling, 11 Redwing and 1 Redpoll - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2000+ Chaffinch, 25 Brambling, 150 Siskin, 26 Rook, 20 Jackdaw and 130 Woodpigeon along sea-front - Hoylake.

Oct 23
1 Yellow-browed Warbler - Leasowe Gunsite.
11 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
5 Cattle Egret and 11 Great Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
15+ Marsh Harrier, 1 grey male Hen Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Kingfisher late afternoon - Old Baths, Parkgate.

Oct 22
1 Yellow-browed Warbler in scrub near Roman Road - Meols.
1 Long-billed Dowitcher and 5 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Slavonian Grebe still on Cop Hole (accessed from roundabout immediately north-east of Flint Bridge on A548), also 4 Great Egret, 1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Burton Marsh.

Oct 21
2 Arctic Tern - Hilbre.
1 Long-billed Dowitcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 20
1,200 Redwing and 300 Starling this morning between 8.30 and 9.30am flying south-east over Dawpool Nature Reserve, Thurstaston.
60 Siskin moving east - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Ring Ouzel, 1,055 Redwing, 35 Fieldfare, 12 Siskin and lots of Starlings over flying south - Hilbre.
1 Cattle Egret, 1 Firecrest and 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Slavonian Grebe reported but not confirmed - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 19
Redwings and Fieldfares were flying over Thurstaston Visitor Centre/Caravan Park all day. Given the enormous numbers counted over Crosby Marine Lake heading south (i.e. straight towards Wirral) I think we can safely say daily totals at Thurstaston were at least 20,000 Redwing and 4,000 Fieldfare.
Late afternoon a walk through Dawpool Nature Reserve (Thurstaston) revealed "every Berry tree was alive with them . They where like locusts. Then a Sparrowhawk spooked them all, what a spectacular sight."
Thousands of Redwings and Fieldfares, and hundreds of finches. flying along North Wirral  and heading south between West Kirby and Neston this morning. At Thurstaston there were large movements of Thrushes coming from both Leasowe and West Kirby direction.
4080 Redwing, 1125 Fieldfare, 118 Jackdaw, 505 Chaffinch, 40 Linnet, 22 Greenfinch and 16 Siskin between 0800hrs and 9.15hrs, they were still flying through at the same rate until at least 1030hrs - Heswall Fields NT.
1,125 Redwing and 38 Fieldfare over heading south, up until 1130hrs, also 1 Black Redstart and 1 Garden Warbler - Hilbre.
350 Pink-footed Geese and several hundred Redwing on the ground (as well as flying over) around mid-day in fields along Wirral Way - Thurstaston.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 18
10 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Cattle Egret, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler and 1 Firecrest - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Slavonian Grebe on Cop Hole (accessed from roundabout immediately north-east of Flint Bridge on A548) - Burton Marsh.
1 Kingfisher and 1 Little Grebe on groyne - Meols Common.
6 Swallow flew over marsh from Burton Point.

Oct 17
11 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
5 Whooper Swan (5 ad, 3 juv) and 4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Slavonian Grebe and 5 Little Grebe on Cop Hole (accessed from roundabout immediately north-east of Flint Bridge on A548) - Burton Marsh.
1 Black Redstart by Wallasey Lifeguards.

Oct 16
1 Slavonian Grebe showing well on Cop Hole, 2 Whooper Swan, 2 Great Egret and 2 Ruddy Shelduck on the marsh - Burton Marsh.
4 Cattle Egret and 3 Whooper Swan  - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Red-throated Diver (looked like all juveniles flying into the estuary), 2 Guillemot, 17 Skylark, 9 Rock Ppit and 61 Brent Goose - Hilbre.

Oct 15
1 Yellow-browed Warbler in private garden - Wallasey.
1 Curlew Sandpiper and  4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 probable Slavonian Grebe seen in fading light on Cop Hole, also 2 Whooper Swan on Marsh with Mute Swans - Burton Marsh.
 
Oct 14
1 Slavonian Grebe briefly before flying south - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 13
1 Merlin, 7 Great Egret, 2 Ruff and 42 Shoveler - Parkgate.
1 Cetti's Warbler caught and ringed, a first for Hilbre, also 1 Marsh Harrier over.
2,500 Common Scoter on flat calm sea this morning - Meols.
1 Corn Bunting in hedge this morning but flew and not relocated - Carr Lane, Hoylake Langfields.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 4 Cattle Egret and 1 Red Kite - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 12
3 Whooper Swan flew south, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler and 3 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 11
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Firecrest and 3 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Greenshank on new Old Baths Flash, also 1 Great Egret  and 1 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
1 Merlin over Marine Lake, 2 Mediterranean Gull on the shore and 140 Brent Geese on edge of saltmarsh on ebbing tide - West Kirby.

Oct 10
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Avocet and 1 Cattle Egret, also 500+ Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Marsh Harrier, 8 Greenshank and 1 Ruff - Old Baths, Parkgate.

Oct 9
1 Firecrest and 1 Yellow-browed Warbler - Hilbre.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Firecrest, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Goosander and 3 Redwing over - Burton Mere Wetlands.
134 Little Egret flew from roost early morning, also some visible migration: 48 Skylark, 65 Meadow Pipit, 230 Chaffinch, 36 Greenfinch, 70 Goldfinch, 102 Linnet, 14 Reed Bunting - Heswall Fields.
7070 Shelduck and 535 Pintail (high numbers due to early morning wildfowling activity on Heswall Marsh) - Dawpool Bank.

Oct 8
1 Slavonian Grebe on bridge pool, 1 (or 2?) Firecrest, 1 Merlin, 1 Greenshank and 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Snow Bunting at 10am and flew towards Hilbre - Red Rocks.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler caught and ringed in private garden - Bidston Hill.

Oct 7
6 Goosander and 6 Red-breasted Merganser, at least 178 Turnstone on lake wall - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Gadwall flew west (rare here!), 2 Golden Plover, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1000+ Common Scoter and 5 Gannet, 3 Mediterranean Gull on beach at high tide and 5+ Sandwich Tern - Hoylake.

Oct 6
6 Goosander and 6 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Swallow, 6 Skylark moving west, 2 Golden Plover and 42 Brent Geese - Hilbre.
4200 Shelduck, 180 Pintail, 130 Little Egret, 270 Knot, 1400 Dunlin, 1300 Black-tailed Godwit, 900 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 3900 Redshank on rising tide this morning - Heswall Shore.
1 Jack Snipe by duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Oct 5
6 Goosander on lake wall and 6 Red-breasted Merganser fishing in the lake - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Marsh Harrier displaying - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 4
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Kingfisher on Arrowe Brook - Hoylake Road, Moreton.

Oct 3
1 Yellow-browed Warbler by bridge to Border Hide. 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Goosander on the marine lake and 3 Mediterranean Gull on the shore - West Kirby.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler in private garden - Wallasey village.

Oct 2
c12 Redwing over heading towards the estuary - Heswall.
1 Water Rail - Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler caught and ringed this morning - Hilbre.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Ruff and 1 Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 1
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 possible Little Shearwater (Barolo Shearwater) west past - Hoylake.

Sep 30
6 Goosander (3 on the Marine Lake and 3 which flew south) - West Kirby.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Arctic Tern, 1 Common Tern and 47 Sandwich Tern - Hoylake.

Sep 29
4 Great Egret, 330 Grey Plover, 32 Golden Plover, 2 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 9 Chiffchaff - Heswall Shore.
2 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 28
550 Pinkfooted Geese, 5800 Shelduck, 6 Great Egret, 92 Little Egret, 200 Grey Plover, 50 Knot, 400 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 3000 Redshank, 2 Grey Wagtail, 14 Chiffchaff in coastline hedgerows at low tide this morning - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.
2 Brambling caught and ringed in sea-front garden - Hoylake.

Sep 27
3 Leach's Petrel, 5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Tern. 1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 drake Eider - Hilbre.
1 Leach's Petel, 1 Arctic Skua, 5 Sandwich Tern and 1 Little Gull - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Leach's Petrel and 1 Arctic Tern, large gull roost at high tide c,3,000 mainly Herring Gulls - Hoylake.
c30 Kittiwake, 1 Guillemot in the surf, 1 Great Crested Grebe and c30 Sanderling - Wallasey Shore.
2 Greenshank early morning - Thurstaston Shore.
Sep 26
2 Leach's Petrel flew out of the River Dee - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
4 Leach's Petrel flew west but distant before high tide, also 1 Grey Phalarope swimming in the surf, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Eider, 8 Kittiwake in one flock, 6 Guillemot, 1 Manx Shearwater and 8 Sandwich Tern - Wallasey Shore.
1 Great Skua - Meols Shore.
1 imm Gannet over and 1 Snow Goose reported - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Leach's Petrel, 1 Little Gull (juv), 2 Manx Shearwater, 7 Scaup, 5 Tufted Duck,  4 Pintail, 1 Goosander, 2 Red-throated Diver - Hilbre.
1 Grey Phalarope, 2 Manx Shearwater, 20 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill,1 small skua, 25 kittiwake 12 Gannet and a few hundred Common Scoter - Hoylake.

Sep 25
2 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stint, 12 Golden Plover all on Centenary Pool, 1 Cattle Egret on wet grassland - Burton Mere Wetlands.
44 Brent Geese, 1 Goosander, 2 Peregrine and 1 Raven - Hilbre.
6 Spoonbill and 1 Spotted Redshank - Parkgate.

Sep 24
10 Spoonbill, 3 Greenshank and 1 Kingfisher on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
3 Goosander on lake, 326 Redshank and 138 Turnstone roosting on rocks - West Kirby Marine Lake.
5 Brent Geese on sea off Little Eye.
5,200 Oystercatcher, 408 Curlew, 252 Grey Plover (several still in s/pl), 230 Dunlin and 7 Bar-tailed Godwit in roost at high tide - West Kirby Shore.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Heswall Shore.
3 Wheatear in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
24 Brent Geese and 3 Red-throated Diver - Hilbre.

Sep 23
2 Goosander on lake, 4 Rock Pipit north end, 1 Kingfisher by the Old Baths and 1 Peregrine over - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) flew towards Burton Point, 8 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stint, 4 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Garganey (juv) and 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 22
3 Goosander (2 on Marine Lake and 1 on sea), 4 Mediterranean Gull in gull roost - West Kirby.
3 Little Stint, 8 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 Spoonbill, 12 Greenshank and 4 Little Grebe on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
1 ad Hobby, 3340 Shelduck, 37 Pintail, 3800 Oystercatcher, 60 Lapwing, 205 Grey Plover, 11 Golden Plover, 20 Knot, 630 Dunlin, 1140 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 3570 Redshank, 530 Common Gull over high tide - Heswall Shore.

Sep 21
3+ Little Stint, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 1 Avocet, 2 Green Sandpiper and 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 Spoonbill and 12 Greenshank on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
45 Sandwich Tern on shore after high tide - Leasowe.
Hundreds of Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields around Whitford (inland of Mostyn Docks).

Sep 20
1 Little Stint on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Curlew Sandpiper roosting with other waders on prom wall just north of the Old Baths - West Kirby Marine Lake.
 700+ Pink-footed Geese, 9 Spoonbill, 2 Little Grebe and 5 Shoveler - Parkgate.
1 probable American Golden Plover, heard only - Hilbre.

Sep 19
7 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Ruff, 1 Avocet, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail and 500+ Pink-footed Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 18
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Hilbre.
11 Curlew Sandpiper (Pectoral Sandpiper reported earlier remains unconfirmed and was probably a female Ruff), 12 Ruff, 1 Avocet, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier and 1 Kingfisher, 1,200 Pinkfooted Geese on wet grassland - Burton Mere Wetlands.
9 Spoonbill and 16 Greenshank - Parkgate.
3 Greenshank and 1 Kingfisher in channel south of Sheldrakes - Heswall Marsh.
1 Guillemot near Groyne and 1 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Sep 17
1 Spotted Flycatcher near duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.
6 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Ruff and 1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 16
1 Bittern over this evening - Deeside Industrial Estate.
9 Curlew Sanpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
9 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
285 Pinkfooted Geese, 5600 Shelduck, 12 Pintail, 138 Grey Plover, 3 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank - Heswall/Thurstason Shore.
1 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.
5 Spoonbill over Oakenholt Marsh.

Sep 15
8 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
20 Curlew Sandpiper flew from Burton Mere Wetlands over Burton Point (3 were seen to return to BMW).
900 Pink-footed Geese over heading south early morning - Moreton.
1 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 21 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Avocet, 6 Ruff and 1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 14
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Marsh.
Several reports of small numbers of Pink-footed Geese flying in.
3 Curlew Sandpier (1 moulting adult) and 1 Little Stint - Hoylake.
32 Curlew Sandpiper (20 on centenary pool and 12 on main scrape), 4 Spotted Redshank and 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Merlin off Old Baths and 1 Hobby off Old Quay pub, 1 Spotted Redshank, 10 Greenshank, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper and 11 Dunlin on new Old Baths Flash - Parkgate.

Sep 13
First geese of the autumn arrived with 3 Pink-foot at Heswall arriving high from the east and very noisy, 6 Pink-foot on wet grassland at Burton Mere Wetlands and 4 Brent on the sea between Little Eye and West Kirby at high tide.
12 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash, 8 Greenshank and 6 Ringed Plover on newly flooded Old Baths Flash - Parkgate.
4 Ruddy Shelduck and 16 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 12
1 Little Stint  (on pontoon) and 1 Curlew Sandpier plus c4,000 Black-tailed Godwit on the shore - West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Curlew Sandpiper and 2 Little Stint - Hoylake.
12 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash, 7 Ringed Plover on newly flooded Old Baths Flash - Parkgate.
25 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper, 650 Pintail on Bridge Pool - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 11
39 Curlew Sandpiper (17 main scrape, 22 Centenary pool), 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Ruff and 4 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 20 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 4 Wheatear, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 20 Sandwich Tern and 220 Linnet before tide, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Razorbill and 1 Guillemot over high tide - Hilbre.
4 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Hoylake.
3 Curlew Sandpiper, also 4490 Redshank - Heswall Shore.

Sep 10
2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail and 1 Kingfisher on Donkey Stand Flash, 12 Spoonbill. 70 Wigeon, 6 Pintail and 3 Greenshank on Boathouse Flash, 100+ Swallows moving SW - Parkgate.
30 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank and 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad) - Hoylake.

Sep 9
2 Curlew Sandpiper out from Lifeboat Station at high tide - Hoylake.
1 Red Kite over Lower Heswall then low over fields by Burton Mere Wetlands.
13 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Spoonbill and 1 Pied Flycatcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
13 Spoonbill , 1 Spotted Redshank (juv) and 5 Water Rail - Parkgate.
NOTE: Spoonbills counted at same time so total of 19, another record!
8 Stonechat (two families) - Burton Point.

Sep 8
16 Greenshank on Bevyl Road Flash, 13 Spoonbill and 7 Greenshank on Boathouse Flash, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Ruff and 2 Water Rail on Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate.
9 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Curlew Sandpiper on mud off south end, 1 Peregrine over - West Kirby Marine Lake.
At least 6 Wheatear along the coast, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Greenshank and 1 Common Sandpiper on the groyne and a good sprinkling of warblers - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Sep 7
1 Pintail (first of autumn here), 355 Grey Plover, 3 juv Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank, 4000 Redshank on rising tide - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.
4 Spoonbill and 12 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Osprey over early afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.
12 Spoonbill, 2 juv Spotted Redshank and 30 Wigeon on Boathouse Flash, 1 Little Stint and 1 Curlew Sandpiper on Donkey Stand Flash and 2 Curlew Sandpiper on Bevyl Road Flash - Parkgate.
NOTE: 4 Spoonbills at BMW and 12 at Parkgate were counted at the same time so a record total of 16 (although that number has probably been present for several days).
9 Curlew Sandpiper (three on mud south of lake wall and six flew up river with small wader flocks), 2 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Little Gull (ad) - West Kirby Marine Lake/Shore.
2 Water Rail - Gilroy duck pond, West Kirby.
1 Spotted Flycatcher at Oldfield Farm, Heswall.
3 Whinchat and 1 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields.

Sep 6
1 Osprey landed on Tansky Rocks and then flew south, 4 Curlew Sandpiper on mud south of Marine Lake, 5 Mediterranean Gull on shore - West Kirby.
11 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Curlew Sandpiper and 1,900 Black-tailed Godwit on rising tide - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.

Sep 5
2 Arctic Skua, 275 Sandwich Tern, 38 Common Tern and 36 Gannet - Hilbre.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15+ Curlew Sandpiper (this evening), 3 Greenshank, 1 juv Garganey, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Pied Flycatcher (1st winter) in willows railway side of bridge - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Osprey fishing at 0855am in West Kirby Marine Lake then landed on Tansky Rocks - dived into lake and caught fish right next to people walking on lake wall!
1 Curlew Sandpiper this afternoon on mud south end of West Kirby Marine Lake.
12 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash, 1 Little Stint, 5 Ruff and 4 Water Rail on Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate.

Sep 4
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 1 Spotted Flycatcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Little Stint - Parkgate.
125 Sandwich Tern in east gutter on ebbing tide plus 30 feeding, also 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Swift, 10 Swallow, 20 Gannet, 1 Wigeon, 5 Teal and 2 Wheatear - Hilbre.
3370 Shelduck, 2400 Oystercatcher, 85 Grey Plover, 280 Ringed Plover, 1600 Black-tailed Godwit, 1100 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 3200 Redshank on ebbing tide - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Whinchat and 1 Spotted Flycatcher in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Flycatcher and 3 Whinchat, 1 Peregrine over - Hoylake Langfields.
2 Stonechat - Heswall Golf Club.
1 Curlew Sandpiper on mud south end of West Kirby Marine Lake.

Sep 3
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 14 Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper and 2 Spotted Flycatcher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Little Stint, 2 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank on Donkey Stand Flash, 7+ Spoonbill and 3 Greenshank on Bevyl Road Flash - Parkgate.
2 Green Sandpiper - Neston Old Quay.

Sep 2
2 Whinchat in sheep field, 1 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit over S and 10+ Chiffchaff - Burton Point.
4 juv Spoonbill, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby and 2 Ringed Plover from Border hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
At least 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 6 Greenshank - Hilbre.
10+ Spoonbill, 1 Little Stint, 1 Greenshank and 3 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Sep 1
1 Spotted Flycatcher in garden - Hoylake sea-front.
2 Curlew Sandpiper and 6 Greenshank from Border Hide, 4 Little Ringed Plover and 4 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11+ Spoonbill, 6+ Marsh Harrier (one with red wing tags), 1 Little Stint, 3 Ruff, 7 Wigeon, 4+ Greenshank - Parkgate.
2 Whinchat on fence by sheep field, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Hobby - Burton Point.
2400 Shelduck, 12 Teal, 146 Grey Plover ans 320 Ringed Plover on the shore, 300 Hirundines on the boats - Heswall.
3 Curlew Sandpiper - Connah's Quay Reserve.