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Dec 31
8 Snow Bunting early morning - Hoylake Shore.
1 Eider (female), 245 Brent Geese, 710 Cormorant. 10 Purple Sandpiper, 10,500 Oystercatcher, 630 Grey Plover, 12,000 Knot, 8,000 Dunlin and 100 Sanderling on flooding tide - Hilbre.
2 Woodcock - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Dec 30
8 Snow Bunting - Hoylake Shore.
276 Curlew, 445 Grey Plover, 12,000 Knot, 7,400 Dunlin and 9,000+ Oystercatcher on flooding tide - Hilbre.
2 Goosander on pond by Meols Station.
2 Goosander and 7 Brent Geese by groyne - Meols.

Dec 29
1 Velvet Scoter, 12 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Jack Snipe, 1,270 Cormorant, 240 Curlew, 6,800 Dunlin, 12,800 Knot and 485 Grey Plover - Hilbre.
550 Cormorant on edge of East Hoyle Bank after high tide - Meols.
1 possible Storm Petrel seen at 4pm, also 9 Goosander and 7 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
8 Snow Bunting on embankment west of Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Snow Bunting late afternoon - Hoylake Shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Goosander - Meols/Leasowe.
1,100 Pink-footed Geese in field off Station Road, Thurstaston.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reedbed at dusk.
28 Shoveler on flood off Pasture Road, Moreton.

Dec 28
4 Snow Bunting on sea defence by green hut - Leasowe.
4 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
Above this morning, this afternoon 8 Snow Bunting by Leasowe Lighthouse.
420 Cormorant on edge of East Hoyle Bank after high tide, 1 Kingfisher on groyne - Meols.
12 Purple Sandpiper, 8,000 Oystercatcher, 8,000 Knot and 210 Brent Geese - Hilbre.
1 White-fronted Goose (Russian race) in field with 2,500 Pink-footed Geese - Puddington.
2 Short-eared Owl at dusk - Denhall Quay.
1 grey male Hen Harrier and 1 Great Egret - Decca Pools.
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine, 50+ siskin and 3 Stonechat - Shotwick Boating Lake.
1 Merlin, 3 Marsh Harrier and 4 Great Egret - Parkgate.
2 Goosander (m&f) - Gilroy Duck Pond, West Kirby.

Dec 27
17 Shoveler on flood next to Pasture Road, Moreton.
4 Snow Bunting between Dove Point, Meols and Leasowe Castle.
3 Goosander on pond by Station - Meols.
4 Snow Bunting at 2.30pm when 4 still at Leasowe - Little Eye.
1 grey male Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier and 1 Peregrine (on post) - Heswall Marsh.
1 grey male Hen Harrier, 8 Great Egret, 2 Raven and 4 Marsh Harrier this afternoon - Parkgate.
4 Snow Bunting at 1pm (same ones as Little Eye??) - Red Rocks.
c250 Brent Geese (including 1 dark-bellied), 12,000 Knot, 11,500 Dunlin, 340 Grey Plover, 130 Ringed Plover, 6,000 Oystercatcher and 120 Turnstone - Hilbre.

Dec 26
1 Goldeneye, 7 Red-breasted Merganser and 10 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Snow Bunting - Little Eye.
1 Snow Bunting on sea wall 100m east of Dove Point, Meols.
1 grey male Hen Harrier - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
35 Bar-tailed Godwit, 50+ Grey Plover, 4,500 Dunlin, 3,000 Knot, 75 Ringed Plover, 5 Golden Plover, 13 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Rock Pipit early morning - Hilbre.

Dec 25
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Neston Marsh.
1 Rock Pipit, 4 Purple Sandpiper and 500+ Common Scoter - Hilbre.
1450 Pink-footed Geese flew inland, 1920 Pintail, 585 Teal, 430 Lapwing, 82 Golden Plover, 6500 Oystercatcher, 4000 Dunlin, 3000 Knot, 960 Curlew, 162 Black-tailed Godwit, 85 Bar-tailed Godwit, 990 Redshank, 2 Greenshank - Heswall/Thurstaston over high tide.
2 Great Egret - Parkgate.
2 Goosander on pond by Station - Meols.

Dec 24
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 1 Marsh Harrier and 2 Great Egret - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
7 Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 drake Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Great Egret - Burton Marsh.

Dec 22
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.
1 Little Stint, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Egret, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Beared Tit heard - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Cattle Egret on flooded field - Hoylake Langfields.
3 Hen Harrier (2 grey males) - Parkgate.
20+ Common Snipe and 16 Shoveler in flooded field by Pasture Road - Moreton.
1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Peregrine - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Dec 21
1 Yellow-legged Gull (sub-adult), 1 drake Goldeneye, 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 41 Brent Geese, 1 Peregrine over - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Goosander on pond - Meols Station.
1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Dec 20
18 Shoveler, 35 Mallard, 3 Teal, Snipe and 3 Water Rail on flood shore end of Pasture Road, Moreton.
1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Purple Sandpiper, 650 Common Scoter, 30 Grey Plover and 820 Cormorant - Hilbre.
2 Goosander (pair) - Gilroy duck pond, West Kirby.

Dec 19
500+ Pink-footed Geese in fields next to Wirral Way, Thurstaston.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) flew past Target Road to Heswall Fields.
1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Hen Harrier (grey males or same one seen twice!), 4 Marsh Harrier and 1 Merlin - Parkgate.

Dec 18
9 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Dec 17
8 Purple Sandpiper, 24 Dunlin, 414 Turnstone and 440 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank, 24 Shoveler and 30 Mallard on flood by Pasture Road - Moreton.
1 Little Stint and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Hen Harrier (grey males) - Parkgate.
230 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 400 Wigeon, 970 Pintail, 11 Red-breasted Merganser, 1200 Oystercatcher, 350 Curlew, 500 Redshank, 22 Little Egret, 3 Great Egret, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier over high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Dec 16
 1 Bittern flew into roost, also 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) - Neston Reed Bed.
1 Little Stint, 9 Spotted Redshank, 1 Merlin and 1 Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11 Great Egret - Neston/Burton Marsh.
2 Hen Harrier (grey males) and 3 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Dec 15
7 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Little Stint, 9 Spotted Redshank, 7 Ruff and 1,150 Black-tailed godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6+ Marsh Harrier and 4 Hen Harrier (2 ringtail and 2 grey male) - Parkgate.
1,800 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.

Dec 14
200+ Brent Geese, 880 Cormorant (flew out of estuary), 9,000 Knot, 4,500 Dunlin, 530 Grey Plover and 14,300 Oystercatcher at first light - Hilbre.
1 Little Owl - Burton Point.
400 Pink-footed Geese on saltmarsh, another 1300 flew inland, 875 Pintail, 640 Teal, 93 Golden Plover, 500 Knot, 44 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier on rising tide - Heswall Shore.
 1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed.
2 Marsh Harrier - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
3 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Dec 13
2 Hen Harrier (grey males) - Parkgate.
24,000 Knot, 6,500 Dunlin, 200+ Grey Plover, 10,500 Oystercatcher, 120 Ringed Plover and 650 Cormorant on ebbing tide - Hilbre.
1 Woodcock - Royden Park.

Dec 12
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed.
249 Cormorant on edge of East Hoyle Bank - Meols groyne.
1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
20,000 Knot and 2,000 Dunlin on ebbing tide - Hilbre.
4 Goosander, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Marsh Harrier, 8 Great Egret and 5,000 Lapwing - Parkgate.

Dec 11
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.
1 Greenshank by Meols groyne.
1 Little Stint and 8 spotted Redshank, 18 Cattle Egret flew inland at dawn - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Dec 10
1 Peregrine, 17 Goosander and 12 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.

Dec 9
15+ Goosander and 25 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) and 1 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
1 Little Stint, 2 Spotted Redshank and 10 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk (4pm).
1 Water Pipit in field south of sewage works - Neston.

Dec 8
1 Little Stint, 2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
300+ Brent Geese and 1 Peregrine - Hilbre.

Dec 7
1 Water Pipit - Neston Marsh.
110 Great Crested Grebe and 500+ Common Scoter off Meols before high tide.
30,000 Knot on Dawpool Bank off Thurstaston and Caldy at low tide.
270 Brent Geese and 2 Raven - Hilbre.

Dec 6
14 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3  Hen Harrier (2 grey male and 1 ringtail) - Parkgate.
2 Water Pipit (near sewage works) - Neston Marsh.
c400 Common Scoter (mostly drakes), 4 Red-throated Diver and 1 Gannet - Hoylake at high tide.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk (4pm).
16,000 Knot roosting early morning - Thurstaston.
22 Twite - Flint Castle.

Dec 5
c30,000 Knot before high tide - West Kirby.
2 Ring-necked Parakeet in garden - Newton (West Kirby).
12 Goosander on West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Kingfisher - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Peregrine in the air together, 23,000 Knot and 530 Grey Plover on flood tide - Hilbre.

Dec 4
1 Glaucous Gull and 1 Little Stint on main scrape this morning, work on scrape due to start around lunch time so will be disturbance, also 15 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
8 Purple Sandpiper at New Brighton Marine Lake.
210 Black-tailed Godwit in Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.

Dec 3
9 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Little Stint on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.
6+ Marsh Harrier, 2+ Hen Harrier (at least one grey male and a ringtail) and 1 Merlin - Parkgate.
30,000 Knot at high tide - Hoylake.

Dec 2
1 Osprey reported (well seen by several birders), also 3 Marsh Harrier and 2 Hen Harrier - Parkgate.
15 Purple Sandpiper, 35 Red-throated Diver, 600 Common Scoter, 12 Gannet, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Guillemot and 1 Razorbill - Hilbre.
12 Red-throated Diver and 1 Gannet - Red Rocks.
30 Great Crested Grebe at high tide, 8,000 Knot on rising tide - Meols.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.
57 Brent Geese, 450 Pintail, 330 Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 100 Teal, 300 Shelduck, 3 Red-throated Diver, 5,000 Oystercatcher, 1,500 Knot, 1.200 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 800 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 150 Redshank, 1,000 Lapwing, 500 Curlew and 100 Chaffinch - Point of Ayr.

Dec 1
1 Bittern flew into reedbed this afternoon - Parkgate.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.
3 Jack Snipe and 1 Rock Pipit - Red Rocks Marsh.
9,000+ Knot, 2,500 Dunlin, 350 Grey Plover, 500 Sanderling, 45 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 600 Oystercatcher and 90 Redshank at high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Nov 30
1 Mediterranean Gull in Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Nov 29
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.
1 Woodcock over Meols fields.
1 Woodcock, 1 Kingfisher, 80 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier and 1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
32 Brent Geese on shore by Dee Saling Club, 230 Bar-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston.
2 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Nov 28
9 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Greenshank on the shore, 5 Whooper Swan heading for outer marsh and 1,000+ Pink-footed Geese heading inland early morning, also 1 Green Woodpecker heard inland - Heswall Marsh.
Large flocks of Knots over West Kirby Shore at high tide, seen from some distance but must have been in the region of 30,000.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.
500+ Pink-footed Geese in field by Dungeon Wood, Thurstaston.
23,500 Knot, 7,500 Dunlin, 235 Grey Plover and 1 Rock Pipit early morning - Hilbre.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male), 2 Greenshnak, 120 Black-tailed Godwit and 1,000+ Pintail after high tide - Heswall Shore.

Nov 27
9 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
700 Pink-footed Geese in field close to Heswall Fields NT.
2 Great Egret heading NE at dusk - Target Road, Heswall.
4 Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
7 Cattle Egret, 2 Bearded Tit, 50 Siskin and 1 Kingfisher, Marsh Harrier and Hen Harrier came in to roost in reedbed - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Bittern flew into Neston Reed Bed at dusk.

Nov 26
c13 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Short-eared Owl over horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Point.
1 Peregrine, 385 Curlew, 7,500 Oystercatcher, 720 Sanderling, 5,500 Dunlin, 210 Grey Plover, 1 Raven and 1 Rock Pipit - Hilbre.

Nov 25
1 Short-eared Owl (Pinfold Lane), 1 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Water Rail - Red Rocks.
25 Brent Geese and 10,000 Knot by Dee Sailing Club causeway - Thurstaston.

Nov 24
765 Pink-footed Geese roosted and flew inland, 745 Pintail, 270 Teal, 65 Little Egret left overnight roost, 6700 Oystercatcher, 920 Lapwing, 86 Golden Plover, 15000 Knot, 33 Black-tailed Godwit, 890 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 465 Redshank early morning on ebb tide - Heswall Shore.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male), 1 Marsh Harrier and 2 Little Grebe - Parkgate.
2 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Egyptian Geese - Burton Marsh.
9 Goosander (2 males) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Nov 23
15 Cattle Egret at Burton Mere Wetlands with another 5 reported along Puddington Lane.
1 Snow Bunting and 1 Stonechat on sea wall and 2 Mediterranean Gull - Meols.
2 Hen Harrier - Parkgate.
7 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Nov 22
15 Cattle Egret in field with cattle along Puddington Lane.
250 Pink-footed Geese in stubble field by Pensby High School.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male), 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Merlin - Parkgate.
1 Goldeneye (east past N end), 566 Cormorant and 300+ Brent Geese - Hilbre.

Nov 21
2 Goosander and 2 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
7,500 Knot and 7,500 Dunlin feeding on mud off West Kirby Sailing Club this morning.
13 Cattle Egret and 5 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Nov 20
2 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier (1 grey male) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.

Nov 19
3 Whooper Swan past north end, 349 Brent Geese, 680 Grey Plover and 200+ Sanderling on the flood tide - Hilbre.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) flew out to Decca Pools from inland fields.

Nov 18
2+ Cattle Egret, 1 Water Pipit, 4 Spotted Redshank and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtails) this morning, 10 Cattle Egret, 27 Great Egret and 124 Little Egret this evening came into roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Lapland Bunting seen and heard briefly after being flushed by dog, not yet relocated (09.15) - Red Rocks Marsh.
2 Snow Bunting - Point of Ayr.
1 Merlin which caught a Snipe, 1 Little Owl and 2 Egyptian Geese - Burton Point.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) showed well over Decca Pools this afternoon.
2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail), 2 Marsh Harrier and 2 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.
4,000 Knot - Meols.

Nov 17
180 Turnstone roosting on rocks before high tide - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) flew inland at first light, 9+ Great Egret off Heswall Golf Course - Parkgate.
1 Greenshank, 8 Purple Sandpiper, 340 Turnstone and 700 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake.
19 Brent  Geese (pale-bellied), 2 Snow Bunting, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 200 Linnet, 2 Grey Wagtail, 100 Common Scoter, 200 Pintail, 120 Wigeon, 600 Shelduck, 3 Goosander, 450 Knot, 33 Grey Plover, 250 Dunlin, 15 Bar-tailed Godwit, 450 Redshank, 7,500 Oystercatcher, 700 Curlew and 22 Common Snipe - Point of Ayr.
32 Great Egret flew into roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Nov 16
1 Great Skua in Mersey mouth at 9.15am - New Brighton.
2 Snow Bunting - Point of Ayr.
c10 Red-breasted Merganser, c100 Brent Geese, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 1 Hen Harrier (grey male), 4+ Marsh Harrier and 7+ Great Egret - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male), 6 Marsh Harrier and 1 Merlin - Burton Point.
1 Common Sandpiper by the River Dee at Queensferry.
1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.

Nov 15
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Red-throated Diver and 3 Gannet - Hoylake.
4 Short-eared Owl, 2 Great Egret, c40 Little Egret, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) over high tide - Cottage Lane, Heswall.
1 Short-eared Owl - Gronant.
2 Greenshank - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
2 Hen Harrier, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 2 Short-eared Owl, 45 Little Egret and 5 Great Egret over high tide Parkgate.
7 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
10 Purple Sandpiper, 370 Grey Plover, 530 Sanderling, 7,500 Dunlin and 374 Brent Geese on flood tide - Hilbre.

Nov 14
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Eider (drake) and 1 Red-throated Diver - Red Rocks.
2 Snow Bunting - Point of Ayr.
1 Peregrine, 8 Greenshank and 8+ Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
40 Little Egret roosting in trees - Ness Gardens.

Nov 13
1 Red-throated Diver, 14 Brent Geese, 60 Scoter, 2 Guillemot and 4 Razorbill over high tide - Red Rocks.
1 Greenshank and 1 Mediterranean Gull by the groyne - Meols.
At least 3 Hen Harrier (including a grey male), up to 6 Marsh Harrier and 2 Peregrine - Heswall Marsh.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
800 Sanderling, 5,000 Dunlin, 1,200 Knot, 1,500 Oystercatcher and 75 Grey Plover - Hoylake Shore.

Nov 12
14 Cattle Egret and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11 Brent Geese and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) at high tide - Heswall Marsh.
6 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Short-eared Owl of RLGC - Red Rocks.

Nov 11
1880 Pinkfeet, 550 Pintail, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 6000 Oystercatcher, 92 Golden Plover, 97 Grey Plover, 600 Lapwing, 2000 Dunlin, 17000 Knot, 1000 Curlew, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Bar-tailed Godwit, 900 Redshank, 1 grey male Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Merlin over high tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler with Long-tailed Tit flock - Leasowe Lighthouse.
7 Goosander (redheads) in gutter west of Meols groyne.
1 Gannet, 1 Razorbill, 5 Red-throated Diver and 10 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
1 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
9 Marsh Harrier and 2 Hen Harrier (grey males) at dusk - Parkgate.
1 Cetti's Warbler - Red Rocks.

Nov 10
1 Yellow-browed Warbler with Long-tailed Tit flock by duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.
c40,000 Knot and c25,000 Oystercatcher off Thurstaston/Caldy at low tide.
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), small flock of Siskins and LOTS of Pink-footed Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) by Harp Inn - Neston Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Merlin. 1 Great Egret, 500 Pink=footed Geese and 3 Stonechat - Parkgate.

Nov 9
1 Woodcock, 383 Brent Geese (3 dark-bellied) and 2 Rock Pipit - Hilbre.
1 Woodcock - Caldy Woods.
1 Woodcock in field off Saughall Massie Road - West Kirby.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
2 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh.
1 Ruddy Shelduck and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Nov 8
2 Green Sandpiper (Burton Point), 1 Greenshank, 7 Whooper Swan, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Merlin and 2 Cetti's Warbler - Burton Marsh.
7 Marsh Harrier appeared to be going to roost off Old Baths and 5 Great Egret - Parkgate.

Nov 7
10,000+ Knot on Dawpool Bank, Thurstaston.
100 Pink-footed Geese briefly in stubble field, 1 noisy Raven cicling over Stapledon Wood, Caldy
1 Swallow and 1 Brambling, both by railway bridge - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 4 Stonechat (2 pairs), several other distant harriers - Parkgate.
1 Whooper Swan in flooded field - Hoylake Langfields.
3 Eider, 4 Whooper Swan flewSW, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Merlin, 1 Raven and 265 Cormorant flew out of estuary early morning - Hilbre.

Nov 6
1 Whooper Swan in flooded field - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Woodcock, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Whooper Swan - Hilbre.
8,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
11 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) showing well, 1 Merlin and 2 Marsh Harrier - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
2 grey male Hen Harrier, 10 Marsh Harrier, 4 Great Egret and 1 Merlin - Parkgate.

Nov 5
1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Siskin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Whooper Swan, 1 Ruff and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) - Burton Marsh/Point.
1 Cattle Egret by border pool - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 2 Marsh Harrier  - Shotwick Lake area.
1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Stonechat - Royal Liverpool Golf Course, Hoylake.

Nov 4
1 Snow Bunting on embankment by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl off Harp Inn - Neston Marsh.
2 grey male Hen Harrier and 2 Merlin - Parkgate.
1 Merlin, 1 grey male Hen Harrier and 100+ Brent Geese - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Stonechat - Royal Liverpool Golf Course, Hoylake.

Nov 3
1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Hen Harrier and 11 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
1 Little Owl and 1 Green Woodpecker - Burton Point.

Nov 2
1 Snow Bunting on embankment 100 yards west of Leasowe Lighthouse.
360 Pink-footed Geese in field below Dungeon Wood, Thurstaston.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 1 Spoonbill (in flight) - Burton Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (young female) roosting in reeds - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Nov 1
2 Snow Bunting on embankment 100 yards west of Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great Egret in field below Dungeon Wood, Thurstaston.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (fem) and 14 Great Egret flying to roost - Denhall Quay.
4 Hen Harrier (2 grey male, 1 sub-adult male and 1 ringtail), 10 Marsh Harrier and 3 Great Egret - Parkgate.
9 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.