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Apr 30
1 Hoopoe on road side at 10am, Tan-Y-Felin, just west of
Greenfield Country Park.
1 Ring Ouzel briefly, flew NE -
Hoylake Langfields.
8 Ruff -
Parkgate.
2 Wheatear on groyne -
Meols Common.
1 Ring Ouzel (fem) behind Lighthouse -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Cuckoo briefly, flew south -
Hilbre.
1 Wood Sandpiper -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
Apr 29
At least 10 Avocet -
Parkgate.
3 Whinchat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Garganey (pair) on scrape -
Burton Point.
Apr 28
165+ Whimbrel on marsh over high tide -
Heswall Shore.
1 White Stork flew over main scrape this afternoon -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
Apr 27
1 Blue-headed Wagtail in field opposite sewage plant, Carr Lane -
Meols.
2 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear and 1 Grasshopper Warbler -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Garganey (pair), 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Hobby -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Blue-headed Wagtail and c13 Yellow Wagtail in fields by
Sealand.
Apr 26
1 Wood Sandpiper in flooded field near
Ness Gardens.
129 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Lower Heswall) -
Heswall Shore.
1 Rng Ouzel in horse paddock by west kissing gate at 5pm, also 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Whinchat, 1 Red Kite over -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wood Sandpiper heard flying over -
Thurstaston Country Park.
Apr 25
c100 Gannet feeding offshore -
Red Rocks.
1 Great White Egret flew east -
Hilbre.
4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Swift, 1 Cuckoo and 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Osprey high south this afternoon -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
133 Whimbrel on rising tide -
Heswall Shore.
1 Wood Sandpiper in flooded field near
Ness Gardens.
268 Gannet, 24 Guillemot, 80 Sandwich Tern, 29 Whimbrel and 1 Commmon Sandpiper, 1,800 Knot flew north late afternoon -
Hilbre.
Apr 24
14 Eider, 12 Red-throated Diver and 125 Sandwich Tern -
Hilbre.
1 Swift *first of spring* over
Neston.
At least 20 Whimbrel on ebbing tide -
Caldy/Thurstaston Shore.
10+ Wheatear, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Whinchat and 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 50+ Gannet offshore -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Spoonbill in heronry -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
57 Whimbrel, 175 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff over high tide off
Heswall Fields NT.
6+ Avocet, 1 Spoonbill and 4 Tufted Duck -
Old Baths, Parkgate.
Apr 23
38 Whimbrel, 260 Oystercatcher, 280 Grey Plover, 1100 Dunlin, 85
Curlew, 170 Redshank on the shore, also 1 Whinchat and 1 Lesser
Whitethroat at
Heswall Fields NT.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling near boatyard, also 3+ Whimbrel -
Heswall Shore.
1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Whimbrel in field, 1 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 1
Common Redstart (fem), 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Barn Owl -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
Apr 22
1 Little Stint -
Dove Point, Meols.
1 Cuckoo in tree along nature trail, 2 Grasshopper Warbler and 3 Wheatear near the groyne -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler and 1 male Marsh Harrier -
Burton Point.
16 Whimbrel at high tide -
Heswall Shore.
Apr 21
23 Whimbrel -
Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Yellow Wagtail over -
Lower Heswall.
150 Common Scoter, 30 Gannet, 2 Red-throated Diver and 4 Sandwich Tern over high tide this evening -
Hoylake.
Apr 20
2 Manx Shearwater, 800 Sandwich Tern, 14 Little Tern, 75 Gannet, 3
Eider, 4 Shag, 2 Yellow Wagtail (over), 4 White Wagtail (down) -
Hilbre.
3 Whinchat (1 on Kerr's field, 2 east of River Birkett) -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Gull -
New Brighton.
Apr 19
1 Ring Ouzel in field, seen from footpath between Oldfield Farm and Dungeon Wood -
Heswall.
10 Avocet off Old Baths, and 1 Spoonbill -
Parkgate.
1 Common Redstart (fem) -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Redstart (fem) -
Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Osprey over heading east -
Lower Heswall.
1 Cuckoo *first of spring* and 11+ Spotted Redshank -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Whinchat on fence by Station Road -
Burton.
Apr 18
4 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear and 1 Yellow Wagtail between
Burton Point and Decca Pools.
1 Spotted Redshank on flash -
Denhall Quay.
c200 Pink-footed Geese headed north, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Common
Whitethroat, 6 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler and 1
Cetti's Warbler, 3 Gannet offshore -
Red Rocks.
2 Whinchat and 1 Greenland Wheatear in Kerr's Field, 1 Grasshopper Warbler by Park Lane -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
Apr 17
45 Little Tern, 300 Sandwich Tern and 15 Gannet -
Hilbre.
1 Grasshopper Warbler (by Burton Point) and 3+ Whinchat (by rifle range) -
Burton Marsh.
1 Whinchat -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Common Redstart (fem) -
Lower Heswall.
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel, 2 male Whinchat, 8 Wheatear, 1
Whitethroat, 6 Willow Warbler -
Heswall Shore (and adjacent scrub).
1 Osprey over Grange Hill, also seen over Meols heading north -
West Kirby.
1 Whinchat on Kerr's Field, 1 Grasshopper Warbler by inland path coastal paddocks, and 8+ Wheatear -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
Apr 16
1 Common Redstart (fem) and 4 Wheatear in coastal paddocks -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Whinchat in field by Station Road -
Burton.
Apr 15
2 Whinchat -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Whinchat and 6 Wheatear this morning -
Burton Point.
Apr 14
1 White Stork at 2pm over Gronant.
1 White Stork at 3pm over heading towards Hilbre then flew inland east, 1 Tree Pipit in sea-front garden -
Hoylake.
1 Red Kite over also seen over Hoylake and Hoylake Langfields, 1
Grasshopper Warbler west end of paddocks near groyne, 1 Whimbrel over -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Whinchat and 10 Wheatear -
Hoylake Langfields.
1 Common Crane by rifle range this evening -
Shotwick Fields.
1 Pied Flycatcher (fem) at The Breck woodland (off Breck Road) -
Wallasey.
Apr 13
1 Common Redstart in chaple field this evening -
Burton.
1 Whinchat on Kerr's Field -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
53+ Gannet and 12 Sandwich Tern out to sea, also 2 Reed Warbler and 1 Sedge Warbler -
Red Rocks.
1 Lesser Whitethroat -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Little Tern -
Gronant.
1 Whinchat -
Shotwick Fields.
Apr 12
35 Willow Warbler, 4 Tree Pipit, 6 Wheatear, 11 White Wagtail, 43 Gannet and 300+ Sandwich Tern highlights from
Hilbre.
1 Ring Ouzel and 1 Osprey over -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Ring Ouzel in field by Limbo Lane -
Irby.
1 Whinchat -
Gronant.
Apr 11
7 Red-throated Diver on flat calm sea, 1 Short-eared Owl over -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
Apr 10
1 Osprey over, circling high and heading north -
Burton Point.
6 Willow Warbler, 1 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 2 Sandwich Tern and 4 Gannet -
Hilbre.
35 Sandwich Tern over high tide -
Leasowe/New Brighton.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling in field in
Lower Heswall.
1 Short-eared Owl at 7pm -
Neston Old Quay.
Apr 9
20 Sandwich Tern at high tide -
Wallasey Shore.
7 Spotted Redshank -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
Apr 8
2 Yellow Wagtail (one was a 'channel' wagtail) and 1 Common Redstart -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Redstart at Heswall Golf Course.
Apr 7
1 Black Redstart west end of coastal paddocks this morning, also 1
Common Redstart (Kerr's Field), 6 Wheatear in coastal paddocks and 7
Whimbrel East Hoyle Bank -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Pied Flycatcher in sea-front garden (caught and ringed) -
Hoylake.
1 Osprey flew north along the channel, also 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Grasshopper Warbler in coastal field -
Heswall/Thurstaston.
1 Red Kite -
Neston Marsh.
1 Common Redstart in paddocks by
Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Common Redstart in horse paddock -
Saughall Massie.
1 Common Redstart, 4 Wheatear and a fall of Willow Warblers -
Hoylake Langfields.
2350 Black-tailed Godwits -
Caldy Wilfowl Collection.
Apr 6
1 Osprey, 920am, east over
West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Great Grey Shrike in field
next to Kerr's Field at 10.55am and again this afternoon, 1 Osprey over at 0940am (seen flying N
over Seaforth at 10am), 3 Common Redstart and 10+ Wheatear -
Leasowe Lighthouse/Meols Common.
1 Osprey circling over
Hilbre at 10.53am, headed high towards Hoylake.
3 Common Redstart together -
Heswall Fields.
1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Little Ringed Plover and 7 Wheatear in field near
Willaston.
1 Common Redstart in willows along Ditton Lane -
Moreton.
1 Common Redstart and 7+ Wheatear -
Hoylake Langfields.
Apr 5
1 Common Redstart briefly in private garden -
Lower Heswall.
2 Grasshopper Warbler -
Burton Point.
Apr 3
2,260 Black-tailed Godwit (record high spring count for this site), many now in full breeding plumage -
Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Hen Harrier (male) flew inland, and 20 Fieldfare flew SE along Wirral Way -
Parkgate.
5 Wheatear -
Hoylake Shore.
2 Green Sandpiper -
Neston Marsh.
Apr 2
1600 Black-tailed Godwit and 40 Knot -
Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Osprey over fields near
Caldy Golf Course.
5 Avocet -
Neston Marsh.
6,500 Herring Gull on
West Hoyle Bank.
Apr 1
Several thousand Pink-footed Geese flew north out of the estuary at
first light this morning, also 9 Whooper Swan flew north calling
excitedly at 7am.
5,000 Herring Gull seen from
Hilbre.
March 31
1 Short-eared Owl this morning over golf course/dunes -
Red Rocks.
12 Whooper Swan on main scrape this morning -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Greenshank, 2,000+ Pink-footed Geese, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Peregrine over high tide -
Parkgate.
1 Jack Snipe and 1 Wheatear -
Riverbank Road, Heswall.
80 Sand Martin flying north this evening -
Neston Marsh.
March 29
1 Russian White-fronted Goose, 12 Barnacle Geese. c7,500 Pink-footed
Geese, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Avocet, 5 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank,
1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Grey Plover and 1 Jack Snipe over
high tide -
Denhall Quay.
580 Pink-footed Geese, 515 Shelduck, 1 pair Eider, 23 Red-breasted
Merganser, 2 Great Egret, 13 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin,
600 Black-tailed Godwit, 500 Curlew over high tide -
Riverbank Road, Heswall.
3 Swallow and 34 Sand Martin by Nets Cafe -
Burton Marsh.
1 Whimbrel flew south after high tide -
Red Rocks.
28 Purple Sandpiper -
Hilbre.
March 28
1 White Stork over this morning, then landed this afternoon - viewable from visitor centre -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1600 Black-tailed Godwit -
Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
March 27
12 Little Gull and 25 Purple Sandpiper -
Hilbre.
810 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Knot and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit -
Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
March 26
8 Little Gull flying east and 4 Sandwich Tern -
Hilbre.
1 White Wagtail (Kerr's field) and 2 Swallow over -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Little Gull, 1 Red-throated
Diver and 2 Guillemot off East Hoyle at low tide, 6 White Wagtail
seen from the Lifeboat Station -
Hoylake.
1 Short-eared Owl -
Red Rocks Marsh/Sand Dunes.
March 25
2 White Wagtail on shore -
Hoylake.
March 24
1 Little Ringed Plover -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
14 Chiffchaff singing along Wirral Way this morning -
Heswall/Thurstaston.
5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
March 23
1 Osprey heading N at 0950hrs over
Heswall fields and the Dungeon wood.
14 Sand Martin over reedbed -
Gronant.
1 Garganey (male), 1 House Martin *first of spring* -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Little Gull and 5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
1 Willow Warbler singing -
Ness.
1 Little Ringed Plover on Kerr's Field -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Water Pipit (moulting into s/pl). 4 Avocet and 3 Ruff -
Denhall Quay.
2 Short-eared Owl and 3 Stonechat (males) -
West Kirby Marsh/Dunes/golf course.
March 22
1 Willow Warbler *first of spring* -
Thornton Hough.
1 Little Ringed Plover on Kerr's Field still with 3 White Wagtail, also 7+ Wheatear in coastal paddocks and 1 Swallow over
-
Leasowe Lighthouse.
18 Little Gull and 35 Gannet -
Hilbre.
15+ Twite -
Flint Dock.
2 White Wagtail on beach -
Hoylake.
72 Golden Plover -
Heswall Shore.
March 21
1 Black Redstart this morning, also 333 Brent Geese and good passage of 300 Meadow Pipit -
Hilbre.
1 Little Ringed Plover on Kerr's Field this afternoon, also 6+ Wheatear in coastal paddocks
-
Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Ruff and 1 Green Sandpiper -
Neston Marsh.
4 Wheatear in sheep pens -
Burton Marsh.
March 20
1 Puffin off East Hoyle Bank then flew west, this morning -
Hilbre.
1 Little Stint -
Flint Marsh.
1 White Wagtail - Leasowe Gunsite.
March 19
1 Black Scoter and 1 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
3 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail in coastal paddocks and 8 Brent Goose on
the shore, passage of Wood Pigeon over in several flocks 250+ in total
-
Leasowe Lighthouse.
March 18
1 Black Scoter off East Hoyle Bank, 1 Wheatear (male) on rocks by Lifeboat Station -
Hoylake.
8,000 Dunlin and 5,500 Knot on East Hoyle Bank -
Hilbre.
March 17
50+ Redwing in paddocks along Park Lane, also 1 Greenshank and 8 Brent Geese near groyne -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Stint off Sandhey Slipway this afternoon -
Meols Shore.
March 16
1 Black Scoter and 5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
12 Twite in trees at high tide just north of
Flint Castle.
March 15
1 Black Scoter and 5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank, 1 Little Stint on the shore -
Hoylake.
28 Red-breasted Merganser and 12 Great Crested Grebe over high tide -
Heswall Shore.
12,000 Common Scoter and 260 Sanderling -
Hilbre.
March 13
1 Black Scoter and 1 Velvet Scoter off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
March 12
1 Black Scoter, 4 Scaup and 1 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
March 11
1 Black Scoter and 7 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
2 Red Kite and 6 Avocet off Old Baths -
Parkgate.
March 10
1 Black Scoter, 1 Velvet Scoter and 5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
1 Swallow *first of spring* -
Point of Ayr.
10 Twite on marsh -
Flint Castle.
Mar 9
1 Black Scoter and 5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank this
morning -
Hoylake.
1 Red Kite over coastal paddocks at 0955, 2 Greenshank in the gutter, 1 Wheatear -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
6 Avocet off Old Baths, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Bittern late afternoon -
Parkgate.
2 Russian White Fronted Geese, still in field with Greylags -
Thornton Hough.
5 Grey Wagtail, 6 White Wagtail and 325 Brent Geese -
Hilbre.
Mar 8
1 Wheatear *first of spring* seven days earlier than last year, on sea embankment -
Leasowe Lighthouse.2 White Wagtail *first of spring* and 1 Wheatear -
Hilbre.
1 Black Scoter and 5 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank this
morning -
Hoylake.
Mar 7
4 Long-tailed Duck on the sea -
Hoylake.
Mar 6
1 Black Scoter seen at 8am with
Common Scoters off East Hoyle Bank this morning, north of Lifeboat
Station, also 3 Long-tailed Duck -
Hoylake.
2 Sand Martin heading NE *first of spring* -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Russian White Fronted Geese, still in field with Greylags -
Thornton Hough.
1 Red Kite over -
Irby.
Mar 5
2 Snow Bunting over this morning heading SW -
Hilbre.
1 Greenshank still in gutter -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
1 Black Scoter off East Hoyle
Bank this morning -
Hoylake.
Mar 4
1 Bittern showing from reedbed screen, also 1 Woodcock, 1 Spotted
Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 180 Golden Plover, 2 Cattle Egret and 38
Avocet -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Russian White Fronted Geese, still in field with Greylags -
Thornton Hough.
Mar 3
1 Bittern showing from reedbed screen -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Purple Sandpiper -
New Brighton Marine
Lake.
370 Brent Geese and 6 Eider -
Hilbre.
Mar 2
800 Pink-footed Geese headed north at dawn, also 5 Eider and 6
Goosander -
Hilbre.
2 Little Stint flew from Meols to
Hoylake on
flooding tide.
1 Green Sandpiper on marsh at bottom of Station road -
Burton Marsh.
15 Twite on marsh -
Flint Castle.
1 Jack Snipe flushed by tide -
West
Kirby marsh.
Mar 1
5 Long-tailed Duck on the sea -
Hoylake.
1 Snow Bunting in the dunes -
Gronant.
2 Goldeneye -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Bittern -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
27 Purple Sandpiper, 400 Sanderling, 240 Brent Geese and 6,000 Common Scoter -
Hilbre.
Feb 28
1 Little Stint at high tide -
Hoylake.
Feb 27
1 Little Stint by Sandhey slipway -
Meols.
2 White Wagtail in coastal paddocks *first of spring* -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
Feb 26
Good Stonechat passage today:
9 Stonechat -
Parkgate Marsh.
9 Stonechat off Riverbank Road -
Heswall
Marsh.
c10,000 Knot feeding on East Hoyle Bank about an hour after high tide -
Meols.
Feb 25
3 Purple Sandpiper, 180 Redshank, 90 Turnstone and 15 Dunlin -
New Brighton Marine Lake.
Feb 24
15 Twite on marsh -
Flint Castle.
Feb 23
6+ Stonechat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
Feb 22
25 Redwing in paddocks -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
3,600 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight -
Heswall Marsh.
10,000+ Knot -
Thurstaston Shore.
1 Bittern flew towards Neston Reedbed at dusk -
Parkgate.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Burton Mere
Wetlands.
120+ Jackdaw over -
Hoylake Langfields.
Feb 21
14 Avocet on main scrape, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
12 Brent Geese -
Leasowe Bay.
Feb 20
1 Bitern flew towards Neston Reedbed at 6pm -
Parkgate.
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south
of A5137, south west of
Brimstage.
Feb 19
1 Purple Sandpiper by the embankment close to several Turnstones -
Leasowe Bay.
6 Stonechat in coastal paddocks with several more along the embankment
-
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Stint -
Meols Shore.
Feb 18
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south
of A5137, south west of
Brimstage.
2 Little Gull (adults), 1 Razorbill, 3 Red-throated Diver, 500 Common
Scoter and 40 Great Crested Grebe over high tide -
Leasowe Gunsite.
Feb 17
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south
of A5137, south west of
Brimstage
1 Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) late afternoon,
also 4 Great White Egret and 4 Marsh Harrier -
Parkgate.
Feb 16
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south
of A5137, south west of
Brimstage,
this afternoon 3 Great White Egret flew over the field!
Feb 15
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field by Talbot
Avenue (off A5137), south west of
Brimstage.
1 Little Stint by Sandhey Slipway on ebbing tide, also 1 Peregrine
sitting on East Hoyle Bank for about an hour -
Meols.
1 Red Kite and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) -
Riverbank Road, Heswall.
500 Black-tailed Godwit busy feeding in big field next to Pump Lane -
Greasby.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) -
Parkgate.
Feb 14
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags -
Thornton Hough.
Feb 12
c800 Jackdaw flew into roost at old RAF site -
West Kirby.
2 Hen Harrier -
Gronant.
Feb 11
150 Golden Plover on marsh seen from
Burton
Point.
Feb 10
1 Greenshank in the channel -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
Feb 9
830 Pink-footed Geese, 16 Brent Geese, 2 Dabchick, 215 Golden Plover,
18 Ringed Plover, 5000 Dunlin, 4000 Knot, 52 Turnstone, 840 Curlew, 230
Bar-tailed Godwit, 85 Black-tailed Godwit, 860 Redshank over high tide
-
Thurstaston.
Feb 8
1 Caspian Gull (1st winter) at river mouth, 4 Water Pipit on salt marsh
and 1 Long-tailed Duck (fem) offshore -
Gronant.
1 Long-tailed Duck off East Hoyle Bank -
Hoylake.
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian) with large number of Pink-footed Geese
-
Burton Marsh.
2 Cattle Egret in field off Lees Lane -
Little
Neston.
3 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) flew into roost at dusk, also 1
Merlin and 1 Barn Owl -
Parkgate.
Feb 7
1 Short-eared Owl -
Irby.
Feb 6
2 Hen Harrier over reedbed -
Gronant.
Feb 5
16 Twite on marsh -
Flint Castle.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch -
New
Brighton.
Feb 4
1 Little Stint at high tide -
Hoylake.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch -
New
Brighton.
Feb 3
6 Marsh Harrier (in air together), 550+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1,600
Lapwing and 2,000+ Pink-footed Geese -
Neston/Burton
Marsh.
3 Marsh Harrier and 2,300 Lapwing -
Parkgate.
385 Brent Geese -
Hilbre.
Feb 2
1 Little Stint (also off Meols before high tide), 20,000 Knot and
3,000+ Dunlin at high tide with 935 Bar-tailed Godwit which dropped
down on the ebbing tide -
Hoylake.
2 Merlin, 5 Marsh Harrier and 8 Great White Egret -
Neston Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) -
Parkgate.
2 Goldeneye (m&f) -
West Kirby
Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Riverbank
Road, Heswall.
Feb 1
1 Little Stint seen at
Hoylake. at
high tide and Meols on ebbing tide.
248 Brent Geese -
West Kirby Shore.
Jan 31
580 Shelduck, 190 Pintail, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 8
Common Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 170 Skylark off Target Road
on incoming tide -
Heswall Shore.
1 Little Stint by Lifeboat Station -
Hoylake.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ribgtail) -
Parkgate.
Jan 30
1 Little Stint just west of Lifeboat Station at high tide and spotted
on the ebbing tide off Sandhey slipway (off tennis courts) -
Meols.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) -
Parkgate.
Jan 29
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch -
New
Brighton.
1 Short-eared Owl -
Burton Marsh.
Jan 28
1 Little Stint off Sandhey slipway this morning -
Meols.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch this morning -
New Brighton.
Jan 27
1 Little Stint off Sandhey slipway this morning before flushed by dog
walker -
Meols.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 3 Marsh Harrier and 1 Merlin -
Parkgate.
1 Black Redstart (male) at Fort Perch this afternoon -
New Brighton.
Jan 26
237 Golden Plover and 660 Bar-tailed Godwit this morning -
Heswall Shore.
16 Purple Sandpiper -
Hilbre.
Jan 25
1 Greenshank by groyne and 25 Brent Geese on the shore off
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Goldeneye (m&f), 2 Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser and 1
Little Grebe -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Black Redstart (male) seen briefly at Fort Perch before flying into
the town -
New Brighton.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 2 Marsh Harrier, 60 Golden
Plover and 1 Barn Owl -
Parkgate.
Jan 24
1 Black Redstart (male) by Fort Perch -
New
Brighton.
Jan 23
1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) and 60+
Golden Plover -
Parkgate.
2 Goldeneye (m&f) but flew inland, and 1 Little Grebe (present for
several days) -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
Jan 22
1 Black Redstart (male) by Fort Perch -
New
Brighton.
Jan 20
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male) flew into roost this evening -
Parkgate.
Jan 19
1 Black Redstart (male) by Fort Perch, showing well -
New Brighton.
2 Goldeneye -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
Jan 18
1 Black Redstart (male) on Fort Perch, flew inland for a while this
morning before returning -
New Brighton.
1 Hen Harrier (male) early morning, 5+ Marsh Harrier and 2,800 Lapwing
(flushed by the Marsh Harriers) -
Parkgate.
Jan 17
1 Black Redstart (male) on Fort Perch, above main gate -
New Brighton.
430+ Great Crested Grebe at high tide -
Meols.
Jan 16
c20 Twite on marsh -
Flint Castle.
14+ Red-throated Diver and 3 Red-breasted Merganser off East Hoyle Bank
before high tide -
Hoylake.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 60 Golden Plover -
Parkgate Old Baths.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 fem Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine and 1 Great
White Egret at high tide -
Riverbank
Road, Heswall.
A large undisturbed wader roost today at high tide - 11,000+ Knot,
9,000+ Dunlin, 2000+ Oystercatcher, 1,000+ Grey Plover, 1,000+ Redshank
and c400 Sanderling -
Hoylake.
Jan 15
10,000+ Knot feeding on the shore before high tide -
Meols.
2 Green Sandpiper and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) -
Neston Reedbed/ Sewage Works.
Jan 14
2 Hen Harrier (males) and 4 Greenshank -
Parkgate
Old Baths.
1 Little Stint -
Hoylake.
Jan 13
2 Hen Harrier (males) -
Parkgate Old Baths.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff -
Neston Sewage Works.
Jan 12
27 Purple Sandpiper -
Hilbre.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff with c8
Chiffchaff, also 1 Green Sandpiper -
Neston
Sewage Works.
1 White-fronted Goose (probably Russian race), with Pink-footed Geese -
Burton Point.
1 Hen Harrier ( grey male) -
Parkgate.
Good cold weather movement of Redwings over past few days including 52
in field by Target Road sewage works -
Heswall.
11+ Marsh Harrier and 1 Bittern flew into roost, 7 Great White Egret
flew south to roost at Burton, this evening -
Neston Reedbed.
1 Shag, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Red-breasted Merganser and 11 Goosander -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
5 Woodcock flew out of roost at dusk -
Pasture
Road, Leasowe.
Jan 11
1 Siberian Chiffchaff with c8
Chiffchaff, also 1 Jack Snipe -
Neston
Sewage Works.
4 Goldeneye and 25 Goosander -
West
Kirby Marine Lake.
10 Whooper Swan flying north -
West
Kirby Shore.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) -
Parkgate.
Jan 10
2 Goldeneye and 12+ Goosander -
West
Kirby Marine Lake.
Jan 9
1 Black Redstart (male) on tideline debris immeadiately west of Fort
Perch -
New Brighton.
Jan 8
2 Goldeneye (m&f) -
West Kirby
Marine Lake
10,000 Knot just off Caldy steps at mid-day -
Caldy Shore.
1 Water Pipit, 28 Skylark, 5 Grey Wagtail, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2
Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 7 Great White Egret, 11 Marsh Harrier and 35
Shoveler -
Neston Marsh.
1 Water Pipit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail and 9 Chiffchaff -
Neston Sewage Works.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Parkgate.
Jan 7
Large number of Redwings and Fieldfares in field behind Old Baths -
Parkgate.
c20 Twite on saltmarsh -
Flint Castle.
1 Hen Harrier -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
Jan 5
325 Brent Geese -
Hilbre.
Jan 4
20 Whooper Swan -
Burton Marsh.
225 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank and 320 Pintail before high tide -
Heswall Shore.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 1 Spotted Redshank on the marsh, 1 Water
Pipit by stream and 2 Green Sandpiper near the sewage works -
Neston Marsh/Old Quay.
1 Water Pipit in field behind Bunker hide -
Burton Mere Wetlands,
3 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon -
New
Brighton Marine Lake.
4 Hen Harrier (1 ad male, 1 imm male, 2 ringtail), 8+ Marsh Harrier, 2
Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 4 Great White Egret and 2 Greenshank -
Parkgate.
7 Eider, 300 Brent Geese, 4,000 Knot and 120 Turnstone -
Hilbre.
Jan 2
8 Woodcock flew out of Pasture Road roost at dusk -
Leasowe.
2 Greenshank, 2 Gadwall, 55 Teal, 30 Wigeon, 18 Shoveler and 250
Lapwing on flooded fields -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
5 Great White Egret and 25+ Shoveler -
Parkgate.
Jan 1
4 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon at high tide -
New Brighton Marine Lake.
6,000 Knot roosting before high tide -
Meols.
31 Goosander flew high toward Hilbre -
Hoylake Shore.