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Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.

Mar 29
1 Osprey flying west at 1030am, also 3 Whimbrel over - Dove Point, Meols.
4 Wheatear (1 on groyne, 3 in Hoopoe Hollow), 2 Greenshank, 12 Brent Geese and 4 Goosander in channel, and 1 Kingfisher along R Birkett - Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Brent Geese, 950 Oystercatcher, 63 Golden Plover, 78 Grey Plover, 3000 Dunlin, 2000 Knot, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 480 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 2700 Redshank, 1 Wheatear this morning - Thurstaston Shore.
Mar 28
10+ Avocet (Boathouse Flash), 3 Spoonbil (2 flew north) and 1 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
2220 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
8 Spotted Redshank and 1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 27
1770 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Mar 26
2 Spoonbill, 2 Red Kite,1 Willow Tit, 5 Spotted Redshank, 1 Jack Snipe, 6 Knot and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 White Wagtail - Leasowe Gunsite.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
2 Spoonbill, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Swallow and 5 Sand Martin - Denhall Quay.

Mar 25
1 Manx Shearwater in Mersey mouth, also 5 Little Gull and 60+ Kittiwake - New Brighton.
1 Green-winged Teal - Parkgate.
At least 15,000 large gulls feeding on the starfish wreck along the north shore - North Wirral.

Mar 24
1 Green-winged Teal and 2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1240 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Mar 23
1 Black Redstart still by Landmark Stables behind Coastguards - Meols.
8 Little Gull, 1 Sand Martin, 200 Brent Geese and 1 Eider (fem) - Hilbre.
2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Spotted Redshank, 150+ Knot, 4 Ruff, 6 Dunlin and 1 Willow Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1 Purple Sandpiper and 171 Turnstone on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
 Mar 22
1 Black Redstart still by Landmark Stables behind Coastguards - Meols.
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Red Kite over and 4 spotted Redshank, also several Sand Martins - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over Wallasey.
1,080 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Russian White-fronted Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose in field next to Manor Lake - Thornton Hough.
200+ Fieldfare - Burton Point.
11 Brent Geese near the groyne, also 3 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mar 21
1 drake Scaup and 1 drake Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Wheatear on sea defence rocks by Lifeboat - Hoylake.
At least five Wheatear spread across various horse paddocks this morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Willow Warbler, 5 White Wagtail, 1 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 26 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll and 1 Brambling, around the island waders included 15 Purple Sandpiper, 65 Turnstone and 15 Ringed Plover, also 126 Brent Geese (1 dark-bellied), out to sea were 1 Sandwich Tern and 3 Little Gull - Hilbre.
550 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Knot, 15 Oystercatcher, 12 Wigeon and 17 Barnacle Geese - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
7 Common Buzzard kettling over Grange Hill this morning - West Kirby.
4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 20
1 Ring Ouzel in provate garden, flew towards Heswall - Pensby.
2 Wheatear on rocks by Lifeboat, good numbers of Meadow Pipits - Hoylake.
1 Green-winged Teal off Old Baths, also 1 Short-eared Owl this evening - Parkgate.
At least 6 Wheatear in the area today, also 2 White Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear by Lifeguards end of Harrison Drive - Wallasey.
3 Wheatear - Burton Point.
1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Swallow, 4 Wheatear, 1 Sdrake Scaup and 2 Eider (pair)  - Hilbre.

Mar 19
2 Common Crane flew SE early morning - Burton Point.
1 Willow Warbler *first of spring* - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Little Gull and 1 Red-throated diver off East Hoyle Bank, also 3 Sand Martin - Hoylake.
3 White Wagtail plus c54 Pied Wagtail in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
 16 Chiffchaff (singing) along Wirral Way between Neston and Heswall.

Mar 18
2 Common Crane flew up the estuary at 15.35hrs - Lower Heswall.
1 Common Crane seen on wet grassland this evening - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Green-winged Teal in channel off Target road early morning - Heswall Shore.
3 Greenshank, flew towards Heswall along channel on rising ide - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Sand Martin *first of spring* - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Plenty of birds moving with a good passage of Wood Pigeons along North Wirral, plus Chiffchaffs coming in off the sea at Hoylake with Siskins and Redpolls moving too.
1 Black Redstart still by Landmark Stables behind Coastguards - Meols.
1 Green-winged Teal off Old Baths - Parkgate.
3 Wheatear = Point of Ayr.

Mar 17
1 Green-winged Teal in channel off Target road on rising tide - Heswall Shore.
2 Spoonbill (adults), 2 Avocet and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Parkgate.
1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
9 Russian Whitefroned Geese and 1 sppotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 15
31 Little Gull, 165 Gannet, 220 Common Gull (west), 16 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Scaup, 1 Peregrine, 175 Meadow Pipit, 4 Long-tailed Tit and 7 Goldcrest - Hilbre.
5 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road flash, also 22 Avocet - Parkgate.
1150 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight, 295 Shelduck, 2350 Oystercatcher, 270 Grey Plover, 130 Golden Plover, 2500 Knot 3000 Dunlin, 390 Curlew, 2850 Redshank over high tide this morning - Heswall Shore.

Mar 14
3 Wheatear (1 in coastal paddocks and 2 in 'Hoopoe Hollow') - Leasowe Lighthouse.
35 Russian White-fronted  Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Scaup (drake) - Hilbre.
5 Spoonbill (2 ad & 3 imm) on Boathouse Flash, 1 Green-winged Teal (drake) off Old Baths this morning, 3,000+ Pink-footed Geese and 300+ flushed by helicopter this afternoon, 2 Bittern flew into roost and 3 Short-eared Owl off golf course this evening - Parkgate.

Mar 13
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose still in field with Greylags - Thornton Hough.
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) on new flash off Old Baths - Parkgate.

Mar 12
1 Swallow *first of spring*, also 1 Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Mar 11
2 Green-winged Teal (drakes) on new flash off Old Baths - Parkgate.
250 Black-tailed Godwits - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Mar 10
1 Green-winged Teal (flew to Boathouse Flash) and 2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1 Scaup (drake), 3 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander and 10 Brent Geese (one dark-bellied) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Crossbill flew low over horse paddocks (going west) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
40 Russian White-fronted  Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
17 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Mar 9
1 Black Redstart (fem) by coastguard station - Dove Point, Meols.
Good views of both 1 Scaup (drake) and 1 Common Scoter - West Kirby Marine Lake.
428 Brent Geese (incl 2 dark-bellied) - Hilbre.

Mar 8
1 Black Redstart (fem) by coastguard station/Landmark Stables - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose in field with Greylags - Thornton Hough.
2 White Wagtail - Hilbre.

Mar 7
1 Black Redstart (fem) by coastguard station - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Scaup (drake) and 1 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
6 Brambling flew south over old RAF site by Saughall Massie Road - West Kirby
1 Bittern in flight this morning, also 1 Spoonbill, 1 Little Grebe, 3+ Stonechat, 3 Avocet and 2 Great White Egret - Parkgate.
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose in field with Greylags - Thornton Hough.

Mar 6
1 Black Redstart (fem), east of coastguard station - Dove Point, Meols.
44 White-fronted Geese on wet grassland - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

Mar 5
1 Wheatear *first of spring* - Hilbre.
1 Green-winged Teal and 2 Spoonbill - Old Baths, Parkgate.
1 Black Redstart (fem) this afternoon, east of coastguard station - Dove Point, Meols.

Mar 4
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) and 6 Avocet off Old Baths, 1 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash, 5 Greenshank and 350+ Black-tailed Godwit on Boathouse Flash, 10+ Stonechat - Parkgate.
3 Purple Sandpiper at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
20+ Siskin in oak trees at north end of Stapledon Wood - Caldy.
2 Common Crane over at mid-day, 40+ White-fronted Geese on wet grassland, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Spotted Redshank and 95 Avoceton main scrape, also 80+ Knot and 27 Golden Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6+ Stonechat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Short-eared Owl, and 1 Spoonbill over, seen from Harp Inn - Neston Marsh.

Mar 3
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) off Old Baths, 10+ Stonechat - Parkgate.
46 White-fronted Geese on wet grassland, 2 Mediterranean Gull on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
98 Brent Geese on edge of saltmarsh at high tide - West Kirby.
6 Little Gull off shore - Hoylake.
3 Greenshank on groyne - Meols Common.
8 Twite on marsh - Flint Castle.

Mar 2
3 Red Kite over (seen from Burton Mere Wetlands) - Burton.
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) on 'new' flash off Old Baths, also 3 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl late afternoon, 1 Bittern flew into roost and 4 Avocet - Parkgate.

Mar 1
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) came in off the sea then headed west, 13 Purple Sandpiper over high tide - Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash and 1 Green-winged Teal on the 'new' flash, also 1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.
33 Russian White-fronted Geese, seen from viewpoint by barn - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 28
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) on Boathouse Flash, also 12 Stonechat - Parkgate.
1 Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 redhead Goosander, 3000 Oystercatcher, 80 Grey Plover, 46 Golden Plover, 5000 Dunlin, 4500 Knot, 1300 Black-tailed Godwit, 90 Bar-tailed Godwit, 330 Curlew, 1700 Redshank, 2 Greenshank over high tide - Heswall Shore.
2 Short-eared Owl off Heswall Golf Course.
11 Russian White-fronted Geese, distant from Bunker hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 27
30+ Siskin in trees, north end of Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Great White Egret and 20+ Stonechat seen from bottom of Marshlands Road - Neston Marsh.
14 Twite on marsh - Flint Castle.

Feb 26
12 Russian White-fronted Geese (in field at back of barn), also 1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite west over Park Lane and headed towards Meols Station at 0950am.

Feb 25
7 Stonechat - Hilbre.
14 Twite on marsh - Flint Castle.

Feb 24
27 Russian White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 White Wagtail (*first of spring*) in horse paddocks by Telegraph Lane - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Bitttern flew north and dropped down off Boathouse at dusk - Parkgate.
15 Marsh Harrier flew into roost - Neston Reedbed.

Feb 23
9,000 Knot, 148 Curlew, c200 Redshank and c200 Brent Geese, on the shore, 1 Stonechat in the sand dunes - West Kirby Shore.
12 Twite - Flint Marsh.
1 Short-eared Owl off Heswall Golf Course.

Feb 22
46 Russian White-fronted Geese on wet grassland - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Scaup (drake) and 2 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
18 Russian White-fronted Geese viewed from Burton Point - Burton Marsh.
3 Russian White-fronted Geese - Outer Burton Marsh (White Sands).
373 Brent Geese - - Red Rocks/West Kirby Shore.

Feb 21
30 White-fronted Geese by Shotwick Boating Lake.
290 Brent Geese and at least 2 Jack Snipe - West Kirby Shore.
400 Sanderling, 15,000 Dunlin and 4,000 Knot at high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Feb 20
40+ Russian White-fronted Geese  in fields towards Puddington, seen from Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Snow Bunting on shingle - Gronant.

Feb 19
18+ Russian White-fronted Geese and 5 Barnacle Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
27 Common Snipe and 1 Water Rail flushed by tide - Target Road, Heswall.
200 Bar-tailed Godwit, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 300 Grey Plover, 10,000 Dunlin and 3,000 Knot at high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Feb 18
1 Green-winged Teal (drake), first on Boathouse Flash then moved to Bevyl Road Flash - Parkgate.

Feb 17
1 Water Pipit on saltmarsh, 1 Snow bunting on shingle - Gronant.
1 Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Short-eared Owl this afternoon - Parkgate.

Feb 16
14 Russian White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 15
4 Russian White-fronted Geese with Pinkfeet behind flash at Old Baths, 1 drake Green winged Teal and 1,100 Teal on Boathouse Flash at 08.15hrs but disturbed by Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
22 Russian White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
14 Purple Sandpiper, 225 Brent Geese and 1 Eider - Hilbre.
Feb 14
1 Green Sandpiper on R Birkett by water treatment plant, 1 Mediterranean Gull on flooded fields - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Scaup (drake), 3 Goldeneye and 7 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Purple Sandpiper on groyne - Wallasey Beach.
27 Russian White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3  Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1,300 Black-tailed Godwit, 220 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2,000+ Knot roosted off Shore Cottage over high tide - Thurstaston.

Feb 13
2 Short-eared Owl showing realy well, 8 Marsh Harrier, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel and 2 (pair) Stonechat -  Old Baths, Parkgate.

Feb 12
22 Avocet on main scrape this morning, 28 Russian White-fronted Geese in filed NE of barn late afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 11
c12 Russian White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Short-eared Owl over salt marsh off Heswall Golf Club.
1 Eider (fem) on sea at low tide - Hoylake.
1 Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Feb 10
16 Russian White-fronted Geese in field viewed from viewing platform - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.

Feb 9
5 Marsh Harrier, 5 Great White Egret and 2,300 Lapwing - Parkgate.
3  Russian White-fronted Geese - Denhall Quay.
3 Water Pipit and 3 Green Sandpiper = Neston Sewage Works/ Marsh.
1 Water Pipit at pools on Warren Farm - Talacre.

Feb 8
6 Russian White Fronted Geese on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Russian White-fronted Geese - Neston Marsh.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff still showing well - Leasowe Lighthouse.
6,400 Pink-footed Geese left roost early morning - Heswall Marsh.
24 Raven this morning - Burton Point.
2 Short-eared Owl - Old Baths, Parkgate.

Feb 7
4 Cattle Egret in field by Mudhouse Lane - Burton.
At least 8 Russian White Fronted Geese on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
90 Brent Geese (incl 1 dark-bellied) on shore over high tide - Hoylake.
1 Scaup (drake), 3 Goldeneye and 10 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.
c12,000 Knot flew into the estuary after high tide - West Kirby.

Feb 5
1 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 4
1 Russian White-fronted Goose with Pinkfeet, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1,500 Skylark - Old Baths, Parkgate.
72 Brent Geese on shore at high tide - Hoylake.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Feb 3
4 Russian White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl and 12+ Little Grebe - Parkgate.
2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
 
Feb 2
2 Water Pipit on saltmarsh - Gronant,
1 Velvet Scoter flew east, 20+ Brent Geese with waders at high tide - Hoylake.
3 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Feb 1
1 Scaup (drake), 1 Goldeneye and 7 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Red Kite over east - Dawpool Nature Reserve, Thurstaston.
1 Firecrest - Saughall.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Red-throated Diver, 200+ Common Scoter and 50+ Great Crested Grebe at high tide - Hoylake.
1 Willow Tit and 1 Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 31
1 Snow Bunting on shingle - Gronant.
2 Avocet and 2 Woodcock - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Marsh Harrier and c3,000 Lapwing - Parkgate.

Jan 30
1 Golden Plover, 8 Purple Sandpiper and 325 Brent Geese - Hilbre.
1 Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Snow Bunting, 2 Water Rail by the outfall - Gronant.

Jan 28
2 Water Pipit and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh.
2 Short-eared Owl late afternoon - Parkgate.
1 Red Kite - Gilroy Nature Reserve, West Kirby.
1 Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Jan 26
3 Jack Snipe, 6+ Marsh Harrier and 6+ Great White Egret - Parkgate.
1 Water Pipit - Gronant.
1 Short-eared Owl off end of Station Road - Burton Marsh.

Jan 25
1 Short-eared Owl late afternoon - Parkgate.
1 Bittern - Neston Marsh.
1 Snow Bunting - Gronant.

Jan 24
7 Great White Egret and 5+ Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.

Jan 23
1 Stonechat, 2 Raven, 12,000 Knot moved south - West Kirby Shore.
1 Scaup and 62 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Jan 22
6 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Jan 19
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl off Golf Course, also 4 Great White Egret and c3,200 Lapwing - Parkgate.
440+ Great Crested Grebe on flat calm sea over high tide - Meols/Leasowe.
2 Snow Bunting - Gronant.

Jan 18
Report of 2 Slavonian Grebe off north end this afternoon - Hilbre.
1 Bittern flew into roost off Old Baths, also 2 Short-eared Owl off golf course - Parkgate.
10,000 Knot and 5,000 Dunlin at high tide - West Kirby Shore.

Jan 17
2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Scaup - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.

Jan 16
1 Shorelark at 3pm, just off north end - West Kirby Marine Lake.
24 Brent Geese on beach below Dee Sailing club on ebbing tide - Thurstaston.
2 Snow Bunting - Gronant.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff with 3 Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Short-eared Owl (one came very close to the Old Baths) this afternoon - Parkgate.

Jan 15
2 Snow Bunting - Gronant.
1 Greenshank by groyne, also at least 5 Chiffchaff incluing probable Siberian Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Scaup (drake), 3 (2 drake) Goldeneye, 3 Red-breasted Merganser,11 Goosander and 23 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Jan 14
1 Scaup (drake) and 26 Brent Geese (including 2 dark-bellied) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Merlin - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
23 Brent Geese by causeway - Thurstaston Shore.

Jan 12
1 Scaup (drake), 15 Brent Geese and 3 (2 drakes) Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Bittern flew from Neston Reedbed at dusk, also c3,000 Lapwing, 1,500 Pink-footed Geese, 4+ Great White Egret and at least 6 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
3 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Barn Owl - Burton Point.

Jan 11
2 Snow Bunting and 1 Water Pipit - Gronant.
1 Scaup (drake), 11 Brent Geese, 1 Goldeneye (drake) and 1 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Jan 10
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Greenshank and c7,000 Knot, with several hundred Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.
1 juv Kittiwake flew west - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Mediterranean Gull - New Brighton.
2 Russian White-fronted Geese in field by Bunker hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Scaup (drake), - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Scaup - Shotwick Boating Lake.
4 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

an 9
4 Short-eared Owl (on ground before being disturbed by Wildfowler) - Denhall Quay.
1 Scaup (drake), 3 Goldeneye, 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 10 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Short-eared Owl, 7+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Merlin, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl (heard), 9+ Great White Egret and 1+ Cetti's Warbler - Parkgate.

Jan 6
1 Scaup (drake), 8 Brent Geese, 6 Goldeneye and 7 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Bittern (briefly), 4+ Great White Egret and 3+ Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Jan 5
2 Scaup. 20 Goosander. 4 Goldeneye and 1 Mediterranean Gull - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.
2 Greenshank by groyne - Meols Shore.
30 Brent Geese at high tide - Hoylake.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Marsh Harrier and 1 Kingfisher - Denhall Quay.

Jan 3
15,740 Herring Gull flew west past north end, 1 Eider. 2 Goldeneye, 17 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Shag and 184 Cormorant - Hilbre.
2 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
17 (incl 13m) Goosander on Roodee Mere - Royden Park.
130 Golden Plover off Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
1 1st winter Caspian Gull in high tide roost - Hoylake.
22 Whooper Swan - Outer Burton Marsh.

Jan 2
c11,000 Dunlin in high tide roost, also 4 Rock Pipit - West Kirby Shore.
c12 Goosander on Roodee Mere (present for a couple of days) - Royden Park.
4 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Bittern flew from Neston Reedbed to roost off Parkgate at 16.30hrs.
2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl - Denhall Quay.

Jan 1
4 Goldeneye (3 drakes) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Snow Bunting - Gronant.
1 Mediterranean Gull flew out of Mersey mouth - New Brighton.