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December Newsletter now published on this website featuring Barolo Shearwater (accepted after 10 years!), Colour Ring Report and November Bird News.
Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.

Dec 2
18 Purple Sandpiper and 5 Eider - Hilbre.
5 Goosander at high tide - Thurstaston.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Merlin on marsh off Heswall Golf Course.
5 Great Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier and 4,000 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate.

Dec 1
2025 Pinkfooted Geese flew inland to feed, 760 Pintail, 800 Lapwing, 180 Golden Plover, 3500 Knot, 520 Black-tailed Godwit this morning before high tide - Thurstaston/Heswall Shore.
500 Cormorant on edge of East Hoyle Bank, 3,000+ Common Scoter and 50 Great Crested Grebe on the sea before high tide - Meols Shore.
1 Long-tailed Duck and 7 Red-throated Diver - Hoylake.
1 Great Northern Diver - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Snow Bunting - Little Eye.
9 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Goosander and 5 Eider - Hilbre.
3 Waxwing in hawthorn hedge near Presthaven Sands caravan park - Gronant.

Nov 30
1 Goldeneye - Shotwick Boating Lake.
1 Great Northern Diver and 1 Goldeneye (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Snow Bunting - Little Eye.
2 Snow Bunting - east of Red Rocks.

Nov 29
1 Great Northern Diver and 1 Shag - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Black Redstart in garden east of Red Rocks.
20 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
3 Hen Harrier (1 grey male and 2 ringtails), 2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine and 3 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate Old Baths.

Nov 28
1 Short-eared Owl hunting over golf course - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Velvet Scoter and 5 Eider off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.
2 Snow Bunting east of Red Rocks.
1 Great Northern diver - West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Twite with Linnets - Gronant.

Nov 27
1 Black Redstart and 1 Snow Bunting east of Red Rocks.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtails) - Parkgate Old Baths.

Nov 26
3 Waxwing in sea-front garden early morning, flew off then one returned before flying off towards Stanley Road, also 1 Black Redstart and 1 Snow bunting on beach this afternoon and c14,000 Common Scoter on the sea - Hoylake.
2 Greenshank with 80+ Curlew in flooded coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1000 Pink-footed Geese, 560 Shelduck, 630 Pintail, 280 Teal, 5000 Knot, 4000 Dunlin, 480 Black-tailed Godwit, 160 Bar-tailed Godwit, 680 Curlew, 800 Redshank, 3 Greenshank on rising tide this morning, also 1 Woodcock over Target Road this evening - Heswall Shore.
1 Green Sandpiper - Neston Old Quay.
1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Nov 25
1 Geat Northern Diver and 1 juv Shag -  West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Woodcock and 3 Common Snipe flew from roost at Ditton Lane at dusk - Moreton.
1 drake Long-tailed Duck, 2 juv Velvet Scoter and 500+ Common Scoter off East Hoyle Bank - Hoylake.
1 Snow Bunting just east of Red Rocks.
3 Waxwing flew west - Moreton Cross.
3 Hen Harrier (1 grey male and 2 juvs), 9 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin (fem), 19 Great White Egret and 2 Stonechat (pair) - Parkgate Old Baths.
1 Green Sandpiper off Harp Inn - Neston.
27 Brent Geese on the shore by railway footbridge - Ffynnongroyw.
30 Greenfinch by the reedbed - Gronant.
1 Merlin and 20+ Siskin along Denhall Lane - Burton Marsh.
c1,000 Wigeon on Decca Pools.

Nov 24
1 Geat Northern Diver and 1 juv Shag -  West Kirby Marine Lake.
12+Marsh Harrier, 4 Hen Harrier (1 ad male, a sub-adult male and 2 female); 1 Peregrine and 1 Short-eared Owl late afternoon - Parkgate Old Baths.
2 Snow Bunting - Hoylake Shore.

Nov 23
2 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Denhall Quay.

Nov 22
7 Brent Geese (incl 4 dark-bellied) on marsh - Hoylake Shore.
2 Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Geat Northern Diver -  West Kirby Marine Lake.

Nov 21
1 Geat Northern Diver -  West Kirby Marine Lake.
6 sighitngs of Short-eared Owl and 14 Marsh Harrier in air together over reedbed at dusk - Neston Old Quay.

Nov 19
3 Hen Harrier (ringtails), 11 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Sandpiper, 17 Great Egret and 6 Stonechat ( 3pr) - Parkgate.
1 Woodcock - Hilbre.

Nov 18
1 Geat Northern Diver and 1 Common Scoter -  West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Snow Bunting - Little Eye.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) - Parkgate.

Nov 17
2 Short-eared Owl,1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 6 Marsh Harrier and 6 Great Egret - Denhall Quay.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtails), 5 Marsh Harrier and 1 Great Egret - Parkgate.

Nov 16
2 ringtail Hen Harrier - Parkgate.
1 Great Northen Diver, 2 Snow Bunting off north end but mobile  - West Kirby Marine Lake.
6 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Swallow (very late) seen both over Leasowe Gunsite and New Brighton Prom.

Nov 15
1 Snow Bunting - Hoylake Lifeboat Station.
1 Great Northen Diver, 2 Snow Bunting off north end but mobile  - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Firecrest in hedge - Saughall.

Nov 14
6 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Snow Bunting showing well just east of Hoylake Lifeboat Station.
1 Great Northen Diver - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Nov 13
1 Water Rail and 5 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Snow Bunting on rocks and beach just north of the Sail Loft Cafe - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Nov 12
1 Barred Warbler showed again briefly - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11 Marsh Harriers, 4 Hen Harriers ringtails, 1 Merlin - Parkgate Old Baths this evening.

Nov 11
1 Barred Warbler (seen briefly at 0845hrs in brambles by Border Hide), also 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Snow Bunting (flew SW), 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Little Gull (1st win), c500 Brent Geese, 7 Eider and 13 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
1 Short-eared Owl over this afternoon - Wallasey GC.
1 Great Northern Diver and 1 Common Scoter  - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4 Hen Harrier (1 ad male, 2 juv male, 1 juv female) and 7+ Marsh Harrier - Parkgate/Heswall Marshes.

Nov 10
1 Barred Warbler (photographed) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Purple Sandpiper on the groyne by Perch rock - New Brighton.
1 Great Northern Diver, flew west at 1045hrs  - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Short-eared Owl just south of Neston Reedbed.

Nov 8
1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10,000+ Knot on Dawpool Bank at high tide - Thurstaston.
1 Short-eared Owl late afternoon - Leasowe Common.
1 Great Northern Diver - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Nov 7
1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Shag and, 9 Red-breasted Merganser and 5 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Cattle Egret again roosted overnight with Little Egrets before feeding in a nearby field full of cows - Heswall Fields NT.
1 Little Stint, 12 Cattle Egret and 1 Long-tailed duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Bittern flew from Burton Marsh to Neston Reedbed late afternoon.

Nov 6
1 Great Northern Diver, 10 Goosander, 8 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Shag - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Little Stint on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Goshawk this morning but flew further out and not refound - Burton Marsh.
3 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Cattle Egret roosted overnight with Little Egrets - Heswall Fields NT.

Nov 5
1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Common Scoter and 1 Shag - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Snow Bunting by groyne - Meols.
1 Little Stint, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 5+ Marsh Harrier and 1 Spotted Redshank (over) - Burton Marsh.
1 Little Stint on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
9 Whooper Swan flew east - Leasowe Lighthouse
2 Goldcrest, 437 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Eider and first 2 Purple Sandpiper of the autumn - Hilbre.
6 Short Eared Owl,  1 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier (ring tails) 1 Sparrowhawk and 3 Great Egret- Denhall Quay.

Nov 4
1 Pallas's Warbler in sycamores in NW paddock but no sign since 1110hrs - Hilbre.
40+ Blackbird flew into bushes ahead of rain and feeding on berries along Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Snow bunting seen briefly by groyne - Meols.
18 Marsh Harrier and at least 4 Hen Harrier (juvs) this afternoon, also 4 Great Egret - Parkgate.
1 Great Northern Diver and 8 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Nov 3
860 Pinkfooted Geese roosted overnight, 1550 Shelduck, 380 Teal, 575 Pintail, 3 redhead Goosander, 139 Golden Plover, 640 Lapwing, 3 Greenshank, 740 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
260 Shelduck and 1,500 Knot - Meols Shore.
2 Merlin, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier and 1 Great Egret - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Nov 1
1 Common Scoter on West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Great Northern Diver over Hilbre.
1 Merlin, 3 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 5 Marsh Harrier (in air together) - Parkgate.
6 Red-throated Diver, 90 Great Crested Grebe and at least 1,100 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Twite with Linnets - Gronant.

Oct 31
11 Whooper Swan over at 0830 - Meols.
1 Pallas's Warbler in small copse near horse paddocks inland of dunes - Talacre.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff and 120 Siskin heading east - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Continental Coal Tit in sea-front garden - Hoylake.

Oct 30
1 Short-eared Owl over heading south - Meols.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler caught and ringed - Bidston Hill.

Oct 29
3,500 Pink-footed Geese left their roost at first light and flew inland - Heswall Marsh.
A southerly movement of Jackdaws this morning included 60 over Little Eye and 70 over Lower Heswall (where there was also a flock 19 Magpie heading south).
34 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 4600 Shelduck, 23 Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Merlin, 26 Common Snipe, 4 Jack Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
8,000 Knot on shore on rising tide and 15,000 Dunlin which came from Hoylake direction after high tide - West Kirby.
1 Red-throated Diver at high tide - Red Rocks.

Oct 28
4 Crossbill over - Irby/Thingwall.
4 Hen Harrier (ringtails - 3 juv male and 1 juv female) - Burton Marsh.
2 w/pl Red-throated Diver fishing close in at high tide - Leasowe Lighthouse.
700 Pink-footed Geese, 96 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 3700 Shelduck, 650 Pintail, 800 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 21 Red-breasted Merganser, 63 Little Egret, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 300 Skylark at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) and 2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
5 Hen Harrier (all ringtails) early afternoon - Parkgate.

Oct 27
2 Short-eared Owl in off the sea over green hut cafe at 1pm - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great Egret, 1 Water Rail, 10 Greenshank, 5 Common Snipe and 3 Jack Snipe, 4 Coal Tit in the willows from Target Road viewpoint - Heswall Shore.
2 Grey Wagtail and 1 Rock Pipit on seawall, 400 Knot on rising tide this morning - Meols Shore.
1 Long-tailed Duck and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler in small copse inland of dunes (800 m west of Talacre Beach car park) - Point of Ayr.

Oct 26
1 Long-tailed Duck and 5 Whooper Swan from border hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Richard's Pipit in grass near Cafe, late afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Merlin together - Heswall Marsh.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler in small copse inland of dunes (800 m west of Talacre Beach car park) - Point of Ayr.

Oct 25
1 Yellow-browed Warbler in small copse inland of dunes (800 m west of Talacre Beach car park) - Point of Ayr.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) over seen through the fog - Heswall Golf Course.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Marsh Harrier, 4 Great Egret, 1 Peregrine, 3 Stonechat and 1 Cattle Egret - Denhall Quay.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) flew into roost about 1800hrs, 4 Marsh Harrier and 1 Great Egret - Parkgate.

Oct 24
Visible migration included 220 Siskin, 90 Chaffinch, 12 Skylark, 30 Meadow Pipit, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Brambling, also 15 Goldcrest and 6 Chiffchaff on the ground - Leasowe Lighthouse.
18 Goosander and 10 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Long-tailed duck on Border Pool and 3 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
720 Pink-footed Geese, 3700 Shelduck, 320 Pintail, 265 Teal, 4000 Oystercatcher, 86 Golden Plover, 2000 Knot, 1800 Dunlin, 970 Curlew, 5 Greenshank, 1200 Redshank this morning - Thurstaston/Heswall Shore.

Oct 23
1 Yellow-browed Warbler - Hilbre.
11 Goosander and 10 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Long-tailed duck on Border Pool - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
2 Ring Ouzel, 186 Redwing and 156 Fieldfare over - Little Neston.
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 5 Great Egret, 2,500 Wigeon, 30 Shoveler and 26 Snipe, vis mig included 57 Fieldfare, 2 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 100+ Chaffinch and 100+ Skylark - Denhall Quay.
1 Short-eared Owl - Decca Pools.

Oct 22
1 Long-tailed duck on border path (note western half of reserve is closed due to flooding but bird viewable from cycle track at 1015hrs), also 3 Ring Ouzel with at least 150 other thrushes dropped into bushes along track and 5 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Hen Harrier (3 ringtails which looked like juv males plus an adult grey male) and 10+ Marsh Harrier this afternoon, also at least 1 Merlin, 2+ Marsh Harrier, 1 Brambling heard and westward movement of 150 Fieldfare this morning - Parkgate.

Oct 21
1 Short-eared Owl this evening, also 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Cetti's Warbler in the area - Denhall Quay.
9 Spoonbill seen flying towards Boathouse Flsh, also 1 Water Rail heard and 1 Great Egret - Parkgate.
1 Merlin, 4 Cattle Egret with sheep, 1 Green Sandpiper and 2 Ruff - Burton Outer Marsh.
3 Swallow over tennis courts - Meols Shore.
14 Cattle Egret, 1 Spotted Redhsank and 1 Kingfisher, thousands of Pink-footed Geese over - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 20
1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 19
1 Long-tailed Duck and 1 Bittern showing - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl over sand dunes heading towards Dove Point, also small numbers of Fieldfare, Redwing and Siskin moving east - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.
2 Short-eared Owl (distant), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Great Egret and at least 6 Stonechat - Parkgate.

Oct 18
1 Little Stint in wader roost - Hoylake.
1 Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 17
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) over - Hilbre.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) over high heading south - Hoylake.
1 Shag, 9 Red-breasted Merganser and 4 Goosander on the lake, 320 Trunstone and 80 Redshank on the rocks - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Lapland Bunting - Point of Ayr.

Oct 16
1 Garganey in the channel, 2 Whooper Swan flew north, 1 Merlin, 8 Brambling over south, 70 Skylark and 75 Linnet, also 72 Golden Plover on the marsh - Heswall Shore.
13 Goosander, 6 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Great Creseted Grebe, also 200 Turnstone on the rocks - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Short-eared Owl - Hilbre.

Oct 15
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 11 Brent Geese and 2 Eider - Point of Ayr.
1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.

Oct 14
250 Redshank on rocks by West Kirby Marine Lake.
30+ Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Merlin - Hilbre.
1 grey male Hen Harrier - Parkgate.

Oct 13
33 Whooper Swan and 19 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 grey male Hen Harrrier this evening - Neston Marsh.

Oct 12
7 Whooper Swan flew south over - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler west side of Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Stint on beach with Dunlin - Point of Ayr.
5,400 Shelduck on Dawpool Bank - Thurstaston.
1 Great Egret flew west, 2 Peregrine, 2 Merlin, 1 Whimbrel, 223 Brent Geese, 177 Shelduck, 9 Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Eider (2 drakes), 9 Gannet , 18 Great Crested Grebe and 65 Guillemot as per Hilbre Bird Observatory - Hilbre.

Oct 10
1 Lapland Bunting on west side then flew SW - Hilbre.
400+ Redwing over most in two big flocks, heading towards Burton - Little Neston.

Oct 9
60 Redwing in three flocks heading south at 7.50am - Little Neston.
1 Swallow, 130 Redwing and 60 Skylark over this morning - Lower Heswall.

Oct 8
Thousands of Pink-footed Geese coming in off the sea and flying towards the estuary this morning - North Wirral.
1740 Pink-footed Geese (1560 arrived from N by 08:45), 1 Great Egret and 196 Little Egret left overnight roost, 90 Grey Plover, 46 Golden Plover, 250 Knot, 600 Dunlin, 740 Curlew, 2000 Redshank, 5 Greenshank, also visible migration included 62 Jackdaw, 2 Redwing, 38 Skylark, 65 Chaffinch and 7 Reed Bunting over neap tide this morning - Heswall Shore.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Outer Burton Marsh.
2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
100 Redwing over late afternoon - Heswall.

Oct 7
11 Goosander (redheads) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Short-eared Owl from Harp Inn this afternoon - Neston Marsh.

Oct 6
11 Greenshank in one group in channel - Heswall Shore.
2 juv Hobby in air together over Dungeon Wood - Thurstaston.

Oct 5
7 Goosander (redheads) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Oct 4
1 Greenshank and 2 Mediterranean Gull at groyne, 1 Whimbrel over, 50+ Meadow Pipit and 16 Pied Wagtail (probable 2 White Wagtail) - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Oct 3
10 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Oct 2
1 Curlew Sandpiper west of Dove Point, 1 Greenshank by groyne - Meols Shore.
49 Little Egret snd 108 pale-bellied Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore.
1,750 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Oct 1
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Bittern and 2 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
120 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Brent Geese, 5150 Shelduck, 10 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Goosander, 9 Great Crested Grebes, 91 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Common Sandpiper over high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Sep 30
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Curlew Sandpiper on main scrape. 14 Cattle Egret, 30+ Golden Plover from border hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Waders included 1 Curlew Sandpiper,  500 juv Knot and 300 Grey Plover but quite a lot of disturbance, also 8 Goosander flew west, 4 Gannet, 50+ Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver and 9+ Swallow - Hoylake.
42 Little Egret (we think a record high for the marsh!) and 98 pale-bellied Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore.
2 Spotted Redshank, 20+ Ruff and 1 Kingfisher - outer Burton Marsh.

Sep 29
3 Pectoral Sandpiper and 15 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint and 1 Shag (juv) - Hoylake/Meols.

Sep 28
2 Pectoral Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Hoylake/Meols.

Sep 27
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 2 Little Stint off tennis courts - Meols Shore.
3,650 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15+ Golden Plover and 12 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Wheatear on rocks - Hoylake Lifeboat Station.
425 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Greenshank, 4 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Heswall Shore.

Sep 26
2 Little Stint off tennis courts - Meols Shore.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
240 Pink-footed Geese, 3250 Shelduck, 18 Pintail, 2400 Oystercatcher, 270 Grey Plover, 200 Knot, 250 Dunlin, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 1150 Curlew, 4550 Redshank on rising tide this morning - Heswall Shore.

Sep 25
1 Red Kite between West Kirby and Saughall Massie.
15 Goosander on the lake, 3 Mediterranean Gull on the shore - West Kirby Marine Lake.
62 Brent Geese on the rocks - Hilbre.

Sep 24
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 7 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

Sep 23
1 Pomarine Skua (ad) and 1 Little Gull  - Wallasey Shore.

Sep 22
1 Baird's Sandpiper flew east towards Lifeboat Station (brief view), and at least 3 Leach's Petrel - Hoylake Shore.
2 Leach's Petrel - Leasowe Gunsite.
3 Leach's Petrel from Fort Perch - New Brighton.
1 Leach's Petrel from Lifeguard Station - Wallasey Shore.
2+ Leach's Petrel and 4 Arctic Skua - Meols Shore.
6 Manx Shearwater flying west off East Hoyle Bank - Red Rocks.

Sep 21
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint and 7 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Baird's Sandpiper showing well at 3.50pm, also 2 Curlew Sandpiper this morning - Meols Shore.

Sep 20
1 Baird's Sandpiper (first record for North Wirral, last one on Dee Estuary was at Connah's Quay in 1979) just off Lifeboat Station this afternoon then moved to Meols Shore at 5pm (off Roman Road at 5.20pm) - Hoylake.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 7 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 juv Bar-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston Shore.

Sep 19
13 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Curlew Sandpiper in gutter by Middle Eye - Hilbre.
1 Curlew Sandpiper off south end - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Hundreds of Pink-footed Geese in several skeins flew over A540 between Heswall and Neston towards the estuary this afternoon.

Sep 18
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Leach's Petrel past this evening, several Arctic Terns - Hilbre.
1 Leach's Petrel, 190 Arctic Tern, 5+ Black Tern, 60 Gannet, 12 Manx Shearwater and 1 Fulmar this evening - Hoylake.
430 Pink-footed Geese roosted overnight - Heswall Shore.

Sep 17
1 Pectoral Sandpiper on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 Spoonbill and 1 Hobby - Parkgate.

Sep 16
2,500 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Yellow Wagtail with c180 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Grey Wagtail  ver - Burton Marsh.
2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Garganey (juv), 13 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Knot and 10 Ruff, also 11 Cattle Egret (6 from Burton Point and 5 on Border Pool)  - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Black Tern, 2 Wheatear, 6 Swallow and several Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs - Hilbre.
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 7 Mediterranean Gull - Heswall Shore.
4 Curlew Sandpiper on mud before high tide at south end - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Sep 15
5 Curlew Sandpiper on mud before high tide at south end - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper on main scrape, also 1 Bittern, 13 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Cattle Egret and 3 Hobby flying together - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Wheatear at the groyne - Meols Shore.
1 Black Tern off north end - Hilbre.
4 Curlew Sandpiper before high tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Bittern landed on grass 100 yards out from prom at 7pm - Parkgate.
100 Pintail, 70 Wigeon , 100 Teal, 1250 Shelduck, 100 Knot, 350 Ringed Plover 350, 300 Dunlin, 70 Sanderling, 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 600 Redshank, 1500 Curlew, 3000 Oystercatcher, 21 Sandwich Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 200 Linnet, 4 Stonechat and 1 Grey Wagtail - Point of Ayr.

Sep 14
5 Curlew Sandpiper on mud before high tide at south end - West Kirby Marine Lake.
13 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Mediterranean Gull over high tide - Meols Shore.
4 Greenshank, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Mediterranean Gull - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Golden Plover, first of the autumn there - Heswall Marsh.
2 Curlew Sandpiper roosting with waders at high tide - Hilbre.
18 Brent Geese off marsh at high tide, also 10,000+ Oystercatcher and 340 Curlew - West Kirby Shore.

Sep 13
7 Curlew Sandpiper on mud before high tide at south end - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1290 Pinkfooted Geese, 34 feral Barnacle Geese, 138 Little Egret, 2 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 juv Hobby, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 4300 Redshank - Heswall Shore,
Many small flocks of Pink-footed Geese reported flying over north Wirral towards the estuary.
10 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
At least 6 Common Buzzard 'kettling' over Connah's Quay Nature Reserve and Rockcliffe this morning.
13 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 12
5 Curlew Sandpiper (1 before high tide, 4 after high tide) off south end of Marine Lake, c2,000 Knot (mainly juvs) south of Tansky Rocks on rising tide - West Kirby.
3 Black Tern feeding with other terns and gulls over high tide, also 20 Red-throated Diver and 2 Arctic Skua, 13 Wheatear and 1 Whinchat on the island - Hilbre.
At least 6 Curlew Sandpiper on rising tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Osprey, 1 Bittern, 13 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Little Stint, 2 Water Rails showing well - Burton Mere Wetlands.
350 Pink-footed Geese over north Wirral flying south-west towards the marshes.

Sep 11
2 Curlew Sandpiper off south end of West Kirby Marine Lake.
13 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Hobby, 1 Merlin, 2+ Marsh Harrier, 3 Grey Wagtail (over), 21 Pintail and at least 7 Ruff on and around flooded area bottom Station Road - Burton Marsh.
2 Curlew Sandpiper and 5 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl hunting over Red Rocks Marsh this afternoon.

Sep 10
8+ Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank 1 Litte Ringed Plover and dozens of Common Snipe on flood at Denhall and flashes beyond - Burton Marsh.
2 Swift over Saughall.
5 Pintail, 2000 Oystercatcher, 65 Grey Plover, 8 Knot, 7 Dunlin, 4 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 1000 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 2700 Redshank this morning on rising tide - Thurstaston Shore.
9 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint and 2 Cattle Egret, good views of 2 Kingfishers chasing each other - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1 Short-eared Owl on post north of Decca Pools.
6 Arctic Skua, 300+ Sandwich Tern, 120 Common Tern, 1 Shag, 3 Eider, 1 Greenshank and 1 Raven - Hilbre.

Sep 9
7 Little Gull, 1 Razorbill, 3 Eider and 1 Shag off West Hoyle Bank - Hilbre.

Sep 8
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3300 Shelduck, 2 redhead Goosander, 138 Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2800 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 3200 Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail over this morning - Thurstaston Shore.
1 pale-bellied Brent Goose (first one back!) and 1 Curlew Sandpiper - Hilbre.
1 Pomarine Skua (juv) and 4 Arctic Skua seen one mile out from New Brighton on Irish Ferry.

Sep 7
c20 Pink-footed Geese flew over Brimstage this morning heading for Parkgate.
6 Wheatear (four on groyne, two in paddocks) and 2 Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
13 Cattle Egret (photographed!), 1 juv Garganey, 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11 Spoonbill - Parkgate.

Sep 6
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 5
18 Ruff, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 20+ Common Snipe, 7 Great Egret, 500 Teal, 2 Garganey, 1 Merlin and 9 Stonechat on flood at Denhall - Burton Marsh.
5 Green Sandpiper on new flash - Burton Point.

Sep 4
1 Wood Sandpiper on flood end of Station Road, also 14 Great Egret, 2+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Siskin - Burton Marsh.
6 Blackcap and 1 Garden Warbler by bridge, Lingham Lane, also 25 Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Sep 3
1 Whimbrel, 1 Golden Plover and 5 Mediterranean Gull on the shore, 1 Tree Sparrow, 1 Tree Pipit in fields, 3 Grey Wagtail and 1 juv Marsh Harrier over - Heswall/Thurstaston.
1 Little Stint, 1 Bittern and 1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 2
1 Ortolan Bunting over (heard calling, not seen) - Hoylake.
1 Garden Warbler by bridge, Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Tree Sparrow, 2 Garden Warbler, first Goldcrest of autumn and 3 Goosander this morning, and 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Ruff (rare on the island) at high tide - Hilbre.
1 Spotted Flycatcher catching flies around the ponds by Visitor Centre - Thurstaston.
2 Crossbill over Column Road - West Kirby.
1 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Sep 1
1 Hobby, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank and 1 Great Egret this morning - Burton Marsh.
1 Peregrine, 1 Arctic Skua and a probable Great Skua, a lot less waders today but 8,000 Herring Gull sitting on the calm sea was impressive - Hoylake.
3 Greenshank, 3 Wheatear and 1 Hobby - Leasowe Lighthouse.