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12 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
600 Black-tailed Godwit, 5,000 Dunlin (feeding in a long line next to the beach) and 15,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
February 2
16 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
340 Black-tailed Godiwt, 110 Bar-tailed Godwit and 5,000 Knot - Caldy Shore.
10 White-fronted Geese, 550 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.
February 1
14 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
110 Bar-tailed Godwit and 10,000 Knot - Caldy Shore.
1 Hen Harrier and 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 31
1 Egyptian Goose in field near Well Lane, Ness.
1 Great White Egret (good views) and 19 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 30
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and c100 Pink-footed Geese (could be lots more hidden in the marsh!) - Parkgate Marsh.
390 Pink-footed Geese - Denhall Quay.
134 Golden Plover, 480 Lapwing, c5000 Knot - Heswall Shore, 28 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff by sewage works.
1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
January 29
1 Great White Egret showing well from Old Baths, also 290 Pink-footed Geese, landed and flew again, 1 Peregrine and 1 Hen Harrier -
40 White-fronted Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Short-eared Owl and 300 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
1 Great White Egret (possibly 2), 1 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Denhall Quay at dusk.
52 White-fronted Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
At least 2,100 Pink-footed Geese disturbed by helicopter - Neston Marsh.
January 28
52 White-fronted Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
8 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Great White Egret (showing really well this evening), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, 40 to 50 Siskin in two flocks, Heswall side of Old Baths.
1 Greenshank by the groyne, c50 Common Scoter out to sea - Leasowe Lighthouse.
At least 15,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Water Pipit showing well at Neston Sewage Works, seen through railings at rear of premises, also 1 Raven and 1 Chiffchaff, also 2 Water Pipit at Neston Old Quay.
c30 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare and 7 Mistle Thrush in field south of Dungeon Wood path, Thurstaston.
2 Yellow-legged Gull - Hoylake Shore.
5 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye and 2 Scaup - Shotwick Boating Lake.
January 27
1 Spoonbill, 1 Raven flew over - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay, 4 Bewick's Swan out on the marsh.
January 26
58 White-fronted Geese and at least 900 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
22 Purple Sandpiper, 80 Dunlin, 300 Turnstone and 680 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake pontoon.
6,600 Knot, 3,500 Dunlin, 200 Sanderling, 103 Grey Plover and c2,000 Oystercatcher - Hoylake Shore.
200 Pink-footed Geese flying north - Hoylake Langfields.
1,200 Pink-footed Geese flew into Burton Mere Wetlands at 2pm, also 1 Great White Egret this afternoon.
2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
January 25
1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Spotted Redshank, 20 Little Egret and 120 Fieldfare over from IMF hide, 1,300 Pink-footed Geese came into roost.
January 24
1 Short-eared Owl over fields railway side of horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
59 White-fronted Geese and 800 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 35 Little Egret came in to roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 23
250+ Brent Geese - Little Eye at high tide.
2 Raven flew over West Kirby Shore towards Hilbre.
220+ Brent Geese, 11 Scoter, 10 Guillemot, 30 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Shag and 13 Red-throated Diver - Hilbre.
800 Pink-footed Geese in fields by Puddington.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) over the reed bed, gave stunning views from the Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret on border pool at 3.40pm.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came in to roost at Parkgate Marsh.
January 22
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, at 1615hrs.
19 Purple Sandpiper on pontoons, 1 Little Gull and 1 Kittiwake (juv) with another 3 juv Kittiwake over R Mersey plus 1 Guillemot - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Merlin and 1 Stonechat (male) - Neston Old Quay.
2 Yellow-legged Gull and 1 Caspian Gull - Hoylake Shore.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 21
1 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh, 1 probable red-head Goosander on Donkey Stand Flash.
26 Lesser Redpoll over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 Mediterranean Gull among many thousands of gulls - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Hen Harrier - Neston Marsh.
1 Yellow-legged Gull among 12,000 gulls - Hoylake Shore.
January 19
3 Bean Geese, 25 White-fronted Geese and 11 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Denhall Quay at first light.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
January 18
1 Spoonbill (juv), 60 Golden Plover (2 in sum/pl), 12 White-fronted Geese, 33 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Jack Snipe, 60 Siskin, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Peregrine hunting a Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 17
168 Golden Plover, 610 Black-tailed Godwit and 220 Teal - Thurstaston/Heswall Shore.
January 16
3 Bean Geese and 15 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Barn Owl - Burton Marsh, hunting at first light at bottom of Station Road, later 1 Hen Harrier was observed trying to steal a vole from a Short-eared Owl - photo will be in next newsletter!
13 Siskin feeding on alders looking wonderful in the sun - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat and a good selection of duck, waders and gulls - Point of Ayr.
1 Greenshank and 10,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
January 15
70 Fieldfare over Black Horse Hill, West Kirby.
1 Short-eared Owl over fields, 1 Peregrine on beach and 1 Greenshank on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Spoonbill (juv), 1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 80+ Twite, 2 Raven and 1 Peregrine - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap and 1 Grey Wagtail in sewage works.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on lake - New Brighton Marine Lake then flew to 'dips'.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands, also 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
January 14
3 Bean Geese (confirmed sighting) and 57 White-fronted Geese, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands/Puddington Lane.
1 Greenshank - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks.
2 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
2 Scaup, 12 Goldeneye and 6 Little Grebe - Shotwick Lake, 1 Hen Harrier over the fields and 54 White-fronted Geese flying.
1 Spoonbill and 50+ Twite - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Spotted Redshank and 3 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
At least 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
15 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Mediterranean Gull - New Brighton Marine Lake.
January 13
3 Great White Egret (2 off Donkey Stand Flash, 1 off Boathouse Flash) and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, this morning.
1 Greenshank and 3 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff by sewage works - Target Road, Heswall Shore.
227 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Scaup and 200+ Common Scoter - Meols Shore at high tide.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.
8 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
200+ Brent Geese on sea at high tide - Little Eye.
8 Scaup, 17 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Shag, and 16 Common Scoter - Hilbre.
1 Hen Harrier, 1 Tundra Bean Goose and 1 Egyptian Goose -Burton Mere Wetlands (geese in field near reception hide).
40 White Fronted Geese and 150 Pink-footed Geese in fields off Puddington Lane, Burton.
January 12
2 Great White Egret and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank, 2 Whooper Swan, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Peregrine , 1 Merlin and 150 Golden Plover - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
19 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Yellow-legged Gull - New Brighton.
1 Water Pipit - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
January 11
3 Great White Egret - Old Baths car park, Parkgate Marsh, at 8.30am flying past and again at lunch time but distant, also 1,150 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - note 2 Great White Egret seen here at dusk..
158 Great Crested Grebe off Dove Point, Meols, at high tide.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Water Pipit - Neston Marsh.
2 Shag - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) and 1 Merlin (juv) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 10
3 Long-tailed Duck, 9 Scaup, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 14 Red-throated Diver and 500+ Great Crested Grebe - Hoylake Shore.
1 Spoonbill on Warren Farm - Point of Ayr, viewable from railway bridge but distant.
17 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on lake - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 47 Great Crested Grebe and 73 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1,200 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine, 8 Snipe by Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
150 Redwing over - West Kirby.
250+ Brent Geese around Little Eye at high tide.
5 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Shag and 1 Yellow-legged Gull - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 9
1 Spoonbill on Warren Farm - Point of Ayr, viewable from railway bridge but distant.
52 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Shag (juv) and 3 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
35 Great Black-backed Gull and 12 Common Scoter - Hoylake Shore.
2 Great White Egret by Bevyl Road Flash, also 1 Peregrine and 2 Hen Harrier (incl sub-ad grey male) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Peregrine, 80+ Twite and 2 Raven - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Greenshank and 4 Whooper Swan (over) - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
January 8
1 Glaucous Gull (juv) at high tide, 2 Twite in saltmarsh - Point of Ayr.
1 Greenshank on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 8 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 16+ Bewick's Swan and 4+ Whooper Swan - Burton Marsh.
12 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Shag (juv) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Great White Egret off Donkey Stand Flash, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Short-eared Owl and 1,100 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
20 Common Scoter off Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd win with yellow ring) - New Brighton.
8,000 Knot and 4,000 Dunlin, 200+ Brent Geese seen in flight between the islands - West Kirby Shore.
2 Velvet Scoter, 100+ Common Scoter, 7 Little Gull, 5 Kittiwake, 20 Goldeneye, 9 Scaup, 1 Great Northern Diver, 5 Red-throated Diver and 1 juvenile Glaucous Gull - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
53 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 7
21 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Tundra Bean Geese and 56 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 50 Pink-footed Geese off Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 500 Lapwing, 150 Curlew and 23 Blackbird in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Shag off north end of Hilbre.
250+ Pink-footed Geese and 350+ Teal - Parkgate Marsh.
January 6
2 probable Tundra Bean Geese over at about 1130am heading towards fields south-east of Burton, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and at least 30 White-fronted Geese on the reserve and c500 Pink-footed Geese flew over towards Burton Marsh - Burton Mere Wetlands.
8,000 Herring Gull among a total of 12,000 gulls - on the mud flats between Leasowe Gunsite and New Brighton this morning, 1 Mediterranean Gull off Derby Pool.
23 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1,500 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Parkgate Marsh this afternoon.
56 Twite, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 Raven, 4,000 Lapwing and 3,000 Knot - Oakenholt Marsh.
18 Whooper Swan flew along river Dee towards Shotwick seen from Connah's Quay Reserve, also 4 Little Grebe and 1 Peregrine.
January 5
2 Tundra Bean Geese showing well at 3.30pm, also at least 20 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Sabine's Gull (ad win) - Hilbre this morning.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came to roost at Parkgate.
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm.
300 Pink-footed Geese and 30 White-fronted Geese in barley field south of Burton.
January 4
44 White-fronted Geese at 9.30am - Burton Mere Wetlands, view point accessed from reception hide, 1,200 Pink-footed Geese came in to roost at dusk.
58 White-fronted Geese in fields viewed from Puddington Lane around noon - Burton.
2 Tundra Bean Geese and 1,060 Pink-footed Geese in field south-east of Burton, viewable from Puddington Lane but no parking!
350 Teal and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Shoveler (2 pair) on Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Great White Egret - Inner Marsh Farm, on Border Pool and seen flying together.
January 3
2 Tundra Bean Geese in fields by Burton, present until dusk - please go to Burton Mere Wetlands and ask for directions to avoid flushing the geese, also 48 White-fronted Geese.
350 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 300 Teal and 1 Jack Snipe - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Raven and 23 Twite - Oakenolt Marsh.
3 Greenshank and 4 Little Grebe - Connah's Quay Reserve.
January 2
2 Tundra Bean Geese in fields by Burton.
1 Spoonbill - Point of Ayr.
1 Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine and 40 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh, 150 Redwing in field behind Old Baths car park.
1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 3 Gannet quite close in at low tide - Leasowe Lighthouse.
110 Pink-footed Geese (flew east), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Short Eared Owl, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier (ringtails - 1 male and 2 female), 1 Peregrine and 1 Green Sandpiper (by Decca Pools) - Burton Marsh.
January 1
1 Peregrine and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 40 Pink-footed Geese flew in from Burton direction - Parkgate Marsh.
13 White-fronted Geese in field south of Burton.
1 Great White Egret flew over to roost, 24+ White-fronted Geese in field to the south of the reserve - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
4 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.
December 31
148 Pink-footed Geese in long grass just beyond Donkey Stand Flash, 2 Little Grebe on the flash, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) which put up about 1,000 Teal and 1,000 Lapwing - Parkgate Marsh, also 1 Great White Egret and 1 Short-eared Owl.
140 Pink-footed Geese over, 1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
500 Pink-footed Geese and 30 White-fronted Geese in fields south of Burton.
12 White-fronted Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 130 Pink-footed Geese flying north, 1 Kingfisher by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Peregrine, 1 Hen Harrier far side of river, also 1 hybrid Ruddy Shelduck on Oakenholt Marsh - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Rock Pipit on the breakwater and seawall - Wallasey Shore.
25 Purple Sandpiper, 100 Turnstone, 500 Redshank and 70 Dunlin on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
December 30
6 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on beach - Leasowe Lighthouse.
9,000 Knot close in to the beach (3 colour ringed), 350 Pintail, 750 Dunlin and 5,000 Oystercatcher, 2 Peregrine attacked the Knot without success then called to each other before flying off - Thurstaston Shore.
137 Golden Plover, 180 Lapwing, 325 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff (sewage works), 17 Long-tailed Tit - Heswall Shore/Target Road.
1 hybrid Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Merlin (pair), 3 Raven, 34 Twite and 26 Pied Wagtail - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier and 1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
250+ Brent Geese and 1 Twite - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
December 29
1 Greenshank on groyne, 118 Curlew in the fields - Leasowe Lighthouse.
250 Sanderling, 200 Grey Plover, 4,000 Knot and 4,000 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore, counts approximate due to horrendous conditions at high tide!
4 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands (seen in field by Puddington Lane).
400 Teal and 45 Black-tailed Godwit on new flashes - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd winter) and 117 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Kittiwake (juv) close in off prom, 35 Sanderling on the beach - Wallasey Shore.
260+ Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
3 Little Grebe and 2 Peregrine, also 1 Ruddy Shelduck reported - Connah's Quay.
December 28
262 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide, another record high, also 1 Common Scoter close in.
19 Purple Sandpiper, 370 Turnstone, 1,400 Redshank and 200 Dunlin on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
December 27
1 Greenshank, 77 Common Scoter, 22 Great-crested Grebe, 1 Peregrine and 2 Gannet - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine and 64 Redwing (in field by Old Baths) - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
40 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands, on the ground.
December 26
18 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank, 1 Common Scoter very close in to shore - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came in to roost, also 2 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
December 24
240 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 27 Snipe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine - Heswall Shore, at high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Water Rail (calling) and 100 Teal -
2 Raven (over flying towards Wales), 7 Redwing, 50+ Reed Bunting and 32 Pink-footed Geese - Neston Old Quay.
3 Gannet, 2 Red-throated Diver, 1 Common Scoter a couple feet off the tide line at high tide plus 30+ offshore, 1 Peregrine, 76 Bar-tailed Godwit, 130 Shelduck, 26 Great Black-backed Gull, 5,700 Herring Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1,500 Oystercatcher - Hoylake Shore over high tide.
1,000 Dunlin flying around groyne, 1 Raven over Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl and female Hen Harrier at Decca pools, Burton Marsh.
December 22
370 Black-tailed Godwit, 83 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, at least 8,000 Knot and 1 Raven - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore, an additional 8,000 Knot were off Caldy.
1 Merlin almost hit the observer's car, also 1 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Greenshank, 2 Little Gull (flew SW), 17 Common Scoter and 35 Meadow Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 37 Twite and 1,500 Lapwing - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Water Pipit (best seen by waiting for them to land in view, please do not try to flush them from the marsh), also 1 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 30 Pink-footed Geese - Neston Old Quay.
1 Black Redstart - Stanley Road, Hoylake.
December 21
315 Black-tailed Godwit - Heswall Shore.
223 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols, 1 Raven over.
4 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine, 1,500 Lapwing, 3 Bullfinch and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Connah's Quay/Oakenholt.
December 20
240 Golden Plover, 325 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl hunting over the reedbed, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 White-fronted Geese and 20 Golden Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Raven flew towards Flint - Parkgate Marsh.
438 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.
December 19
6 White-fronted Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands, 30 Siskin in the trees around the meres.
1 Green Sandpiper, 50 Blackbird, 30 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush and 18 Stock Dove - Shotwick.
3 Short Eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
December 18
Great views of a Short-eared Owl, also 14 White-fronted Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Merlin (with prey, a snipe) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Merlin and 2 Peregrine - Parkgate Marsh.
December 17
1 Twite in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
15 Stock Dove - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Barn Owl over football field, early evening - West Kirby.
14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 16:
16 Red-breasted Merganser and 4 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
188 Golden Plover, 184 Black-tailed Godwit, 275 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
14 White-fronted Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 15:
400 Pink-footed Geese flew in from Shotwick Fields area and landed on marsh off Gayton.
15 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Great Skua, 3 Gannet and 35 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.
62 Golden Plover, 280 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 650 Pintail, 1 drake Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier - Heswall Shore.
2,500 Lapwing - Oakenholt Marsh.
December 14:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Short-eared Owl, 85 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Marsh, Riverbank Road.
219 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
83 Twite, 2 Peregrine, 3,000 Knot and 600+ Teal - Oakenholt Marsh.
4 Greenshank and 3 Goldeneye - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Green-winged Teal and 14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret, 5 Short-eared Owl and 13 White-fronted Geese - Burton Marsh.
December 13:
234 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) counted four times! - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
9 Gannet, 35 Common Scoter, 2,000+ Dunlin and c3,500 Knot - Hoylake Shore.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Greenshank, 625 Pintail, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven - Heswall Shore.
4,000 Knot - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Peregrine and 45 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 12:
216 Brent Geese (highest ever count on the estuary!!!), 500 Common Scoter, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Gannet, 19 Red-throated Diver and 3 Guillemot - Hilbre.
1 Goosander (male), 1 Peregrine, 3,000 Knot and 2,000 Black-tailed Godwit - Oakenholt Marsh.
3 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Greenshank and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
49 Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
68 Turnstone on rocks and 20 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 12 White-fronted Geese and 35 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Siskin - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 male Marsh Harrier and 1 ringtail Hen Harrier off Parkgate Old Baths.
December 11:
4 Whooper Swan in field near Carr Lane - Hoylake Langfields.
203 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
5 Velvet Scoter, 2000+ Common Scoter off the west side between Hilbre and Point of Ayr, 6 Red-throated Diver, 38 Great Crested Grebe and 2 Gannet - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
20 Bewick's Swan, 9+ Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Merlin - Burton Marsh.
1 Green-winged Teal and 14 European White Fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
667 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover (unusual here), 1 Peregrine and 1,000 Knot - Oakenholt Marsh.
3 Goldeneye, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Greenshank, 18 Twite and 4 Little Grebe - Connah's Quay Reserve.
100 Whooper Swan - Shotwick Fields.
December 10:
8 Gannet, 7 Red-throated Diver, 40+ Common Scoter and 15+ Great Crested Grebe, also one prob juv Kittiwake but too far out too rule out Sabine's Gull - Leasowe Lighthouse.
30 Twite, 2 Raven, 1 Whooper Swan (imm) and 600 Teal - Oakenholt Marsh.
4 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank and 2 Goldeneye - Connah's Quay Reserve.
330 Black-tailed Godwit - Heswall fields.
c40 Redwing - Well Lane, Gayton.
5 Short Eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier ( Juv Male ), 1 Great White Egret, 15 Whooper Swan, 13 White Fronted Goose and 2 Peregrine - Burton Marsh.
15 Purple Sandpiper, 80 Dunlin, 200 Turnstone and 450 Redshank - pontoon on New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
1 Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 9:
1 Bittern seen flying into reedbed - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Fulmar and 1 Kittiwake (juv) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Long-tailed Duck (pair) in gutter, 1 Velvet Scoter flew west - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate.
December 8:
102 Black-tailed Godwit and 5 Snipe - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 male Peregrine flushed 25 Teal, 40 Mallard and 30 Black-tailed Godwit from Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate, in a gale!
December 7:
1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine and 4 Bewick's Swan (1juv), 1 Great White Egret came into roost last night - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3+ Great Skua - Hoylake Shore.
December 6:
1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 11 White-fronted Geese and 20 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Blackcap in garden - Black Horse Hill, West Kirby.
3 Bewick's Swan over West Kirby.
5 Fulmar and 17 Gannet - Hoylake Shore.
December 5:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 3,500 Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Leach's Petrel, 22 Gannet and 1 Shag - Hilbre.
1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
December 4:
1 Green-winged Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 3:
2 Hen Harrier - Parkgate, 250+ Teal on Bevyl Road Flash.
1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Snow Bunting, 141 Brent Geese (3 dark-bellied), 1 Fulmar and at least 38 Kittiwake - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
December 2:
1 Goosander - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate.
2 Raven and 8 Fieldfare - Heswall Fields NT, 122 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) on the shore/marsh.
December 1:
6 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
40 Black-tailed Godwit on small flash south of Bevyl Road - Parkgate.
1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin sitting on posts - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
November 30:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 40 Pink-footed Geese on the marsh with a further 30 flying north - Parkgate.
At least 130 Brent Geese off Little Eye at high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 12 Whooper Swan and 6 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
November 29:
2 Mediterranean Gull on new model boat lake - New Brighton.
c135 Brent geese and 1 Short-eared Owl at high tide - West Kirby Shore.
100+ Sanderling, 10,000 Knot and c5,5000 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
20 Purple Sandpiper, 650 Redshank, 120 Dunlin and 100 Turnstone - New Brighton Marine Lake Pontoon.
November 28:
1 Short-eared Owl, 14 Purple Sandpiper, 6,000 Oystercatcher, 200 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Skua, 25 Red-throated Diver and 30 Common Scoter - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
2 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
November 27:
130 Black-tailed Godwit, 90+ Teal and 3 Shoveler on flashes sheltering from gales this morning, also 1 Great White Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Great Skua flew west early morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Spotted Redshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Peregrine, 27 Twite, 3 Greenshank, 50+ Sanderling, 2,000+ Black-tailed Godwit and 4,000 Oystercatcher - Oakenholt Marsh this morning.
1 Little Auk past north end 1.30pm - Hilbre.
2 Great Skua, 175 Kittiwake , 32 Gannet, 5 Razorbill, 40 Guillemot, 2 Little Gull, 19 Red-throated Diver, 7 Scaup and 1 Drake Pochard - Hoylake during a 2 hour sea-watch before high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) off Neston Old Quay.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -off Heswall Golf Club, Gayton.
2 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
November 26:
1 Great Skua, 72 Brent Geese (incl 2 dark-bellied) and 3 Gannet - Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill and 30 Twite - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Water Rail flushed by the high tide - Cottage Lane, Gayton.
18 Purple Sandpiper, 120 Dunlin, 250 Turnstone and 980 Redshank - pontoon on New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Merlin, 2 Short-eared Owl and 7 Stock Dove - Parkgate.
1 Peregrine on the sand, 2 Water Rail on the duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Shoveler - Gilroy NP, West Kirby.
3 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
November 25:
6 Great Skua, 1 Little Gull, 24 Red-throated Diver, 2 Razorbill, 55 Guillemot and 192 Gannet - Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill, 75 Twite and 42 Skylark - Oakenholt Marsh this morning.
14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
220 Pink-footed Geese over towards Burton, 1 Great White Egret and 3 Hen Harrier (1 male, 2 ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
November 24:
14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Common Crane on Heswall Marsh off Riverbank Road for at least 90 mins before flying east at 1030am, also 22 Pink-footed Geese over.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
November 23:
1 Short-eared Owl, 80 Pink-footed Geese, 14 White-fronted Geese, 5 Whooper Swan, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
1,500 Black-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
November 22:
4 White-fronted Geese, 1 Merlin (killed a Snipe) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) which flushed 70 Teal from Donkey Stand Flash, also 1 Red-breasted Merganser and 40 Pink-footed Geese on edge of marsh - Parkgate.
5 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier ( a 2nd W Male and an adult female), 2 Peregrine and a female Merlin between Denhall Lane and Neston Sewage Works.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
November 21:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin (fem), 5 Whooper Swan and 2 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
1,150 Black-tailed Godwit and 110 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Greenshank and 103 Golden Plover - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl in car park by Leasowe Lighthouse this evening.
November 20:
2 Water Rail in duck pond, 1 Greenshank by groyne and 1 Peregrine on the shore - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
7 White-fronted Geese flew north over Caldy.
40 Redwing and 30 Skylark in field behind Old Baths car park - Parkgate, also 1 male Hen Harrier by flashes.
1 Merlin south of Neston Old Quay, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Neston Marsh.
1 Snow Bunting flew in from north then flew south - Hilbre.
1 Great White Egret came into roost, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
15 Short Eared Owl, 4 Hen Harrier (1 male), 2 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill - Burton Marsh.
1 Crossbill - Red Rocks.
November 19:
1 Black Redstart (male) on rocks at bottom of cliff - Caldy Shore, about 100 yards south of Caldy steps early afternoon then moved north of steps.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
2 Snow Bunting (300m south of Tinker's Dell) - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Raven over Saughall.
1 Little Grebe on Donkey Stand Flash, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Little Auk - Hilbre, photographed before flying off, also 1 Short-eared Owl which flew towards West Kirby.
November 18:
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station, 1 Raven being mobbed by gulls over the 'dips'.
1 Richard's Pipit on horse paddock west of Leasowe Lighthouse, also 1 Short-eared Owl.
3 Short-eared Owl, 1 male Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Raven and 4 Stonechat - Burton Marsh.
1200 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Snow Bunting (300m south of Tinker's Dell) - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
November 17:
1 Short-eared Owl - Point of Ayr.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
1 Hen Harrier (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Richard's Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse, by path west of Lighthouse as it runs through the fields.
November 16:
13 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
32 Fieldfare and 1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
1 Snow Bunting, 1 Greenshank, 107 Golden Plover, 76 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5,000 Knot and 1,060 Black-tailed Godwit (8 colour ringed) - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Snow Bunting - Middle Eye.
1 Richard's Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
November 15:
1 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore, on beach just south of Tinker's Dell at noon, also c600 Black-tailed Godwit, 190 Pintail and 5,000 Knot.
1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore off Target Road.
1 Short-eared Owl - Hilbre, there most of the day and went to Middle Eye after high tide, also 10 Purple Sandpiper.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1+ White-fronted Goose - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Richard's Pipit and 1 Wheatear, 1 Brambling overhead and c1,000 Bar-tailed Godwit on tide edge - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear on groyne - Harrison Drive, Wallasey.
November 14:
1 Glossy Ibis, 7 White-fronted Geese, 2 Hen Harrier (full ad male and ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Richard's Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Snow Bunting on the sandstone - Red Rocks, this morning.
November 13:
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February 312 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
600 Black-tailed Godwit, 5,000 Dunlin (feeding in a long line next to the beach) and 15,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
February 2
16 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
340 Black-tailed Godiwt, 110 Bar-tailed Godwit and 5,000 Knot - Caldy Shore.
10 White-fronted Geese, 550 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.
February 1
14 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
110 Bar-tailed Godwit and 10,000 Knot - Caldy Shore.
1 Hen Harrier and 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 31
1 Egyptian Goose in field near Well Lane, Ness.
1 Great White Egret (good views) and 19 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 30
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and c100 Pink-footed Geese (could be lots more hidden in the marsh!) - Parkgate Marsh.
390 Pink-footed Geese - Denhall Quay.
134 Golden Plover, 480 Lapwing, c5000 Knot - Heswall Shore, 28 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff by sewage works.
1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
January 29
1 Great White Egret showing well from Old Baths, also 290 Pink-footed Geese, landed and flew again, 1 Peregrine and 1 Hen Harrier -
40 White-fronted Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Short-eared Owl and 300 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
1 Great White Egret (possibly 2), 1 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Denhall Quay at dusk.
52 White-fronted Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
At least 2,100 Pink-footed Geese disturbed by helicopter - Neston Marsh.
January 28
52 White-fronted Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
8 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Great White Egret (showing really well this evening), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, 40 to 50 Siskin in two flocks, Heswall side of Old Baths.
1 Greenshank by the groyne, c50 Common Scoter out to sea - Leasowe Lighthouse.
At least 15,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Water Pipit showing well at Neston Sewage Works, seen through railings at rear of premises, also 1 Raven and 1 Chiffchaff, also 2 Water Pipit at Neston Old Quay.
c30 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare and 7 Mistle Thrush in field south of Dungeon Wood path, Thurstaston.
2 Yellow-legged Gull - Hoylake Shore.
5 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye and 2 Scaup - Shotwick Boating Lake.
January 27
1 Spoonbill, 1 Raven flew over - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay, 4 Bewick's Swan out on the marsh.
January 26
58 White-fronted Geese and at least 900 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
22 Purple Sandpiper, 80 Dunlin, 300 Turnstone and 680 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake pontoon.
6,600 Knot, 3,500 Dunlin, 200 Sanderling, 103 Grey Plover and c2,000 Oystercatcher - Hoylake Shore.
200 Pink-footed Geese flying north - Hoylake Langfields.
1,200 Pink-footed Geese flew into Burton Mere Wetlands at 2pm, also 1 Great White Egret this afternoon.
2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
January 25
1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Spotted Redshank, 20 Little Egret and 120 Fieldfare over from IMF hide, 1,300 Pink-footed Geese came into roost.
January 24
1 Short-eared Owl over fields railway side of horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
59 White-fronted Geese and 800 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 35 Little Egret came in to roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 23
250+ Brent Geese - Little Eye at high tide.
2 Raven flew over West Kirby Shore towards Hilbre.
220+ Brent Geese, 11 Scoter, 10 Guillemot, 30 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Shag and 13 Red-throated Diver - Hilbre.
800 Pink-footed Geese in fields by Puddington.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) over the reed bed, gave stunning views from the Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret on border pool at 3.40pm.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came in to roost at Parkgate Marsh.
January 22
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, at 1615hrs.
19 Purple Sandpiper on pontoons, 1 Little Gull and 1 Kittiwake (juv) with another 3 juv Kittiwake over R Mersey plus 1 Guillemot - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Merlin and 1 Stonechat (male) - Neston Old Quay.
2 Yellow-legged Gull and 1 Caspian Gull - Hoylake Shore.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 21
1 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh, 1 probable red-head Goosander on Donkey Stand Flash.
26 Lesser Redpoll over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 Mediterranean Gull among many thousands of gulls - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Hen Harrier - Neston Marsh.
1 Yellow-legged Gull among 12,000 gulls - Hoylake Shore.
January 19
3 Bean Geese, 25 White-fronted Geese and 11 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Denhall Quay at first light.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
January 18
1 Spoonbill (juv), 60 Golden Plover (2 in sum/pl), 12 White-fronted Geese, 33 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Jack Snipe, 60 Siskin, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Peregrine hunting a Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 17
168 Golden Plover, 610 Black-tailed Godwit and 220 Teal - Thurstaston/Heswall Shore.
January 16
3 Bean Geese and 15 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Barn Owl - Burton Marsh, hunting at first light at bottom of Station Road, later 1 Hen Harrier was observed trying to steal a vole from a Short-eared Owl - photo will be in next newsletter!
13 Siskin feeding on alders looking wonderful in the sun - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat and a good selection of duck, waders and gulls - Point of Ayr.
1 Greenshank and 10,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
January 15
70 Fieldfare over Black Horse Hill, West Kirby.
1 Short-eared Owl over fields, 1 Peregrine on beach and 1 Greenshank on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Spoonbill (juv), 1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 80+ Twite, 2 Raven and 1 Peregrine - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap and 1 Grey Wagtail in sewage works.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on lake - New Brighton Marine Lake then flew to 'dips'.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands, also 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
January 14
3 Bean Geese (confirmed sighting) and 57 White-fronted Geese, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands/Puddington Lane.
1 Greenshank - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks.
2 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
2 Scaup, 12 Goldeneye and 6 Little Grebe - Shotwick Lake, 1 Hen Harrier over the fields and 54 White-fronted Geese flying.
1 Spoonbill and 50+ Twite - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Spotted Redshank and 3 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
At least 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
15 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Mediterranean Gull - New Brighton Marine Lake.
January 13
3 Great White Egret (2 off Donkey Stand Flash, 1 off Boathouse Flash) and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, this morning.
1 Greenshank and 3 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff by sewage works - Target Road, Heswall Shore.
227 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Scaup and 200+ Common Scoter - Meols Shore at high tide.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.
8 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
200+ Brent Geese on sea at high tide - Little Eye.
8 Scaup, 17 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Shag, and 16 Common Scoter - Hilbre.
1 Hen Harrier, 1 Tundra Bean Goose and 1 Egyptian Goose -Burton Mere Wetlands (geese in field near reception hide).
40 White Fronted Geese and 150 Pink-footed Geese in fields off Puddington Lane, Burton.
January 12
2 Great White Egret and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank, 2 Whooper Swan, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Peregrine , 1 Merlin and 150 Golden Plover - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
19 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Yellow-legged Gull - New Brighton.
1 Water Pipit - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
January 11
3 Great White Egret - Old Baths car park, Parkgate Marsh, at 8.30am flying past and again at lunch time but distant, also 1,150 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - note 2 Great White Egret seen here at dusk..
158 Great Crested Grebe off Dove Point, Meols, at high tide.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Water Pipit - Neston Marsh.
2 Shag - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) and 1 Merlin (juv) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 10
3 Long-tailed Duck, 9 Scaup, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 14 Red-throated Diver and 500+ Great Crested Grebe - Hoylake Shore.
1 Spoonbill on Warren Farm - Point of Ayr, viewable from railway bridge but distant.
17 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on lake - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 47 Great Crested Grebe and 73 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1,200 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine, 8 Snipe by Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
150 Redwing over - West Kirby.
250+ Brent Geese around Little Eye at high tide.
5 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Shag and 1 Yellow-legged Gull - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 9
1 Spoonbill on Warren Farm - Point of Ayr, viewable from railway bridge but distant.
52 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Shag (juv) and 3 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
35 Great Black-backed Gull and 12 Common Scoter - Hoylake Shore.
2 Great White Egret by Bevyl Road Flash, also 1 Peregrine and 2 Hen Harrier (incl sub-ad grey male) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Peregrine, 80+ Twite and 2 Raven - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Greenshank and 4 Whooper Swan (over) - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
January 8
1 Glaucous Gull (juv) at high tide, 2 Twite in saltmarsh - Point of Ayr.
1 Greenshank on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 8 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 16+ Bewick's Swan and 4+ Whooper Swan - Burton Marsh.
12 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Shag (juv) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Great White Egret off Donkey Stand Flash, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Short-eared Owl and 1,100 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
20 Common Scoter off Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd win with yellow ring) - New Brighton.
8,000 Knot and 4,000 Dunlin, 200+ Brent Geese seen in flight between the islands - West Kirby Shore.
2 Velvet Scoter, 100+ Common Scoter, 7 Little Gull, 5 Kittiwake, 20 Goldeneye, 9 Scaup, 1 Great Northern Diver, 5 Red-throated Diver and 1 juvenile Glaucous Gull - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
53 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
January 7
21 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Tundra Bean Geese and 56 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 50 Pink-footed Geese off Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 500 Lapwing, 150 Curlew and 23 Blackbird in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Shag off north end of Hilbre.
250+ Pink-footed Geese and 350+ Teal - Parkgate Marsh.
January 6
2 probable Tundra Bean Geese over at about 1130am heading towards fields south-east of Burton, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and at least 30 White-fronted Geese on the reserve and c500 Pink-footed Geese flew over towards Burton Marsh - Burton Mere Wetlands.
8,000 Herring Gull among a total of 12,000 gulls - on the mud flats between Leasowe Gunsite and New Brighton this morning, 1 Mediterranean Gull off Derby Pool.
23 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1,500 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Parkgate Marsh this afternoon.
56 Twite, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 Raven, 4,000 Lapwing and 3,000 Knot - Oakenholt Marsh.
18 Whooper Swan flew along river Dee towards Shotwick seen from Connah's Quay Reserve, also 4 Little Grebe and 1 Peregrine.
January 5
2 Tundra Bean Geese showing well at 3.30pm, also at least 20 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Sabine's Gull (ad win) - Hilbre this morning.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came to roost at Parkgate.
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm.
300 Pink-footed Geese and 30 White-fronted Geese in barley field south of Burton.
January 4
44 White-fronted Geese at 9.30am - Burton Mere Wetlands, view point accessed from reception hide, 1,200 Pink-footed Geese came in to roost at dusk.
58 White-fronted Geese in fields viewed from Puddington Lane around noon - Burton.
2 Tundra Bean Geese and 1,060 Pink-footed Geese in field south-east of Burton, viewable from Puddington Lane but no parking!
350 Teal and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Shoveler (2 pair) on Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Great White Egret - Inner Marsh Farm, on Border Pool and seen flying together.
January 3
2 Tundra Bean Geese in fields by Burton, present until dusk - please go to Burton Mere Wetlands and ask for directions to avoid flushing the geese, also 48 White-fronted Geese.
350 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 300 Teal and 1 Jack Snipe - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Raven and 23 Twite - Oakenolt Marsh.
3 Greenshank and 4 Little Grebe - Connah's Quay Reserve.
January 2
2 Tundra Bean Geese in fields by Burton.
1 Spoonbill - Point of Ayr.
1 Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine and 40 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh, 150 Redwing in field behind Old Baths car park.
1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 3 Gannet quite close in at low tide - Leasowe Lighthouse.
110 Pink-footed Geese (flew east), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Short Eared Owl, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier (ringtails - 1 male and 2 female), 1 Peregrine and 1 Green Sandpiper (by Decca Pools) - Burton Marsh.
January 1
1 Peregrine and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 40 Pink-footed Geese flew in from Burton direction - Parkgate Marsh.
13 White-fronted Geese in field south of Burton.
1 Great White Egret flew over to roost, 24+ White-fronted Geese in field to the south of the reserve - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
4 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.
December 31
148 Pink-footed Geese in long grass just beyond Donkey Stand Flash, 2 Little Grebe on the flash, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) which put up about 1,000 Teal and 1,000 Lapwing - Parkgate Marsh, also 1 Great White Egret and 1 Short-eared Owl.
140 Pink-footed Geese over, 1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
500 Pink-footed Geese and 30 White-fronted Geese in fields south of Burton.
12 White-fronted Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 130 Pink-footed Geese flying north, 1 Kingfisher by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Peregrine, 1 Hen Harrier far side of river, also 1 hybrid Ruddy Shelduck on Oakenholt Marsh - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Rock Pipit on the breakwater and seawall - Wallasey Shore.
25 Purple Sandpiper, 100 Turnstone, 500 Redshank and 70 Dunlin on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
December 30
6 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on beach - Leasowe Lighthouse.
9,000 Knot close in to the beach (3 colour ringed), 350 Pintail, 750 Dunlin and 5,000 Oystercatcher, 2 Peregrine attacked the Knot without success then called to each other before flying off - Thurstaston Shore.
137 Golden Plover, 180 Lapwing, 325 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff (sewage works), 17 Long-tailed Tit - Heswall Shore/Target Road.
1 hybrid Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Merlin (pair), 3 Raven, 34 Twite and 26 Pied Wagtail - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier and 1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
250+ Brent Geese and 1 Twite - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
December 29
1 Greenshank on groyne, 118 Curlew in the fields - Leasowe Lighthouse.
250 Sanderling, 200 Grey Plover, 4,000 Knot and 4,000 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore, counts approximate due to horrendous conditions at high tide!
4 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands (seen in field by Puddington Lane).
400 Teal and 45 Black-tailed Godwit on new flashes - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd winter) and 117 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Kittiwake (juv) close in off prom, 35 Sanderling on the beach - Wallasey Shore.
260+ Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
3 Little Grebe and 2 Peregrine, also 1 Ruddy Shelduck reported - Connah's Quay.
December 28
262 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide, another record high, also 1 Common Scoter close in.
19 Purple Sandpiper, 370 Turnstone, 1,400 Redshank and 200 Dunlin on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
December 27
1 Greenshank, 77 Common Scoter, 22 Great-crested Grebe, 1 Peregrine and 2 Gannet - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine and 64 Redwing (in field by Old Baths) - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
40 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands, on the ground.
December 26
18 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank, 1 Common Scoter very close in to shore - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came in to roost, also 2 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
December 24
240 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 27 Snipe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine - Heswall Shore, at high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Water Rail (calling) and 100 Teal -
2 Raven (over flying towards Wales), 7 Redwing, 50+ Reed Bunting and 32 Pink-footed Geese - Neston Old Quay.
3 Gannet, 2 Red-throated Diver, 1 Common Scoter a couple feet off the tide line at high tide plus 30+ offshore, 1 Peregrine, 76 Bar-tailed Godwit, 130 Shelduck, 26 Great Black-backed Gull, 5,700 Herring Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1,500 Oystercatcher - Hoylake Shore over high tide.
1,000 Dunlin flying around groyne, 1 Raven over Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl and female Hen Harrier at Decca pools, Burton Marsh.
December 22
370 Black-tailed Godwit, 83 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, at least 8,000 Knot and 1 Raven - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore, an additional 8,000 Knot were off Caldy.
1 Merlin almost hit the observer's car, also 1 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Greenshank, 2 Little Gull (flew SW), 17 Common Scoter and 35 Meadow Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 37 Twite and 1,500 Lapwing - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Water Pipit (best seen by waiting for them to land in view, please do not try to flush them from the marsh), also 1 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 30 Pink-footed Geese - Neston Old Quay.
1 Black Redstart - Stanley Road, Hoylake.
December 21
315 Black-tailed Godwit - Heswall Shore.
223 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols, 1 Raven over.
4 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine, 1,500 Lapwing, 3 Bullfinch and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Connah's Quay/Oakenholt.
December 20
240 Golden Plover, 325 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl hunting over the reedbed, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 White-fronted Geese and 20 Golden Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Raven flew towards Flint - Parkgate Marsh.
438 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.
December 19
6 White-fronted Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands, 30 Siskin in the trees around the meres.
1 Green Sandpiper, 50 Blackbird, 30 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush and 18 Stock Dove - Shotwick.
3 Short Eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
December 18
Great views of a Short-eared Owl, also 14 White-fronted Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Merlin (with prey, a snipe) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Merlin and 2 Peregrine - Parkgate Marsh.
December 17
1 Twite in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
15 Stock Dove - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Barn Owl over football field, early evening - West Kirby.
14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 16:
16 Red-breasted Merganser and 4 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
188 Golden Plover, 184 Black-tailed Godwit, 275 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
14 White-fronted Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 15:
400 Pink-footed Geese flew in from Shotwick Fields area and landed on marsh off Gayton.
15 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Great Skua, 3 Gannet and 35 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.
62 Golden Plover, 280 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 650 Pintail, 1 drake Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier - Heswall Shore.
2,500 Lapwing - Oakenholt Marsh.
December 14:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Short-eared Owl, 85 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Marsh, Riverbank Road.
219 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
83 Twite, 2 Peregrine, 3,000 Knot and 600+ Teal - Oakenholt Marsh.
4 Greenshank and 3 Goldeneye - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Green-winged Teal and 14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret, 5 Short-eared Owl and 13 White-fronted Geese - Burton Marsh.
December 13:
234 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) counted four times! - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
9 Gannet, 35 Common Scoter, 2,000+ Dunlin and c3,500 Knot - Hoylake Shore.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Greenshank, 625 Pintail, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven - Heswall Shore.
4,000 Knot - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Peregrine and 45 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 12:
216 Brent Geese (highest ever count on the estuary!!!), 500 Common Scoter, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Gannet, 19 Red-throated Diver and 3 Guillemot - Hilbre.
1 Goosander (male), 1 Peregrine, 3,000 Knot and 2,000 Black-tailed Godwit - Oakenholt Marsh.
3 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Greenshank and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
49 Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
68 Turnstone on rocks and 20 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 12 White-fronted Geese and 35 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Siskin - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 male Marsh Harrier and 1 ringtail Hen Harrier off Parkgate Old Baths.
December 11:
4 Whooper Swan in field near Carr Lane - Hoylake Langfields.
203 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
5 Velvet Scoter, 2000+ Common Scoter off the west side between Hilbre and Point of Ayr, 6 Red-throated Diver, 38 Great Crested Grebe and 2 Gannet - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
20 Bewick's Swan, 9+ Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Merlin - Burton Marsh.
1 Green-winged Teal and 14 European White Fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
667 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover (unusual here), 1 Peregrine and 1,000 Knot - Oakenholt Marsh.
3 Goldeneye, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Greenshank, 18 Twite and 4 Little Grebe - Connah's Quay Reserve.
100 Whooper Swan - Shotwick Fields.
December 10:
8 Gannet, 7 Red-throated Diver, 40+ Common Scoter and 15+ Great Crested Grebe, also one prob juv Kittiwake but too far out too rule out Sabine's Gull - Leasowe Lighthouse.
30 Twite, 2 Raven, 1 Whooper Swan (imm) and 600 Teal - Oakenholt Marsh.
4 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank and 2 Goldeneye - Connah's Quay Reserve.
330 Black-tailed Godwit - Heswall fields.
c40 Redwing - Well Lane, Gayton.
5 Short Eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier ( Juv Male ), 1 Great White Egret, 15 Whooper Swan, 13 White Fronted Goose and 2 Peregrine - Burton Marsh.
15 Purple Sandpiper, 80 Dunlin, 200 Turnstone and 450 Redshank - pontoon on New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
1 Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 9:
1 Bittern seen flying into reedbed - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Fulmar and 1 Kittiwake (juv) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Long-tailed Duck (pair) in gutter, 1 Velvet Scoter flew west - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate.
December 8:
102 Black-tailed Godwit and 5 Snipe - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 male Peregrine flushed 25 Teal, 40 Mallard and 30 Black-tailed Godwit from Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate, in a gale!
December 7:
1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine and 4 Bewick's Swan (1juv), 1 Great White Egret came into roost last night - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3+ Great Skua - Hoylake Shore.
December 6:
1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 11 White-fronted Geese and 20 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Blackcap in garden - Black Horse Hill, West Kirby.
3 Bewick's Swan over West Kirby.
5 Fulmar and 17 Gannet - Hoylake Shore.
December 5:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 3,500 Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Leach's Petrel, 22 Gannet and 1 Shag - Hilbre.
1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
December 4:
1 Green-winged Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
December 3:
2 Hen Harrier - Parkgate, 250+ Teal on Bevyl Road Flash.
1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Snow Bunting, 141 Brent Geese (3 dark-bellied), 1 Fulmar and at least 38 Kittiwake - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
December 2:
1 Goosander - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate.
2 Raven and 8 Fieldfare - Heswall Fields NT, 122 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) on the shore/marsh.
December 1:
6 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
40 Black-tailed Godwit on small flash south of Bevyl Road - Parkgate.
1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin sitting on posts - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
November 30:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 40 Pink-footed Geese on the marsh with a further 30 flying north - Parkgate.
At least 130 Brent Geese off Little Eye at high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 12 Whooper Swan and 6 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
November 29:
2 Mediterranean Gull on new model boat lake - New Brighton.
c135 Brent geese and 1 Short-eared Owl at high tide - West Kirby Shore.
100+ Sanderling, 10,000 Knot and c5,5000 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
20 Purple Sandpiper, 650 Redshank, 120 Dunlin and 100 Turnstone - New Brighton Marine Lake Pontoon.
November 28:
1 Short-eared Owl, 14 Purple Sandpiper, 6,000 Oystercatcher, 200 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Skua, 25 Red-throated Diver and 30 Common Scoter - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
2 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
November 27:
130 Black-tailed Godwit, 90+ Teal and 3 Shoveler on flashes sheltering from gales this morning, also 1 Great White Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Great Skua flew west early morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Spotted Redshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Peregrine, 27 Twite, 3 Greenshank, 50+ Sanderling, 2,000+ Black-tailed Godwit and 4,000 Oystercatcher - Oakenholt Marsh this morning.
1 Little Auk past north end 1.30pm - Hilbre.
2 Great Skua, 175 Kittiwake , 32 Gannet, 5 Razorbill, 40 Guillemot, 2 Little Gull, 19 Red-throated Diver, 7 Scaup and 1 Drake Pochard - Hoylake during a 2 hour sea-watch before high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) off Neston Old Quay.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -off Heswall Golf Club, Gayton.
2 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
November 26:
1 Great Skua, 72 Brent Geese (incl 2 dark-bellied) and 3 Gannet - Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill and 30 Twite - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Water Rail flushed by the high tide - Cottage Lane, Gayton.
18 Purple Sandpiper, 120 Dunlin, 250 Turnstone and 980 Redshank - pontoon on New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Merlin, 2 Short-eared Owl and 7 Stock Dove - Parkgate.
1 Peregrine on the sand, 2 Water Rail on the duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Shoveler - Gilroy NP, West Kirby.
3 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
November 25:
6 Great Skua, 1 Little Gull, 24 Red-throated Diver, 2 Razorbill, 55 Guillemot and 192 Gannet - Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill, 75 Twite and 42 Skylark - Oakenholt Marsh this morning.
14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
220 Pink-footed Geese over towards Burton, 1 Great White Egret and 3 Hen Harrier (1 male, 2 ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
November 24:
14 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Common Crane on Heswall Marsh off Riverbank Road for at least 90 mins before flying east at 1030am, also 22 Pink-footed Geese over.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
November 23:
1 Short-eared Owl, 80 Pink-footed Geese, 14 White-fronted Geese, 5 Whooper Swan, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
1,500 Black-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
November 22:
4 White-fronted Geese, 1 Merlin (killed a Snipe) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) which flushed 70 Teal from Donkey Stand Flash, also 1 Red-breasted Merganser and 40 Pink-footed Geese on edge of marsh - Parkgate.
5 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier ( a 2nd W Male and an adult female), 2 Peregrine and a female Merlin between Denhall Lane and Neston Sewage Works.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
November 21:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin (fem), 5 Whooper Swan and 2 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
1,150 Black-tailed Godwit and 110 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Greenshank and 103 Golden Plover - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl in car park by Leasowe Lighthouse this evening.
November 20:
2 Water Rail in duck pond, 1 Greenshank by groyne and 1 Peregrine on the shore - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
7 White-fronted Geese flew north over Caldy.
40 Redwing and 30 Skylark in field behind Old Baths car park - Parkgate, also 1 male Hen Harrier by flashes.
1 Merlin south of Neston Old Quay, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Neston Marsh.
1 Snow Bunting flew in from north then flew south - Hilbre.
1 Great White Egret came into roost, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
15 Short Eared Owl, 4 Hen Harrier (1 male), 2 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill - Burton Marsh.
1 Crossbill - Red Rocks.
November 19:
1 Black Redstart (male) on rocks at bottom of cliff - Caldy Shore, about 100 yards south of Caldy steps early afternoon then moved north of steps.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
2 Snow Bunting (300m south of Tinker's Dell) - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Raven over Saughall.
1 Little Grebe on Donkey Stand Flash, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Little Auk - Hilbre, photographed before flying off, also 1 Short-eared Owl which flew towards West Kirby.
November 18:
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station, 1 Raven being mobbed by gulls over the 'dips'.
1 Richard's Pipit on horse paddock west of Leasowe Lighthouse, also 1 Short-eared Owl.
3 Short-eared Owl, 1 male Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Raven and 4 Stonechat - Burton Marsh.
1200 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Snow Bunting (300m south of Tinker's Dell) - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
November 17:
1 Short-eared Owl - Point of Ayr.
1 Wheatear on wall by Wallasey Life-guard Station.
1 Hen Harrier (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Richard's Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse, by path west of Lighthouse as it runs through the fields.
November 16:
13 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
32 Fieldfare and 1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
1 Snow Bunting, 1 Greenshank, 107 Golden Plover, 76 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5,000 Knot and 1,060 Black-tailed Godwit (8 colour ringed) - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Snow Bunting - Middle Eye.
1 Richard's Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
November 15:
1 Snow Bunting - Thurstaston Shore, on beach just south of Tinker's Dell at noon, also c600 Black-tailed Godwit, 190 Pintail and 5,000 Knot.
1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore off Target Road.
1 Short-eared Owl - Hilbre, there most of the day and went to Middle Eye after high tide, also 10 Purple Sandpiper.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1+ White-fronted Goose - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Richard's Pipit and 1 Wheatear, 1 Brambling overhead and c1,000 Bar-tailed Godwit on tide edge - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear on groyne - Harrison Drive, Wallasey.
November 14:
1 Glossy Ibis, 7 White-fronted Geese, 2 Hen Harrier (full ad male and ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Richard's Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Snow Bunting on the sandstone - Red Rocks, this morning.
November 13:
50+ Twite, c200
Linnet, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Peregrine, 1 Spotted
Redshank and 2 Greenshank - Connah's
Quay Reserve.
3,000 Black-tailed Godwit, at least 200 Bar-tailed Godwit and 3
dark-bellied Brent Geese - Point
of Ayr at high tide.
1 Snow Bunting over Hilbre
flew south.
1 Glossy Ibis, 4 White-fronted Geese and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail)
- Burton Mere
Wetlands.
1 Woodcock flew into garden by Mill Lane, Heswall.
1 Peregrine, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Snow Bunting, 10,000 Knot, 5,000
Dunlin and 93 Brent Geese - West
Kirby Shore over high tide, also 1 Buzzard which is quite
rare over the shore.
At least 3 Short-eared Owl - Burton
Marsh.
11 Purple Sandpiper and 200 Turnstone - on rocks by Wallasey Lifeguard Station.
1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear (northern) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Gunsite/Leasowe Bay.
November 12:
1 Glossy Ibis - Burton Mere
Wetlands,
seen from Marsh Covert Hide then moved over to Inner Marsh Farm, also 1
Jack Snipe, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Great
White Egret came in to roost.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
20 Short-eared Owl - Burton
Marsh, also 4 Stonechat.
200 Pintail and 590 Black-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Swift!!, 1 Wheatear (prob Northern) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) near Leasowe
Lighthouse.
Over 50 Brent Geese West Kirby Shore plus 9 which landed on West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Snow Bunting (1st winter female) -
Red Rocks at high
tide.
November 11:
1 Lapland Bunting over West
Kirby Marine Lake, this morning.
1 Jack Snipe showing from Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Goosander (redheads) - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate.
At least 50 Whooper Swan - Shotwick
Fields.
2 Raven - Flint Castle.
50+ Redwing over Saughall.
4 Purple Sandpiper - New
Brighton.
1 Short-eared Owl - Hilbre.
60 Twite by the West Hide - Connah's Quay Reserve.
November 10:
1
Marsh Harrier over shore, also 5,500 Oystercatcher, 1,170 Curlew, 9,000
Dunlin, 11,000 Knot, 293 Bar-tailed Godwit, 303 Grey Plover and 459
Sanderling - West
Kirby Shore over high tide.
17 Red-breasted Merganser - West
Kirby Marine Lake.
600 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate,
200 landed rest continued to Burton, also 1 Hen Harrier (fem).
1 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Neston Marsh.
1 Jack Snipe showing from Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Decca Pools.
1 Great Skua, 11 Purple Sandpiper, 146 Brent Geese and 1 Woodcock -
highlights from Hilbre,
for
more
details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
November 9:
2 Goosander (red-heads, prob fem and imm) on Donkey Stand Flash with 3
Mute Swan - Parkgate,
also 4 Hen Harrier (3 ringtail and 1 male) over marsh which flushed 850
Starling and 1 Great White Egret.
1
Hen Harrier (2nd winter male), 1 Goosander, 1 Merlin, 120 Pink-footed
Geese and 4 Whooper Swan today, 1 Bittern seen flying over reedbed and
into ditch late yesterday afternoon and 1 Great White Egret came into
roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.
11,000 Oystercatcher, 550 Curlew, 6,000 Dunlin, 8,500 Knot and 5 Little
Egret - West Kirby
Shore at high tide.
12 Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
680 Black-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston
Shore.
1 Pomarine Skua feeding on dead auk, 1 Great Northern Diver - Hilbre.
November 8:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) flushed at least 50 Snipe - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier flying up-river - Tanskey
rocks, West Kirby.
14 Red-breasted Merganser - West
Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Merlin, 60 Pink-footed Geese on marsh, 1 Water Rail calling - Parkgate, 2 Hen Harrier
(male and ringtail) this afternoon.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton
Marsh.
November 7:
1 Jack Snipe and 2 Great White Egret came into roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Woodcock flushed from garden adjacent to Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
180 Bar-tailed Godwit and 320 Black-tailed Godwit - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks,
Nursing Home garden "please respect privacy of the residents"!
1 Greenshank - Meols,
on groyne.
7
Short-eared Owl - Burton
Marsh, off Denhall Quay.
November 6:
1 Jack Snipe seen from Marsh Covert Hide and 1 ad Mediterranean Gull in
front of Reception hide - Burton
Mere Wetlands, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail).
1
Spoonbill (juv which flew north), 40 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Short-eared
and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) one closely followed by a Sparrowhawk - Parkgate.
20 Short-eared Owl,
2 Merlin, 3 Stonechat and 1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.
50 Redwing flying north -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
5,000+ Knot - Thurstaston
Shore.
1 Peregrine and 2 Bullfinch - Wirral
Way by Heswall Fields.
1 Great Northern Diver, 8 Red Throated Diver, 53 Great Crested Grebe, 2
Gannet, 31 Guillemot, 15 Red-breasted Merganser -
highlights from Hilbre,
for
more
details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
November 5:
1 Merlin and 84 Golden Plover - Heswall
Shore.
7 Red-breasted Merganser - West
Kirby Marine Lake.
174 Pintail - Thurstaston
Shore, mudlfats covered in thousands of Oystercatchers,
Redshanks and Shelduck.
6 Shoveler - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Short-eared Owl hunting over
Wallasey Golf Course at 11am.
4 Spotted Redshank and 3 Little Grebe - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
4 Short Eared Owl, at least 2 Ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Stonechat and 1
Kingfisher between Decca
Pools and Denhall Quay.
November 4:
1 Goshawk over Target Road, Heswall,
at 1030am.
5 Red-breasted Merganser - West
Kirby Marine Lake.
A late Sandwich Tern, 1 Short-eared Owl and 300 Common Scoter -
highlights from Hilbre,
for
more
details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
November 3:
1 Spoonbill - Point of Ayr.
November 2:
8 Whooper Swan on border pool, 1 Great White Egret seen well from
reception hide last night as it came into roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.
12 Whooper Swan (seen from distance so 'probable') - Shotwick Boating Lake.
1 Great White Egret flying to roost, 1 Merlin - Denhall Quay.
November 1:
12 Siskin - Gilroy Nature Park, West
Kirby.
2 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine and 3 Hen Harrier (ringtail)
- Parkgate.
2 Wheatear (pair) and 3 Stonechat (pair and imm) - Red Rocks.
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