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June Newsletter now published on this website featuring article Wetland Bird Survey 2024/25, Colour Ring Report and May Bird News.
Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.

Jun 4
1 Spotted Flycatcher in private garden - Saughall.

Jun 3
1 Hobby flew past bottom of Denhall Lane - Burton Marsh.

Jun 2
3 Arctic Skua (dark phase) flew west this morning - Leasowe Gunsite.

May 31
1 Spoonbill and 9 Great White Egret - Parkgate.
1 Arctic Tern (1st sum) - Point of Ayr.

May 30
100+ Sanderling and 210+ Little Tern - Gronant.

May 29
1 Osprey flew inland past Carr Farm - Meols.

May 28
1 Spotted Flycatcher in fields next to village, and 1 Red Kite over - Ledsham.

May 27
1 Spoonbill and 8 Great White Egret, still 3 Pink-footed Geese on the marsh - Parkgate.

May 25
1 Hobby hunting Swifts over Grange Hill - West Kirby.
1 Barn Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Scaup (drake) still with Mute Swan friend and now getting very tame - West Kirby Marine Lake.

May 24
1 Whinchat and 1 Barn Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 23
1 Garganey (drake) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 22
1 Whinchat, at least 2 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Flycatcher briefly in bushes by car park - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

May 20
2 Black=throated Diver, 2 Manx Shearwater, 8 Arctic Tern, 3 Razorbill, 10 Guillemot and 210 Common Scoter - Hilbre.
c20 Swift over RAF woods off Saughall Massied Road - West Kirby.

May 18
1 Cuckoo flew east over Stanley Road - Hoylake.

May 16
1 Scaup (drake) still - West Kirby Marine Lake.
c250 Dunlin (including some alpina), 200 Ringed Plover and 30 Sanderling at high tide - Hoylake.
c30 Swift low over Park Lane - Meols.

May 15
3 Spoonbill, 2 flew north - Parkgate.
230 Black=tailed Godwit and 12 Mandarin (all drakes) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

May 14
12 Common Scoter, c450 Bar-tailed Godwit, c200 Knot (Bar-tailed Godwits and Knots flew off heading north), c50 Sanderling, 5 Gannet and two families of newly fledged Stonechats - Point of Ayr.
1 Osprey over high and heading north at 0830 - Dove Point, Meols.
100 Shelduck, 500 Oystercatcher, 130 Ringed Plover, 90 Grey Plover, 400 Dunlin, 27 Whimbrel, 125 Curlew at high tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Cuckoo - Caldy Woods.
1 Quail heard bottom of Marshlands Road, also 1 Barn Owl - Neston.

May 13
23 Avocet and 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

May 12
300+ Ringed Plover, 400 Bar-tailed Godwit, c220 Sanderling, 400+ Dunlin, 30 Sandwich Tern, 6 Manx Shearwater and 8 Gannet this morning - Point of Ayr.
3 Barn Owl and 2 Great White Egret this evening - Neston Marsh.

May 10
310 Dunlin, 300 Sanderling (over North), 210 Ringed Plover, 8 Shelduck, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew and 23 Little Egret - Hilbre.
2 Spoonbill and 8 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

May 9
1 Cuckoo showing well in horse paddocks also 2+ Wheatear and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Spoonbill - Parkgate.
1 Yellow-legged Gull - Hilbre.
1,500 Knot- Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite heading north over Gayton Lane at 1715hrs - Heswall.

 May 8
2 Garganey (drake) on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Whinchat by sheep pens, 2 Hobby by Nets Cafe - Burton Marsh.
1 Osprey flew north late morning, 1 Arctic Skua mobbing Sandwich Terns this evening - Hilbre.

May 7
1 Bee-eater over Pinflod Lane and naked eye view over Morrisons car park (heading south) at 1915hrs, not relocated - West Kirby.
40+ Whimbrel on ebbing tide, very vocal - Caldy Shore.
3 Garganey and 1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 6
2 Garganey (drakes), 6 Spotted Redshank and 1 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
234 Whimbrel, 85 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 20 Redshank on rising tide this afternoon - Heswall Shore.
2 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 5
2 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Osprey over this evening - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 4
3 Spoonbill,10 Spotted Redshank and 6 Ruff (males in s/pl), also several hundred Knot (mainly 2cy) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill (imm), 20 Avocet and 3 Greenshank, still 17 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate.
1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 3
2 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
32 Swallow, 160 Sandwich Tern and 2 Eider - Hilbre.
800 Bar-tailed Godwit (exceptional number for that site), 350 Dunlin, 670 Sanderling, 200 Ringed Plover, 18 Little Tern, 70 Sandwich Tern, 20 Swallow and 3 Wheatear - Point of Ayr/Talacre Beach.
450 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

May 2
6 Little Tern, 450 Black=tailed Godwit, 8 Whimbrel, 3 Eider, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffaff and 1 Whitethroat - Hilbre.
9 Spotted Redshank and 3 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
48 Little Tern, 90 Sandwich Tern and 1,500 Oystercatcher - Point of Ayr/Talacre Beach.

May 1
107 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
4 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Spoonbill, 3 Common Tern, 8 Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Willow Tit -  Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite headed east over Liverpool Bay, seen from Hilbre.

Apr 30
3 Spoonbill and 4 Greenshank, still at least 20 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate.
1 Tree Pipit over, 3 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail and 1 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Wood Sandpiper, 12 Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 2 male Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Litttle Ringed Plover (briefly) and 1 Osprey over heading NW -  Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 29
1 Black Tern (briefly), c12 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 7 Greenshank, 10 Spotted Redshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3+ Ruff, 1 Spoonbill and 5 Swift =  Burton Mere Wetlands.
460 Bar-tailed Godwit (very high count for that site), 13 Whimbrel, 600 Sanderling, 250 Dunlin70 Ringed Plover, 70 Sandwich Tern and 50 Little Tern, also 2 Garganey (paor) on Warren Farm pool and 2 Wheatear and 4 White Wagtail - Point of Ayr.
198 Whimbrel, 500 Oystercatcher, 450 Dunlin, 157 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 36 Redshank. 3 Swift over high tide - Heswall Shore.
1 female Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Marsh harrier (female/imm male and 2 Grasshopper Warbler (heard only) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Puffin briefly off north end, also 1 Cuckoo caught and ringed - Hilbre.
1 Osprey flew north - Gronant.

Apr 28
650 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
30 Sandwich Tern roosting on groyne - Leasowe Castle.
3 Whimbrel on main scrape at 8.35, also 12 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank and 2 Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands.
116 Whimbrel over high tide this morning - Thurstaston/Heswall.
1 Osprey with fish heaing NE at 1620hrs, last seen heading towards Formby - Meols.
3 Yellow Wagtail (1 'channel' type) by main pool Warren Farm, also 181 Bar-tailed Godwit, 250+ Sandwich Tern and 10 Little Tern - Talacre/Point of Ayr.
1 Barn Owl flew over, plus 2 Wheatear and 2 Stonechat this evening - Heswall Golf Course.

Apr 27
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 1 grasshopper Warbler and 2 Lesser Whitethroat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Ringed Plover (over), 4 Eider and 6 Whimbrel - Hilbre.
2 Spoonbill on Boathouse Flash - Parkgate.

Apr 26
2 Spoonbill on Bevyl Road Flash - Parkgate.
8+ Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Whinchat in horse paddocks, also 1 Black Redstart (fem) reported - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Garganey (drake) and 7 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 25
4 Black Tern flew south, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Puffin landed on the sea, 1 Green Sandpiper flew over the rocks between thr islands, 1 Arctic skua and 2 Little Tern - Hilbre.
1 Wood Sandpiper on Centenary Pool, also  2 greenshank, 7 spotted redshank, 5 ruff, 2 little ringed plover, c600 knot, 2 bar-tailed godwit and a flagged continental race Black-tailed Godwit- Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Quail heard west of Heron Road - Hoylake Langfields.
4 Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail and 2 Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Black Tern flying west, also 2 Long-tailed Duck, 10 Red-throated Diver and 5,000 Common Scoter - Hoylake Shore.
1 Mute Swan, 1 imm f Hen Harrier (flew N at 06:10), 320 Grey Plover, 500 Dunlin, 20 spl Knot, 15 Sanderling, 103 Whimbrel (Banks Rd to Dee SC), 1 Greenshank at high tide this morning - Heswall/Thurstaston.
 4 Lesser Whitethroat singing - Wirral Way/Heswall Fields.

Apr 24
10 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 3 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
50+ Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Redpoll (over) and 5 Eider - Hilbre.
3 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Wheatear, 1 Garden Warbler, c5 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1000 Oystercatcher, 80 Grey Plover, 1 spl Turnstone, 250 Dunlin, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 95 Bar-tailed Godwit, 48 Whimbrel, 120 Redshank on ebbing tide,  2 Lesser Whitethroat in Tinker's Dell - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Common Crane flew over golf course towards the estuary at 1250hrs but no further sighting, also 1 Cuckoo over Pine Way and 1 Yellow Wagtail past Riverbank Road, and 1 Osprey over - Heswall.
1 Short-eared Owl over high to SE - Hoylake.

Apr 23
1 Quail calling and 10+ Wheatear, west of Heron Road - Hoylake Langfields.
Major fall of Willow Warblers in seafront gardens early morning - c100 present, also 3 Tree Pipit and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Hoylake.
9 Willow Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler and 9 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
1 Whinchat - Burton Point.
3 Whinchat and 7 Wheatear in paddock, 6 Redpoll and 1 Grasshopper Warbler by pond, also an arrival of Sedge Warblers this morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.
 200+ Willow Warbler but only 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 3 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (heard), 1 Merlin, 5 Eider and 27 Whimbrel - Hilbre.

Apr 22
1 Common Crane on marsh off Cottage Lane then flew and landed on marsh off Parkgate at 0920hrs.
1 Cuckoo, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Redstart, 25 Willow Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit over, 13 Whimbrel, 6 Eider, 1 Merlin, 1200 Black-tailed Godwit and 450 Bar-tailed Godwit - Hilbre.

Apr 21
1 Swift *first of spring* over Kerr's Field, 2 Whinchat in coastal paddocks abd 1 Lesser Whitethroat by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Whinchat - Hoylake Langfields
6 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat and 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling) - Red Rocks.
45 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Barnacle Goose on marsh, also 8 Wheatear on tide wrack off golf course - Parkgate.
62 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
1 Green-winged Teal, 6 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling), 2 Spoonbill in herenry and 6 Spotted Redshank, 1 Channel Wagtail and 4+ Yellow Wagtail in field next to Grain Store - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Apr 20
1 Hoopoe - Gronant.
1 Green-winged Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Apr 19
1 Whinchat on fence by Nets Cafe - Burton Marsh.
1 Wryneck near bottom of Station Road - Burton.
1 Osprey flew east at 1230 - Hoylake.
28 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
 1 Pied Flycatcher (male) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wood Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
 1 Cuckoo around Dawstone Road area - Lower Heswall.

Apr 18
29 Whimbrel on shore on rising tide this morning - Heswall.
2 Yellow Wagtail in field west of Heron Road - Meols.
2 Whinchat, 3+ Wheatear and 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whimbre on Kerr's Filed this afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
25+ Manx Shearwater and 40 Gannet, 87 s/pl Dunlin on the beach - Hoylake Shore.
2 Grasshopper Warbler, 20+ White Wagtail and 3 Wheatear - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Long-tailed Duck, flew NE at high tide, 16 Red-breasted Merganser, 75 Manx Shearwater, 185 Gannet, 200 Sandwich Tern, 9 Kittiwake and 26 Razorbill, c3,500 Black-tailed Godwit on Salisbury Bank before high tide - Hilbre.
3,300 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
8 Spotted Redshank, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit and 1 Grasshopper Warbler- Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Lesser Whitethroat by Thurstaston Visitor Centre.
2 Grasshopper Warbler - Heswall Fields/Wirral Way.
17 White Wagtail and 33 Wheatear on tide wrack between Old Baths and Cottage Lane - Heswall.

Apr 17
1 Yellow Wagtail flew towards coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
c40 White Wagtail and 18+ Wheatear on tide wrack off golf course - Heswall.
Raft of 100+ Manx Shearwater, also 30+ Gannet, 40+ Sandwich Tern and 10+ Razorbill - a feeding frenzy! - Hoylake Shore.
1 Wood Warbler - Point of Ayr.

Apr 16
1 Cuckoo heard early morning - Stapeldon Wood/Caldy Woods
1 Common Redstart briefly in horse paddock - Lower Heswall.
1 Grasshoppper Warbler in dunes and 6+ Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Hilbre.
1 Osprey, first seen crossing R Mersey from Seaforth, spotted over Hoylake Langfields before flying west over estuary.
1 Scaup (drake) still on West Kirby Marine Lake.

Apr 15
1 Cuckoo heard early morning - Caldy Hill.
3 Grasshopper Warbler (2 in the dunes and 1 near Kerrs Field), 2 Common Redstart and 10 Swallow - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3,460 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
30+ Siskin in Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
4+ Whimbrel and 265 Grey Plover - Heswall Shore.
2 Eider (pair), 45+ Gannet, 12 Brent Geese and 8 Common Scoter - Red Rocks.
26 White Wagtail and 16 Wheatear on tide wrack between Parkgate end of golf course and Cottage Lane - Heswall.
1 'Channel' Wagtail and 2 Yellow Wagtail in paddock by Mudhouse Lane - Burton.
1 Common Redstart (male), 3 Eider, 18 Manx Shearwater, 48 Razorbill and 20 Brent Geese (2 dark-bellied) - Hilbre.

Apr 14
15+ White Wagtail and 4+ Wheatear on tide wrack - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
2 Spoonbill over, also 5 Wheatear near sheep pens - Burton Point.
1 Long-tailed Duck off east side, 185 Gannet, 320 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern, 47 Manx Shearwater, 35 Razorbill, 12 Guillemot, 12 Common Scoter and 6 Red-throated Diver, also  34 Redpoll, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and  2 Common Redstart (males) - Hilbre.
1 Ring Ouzel (male, Kerr's Field), 5 Wheatear on groyne, 3 Common Redstart (2 males) and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
105 Gannet (all adults, feeding quite close with some in the estuary), 3 Red-throated Diver, 100+ Common Scoter and 50+ Sandwich Tern at high tide, also 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 6 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
6 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 13
A good number of Common Scoter heard flying over last night - West Kirby.
1 Yellow Wagtail, 25+ White Wagtail and 10+ Wheatear on tide wrack between Heswall golf course and Riverbank Road this morning - Heswall.
1 Garganey (drake) - Burton Point.
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Common Sandpiper and 6 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2520 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
50 Sandwich Tern and 4 Sand Martin - Red Rocks.
2 Common Redstart (male and fem) and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Whimbrel at high tide - Heswall Shore.

Apr 12
1 Common Redstart (male), 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 9 Wheatear, 2 Whimbrel over Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
37 Wheatear and 40 White Wagtail on tide wrack between Old Baths and Cottage Lane this morning, also a Common Redstart (male) and Whitethroat (male) this afternoon on tide wrack, 1 Short-eared Owl this evening - Parkgate.
1 Common Redstart (fem) - Heswall Fields NT.
1 Yellow Wagtail, 30+ White Wagtail, 5 Wheatear and 3 Rock Pipit on tide wrack - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
 6 Whimbrel over Grange Hill heading to the estuary - West Kirby.
1 Green-winged Teal from Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 11
2 Common Redstart (male and fem) and 5 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
11 Mediterranean Gull on islands on main scrape, also 1 Russian White-fronted Goose and 1 Common Redstart - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Scaup (drake) still on West Kirby Marine Lake.
3 Common Redstart (2 fem and 1 male) and 8 Willow Warbler (singing) - Heswall Fields NT/Wirral Way.
c300 Black-tailed Godwit on West Hoyle Bank!!
2 Common Tern (first of the spring), 240 Sandwich Tern, 11 Razorbill, 125 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, 3 Red-throated Diver, 3 Eider and 150 Brent Geese (1 dark-bellied) - Hilbre.
125 Shelduck, 1100 Oystercatcher, 700 Dunlin, 600 Knot, 270 Black-tailed Godwit, 485 Curlew, 1750 Redshank.- Thurstaston Shore.
10+ Wheatear and 50+ White Wagtail on tide wrack between Old Baths and Golf Course - Parkgate.

Apr 10
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Green Sandpiper and 10+ Wheatear between Burton Point and Decca Pools.
20+ Wheatear and 40+ White Wagtail on tide wrack between Old Baths and Golf Course - Parkgate.
1 Common Redstart (male) and 2+ House Martin - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Ring Ouzel (male), 4 White Wagtail and 3 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Common Redstart (male) in sea-front garden - Hoylake.

Apr 9
100 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.
1 Common Redstart (male) in garden briefly, also 5 Redpoll and 6 Siskin over - Lower Heswall.
1 Black Redstart (male) in private garden - Ffynnongroyw.

Apr 8
1 Sardinian Warbler, caught, ringed and released at 7am but no further sign up to noon, first for Cheshire and Wirral, also 1 Redstart, 1 Grasshopper Warbler  and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Hilbre.
13+ Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail, 1 Redstart (fem), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Sedge Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Wheatear on sand off Kings Gap this morning - Hoylake.
1 Redstart and 2 Garganey (pair) Burton Point.
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) on boathouse Flash - Parkgate.
8 Wheaterar, 3 Willow Warbler and 4 Blackcaps - Heswall Fields.
1 Cuckoo *first of spring* - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Ring Ouzel (seen by non-birder but good description given) - Ness Gardens.

Apr 7
100+ Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff and 1 Lesser Whitethroat early morning  in sea-front gardens, also 32 White Wagtail plus several Pied Wagtails, 2 Wheatear and 20+ Meadow Pipit on beach between Curzon Road and Beach Road, 1 Short-eared Owl over high flying north at 12.25hrs - Hoylake.
1 Common Whitethroat *first of spring*, also 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Spotted Redshank and 1 Russian White-fronted Goose - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Redstart (males), 5+ Wheatear, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin and 1 Sedge Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 White Stork in field by railway - Greenfield.
1 Osprey circling high and drifiting east - Meols.
8 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler and 15 Chiffchaff on a short stretch of the Wirral Way this morning. between the Dungeons path and Heswall Fields NT.
2 Garganey (pair), 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Willow Warbler and 2 Swallow this moring - Burton Point to Decca Pools.

Apr 6
At least 8,000 Pink-footed Geese flew out of the estuary this morning from first light, seen from Hilbre and North Wirral.
1 drake Green-winged Teal in channel off Heswall Fields NT.
1 White Stork over marsh at 1645hrs, also 2 Garganey (pair) on scrape - Burton Point.
1 Scaup (drake) still on West Kirby Marine Lake.
17 White Wagtail - Hilbre.
1900 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Apr 5
1 Osprey high over Boathouse flew north at 0750am - Parkgate.

Apr 4
4+ Spotted Redshank, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 600 Black-tailed Godwit and 800 Knot - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Sandwich Tern off tennis courts at high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Apr 3
800 Pink-footed Geese flew north out of the estuary early morning - Thurstaston.
1 Swallow, 1 Fieldfare and 1 Green Woodpecker - Lower Heswall.
1 Scaup (drake) - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Apr 2
1 Osprey over high, heading NE, also 2 Wheatear - Burton Marsh.
41 Little Gull - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Red kite, 1 Little Gull, 3 Spotted Redshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 350+ Knot, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Willow Warbler and 3 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 1
1 Greenshank, 8 Goosander and 2 Common Scoter in the channel, 1 Swallow flew west and 3 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
 1 Little Gull, and 8 Whooper Swan which flew off this afternoon - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) in channel this morning - Heswall Shore.
11 Whooper Swan flew north over Carr Farm - Meols.

Mar 31
1 Red Kite drifted west this afternoon - Pensby.
1 Osprey flew north - Shotwick Boating Lake,
 1 Little Gull, 8 Ruff and 7 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Wheatear and 2 Cetti's Warbler - Burton Point.

Mar 30
 1 Little Gull, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Garganey (pair) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 House Martin *first of spring* - Clatterbridge.

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

Mar 28
10+ Avocet (Boathouse Flash), 3 Spoonbil (2 flew north) and 1 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
2220 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
8 Spotted Redshank and 1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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