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September Newsletter now published on this website featuring Species Spotlight - Little Stint, Colour Ring Report and August Bird News including a Hudsonian Godwit!
Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.

Sep 8
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Point of Ayr.
7 Spoonbill  - Parkgate.

Sep 7
1 Kingfisher showed well on shore - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Great White Egret - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
3 Whinchat, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields.

Sep 6
2 Little Stint and 2 Curlew Sandpiper - Hoylake Shore.
1 Black Tern - Point of Ayr.

Sep 5
1 Hudsonian Godwit with Black-tailed Godwits - Oakenholt Marsh.
6 Spoonbill  - Parkgate.

Sep 4
1 Hudsonian Godwit with Black-tailed Godwits - Oakenholt Marsh.

Sep 3
2 Little Stint and 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 4 Wheatear on rocks by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.
1 Hudsonian Godwit with Black-tailed Godwits - Flint Castle.
7 Spoonbill and at least 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

Sep 2
1 juv Cuckoo in coastal paddocks, 1 whinchat and hundreds of hirudines (mainly Swallows) inland of Park Lane before the rain - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 3 Wheatear and 1 Kingfisher at the groyne - Meols.
8 Wheatear and 3 Stonechat between bottom of Station road and the sheep pens - Burton Marsh.

Sep 1
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Garden Warbler and 13 Wheatear - Hilbre.
1 Hudsonian Godwit with Black-tailed Godwits - Flint Castle.
5 Black Tern flew west - Point of Ayr.
1 Greenshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 120 Ringed Plover, 14 House Martin and 41 Swallow between Meols Shore and Leasowe Lighthouse.
4390 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Aug 31
1 Hudsonian Godwit with Black-tailed Godwits - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Merlin in off the sea and at least 7 Wheatear between Hoylake Lifeboat Station and Meols groyne.
1 Hobby over Premier Plants garden centre (next to A540) - Heswall.
1,800 Shelduck, 119 Little Egret, 1,050 Curlew, 5,450 Redshank, 440 Grey Plover, 250 Knot, 6 Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel and 400+ Ringed Plover over high tide, also 1 juv Peregrine and 1 juv Marsh Harrier - Heswall Shore.
6 Wheatear between bottom of Station road and the sheep pens - Burton Marsh.
1 Hobby hunting hirundines over Ledsham village.

Aug 30
7 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
4 Marsh Harrier (looked like fem and 3 juvs), 4 Greenshank and 9 Chiffchaff this evening - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Aug 28
1 Hudsonian Godwit - Oakenholt Marsh.
4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
At least 5 Wheatear in paddocks - Leasowe Gunsite.
3 Hobby - Inglewood Manor, Ledsham.
2 Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Aug 26
410 Sandwich Tern on beach this morning - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Osprey flew west past Hoylake and then flew high over Middle Hilbre towards Wales.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Hobby, 3 Turnstone, 3 Grey Plover, 12 Ruff, 8 Common Tern, 18 Pintail and 2 Pink-footed Geese - Denhall Quay.
4,950 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

Aug 25
1 Hudsonian Godwit south of Flint Castle.
1 Caspian Gull - Gronant.
4 Whimbrel, 1 juv Ruff and out at sea 13 Arctic Skua (1 light phase) and 6 Manx Shearwater over high tide - Hoylake.
725 Sandwich Tern flew past in five minutes this morning - Hilbre.
4 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Aug 24
1 Lesser Yellowlegs with Redshank flock, also 1 Hudsonian Godwit still - Flint/Oakenholt Marsh.
3 Spoonbill - Neston Marsh.

Aug 23
2 Arctic Skua in mersey mouth early morning - New Brighton.
3 Arctic Skua and 8 Eider, waders included 230 Ringed Plover, 75 Turnstone, 40 Sanderling, 120 Dunlin, 35 Redshank and 6 Whimbrel - Hilbre.
1 Hudsonian Godwit south of Flint Castle.

Aug 22
2 Arctic Skua seen from both Red Rocks
8 Arctic Skua and 445 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.
3 Garganey and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hudsonian Godwit seen in flight south of Flint Castle, also 4,000 Black-tailed Godwit there.

Aug 22
2 Arctic Skua seen from both Red Rocks and Hilbre.
3 Garganey and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hudsonian Godwit seen in flight south of Flint Castle, also 4,000 Black-tailed Godwit there.

 Aug 21
1 Sabine's Gull (adult) flew north, also 1 Hudsonian Godwit seen at high tide - Flint Castle.
4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

Aug 20
1 Hudsonian Godwit on saltmarsh at 1pm - just south of Flint Castle.
10 Whimbrel and 1 Little Ringed Plover, thousands of Oystercatchers at high tide - Hoylake Shore.
120 Grey Plover, 250 Ringed Plover, 400 Dunlin, 8 Knot, 1650 Curlew, 6000+ Redshank - Heswall Shore.
3 Spoonbill and 5 Greenshank - Decca Pools.

Aug 19
1 Hudsonian Godwit this morning - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hobby over at 1145hrs - Lower Heswall.
1 juv Little Ringed Plover - just east of Lifeboat Station, Hoylake.
180 Sandwich Tern, c1,000 Black-headed Gull and c4,000 Oystercatcher on ebbing tide - West Kirby Shore.

Aug 18
1 Hudsonian Godwit, seen from Border Hide then Bunker Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Whimbrel and 1,200+ Common Gull on incoming tide this morning - Heswall Shore.

Aug 17
4500 Oystercatcher, 90 Lapwing, 70 Grey PLover, 200 Ringed Plover, 1600 Curlew, 5000 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
2 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

Aug 16
2+ Twite (seen and heard) this morning - Thurstaston Hill.

Aug 15
5,700 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
16 Mediterranean Gull and 11 Whimbrel over high tide - Thurstaston Shore.

Aug 14
1 juv Cuckoo still by coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Mediterranean Gull and 500+ Sandwich Tern on this evening's high tide - West Kirby Shore.

Aug 13
1 Hudsonian Godwit present until about 3.30pm, also 1 Black Tern over and 2 Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4,800 Knot - Leasowe Gunsite.

Aug 12
1 Hudsonian Godwit seen late evening, ID confirmed (photos), flew out to estuary at 7.40pm - Burton Mere Wetlands.
795 Sandwich Tern, 2 adult Black Tern, 30 Little Tern, 4 Shoveler, singles of Yellow Wagtail, Snipe, Golden Plover, Willow Warbler and Wheatear. 8 Eider - Hilbre.

Aug 11
1 juv Cuckoo still in coastal paddocks, 1 Greenshank in channel near groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Aug 10
4560 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wilfowl Collection.
2 Garganey (fems), 1 Garden Warbler and 2 Common Redstart (male and 1 juv) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Aug 9
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Garganey (fem) and 3 Common Redstart (male and 2 juv) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Peregrine and 4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

Aug 8
c3,500 Black-tailed Godwits after high tide, also 180 Sandwich Tern and 3,700 Oystercatcher - West Kirby Shore.
1 Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Boathouse Flash) and 4 Spoonbill (Bevyl Road Flash)- Parkgate.
21 Little Tern, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 16 Grey Plover (s/pl) and 15 Gannet over high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Aug 7
1 juv Cuckoo showing well by horse paddocks, 1 Common Sandpiper on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Aug 6
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Little Gull, 3 Whimbrel and c150 Sanderling at high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Aug 4
1 Hobby over Thornton Hough.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Yellow-legged Gull and 300 Sandwich Tern in roost, 1 Little Gull off tennis courts - Hoylake Shore.

Aug 3
4,490 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Whimbrel and 1 Little Gull - Meols Shore.

Aug 2
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Green Sandpiper on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank and 1 Little Gull - Meols Shore.

Aug 1
1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
2 Avocet this morning at 0830 - Meols Shore.
1 Garganey on Centenary Pool this evening - Burton Mere Wetlands.

July 31
1 Red Kite over West Vale Park before flying SE - Neston.
1 Ruddy Shelduck on marsh - Flint Castle.
1 Yellow-legged Gull and 12 Mediterranean Gull between Dove Point and Leasowe Lighthouse.
4,200 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

July 30
140 Shelduck, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Great Egret, 74 Little Egret, 2200 Oystercatcher, 80 Dunlin, 2150 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 5000 Redshank, 2600 Black-headed Gull, min 20 Mediterranean Gull, 800 Common Gull this morning - Heswall Shore.
4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

July 29
4 Mediterranean Gull and 10,000 Dunlin early morning at high tide - Meols Shore.

July 27
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, present must of the day but 'flighty' - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Little Gull and  3 Mediterranean Gull (including a nice juv) - Meols Shore.
1 Osprey over Wallasey headed towards New Brighton, presumably same one was over Bidston Moss earlier.
2 Mediterranean Gulll, 2 Common Sandpiper and 550 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.

July 26
22 Mediterranean Gull (17 adults, 3 2nd summer, 2 1st summer) on rising tide this afternoon - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Little Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads) off tennis courts - Meols Shore.
520 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.

July 25
2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad and 3CY) off Lifeboat Station - Hoylake Shore.
1 Hobby over Premier Plants Garden Centre - Heswall.
4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

July 24
3880 Black-tailed Godwit roosting over high tide - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
224 Turnstone (many adults in s/pl) roosting at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.

July 23
5,200 Knot roosting at low tide this morning off Leasowe Gunsite (these then reached Hoylake at high tide making for a spectacular sight).

July 22
2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad and 3CY), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Gull, 9 Whimbrel and 5,000 Knot over high tide - Hoylake Shore.
1 Greenshank, most of the 5,000 knot were feeding off the prom after high tide - Meols.
3,300 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
29 Mediterranean Gull over high tide - Thurstaston Shore.
700 Sandwich Tern, 10+ Whimbrel and c500 Curlew - Point of Ayr.
1 Wood Sandpiper - Gronant.

July 21
4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Yellow-legged Gull briefly, 8 Whimbrel, 80 Bar-tailed Godwit and c6,000 Knot on flooding tide - Meols.
324 Sandwich Tern, 5 Little Tern, 1,600 Dunlin and 1,100 Oystercatcher over high tide - West Kirby Shore.

July 20
7 Mediterranean Gull (5 ads and 2 juvs) close to prom, also 4,000+ Knot and 3,000 Oystercatcher on East Hoyle Bank on tide edge at high tide - Meols.
4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

July 19
1 Osprey in tree, seen from moving car so only a 'possible', by River Fender near M53 spur - Moreton.
5 Tree Sparrow over this morning, also 1 Hobby - Lower Heswall.
1 Mediterranean x Black-headed Gull hybrid (also present yesterday and ringed in Poland) - West Kirby Shore.
4 Spoonbill, and 1 Grasshopper Warbler heard - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

July 18
4 Spoonbill - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
4,000 Knot and 2,000 Oystercatcher feeding just across the channel two hours after high tide - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Red Kite over this afternoon - Saughall.
19 Mediterranean Gull, 1,600 Black-headed Gull and 400 Common Gull this morning - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Whimbrel, several thousand Knots roosting on East Hoyle Bank at high tide - Dove Point, Meols.

July 17
80 Bar-tailed Godwit, 250 Sandwich Tern, 4 Mediterranean Gull (all ads s/pl) and 800 Black-headed Gull at high tide - West Kirby Shore.
7 adult Mediterranean Gull, 96 Little Egrets, 1300 Curlew, 1950 Redshank over high tide - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Yellow Wagtail just east of Hoylake Lifeboat Station.
3 Hobby over hunting ants - Ness.

July 16
1 Little Gull (2cy) - Hoylake Shore.
3 Greenshank over, all calling - Leasowe Gunsite.
2,850 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

July 15
1 Whimbrel, 34 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling, 2 adult Mediterranean Gull over high tide - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Spotted Flycatcher in tree near Denhall Quay.

July 14
6 Mute Swans flew south, 3425 Shelduck mid estuary, 41 Little Egret, 1000 Oystercatcher, 940 Black-tailed Godwit, 870 Curlew, 1675 Redshank, 1250 Black-headed Gull, 14 Mediterranean Gull, 17 Sandwich Tern on ebbing tide this morning - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.
1 Hobby over Inglewood Manor - Ledsham.

July 13
3 Mediterranean Gull (2 ad and 1 3cy - Meols.

July 12
1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl over Red Rocks Marsh.
1,800 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

July 11
6 Whimbrel flew inland, 1 Common Sandpiper by groyne, 4,000 Knot, 145 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2,000 Oystercatcher roosting on East Hoylake Bank over high tide this afternoon - Meols.
4,800 Knot this morning off Leasowe Gunsite.

July 9
1 Little Gull (2cy) - Hoylake.
1 Osprey drifting east - West Kirby.
1,400 Black-tailed Godwit (all in s/pl) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.

July 8
4,000 Knot early morning off Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Little Gull (2cy) and 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) off tennis courts - Hoylake.
9 Eider and 280 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.

July 7
1 Ruddy Shelduck - Oakenholt Marsh.
820 Black-tailed Godwit (all in s/pl) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
1 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 juv Wheatear - Meols Common.
Pair of Stonechat with 3 juvs in the sand dunes - West Kirby.

July 6
420 Black-tailed Godwit (all in s/pl) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
2480 Shelduck mid estuary, 2 Goosander, 935 Curlew, 800 Redshank, 1300 Black-headed Gull, 9 Mediterranean Gull (8ads, 1 2nd summer) over high tide this morning -  Heswall Shore.

July 4
1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 1 Kittiwake - New Brighton.

July 3
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad s/pl) - Meols Shore.
3 Crossbill over - Kings Walk, West Kirby.

July 2
2 Storm Petrel in River Mersey mouth this morning after strong winds last night - New Brighton.
630 Oystercatcher, 14 Grey Plover, 1 Turnstone, 765 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 380 Redshank, 550 Black-headed Gull, 6 Mediterranean Gull (5ad, 1 1st sum), 26 Common Gull over high tide -  Heswall Shore.

June 29
62 breeding plumage Black-tailed Godwit, 410 Curlew, 360 Redshank, 1 Common Snipe, 320 Black-headed Gull, 1 1st summer Mediterranean Gull - Thurstaston/Heswall.
1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 27
1 Mediterranean Gull in s/pl off tennis courts - Hoylake Shore.
1 Quail heard - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 26
1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over Irby Mill Hill heading towards Thurstaston.
2 Grey Partridge seen in field by Leighton Road - Neston.

June 24
Pair of Stonechat with young in sand dunes, 290 Sandwich Tern on the shore - West Kirby.

June 23
1 Bittern and 10 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 22
840 Shelduck, 7 Goosander, 65 Redshank, 380 Curlew, 5 Whimbrel, 680 Herring Gull, 160 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 180 Black-headed Gull, 1 Hobby flew south this mornig - Heswall Shore.
2 Red Kite flew across Mersey mouth to Wallasey (as seen from Seaforth NR).
1 Quail singing by rifle range - Burton Marsh.

June 20
4,000 Knot early morning - Leasowe Gunsite.
750 Shelduck, 6 redhead Goosander, 31 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, 400 Oystercatcher, 76 Grey Plover, 2 Turnstone, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 390 Curlew, 7 Whimbrel, 184 Carrion Crow, 1 Wheatear on rising tide this morning - Heswall/Thurstaston.

June 19
1 Green-winged Teal (male going into eclipse) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
7 Eider - Hilbre.

June 16
1 Fulmar, 2 Kittiwake, 35 Sandwich Tern and 150 Gannet over high tide - Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill (adult) - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Green-winged Teal, 2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Common Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 15
1 Arctic Skua chasing terns and c300 Common Scoter off Leasowe Gunsite this morning.
1 Green-winged Teal (male going into eclipse) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 13
340 Common Scoter, 43 Bar-tailed Godwit and 3,000 Knot off Leasowe Gunsite early morning.
1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 12
4,000 Knot (over-summering imms) and 2,000 Oystercatcher off Leasowe Gunsite early morning.

June 11
3 Little Stint this morning - Dove Point, Meols Shore.

June 10
1 Little Stint showing well off tennis courts this afternoon - Meols Shore.

June 9
2 Little Stint off tennis courts at 1030am - Meols Shore.

June 7
2 Ruddy Shelduck, 117 Bar-tailed Godwit and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 5
1 Arctic Skua flying west - Meols Shore.
1 Little Stint (briefly) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

June 3
26 Sandwich Tern on Talacre Beach, also 200+ Shelduck - Point of Ayr.
1 Garganey (male) and 1 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Fulmar, 6 Eider, 32 Gannet and 18 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre.

May 31
2,000 Knot (all immatures) and 3,500 Oystercatcher - Leasowe Gunsite.
 
May 30
1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Avocet and 50 Swift by Boathouse Flash, also 1 Bullfinch in hedge - Parkgate.
176 Bar-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Wheatear in coastal paddock - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 28
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Dove Point, Meols.
120 Bar-tailed Godwit (a very high number for this site, all immature birds - they must have had a good breeding season last year!) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 27
1 Hobby, good views from Boathouse Pub - Parkgate.

May 28
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Dove Point, Meols.
120 Bar-tailed Godwit (a very high number for this site, all immature birds - they must have had a good breeding season last year!) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 27
1 Hobby, good views from Boathouse Pub - Parkgate.

May 26
1 Osprey early morning, flew east, and 1 Curlew Sandpiper briefly on rising tide - Hilbre.
1 Honey Buzzard over flying north pursued by Common Buzzard - Burton Mere Wetlands.
80+ House Martin through, also 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
80 - 100 Swift - Burton Marsh.
1 dark phase Arctic Skua on shore - Hoylake.
180 Shelduck, 4 Goosander (1m, 3f), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 33 Little Egret, 500 Oystercatcher, 150 Curlew, 11 Whimbrel on rising tide - Heswall Shore.

May 25
1 Spotted Flycatcher (Park Lane) and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Hilbre.
1 Curlew Sandpiper with Dunlins - Meols Shore.
1 Red Kite circling between Pensby Road and Poll Hill Road - Heswall.

May 24
1 Hobby sitting on post off Old Baths - Parkgate.
1 Osprey headed east over Telegraph Road - Heswall.

May 22
1 Garganey (drake) on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Cuckoo heard near Dove Point - Meols.
1 Cuckoo, 6 Stonechat and 1 Yellow Wagtail early morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 21
1 Osprey flew north - Hilbre.

May 20
1 Red Kite drifting north at 15.50hrs over Pensby.
1 Whinchat and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
1 Arctic Skua sat on East Hoyle Bank, also 33 Sanderling and 1 drake Eider - Hoylake.

May 19
2 Puffin, 1 Guillemot. 3 Little Tern, 15 Common Tern, 20 Sandwich Tern, 5 Jackdaw, 7 Eider and 1 Common Whitethroat - Hilbre.
1 Short-eared Owl hunting inland of coastal paddocks this evening, also report of 1 Hooded Crow earlier - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 17
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Cuckoo calling, 1 Garganey drake and 38 Bar-tailed Godwit -Burton Mere Wetlands.
200 Knot and 3,000 Oystercatcher after high tide off Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Spotted Flycatcher, also 250 Sandwoch Tern on sandbank far side of channel from Leasowe Castle - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Cuckoo calling just inland of Heswall Shore.

May 16
1 Arctic Skua off Meols.
1 Osprey flew from Hilbre to Red Rocks then inland, also 1 Short-eared Owl (flew south at first light) and 1 Puffin flew west - Hilbre.
110 Shelduck, 210 Oystercatcher, 45 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 20 Knot, 25 Dunlin, 6 Whimbrel, 115 Curlew over high tide - Thurstaston Shore.

May 15
2 Spotted Flycatcher - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 14
Report of Iberian Chiffchaff in reeds near Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 13
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Great White Egret and 1 Hobby between Denhall and Nets Cafe - Burton Marsh.

May 12
2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Common Redstart (fem), 3 Whinchat and 3 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
250+ Sanderling on the beach, 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Whinchat - Gronant.
May 11
1 Black Kite reported - Holywell.
1 Red Kite over drifting east - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Whooper Swan over the marsh at 8am - Burton Marsh
1 Short-eared Owl flew towards Red Rocks this afternoon, also 7 Eider - Hilbre.

May 10
1 Hobby, 1 Grasshopper Warbler hear, 8 singing Sedge Warblers and 5 singing Cetti's Warber - Burton Marsh road/Burton Point.
2 drake Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.
May 9
1 Osprey flew north at 5.55pm, also 2 drake Garganey and 1 fem Scaup - Burton Mere Wetlands.
58 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
1 probable Montagu's Harrier (ringtail) flew north towards Formby Point - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 8
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Common Whitethroat - Hilbre.
1 drake Garganey 1 fem Scaup (Bridge Pool) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
62 Ringed Plover, 250 Dunlin, 16 Sanderling, 7,000 Knot, 7 Ruff (lekking on the shingle ridge), 70 Little Tern, 100 Sandwich Tern, 15 Little Egret, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Peregrine and 1 Marsh Harrier - Point of Ayr.

May 7
1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
94 Whimbrel at high tide - Heswall Shore.

May 6
1 Osprey with fish sat on tideline off Lifeboat Station 9.15am, 1 Arctic Skua flew west, 10,000 waders (mostly Dunlin) on shore before high tide - Hoylake.
The Osprey was seen a few minutes later flying south into the estuary being mobbed by a Shelduck.
2 Puffin, 18 Eider and 1 Black Guillemott off Hilbre.
1 Blue-headed Wagtail and 2 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 5
123 Red-throated Diver, 120 Gannet, 4 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Razorbill, 25 Guillemot, 150 Sandwich Tern, 1 Whinchat and 1 Yellow Wagtail, 420 Pink-footed Geese flew out of the estuary - Hilbre.
At least 19 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat and 1 Garden Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
147 Whimbrel on rising tide, also 1 Common Sandpiper - Heswall Shore.

May 4
2 Mute Swans flew north, 1 Red-throated Diver, 110 Grey Plover, 1300 Knot, 600 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 80 Curlew, 94 Whimbrel at high tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl, 3 Swift, 1 Fieldfare, 1 female Common Redstart along hedge line south of 'Sheldrakes' - Heswall Marsh.
2 Arctic Skua, 3 Manx Shearwater and 42 Gannet early morning, also 20+ Whimbrel - Hilbre.
Several Cuckoos today with singles at Hoylake Langfields and Caldy Woods, and at least 2 in Leasowe Lighthouse area.
4 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3,000 Knot off Dove Point at 10am which flew west, also 2,000 Dunlin off Sandhey Slipway - Meols Shore.
80 Little Tern on shoreline - Point of Ayr.
1 Garganey (drake), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat and 8 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 3
10+ Waxwing flew low over Church Road this morning - Saughall.
380 Oystercatcher, 60 Grey Plover, 6000 Knot, 2400 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 103 Bar-tailed Godwit, 96 Curlew, 39 Whimbrel this morning - Thurstaston Shore.
A second Iberian Chiffchaff (full song heard and recorded, has different leg colour to Kerr's Field bird) this morning by Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 2
1 Curlew Sandpiper this morning - Meols Shore.
1 Black Redstart (female) west end of coastal paddocks at 0830, also 1 Iberian Chiffchaff still by Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
6,000 Knot flying over Dawpool Bank then flew inland towards Formby/Seaforth early morning, also 2,000 Dunlin and 74 Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Black Redstart (fem) by clown roundabout at 7pm - New Brighton.

May 1
1 Cuckoo north end of Stapledon Wood this morning - Caldy.
3 White Stork over Burton Mere Wetlands, also seen off Parkgate where they landed briefly before returning to Burton.
1 Garganey (drake), 1 Little Gull and 8 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands
9 Wheatear on road before flying inland! - Meols Parade.
1 probable Iberian Chiffchaff,  1 Gasshopper Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Redpoll, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Whinchat and 14 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
67 Whimbrel between Caldy and Heswall.