Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (7 Viewers)

[Cheshire Birder]

Will have to be the Sunday that I am going now. Will make a day of it. Might make a trip to Moore, Burton Mere ......I would love to go Richmond Bank but closed on Sunday is nt it?

The tip next to Richmond Bank is closed from lunchtime on Saturday till Monday morning but some gulls will still be present (a weekday is best to visit RB). Some of the gulls do visit Moore also, plus you have Smew, etc there.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Hi everyone

I will be back in the UK visiting my mum in Macclesfield later this month and was hoping to get some gull watching in. Looks like good stuff at Richmond Bank - can someone point me to a source of info on this - directions and presumably you need a scope etc?

Many thanks

Clive Harris

Weekdays are best to visit here.

CB

 

[bartolli]

Pleasant hour at BMW this pm, usual suspects there plus 3 spotted redshanks.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Pleasant hour at BMW this pm, usual suspects there plus 3 spotted redshanks.

Were they from the visitor centre?

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Great White Egrets at Parkgate plus 2 more at Ince Marshes; Slavonian Grebe at Astbury SQ; Smew at Moore NR; 14 Waxwings at Irby plus 25 at Rock Ferry, 40 at Bebbington and 20 at Kelsall; 16 Scaup and Greenshank at Leasowe; Brent Goose at Winsford; 2 Jack Snipes and 4 Rock Pipits at Red Rocks; 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 132 Brent Geese at Hoylake;

Yesterday - Iceland Gull, Smew and Bittern at Moore NR;

CB

 

[bartolli]

Were they from the visitor centre?

Yes, fishing in the main scrape towards the lefthand side, then moved to the centre of the scrape, before flying back to the left.

 

[bartolli]

just back from astbury mere, pleasant few hours watching the slav grebe, showing well NW corner of the mere. Later on it flew over to the south side. Nice bird! Didnt see any scaup though!

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Didnt see any scaup though!

I've not seen any reports of it for a few days now.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Great White Egrets at Parkgate; Slavonian Grebe at Astbury SQ; Glaucous Gull at Richmond Bank; 60 Waxwings at Widnes plus 32 at Irby; 4 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands; 35 Scaup at Leasowe plus 10 at Red Rocks; Mediterranean Gull at Hoylake; Hen Harrier at Risley Moss; Ruff and 20 Purple Sandpipers at New Brighton ML;

CB

 

[David Smith]

David, around 20 Waxwings in Wilderspool Woodland Park, just off Greenalls Ave at 11:30 on 9th Feb 2013. Best, Kate

Thank you.
Only saw this today (12th) so have probably missed them:-C

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday – Water Pipit at Neston; 20 Waxwings at Heswall; 2-3 Mediterranean Gulls at New Brighton; Mediterranean Gull at Hoylake;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Glaucous Gulls. 5 Iceland Gulls and 5 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; Slavonian Grebe at Astbury SQ; Smew at Moore NR; 25 Waxwings and 15+ Corn Buntings at Winwick; 12 Waxwings at Irby plus 25 at Heswall; Black-throated Diver and 17 Purple Sandpipers at Hilbre; 18 Purple Sandpipers at New Brighton ML; 12 Scaup at Leasowe; 32 Bramblings and 5+ Willow Tits at Woolston Eyes;

CB

 

[deeestuary]

....12 Waxwings at Irby plus 25 at Heswall.....

CB

25 at Heswall had grown to 49 by late afternoon.

 

[deeestuary]

Thank you.
Only saw this today (12th) so have probably missed them:-C

Today at Runcorn:
"25 waxwing by the Cheshire Building Society on High Street this morning"

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 2 Great White Egrets at Parkgate;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 25 Waxwings at Runcorn plus 22 at Heswall, 20 at Wilmslow and 13 at Northwich; 2 Jack Snipes and Spotted Redshank at Burton Mere Wetlands.

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

3Med Gulls at Hoylake today, two of which were different birds to the ones here in the last week (wp adult with a green darvic ring on left and a 2nd winter)

Also an adult Caspian and what appeared to be a 3rd winter Caspian (but I've not checked all my BB article hybrid points yet!

Too many gulls by a factor of 500 for me to work through

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Glaucous Gull, 2 Iceland Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull and Mediterranean Gull at Richmond Bank; 20 Waxwings at Irby plus up to 95 in Runcorn; c30 Purple Sandpipers at New Brighton ML; Shag at Leasowe; 14,500 Herring Gulls at Hoylake;

Yesterday - Great White Egret at Parkgate;

CB

 

[Clive Harris]

Are there any Pink-footed Geese to be found in the Cheshire area at the moment? Did not see any recent references, any advice much appreciated

Clive Harris

 

[Jane Turner]

There was a large flock knocking about on the S.Dee marshes as recently as last week