Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (4 Viewers)

[Cheshire Birder]

July 8th - 3 Green Sandpipers and 3 Mandarins at Acre Nook SQ; Hobby at Neston.

July 9th - Mediterranean Gull at Neumann's Flash plus 5 Green Sandpipers at Marbury No1 tank; 10 Little Ringed Plovers at Frodsham; Hen Harrier at Denhall Quay;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

July 10th - 3 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Spotted Redshanks and Marsh Harrier at Burton Mere Wetlands

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Cuckoo trapped on Hilbre; Redstart at Thurstaston;

Today - Black-necked Grebe at Budworth Mere; Common Tern at Frodsham;

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

How far off the Wirral coast were you then?

CB

About 7 miles

 

[Cheshire Birder]

July 12th - Great White Egret at Burton Mere Wetlands

July 13th - 7 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Avocets and Mediterranean Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - possible Blue-headed Wagtail at Burton Mere Wetlands; Mediterranean Gull at Neumann's Flash; 2 Crossbills at Neston; Little Egret at Woolston Eyes;

Today - Mediterranean Gull at West Kirby; 7 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[deeestuary]

Yesterday - possible Blue-headed Wagtail at Burton Mere Wetlands; Mediterranean Gull at Neumann's Flash; 2 Crossbills at Neston; Little Egret at Woolston Eyes;

Today - Mediterranean Gull at West Kirby; 7 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

Check the dates CB!

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - possible Blue-headed Wagtail at Burton Mere Wetlands; Mediterranean Gull at Neumann's Flash; 2 Crossbills at Neston; Little Egret at Woolston Eyes;

Today - Mediterranean Gull at West Kirby; 7 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

Oooops!! Should relate to July 14th & 15th!!

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Great White Egret and Green Sandpiper at Burton Mere Wetlands; Red Kite at Bosley Cloud;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

July 18th - 2 Arctic Terns and 4 Spotted Redshanks at Inner Marsh Farm;

July 17th - Storm Petrel, 3+ Great Skuas and 200+ Manx Shearwaters in Liverpool Bay (c10 miles offshore); 2 Arctic Terns at Inner Marsh Farm; Arctic Skua at Red Rocks;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Jul 20th - Wood Sandpiper at Burton Mere Wetlands; Arctic Skua, Arctic Tern and 30+ Manx Shearwaters at Red Rocks; 15 Greenshanks at Parkgate; 6 Green Sandpipers at Marbury CP; Whimbrel at Frodsham;

July 19th - Pomarine Skua at Red Rocks; 600 Sandwich Terns at West Kirby; Wood Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpipers and 15+ Yellow Wagtails at Burton Mere Wetlands plus 7 Spotted Redshanks at Inner Marsh Farm hide;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 3 Green Sandpipers, Marsh Harrier and Hobby at Burton Mere Wetlands plus Wood Sandpiper, 7 Spotted Redshanks and 30 Little Egrets at Inner Marsh Farm hide; Marsh Harrier and Grasshopper Warbler at Burton Marsh; 4 Crossbills at Lymm Dam; Greenshank at Meols;

July 21st - Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank and 7 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands; 11 Crossbills at Lyme Park plus 7 at Lymm Dam;

CB

 

[jogresh]

Hi, is Acre Nook the one half mile east of Chelford? Info on access appreciated, mate on way TIA.

 

[Jane Turner]

Yes

 

[jogresh]

Thanx

 

[cheshirebirder]

No sign this morning.

 

[PhilW]

Unbelievably the Caspian Tern, after going AWOL all day, did the decent thing and came back to roost last night. Just started a beer when got the news so left it grabbed the keys and got there in 45 minutes.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

July 24th - Caspian Tern at Acre Nook SQ - the first county record since 1994; Wood Sandpiper, 3 Spotted Redshanks and 5 Green Sandpipers at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Hoylake; Mediterranean Gull and 10 Whimbrel at Leasowe; 800+ Sandwich Terns at Red Rocks;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

July 25th - Caspian Tern and Yellow-legged Gull at Acre Nook SQ; Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier and 3 Green Sandpipers at Burton Mere Wetlands; 80+ Gannets and 2 Manx Shearwater at Leasowe; Yellow-legged Gull at Frodsham; 6 Green Sandpipers at Marbury CP;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

July 26th - Caspian Tern at Acre Nook SQ; Wood Sandpiper and 8 Green Sandpipers at Burton Mere Wetlands; Hen Harrier at Denhall Quay; Spotted Flycatcher and Whimbrel at Leasowe;

CB