Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (2 Viewers)

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 2 Great White Egrets, 5+ Little Egrets, 6 Whooper Swans and 3 White-fronted Geese at Frodsham; 2 Great White Egrets at Burton/Parkgate; Mediterranean Gull, 6 whooper Swans and Hobby at Burton Mere Wetlands; 7 Little Egrets, 847 Great Crested Grebes, 750 Common Scoters, 25 Red-throated Divers, 2 Merlins, 389 Chaffinches and 4 Bramblings at Red Rocks; 9 Short-eared Owls and Black Swan at Burton;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Firecrest trapped at Woolston Eyes; Swallow and 3 Bramblings at Red Rocks;

CB

 

[Adski]

Danebower chimney area:
2 Stonechat, 50+ Mipits, 1 Peregrine, 150 Pink footed geese South East, plenty of Red Grouse today too.

http://ajonestheearlybirder.blogspot.com

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Update for today - Great White Egret at Frodsham; Red-crested Pochard at Trentbank Resr; Hobby, Spotted Redshank and 8 Whooper Swans at Burton Mere Wetlands; Wheatear at Leasowe;

CB

 

[RMa]

Five ruff on the flood at Burton marsh this morning and the two ruddy shelduck are still there too

 

[HughPulsford]

an interesting female ring tail Harrier reported at Burton Point, on the Wirral yesterday, only showing 4 visible primary fingers in a photo, ( so Montys or Pallid) but difficult to note much else. Worth a look if folks are out and about tomorrow

 

[Jane Turner]

Where is the Photo Hugh?

 

[Rob Smallwood]

On Dee Estuary site

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - probable Pallid Harrier and Hobby at Burton; 16 Short-eared Owls between Burton and Parkgate;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Lapland Buntings at Hale; Great White Egret at Parkgate; 2 Ruddy Shelducks and Black Swan at Burton Marsh; Snow Bunting at Leasowe;

CB

 

[deeestuary]

Yesterday - probable Pallid Harrier ......

CB

yes, now being called as a probable Pallid. 'I am pretty convinced its a Pallid' to quote a member of the rarity panel. We are hoping for more photos but none yet. Hopefully it is still around.

 

[Gwahir]

yes, now being called as a probable Pallid. 'I am pretty convinced its a Pallid' to quote a member of the rarity panel. We are hoping for more photos but none yet. Hopefully it is still around.

There's a very good photo of the bird on Manchester Birding website. Here's the link.

http://http://www.manchesterbirding.com/outofcountygallery3c.htm

Cheers

Nick

 

[owl flight]

There's a very good photo of the bird on Manchester Birding website. Here's the link.

http://http://www.manchesterbirding.com/outofcountygallery3c.htm

Cheers

Nick

you've got an extra http in there >>> http://www.manchesterbirding.com/outofcountygallery3c.htm

 

[chris butterworth]

Looks like the Burton Harrier may be a Hen Harrier after all. Still worth looking out for ...... just in case.

Chris

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Marsh Harrier and 4 Whooper Swans at Burton Mere Wetalnds; 4 Swallows and 805 Pink-footed Geese over Woolston Eyes;

Yesterday - Purple Sandpiper and 5 Little Egrets at Hilbre;

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

Marsh Harrier Leasowe, 2 Ravens, 3 Siskin and 2 Bramblings at Red Rocks

 

[RMa]

Fem/imm black redstart on the roofs at Spring farm business park this morning (a rather happy find whilst surveying pylons!) - grid ref SJ692591. Don't know about access - I was there on business...

I took a record shot - will upload when I get it off the camera

 

[deeestuary]

Adult w/pl Temminck's Stint on Burton Marsh this afternoon, on grass edge by flood.
Pair of Redstarts at Red Rocks, male was well seen but they disappeared into undergrowth before they could be photographed. These are quite late but latest for Cheshire is end of November!

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Oct 23rd- Temminck's Stint and Hobby at Burton; 2 Redstarts at Red Rocks; Marsh Harrier at Burton Mere Wetlands; Marsh Harrier and Brambling at Leasowe;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 2 Caspian Gulls and 5 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; 2 Great White Egret at Parkgate; Black Redstart at Red Rocks; 2 Ruddy Shelducks at Burton; 2 Scaup at Sandbach Flashes; 11 Whooper Swans, Spotted Redshank and Swallow at Burton Mere Wetlands; 4 Swallows at Risley Moss;

CB