Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (3 Viewers)

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 2 Black Terns, Yellow-legged Gull and 9 Curlew Sandpipers at Hoylake; Black Tern at Winsford Bottom Flash; 2 Black Terns at New Brighton; Black Tern, Willow Warbler, 2 Wheatears and 2 Little Egrets at Hilbre; 2 Ruddy Shelducks, Little Stint, Hobby and 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Frodsham; 3 Little Stints at Burton Mere Wetlands plus Marsh Harrier and Lesser Whitethroat at Inner Marsh Farm; 3 Curlew Sandpipers at Pickerings Pasture; 2 Greenshanks at Woolston Eyes; Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Short-eared Owls, 3 Whinchats, 5 Wheatears, Merlin and Marsh Harrier at Burton; Sedge Warbler at Neumann's Flash;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - possible Long-tailed Skua, Pomarine Skua and 3 Arctic Skuas reported past Red Rocks also 2-3 Manx Searwaters and 3 Red-throated Divers; Eider at Woolston Eyes; 3 Little Stints at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Hoylake (also Red-throated Diver and 4 Arctic Skuas) plus one at Thurstaston; 2 Marsh Harriers at Denhall Quay.

CB

 

[Mark Payne]

Agreed John that does look small, been watching the ruff on Neumanns recently they are twice the size, even the Reeves.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Looks like a Ruff to me.. not too sure about aberrant

Those were not the ones i've seen.

CB

 

[John Barber]

Agreed John that does look small, been watching the ruff on Neumanns recently they are twice the size, even the Reeves.

It certainly caused a bit of head scratching this afternoon - and not a little excitement. The amazing thing is, I don't think one birder who saw it seriously thought it was a Ruff. It just goes to show !

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Any chance of the other pictures going up here John?

CB

 

[John Barber]

Woolston Wader








Three photos taken by Roy Peacock.

 

[Jonathan Williams]

Seawatching is a stone dead must next week!!

Keep an eye on the weather and an ear on the shipping forecasts as there are going to be some fearsome NW winds next week!!!

 

[John Barber]

Yep, we're all primed and ready to go - well, primed !

 

[Rob Smallwood]

Tuesday looking good...

 

[sid ashton]

Tuesday looking good...

.........and Thursday is the anniversary of the arrival of that pesky Peep at Hoylake :eek!:

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Sept 10th - Caspian Gull and 5 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; Fulmar and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls at Hoylake; Arctic Skua, Whimbrel, Greenshank and 5 Wheatears at Hilbre; Mediterranean Gull and Little Gull at New Brighton;

Sept 9th - 2 Yellow Wagtails at Hoylake;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Black Tern at Hilbre; 2 Little Stints at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Curlew Sandpipers and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls at Hoylake; Tree Pipit at Marbury CP;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpipers and Mediterranean Gull at Frodsham; Little Stint at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Meols; Great Skua and Curlew Sandpiper at Heswall; Great Skua at New Brighton; Purple Sandpiper, 2 Arctic Skuas and Little Grebe at Hilbre; 2400 Common Scoters, 4 Guillemots, 2 Red-throated Divers and 2 Manx Shearwaters at Hoylake; 2 Common Scoters at Budworth Mere; 2 Mediterranean Gulls at West Kirby; 150 Meadow Pipits, 7 Willow Warblers and Spotted Flycatcher at Red Rocks; Whitethroat at Leasowe;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Garganey, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, Whitethroat and Reed Warbler at Frodsham; Little Stint, 2 Wheatears and 2 White Wagtails at Burton Mere Wetlands; Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaffs and 4 Wheatears at Leasowe; Mediterranean Gull at West Kirby ML; 7 Greenshanks at Parkgate;

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

http://quaintways.camstreams.com/ is now pointing at Hilbre BO

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Garganey and Little Stint at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Ruddy Shelducks, Curlew Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobbies, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler and Whitethroat at Frodsham; 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Thurstaston; Great Skua at Red Rocks; Spotted Flycatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 43 Chiffchaffs and 513 Swallows at Woolston Eyes; Spotted Flycatcher at Lyme Park; Whinchat, 3 Wheatears and Whitehroat at Leasowe;

CB

 

[captaincarot]

after seeing a nice female marsh harrier at parkgate scattering the waders far and wide. we rather bizarrely had 2 singing chifchaf and a whitethroat at IMF yesterday. it was almost springlike

 

[Jane Turner]

It isn't today

 

[chris butterworth]

After having my very first garden Skua ( probably an Arctic ) over the house, in West Kirby, earlier this afternoon I've just had a Swift go through. :t:

Chris