Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (6 Viewers)

[Cheshire Birder]

Dec 8th - Kumlien's Gull, 3 Iceland Gulls and Yellow-legged Gull at Richmond Bank; Siberian Chiffchaff and Wheatear at Burton; Green-winged Teal at Neumann's Flash; Great White Egrets at Hale and Parkgate; Iceland Gull and Mediterranean Gull at Moore NR;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Dec 9th - Buff-bellied Pipit and Wheatear at Burton; Green-winged Teal at Neumann's Flash; Great White Egret at Parkgate; 5 Chiffchaffs at Neston;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Buff-bellied Pipit and Siberian Chiffchaff at Burton; Green-winged Teal at Neumann's Flash plus Bittern at Budworth Mere; Great White Egret at Parkgate; Little Stint at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Red-breasted Mergansers reported at Shakerley Mere;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit, 2 Siberian Chiffchaff and Wheatear at Burton; Green-winged Teal at Neumann's Flash; Great White Egret at Parkgate; Little Stint and 2 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Bitterns and Little Egret at Budworth Mere; Lesser spotted Woodpecker at Moore NR; 200 Brent Geese, 12 Red-throated Divers and 3 Kittiwakes at Hilbre;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Burton; Great White Egrets at Hale and Parkgate; Spotted Redshank at Heswall; c30 Crossbills at Macclesfield Forest;

Yesterday - 2 Bitterns at Budworth Mere; 40+ Whooper Swans at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[bartolli]

Nice afternoon at BMW, highlights: couple of golden plovers, little stint, hen harrier, peregrine falcon + kingfisher.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit and 3 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Burton; Green-winged Teal at Neumann's Flash; Great White Egret at Parkgate; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Moore NR;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Burton; Great White Egret and 5 Hen Harriers at Parkgate;

CB

 

[HughPulsford]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Burton; Great White Egret and 5 Hen Harriers at Parkgate;

CB

Interesting Hen harrier count. I was on the Dee today and only counted two mobile ringtails which moved up and down the length of the marshes constantly. Unless someone has seen 5 at one time, I think we have to take any Bird-guides reported counts with a pinch of Dee estuary tideline rubbish! :-O

 

[Bananafishbones]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Burton; Great White Egret and 5 Hen Harriers at Parkgate;

CB

CB, Do you know what time the Chiffchaffs were seen, I looked until late morning without seeing them.

Cheers Dave

PS
Well done to the Scottish birders who made the long trip today for the BB Pipit, they were rewarded with stunning views so made the trip well worth while for them :t:

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Interesting Hen harrier count. I was on the Dee today and only counted two mobile ringtails which moved up and down the length of the marshes constantly. Unless someone has seen 5 at one time, I think we have to take any Bird-guides reported counts with a pinch of Dee estuary tideline rubbish! :-O

Richard on the Dee website reported the birds as roosting, so presumably they were seen around the same.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

CB, Do you know what time the Chiffchaffs were seen, I looked until late morning without seeing them.

Cheers Dave

No but they are present most of the time. When I visited the other day, one was at Denhall Lane showing well and the second bird was along the track heading north towards Little Neston.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Jan 15th - Buff-bellied Pipit and Siberian Chiffchaff at Burton; Caspian Gull and 4 Iceland Gulls at Richmond Bank; Great White Egret at Pickering's Pasture; Great Northern Diver and 3 Red-throated Divers at Red Rocks; Little Stint at Burton Mere Wetlands; Little Egret, 2 Bramblings, 2 Jack Snipes and Woodcock at Marbury CP;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Buff-bellied Pipit and Siberian Chiffchaff at Burton; Little Stint at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit and Siberian Chiffchaff at Burton; 2 Great White Egrets and 2 Hen Harriers at Parkgate; 14,000 Knot and 11,000 Dunlin at Hoylake;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Buff-bellied Pipit at Burton; Great White Egret, Little Stint and 2 Hen Harriers at Burton Mere Wetlands; Great White Egret at Hale; Slavonian Grebe, Great Northern Diver, 230 Brent Geese, c850 Common Scoters and 15 Purple Sandpipers at Hilbre; Iceland Gull and Yellow-legged Gull at Sandbach Flashes; Iceland Gull at Gowy Meadows CWT plus 3 at Richmond Bank; Greenshank and Spotted Redshank at Heswall;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

I have today been made aware via Facebook of an astonishing incident of vandalism at Moore NR, where "someone" has cut several branches, in an effort to remove them from view, when looking at a potential Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest hole.

Further to this incident the Moore NR facebook page carried the following statement :-

"Moore Nature Reserve

If you are visiting the reserve to view or photograph the lesser spotted woodpecker please DO NOT cross fences or hedges, or cut vegetation to get a better view. This species has very specific habitat requirements and if disturbed is unlikely to return to the reserve. We appreciate that most of our visitors respect the reserve and its widlife, however if you suspect disturbance please call the wardens on 01925 444689 and leave a message."

Hopefully such a disgraceful incident will not be repeated!!

CB

 

[Adski]

Buff Bellied Pipit showed well this morning on Denhall Lane.
Little Stint seen at Burton Mere in amongst the Dunlin.
I managed to see two Hen Harriers at Parkgate early afternoon. Lovely to watch them.

http://www.ajonestheearlybirder.blogspot.com

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 3 Iceland Gulls at Sandbach Flashes; Snow Bunting and Wheatear reported at Wallasey; 12,000 Common Scoters and 15 Purple Sandpipers at Hilbre;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Arctic Redpoll in a private garden near Chester (present about a week); Buff-bellied Pipit and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Burton; Great White Egrets at Pickering's Pasture and Manisty; Meally Redpoll at Ashton's Flash plus Little Egret at Budworth Mere; Little Stint at Burton Mere Wetlands; 13 Purple Sandpipers and Mediterranean Gull at New Brighton; 3 Hen Harriers at Parkgate; escaped Eagle Owl at Chester;

CB