Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (1 Viewer)

[Cheshire Birder]

May 6th - Bee-eater reported at Stretton; Garganey and 2 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands; 20 Whimbrel at Ashton's Flash; 3 Whinchats, 2 White Wagtails and Lesser Whitethroat at Gilroy NR;

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[Cheshire Birder]

May 7th - Ring-billed Gull reported at Burton Mere Wetlands; Garganey and 6 Whimbrel at Marbury CP; 2 Garganey, 12 Wheatears, 8 White Wagtails and 7 Whimbrel at Hale; 5 Hobbies at Risley; 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Whimbrel and c400 Swifts at Frodsham; 42 Whimbrel at Heswall plus 12 at West Kirby and 15 at Newton; White Wagtail and 7 Whimbrel at Hilbre; Redstart and 2 Whimbrel at Meols; Whinchat, White Wagtail, Cuckoo and c600 Swallows at Leasowe;

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[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Frodsham; Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Little Terns and 10,600 Dunlin at Hoylake; Marsh Harrier, Cuckoo, 2 Tree Pipits, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, Garden Warbler, 4 Whinchats and 12 Greenland Wheatears at Red Rocks; 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Willow Warblers and 70+ Swifts at Leasowe;

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[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Garganey, 4 White Wagtails and 3 Whimbrel at Hale;

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[Cheshire Birder]

May 9th – Osprey, 10 Black-necked Grebes, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 150 Swifts, 220 Swallows and 2 Garden Warblers at Woolston Eyes; Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Turnstones, Whimbrel and Cuckoo at Frodsham; Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Sanderling and possible Bean Goose at Hale; Spotted Flycatcher at Leasowe;

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[Cheshire Birder]

May 10th – 4 Garganey at Burton Mere Wetlands; 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Whinchat and Mediterranean Gull at Frodsham; Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Garganey, Knot and 24 Whimbrel at Hale; Short-eared Owl and Redstart at Red Rocks; Short-eared Owl, Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 20 Whimbrel, 15 Guillemots, 10 Little Terns and 200 Swallows at Hilbre; Whinchat at Leasowe;

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[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday – Garganey, Spotted Flycatcher and Hobby at Marbury CP; 2 Garganey, Knot, Curlew Sandpiper and 478 Black-tailed Godwits at Hale; Curlew Sandpiper and 12 Manx Shearwaters at Hilbre; 9 Spotted Flycatchers, Whinchat, 26 Wheatears, 2 Whimbrel and 50 Gannets at Leasowe; 2 Greenland Wheatears at Parkgate; 4 Whinchats and Spotted Flycatcher at Gilroy NR; Spotted Flycatcher at Rivacre;

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[Cheshire Birder]

Today – 2 Garganey, Knot and Curlew sandpiper at Hale; Garganey at Burton Mere Wetlands; 20 Wheatears, 2 Whinchats and 4 Spotted Flycatchers at Leasowe; 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and 3 Wheatears at Gilroy NR;

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[owl flight]

turtle dove still at leasowe lighthouse about 3.30pm in green acres paddock, near the start of lingham lane. also, spotted fly from the bridge on lingham lane over the birket

 

[Cheshire Birder]

May 13th – 2 Garganey. 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Whinchat, Wigeon, 2 Whimbrel and 920 Black-tailed Godwits at Hale; 2 Garganey at Thornton-le-Moors; Marsh Harrier at Parkgate;

May 12th - 103 Manx Shearwaters, 37 Kittiwakes, 125 Gannets, Red-throated Diver, 20 Guillemots and 5 LittleTerns at Hilbre;

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[Cheshire Birder]

May 15th - Turtle Dove, 2 Spotted Flycatchers and 5 Whimbrel at Leasowe; Great White Egret and 9 Whimbrel at Frodsham; Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Little Terns, c50 Gannets and 15 Whimbrel at Hilbre; Ring-necked Parakeet, Whinchat, Little Stint and Sanderling at Hale;

May 14th - Hobby and Hen Harrier at Burton Mere Wetlands; Spotted Flycatcher at Hilbre; Bar-tailed Godwit and Marsh Harrier at Hale;

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[Cheshire Birder]

May 16th - Turtle Dove at Leasowe; Garganey and Little Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands; Curlew Sandpiper, 40 Gannets, 100 Common Terns, 35 Sandwich Terns, 15 Arctic Terns and 11 Little Terns at Hilbre; Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Whinchat, 11 Whimbrel, Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit at Hale;

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[Cheshire Birder]

May 17th – Quail reported at Hale also Little Stint, Whinchat and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits there; 3 Garganey, 2 Whinchats, Little Gull and Curlew Sandpiper at Burton Mere Wetlands; Avocet at Woolston Eyes; Little Stint at Hale;

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[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday – Garganey, Little Gull, Spotted Redshank and Whimbrel at Burton Mere Wetlands; 200 Gannets, 3 Fulmars, 45 Manx Shearwaters and Great Skua at Hoylake; Short-eared Owl at Parkgate; Sanderling at Woolston Eyes; Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint at Hale;

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[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 5 Great Skuas at Hilbre; 3 Sanderling at Houghton Green Flash; Avocet at Hale;

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[bartolli]

Driving from Chester down towards sealand rd today, just before turning left to go to the tip, I heard a loud distinctive peep and an oystercatcher flew low overhead and landed on the roof of chestercarsupermarket. Being an old petrol stn the roof is one of those big flat canopies you get over the fuel pumps. The river dee is less than 100yds away at this point, so could they be nesting up there?

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Driving from Chester down towards sealand rd today, just before turning left to go to the tip, I heard a loud distinctive peep and an oystercatcher flew low overhead and landed on the roof of chestercarsupermarket. Being an old petrol stn the roof is one of those big flat canopies you get over the fuel pumps. The river dee is less than 100yds away at this point, so could they be nesting up there?

Defo. I've had pairs nesting near me on top of a corrugated factory roof. I guess it looks like a beach to the Oystercatchers. That roof is some way from any river/estuary.

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[Cheshire Birder]

Lots of belated news:- Wood Warblers singing at Lyme Park and Parkgate early in the month.

May 10th - Garganey at Budworth Mere;

May 11th - Curlew Sandpiper at Hilbre;

May 14th - Temminck's Stint reported at Frodsham;

May 15th - 2 Garganey at Gowy Meadows; Little Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands; Curlew Sandpiper at Hale;

May 16th - Great White Egret at Frodsham; Garganey, Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Budworth Mere; 7 Bar-tailed Godwits and 5 Knot at Hale;

May 18th - Quail reported at Hale; 2 Garganey at Gowy Meadows;

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[Jane Turner]

There is a Curelw Sands off Roman Rd this morning along wirh a couple of exotic Dunlin

 

[Cheshire Birder]

May 19th - 250 Gannets, 30 Kittiwakes and 2 Fulmars at Hilbre; Common Tern at Frodsham; Spotted Flycatcher at Moore NR;

May 20th - Garganey and White Wagtail at Hale; Little Gull and Garganey at Burton Mere Wetlands;

May 21st - Garganey, Wood Sandpiper, Mediterranean Gull, Garden Warbler and Little Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands; 3 Sandwich Terns at Budworth Mere; Great Skua, Razorbill and 8 Eider at Hilbre; 15+ Whimbrel at Heswall; 2 Avocets at Hale;

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