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

[Jane Turner]

There is a Wheatear in the Horse Paddocks betwen Meols and Leasowe this morning

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterdays news - 3 Caspian, 3 Iceland and 3 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; Glaucous, Iceland and Med Gull at Sandbach; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martins and 3 Willow Tits at Moore NR; Bittern, Lesser Spotted Woodepcker and Sand Martin at Budworth; 3 Sand Martins at Hilbre; White Wagtail and 3 Stonechats at West Kirby Shore; White Wagtail and Greenshank at Leasowe;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Several reports of Wheatears along the wirral coast this morning.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Glaucous Gull at Sandbach; Bittern at Budworth; Snow Bunting at Leasowe; 192 Brent Geese, 4 Little Gulls and White Wagtail at Hilbre; Up to 3 Wheatears at Red Rocks, West Kirby shore and Meols; single Sand Martins over Hoylake and West Kirby;

CB

 

[chris butterworth]

2 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail and 5 Stonechat between Red Rocks and West Kirby first thing this morning and 2 Brown Hare and 37 Black-tailed Godwit on the Langfields.

Chris

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Sandwich Tern reported at Hilbre; 4 Avocets at Inner Marsh Farm (Sand Martin and 2 Wheatears there y’day); 2 Wheatears, White Wagtail and 5 Stonechats at West Kirby Marsh; several Little Gulls off Hoylake; 2 Tree Sparrows at Red Rocks;

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

95 Jackdaws SE over Hoylake this morning - passage for sure

 

[Gronk08]

Good views of male lesser-spotted woodpecker at Moore early pm. Bird was on the "usual" tree near the boardwalk. Nice to hear it calling a few times too.
Also,a couple of virtually complete summer-plumaged Med gulls on Pumphouse.

Could you give us a pointer to this "usual" tree, I have tried our local spot where Lesser Spotted Woodies have been seen but not even seen any Woodpecker there let alone a LSW.

Cheers

Tim.

 

[cheshirebirder]

Could you give us a pointer to this "usual" tree, I have tried our local spot where Lesser Spotted Woodies have been seen but not even seen any Woodpecker there let alone a LSW.

Cheers

Tim.

Hi Gronk,
You walk down lapwing lane from the carpark (towards the feeding station in the woods). Go past the hide on the left looking over the lake. After about another 50 yards there are paths through gates on both sides of the road . Take the path to the left and in about another 50 yards there is a path that goes down on the right across a small boardwalk. The LSW is seen fairly often in this area - there is one obvious woodpecker-holed stump that it favours.
Regards, Bill.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper at Rixton; 10 Waxwings at Higher Poynton plus 50 at Lymm and 23 at Mickle Trafford;

Yesterday – 15+ Waxwings at Higher Sutton; 2 Green Sandpipers at Rixton;

CB

 

[Gronk08]

Hi Gronk,
You walk down lapwing lane from the carpark (towards the feeding station in the woods). Go past the hide on the left looking over the lake. After about another 50 yards there are paths through gates on both sides of the road . Take the path to the left and in about another 50 yards there is a path that goes down on the right across a small boardwalk. The LSW is seen fairly often in this area - there is one obvious woodpecker-holed stump that it favours.
Regards, Bill.

Cheers Bill, will hopefully be able to pop on Sunday to try my luck.

Tim.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 4 Willow Warblers and Greenshank at Leasowe; 10 Avocets, 2 Sand Martins, 3 Spotted Redshanks and a Hen Harrier at Inner Marsh Farm; 2 Iceland Gulls at Richmond Bank; 2 Common Scoters and Bittern at Budworth; 8 Sand Martins at Houghton Green Flash; Wheatear at Neston;

Yesterday - White Wagtail at Hilbre;

CB

 

[captaincarot]

Could you give us a pointer to this "usual" tree, I have tried our local spot where Lesser Spotted Woodies have been seen but not even seen any Woodpecker there let alone a LSW.

Cheers

Tim.

are you opening your eyes i've seen greater spotteds before i've even got out of the carpark there, on the other hand the lessers did take a whole 12 hour trudge to find last year.

good luck

 

[Jane Turner]

Wow those are early Willow Warblers - only a couple of others in the country so far!

 

[Gronk08]

are you opening your eyes i've seen greater spotteds before i've even got out of the carpark there, on the other hand the lessers did take a whole 12 hour trudge to find last year.

good luck

Didn'y mean I have not seen GSW at Moore just the LSW.
There meant to be a place closer to where I live that has LSW but when ever I have given the area a good bashing I come away not even seeing any type of woody. :-C
So I am hoping that Moore will give me more of a chance in seeing one.

Tim.:-C

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Wow those are early Willow Warblers - only a couple of others in the country so far!

I thought that too.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

So I am hoping that Moore will give me more of a chance in seeing one.

So am I. They are proving tricky for me this year.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Todays news - 2 Iceland Gulls at Richmond Bank; 4 Avocets, Hen Harrier and 3 Spotted Redshanks at Inner Marsh Farm;

Yesterday - Wheatear, 2 Sand Martins, 10 Purple Sandpipers and 250 Meadow Pipits at Hilbre;

Recently reported at Rostherne Mere:- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Harrier, Common Scoter and Sand Martin;

CB

 

[ta brandreth]

event at Gatewarth/Richmond Bank...

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Or telephone 01928 583917

 

[Bigshent]

40 Waxwings in Congleton today around Boundary lane & Leek rd (am) never settled for long though:-C