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

[chris butterworth]

Shelter from the wind is a big help .

Thats a bit "wuzzy" Rob, seawatchers are "hardcore" 33
Chris

 

[Hedgeland]

Went out this morning at New Brighton but unfortunately not as long as I would have liked - many gannets in the distant although a couple did come close for reasonable views diving into the sea. Common/sandwich terns visible but still most stuff at great distance. Guessing the wind is not as strong as yesterday and my id aint up to much at this distance.

 

[Jane Turner]

Its also a plan to wait till September, when there is more chance of there being more about.

Still hundreds of Gannets, tens of Manxie, Guillemot, a couple of Skuas, RT Diver etc about at the west end of the Wirral

 

[Pitvar]

I might try on the high tide tomorrow then - last time I went to Red Rocks as the tide came in I just saw loads of herring gulls and godwits making for Hilbre - but I was only looking 100-200m out! I'll get me scope in the car - thanks to all for the pointers.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Macclesfield Forest

Very windy this morning so not alot about but:
Great veiw of a buzzard, Tree creeper (photo attached), Willow Warbler (photo also), Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Robin, LTT, Blue tits, GC Crebe, Heron, Cormorant, Tufted, Canada, Mallard, Little grebe, House Martin, Swallow, Swift

 

[Jane Turner]

LOVE that treecreeper!

 

[Bananafishbones]

Cheers Jane, I can assure you my pic is the right way up!!

 

[Hedgeland]

Treecreeper in death fall

 

[chris butterworth]

It stopped raining, and I am off today so I nipped down to Hoylake Langfields and picked up my 1st Hobby of the year, belting through as usual, along with 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Raven, Peregrine, plenty of Barn Swallow, House Martin and Common Swift opposite Gilroy NP. Good numbers (5) of Song Thrush, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler and Less. Whitethroat in Gilroy itself. I also had Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel to make 5 species of raptor in an hour or so, something that would have been amazing not that long ago, on site.
Chris

 

[horsa]

Hi chris and thanks for info--seems you had a great day. Where is hoylake langsfield?

 

[deeestuary]

Hi chris and thanks for info--seems you had a great day. Where is hoylake langsfield?

Between Gilroy Road, West Kirby, and Hoylake Station. Otherwise known as The Carrs. There's a good footpath between the two locations, most of the birds Chris reported yesterday will have been in a flooded field next to Gilroy Nature Park, so best parking in Gilroy Road.
See http://www.deeestuary.co.uk/hesred.htm and http://www.deeestuary.co.uk/wescal.htm for directions.

 

[Jane Turner]

Hi chris and thanks for info--seems you had a great day. Where is hoylake langsfield?

Its a slightly anomalous site, so be prepared. You'd expect it to be more like the inland fields at Leasowe, which pick up and hold onto birds that arrive at the coast, then filter through and settle down to feed inland. Birds on the Langfields/Gilroy area are almost never there after first light, apart from days when there has been a big arrival at Red Rocks and Meols, when it does seem to keep its birds well into the day. So you will need to be there at the crack of dawn.

 

[chris butterworth]

Check out the Dee Estuary website, www.deeestuary.co, it gives excellent directions ( I'd just end up saying it's at the back of my house 3 )
Chris

 

[Hedgeland]

Had a little view around New Brighton with not much doing except the usual gulls until i came across about 50 sandwich terns.

Half were feeding and the others were resting on the rock armour.

(photo was taken on my phone through the scope)

 

[Bananafishbones]

Three shire heads area noon - 2pm Pi**ing it down
Stonechat male 1 female 2 (female being a lifer for me)
Curlew 3
Sparrowhawk
Raven
Meadow Pipits
Pied Wags
Wheatear f
Lots of mallards taking to the air for cover (rain too hard even for ducks!!)

 

[Jane Turner]

The CAWOS rarities committee is making a database showing the current status of county rarities decision available to anyone who is interested. We will still be sending out emails notifying finders of any decisions where the email address of the finder has been included.

See this thread
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=141965

 

[Bananafishbones]

Jacksons brickworks (Higher Poynton) 18.30 - 19.30

Spent a good 30 minutes cowering under trees out of the rain (deep deep dark clouds causing flash flooding...... oh to be a birder)

Jays x 6 (the most I have ever seen in one location, showing really well)
Kestral
Swallow
Swift
Chiffchaff (saw none heard c4-6)
Willow Warbler (Saw 3, heard lots more)
Morehen
Grey Heron 2
Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion
Great tit, Blue Tit, LTT
Robin
Housesparrows
Chaffinch

I am sure I have missed a few more but didnt brave the note book in the rain and my mind has memory loss when multi tasking...

Was worth getting a bit wet for good views of the Jays I guess!!

 

[Boom]

Had a few hours at Inner Marsh Farm this afternoon-Cuckoo in view for over 20 minutes being "mobbed" by a male Reed Bunting from the hide ,Sedge Warbler and Goldfinch on the walk down. Common Tern, Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine dive bombing the Godwits, female Marsh Harrier showing really well, Fox lingering with intent.

Had half an hour on Burton Marsh before the rain came in- really suprised to see a late Short Eared Owl-thought they`dve left by now and another Fox.

cheers.

 

[Bananafishbones]

A bit further afield today with a a trip to halftwo`s local patch Nr Lymm
Cracking few hours with nice company (thanks Richard):

Whitethroat (one in particular showing very well as soon as we arrived) quickly followed by a Perigrin (Nice flythrough, fairly low although on a mission and didnt hang about)
Linnet, Little Owl, Stock Dove (3), Woodpigeon, Treesparrow, Housesparrow, Yellowhammer (the purpose of my visit), Chaffinch, Kestral, Buzzard, Carrion crow, Magie, Rook, Starling, Wheatear female, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Cormorant, Swallow, Swift, Chiffchaff (Heard), Black headed Gull, Lesser black backed Gull, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tit, Great tit, Blue tit, Mallard, Grey Heron
Hobby pair feeding and then displaying overhead, cracking end to a nice walk!!

Not a bad list for a couple of hours birding, 2 lifers for moi, Cheers R

Dave

 

[horsa]

Lymm

Thanks for the info---very impressive list. where about in Lymm did you go?-- i live in knutsford so not too far from me.
Roy