Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (8 Viewers)

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday – Buff-bellied Pipit at Burton; Kumlien’s Gull, 3 Iceland Gulls and Yellow-legged Gull at Richmond Bank; Bittern at Budworth Mere;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Great White Egret and esc Red-breasted Goose at Pickering’s Pasture; Bittern at Budworth Mere;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday – Iceland Gull at Warrington; 9 Purple Sandpipers at New Brighton ML; Marsh Harrier at Woolston Eyes; Razorbill at Leasowe;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today – Buff-bellied Pipit at Burton Marsh; Great White Egret, esc Red-breasted Goose and 2 hybrid Ruddy Shelducks at Hale;

CB

 

[TerryL]

Today – Buff-bellied Pipit at Burton Marsh; Great White Egret, esc Red-breasted Goose and 2 hybrid Ruddy Shelducks at Hale;

CB

Have you heard the RB Goose is definitely escaped? I know that this has to be assumed but there's a possibility its wild however slim, as far as I know.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Have you heard the RB Goose is definitely escaped? I know that this has to be assumed but there's a possibility its wild however slim, as far as I know.

From what I understand, via another forum, the ring highly suggests an escapee, especially since the colour ring doesn't appear to be used by any European ringing program. The bird doesn't have a metal ring which also suggests fence-jumping!

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Bittern at Budworth Mere; Fulmar at Hilbre; Mediterranean Gull at Astbury SQ;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Great Northern Diver at Leasowe; 5 Little Gulls, 2 Mediterranean Gulls and probable Glaucous Gull at Hoylake; Mediterranean Gull at Astbury SQ;

CB

 

[TerryL]

From what I understand, via another forum, the ring highly suggests an escapee, especially since tthat's olour ring doesn't appear to be used by any European ringing program. The bird doesn't have a metal ring which also suggests fence-jumping!

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Ah ok ta, I thought it had a single metal ring on it's right leg. Which was the same as the Lancashire RBG back in early jan. If that had of been the case seen as this one turned up shortly after that one disappeared coupled with some of its behavior during the recent high tides, well I was starting to wonder. Cheers for sharing your info anyway.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Ah ok ta, I thought it had a single metal ring on it's right leg. Which was the same as the Lancashire RBG back in early jan. If that had of been the case seen as this one turned up shortly after that one disappeared coupled with some of its behavior during the recent high tides, well I was starting to wonder. Cheers for sharing your info anyway.

Its not the bird that lingered in the Chelford area last year either. That bird was unringed.

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

The White-winger off here was either a small Glauc or this coming back.

http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=305434&d=1296121614

It was about a mile offshore when I saw it

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Feb 15th - Buff-bellied Pipit at Burton; Caspian Gull at Richmond Bank; Snow Bunting at Red Rocks; Spotted Redshank and 17 Purple Sandpipers at New Brighton ML; c10 Crossbills at Macclesfield Forest; 12,000 Starlings at Woolston Eyes;

Feb 16th - 3 Great White Egrets, Hen Harrier and 2 Guillemots at Frodsham; Great White Egret and Little Stint at Hale; Spotted Redshank at New Brighton ML; 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Leasowe;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Feb 17th - Great White Egret at Ince Marshes; Great Northern Diver, 14 Guillemots and Little Gull at Hilbre; Little Egret at Budworth Mere;

Feb 18th - Great White Egret at Pickering's Pasture; Little Egret at Budworth Mere;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Glaucous Gull and 3 Iceland Gulls at Richmond Bank; Bittern at Budworth Mere; 2 Hen Harriers at Parkgate; 7,000 Common Scoters at Hilbre also 500 at Meols;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Great White Egret at Hale plus Little Stint and esc Red-breasted Goose at nearby Pickering's Pasture;

CB

 

[David Bedford]

The last few times I've been gull watching I've seen a few pale herring gull types. Some of these have been reported as glaucous x herring hybrids. I wondered if there has been an increase in these along with the influx of glaucs? I photographed a pale looking bird at Richmond Bank on Saturday that I thought might be a hybrid?

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Caspian Gull, 2 Iceland Gulls and 6 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; 40,000 Starlings at Woolston Eyes; Spotted Redshank at Inner Marsh Farm;

CB

 

[fiddlerlinc]

I luckily live right near Woolston Eyes & today's starling performance was brilliant! I could hear the whoosh from the top path in between the weir & the canal. Moore nature reserve had some nice yellowhammers also today!

 

[Jane Turner]

welcome to Bird forum Fiddlerlinc

 

[Cheshire Birder]

I luckily live right near Woolston Eyes & today's starling performance was brilliant! I could hear the whoosh from the top path in between the weir & the canal. Moore nature reserve had some nice yellowhammers also today!

Welcome to Birdforum Fiddlelinc!

CB