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

[Cheshire Birder]

You can drive all the way around No. 6 tank in an ordinary car if its dry but there are some pretty deep potholes and I wouldn't recommend it when its wet.

Agreed

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Good views of the Bean Goose at Budworth Mere today. The Goose was on the far spit and viewed from the boathouse side from the slipway.

Thanks to local birders Mark Taylor and Dave Hughston for the info.

PS Does anyone know for sure if this is a Tundra or a Taiga ?

I believe the locals think it is a tundra. Still missing that from my yearlist!!

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Belated news - Mar 6th - Spoonbill at Parkgate; Hooded Crow, 6 Eider and 16 Purple Sandpipers at Hilbre; Red-crested Pochard at Frodsham; Iceland Gull and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Moore NR; 9 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands;

Mar 5th - Spoonbill and Great White Egret at Parkgate Marsh

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Caspian Gull, 3 Iceland Gulls and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; Greenshank, 6 Eider and Red-throated Diver at Leasowe; 182 Brent Geese at Hilbre; Green Sandpiper at Rixton;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Spoonbill at Parkgate;

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

3 Yellow-legged Gulls and a Med at Hoylake (15k+ Gulls)

 

[snowcap]

3 Yellow-legged Gulls and a Med at Hoylake (15k+ Gulls)

Was that an afternoon( post high tide) roost Jane?

 

[chris butterworth]

'High tide' at Parkgate wasn't - but I still managed to get 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine, Spoonbill and c300 Pinkfeet among the "other stuff". Hopefully the hightide birdwatch at Hoylake tomorrow will turn up some good gulls at least.

Chris

 

[John Barber]

Tundra Bean Goose still at Budworth this afternoon, plus Bittern.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Todays news - Glaucous Gull, 4 Iceland Gulls and 3 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; Black Redstart at Red Rocks; Spoonbill, Short-eared Owl, 2-3 Hen Harriers and 2 Merlins at Parkgate; Scaup at Doddington Pool; Red-throated Diver and c50 Common Scoter at Hilbre; 2 Ringed Plovers at Houghton Green Flash;

CB

 

[Jane Turner]

Was that an afternoon( post high tide) roost Jane?

Yes - if anything more there today - huge numbers of Common Gulls, hardly any LBBG

 

[halftwo]

Ad.sum. plum. Med gull , Oughtrington Lane, Lymm now.

Sitting with bh gulls to west of oughtrington lane, below the church., still.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Other news so far - Spoonbill at Parkgate; Glaucous Gull at Richmond Bank;

CB

 

[chris butterworth]

As in Janes previous post - lots of Mew / Common Gull at Hoylake today, half a dozen very pale 1st w Herring Gull to keep people talking, a stunning adult Yellow-legged Gull and a single Grey Plover ( there were a couple of hundred Oyks on the rising tide but a couple of kite surfers soon drove them off ).

Chris

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Second update - Black Redstart at Red Rocks; 3 Iceland Gulls at Richmond Bank; 2+ Hen Harriers, Merlin and Short-eared Owl at Parkgate; Sand Martin at Budworth Mere; 4 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[ikw101]

Good to see both male and female Merlin over the high tide earlier today at Riverbank Rd, Heswall. Also Peregine and hundreds of Curlews amongst the usual waders.

 

[Charlie Sargent]

As in Janes previous post - lots of Mew / Common Gull at Hoylake today, half a dozen very pale 1st w Herring Gull to keep people talking, a stunning adult Yellow-legged Gull and a single Grey Plover ( there were a couple of hundred Oyks on the rising tide but a couple of kite surfers soon drove them off ).

Chris

Picture of single Grey Plover as in your post. The kite surfers completely spoilt the rising tide with many birds flying off.

Although Cheshire Birder says the Black Redstart was present I looked over and over the Red Rocks today for it but did not see it. Besides me there were 4 other people. Anybody know what time this was seen as I may be going again tomorrow.

Charlie

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Although Cheshire Birder says the Black Redstart was present I looked over and over the Red Rocks today for it but did not see it. Besides me there were 4 other people. Anybody know what time this was seen as I may be going again tomorrow.

Charlie

According to Birdguides the sighting was at 1.45pm. I was there late afternoon searching and I also saw nothing either. One of the locals who I met a couple of weeks back said he'd only seen it on 2 out of 10 visits, so it is extremely elusive.

CB

 

[Charlie Sargent]

According to Birdguides the sighting was at 1.45pm. I was there late afternoon searching and I also saw nothing either. One of the locals who I met a couple of weeks back said he'd only seen it on 2 out of 10 visits, so it is extremely elusive.

CB

I had left by 1.45pm so I will probably hang on a little longer tomorrow. Thanks for letting me know

Charlie

 

[Cheshire Birder]

I had left by 1.45pm so I will probably hang on a little longer tomorrow. Thanks for letting me know

Charlie

May well see you, if I can get across there tomorrow.

CB