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

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Golden Oriole reported at Rode Heath; Lesser Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Frodsham; 35 Gannets at Hoylake; Greenshank and 320 Black-tailed Godwits at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Bee-eater reported over Hilbre; 2 Garganey, Spotted Redshank and 760 Black.tailed Godwits at Hale;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Lesser Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Frodsham;

Yesterday - Whimbrel at Heswall;

CB

 

[Dubb]

Red Kite low over the Hollow Tree Pub at J10 of the M56 at Stretton about 15.30 today

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Lesser Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Frodsham; Little Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today so far - Lesser Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Frodsham;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Little Gull again at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Hello all

How are the Avocets at BMW showing these days? They were something of a hit with my two boys on Springwatch and I thought it'd be nice to show them some for real. Trouble is at aged nearly 5 & 7 they still struggle making stuff out through scopes, so range is important (they have a pair of 8X20 bins that they manage quite well with). Any recent info would be great.

Cheers

James

 

[Gandalf_22h]

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Hello all

How are the Avocets at BMW showing these days? They were something of a hit with my two boys on Springwatch and I thought it'd be nice to show them some for real. Trouble is at aged nearly 5 & 7 they still struggle making stuff out through scopes, so range is important (they have a pair of 8X20 bins that they manage quite well with). Any recent info would be great.

Cheers

James

Hi: Was there last Thursday 12 June - only saw 2 Avocets in middle scrape from Reception building ........... Little Owl showing though ............ :t:

 

[Cheshire Birder]

The Avocets should still be around BMW as they had young when I last visited. The other option is Frodsham, by the Weaver Bend, but thats a bit of a walk to get to.

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Lesser Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Frodsham;

CB

 

[bradinho]

Visited Burton Mere Wetlands yesterday nice to see a few familiar faces, couple of highlights for me inc:
3 spotted redshank
1 greenshank
several avocets
little ringed plover
blue morph snow goose
little gull came into roost at about 5pm
black-tailed skimmer
also a report of a cuckoo (not seen by me)

 

[peter haslem]

The Blue Morph Snowgoose Was at Connahs Quay nature reserve, with Canada geese, on Sunday. I was able to film it, while it was on the island, located on the Ash pool. Interestingly it is NOT ringed.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

June 16th - Lesser Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Frodsham; Lesser Scaup at Sandbach Flashes (different to the Frodsham bird); 37 Gannets, Little Tern and 45 Common Terns at Leasowe;

June 15th – Red-crested Pochard at Chelford; 2 Green Sandpipers at Sandbach Flashes;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday – Lesser Scaup at Frodsham; Lesser Scaup at Sandbach Flashes; Quail at Burton Point; 4 Spotted Redshanks and Little Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Lesser Scaup and Avocet at Frodsham; 3 Spotted Redshanks, Greenshank, esc Snow Goose and Little Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands; Up to 5 Hobbies at Risley Moss;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - Quail at Burton;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - 3 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Yesterday - Quail at Burton Point; Red-necked Grebe and Green Sandpiper at Frodsham; 3 Spotted Redshanks and Greenshank at Burton Mere Wetlands; Crossbill at Meols;

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Today - 2 Quail at Burton Point; Red-necked Grebe at Frodsham; Arctic Skua at Leasowe;

CB