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February 29
c20 Goldeneye, c100 great Crested Grebe and c600 Common Scoter off East Hoyle Bank at low tide 9am - Hoylake Shore.
9 Goldeneye and 12 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Great White Egret, Hen Harrier (ringtail) and c250 Common Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill and 1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh.
1 White Wagtail, 219 Brent Geese (incl 3 dark-bellied) around the island with 6,000 Knot and 1,500 Dunlin flying north - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
7 Scaup (poss 8), 280+ Great Crested Grebe and 23 Common Scoter on the sea - Meols Shore/Leasowe Lighthouse, 2 Short-eared Owl flying between the Lighthouse and the shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Gilroy Nature Park.

February 28
1 Sand Martin - Leasowe Lighthouse (an early first arrival, ID 100% certain).
1 Great White Egret and 1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Raven over Pensby.
1 Greenshank, 2 Rock Pipit and 24 Pink-footed Geese (flying NW) - Leasowe Lighthouse.

February 27
15 Bewick's Swan, 1 Hen Harrier and 1 Pochard - Burton Mere Wetlands.
At least 200 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
c150 Pinkfooted Geese, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail)  - Parkgate Marsh.
270 Pintail - Thurstaston Shore.

February 26
1 Hen Harrier, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks.
1 Great White Egret and 17 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl over horse paddocks late afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Red-throated Diver, 86 Great Crested Grebe, 600 Common Scoter and 21 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

February 25
1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Hen Harrier and 900 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
63 White-fronted Geese and 1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Short-eared Owl in marshy area by pumping Station, 1 Peregrine after waders, 1 Greenshank in gutter, 1 Jack Snipe in field by Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
16 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
 
February 24
9 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine lake.
1 Spoonbill and 410 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
63 White-fronted Geese in field along Puddington Lane close to Puddington Village.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
10 Purple Sandpiper and 1 ad Mediterranean Gull - New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
1 Merlin - Leasowe Lighthouse.

February 23
2 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill and 950 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
8 Goldeneye and 3 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine lake.
182 Brent Geese - West Kirby/Little Eye at high tide.
44 White-fronted Geese, 18 Bewick's Swan, 500+ Pink-footed Geese, 100 Dunlin and c200 Black-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Water Pipit, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Merlin - Neston Old Quay.

February 22
2 Twite in flooded car park at high tide - Talacre.
1 Spoonbill and 850 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
1,200 Pink-footed Geese over West Kirby flying north at 1030am.
161 Brent Geese just off West Kirby Marsh at high tide.
23 Purple Sandpiper, 360 Turnstone, 110 Dunlin and 1,600 Redshank - on pontoon New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.
59 White-fronted Geese in field by Puddington.
1 Mediterranean Gull and 27 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

February 21
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill and c1,000 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh, all off Bevyl Road.
2 Water Pipit by the stream - Neston Old Quay.

February 20
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Peregrine and 750+ Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh, also 2 (presumably) feral Barnacle Geese.
13,800 Knot, 5,700 Dunlin, 780 Grey Plover but very few Sanderling or Bar-tailed Godwit - Hoylake Shore at high tide.

February 19
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Hen Harrier, 1  Hen Harrier and 1,000 Pink-footed Geese on the marsh in two large flocks - Parkgate Marsh.
55 Black-tailed Godwit, 37 Redshank and 47 Teal - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
44 White-fronted Geese, 1 Greenshank, 2 Spotted Redshank, 100+ Common Gull and 50+ Dunlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
54 Whooper Swan and 1 Greenshank - Outer Burton Marsh (Clwyd).

February 18
1 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill just off Donkey Stand Flash this afternoon, also 530 Pink-footed Geese and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Snow Bunting (fem) - West Kirby Shore, 32 Teal at Gilroy NP.
c40 White-fronted Geese, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Hen Harrier and 22 Snipe - Burton Mere Wetlands.

February 17
1 Spoonbill off Donkey Stand flash and 1 Great White Egret off Boathouse flash at midday and both showing well, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 720 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
45 White-fronted Geese best seen from top path at IMF  - Burton Mere Wetlands.
176 Golden Plover, 2 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Heswall Shore, 55 Pied Wagtail by and 1 Chiffchaff by sewage works.
1 Black Redstart on sea wall Hoylake side of Red Rocks, 1 Snow Bunting heard.

February 16
1 Spoonbill, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 700 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
8 Bewick's Swan  - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Report of a very early Garganey on pool just to the south (i.e. Burton side) of Denhall Quay, also 2 Short-eared Owls.

February 15
c50 White-fronted Geese visible from IMF path, 250 Pink-footed Geese over, 10 Bewick's Swan  - Burton Mere Wetlands, 3 Spotted Redshank on No. 1 pool IMF.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier, 17 Stock Dove  and c500 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.

February 14
1 Great White Egret on Border Pool early morning then returned mid-day, also 32 Bewick's Swan and 1 Little Gull (1st winter) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
63 White-fronted Geese in fields by Puddington Lane, Burton.
1 Spoonbill and 200 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
280 Black-tailed Godwit in field next to Saughall Massie Road - Greasby.
1 Glaucous Gull (2nd winter) off Dove Point, Meols.

February 13
56 White-fronted Geese and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Hen Harrier (fem) and at Least 1,000 Pink-footed Geese on the marsh, 250+ Teal on Bevyl Road Flash -Parkgate Marsh.
93 Golden Plover, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, 455 Pintail, 130 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 2 Raven - Heswall Shore.
1 Egyptian Goose still by Well Lane, Ness.
22 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake at high tide.

February 12
6 Crossbill briefly at Burton Mere Wetlands then flew south at 9.45am.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill off Donkey Stand Flash- Parkgate Marsh.
21,000 Knot - West Kirby Shore as tide came in.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Peregrine - Neston Marsh.
12 Purple Sandpiper - breakwater by Wallasey prom.
1 probable Iceland Gull over - Hoylake Shore.
200 Brent Geese - Hilbre.

February 11
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh, at 9.30am.
2 Peregrine plus c20,000 waders including c600 Sanderling - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
16 Purple Sandpiper on sea defence just west of 'Clown Roundabout' plus 5 at the Marine Lake - New Brighton.
195 Golden Plover - Heswall Shore.
240 Black-tailed Godwit in field next to Carr Farm Garden Centre - Meols.
1 (poss 2) Water Pipit at sewage works by Neston Old Quay.
1 Lapland Bunting (fem) seen from West hide - Connah's Quay Reserve.
At least 1 Hen Harrier (showed five times) and 1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Jack Snipe - West Kirby Shore.

February 10
42 White-fronted Geese and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 probable Lapland Bunting (possibly 3) seen from West hide - Connah's Quay Reserve.
167 Bar-tailed Godwit, 780 Grey Plover, 440 Sanderling, 16,000 Knot and 5,400 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
11,000 Knot - West Kirby Shore.
19 Purple Sandpiper on sea defence just west of 'Clown Roundabout'  - New Brighton, 2 Purple Sandpiper at the Marine Lake.
17 Goldeneye, 11 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Scaup (fem) and a smallish Grebe seen briefly but not relocated -  West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine -  Parkgate Marsh.
1 Water Pipit at sewage works by Neston Old Quay.

February 9
2 Lapland Bunting seen from West hide (also seen on 8th) - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Great White Egret -  Parkgate Marsh.
18 Purple Sandpiper on sea defence just west of 'Clown Roundabout'  - New Brighton, just 1 Purple Sandpiper at the Marine Lake.
19 Goldeneye and 4 Red-breasted Merganser -  West Kirby Marine Lake .
40 Bar-tailed Godwit, 410 Grey Plover, 380 Sanderling, 22,000 Knot and 4,300 Dunlin - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Eider (fem), 4,000 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin, 500 Sanderling, 450 Grey Plover, 40 Bar-tailed Godwit,  19 Purple Sandpiper and 83 Turnstone - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

February 8
1 Peregrine sitting on the beach, c10,000 Knot - high tide at Hoylake.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) mobbing a Buzzard - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Egyptian Goose by Well Lane, Ness.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -  Parkgate Marsh.

February 7
2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Barn Owl flying over Parkgate Marsh this evening.

February 5
45 Tufted Duck and 300 Wigeon - Shotwick Boating Lake.
200 Golden Plover, 12 Grey Plover, 580 Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Bar-tailed Godwit, 480 Redshank, 440 Curlew, 4000 Dunlin, 38 Pied Wagtail (Sewage Works) - Heswall Shore.
7 Short-eared Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Water Rail and 23 Fieldfare - Burton Point.
1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher and 25 Redwing - Decca Pools.
1 Great White Egret and 2 Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetlands.
120 Golden Plover over Newton.

February 4
133 Golden Plover, 235 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2,000 Dunlin, 1,200 Redshank, 340 Teal, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Chiffchaff (Sewage Works) - Heswall Shore at high tide.
1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Peregrine - Denhall Quay.

February 3
12 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
600 Black-tailed Godwit, 5,000 Dunlin (feeding in a long line next to the beach) and 15,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.

February 2
16 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
340 Black-tailed Godiwt, 110 Bar-tailed Godwit and 5,000 Knot - Caldy Shore.
10 White-fronted Geese, 550 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.

February 1
14 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
110 Bar-tailed Godwit and 10,000 Knot - Caldy Shore.
1 Hen Harrier and 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Bewick's Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 31
1 Egyptian Goose in field near Well Lane, Ness.
1 Great White Egret (good views) and 19 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 30
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and c100 Pink-footed Geese (could be lots more hidden in the marsh!) - Parkgate Marsh.
390 Pink-footed Geese - Denhall Quay.
134 Golden Plover, 480 Lapwing, c5000 Knot - Heswall Shore, 28 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff by sewage works.
1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
 
January 29
1 Great White Egret showing well from Old Baths, also 290 Pink-footed Geese, landed and flew again, 1 Peregrine and 1 Hen Harrier -
40 White-fronted Geese and 1 Merlin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Short-eared Owl and 300 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
1 Great White Egret (possibly 2), 1 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Denhall Quay at dusk.
52 White-fronted Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
At least 2,100 Pink-footed Geese disturbed by helicopter - Neston Marsh.

January 28
52 White-fronted Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
8 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Great White Egret (showing really well this evening), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, 40 to 50 Siskin in two flocks,  Heswall side of Old Baths.
1 Greenshank by the groyne, c50 Common Scoter out to sea  - Leasowe Lighthouse.
At least 15,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Water Pipit showing well at Neston Sewage Works, seen through railings at rear of premises, also 1 Raven and 1 Chiffchaff, also 2 Water Pipit at Neston Old Quay.
c30 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare and 7 Mistle Thrush in field south of Dungeon Wood path, Thurstaston.
2 Yellow-legged Gull - Hoylake Shore.
5 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye and 2 Scaup - Shotwick Boating Lake.

January 27
1 Spoonbill, 1 Raven flew over - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay, 4 Bewick's Swan out on the marsh.

January 26
58 White-fronted Geese and at least 900 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
22 Purple Sandpiper, 80 Dunlin, 300 Turnstone and 680 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake pontoon.
6,600 Knot, 3,500 Dunlin, 200 Sanderling, 103 Grey Plover and c2,000 Oystercatcher - Hoylake Shore.
200 Pink-footed Geese flying north - Hoylake Langfields.
1,200 Pink-footed Geese flew into Burton Mere Wetlands at 2pm, also 1 Great White Egret this afternoon.
2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Inner Marsh Farm hide.

January 25
1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Spotted Redshank, 20 Little Egret and 120 Fieldfare over  from IMF hide, 1,300 Pink-footed Geese came into roost.

January 24
1 Short-eared Owl over fields railway side of horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
59 White-fronted Geese and 800 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 35 Little Egret came in to roost - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 23
250+ Brent Geese - Little Eye at high tide.
2 Raven flew over West Kirby Shore towards Hilbre.
220+ Brent Geese, 11 Scoter, 10 Guillemot, 30 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Shag and 13 Red-throated Diver - Hilbre.
800 Pink-footed Geese in fields by Puddington.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) over the reed bed, gave stunning views from the Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret on border pool at 3.40pm.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came in to roost at Parkgate Marsh.

January 22
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, at 1615hrs.
19 Purple Sandpiper on pontoons, 1 Little Gull and 1 Kittiwake (juv) with another 3 juv Kittiwake over R Mersey plus 1 Guillemot - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Merlin and 1 Stonechat (male) - Neston Old Quay.
2 Yellow-legged Gull and 1 Caspian Gull - Hoylake Shore.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 21
1 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh, 1 probable red-head Goosander on Donkey Stand Flash.
26 Lesser Redpoll over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 Mediterranean Gull among many thousands of gulls - Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Hen Harrier - Neston Marsh.
1 Yellow-legged Gull among 12,000 gulls - Hoylake Shore.

January 19
3 Bean Geese, 25 White-fronted Geese and 11 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Denhall Quay at first light.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.

January 18
1 Spoonbill (juv), 60 Golden Plover (2 in sum/pl), 12 White-fronted Geese, 33 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Jack Snipe, 60 Siskin, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Peregrine hunting a Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 17
168 Golden Plover, 610 Black-tailed Godwit and 220 Teal - Thurstaston/Heswall Shore.

January 16
3 Bean Geese and 15 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Barn Owl - Burton Marsh, hunting at first light at bottom of Station Road, later 1 Hen Harrier was observed trying to steal a vole from a Short-eared Owl - photo will be in next newsletter!
13 Siskin feeding on alders looking wonderful in the sun - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat and a good selection of duck, waders and gulls - Point of Ayr.
1 Greenshank and 10,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.

January 15
70 Fieldfare over Black Horse Hill, West Kirby.
1 Short-eared Owl over fields, 1 Peregrine on beach and 1 Greenshank on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Spoonbill (juv), 1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 80+ Twite, 2 Raven and 1 Peregrine - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap and 1 Grey Wagtail in sewage works.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on lake - New Brighton Marine Lake then flew to 'dips'.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands, also 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

January 14
3 Bean Geese (confirmed sighting) and 57 White-fronted Geese, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands/Puddington Lane.
1 Greenshank - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks.
2 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
2 Scaup, 12 Goldeneye and 6 Little Grebe - Shotwick Lake, 1 Hen Harrier over the fields and 54 White-fronted Geese flying.
1 Spoonbill and 50+ Twite - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Spotted Redshank and 3 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
At least 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
15 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Mediterranean Gull - New Brighton Marine Lake.

January 13
3 Great White Egret (2 off Donkey Stand Flash, 1 off Boathouse Flash) and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh, this morning.
1 Greenshank and 3 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff by sewage works - Target Road, Heswall Shore.
227 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Scaup and 200+ Common Scoter - Meols Shore at high tide.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.
8 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
200+ Brent Geese on sea at high tide - Little Eye.
8 Scaup, 17 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Shag, and 16 Common Scoter - Hilbre.
1 Hen Harrier, 1 Tundra Bean Goose and 1 Egyptian Goose -Burton Mere Wetlands (geese in field near reception hide).
40 White Fronted Geese and 150 Pink-footed Geese in fields off Puddington Lane, Burton.

January 12
2 Great White Egret and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank, 2 Whooper Swan, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Peregrine , 1 Merlin and 150 Golden Plover - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
19 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Yellow-legged Gull - New Brighton.
1 Water Pipit - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.

 January 11
3 Great White Egret - Old Baths car park, Parkgate Marsh, at 8.30am flying past and again at lunch time but distant, also 1,150 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - note 2 Great White Egret seen here at dusk..
158 Great Crested Grebe off Dove Point, Meols, at high tide.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Water Pipit - Neston Marsh.
2 Shag - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) and 1 Merlin (juv) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 10
3 Long-tailed Duck, 9 Scaup, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 14 Red-throated Diver and 500+ Great Crested Grebe - Hoylake Shore.
1 Spoonbill on Warren Farm - Point of Ayr, viewable from railway bridge but distant.
17 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) on lake - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 47 Great Crested Grebe and 73 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1,200 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine, 8 Snipe by Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
150 Redwing over - West Kirby.
250+ Brent Geese around Little Eye at high tide.
5 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Shag and 1 Yellow-legged Gull - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 9
1 Spoonbill on Warren Farm - Point of Ayr, viewable from railway bridge but distant.
52 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Shag (juv) and 3 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
35 Great Black-backed Gull and 12 Common Scoter - Hoylake Shore.
2 Great White Egret by Bevyl Road Flash, also 1 Peregrine and 2 Hen Harrier (incl sub-ad grey male) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Peregrine, 80+ Twite and 2 Raven - Oakenholt Marsh.
2 Greenshank and 4 Whooper Swan (over) - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.

January 8
1 Glaucous Gull (juv) at high tide, 2 Twite in saltmarsh - Point of Ayr.
1 Greenshank on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 8 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 16+ Bewick's Swan and 4+ Whooper Swan - Burton Marsh.
12 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Shag (juv) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Great White Egret off Donkey Stand Flash, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Short-eared Owl and 1,100 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
20 Common Scoter off Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd win with yellow ring) - New Brighton.
8,000 Knot and 4,000 Dunlin, 200+ Brent Geese seen in flight between the islands - West Kirby Shore.
2 Velvet Scoter, 100+ Common Scoter, 7 Little Gull, 5 Kittiwake, 20 Goldeneye, 9 Scaup, 1 Great Northern Diver, 5 Red-throated Diver and 1 juvenile Glaucous Gull  - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
53 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.

January 7
21 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Tundra Bean Geese and 56 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 50 Pink-footed Geese off Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 500 Lapwing, 150 Curlew and 23 Blackbird in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Shag off north end of Hilbre.
250+ Pink-footed Geese and 350+ Teal - Parkgate Marsh.

January 6
2 probable Tundra Bean Geese over at about 1130am heading towards fields south-east of Burton, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and at least 30 White-fronted Geese on the reserve and c500 Pink-footed Geese flew over towards Burton Marsh - Burton Mere Wetlands.
8,000 Herring Gull among a total of 12,000 gulls - on the mud flats between Leasowe Gunsite and New Brighton this morning, 1 Mediterranean Gull off Derby Pool.
23 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1,500 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Parkgate Marsh this afternoon.
56 Twite, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 Raven, 4,000 Lapwing and 3,000 Knot - Oakenholt Marsh.
18 Whooper Swan flew along river Dee towards Shotwick seen from Connah's Quay Reserve, also 4 Little Grebe and 1 Peregrine.

January 5
2 Tundra Bean Geese showing well at 3.30pm, also at least 20 White-fronted Geese - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Sabine's Gull (ad win) - Hilbre this morning.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came to roost at Parkgate.
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm.
300 Pink-footed Geese and 30 White-fronted Geese in barley field south of Burton.

 January 4
44 White-fronted Geese at 9.30am - Burton Mere Wetlands, view point accessed from reception hide, 1,200 Pink-footed Geese came in to roost at dusk.
58 White-fronted Geese in fields viewed from Puddington Lane around noon - Burton.
2 Tundra Bean Geese and 1,060 Pink-footed Geese in field south-east of Burton, viewable from Puddington Lane but no parking!
350 Teal and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Shoveler (2 pair) on Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Great White Egret - Inner Marsh Farm, on Border Pool and seen flying together.

January 3
2 Tundra Bean Geese in fields by Burton, present until dusk - please go to Burton Mere Wetlands and ask for directions to avoid flushing the geese, also 48 White-fronted Geese.
350 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 300 Teal and 1 Jack Snipe - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Raven and 23 Twite - Oakenolt Marsh.
3 Greenshank and 4 Little Grebe - Connah's Quay Reserve.

January 2
2 Tundra Bean Geese in fields by Burton.
1 Spoonbill - Point of Ayr.
1 Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine and 40 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh, 150 Redwing in field behind Old Baths car park.
1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 3 Gannet quite close in at low tide - Leasowe Lighthouse.
110 Pink-footed Geese (flew east), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Short Eared Owl, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier (ringtails - 1 male and 2 female), 1 Peregrine and 1 Green Sandpiper (by Decca Pools) - Burton Marsh.

January 1
1 Peregrine and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 40 Pink-footed Geese flew in from Burton direction - Parkgate Marsh.
13 White-fronted Geese in field south of Burton.
1 Great White Egret flew over to roost, 24+ White-fronted Geese in field to the south of the reserve - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.
4 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.

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