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Feb 28
1 drake Goosander, 7 Red-breasted Merganser and 11 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Hen Harrier (incl male), 2 Marsh Harrier and 1 Water Pipit - Neston Marsh/Sewage Works.
2 Peregrine - Little Eye.
235 Brent Geese, 8,500 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin, 320 Grey Plover, 4 Golden Plover, 8,500 Oystercatcher and 588 Curlew - Hilbre/West Kirby Shore/Red Rocks early morning.

Feb 27
2 Goosander (pair) and 10 Brent Geese - West Kirby Marine Lake.

Feb 26
6 Brent Geese by Dee Sailing Club causeway - Thurstaston Shore.
280 Shelduck, 78 Teal, 45 Pintail, 11,000 knot, 1200 Redshank, 860 Curlew - Heswall Shore at high tide, also 1 Water Pipit (acquiring summer plumage) off Heswall Boatyard.
9 Eider, 257 Brent Geese, 52 Ringed Plover, 180 Grey Plover, 325 Curlew and 1 Raven - Hilbre over high tide.

Feb 25
2 Brent Geese on West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Bittern flew east, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine and 2 Great White Egret - Neston/Parkgate Marsh.

Feb 24
1 Great White Egret - Neston.

Feb 23
15 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
275 Brent  Geese and 6 Eider - Hilbre.
2 Raven displaying over Red Rocks Marsh.

Feb 22
3 Short-eared Owl showing well - Denhall Quay.
2 Great White Egret flew south over Sealand.

Feb 21
1 Red Kite heading NE which flushed 3,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
4 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Eider, 177 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Raven, 235 Brent Geese plus several flocks of Pink-footed Geese totalling around 750 - Hilbre.

Feb 20
2 Peregrine, 704 Common Scoter, 6 Eider, 10 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Raven and 1 Gannet - Hilbre.
15,000+ Knot south of Tanskey Rocks this morning.

Feb 18
7 Eider and 181 Turnstone - Hilbre early morning.
5,500 Knot and 1,000 Dunlin - Tanskey Rocks.
10 Purple Sandpiper and 125 Turnstone - New Brighton Marine Lake.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
1 Brambling on tide wrack south of Denhall Quay.
2 Great White Egret and 1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
25,000 Knot and 10,000 Dunlin - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
6 Whooper Swan flew past Little Eye.

Feb 17
240 Sanderling, 640 Grey Plover, 8,000 Dunlin and 12,000 Knot, also thousands of very distant Common Scoter - seen during high tide birdwatch at Hoylake Shore.
2 Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier, several Water Rail calling, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Stonechat (m) and 1,000+ Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
c2,000 Pinkfooted Geese flew of Thurstaston/Heswall Fields late afternoon towards marsh.
2 Brambling (pair) - Marsh Cottage, Burton.
4 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Short eared Owl, 1 Male Hen Harrier and 1 Great White Egret - Denhall Quay.
20 Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.

Feb 16
1 Avocet (first of year) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 4,000 Dunlin, 70 Golden Plover, 2 Greenshank, 1 Merlin, 40 Twite and 1 Rock Pipit - Oakenholt Marsh.
6-7,000 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Outer Burton Marsh.
10,000+ Common Scoter (most by Burbo Bank windfarm), 6 Eider, c200 Brent Geese, 19 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Red-throated Diver, 10 Purple Sandpiper and 2 Rock Pipit - Hilbre.
1 Sort-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Great White Egret and 3,000 Pink-footed Geese over heading N - Neston Marsh.
Feb 15
40+ Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
11 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Greenshank - New Brighton Marine Lake.

Feb 14
6 Eider, 284 Brent Geese, 338 Curlew, 485 Grey Plover, 70 Turnstone and 1 Ruff (flew east) - Hilbre before high tide.

Feb 13
2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Marsh Harrier and 1 Merlin - Denhall Quay.

Feb 12
1,435 Pink-footed Geese, 118 Pintail, 88 Teal, 64 Golden Plover, 940 Lapwing, 4,000 Knot, 600 Dunlin, 800 Redshank, 240 Bar-tailed Godwit, 665 Curlew - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore before high tide.
1 blue phase Fulmar off Crosby heading into River Mersey channel at 0920, likely to be viewable from New Brighton.
2 Peregrine, 1 (ringtail) Hen Harrier, 1+ Marsh Harrier, 1 Great White Egret and several thousand Pink-footed Geese in the air - south end of Parkgate this afternoon.
2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail), 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 4 Stonechat and 2 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh/Denhall Quay.

Feb 11
1 Mediteranean Gull (ad) and 1 possible Glaucous/Herring Gull hybrid, also 6 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Goosander (re-head) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Brambling with Chaffinches in horse paddock by St Bridgets Church, West Kirby.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
1 Water Pipit - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 10
30+ Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.

Feb 9
2 Mediterranean Gull on playing fields - Hilbre College, West Kirby.
2 Chiffchaff, 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) and 1 Great White Egret - Neston sewage works/Neston Marsh.
1 Water Pipit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.

Feb 8
2 Jack Snipe flushed from north end, 8 Eider (3 flying NE), 3 Rock Pipit, 4 Purple Sandpiper and 290 Brent Geese - Hilbre.
80+ Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.

Feb 7
1 Eider (drake) showing well off Hoylake.
24 Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier  (male & fem), 1 Peregrine, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Brambling male with Linnet flock - Parkgate Old Baths.
4 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2,500 Pink-footed Geese and 2 Stonechat - Denhall Quay.
6 Great White Egret and 6 Marsh Harrier - Neston Reedbed.

Feb 6
1 Common Sandpiper in ouflow channel at Bagillt.
1 Water Pipit seen from Marsh Covert hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Spotted Redshank and 20+ Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
250+ Brent Geese around Little Eye this evening.

Feb 5
100+ Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
5 Red-throated Diver, 2 Eider (drake) and 12,000 Common Scoter - Hoylake Shore over high tide.
6 Eider, 3 Raven and 108 Turnstone, also 388 Cormorant flew out of the estuary at first light - Hilbre.

Feb 4
1 Firecrest by sewage works plus 4 Marsh Harrier, 4 Great White Egret and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh.
3 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Grey Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Ruddy Shelduck - Connah's Quay Reserve which flew towards Burton Marsh and seen from Station Road with Shelduck, but distant, also 32 Twite at Connah's Quay.
12 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Mediterranean Gull - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Grey Wagtail and 70+ Pied Wagtail in field by Target Road/Sewage works - Heswall.

Feb 3
1 Greenshank by groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 male Hen Harrier showing well - Old Baths , Parkgate, before high tide.
10,000+ Common Scoter off north Wirral.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
30 Twite by West Hide - Connah's Quay Reserve.
4 Great White Egret, 1 Red-breasted Merganser fishing on flooded pool - Neston Reed Bed.

Feb 2
6 Eider and 1 Peregrine, 367 Cormorant flew out of estuary - Hilbre early morning.
444 Grey Plover - Little Eye area.
300 Pink-footed Geese, 6 Brent Geese, 10 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 600 Redshank, 350 Curlew - Riverbank Road, Heswall, at high tide.
8 Great White Egret, 2 (male and ringtail) Hen Harrier, 5 Marsh Harrier, 4 Rock Pipit, 2 Merlin and 2 Peregrine - Parkgate.
1 Firecrest and 1 Water Pipit - Neston Sewage Works.
30 to 50 Twite - Flint Castle.
1 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Stonechat (pair) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Feb 1
2 Little Gull over river, 11 Purple Sandpiper, 230 Turnstone, 1,700 Redshank and 180 Dunlin on pontoon - New Brighton.
1 Hen Harrier (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
17 Twite and 1 Water Pipit - Connah's Quay Reserve.
25 Twite - Flint Castle.
2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
3 Great White Egret and 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) - Parkgate.
 
Jan 31
20 Twite at Connah's Quay with another c15 at Flint.

Jan 30
1400 Pinkfeet, 515 Shelduck, 140 Pintail, 170 Teal, 1 male Scaup, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 4800 Oystercatcher, 4000 Knot, 875 Redshank, 255 Bar-tailed Godwit, 560 Curlew - Heswall Shore.
1 Bittern (south end of Parkgate), 1 Barn Owl, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Marsh Harrier, 2 Merlin and 1 male Hen Harrier - Neston Old Quay to Parkgate.

Jan 29
1 Firecrest by Sewage Works and 2 Water Pipit by reed bed - Neston Old Quay.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine and 2 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

Jan 28
1 Firecrest and 1 Water Pipit by Neston Sewage Works.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh.
1 Iceland Gull type (hybrid??) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Eider and 6 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Jan 27
1 Goosander (red head) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Bittern, 1 Hen Harrier (grey male), 2 Great White Egret and 12 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate, this morning.
1 Great White Egret - Denhall Quay.
1 Cattle Egret in field by Puddington.
1 Water Pipit in bushes adjacent to Neston Sewage Works.
1 Scaup in channel on ebbing tide this morning - Thurstaston Shore.

Jan 26
1 Cattle Egret with 21 Little Egret in field by Manor House Farm - Puddington.
856 Cormorant flew out of estuary and 450 Pink-footed Geese flew south at first light, 6 Eider and 1 Dark-bellied with the Brent Geese - Hilbre.
1 Firecrest by Neston Sewage Works.

Jan 25
c800 Pink-footed Geese in fields between Thurstaston Church, Dungeon Wood and Wirral Way.
1 Cattle Egret  in field by Puddington.

Jan 24
1 Cattle Egret with 40 Little Egret in fields by Puddington.
3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail), 3 Great White Egret, 2 Merlin and 1,500 Lapwing - Parkgate Old Baths.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
6 Eider, 8,500 Knot, 4,500 Dunlin, 380 Grey Plover, 70 Turnstone and 300+ Brent Geese  - between Hilbre/West Kiry/Red Rocks.

Jan 23
8,000 Knot roosting off Tinker's Dell, Thurstaston Shore, early morning.
6 Eider and 200 Brent Geese  - Hilbre.
2 Peregrine, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Stonechat and 2 Bullfinch (pair) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Bittern, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Great White Egret and 1 Merlin - Parkgate Old Baths.
8 Marsh Harrier, 3 Great White Egret and 1 Peregrine - Neston Reedbed/Parkgate south end.
1 Greenshank on groyne by Dove Point, Meols.

Jan 22
1 Little Stint and 3 Ruff, 1 Peregrine flew through causing mayhem - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Mediterranean in large field next to Pump Lane, Greasby, with hundreds of Black-headed Gulls, Common Gulls, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwits and Oystercatchers.
1 Short-eared Owl flying along the footpath between Denhall Lane and Denhall Quay.
5 Eider and 287 Brent Geese (incl 1 dark-bellied) - Hilbre.

Jan 21
1 Peregrine, 5 Eider and 320 Brent Geese - Hilbre.

Jan 20
1 Little Stint seen from Reception hide 1 Water Pipit by Marsh Covert hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Mediterranean Gull along Leasowe Road, 1 opposite Cafe end of Pasture Road and the other in field by Links View Garage.

Jan 19
12 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake, also 1 Little Gull on river Mersey.
1 Goosander (fem) and 1 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Hen Harrier (male) went into the roost at 3.45pm - Parkgate Old Baths.

Jan 18
10,000 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin, 168 Grey Plover and 180 Curlew on ebbing tide - West Kirby Shore (Hilbre to Red Rocks).
9 Purple Sandpiper, 150 Turnstone, 850 Redshank and 120 Dunlin, at high tide - New Brighton Marine Lake.
68 Pied Wagtail in field next to Target Road, Heswall.

Jan 17
2 Mediterranean Gull in playing field - Hilbre College, West Kirby.
1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Merlin, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Great White Egret and 3,000 Lapwing - Parkgate.

Jan 16
9 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1,660 Pink-footed Geese flew inland from roost at first light - Heswall Shore.
1 Yellow-legged Gull in field next to Pump Lane, Greasby.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Goosander (fem) on Gilroy duck pond, West Kirby.

Jan 15
1 Glaucous Gull in the river channel just south of Flint.
1 Hen Harrier (male) - Denhall Quay.

Jan 14
3 Hen Harrier (1 male) came into roost, also 6+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Great White Egret and pair Stonechat - Parkgate.

Jan 13
1135 Lapwing, 72 Golden Plover, 2500 Oystercatcher, 13000 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 940 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 360 Bar-tailed Godwit, 230 Black-tailed Godwit, 660 Curlew - Heswall Shore at high tide.
Report of 1 Red Kite by A540 heading towards Caldy cross-roads, West Kirby.
6 Eider and 6 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
4 Marsh Harrier in air towards Neston, 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail) and 2 Great White Egret - Parkgate.

Jan 12
6 Eider and 4 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Great White Egret flying to roost - Neston Old Quay.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
1 Glaucous Gull (juv) flew up river - Connah's Quay Reserve.

Jan 11
6 Eider, 205 Bar-tailed Godwit over flying N and 417 Cormorant - Hilbre.
6 Bewick's Swan - Burton Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (male) and 4 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh.

Jan 10
7 Bewick's Swan and 1 Great White Egret - Burton Marsh.
4 Whooper Swan - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh.

Jan 9
1 Red Kite over Shotton High Street, mobbed by crows.
1 Goldeneye male, 1 Goosander, 3 Great Crested Grebe - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1,800 Pink-footed Geese roosted on marsh over night and flew inland at first light - Heswall Shore.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
6 Eider, 92 Common Scoter and 280 Brent Geese - Hilbre.
3 Marsh Harrier and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male) - Parkgate.

Jan 8
975 Pinkfeet flew inland from roost, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 156 Golden Plover, 840 Lapwing, 4600 Knot, 1 Greenshank, 790 Black-tailed Godwit - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore early morning.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
2 Great White Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 2 Stonechat - Parkgate.
2,500 Black-tailed Godwit and 7 Bewick's Swan - Oakenholt Marsh.
3,000 Pink-footed Geese on Burton Outer Marsh.

Jan 7
9 Whooper Swan landed west side of island, 1,160 Pink-footed Geese flew over east/north-east, 4 Eider and 310+ Brent Geese - Hilbre.
7 Little Grebe on the donkey stand flash, 2 Peregrine, 2 Short-eared Owl, 6 Great White Egret, 3-4 Marsh Harrier and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male) - Parkgate.
1 Goosander (fem) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Great White Egret - Riverbank Road Heswall.

Jan 6
1 Great White Egret - Burton Marsh.
3,000+ Pink-footed Geese in several flocks flocks flew NW over north Wirral during the day.
1 Greenhank on groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
13 Purple Sandpiper, 500 Redshank and 200 Turnstone - on pontoon, New Brighton Marine Lake over high tide.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
2 Water Pipit and 1 Great White Egret - Neston Marsh.
2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jan 5
Report of a Yellow-browed Warbler (or Hume's Leaf Warbler?) at Denhall Quay, also 1 Rock Pipit in front of Harp Inn and 6 Short-eared Owl towards Decca Pools.
2 Water Pipit, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Barn Owl - Neston Marsh.
15 Twite off Flint Castle.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 8 Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Hoylake Langfields.

Jan 4
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.
12+ Short-eared Owl off Cottage Lane, Heswall, over high tide which was higher than yesterday.
6 Eider, 1 Shag, 1 Peregrine and 2 Rock Pipit - Hilbre.
1 Jack Snipe - West Kirby saltmarsh near Pinfold steps.
2 Hen Harrier (1 grey male), 5 Short-eared Owl, 10+ Water Rail, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 1 Jack Snipe - Old Baths, Parkgate.
4 Marsh Harrier, 1 ringtail and 1 grey male Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 1 Short-eared Owl, 4 Great White Egret- Parkgate, south end.
1 Cattle Egret in field by Puddington Lane, Puddington.
1 Peregrine, 2 Male Hen Harrier, 1 female Hen Harrier, 5 Marsh Harrier (one dark morph), 3 Short-Eared owl and 1 Great White Egret, lots of small rodents seen swimming with the tide coming right over the marsh - Denhall Quay.
210 Pinkfeet, 360 Teal, 1 fem Goosander, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (grey male), 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 700 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 640 Curlew, 150 Skylark off Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Jan 3
7 Marsh Harrier, 1 grey male Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 3 Great White Egret - Parkgate, south end.
6 Short-eared Owl off Cottage Lane, Heswall.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jack Snipe, 1+ Water Pipit and 1+ Rock Pipit - Denhall Quay.
5 Great White Egret together early morning - Burton Marsh.

Jan 2
6 Eider, 7,500 Oystercatcher, 15,000 Knot, 9,000 Dunlin and 1 Peregrine on falling tide between Hilbre and Red Rocks.
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 30 Twite, 60 Linnet, 3,500 Dunlin, 8 Spotted Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 71 Common Snipe and 3 Common Sandpiper. - Connah's Quay/Oakenholt Marsh
2 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
9 Greenland White-fronted Geese - Warren Farm, Talacre.

Jan 1
1 probable juvenile Temminck's Stint  on creek by Flint Castle at 1.30pm.
800 Pinkfeet, 17 Barnacle Geese (presumed feral), 660 Shelduck, 320 Pintail, 27 Little Egret (inland of Wirral Way), 1500 Dunlin, 650 Knot, 835 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 110 Bar-tailed Godwit, 510 Curew, also 17 Common Snipe and 1 Jack Snipe flushed by the tide - Thurstaston/Heswall on rising tide.
1 Greenshank, 12 Purple Sandpiper, 550 Redshank. 90 Dunlin and 110 Turnstone - New Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Brambling - Heswall Marsh.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came into roost - Parkgate.

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