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March and April 2006.

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April 30 1 Great Grey Shrike - in fields to the east of Leasowe Lighthouse, near River Birket, still there at 2pm, also good view of 1 Whinchat (male).
1 Subalpine Warbler ringed by the Observatory and released at 9am - Hilbre Island, second record for Hilbre and fourth for Cheshire/Wirral. Seen well but briefly again at 1.30pm, birders can cross over to Hilbre after 4pm when tide starts to go out, seen again at 7pm.
5 Little Tern - Gronant.
2 Avocet, 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 250 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
April 29 1 Wood Warbler - Stapledon Wood, Caldy, about 400 yards from north end in small grove of Oak trees, still there at 1.15pm, also 3 Siskin.
15+ Swift over West Kirby.
1 Cuckoo, 1 Whinchat and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - North Wirral Coastal Park.
5 Scaup, 20 Gannet, 1 Red-throated Diver and 1 Fulmar - Hoylake Shore.
April 28 HIDE AT INNER MARSH FARM NOW OPEN.

2 Avocet, 1 Jack Snipe, 90 Knot, 8 Spotted Redshank and 1,400 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Redstart (f), 5 Wheatear (Greenland) and 2 Whitethroat - Red Rocks, 3 Yellow Wagtail on the golf course.
1 Serin flew round island then flew off NE at 3.30pm - Hilbre Island.
1 Hobby over horse paddocks south of Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 27 1 Wryneck reported flying from junction of Mill Lane, Ness/ A540 towards Willaston, 8am.
1 Grasshopper Warbler in gorse near Leasowe Lighthouse, also Whinchat (f) and 12 Wheatear nearby.
2 Common Buzzard over Greasby.
April 26 1 Eider (f), 3 Shag, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Arctic Tern, 113 Razorbill, 39 Guillemot, 300 Sandwich Tern, 100 Common Tern and 1 Common Sandpiper  - Hilbre Island.
1 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
1 Long-eared Owl in tree near Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 25 14 Gannet, 20 Sandwich Tern and 2 Peregrine an hour before high tide at Red Rocks.
1 Eider (f), 1 Fulmar, 16 Kittiwake, 6 Red-throated Diver, 350 Gannet, 250 Sandwich Tern, 100 Common Tern, 300 Razorbill, 200 Guillemot and 140 Manx Shearwater - Hilbre Island, most of the sea birds came through just after high tide - an amazing sight!
2 Little Tern, 37 Sandwich Tern, 23 White Wagtail and 1 Common Sandpiper - Gronant.
1 Peregrine, 2 Wheatear, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 6 Whitethroat - Heswall Shore/Fields.
April 24 1 Alpine Swift, Carr Lane, Moreton, please DO NOT enter the brick works or block their entrance - seen this afternoon.
1 Eider (f), 1 Tree Pipit, 5 Willow Warbler and lots of terns - Hilbre Island.
2 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Spotted Redshank and c1,000 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Hobby over Lang Lane, West Kirby.
1 Redstart and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
6 Wheatear, 2 Raven and 2 Little Egret - Connah's Quay Reserve.
April 23 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat and 19 Wheatear - Burton Marsh.
1 Wood Warbler - Stapledon Wood, north end, this morning, and again at 6pm, c12 Wheatear in field below the wood.
c50 Wheatear, 2 Redstart and 3 Whinchat - North Wirral Coastal Park/Horse Paddocks by Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Avocet, 2 Gadwall, 4 Whitethroat and 6 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Grasshopper Warbler and 8 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
April 22 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Whinchat and 4 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields.
5 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 300 Dunlin, 2 Gannet, 6 Wheatear, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler and 2 Water Rail - Red Rocks/Marsh.
2 Avocet - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Osprey over flying low, 3 Little Gull, 45 Gannet and 50+ Common Tern out to sea, 1 Peregrine on the beach, 1 Redstart, 20 Willow Warbler through, 1 Tree Pipit and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Hoylake Shore.
1 Blue-headed Wagtail, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Redstart and 10 Whimbrel - Hilbre Island.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
1 Pied Flycatcher - North Wirral Country Park.
Possible Dartford Warbler at Thurstaston, near Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre.
1 Alpine Swift at Barnston, by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, back again!
April 21 1 Redstart (m) - this was ringed, 6 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Tree Pipit - Hilbre Island.
Gannet, Redstart, Whimbrel and Raven - Hoylake Shore.
6 Wheatear and 3 Willow Warbler - Red Rocks, 2 Peregrine on the beach.
1 Osprey crossing Mersey from New Brighton.
2 Avocet, 5 Spotted Redshank and 200+ Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 6 Little Egret, 2 Common buzzard and 1 Hen Harrier (f) - Burton Marsh.
2 Common Tern - Shotton, first ones back at their breeding rafts.
April 20 1 Redstart (m), 3 Wheatear and 2 Eider (pair), 400 Black-tailed Godwit over flying north - Hilbre Island.
24 Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern and 10 Little Gull - West Hoyle Bank (off Hilbre).
1 Osprey over Little Neston this morning, 1 Barn Owl flying by the Harp Inn this evening.
1 Osprey over Parkgate this evening.
1 Alpine Swift at Barnston, by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, still there this morning.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Parkgate Marsh.
April 19 1 Alpine Swift at Barnston, by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, still there this morning, 20 Whimbrel and 4 Common Buzzard over, swift seen again at 6pm.
12 Wheatear in horse paddocks by Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Avocet, 2 Greenshank, 2 Spotted Redshank, 500+ Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Sand Martin - Inner Marsh Farm.
6 Wheatear and 5 White Wagtail - Red Rocks.
1 Redstart (m) and 1 Whinchat (m) - Neston Old Quay.
April 18 1 Alpine Swift at Barnston, by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, still there this morning, 2 Tree Pipit over late afternoon.
1 Grasshopper Warbler showing well and reeling - Neston Reedbed.
2 Wheatear and 2 Golden Plover in full s/pl - Burton Marsh, Decca Pools, also 2 Tree Sparrow in nearby tree.
2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Warbler and 1 Merlin - Hilbre Island.
April 17 20+ Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 3 Whimbrel, 6 Little Egret, 1 Garganey (f), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Hen Harrier (f) and 1 Peregrine - Burton Marsh, Decca Pools.
1 Alpine Swift at Barnston, by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, still there at 5pm, 1 Osprey over late afternoon.
1 Common Whitethroat (first of spring, one day earlier than last year) - North Wirral Country Park.
2 Avocet, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd win), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 4 Spotted Redshank and 2 Yellow Wagtail - Inner Marsh Farm, also 1 Common Whitethroat singing.
2 Manx Shearwater and 6 Sandwich Tern - Red Rocks.
April 16 1 Hoopoe - Lingham Lane (behind Leasowe Lighthouse), seen pm towards railway on Meols side of Lighthouse.
1 Alpine Swift at Barnston, by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, still there at 5pm.
1 Swift (first of the spring, one day earlier than last year) - Red Rocks.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Parkgate.
7 Wheatear, 2 Tree Sparrow and 2 Little Grebe - Burton Marsh.
2 Avocet and 2 Yellow Wagtail - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Yellow Wagtail - Shotwick Fields.
April 15 1 Eider (fem), 3 Sandwich Tern, 4 Little Gull, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Tree Pipit, 12 Wheatear, 1 Whimbrel and 5 Brent Geese - Hilbre Island, good passage of migrants.
1 Alpine Swift still at Barnston all day, by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, 1 Grasshopper Warbler in the hedge by the car park early morning.
2 Tree Pipit - Hoylake Langfields this morning.
1 Whinchat - West Kirby.
2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear and 2 Water Rail - Red Rocks.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Tinkers Dell, Thurstaston near Visitor's Centre, also 2 White Wagtail and 11+ Wheatear in fields nearby.
1 Redstart (m), 3 Wheatear and 2 Little Egret - Parkgate.
1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart (m), 1 Tree Pipit and 12 Wheatear in horse paddocks by Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 14 2 Eider (pair), 7 Brent Geese, 1 Guillemot and 1 Wheatear - Hilbre Island.
1 Alpine Swift - Barnston by Fox & Hounds pub, just north-east of Heswall, still there at 4.15pm.
April 13 1 Alpine Swift - Barnston by Fox & Hounds pub pm, just north-east of Heswall, still showing well at 4pm.
1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (f), 1 Short-eared Owl, 20+ Little Egret and 1 Water Rail (calling) - Neston Reedbed.
1 Chough - Greasby.
April 11 6 Wheatear in field immediately behind Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 10 3,600 Redshank, 5,200 Knot and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore at high tide.
c100 Swallow, 20 house Martin, 11 Sand Martin, 37 White Wagtail and 21 Wheatear  Hoylake Langfields this morning.
6 Sandwich Terns off Red Rocks, also 1 Scandinavian Rock Pipit.
April 9 1 Osprey flew from Thurstaston towards Hilbre Island.
2 Yellow Wagtail over Hoylake centre.
30+ Swallow, 8 White Wagtail, 5 singing Willow Warbler, 7 Blackcap and 9 Wheatear - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Arctic Skua over high tide - West Kirby, 4 Red-breasted Merganser on the Marine Lake.
2 Hen Harrier just off Neston Reedbed at dusk.
April 8 2 Raven and 2 Merlin - Burton Marsh, 2 Grey Partridge in field at bottom of Denhall Lane.
3 Swallow and 1 Wheatear, 1 Goosander (m) flew past - Red Rocks.
1 Common Tern and 1 Swallow - Hilbre Island.
April 7 4 White Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Water Rail and 2 Stonechat - Red Rocks this morning.
8 little Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
12 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap and 3 Bullfinch on Wirral Way between West Kirby and Heswall this morning.
1 Short-eared Owl by Shore Road, Caldy.
4 Peregrine (looked like 2 pairs with some nice interaction between them!), 1 Great Skua, 1 Shag, c30 Brent Geese and 9 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre Island, also 1 bottle-nosed dolphin.
4 Little Owl - Heswall Fields/Thurstaston.

April Newsletter has just been published.
April 6 1 Serin - Stanley Rd, Hoylake.
10,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
6 Swallow, 3 Sand Martin and 4 Willow Warbler - West Kirby, Gilroy Nature Park.
4 Chiffchaff and 10 Goldcrest - Thurstaston, Wirral Way/Dungeon Wood.
Quite a few reports of Siskins around over the past few days including 9 today in a Heswall garden.
April 5 1 Osprey feeding on fish in sand bank between Red Rocks and Hilbre, this afternoon, it then flew to Hoylake Langfields with fish in talons, and finally flew off towards New Brighton.
6 Wheatear and 4 Goldcrest - Lingham Lane by Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 4 7 White Wagtail and 18 Wheatear - Red Rocks this morning.
5 Willow Warbler along Wirral Way by Ashton Park, West Kirby, 1 Whimbrel over in the evening.
50 Goldfinch, 1 Peregrine and 4 Golden Plover (s/pl) - Lingham Lane and Coastal Park by Leasowe Lighthouse.
April 3 1 Brambling - Thurstaston, Wirral Country Park, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap singing along the Wirral Way.
2 Willow Warbler - Lingham Lane by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Ring Ouzel in field behind Old Baths car park, Parkgate, first of the spring.
April 2 6 Willow Warbler - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Spotted Crake at Parkgate this morning, no details.
1 Swallow, 12 Sand Martin, 48 Brent Geese, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 1 Wheatear, 2 Raven, 2 Peregrine and 1 Magpie (only second ever to be ringed on Hilbre) -  Hilbre Island.
5 Brambling - Thurstaston, Wirral Country Park.
2 Sandwich Tern and 8 Great Crested Grebe off Leasowe Gunsite.
 
April 1 6 Sand Martin over Neston.
12 Wheatear, 1 Swallow and 1 White Wagtail in horse paddocks  by Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 23 Little Egret, 1 Merlin and 1 Raven -  Parkgate(south end)/Neston Marsh at high tide, probable 3 Water Pipit at the Old Quay.
Good passage of Meadow Pipit, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 56 Brent Geese (55 pale-bellied, 1 dark bellied), 4 Sand Martin, 6 Wheatear and 2 Raven - Hilbre Island.
1 Yellow Wagtail - Burton Marsh.
3 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff and 1 Fieldfare - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
4 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Spotted Redshank and 1 Peregrine - Inner Marsh Farm.
March 31 5 Wheatear, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Stonechat (m) - Hilbre Island this morning.
3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier, 2 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Spotted Redshank and several thousand Redshank -  Parkgate Marsh at high tide, another big tide which came all the way in to the wall.
2 Hen Harrier (f), 2 Spotted Redshank and 2 Wheatear - Inner Marsh Farm.
5 Water Pipit and 1 Eider (drake) - Neston Old Quay, 24 Little Egret this evening heading towards Burton.
1 Willow Warbler (first of spring!) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Lingham Lane by Leasowe Lighthouse.
12 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 28 Shoveler, 7 Wheatear, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Denhall Quay/ Burton Marsh at high tide.
4 Wheatear on cliffs by Heswall Fields.
March 30 1 Spotted Crake (very close views but difficult to see in a clump of reeds), 2 Water Rail, 1 Peregrine, and 2 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh at high tide, a very high tide blown in by a strong SW wind, 6 harvest mice seen which are very rare in Cheshire, 8 Water Pipit in field behind car park.
5 Mandarin, 1 Wood Duck and 1 Red-legged Partridge in my garden next to Stapledon Wood this afternoon!
3 Spotted Redshank and 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd sum) - Inner Marsh Farm.
20+ Water Rail, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 6+ Sand Martin, 6 Wheatear, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 50+ Skylark, 9 Little Egret, 2 Raven (picking up voles) - Burton Marsh at high tide, Water Rails were swimming up and down the flooded road!
1 Scaup (male), 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Merlin, 2 Sandwich Tern (first of the spring), 6 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail - Point of Ayr.
7 Purple Sandpiper and 50+ Turnstone on breakwater by lifeguard station - Wallasey Shore.
March 29 1 Spotted Crake (good close views of it swimming and walking on clump of reed), 1 Spotted Redshank, 23 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Swallow, 2 Water Rail, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 5 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 70 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh at high tide, tide came all the way in on flat calm day.
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 5 Short-eared Owl, 12 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Swallow - Heswall, Riverbank Rd.
2 House Martin *first of spring* and 12 Sand Martin - North Wirral CP by Leasowe Lighthouse.
7 Scaup - Hoylake Shore.
March 28 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 Short-eared Owl and 69 Brent Geese - Heswall, Riverbank Rd.
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Spotted Redshank and 120 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh at high tide, sea didn't reach Parkgate today but the high tides predicted for Thurs and Fri should bring it in over the marsh.
4,000 Knot, 1,700 Dunlin and 53 Bar-tailed Godwit - Hoylake Shore before high tide.
10+ Wheatear and 1 Swallow - North Wirral CP by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Sand Martin,  3 Gannet, 1 Scaup (drake), 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 Wheatear and 1 Merlin - Point of Ayr.
March 27 4 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail - Red Rocks, this morning.
2 Wheatear and 2 White Wagtail - North Wirral CP by Leasowe Lighthouse.
8,000 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin, 200 Grey Plover and 170 Bar-tailed Godwit - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Swallow over West Kirby by Gilroy Nature Park.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Marsh Harrier (male) - Neston Reed Bed.
15 Sand Martin, 1 Avocet, 1 Swallow and 1 Marsh Harrier - Inner Marsh Farm.
March 26 1 Water Rail, 1 wheatear and 1 Stonechat in field behind Parkgate Old Baths car park.
1 Wheatear - Neston Old Quay.
1 Wheatear, 1 Little Gull and c75 Brent Geese - Hoylake Shore.
1 Sand Martin over steelworks at Shotton for about 30mins this afternoon - first of the spring.
3 Wheatear - North Wirral CP by Leasowe Lighthouse.
26 Redwing - West Kirby, by St Bridget's Church.
March 25 6 White Wagtail and 2 Wheatear - West Kirby Shore.
78 Brent Geese, 1 Wheatear, 1 Gadwall, 6 White Wagtail, 8 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Peregrine - Hilbre Island this morning.
4 Wheatear - North Wirral CP by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Swallow - Red Rocks, first of spring.
1 Peregrine, 1,100 Grey Plover, 15 Golden Plover, c500 Curlew, 523 Shelduck and c10,000 Knot - Heswall Shore, 1 Chiffchaff singing by Target Rd.
1 Eider (drake) off New Brighton.
4 Raven and 4 singing Yellowhammer on Wirral Way by Thurstaston.
260 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy 'Wildfowl Collection' near Stapledon Wood.
March 24 1 White Wagtail and 2 Water Rail - Red Rocks.
2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Raven and 1 Stonechat - North Wirral CP by Leasowe Lighthouse, 96 Curlew in the horse paddocks.
1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
3 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Black Redstart - Heswall, Riverbank Rd.
March 23 1 Wheatear in field between Thurstaston Hill and Caldy, *first of the year**, a week later than last year.
3 Wheatear and 1 Stonechat - New Brighton near the Marine Lake, also 1 Eider (drake) offshore.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Red Rocks, 1 White Wagtail in saltmarsh and 2 Water Rail in reeds.
3 Grey Wagtail and 2 Grey Partridge - Neston Old Quay.
March 22 2 White Wagtail - Red Rocks.
69 Brent Geese (pale-bellied), 4 Purple Sandpiper, 4 White Wagtail, 200 Sanderling, 17 Little Gull, 5 Wigeon, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Red-throated Diver, 30+ Common Scoter and 2 Shag this morning - Hilbre Island, 25 Siskin flew over Little Eye.
1 Whimbrel - Red Rocks, 3 Whimbrel flew over West Kirby in afternoon.
120 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore, 10 Fieldfare and 120 Redwing at Dungeons Wood.
1 Short-eared Owl, 3 Stonechat, 4 Common Buzzard and 120 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
March 21 10 Yellowhammer between Thornton Hough and Raby (near Neston).
4,000 Knot heading out of the estuary past West Kirby.
2 Slavonian Grebe and 190 Little Gull between 0815 and 1130hrs - Hilbre Island.
12,000 Knot off Thurstaston at low tide.
2 Peregrine, 2,000 Knot, 200 Dunlin, 100 Grey Plover, 50 Ringed Plover and 80 Sanderling off Red Rocks at high tide.
March 20 637 Little Gull - Hilbre Island.
March 19 1 White Wagtail at Flint Castle, first one of the spring!
2 Brambling and 1 Short-eared Owl by Denhall Quay.
35 Bewick's Swan and 5 Whooper Swan - Shotwick Fields.
2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Raven, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Merlin and what looks like a Common/Ruddy Shelduck hybrid - Burton Marsh, Decca Pools.
3 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate Marsh this evening.
8 Stonechat - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
March 18 2 Raven, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Peregrine, 1 Common Buzzard, 2,100 Dunlin, 20 Sanderling, 500 Knot, 50 Grey Plover and 300 Curlew at Point of Ayr over high tide.
1 Little Gull off Wallasey.
1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Stonechat (pair) - Heswall, Riverbank Road.
5 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Great Crested Grebe - West Kirby Marine Lake, 130 Redshank and 30 turnstone roosting on lake wall.
66 Brent Geese, 1 Peregrine and 1 Shag - Hilbre Island.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh, Decca Pools.
45 Bewick's Swan and 6 Whooper Swan - Shotwick Fields.

The cold weather is keeping the migrants back, by this time over the past three years we had already seen our first Wheatear, Sand Martin and White Wagtail.
March 17 1 Snow Bunting - Red Rocks.
7 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Goldeneye and 1 Wigeon - West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
March 16 4,400 Knot, 5,400 Dunlin and 80 Sanderling - West Kirby Shore at high tide, 2 Stonechat (pair) on the marsh, about 30 Brent Geese around Little Eye.
6,000 Knot, 4,700 Dunlin, 39 Sanderling and 177 Grey Plover - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
8 Common Buzzard circling over Leahurst, near Neston.
March 15 2,100 Knot, 5,000 Dunlin, 250 Grey Plover and 13 Sanderling - West Kirby Shore at high tide, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Shag, 8 Goldeneye on the Marine Lake.
5,100 Knot, 3,300 Dunlin, 156 Sanderling, 240 Bar-tailed Godwit and 250 Grey Plover - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
March 14 4,000 Knot, 3,000 Dunlin and 30 Sanderling - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
130 Redshank, 20 Turnstone and 60 Dunlin on the wall of  West Kirby Marine Lake at high tide.
c50 Brent Geese flew between Hilbre and Little Eye at high tide, 82 Shelduck on the sea.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Heswall Shore.
6 Bullfinch - Thurstaston Visitor Centre, lots of Goldcrests along the Wirral Way.
88 Brent Geese, 19 Wigeon and 1 Snow Bunting -  Hilbre Island.
March 13 1 Woodcock in reed bed by Target Road, 7,600 Knot, 600 Dunlin, 250 Grey Plover, 80 Bar-tailed Godwit, 78 Golden Plover, 2,300 Redshank (inc 1 leucistic bird) and 1 Merlin - Heswall Shore, 275 Curlew and 150 Redwing in field next to Heswall Fields NT.
250 Redwing in field next to Thurstaston Visitor Centre.
154 Black-tailed Godwit, 125 Oystercatcher and 60 Wigeon in 'Caldy Wildfowl Collection', West Kirby.
1 Purple Sandpiper - Wallasey Shore.
200+ Redwing over West Kirby, this afternoon.
March 12 1,200 Redwing, 25 Lapwing and 75 Pink-footed Geese - Hoylake Shore after a heavy snow fall.
March 11 3 Grey Partridge and 1 Common Buzzard by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Barn Owl and 12 Twite - Burton Marsh.
2 Hen Harrier (1 ringtail and 1 ad male), 1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl - Parkgate Marsh, late afternoon.
15 Ruff and 1 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
March 9 1 Mediterranean Gull on railings around New Brighton Marine Lake.
Still plenty of waders at Thurstaston despite the mild weather including 12,000 Knot and 290 Bar-tailed Godwit.
1 Short-eared Owl - Inner Marsh Farm.
March 8 6 Goldeneye and 1 Scaup (male) -  West Kirby Marine Lake, 1 Little Egret and 61 Redshank in the marsh with over 200 frogs!
1 Hen Harrier (full grey male) and 1 Spotted Redshank - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 2 Stonechat (pair) - Heswall Marsh, Riverbank Road.
March 7 6 Goldeneye, 10 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Scaup (male) -  West Kirby Marine Lake.

March Newsletter now on this website.
March 6 1 Shag, 10 Goldeneye, 3 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Scaup (male) -  West Kirby Marine Lake, 3 Little egret flew over Gilroy Nature Park.
Over 60 Goldcrest busy feeding along Lang Lane, West Kirby, also 20+ Caldy Hill, seems to have been an influx over past 2 days.
March 5 1 Shag, 12 Goldeneye, 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Scaup (male) -  West Kirby Marine Lake.
c250 Meadow Pipit moving NE over West Kirby between 0630 and 0730.
10 Redwing in garden in Lower Heswall.
5 Spotted Redshank, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker and c150 Pink-footed Geese - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Barn Owl over Heswall Golf course.
1 Barn Owl - China Farm Lane, West Kirby.
March 4 At least 10,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore at low tide.
8 Goldeneye, 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Scaup (male) -  West Kirby Marine Lake.
12,000 Knot, 5,500 Dunlin, 350 Grey Plover and 200 Sanderling - Hoylake Shore.
March 3 2 Short-eared Owl off marsh by Gayton Cottage, Heswall.
2 Siskin, 1 Green Woodpecker and 153 Pink-footed Geese - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Marsh Harrier on gate post by Decca Pools, also 6 Ruff and 14 Snipe - Burton Marsh.
2 Short-eared Owl and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh over high tide, the Little Owl was in the usual place at the back of the car park.
1 Short-eared Owl flew over Red Rocks at high tide.
March 2 4 Short-eared Owl, 4 Jack Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Merlin, 8 Water Rail and 1 Rock Pipit - Parkgate Marsh over high tide, tide came right in - it has been a couple of very good days!
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 80 Brent Geese, 7 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Heswall Marsh, Riverbank Road, 8 Water Rail came out of the marsh by Target Road as the tide came in.
5 Short-eared Owl in hedge and bracken in field close to Heswall Golf club, soon after high tide.
March 1 7 Short-eared Owl (1 sitting in a hedge by golf course), 2 Goosander (f), 1 Peregrine, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Spotted Redshank, c12 Water Rail, c10 Jack Snipe, 1 Water Pipit (poss.) and 2 Grey Partridge - Parkgate Marsh over high tide, tide came right in and could well be higher tomorrow.
2 Spotted Redshank and 150 Pink-footed Geese - Inner Marsh Farm and nearby fields.
4-5 Short-eared Owl, 2 Raven, 1 Peregrine, 2 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Heswall Marsh, Riverbank Road.
4 Short-eared Owl and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
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