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April 30:

1 Wood Warbler singing in trees by footpath leading from Talbot Avenue, Brimstage, about 75 yards from road, also 4 Yellowhammer in area.
1 Wood Warbler singing early morning on Thurstaston Hill NT.
1 Redstart (fem), 6 Tree Pipit and 6 Wheatear - Red Rocks, c3 Yellow Wagtail and 1 probable fem Ring Ouzel over, 750 Common Scoter and 7 Arctic Tern off shore.
1 Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear and 1 Raven, 4 Tufted Duck still on fishing lake -  Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Garganey (pair), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and  2 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage) - Inner Marsh Farm.
Probable Bonaparte's Gull - Connah's Quay Reserve - members only.

April 29:
2 Stock Dove, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 29 Sandwich Tern, 6 Common Tern, 19 Gannet and 4 Whimbrel, 4 Tufted Duck on fishing lake - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Garganey (pair) and  4 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage) - Inner Marsh Farm.

April 28:
2 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Garden Warbler along cycle track by Deeside Industrial Estate.
1 Whimbrel, 19 Gannet, 62 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 29 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grasshopper Warbler and 2 White Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Swift over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Garden Warbler singing in Sainsbury's car park, Upton.
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Garganey (pair),  4 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage), 4 Gadwall (2 pair) and 300 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm, and 1 Sacred Ibis at mid-day which may be from the French feral population. 

April 27:
6 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 1 White Wagtail, 37 Gannet, 13 Sandwich Tern and 80+ Common Tern, 28 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Whimbrel - Leasowe Lighthouse.
c1,000 Common Scoter (out towards North Hoyle windfarm), 3,000 Dunlin and 6 Whimbrel highlights from Hilbre - for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

April 26:
3 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Arctic Skua (dark), 6 Grey Plover with four in full summer plumage), 30+ Sandwich Tern and 50+ Common Tern (possibly including some Arctic Terns but too far out to ID) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Tufted Duck - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

April 25:
1 Yellow-legged Gull - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Osprey, 3 Whimbrel, 500 Dunlin and 25 Ringed Plover  highlights from Hilbre - for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
3 Whimbrel, 6 Wheatear, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 5 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
10+ Whitethroat and 1 Raven over - Thurstaston.
2 Garganey (pair) - Inner Marsh Farm.
6 Common Tern over Shotton Pools NR.
3 Manx Shearwater and c12 Little Tern - Gronant.

April 24:
1 Garden Warbler (singing) and 2 Garganey (pair) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, Garganey still there 6pm.
4 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat and 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet flew over at 6.45am - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Swift over Moreton.
1 Raven and 1 Peregrine soaring over fields by Thurstaston.

April 23:
7 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Jack Snipe (by ponds), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat and 2 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
2 Garganey (pair) and 1 Common Sandpiper still present at 4pm, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redstart (fem) and 3 Grasshopper Warbler at 6am - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
22 Whimbrel and 10 Tree Pipit - Hilbre.
1 Ring Ouzel - Hoylake, on Kingsmead School playing field, at noon.
2 Mediterranean Gull (adults, over heading towards marshes), 30 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 5 Wheatear and 91 Carrion Crow - Heswall/Thurstaston fields.
1 Short-eared Owl over Wallasey Golf Course.
10 Waxwing by Marlowe Road, Wallasey.
4 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler and 10 Sedge Warbler - Red Rocks.
c12 Little Tern - Gronant.

April 22:
1 Ring Ouzel (male in field by Park Lane), 1 Redstart (m), 12 Yellow Wagtail, 28 White Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 10 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Lesser Whitethroat and 80+ Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Grasshopper Warbler by Shotwick Boating Lake.
10 Waxwing by Marlowe Road, Wallasey, this morning.
1 Ring Ouzel (imm male), 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail over, 6 Wheatear, 8 Sedge Warbler and 1 Reed Warbler - Red Rocks.
1 Ring Ouzel, 15 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat (male), 9 Tree Pipit, at least 6 Yellow Wagtail and 3 Whimbrel highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

April 21:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail - flying north), 1 Whimbrel, 7 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Lesser Whitethroat and 18 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) over Birkenhead Road towards Carr Lane - Meols.
2 Raven and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Deeside Industrial Estate Cycle track.
13 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare came in high from north, c100 Golden Plover flying north and 3 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks/West Kirby Marsh.
1 Firecrest - Wepre Park, in conifers near Visitor Centre.
1 Garden Warbler, 25 Willow Warbler, 15 Tree Pipit, 5 Yellow Wagtail and 5 Whimbrel highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
6 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
4 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.

April 20:
10 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 8 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2,600 Herring Gull and 46 Great Crested Grebe - Meols Shore at high tide.
1 Cuckoo *first of spring*, and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Denhall Lane, Burton Marsh.
3 Garganey (2 drake, 1 duck) and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Hobby flying towards Sealand from Saughall direction.
46 Magpie and 6 Wheatear in recently ploughed field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy, this evening.
2 Redstart (male and fem) highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
10 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.

April 19:
1 Black Redstart (fem), 1 Ring Ouzel (fem), 5 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail, 26 Sandwich Tern and 50 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse
1 Osprey over Bidston Hill, heading NW.
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Corn Bunting, 10+ Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler and 1 Ring Ouzel (imm male) - Red Rocks early morning.
31 Wheatear in field, 2 Lesser Whitethroat in hedgerow and 20 Whimbrel on the shore - Heswall/Thurstaston.
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Yellow Wagtail - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
26 Willow Warbler and 3 Whimbrel -  highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
c 300 Black Tailed Godwit, 2 Bar Tailed Godwit, 2 Peregrine, 5 Wheatear, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Greenshank, 2 Stonechat, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Yellow Legged Gull - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
1 Redstart - Wepre Park, Connah's Quay.
1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh.
3 Garganey (2 drake, 1 duck) - Inner Marsh Farm.

April 18:
1 Swift, 9 Spotted Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Sand Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat  - Inner Marsh Farm.
7 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling), 15 Wheatear and 2 Tree Pipit with c50 Meadow Pipit feeding in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse, at high tide 1 Peregrine, 68 Great Crested Grebe and 130+ Sandwich Tern, Peregrine was chasing the terns.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) over Caldy Hill heading north.
3 White Wagtail on stones by Hoylake Lifeboat Station.
6+ Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 17 Willow Warbler, 1 Ring Ouzel (imm male), 6 Tree Pipit, 3 Yellow Wagtail and 48 Redpoll - Red Rocks early morning.
3 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Cetti's Warbler - Neston Reedbed, 1 Eider (male) out on the marsh.
1 Common Tern, 200 Goldfinch, 4 Tree Pipit and 4 Yellow Wagtail over, 20 Gannet - highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

April 17:
1 Swift *first of spring* - Station Road, Burton.
5+ Grasshopper Warbler (reeling), 4 Wheatear and at least 12 Little Gull feeding quite close in - Leasowe Lighthouse, also 25 Sandwich Tern at high tide.
300 Black Tailed Godwit, 6 Whooper Swan, 5 Greenshank, 5 Wheatear, 4 Avocet, 3 Spotted Redshank, 2 Peregrine, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Garden Warbler - Connah's Quay Reserve.

April 16:
1 Hobby flew over field next to Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
10+ Wheatear, 3 Tree Pipit (over), 8 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Gannet, 30+ Sandwich Tern, 30+ Great Crested Grebe and 2 Little Gull, lots of singing Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs - Leasowe Lighthouse.
49 Waxwing - West Kirby, 2pm, in sycamore tree on Blackhorse Hill, briefly before flying off north.
2 Grasshopper Warbler and 13 White Wagtail - Red Rocks.
1 Short-eared Owl over Wallasey Golf club, 8.30am.
1 Osprey over Liscard, early afternoon, heading north.
1 Osprey over Saughall, late morning.
7 Yellow Wagtail - Shotwick Fields, 1 Grasshopper Warbler near the reservoirs.
29 Wheatear and 15 White Wagtail in ploughed fields either side of Wirral Way, Thurstaston/Heswall.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.

April 15:
30+ Brambling (very vocal including two singing birds), 6 Spotted Redshank, 1 Ruff, 4 Avocet, 1 Merlin over and 1 ringtail Hen Harrier - Inner Marsh Farm.
12 Gannet, 1 Peregrine and 6 Wheatear (on rocks by Lifeboat), only 8 White Wagtails today - Hoylake Shore.
42 Sandwich Tern on groyne - New Brighton, many more over the River Mersey.
7 Redpoll, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Redstart (fem), 41 Gannet, 46 Sandwich Tern, 100+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Gull and 1 Razorbill - Leasowe Lighthouse at high tide.
10 White Wagtail and 38 Wheatear in ploughed fields either side of Wirral Way, Thurstaston/Heswall, also 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
35 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
8 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields.
4 Goosander (2 pair), a Tree Pipit was trapped and ringed - highlights from Hilbre - for more details see 
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

April 14:
2 Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 86 Gannet, 74 Sandwich Tern, c90 Common Scoter and 32 Great Crested Grebe - Leasowe Lighthouse at high tide, 6 Wheatear and 4 White Wagtail this evening.
59 White Wagtail, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 3 Sedge Warbler (singing) - Red Rocks.
54 White Wagtail on beach, 46 Gannet off shore - Hoylake.
100+ Gannet, 7 Red-throated Diver, 30 Common Scoter, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Goosander (male) and 38 Sandwich Tern highlights from Hilbre - for more details see 
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Water Rail calling, 1 Cetti's Warbler singing, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Reedbed and adjacent fields.

April 13:
2 Grasshopper Warbler reeling by duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling by scrub field - Dove Point, Meols.
2 Cetti's Warbler - Neston Reedbed, both singing, one seen, 1 Grasshopper Warbler by the sewage works.
20 Swallow and 6 White Wagtail - ploughed field next to Wirral Way, Thurstaston.

April 12:
5 White Wagtail and 1 Sedge Warbler (singing) - Red Rocks.
120 Gannet - Hilbre.

April 11:
72 White Wagtail and 6 Wheatear off marsh, 2 Reed Warbler in the reeds, 1 Peregrine sitting on the sand bank - Red Rocks
An additional 107 White Wagtail - Hoylake Shore, 2 Wheatear by Lifeboat Station and 1 Gannet offshore.
16 Wheatear, 2 Grey Partridge and 1 Whitethroat - Heswall (Target Road/Wirral Way.
1 Grasshopper Warbler on marsh by Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Whinchat (male) - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank and 8 Redpoll - Leasowe Lighthouse.

April 10:
Still about 200 White Wagtail - Hoylake Shore.
128 White Wagtail  on beach, 2 Reed Warbler in the reeds, 1 Whitethroat - Red Rocks, 23 Wheatear in the marsh.
14 Wheatear in field by Wirral Way - Thurstaston, also 2 Whitethroat and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
12 Wheatear and 6 White Wagtail -  Leasowe Lighthouse area, 1 Common Sandpiper in field by ponds (Lingham Lane).
c50 Redpoll and 8 Sandwich Tern highlights from Hilbre - for more details see  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/, see also a great group photo of six Redpolls being held after being ringed.
5 Wheatear - Oakenholt Marsh.

April 9:
Total of c400 White Wagtail - Red Rocks/Hoylake Shore (possibly over 500 present but birds circulating whilst feeding on large numbers of sand flies so difficult to estimate).
2 Yellow Wagtail (in field by railway line), 1 (prob 2) Redstart, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 17 Willow Warbler, 2 Whimbrel and 11 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
1 Redstart (m) - Ditton Lane, Moreton (east side of Pasture Road).
1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Ring Ouzel (m) - Hoylake Langfields.
2 Redstart, 9 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 129 Redpoll highlights from a busy Red Rocks early morning.
98 Black-tailed Godwit on Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
6 Avocet and 1 Marsh Harrier (male) - Inner Marsh Farm, Marsh Harrier later seen over Burton Marsh.
1 Redstart, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 24 Willow Warbler and 2 Tree Pipit over - Hoylake seafront.
1 Serin in field by Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, also 7 Wheatear.
1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre.
1 Whitethroat bottom of Marshlands Road, Neston.
1 Hen Harrier - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

April 8:
2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Wheatear and 4 White Wagtail highlights from Hilbre - for more details see  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Grasshopper Warbler (singing), 1 Redstart and 1 Reed Warbler (singing), 14 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit, 50 Meadow Pipit and 31 White Wagtail on the beach - Red Rocks/West Kirby Shore before fog closed in this morning.
Both the Grasshopper Warblers and Reed Warbler are very early.
1 Common Whitethroat, 27 White Wagtail, 4 Wheatear and 3 Sand Martin - ploughed field on seaward side of Wirral Way - Thurstaston at 4pm, also 1 Raven over and at least 3,000 Redshank on the shore.
5 Common Buzzard circling over Pensby this afternoon.
5 Wheatear - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
4 Wheatear, 1 Hen Harrier and 4 Wheatear - Burton Point, this evening.
3 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Avocet and 2 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.

April 7:
67 Brent Geese highlight from Hilbre - for more details see  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
300 Sand Martin - Inner Marsh Farm, a record for the site, also 1 Short-eared Owl.

April 6:
7 Waxwing feeding in berry bush by Thurstaston Road (about 300 yards from Anchor Pub, near junction to Lyndhurst Road), Irby, between 8.20am and 9am.
3 Whimbrel over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, also 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail over late afternoon.
13 Chiffchaff along Wirral Way between West Kirby and Heswall Fields NT.
3 singing Blackcap and 2 singing Willow Warbler around Thurstaston area, 10 Shelduck in one ploughed field.
24 White Wagtail - Hoylake Shore.

April 5:
19 Waxwing on house roof on Thurstaston Road (about 300 yards from Anchor Pub, Thurstaston direction), Irby, at 8am but no sign later in the morning but a Peregrine was in the area, still plenty of berries.
19 Wheatear on Hoylake Langfields (many on ploughed field at Hoylake end of Carr Lane).
1 White Wagtail, 6 Chiffchaff and 14 Willow Warbler - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
c20 Whooper Swan still on Shotwick Fields.

April 4:
19 Waxwing on house roof on Thurstaston Road (about 300 yards from Anchor Pub, Thurstaston direction), Irby, at 10am, still present at 4pm - seem to be plenty of berries around so they should stay awhile.
1 Water Rail calling - Parkgate Marsh.
51 Golden Plover (many in summer plumage), 2 Wheatear and 2 Sand Martin - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.

April 3:
6 White Wagtail and 9 Wheatear, 120+ Meadow Pipit feeding on the  mud like waders - West Kirby Shore.
22 Wheatear on ploughed field next to Carr Lane, Hoylake Langfields, also 1 Redstart where Carr lane crosses River Birket.
19 Waxwing feeding on berry tree next to road - Mill Hill Road, Irby, 200 yards north of Church, this morning and still there 3pm.
30 Wheatear, 1 Merlin and 12 Willow Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse, 1 Greenshank on groyne.
1 Tree Pipit - Hoylake shore, over.
4 Wheatear seen from path between Oldfield Farm and Thurstaston Church.
5 Brambling still coming to garden feeder in Thingwall.
4 Avocet - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Greenshank - Heswall Marsh.

April 2:
68 Little Gull, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Sandwich Tern, 82 Brent Geese, 1 Merlin, 10 Willow Warbler, c25 Chiffchaff, 1 Ring Ouzel, 7 Swallow, 9 Sand Martin and 5 House Martin highlights from Hilbre - for more details see  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/(some nice photos of the ring Ouzel on the blog).
8 Willow Warbler and 12 Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Visitor Centre.
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, in Zone 3 goods entrance to BASF in berry bearing tree.
1 Osprey over, 42 Wheatear in Horse Paddocks, 22 Wheatear on the embankment - Leasowe Lighthouse, also 3 Willow Warbler and 1 Redstart (male).
1 Ring Ouzel (male), 20+ Wheatear, 23 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 5 Buzzard, 14 White Wagtail, 56 Golden Plover (several in summer plumage) and 1 Raven - Thurstaston/Heswall Fields and Wirral Way, Ring Ouzel and many Wheatears in field by Farm Shop on Station Road.
2 Tree Creeper - Dungeon Wood, Thurstaston.
39 Wheatear and 2 Ring Ouzel (male and female) - Hoylake Langfields, on ploughed field.
1 Great Skua - Hoylake shore, evening.
1 Osprey over Upton, this afternoon.

April 1:
5 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow and 2 House Martin - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail - Hoylake Shore, by Lifeboat Station.
1 Hooded Crow, 200 Little Gull and 1 Common Sandpiper - Hilbre.
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, in Zone 3 goods entrance to BASF in berry bearing tree.
16 Waxwing - Heswall, by British Legion on Pensby Road this afternoon but no sign at 4pm.

March 31:
A massive 651 Little Gull and 228 Gannet, also 3 Goosander and 3 Sandwich Tern  highlights from Hilbre - for more details see  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff and 4 Blackcap along Wirral Way between Neston and Parkgate.
1 Cetti's Warbler heard - Neston Reedbed, 2 Wheatear inland.
c40 Gannet in 10 minutes - Hoylake Shore after high tide, blowing Force 7 down there!
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, in Zone 3 goods entrance to BASF in berry bearing tree, this morning.
1 Greenshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Heswall Shore.

March 30:
3 Little Gull, 8 Gannet, 92 Great Crested Grebe and 6 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse at high tide.
10 Wheatear along sea wall between Harrison Drive and Leasowe Lighthouse late morning, also 1 Sandwich Tern.
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, in Zone 3 goods entrance to BASF in berry bearing tree, this morning.
1 Willow Warbler in song - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 475 Curlew, 4000 Redshank, 210 Grey Plover, 50 Golden Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven -  Heswall Shore over high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) hunting over the pools, also 2 Avocet - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Inner Marsh Farm.

March 29:
1 Ring Ouzel in paddocks west of - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Osprey over Grange Hill, West Kirby, this morning heading north-east.
1 Osprey over Newton, headed towards Greasby, this afternoon.
At least 1,700 Meadow Pipit up to mid-day, also 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Willow Warbler and 10 Gannet  highlights from Hilbre - for more details see  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, in Zone 3 goods entrance to BASF in berry bearing tree, showing well this afternoon.
3250 Redshank (inc 1 leucistic), 180 Curlew, 58 Golden Plover, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Partridge, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (singing at Banks Rd car park) -  Heswall Shore over high tide.

March 28:
3 Wheatear, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Greenshank in gully by groyne, 1 Peregrine on the sand bank and at least 200 Meadow Pipits though - Leasowe Lighthouse, this morning.
5 Wheatear, 5 Sand Martin, 20+ Chiffchaff and a good movement of Meadow Pipits - Red Rocks early morning.
11 Chiffchaff along Wirral way between West Kirby and Dungeon Wood.
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, in Zone 3 goods entrance to BASF in berry bearing tree, showing early morning and late afternoon.
2 Little Ringed Plover, 300 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.

March 27:
1 Little ringed Plover - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Greenshank, 62 Golden Plover, 3 Little Egret, 18 Meadow Pipit, 11 Pied Wagtail, 5 Wheatear, 5 Chiffchaff, 9 Sand Martin - Heswall Shore and adjacent field.
3 Wheatear, 1 Swallow and 3 Sand Martin, 1 Greenshank in gully by groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse, this morning.
1 Wheatear perched on roof of Old Quay pub, also 65 Black-tailed Godwit - Parkgate.
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, in Zone 3 goods entrance to BASF in berry bearing tree, present all day.
14 Chiffchaff singing and 20 Fieldfare along Wirral way between Parkgate and Gayton.

March 26:
3 House Martin over, 2 Wheatear in horse paddocks, also 2 Chiffchaff singing and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - Leasowe Lighthouse, this morning.
1 Greenshank, 52 Golden Plover, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest - Heswall Shore.
c600 Meadow Pipit, 12 Sand Martin, 5 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail highlights from Hilbre - for more details see  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
3 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Estate, present all day in Zone 3 entrance to BASF.
40+ sand martins and 1 Swallow - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Hen Harrier (fem/ringtail), 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 male Stonechat - Burton Marsh.

March 25:
6 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin *first of spring*, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Spotted Redshank, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) 3 Buzzard and 1 Little Grebe - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 House Martin, 5 Redpoll and 3 Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Visitor Centre.
2 Raven, 3 Sand Martin and 1 Crossbill - Red Rocks, 50 Common Scoter off shore.
10 Sand Martin and 21 Redpoll highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Sand Martin over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 ringtail Hen Harrier and 70 Black-tailed Godwit - Parkgate Marsh.

March 24:
1 Ring Ouzel (male) - Hoylake Langfields, early morning.
4 Wheatear and 9 White Wagtail - West Kirby Shore.
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Goosander (pair), 3 Eider (incl 1 drake), 1 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin and 3 Wheatear highlights from Hilbre, 2 Merlin yesterday - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.

March 23:
1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 4 Wheatear and 3 White Wagtail - Neston Reedbed and adjacent fields.
8 Chiffchaff and 2 Blackcap between West Kirby and Thurstaston along Wirral Way.
5,250 Herring Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 18 Great Black-backed Gull - Dove Point, Meols at high tide, no sign of 'probable American Herring Gull' but visibility not brilliant.
2 Raven and 4 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Water Rail heard and 1 probable Marsh Harrier (light was too poor to be certain) - Neston Old Quay, this evening.

March 22:
1 ad male Hen Harrier, 1 Raven, 1 Peregrine, 25 Little Egret, 4 Sand Martin and 2 Wheatear - Burton Marsh.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - off Cottage Lane, Gayton over high tide.
40-50 Brent Geese on sea between Middle and Little Eye.
13 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon - New Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Cetti's Warbler heard calling and 1 Water Rail - Neston Reedbed.

March 21:
1 Richard's Pipit - Neston Old Quay at high tide.
16 Scaup, c40 Scoter and c80 Great Crested Grebe - Dove Point, Meols.
1 probable American Herring Gull (1st winter) - Hoylake Shore, seen from Lifeboat Station then by Bird Rock as the tide started to go out, also 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 150 Scoter, c30 Scaup, 25 Goldeneye and 9 Red-throated Diver.
7 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 60 Pink-footed Geese and 16 Red-breasted Merganser - off Heswall Golf club over high tide.

March 20:
1 Swallow *first of spring* - Hilbre, also 2 Merlin.
6 Short-eared Owl, 1 Water Rail and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) off Heswall Golf club over high tide, c70 Pink-footed Geese over flying north.
2 Velvet Scoter (pair) off Hoylake, flying east, also 2 Gannet.
1 possible American Herring Gull (1st winter) - Meols Shore.
2 Stonechat, 1 Merlin over - Red Rocks.
5 Short-eared Owl, 4 Raven (one pair were displaying over 'Sheldrakes'), 2 Rock Pipit and 1 Merlin - Heswall, Riverbank Road, Chiffchaff singing nearby.

March 19:
2 Sandwich Tern, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Red-throated Divers, 4 Little Gull and 2 Gannet highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 possible American Herring Gull (1st winter) - Meols Shore, flew out to sea about mid-day.
1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine and 21 Common Scoter off Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Green Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Hen Harrier, 1 Merlin, 4 Raven (2 pair) and 27 Red-breasted Merganser - Heswall, Riverbank Road.
6 Redpoll - Thurstaston Visitor Centre.

March 18:
162 Great Crested Grebe on the sea and c50 Common Scoter flying west - Dove Point, Meols.
250 Black-tailed Godwit - Parkgate Marsh, 2 Chiffchaff by the Wirral Way.
2 Wheatear - West Kirby Shore, 1 Short-eared Owl this afternoon (seen from Hilbre).
430 Curlew, 1600 Redshank (inc leucistic bird), 73 Golden Plover, 55 Grey Plover, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 1 Lesser Redpoll (flew over), 1 Chiffchaff - Heswall Shore.
30+ Golden Plover, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Avocet, 3 Spotted Redshank and 4 Shoveler - Inner Marsh Farm.
12 Waxwing - Heswall.

March 17:
1 Blackcap singing along Wirral Way, West Kirby.
1 Water Rail - Neston Reed Bed.
4 Avocet, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 3 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
190 Brent Geese, 200 Shelduck, 450 Curlew, 240 Turnstone highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

March 16:
1 Willow Warbler *first of spring* (one singing plus three 'probables') - Leasowe Lighthouse, also 12 Redwing, 18 Fieldfare and 1 Greenshank.
450 Curlew, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 120 Grey Plover, 37 Golden Plover - Heswall Shore.
10 Avocet, 2 Sand Martin, 1  Hen Harrier and 3 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm.
110 Black-tailed Godwit and 5 Pink-footed Geese flying NW high - Parkgate Marsh, 1 Water Rail calling this evening.
1 Chiffchaff - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Wheatear on the inland side of Neston Reed Bed, 1 Chiffchaff this evening.
1 Wheatear, 2 Sand Martin and 250 Meadow Pipit highlights from Hilbre - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

March 15:
210 Black-tailed Godwit - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate, 8 Redwing singing in tree tops by Wirral Way.
Steady passage of Meadow Pipits over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, this morning, c50 per hour.
1 Cetti's Warbler heard singing in gorse near Neston Reed Bed.

March 14:
1 Cetti's Warbler heard in reed bed off Marshlands estate, Neston, this morning.
2 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail and 5 Stonechat - West Kirby Marsh.
37 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Tree Sparrow - Red Rocks.
1 Sandwich Tern reported from Hilbre.
4 Avocet and 1 Kingfisher - Inner Marsh Farm.

March 13:
3 Wheatear *first of  Spring * -  West Kirby Marsh, 9.30am, at 11am another 2 Wheatear on golf course and 1 Sand Martin over.
1 Wheatear in field just east  of Dove Point, Meols.
3 Wheatear in field east of caravan park, 1 Greenshank by groyne - Meols Shore.
1 Sand Martin and 2 Wheatear - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Snow Bunting on sea wall west of Leasowe Lighthouse, 1 Chiffchaff in the trees by pond.
200+ Black-tailed Godwit - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Raven over Lower Heswall this morning, calling loudly.
192 Brent Geese, 4 Little Gull and 1 White Wagtail - Hilbre.
1 Sand Martin flew along Hoylake Shore.
1 Wheatear - Bird Rock, Red Rocks.
1 (possibly 2) Cetti's Warbler singing south end of Neston Reed Bed.
20+ Redwing in Stapledon Wood, Caldy, 52 Magpie in nearby field.

March 12:
3 Sand Martin *first of spring* - Hilbre, six days earlier than last year, highlights from Hilbre over the past few days include 86 Little Gulls (11th), 1 Great Northern Diver and 48 Gannets (10th) and 12 Red-throated Divers (9th) - for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 White Wagtail north of Pinfold steps, 3 Stonechat in the dunes - West Kirby Shore.
1 White Wagtail in horse paddocks with c30 Pied Wagtail, also 14 Fieldfare and 1 Greenshank by groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.

March 11:
1 White Wagtail *first of spring* - south end of West Kirby Marine Lake.
63 Black-tailed Godwit and 19 Teal - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, 4 Buzzard overhead and 5 Hares in the fields.
2 Avocet - Inner Marsh Farm, first of the year.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Hoylake Shore.

March 10:
At least 39 Little Gull, 58 Gannet, 1 Black-throated Diver, 19 Red-throated Diver, 11 Red-breasted Merganser, 75 Kittiwake and 60 Guillemot - Hoylake Shore.
2 Spotted Redshank, 40 Pink-footed Geese over - Inner Marsh Farm.

March 9:
2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad) and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Hoylake Shore.
Reports of many Siskins coming to garden feeders.

March 8:
2 Peregrine, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Water Rail - Burton Marsh.
1 Peregrine over old baths car park in Parkgate.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Merlin - Neston Old Quay.

March 7:
1 Eider (drake), 40+ Scaup, 35 Goldeneye, c120 Common Scoter, 4,000 Knot, 2 Yellow-legged Gull and 1 sum/pl Mediterranean Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide.

March 6:
5 Common Buzzard and 2 Raven - Frankby (over Larton Livery).
47 Scaup and 1 Greenshank - Hoylake, off new Lifeboat Station.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Grey Wagtail - Neston Sewage Works.
1 Raven mobbing a Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Neston Marsh.

March 5:
2 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay.

March 4:
250 Black-tailed Godwit - Parkgate, Boathouse Flash.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 2 Short-eared Owl - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
155 Brent Geese and 5 Red-throated Diver - Hilbre.

March 3:
1 Barn Owl - Parkgate Old Baths this afternoon.
720 Black-tailed Godwit and at least 20,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore, this afternoon.
1 Hen Harrier and 2-3 Short-eared Owl - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.

March 2:
44 Scaup, 40 Common Scoter and 96 Great Crested Grebe - Dove Point, Meols, at high tide.
1 Greenshank, 230 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Golden Plover, 65 Grey Plover, 450 Curlew, 1 leucistic Redshank, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven - Heswall Shore as the tide came in.
270 Black-tailed Godwit, 240 Bar-tailed Godwit and c15,000 Knot - Thurstaston Shore after high tide.
1 Whimbrel seen and heard over Wallasey Golf Club.
350 Bar-tailed Godwit flew NE - Hilbre.

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