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April 30
6 Wheatear in field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
70+ Wheatear, 2 Redstart, 7 Whinchat, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Short-eared Owl between horse paddocks west of Leasowe Lighthouse and Leasowe Castle.
4 Wheatear in paddock by Meols Station.
1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Wheatear - Gilroy Nature Park.
2 Yellow Wagtail along cycle track - Deeside to Sealand, also plenty of warblers and hirundines.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Cuckoo heard calling - Dungeon Wood, Thurstaston, also 1 Lesser Whitethroat along Wirral Way.
8 Avocet, 4 Little Gull, 2 White Wagtail, 2 Lesser Redpoll and 1 Common Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Wheatear in field by Church Farm - Thurstaston.
30+ Willow Warbler and 1 Redstart - Hoylake sea-front gardens.
3 Redstart,  50 Willow Warbler, 20 Wheatear (Greenland) - Hilbre.

April 29
1 Whimbrel in horse paddock - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear - Dove Point, Meols, by coast guard station.
1 Whimbrel and 1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Whinchat (male) in field off Station Road, Burton, on left on marsh side of railway.
1 Great White Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

April 28
3 Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park.
20+ Gannet off Meols.
1 Black Redstart lighthouse end Park Lane in small field, 3 Wheatear and 1 Whimbrel in horse paddocks this morning, 3 Wheatear, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Swift over, 1 White Wagtail and 2 Peregrine on the shore this afternoon. - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear on rocks by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.
1 Wheatear - Thurstaston.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Great White Egret, 5 White Wagtail at Donkey Stand Flash, also 1 Raven - Parkgate Marsh, 9 Wheatear on Heswall GC.
6 Whimbrel, 1 Redstart (male) and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.
1 Ring Ouzel - Queensferry (no other details).
3 Wheatear on beach - Leasowe Gunsite.
20 Avocet, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
12 Sandwich Tern and 1 Whimbrel - New Brighton.

April 27
20 Avocet, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail and 4 Spotted Redsank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
8 White Wagtail and 1 Spoonbill Donkey Stand Flash, 1 Great White Egret Boathouse Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
3 Common Sandpiper and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Gilroy Nature Park.
2 Yellow Wagtail on golf course - Hoylake Langfields, lots of Sedge Warblers.
1 Grasshopper Warbler along Wirral Way, Thurstaston.
5 Wheatear - Heswall Golf Course.
1 Redstart - Leasowe Lighthouse.

April 26
1 Swift (first of spring!!), 12 Wheatear (6 on groyne, 6 in horse paddocks), 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Whimbrel (on shore by groyne) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Swift - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Swift, 1 Garganey (male), 1 Whimbrel, 5 Spotted Redshank, 18 Avocet, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Ruff (fem), 2 Little Ringed Plover and 6 Yellow Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields.
5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Swift and 2 White Wagtail - Gilroy Nature Park.
10 Wheatear at 1120am which quickly flew through - Red Rocks.
1 Swift, 1 Tree Pipit and 6 Wheatear - Hilbre.
2 Wheatear on rocks by Lifeboat Station - Hoylake.

April 25
1 Great White Egret, 1 Wheatear and 1 Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill  - Parkgate Marsh.
7 Wheatear on sea wall this morning - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Osprey over Hoylake.

April 24
Report of White Storks seen this morning in a field in Frankby!!
2 Tree Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Tree Sparrow, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whimbrel, 7 Spotted Redshank, 20 Avocet and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Lesser Whitethroat - Thurstaston, along Wirral Way.
c18 Whimbrel - Hilbre.
1 Wheatear on Heswall Golf course, 1 Raven over the marsh.
1 Rough-legged Buzzard (sub-ad) over Heswall Fields NT flying NW this morning.
1 Great White Egret off Neston Reedbed.
1 Spoonbill and 2 White Wagtail - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate.
2 Common Sandpiper - Connah's Quay Reserve.

April 23
1 Redstart, 12 Willow Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit over, 4 Little Tern, 25 Gannet and 400 Knot (flew past NE) - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse in field on left as you drive up to Lighthouse and 1 Whimbrel on the shore, 6 warbler species recorded in 15 minutes this morning!
15 White Wagtail on shore next to Lifeboat Station and 14 Gannet offshore - Hoylake Shore.
1 Wheatear - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Great White Egret - Neston Marsh.
1 Garden Warbler plus good selection of other warblers, c20 Tufted Duck in the pools by cycle path - Deeside Industrial Estate.
1 Yellow Wagtail - Shotwick Fields.

April 22
6 White Stork in field at Holywell, this is a genuine record, they were also seen and photographed by Alan Davies flying over Llandudno!!
15 Sandwich Tern, 3 Gannet, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Peregrine, 4 White Wagtail and 2 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
12+ White Wagtail, 1 Raven flew inland, 1 Spoonbill and 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Osprey over Heswall Fields NT heading NW this morning, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling next to pond and 1 Lesser Whitethroat along Wirral Way.
2 Whitethroat, 2 Common Sandpiper and 3 Yellow Wagtail - Shotwick Lake/Resr.
1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Reedbed.
2 Whimbrel, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 imm Kittiwake (on the rocks), 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Wheatear and several Gannet including 5 which flew into the estuary - Hilbre.

April 21
35 White Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 175 Meadow Pipit - Hoylake Shore.
6 White Wagtail in field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling in first gorse thicket west of Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spoonbill and 1 Great White Egret (flew off to Neston Marsh) - Parkgate Marsh, Donkey Stand Flash.
4 Yellow Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands, 5 Avocet and 2 Yellow Wagtail at IMF.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling near entry gate to Burton Point path - Burton Marsh.

April 20
2 Tree Sparrow, 1 Yellowhammer singing, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Grey Partridge observed from cycle track between Deeside and Sealand this morning.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Short-eared Owl which flew towards Burton Marsh, 1 Whimbrel over, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Avocet and singing Grasshopper Warbler and Sedge Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Wheatear in horse paddocks this morning, 1 Whimbrel over this afternoon - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling in bramble thicket - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling in hedge between Heswall Fields NT and Wirral Way, this afternoon, 1 Common Scoter on the shore.
8 Sandwich Tern, 1 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail - Point of Ayr.
21 Stock Dove and 1 Wheatear in field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
2 Peregrine (juv and ad), 50+ Gannet, 100+ Sandwich Tern, 2 Whimbrel and 80 Sanderling - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

April 19
1 Redstart (male) by Wirral Way at Riverbank Road, Heswall, at 8.30am.
1 Ashy-headed wagtail showing again today, also 19 Avocet, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
8 Wheatear on ploughed field - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Spoonbill and 1 White Wagtail - Parkgate Marsh.

April 18
65 Sandwich Tern and 18 Gannet - Red Rocks at high tide.
1 Ashy-headed Wagtail 'flava' - M f cinereocapilla (see photo below), 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sedge Warbler (singing), 12 Avocet and 5 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
60 Guillemot, 20 Razorbill, 150 Sandwich Tern, 15 Common Tern, 100 Gannet, 10 Common Scoter, 1 Greenshank and 62 Brent Geese - Hilbre.

April 17
Large seabird movement this morning off Hoylake including at least 3 Puffin, 570+ Guillemot, 380+ Razorbill, 15 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar and many Kittiwakes, Gannets and Sandwich Terns.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 16 Avocet, 9 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Ruff and 300 Black-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
14 Chiffchaff recorded singing in Thurstaston/Heswall/Wirral Way area.

April 16
250 Sandwich Tern off New Brighton on the ebbing tide this morning.
1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Yellow Wagtail in recently ploughed field and 2 Water Rail being pursued by a moorhen - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Lesser Whitethroat - Cubbins Green, West Kirby.
32 Sandwich Tern off Red Rocks this evening.

April 15
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 White Wagtail and 2 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Eider (drake), 50 Brent Geese, 100+ Sandwich Tern and 2 Common Tern - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Sedge Warbler and 1 Whitethroat in fields by Sealand.
1 Spoonbill by Donkey Stand Flash, also 5 White Wagtail and 2 Short-eared Owl this evening 
1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.

April 14
2 Yellow Wagtail in horse paddocks west of sewage works - Meols.
1 Sedge Warbler - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Cuckoo by 'duck pond' *first of spring*, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Little Gull, 2 Wheatear, 2 Peregrine (pair mating on sand bank!!) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great White Egret, 7 Spotted Redshank, 17 Avocet and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Ring Ouzel (fem - flew off towards Hilbre), 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler and 30 Willow Warbler - Red Rocks.
1 Wheatear and 29 Stock Dove in recently ploughed field by Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
2 Marsh Harrier (incl ad male) - Inner Marsh Farm Hide.
200 Sandwich Tern and 4 Common Tern - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

April 13
1 Great White Egret, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Hen Harrier, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Redshank, 12 Avocet, 2 Knot, 100 Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands, 300 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Ruff at IMF.
5+ Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail, 3 Swallow and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spoonbill feeding in gutter with 2 Little Egrets, also 1 Eider (drake), 23 Sand Martin, 33 Swallow, 4 White Wagtail, 16 Little Gull, 60 Sandwich Tern, 50 Gannet and 104 Brent Geese (incl 2 dark-bellied) - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
3 Whimbrel over - Hoylake Langfields.
2 Wheatear - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Osprey over Tesco, Heswall centre, heading NE.

April 12
1 Yellow Wagtail between Deeside and Sealand.
2 Little Ringed Plover and 8 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands, another Little Ringed Plover and 2 Water Rail seen from Inner Marsh Farm hide.

April 11
2 Ring Ouzel (male and fem) in horse paddocks this morning west of Leasowe Lighthouse (between the two kissing gates), male still there at 6pm.
1 Spoonbill by Donkey Stand Flash - Parkgate Marsh.
12 Little Gull and 5+ SandwichTern - New Brighton at high tide.

April 10
1 Hen Harrier flew very close to Denhall Lane - Burton Marsh, this morning.
1 Greenshank, 1 Whitethroat singing along Lingham Lane, 1 Wheatear horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, this morning. 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Marsh Harrier (ad fem), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 7 Ruff, 14 Avocet and 5 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Merlin, 2 Stonechat and 1 Wheatear - Parkgate Marsh.

April 9
1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied) on the sea and 1 Twite with the Linnet flock - Leasowe Lighthouse.
7 Short-eared Owl off Cottage Lane, Gayton, at high tide.
1 Brambling on feeders this morning, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Short-eared Owl, 15 House Martin, 1 Spotted Redshank and 3 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Yellow Wagtail, 13 Avocet,  1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Wheatear and 2 White Wagtail - Inner Marsh Farm.
8 Short-eared Owl, 42 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, 115 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Raven and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Marsh.
1 Spoonbill 15 yds from prom this afternoon - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate, also 3 Siskin on garden feeder in Parkgate.

April 8
1 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Common Snipe flushed from sand dunes - Leasowe Lighthouse.
80+ Brent Geese - Little Eye.
2 Whimbrel and 5 Fieldfare - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Spoonbill, 8 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier, 2 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Ruff (fem) - Gilroy Nature Park West Kirby.
1 Osprey, 1 Garganey, 3 Brent Geese plus 4 White-fronted Geese and 200 Pink-footed Geese over, also 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 White Wagtail and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh, 3 Wheatear at Burton Point.
50 Pink-footed Geese flew NE over Meols.
2 Peregrine - Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Kingfisher - Bagillt Colliery Reserve, House Martins flying in and out of the Old Colliery building.
12 Brent Geese flushed by tide, flew towards Hilbre, also 300 Pink-footed Geese flew NW and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Neston Marsh.

April 7
16 Avocet, 3 Spotted Redshank and 1 Spoonbill (imm) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill (early morning), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier, 130 Pink-footed Geese and 8 Red-breasted Merganser - Parkgate Marsh.
67 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Peregrine landed on the shore and 2 very distant Sandwich Tern - Leasowe Lighthouse, this morning.
88 Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
4 Short-eared Owl off Cottage Lane Gayton at high tide.
1 Wheatear on beach by Target Road, Heswall.

April 6
1 Garganey (drake), 2 Greenshank, 7 Spotted Redshank, 10 Avocet and 2 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 House Martin - Gayton.
3 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse, this morning.
65 Little Gull, 25 Kittiwake, 65 Common Scoter, 23 Gannet, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Guillemot and 2 Sandwich Tern- Hilbre.
6 Sand Martin over Carr Lane, Meols, this afternoon.

April 5
80 Brent Geese, 1 Little Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Swallow, 22 Common Scoter and 1 Red-throated Diver - Hilbre.
1 Greenshank on groyne and 1 Wheatear in horse paddocks this morning, 1 Short-eared Owl this evening - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Sandwich Tern in Mersey mouth - New Brighton.
1 White Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Barn Owl flew over Telegraph road Thurstaston side of Heswall.

April 4
1 House Martin (first of spring!), 5 Swallow, 14 Avocet, 2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands/Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Whimbrel heard - Heswall Shore.

April 3
1 Ring Ouzel (male) in field next to path going from Wirral Way to Dungeon Wood, also 3 Willow Warbler and 2 Swallow.
2 Wheatear and 2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
1 Osprey over Burton Mere Wetlands at 6.15pm.
1 Spoonbill and 1 Merlin - Parkgate Marsh.

April 2
14 Avocet, 6 Spotted Redshank, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 2 Sand Martin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Ring Ouzel (male) in field south of Park Lane, Meols, this afternoon, still showing well at 3.20pm, 1 Short-eared Owl this evening.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Neston Reed Bed.

April 1
2 Sandwich Tern, 21 Gannet and 10,800 Knot - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Common Whitethroat *first of spring* - Hoylake, a week earlier than last year.
1 Spoonbill, some disturbance on the marsh possibly caused by a fox - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank on groyne and 1 Willow Warbler singing by duck pond, also 150 Bar-tailed Godwit, 300 Knot (flew north) and c150 Sanderling - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Bittern showing every now again, 3 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 3 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
16 Avocet and 15 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
1 (prob 2) Twite with Linnets - Denhall Lane, Burton Marsh.

March 31
10 Avocet,1 Greenshank, 12 Ruff, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Sand Martin and 14 Swallow - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
1 Spoonbill and 1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Avocet - Thurstaston Shore this morning.
1 Twite, 1 Greenshank and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Bittern showed well at 1pm, also 10 Spotted Redshank, 7 Ruff and 8 Sand Martin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Raven over Newton nr West Kirby.
89 Brent Geese , 1 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Merlin - Hilbre.

March 30
1 Bittern showing about 2.30pm, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Ruff, 3 Avocet, 2 Knot, 220 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
7 Sandwich Tern - Wallasey Shore.
20,000 Knot flew north past Hilbre.

March 29
2 Sandwich Tern - Wallasey Shore.
5 Wheatear, 8 White Wagtail, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Scandinavian Rock Pipit and 5 Goldcrest - between West Kirby and Red Rocks, early morning.
1 Spoonbill asleep by Donkey Stand Flash, also 5 Shoveler - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Swallow, flew SE over Caldy Hill.
1 Swallow - Saughall.
1 Raven - Thurstaston Hill.

March 28
1 Spoonbill, 1 Hen Harrier and 1,100 Pink-footed Geese which landed about 11am - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Ring Ouzel on grass by Hoylake Lifeboat Station, this morning.
1 Wheatear and 5 White Wagtail, 10 Redpoll over - West Kirby Shore.
30+ Fieldfare - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Another Mealy Redpoll trapped and ringed - Hilbre.
14 Little Gull off New Brighton.
2 Wheatear, 2 Twite, 1 Willow Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.

March 27
33 Fieldfare over Wirral Way, Thurstaston, with 12 more flying towards Heswall from Thurstaston hill.
1 Black Redstart (fem) in west most horse paddock, 2 Twite, 1 Wheatear and 300+ Meadow Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spoonbill and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank, 1,400 Knot, 3 Redpoll and 4 Siskin - Heswall Shore.
3 White Wagtail and 2 Wheatear - West Kirby Shore.
1 Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2+ Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh this evening.

March 26
1 Bittern showing at 3.50pm, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Brambling, 9 Avocet, 2 Spotted Redshank, 3 Ruff and 100 Black-tailed Godwit -  Burton Mere Wetlands.
21 Redpoll and 3 Siskin -
6 Wheatear and 2 Twite - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Willow Warbler and 2 Redwing - Hoylake sea-front garden at first light.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.

March 25
1 Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Ring Ouzel (imm male) feeding on Ivy,  1 Black Restart, 1 Willow Warbler and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks this morning, passage included 647 Woodpigeon, 59 Siskin and 75 Redpoll.
1 Spoonbill close to Donkey Stand Flash, 5 Redpoll flew SW - Parkgate Marsh.
4 Twite, 5 Redpoll and 150 Meadow Pipit -
2 Fieldfare over Heswall.
2 Yellowhammer singing - Thurstaston Hill, 1 Hen Harrier by Wirral Way.
1 Bittern seen this evening - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Good spring passage included 110 Redpoll, 70 Siskin and 50 Goldfinch, also 2 Raven briefly landed - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

March 24
1 Ring Ouzel (on salt marsh), 1 Black Redstart, 1 Long-eared Owl (flew off from bushes), 1 Wheatear, 34 Siskin and 35 Redpoll - Red Rocks this morning.
1 Mealy Redpoll trapped and ringed - Hilbre.
1 Ring Ouzel (fem) in horse paddock north of Park Lane this morning, 3 Twite with Linnet flock,  2 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Greenshank and at least 200 Meadow Pipits in the horse paddocks -  Leasowe Lighthouse.
2,200 Redshank, 7 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 11 Chiffchaff (Heswall to Thurstaston), 9 Siskin flew south - Heswall Shore/Fields.

March 23
1 Wheatear on rocks by Hoylake Lifeboat Station.
8 Avocet and 1 Bittern (showing at 1130am) - Burton Mere Wetlands/Inner Marsh Farm hide.
1 Ring Ouzel (briefly at 4.20pm), 1 Greenshank, 8 Siskin, 3 Wheatear, 2 (poss 3) Twite and 7 Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh, 1 Short-eared Owl this evening.

March 22
1 Red Kite first seen at West Kirby at 8am, it was relocated at Leasowe Lighthouse, then Stanley Road, Hoylake before flying inland at West Kirby towards Frankby, then seen over Bidston around 1pm.
1 Wheatear, 30 Pied Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail, 115 Siskin, 2 Redpoll and at least 600 Meadow Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse, late afternoon 1 Merlin and 1 Short-eared Owl.
1 Spoonbill and 1 Merlin - Parkgate Marsh, 1 Redpoll along Wirral Way.
1 Dipper - Wepre Park.

March 21
1 Spoonbill and 1 Wheatear - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate Marsh.
1 Bittern showing well at 1010am, also 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Avocet and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Avocet, 2 Ruff and 145 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
75 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Scaup, 400+ Scoter, 7 Red-breasted Merganser and 6 Goldeneye on a flat calm sea - Hoylake Shore.
1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks, 1 Merlin seeing flying from Hilbre direction.
60 Little Gull, 3 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 12 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
1 Willow Warbler and 2 Stonechat this morning, 1 Wheatear, 6 Chiffchaff, 12 Goldcrest, 1 Merlin (fem) and 3 Short-eared Owl, this afternoon and evening -  Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Wheatear and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Point.

March 20
1 Willow Warbler (first of spring - four days later than 2011) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, seen this morning and heard this afternoon.
10,000 Knot flew out of estuary, also 1 Goosander - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.

March 19

1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Avocet, 25 Snipe, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 Chiffchaff singing and 5 Pink-footed Geese over - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
173 Brent Goose - Hilbre.

March 18
2 Wheatear, 46 Bar-tailed Godwit, 425 Curlew, 1,900 Redshank, 8,500 Knot, 300 Dunlin, 66 Grey Plover, 7 Red-breasted Merganser,  1 Peregrine, 1 Raven - Heswall Shore.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
10 Avocet - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
3 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat, 4 White Wagtail and c30 Fieldfare - Hoylake Langfields.
20,000 Knot flew out of estuary - Hilbre.
7 Wheatear, 2 Hen Harrier, 6 Stonechat and 1 Peregrine, also c50 Tufted duck on 'Cop Hole' pool - Burton Marsh.

March 17
1 Swallow (first of spring!!) and 2 Sand Martin at first light - Red Rocks.
1 Wheatear on grass near groyne, 1 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Peregrine over shore and 400+ Common Scoter out to sea - Leasowe Lighthouse, 2 Short-eared Owl this evening.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
100 Fieldfare between Irby and Greasby.

March 16
2 Dipper and 2 Grey Wagtail - Greenfield Valley.
2 Little Gull and 1 Sand Martin - Hoylake Shore.
1 Wheatear and 1 Black Redstart - Red Rocks.
1 Wheatear (golf course), 2 White Wagtail and 1 Greenshank - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail and 6+ Goldcrest - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Spoonbill and 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.

March 15
130+ Goldcrest, 3 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 2 Snow bunting over and 151 Brent Geese (incl 3 dark-bellied) - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Black Redstart, 11 Goldcrest and 2 White Wagtail - Red Rocks.
12 Snipe and 3 Chiffchaff (singing) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Spoonbill (imm), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin and 1 Peregrine - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Spoonbill (ad), 4 Avocet and 3 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
12+ Goldcrest on road to Burton Point, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 2 Short-eared Owl.
5 Golden Plover, 140 Grey Plover, 7000 Knot, 2800 Redshank, 590 Curlew, 28 Great-crested Grebe, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Merlin, 2 singing Chiffchaff - Heswall Shore/Fields.
1 Wheatear - Dove Point, Meols, late afternoon.
1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
20+ Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat and 100+ Meadow Pipit - Hoylake sea-front.

March 14
1 White Wagtail - Hilbre.
1 Greenshank on groyne and 3 Stonechat by layby east of Lighthouse, also 72 Great Crested Grebe and 14 Red-breasted Merganser - Leasowe Lighthouse, NOTE Wheatear seen here on March 9th!

March 13
7 Red-breasted, 120 Great Crested Grebe and 800+ Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse, c20 Eider off Meols.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Black Redstart - nursing home garden, Red Rocks, late afternoon.

March 12
20 Eider, 23 Red-breasted, 47 Great Crested Grebe and 35 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Avocet and 4 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
22 Eider, c1000 Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Diver and 137 Brent Geese - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
4 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.

March 11
Adult Mediterranean Gull - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
167 Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore at High tide.
51 Whooper Swan, c.900 Pink-footed Geese, 7 Greenshank and 65 Twite - Burton Outer Marsh (Clwyd), Twite flying between the revetment and Oakenholt Marsh.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.

March 10
2 Peregrine on Sandbank off Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Egyptian Goose - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Kingfisher seen well at Bagillt by railway line, plenty of skylarks singing.
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 2 Raven - Heswall Marsh, Riverbank Road.

March 9
1 Wheatear (first of spring) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore at High tide
500 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Spoonbill (report of 2 Spoonbill at 3.30pm) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Black Redstart in nursing home gardens at end of Stanley Road, Red rocks.
1 Peregrine, 1 Greenshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 2 White Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.

March 8
1 White Wagtail (first of spring!!) and 1 Greenshank -   Leasowe Lighthouse.

March 7
2 Spotted Redshank and 2 Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank, 6 Eider (3 pairs), 1 Red-throated Diver, 17 Great Crested Grebe and 23 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
182 Brent Geese - West Kirby Shore at high tide.

March 6
1 Spoonbill, 140 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
6 Eider (2 flew past, four briefly on rocks) - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
9 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 2 Ruff and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

March 5
1 Greenshank (on groyne) and 1 Raven (over) - Leasowe Lighthouse, 1 Short-eared Owl late afternoon.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Mediterranean Gull (almost in full s/pl) and 7 Redwing - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, 3 Sand Martin this evening.
2 Hen Harrier, 2 Greenshank, 19 Grey Heron and 100 Black-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Merlin, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine and 1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.

March 4
1 Greenshank (on groyne) and 1 Peregrine (on sandbank) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
110 Golden Plover (over flying north), 37 Skylark and 22 Meadow Pipit - West Kirby Shore.
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier - Neston Red Bed.

March 3
35 Fieldfare - Larton Farm, Frankby.
1 Spoonbill - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Avocet in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide.
1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Bewick's Swan, 1 Merlin and 5 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands also 1 Mediterranean Gull in field.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) nd 1,700 Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
15,000 Knot out on Dawpool Bank, Thurstaston Shore at low tide.
1 Greenshank, 1 Stonechat and 1 Peregrine - Leasowe Lighthouse.

March 2
1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 2 Peregrine, 25+ Grey Heron, pair Pochard, pair Little Grebe, 6 Spotted Redshank, Goldcrests heard singing - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spoonbill, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad s/pl) - Parkgate Marsh.
15 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
1 Eider (drake), 4 Scaup and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Leasowe Lighthouse.
170 Light-bellied Brent Geese, 17 Common Scoter, 4 Shag, 1 Gannet, 1 Merlin and 7 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
2 Water Pipit at sewage works - Neston Old Quay.
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Burton Marsh, this evening.
2 Mediterranean Gull and 20+ White-fronted Geese in fields near Puddington.

March 1
8,000 Knot, 1 Merlin and 17 Golden Plover - Heswall Shore, 3 Chiffchaff in the sewage works.
4 Scaup, 35 Common Scoter and c140 Great Crested Grebe - Leasowe Lighthouse, also 1 Short-eared Owl late afternoon.
3 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh, this evening.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill and 1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh.

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