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March and April 2016.

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Apr 30
1 Hooded Crow over Lingham Lane flying west, couldn't be relocated - Leasowe Lighthouse, also 1 Redstart (fem) by east kissing gate.
2 Common Sandpiper and 175 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Godwit field, West Kirby.
1 Grasshopper Warbler calling in the Target Road reedbed and 2+ Whimbel on the shore - Heswall.
1 Common Tern, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler and 5 Yellow Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Swift - Denhall Quay.

Apr 29
1 Whinchat - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Redstart visiting garden on several occasions including this evening - Lower Heswall.

Apr 28
8 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Wood Warbler (singing) - Neston, by railway line in Millfield Estate, Liverpool Road.

Apr 27
1 Common Sandpiper and 210 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
300 Golden Plover in breeding plumage flew north over Grange Hill, West Kirby, at 7.30am.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Point.

Apr 26
1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Knot (we think first spring record for this site), 1 Common Sandpiper and 220 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Hen Harrier, 9 Spotted Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 70 Avocet and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
20 Wheatear and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.

Apr 25
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 15 Grey Plover, 1 Greenshank and c40 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
210 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

Apr 24
1 Curlew Sandpiper in Dunlin flock - Hilbre.
1 Blue-headed Wagtail reported, also 2 Yellow Wagtail and 9 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands, this evening.

Apr 23
1 Garden Warbler - Shotton Nature Reserve (permit only).
1 Cuckoo early morning, also 1,000 Dunlin and 2 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl and at least 3 Avocet - Neston Marsh off the Harp Inn.
1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit and 30+ Redpoll over - Red Rocks.
7 Common Whitethroat (all singing) and 3 Wheatear along path through Hoylake Langfields to Gilroy.
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 62 Whimbrel and 3 Lesser Whitethroat - Heswall Shore/Fields.
4 Grasshopper Warler (all reeling), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Stonechat (2 pairs), 1 Whinchat (fem), 6 Wheatear and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Point this morning.
1 Redstart in hedgerow along Fornalls Green Lane, Meols (south of Meols Station).

Apr 22
1 Wood Warbler, 2 Swift *first of spring, 3 days later than last year* , also 2+ Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 House Martin, 2 Common Whitethroat, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff (almost in full breeding plumage) and 6+ Yellow Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Velvet Scoter, 3 Whinchat (2 males) and 2 Redstart (m) - Leasowe Lighthouse/Park Lane. Meols.
56 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
165 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Redstart and 1 Sedge Warbler - Red Rocks.
3 Wheatear and 7 White Wagtail by Hoylake Lifeboat Station.

Apr 21
110+ Wagtail (spread over 500m of beach), 2 Tree Pipit, c30 Sandwich Tern, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Gronant this morning.
1 Wood Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands, seen and heard in wood close to the car park.
4 Whinchat - Leasowe Paddocks/Park Lane, 1 Cuckoo by duck pond *first of spring*.
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail and 110 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
Good number of birds at Red Rocks early morning including 50+ Wheatear, 10+ Blackcap, Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat and Common Redpoll.
200 Dunlin, 400 Redshank, 230 Curlew, 41 Whimbrel, 4 Wheatear, 9 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat - Heswall Shore/Fields.
1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Marsh by Harp Inn.

Apr 20
21 Little Egret, 400 Dunlin, 1,500 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 22 Whimbrel, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Raven, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Common Whitethroat, also early morning visible migration included 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Siskin, 8 Redpoll - Heswall Shore/Fields.
1 Common Sandpiper, 16 Shelduck and 142 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Redstart (male) and 1 Reed Warbler - Lingham Lane, Moreton.
1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre.
1 Common Sandpiper along Arrowe Brook between Upton and Saughall Massie, Kingfisher estate.
6+ Whimbrel and 8 Wheatear - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Iceland Gull on East Hoyle Bank this afternoon.

Apr 19
7 Whimbrel and 2 Common Sandpiper - Connah's Quay Reserve.
15 Little Gull (many more further out but difficult to ID in haze), 1 Common Sandpiper on groyne and 9 Whimbrel - Leasowe Lighthouse/Dove Point.
1 Short-eared Owl displaying this morning - Neston Marsh by Harp Inn.
15 Whimbrel flew north past Red Rocks.
600 Dunlin, 2,000 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 12 Whimbrel, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat, 3 Grasshopper Warbler -  Heswall Shore/Fields, this morning.
1 Redstart - Park Lane, Meols, in first paddock before caravan parks.
1 Lesser Whitethroat and 11 Black-tailed Godwit in full breeding plumage - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Merlin, 4 Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern and 3 Kittiwake - Hilbre.
2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 5 Spotted Redshank, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 White Wagtail and 220 Black-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 18
1 Common Tern, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Manx Shearwater, 4 Little Gull, 20+ Gannet and 1 Whimbrel - Hoylake shore this morning.
8 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 17
32+ Little Gull - Hoylake shore.
1 Merlin - Red Rocks.
1 Iceland Gull by Middle Eye, then flew up west side, also 1 Little Tern, 32 Little Gull, 3 Whimbrel. 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Arctic Tern and 327 Cormorant (which flew out of estuary at first light - Hilbre.
250 Dunlin, 3,000 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 450 Curlew, 8 Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (NT field), 1 Redpoll flew north - Heswall Shore, this morning.
1 Redstart in horse paddock next to Dungeon Wood, Thurstaston.
1 Redstart (by the Hillfort) and 3 Yellow Wagtail - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 16
Good passage off shore early morning with 115+ Little Gull, 2 Arctic Skua and 3+ Arctic Tern - Hoylake shore.
1 Spoonbill flew NE - Hilbre at 8am.
1 Cetti's Warbler heard near Burton Point.

Apr 15
10 White Wagtail and 2 Tree Pipit - Red Rocks.
15 Grey Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (1 south end NT field, 1 100m south Sheldrakes), 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler - Heswall Shore/Fields.

Apr 14
1 Grasshopper Warbler 'new in' - Red Rocks.
1 Redstart - on fence on inland side of Park Lane, Meols.
1 Spoonbill which flew to Burton Marsh before returning later, also 6 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sand, 1 Ring tail Hen Harrier and 150 Sand Martin this evening - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Great White Egret and 2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
At least 1 Curlew Sandpiper Heswall Shore this evening.

Apr 13
70 Dunlin, 2 (probably 4) Curlew Sandpiper (winter plumage), 1 Common Sandpiper, c3,000 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, c500 Curlew, 9 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
2+ Sandwich Tern off New Brighton, first arrivals, also 12 Kittiwake in the river and 1 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon at Marine Lake.
4 Mediterranean Gull (2 pairs), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, and 5 Cetti's Warbler - Shotton Nature Reserve (permit only).
2 Common Crane flew over high towards Formby, also at Least 4 Ring Ouzel - Red Rocks.
1 Ring Ouzel, 3 Wheatear and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Redstart, 151 Sand Martin and 57 Swallow - highlights from Hilbre, for photos and more details see Hilbre Obs Blog.
7 Buzzard over Gilroy, West Kirby, seemed to be resident pair and 5 migrants all being mobbed by crows and gulls.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Redstart, 1 Great White Egret and 40+ Sand Martin - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 12
1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Little Ringed Plover (flew north), 125 Swallow, 69 Sand Martin and 57 Wheatear. - highlights from Hilbre, for photos and more details see Hilbre Obs Blog.
13 Siskin coming to garden feeder near bottom of Black Horse Hill, West Kirby.
3 Brambling in Heswall garden.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
Large hirundine passage included 160 Swallow and 126 Sand Martin, also 33 Wheatear and 1 Short-eared Owl - highlights from Leasowe Lighthouse for more details see the Lighthouse Blog.
1 Osprey (over),  1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 50 Avocet, 1 Kingfisher and an early fledged brood of Treecreepers - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 11
1 Redstart feeding on tidal debris, also 12+ Willow Warbler and 1 Wheatear - Target Road/Heswall Shore.
1 Common Sandpiper and 17 displaying Shelduck - Gilroy 'Godwit field', West Kirby.
2 Common Crane, seen from Burton Point then  flew over Burton Mere Wetlands before turning round to head back out to the Dee estuary, 1.30 to 2.15pm.
1 Marsh Harrier and 2 Cetti's Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands, this evening.

Apr 10
1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Little Gull - Shotton Nature Reserve.
3 Eider (2m 1f), 15 Red-breasted Merganser, 50 Brent Geese, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank and 1 Peregrine - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Grasshopper Warbler by Burton Point, 1 Hen Harrier over marsh.
10+ Willow Warbler (all singing) along the Wirral Way by Ashton Park, West Kirby.
2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
2 Cetti's Warbler by reed bed screen - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 9
Large number of Pink-footed Geese flying north starting from dawn until high tide (just after 1pm), a total of at least 3,500 seen off Parkgate, Heswall, Hilbre, West Kirby, Red Rocks and north Wirral, all seemed to be coming off the Dee Marshes.
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
1 Redstart - Park Lane, Meols.
1 Ring Ouzel and 3+ Short-eared Owl - Red Rocks.
3 Short-eared Owl and 5 Wheatear - Gayton Marsh over high tide.
1 Short-eared Owl, 150 Brent Geese, 1 Merlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Red-breasted Merganser,  2 Eider (pair) and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Riverbank Road.
2 Great White Egret and 2 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh, tide came in all the way over the marsh.
1 Green-winged Teal - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Great White Egret - Burton Marsh.

Apr 8
18 Pink-footed Geese flew north, 12 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 1 Blackcap, 1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler in reed bed, 7 Willow Warbler, 20+ Chiffchaff - Target road/Heswall shore.
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Ring Ouzel and 1 Stonechat - Red Rocks.
1 Redstart and 1 Ring Ouzel - Park Lane, Meols.
1 Great White Egret, 3+ Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 2 Water Rail, 80+ Little Egret and c4,000 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate Marsh.
4 (poss 5) Short-eared Owl, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Swallow and 5 Wheatear  - Gayton Marsh over high tide.
4 Brent Geese, 3 Eider (1pr+1male), 14 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier, 3 Short-eared Owl, c2500 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Raven, 5 Wheatear - Riverbank Road Heswall over high tide, 1 Sedge Warbler singing off Seabank Road.
1 Osprey north over West Kirby at 1245hrs.
1 Ring Ouzel and 1 Firecrest (trapped and ringed) - Hilbre.
Small fall of Willow Warblers today including 10 in a sea-front garden in Hoylake, 5+ White Wagtail on the shore and 1,500 Herring Gull on the sea.
6 Common Buzzard over old Dee bridge - Queensferry.

Apr 7
3 Short-eared Owl, 24 Red-breasted Merganser, 25 Brent Geese and c1,000 Pink-footed Geese - Cottage Lane/Riverbank Road Heswall over high tide.
1 House Martin *first of spring* a week later than last year, also 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier and 1 Peregrine - Parkgate.
1 Fulmar plus many Gannets - Hoylake Shore.
1 Redstart and 1 Ring Ouzel - Park Lane, Meols.

Apr 6
1 Redstart and 1 Ring Ouzel - Park Lane, Meols.
2 Brambling (pair) - Thurstaston Visitor Centre.

Apr 5
3 Ring Ouzel (males - 2 off Park Lane and 1 in Kerr's Field), 10 Willow Warbler, 15+ Reed Bunting and 12 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse, 1 Redstart along Park Lane late afternoon.
5 Wheatear, 2 Avocet out on the marsh - Denhall Quay.
1 Redstart (briefly behind barn), 35+ Avocet, 2 Spotted Redshank and 50 Tufted Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 4
1 Osprey, 7 Little Gull, 25+ Wheatear (including 1 Greenland), 1 Greenshank,  65 Gannet and 35 Kittiwake - highlights from Hilbre, for photos and more details see Hilbre Obs Blog.
c100 Wheatear, 1 Ring Ouzel (male) behind Lighthouse, 3 Willow Warbler and 3 Swallow - Meols Common/Leasowe Lighthouse.
6+ Little Gull - Hoylake.
1 Osprey over Burton Point.

Apr 3
5 Ring Ouzel by early afternoon in Kerr's Field, east of Leasowe Lighthouse, also 1 Rung Ouzel behind lighthouse plus 2 Sand Martin and 2 Wheatear.
1 Swallow (first of year for Hilbre), 3 Sand Martin, 3 Wheatear, 6+ Chiffchaffs plus several Goldcrests -  Hilbre.
3 Wheatear by Tinker's Dell - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Wheatear and 3 Sand Martin - Gilroy Nature Park.
1 Grey Partridge on Wirral Way by Cubbin's Green, West Kirby.

Apr 2
1 Osprey fishing and showing well in Hilbre gutter this morning.
2 Ring Ouzel present all day - Lingham Lane, Leasowe Lighthouse, plus 15+ Chiffchaff, 6 Wheatear, 6 Swallow and 3 White Wagtail.
1 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
2 Water Pipit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Weatear and 4 Sand Martin along Wirral Way by Dungeon Wood.

Apr 1
1 Osprey over Decca Pools this morning heading out of the estuary.

Mar 31
2 Raven, 5 Wheatear, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Eider and 1 Merlin - Hilbre.
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 7 Golden Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 6 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear, 15+ Chiffchaff - Heswall shore and fields this morning.
3 Sand Martin over Gilroy Nature Park.
1 Willow Warbler - Lang Lane, West Kirby.
1 Hen Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 30
1 Swallow and 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard), no sign of any pipits this morning - Neston Sewage Works.
6 Wheatear, 1 Spoonbill past Middle Eye - Hilbre.
3 Swallow flew east - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Greenshank, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow and 2 Little Owl - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 29
Willow Warblers *first of spring* at both Leasowe Lighthouse and Thurstaston this morning, a week later than 2015.
2 Wheatear and 2 Stonechat along Meols Common.
55 Avocet, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler (by reed bed screen) and 7 Sand Martin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier and 1 Great White Egret - Burton Marsh.

Mar 28
1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff in song, 2 Water Pipit, 1 Tree Sparrow and 2 Grey Wagtail - Neston Sewage Works, many hundreds of Pink-footed Geese on the marsh.
2 Wheatear and 2 Stonechat - Burton Point.
30 Twite and 1 Wheatear - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) giving great views at high tide, also 1 Merlin (male) - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

Mar 27
1 Short-eared Owl over Bird Rock early morning.
2 Sand Martin and 1 Stonechat - Hilbre.
54 Common Snipe in flooded field - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
5 Wheatear and 3 Stonechat - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.

Mar 26
2 Sand Martin and 5+ Chiffchaff - Hilbre.

Mar 25
1 Short-eared Owl flew west towards Meols, 60 Meadow Pipits in paddocks and 1 Merlin sitting on a post - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning, also 2 Scaup off shore.
2 Siskin on feeder - Newton.
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad iin s/pl) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Hilbre.
5 Scaup (2 drakes) and 16 Goldeneye off Meols Shore, lots of Scoters and Great Crested Grebes but poor visibilty poor and waves meant accurate count not possible.
52 Common Snipe in flooded field - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Wheatear at Burton Point Farm.
1 Water Pipit and 6 Chiffchaff - Neston Sewage Works.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Water Rail - Heswall Marsh.
3 Sand Martin and 1 Spotted Redshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Wheatear and 1 Sand Martin between Denhall Quay and Parkgate.
3 Great White Egret and 1,000+ Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
3 Spotted Redshank and 1 Merlin, 6 Goldeneye on IMF pool - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 24
1 Wheatear - Hilbre.
2 Short-eared Owl over Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake this morning.
43 Common Snipe in flooded field - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Swallow *first of spring* four days later than last year - Shotton Nature Reserve.
10 Siskin coming to garden feeder in Heswall.
2 Wheatear by stone wall by Inner Marsh Farm, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Spotted Redshank and 2+ Cetti's Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.

Mar 23
2 Wheatear *first of spring*, 12 days later than last year - Meols Common/Leasowe Lighthouse, also c800 Common Scoter, 235 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Scaup, 1 Little Owl (heard) and 150+ Meadow Pipit.
3 Eider (2 drakes displaying to a female) in the main channel as the tide came in - Heswall Shore.
1 Wheatear and 2 Sand Martin - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Cetti's Warbler heard several times by Neston Sewage Works, 1 Great White Egret on the marsh - Neston Old Quay.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail, ad female), 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Stonechat - Burton Point track.
2 Hen Harrier (both ringtails including a male) and 1 Peregrine - Parkgate Old Baths this evening.

Mar 22
1 Short-eared Owl over paddocks and 2 Stonechat (pair) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Short-eared Owl - Neston Old Quay.

Mar 21
3 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Peregrine, 44 Golden Plover, 112 Grey Plover, 1,200 Knot, 1,450 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.
41 Common Snipe in flooded field - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Short-eared Owl chased by a pair of Shelduck - paddocks by Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Sand Martin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Ruff, 1 Raven, 60 Avocet and 2 Stonechat - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over Caldy at around 3.30pm, flew east.

Mar 20
1 Cetti's Warbler heard singing in reed bed by Bidston Station.
4 White Wagtail in horse paddocks, Meols.
2 Merlin - Hilbre.
2 Stonechat in brambles and c50 Meadow Pipit in horse paddocks, 1 Little Owl heard calling down Lingham Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2+ Water Pipit in field by Neston Sewage Works.
1 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Water Pipit, 1 Merlin and 2 Avicet on marsh by the Harp Inn, Neston.
1 Great White Egret - Neston Marsh.
53 Avocet, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 2 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Green Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 19
1 Merlin still present - Hilbre.
3 Great White Egret, 8 Whooper Swan, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1,000+ Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
1 Water Pipit and 1 Firecrest by Neston Sewage Works.
53 Avocet, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Barn Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 18
1 Merlin showed well, also 10 Goldcrest and 8 Redwing - Hilbre see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/ for further details.
60+ Twite which went 'ballistic' when Peregrine came over - Connah's Quay Reserve.
9 Stonechat between Meols Common and Leasowe Bay, 12 Whooper Swan on the sea - Leasowe Lighthouse, see
lighthousebirding.blogspot.co.uk for more details.

Mar 17
1 Siberian Chiffchaff - Neston Old Quay, there is another pale Chiffchaff present thought to be a standard  collybita bird.
1 Iceland Gull flew down west side and 2 Eider off north end - Hilbre.
4 White Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail and 30 Common Snipe - Gilroy flooded field, West Kirby.
40 Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.

Mar 16
1 Sand Martin * first of spring* over Harp Inn, Neston, also 1 Great White Egret.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin and 1 Great White Egret - Neston Marsh.
3 Water Pipit in boggy field south of Neston sewage works, PLEASE don't enter this field as you will flush the birds which can be well seen from the field boundary, also 1 Firecrest at SE corner of sewage works - again PLEASE don't approach bushes too closely as Cetti's Warblers are probably breding here.

Mar 15
2 White Wagtail *first of spring* early morning on Hilbre, also 3 Eider and 243 Brent Goose, see http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/ for further details.
1 White Wagtail and 6 Pied Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spoonbill over, 44 Avocet, 2 Ruff, 1 Merlin and 1 Red Kite - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 14
1 Red Kite flew east over Hilbre and Royal Liverpool GC.

Mar 13
2 Stonechat and 2 Grey Wagtail in paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2,500 Pink-footed Geese flew north over Meols early morning.
7 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton.
1 Eider and 27 Wigeon, also 1 Pheasant which is third ever record for Hilbre.

Mar 12
1 Black Redstart by Harp Inn, Little Neston, this morning.
2 Velvet Scoter (male and female), c450 Common Scoter, 1 Eider, 8 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Peregrine, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit and 1 Red-throated diver -  Hilbre.
1 Hen Harrier (male ringtail), 2 Short-eared Owl, 4 Stonechat  and 2,000+ Pink-footed Geese - Neston Old Quay.
1 Water Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing) and 5 Chiffchaff (one was an eastern type grey and white bird) - southern corner of Neston Sewage Works.
1 Short-eared Owl - West Kirby Marsh.
2 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Stonechat and 1 Tawny Owl - Old Baths, Parkgate.
3 Short-eared Owl off Heswall Golf Course.

Mar 11
1 Surf Scoter (drake) among about 200 Common Scoter relatively close in but viewing conditions poor - Hoylake.
3 Scaup and 2 Slavonian Grebe among the 200 or so Great Crested Grebes, also 1 Green Sandpiper flying east - Dove Point, Meols.
2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Raven and c400 Pink-footed Geese - Parkgate.
3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Raven - Gayton Marsh.
3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin and 2 Stonechat (pair) - Riverbank Raod, Heswall.
3 Red-throated Diver, 6 Scaup and 1 Eider (drake) - highlights from Hilbre, see further details in Hilbre Obs Blog.

Mar 10
4 Great White Egret off Old Quay Pub, Parkgate, this morning.
3 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Peregrine, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Raven and 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Spoonbill looked like it was off Parkgate - Heswall Marsh.
2 Great White Egret, 5 Short-eared Owl (out hunting) and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) on the marsh off Cottage Lane, Gayton, late afternoon.
10,000++ Common Scoter out on the horizon, also 8 Goldeneye and 4 Eider (2 pair), wader roost about 2,500 in total and very close to prom at high tide - Hoylake Shore.
1,500 Common Scoter and 500 Sanderling - highlights from Hilbre, see further details in Hilbre Obs Blog.

Mar 9
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate, early morning.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail males), 2 Short-eared Owl, 4 Water Rail, 18 Brent Goose, 6 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Stonechat (male) - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Water Pipit around wet field south edge of Neston Sewage Works.
62 Common Snipe - Gilroy Godwit field, West Kirby.
1 Little Gull, 1 Greenshank and a possible Slavonian Grebe, 1 Kingfisher along the River Birket - Leasowe Lighthouse, large numbers of Scoters still present.
2 Great White Egret, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier and 1 White-fronted Goose - Burton Point this evening.

Mar 8
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
Tens of thousands of distant Common Scoter plus 1 Eider, 7 Goldeneye and 16 Red-throated Diver, also 3 Ringed Plover, 420 Sanderling, 580 Grey Plover, 1,500 Dunlin and 2,500 Knot at high tide - Hoylake Shore, see Jane Turner's video of wader roost -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9nntrCWxhE&feature=youtu.be

Mar 7
2 Long-tailed Duck (pair) flew out of eatuary and dropped down off Red Rocks just after high tide, poor vis meant they couldn't be picked up again.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Water Rail - Parkgate.

Mar 6
1 Great White Egret off Boathouse pub, 3 Short-eared Owl gave excellent views this evening, also 2 Hen Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine and 2 Water Rail Parkgate.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier and 1 Marsh Harrier over marsh, also 1 Rock Pipit (littoralis), 30 Redwing and 1 Cetti's Warbler - Neston Reedbed.

Mar 5
1 Woodcock flew over Column Road, West Kirby, this evening.
1 Mediterranean Gull in drained boating lake - New Brighton.
1 Short-eared Owl in field off Leasowe Road, Moreton.
1 Peregrine, 76 Golden Plover, 103 Grey Plover, 700 Dunlin, 300 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 270 Curlew, 260 Bar-tailed Godwit - Heswall Shore.
2 Short-eared Owl having a dog-fight, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
3 Greenshank, 2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Great White Egret and 2,000+ Pink-footed Geese - Burton Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier and 1 Marsh Harrier seen from Harp Inn, Neston.
1 Water Pipit by Neston Sewage Works.
1 Marsh Harrier and 24 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 4
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Short-eared Owl, 24 Avocet and 800+ Black-tailed Godwit - Burton Mere Wetlands.
78 Common Snipe - Gilroy Godwit field, West Kirby.
150 Brent Geese and 3,000 Herring Gull - highlights from Hilbre for more details see Hilbre Obs Blog.

Mar 3
85 Common Snipe - Gilroy Godwit field, West Kirby.
 
Mar 1
74 Common Snipe (site record) and 120 Lapwing - Gilroy Godwit field, West Kirby.
3 Raven over Saughall.
2 Marsh Harrier and 1 Kingfisher - Burton Mere Wetlands. 

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