Dee Estuary Birding

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Archived Latest Sightings:
March and April 2022.

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Apr 30
60+ Whimbrel early morning - Thurstaston Shore.
2 Common Redstart (m&f), 3 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Pied Flycatcher (male) and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Burton Point.
Record high count 0f 182 Whimbrel over high tide - counted from Heswall Fields NT.
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker over heading south by Wirral Way - Thurstaston.
2 Spotted Reshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Whinchat - Hilbre.
15 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and several Common Whitethroat - Hoylake Langfields.

Apr 29
15 Wheatear, c8 Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 fem Ring Ouzel, 1 Kingfisher (flew over paddocks), 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Garden Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
35 Whimbrel on rising tide - Caldy Shore.
1 Whinchat, 10 Wheatear and a flyover Yellow Wagtail on ploughed field - Willaston.
3 Spotted Reshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
161 Whimbrel over high tide - Heswall Shore.
1 Common Redstart, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler and 3 Sedge Warbler - Red Rocks.
1 Eider (drake) on rocks - New Brighton.
1 Osprey over Willaston.

Apr 28
1 Bluethroat showing well on path between kissing gates (present for most of the day), also 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher (on groyne), 1 Stonechat (male) and 7 Whimbrel - Leasowe Lighthouse.
86 Whimbrel and 3,400 Knot - Thurstaston Shore.
3 Swift *first of spring* - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 27
1 Common Redstart (fem) and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.
2 Little Tern flew towards Hilbre - Point of Ayr.
4 Whimbrel in field behing lighthouse, also 1 Whinchat and 6 Lesser Whitethroat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
94 Whimbrel and 3,000 Knot (Knot have been very restless and flying high last few days) - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Heswall Fields.
1 Hobby and 1 Wood Sandpiper - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 channel/blue-headed Wagtail (see photo on home page), 3 Whinchat, 2 Common Redstart (m&f), 2 White Wagtail and 1 Green Sandpiper - Hoylake Langfields.
10 White Wagtail at high tide - Meols Shore.
18 Little Tern - Gronant.

Apr 26
1 Hobby, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Little Gull, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ruddy Shelduck and 2 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 4 Whimbrel and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
270 Grey Plover, 1600 Dunlin, 6000+ Knot, 53 Whimbrel, 30+ Common Tern (over main channel) - Dawpool Bank, Thurstaston.
1 Whinchat, 1 Common Redstart (female), 3 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler and 1 Fieldfare - Hoylake Langfields.
2 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.
1 Richard's Pipit (trapped and ringed), still present on west side at noon but mobile, also 1 Whinchat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and c100 Willow Warbler - Hilbre.

Apr 25
10,000+ Knot - Dawpool Bank, Thurstaston.
73 Whimbrel moving towards Caldy as tide dropped - Heswall Shore.
1 Greenshank and 1 Common Sandpiper - Old Baths Flash, Parkgate.
2 Kingfisher (one on groyne and one by Lingham Farm) , 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Common Redstart (males), 8+ Wheatear and 4 Whinchat  - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Gull (adult), 1 Wood Sandpiper and 6 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Grasshopper Warbler reeling and 1 Common Whitethroat - Leasowe Gunsite.

 Apr 24
1 Wood Warbler, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear and 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Meols Common) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
210 Oystercatcher, 215 Grey Plover, 23 Ringed Plover, 4800 Knot, 1400 Dunlin, 27 Whimbrel, 160 Curlew, 130 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank, 265 Redshank on ebbing tide this morning - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Lesser Whitethroat on Wirral Way - Thurstaston.
1 Long-tailed Duck. 1 adult Little Gull and 1 s/pl Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler and 6 Common Whitetroat between Station Road and Burton Point.
1 Osprey heading east at 3.40pm - Meols.

Apr 23
38+ Whimbrel on rising tide this afternoon - Heswall Shore.
3 Eider (2 males) - Hilbre.
1 Long-tailed Duck and 4 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Osprey flew west - Gronant.

Apr 22
6 Wheatear and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5,000 Knot flew at roof top height from Thurstaston direction heading towards Formby - Meols Shore.
1 Cuckoo along Denhall Lane - Burton.
3 Eider (2 males) - Hilbre.
10 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 21
1 Cuckoo *first of spring* heard and seen flying inland of the horse paddocks, 1 Lesser Whitethroat along Lingham Lane, 1 Common Sandpiper on groyne, 1 Tree Pipit and 2 Wheatear Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
24 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
1 Marsh Harrier flying north over Meols fields.

Apr 20
2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse/Meols Common.
1 Long-tailed Duck, 9 Spotted Redshank (all in s/pl) and 2 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Tree Pipit caught and ringed in sea-front garden - Hoylake.
3 Whinchat (males) bottom of Station road - Burton Marsh.
2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat and 1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Point.

Apr 19
2 Whooper Swan, 6 Whimbrel and 30 Common Tern - Hilbre.
9 Spotted Redshank, 1 Long-tailed Duck and 1 Garganey (male) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Wheatear and 4 Ruddy Shelduck in filed by Burton Point.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Leasowe Gunsite.
At least 6 Whimbrel seen in bad heat haze on incoming tide - Thurstaston Shore.

Apr 18
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 1 Rock Pipit on sea wall - Meols Common.
2 Whinchat (males). c8 Wheatear, 1 Greenshank, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4-5 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Sedge Warbler and 4+ Common Whitethroat, also Eider x Shelduck hybrid by Decca Pools also seen yesterday -Burton Point to Decca Pools.
Kite species flew north along Wirral Way at 0830 - Thurstaston.
2 Greenland Wheatear and 8 White Wagtail - Hoylake Shore.

Apr 17
At least 24 Whimbrel flew through at high tide - West Kirby/Red Rocks.
58+ Redpoll flying south! - Heswall Fields.
660 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Widfowl Collection.
1 Black Kite flew north at 11.20am, also 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Whinchat (fem), 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler,  Cetti's Warbler, 1 Marsh Harrier and 3 Stonechat between Denhall Quay and Burton Point.
2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail and 4 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Apr 16
1 Ring Ouzel (male) in horse paddock by Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
7 Whimbrel and 1 Greenshank on the shore, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling in Target Road reebed - Heswall Shore.
2 Wheatear on the burnt reed bed area - Neston Reedbed.

Apr 15
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker well seen perched in tree along Wirral Way - Caldy.
22 White Wagtail between Red Rocks and Kings Gap - Hoylake Beach.
1 Osprey which sat on a post next to the groyne until it flew north at 0945hrs - Meols Shore.
1 Osprey flew north (not the Meols bird), also 2 Eider (drakes), 1 Puffin (flew west and landed on sea), 11 Red-throated Diver, 6 White Wagtail, 7 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Redstart, 2 Common Tern and about 110 Sandwich Tern flying east - Hilbre.
1 Whinchat (briefly), 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat and 7 Wheatear - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Ring Ouzel by Park Lane, 2 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Tree Pipit over - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sand Martin and 4 White Wagtail - Red Rocks.
1 Long-tailed Duck and 9 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
620 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Widfowl Collection.
3 Whimbrel, 522 Curlew and 6 Ringed Plover - Thurstaston Shore.
3 House Martin over sewage works at Target Road - Heswall.
51 White Wagtail and 2 Wheatear - West Kirby Marsh.

Apr 14
2 Crossbill (pair) in garden near Ness Gardens - Ness.
73 White Wagtail most between Red Rocks and Kings Gap - Hoylake Beach.
2 Ring Ouzel, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 14 Blackcap and 12 Willow Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Long-tailed Duck, 9 Spotted Redshank, 1 Garganey (male), 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Wheatear plus several Commmon Whitethroat - Burton Mere Wetlands.
490 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Widfowl Collection.
37+ Sandwich Tern and 2 Swallow - Wallasey Shore.
1 Osprey landed on shore and ate a fish then flew inland and landed in tree near Park lane!! - Meols Shore.
1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat (pair) and 2 Raven - Gayton Marsh (off golf course).
14 Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Eider (pair) out in main Dee channel seen off Thurstaston.
1 roding Woodcock over fields inland of Meols.
1 Whinchat, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler and several Grasshopper Warblers seen from footpath alongside burn reed-bed - Neston Reedbed.

Apr 13
1 Ring Ouzel, 6 Common Redstart, 15+ Wheatear and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Ring Ouzel in tree by Wirral Way - Caldy.
1 Ring Ouzel - Burton Point.
1 Osprey over - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Ring Ouzel, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Sedge Warbler and 21 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Redstart in fields inland of Meols.
69 Sandwich Tern and 1 drake Eider - Wallasey Shore.
240 Shelduck, 1pr Eider, 1pr Wigeon, 24 Little Egret, 165 Oystercatcher, 183 Grey Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 200 Knot, 1200 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Whimbrel, 460 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 2800 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
42 White Wagtail - Hoylake Beach.

Apr 12
1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Little Tern, 14 Sandwich Tern, 30 Willow Warbler and 20 Chiffchaff - Hilbre.
1 Great Egret in gutter, 30+ Wheatear, 10+ Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, c20 Willow Warbler and c10 Chiffchaff - Meols Common (between east end of prom and groyne).
6 Common Redstart, 3 Ring Ouzel, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Short-eared Owl, 50 Wheatear, 60 Wllow Warbler, 35 Chiffchaff, 3 White Wagtail, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Blackcap and 1 Yellowhammer - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Sedge Warbler and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
25+ Wheatear and 1 Ring Ouzel - Station Road Burton/Burton Point.
35 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Ring Ouzel and 1 Tree Pipit along sea-front, 15 White Wagtail, 150 Meadow Ppits, 3 Wheatear and 1 Yellow Wagtail on the beach - Hoylake.

Apr 11
Lots of Hirundines flying through today.
1 Ring Ouzel in Kerr's Field, 7 Wheatear in paddocks towards Meols - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Grasshopper reeling, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 male Garganey, 1 Bittern and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff  (caught and ringed, call recorded) in sea-front garden, also 1 Osprey over - Hoylake.
1 Pied Flycatcher (male) in shrubs next to Upton Road - Moreton.
10 Wheatear - Burton Marsh Farm.
4 Wheatear - Cubbins Green, West Kirby.

Apr 10
2 Ring Ouzel (males) on ploughed field, also 2+ White Wagtail and 2 Stonechat. Click here to see video by Allan Conlin of one of the Ring Ouzels - Hoylake Langfields.
1360 Pink-footed Geese flew north by 08:20, 27 Little Egret, 180 Oystercatcher, 63 Grey Plover, 420 Knot, 1250 Dunlin, 215 Black-tailed Godwit, 470 Curlew, 2400 Redshank - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Common Whitethroat singing on Wirral Way - Heswall.
1 Ring Ouzel (male) in field by Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Wheatear bottom of Station Road - Burton.

Apr 9
7 Wheatear bottom of Station Road - Burton.
1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Tree Pipit - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Apr 8
1 Osprey over at 8am and 1 Swallow - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Garganey (pair), 2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Osprey over Ness.
1 Pied Flycatcher singing in garden by leisure centre - Queensferry.
8 Wheatear bottom of Station Road - Burton.

Apr 7
3 Sandwich Tern, 8 Gannet and 5 Kittiwake - Hilbre.
2 Garganey (pair), 1 spotted Redshank and 1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 6
1 Little Gull, 100+ Avocet, 2 Garganey, 1 Marsh Harrier and 5 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Osprey flew north - Burton Marsh.
3 Wheatear, 2 Siskin and 1 male Stonechat - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Apr 5
1 Little Gull (1st winter) and 4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
300 Black-tailed Godwit (several now in full breeding plumage) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
3 Wheatear in coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Gannet - Hilbre.

Apr 4
2 Garganey (pair) and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 3
3 Wheatear in coastal paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Arctic Skua and 4 Red-breasted Merganser - Hilbre.
1200 Pink-footed Geese flew north over Heswall Shore this morning, also seen over Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Great Egret in fields - Hoylake Langfields.

Apr 2
1 Ring Ouzel (male) in the sand dunes - Talacre.
2 Garganey (pair) and 3+ Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Apr 1
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Red Rocks.
14 Chiffchaff along Wirral Way between Heswall and Parkgate.
72+ Avocet, 5 Ruff, 4 Garganey (2 pairs), 3 Marsh Harrier, 55 Common Snipe, 1 Spotted Redshank, 6+ Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 Marsh Harrier and 2 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Water Rail hear by duck pond - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mar 31
220 Back-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
530 Shelduck, 160 Oystercatcher, 26 Golden Plover, 177 Grey Plover, 110 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 4 Common Snipe, 640 Curlew, 2550 Redshank over high tide - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.

Mar 30
1 Ring Ouzel (first of the year), 1 drake Eider, 4 Goosander, 234 Brent Geese, 9 Purple Sandpiper and 150 Turnstone - Hilbre.
4 Garganey, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 6 Cattle Egret and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 29
1 Willow Warbler singing along Wirral Way *first of spring* - West Kirby.
3 Brambling over this morning - Little Neston.
1 Little Gull, 2 Garganey, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Bittern, 5 Spotted Redshank, 3 Sand Martin and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 28
1 Little Gull and 3 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
12 Whooper Swan flew low over the Observatory - Hilbre.
5 Cattle Egret, 2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
23 singing Chiffchaff along Wirral Way between Heswall and Parkgate with 6 more between Parkgate and Neston!

Mar 27
1 White Stork drifted over Queensferry around mid-day heading towards the estuary.
2 Great Egret and 57 Little Egret roosted overnight, 230 Shelduck, 260 Oystercatcher, 84 Grey Plover, 270 Knot, 1800 Dunlin, 38 Black-tailed Godwit, 415 Curlew, 2430 Redshank over high tide - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Bittern showing from bridge screen this afternoon, 5 Garganey, 3 Spotted Redshank and 3 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite at 1pm, presumably same bird then seen over Northop 30 mins later - Burton Point.
1 Garden Warbler in Dawpool NR - Thurstaston.

Mar 26
4 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Marsh.
1 Siberian Chiffchaff (briefly seen and heard before being chased off by Chiffchaff), 4 Garganey (drake), 1 Long-tailed duck, 2 Spotted Redshank and 4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Brambling - Royden Park.
9 Purple Sandpiper, 292 Brent Geese (2 dark-bellied) and 1 Eider - Hilbre.

Mar 25
6 Garganey, 1 Long-tailed duck, 5 Spotted Redshank and 4 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
25 Little Gull and 1 Eider (drake) - Hilbre.

Mar 24
18 Whooper Swan on flash, 1 grey male Hen Harrier flew south - Denhall Quay.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Great Egret, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Ruff, 8 Stonechat and 1 Merlin - Burton Marsh.
1 Red Kite between 1pm and 2pm heading north over China Plate farm and Hoylake Langfields.
24 Little Gull, 2 Goosander (by Little Eye), 3 Red-breasted Merganser and 299 Brent Geese (2 dark-bellied) - Hilbre.
4 Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Garganey, 1 Long-tailed duck and 2 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 23
6 Garganey (3 pairs), 1 Long-tailed Duck, 70 Shoveler, 3 Marsh Harier and 5 singing Cetti's Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Garganey (drake - is this number 7?!) in ditch along Denhall Lane - Burton Marsh.
Lots of Meadow Pipits passing through with 350+ at Hilbre and 80+ at Leasowe.
1 Osprey and 1 Red Kite over late morning, also 4 White Wagtail - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Gull, 1 Red Kite and 12 Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 House Martin *first of spring* over Pipers Lane - Heswall.
2 Brambling, 40 Siskin and 8 Chiffchaff in Haddon/Burton Wood area.

Mar 22
At least 10 Wheatear between Leasowe Lighthouse and Meols, also large fall of Meadow Pipits.
74 Avocet, 4 (2 pairs) Garganey (1 pair reception pool and 1 pair from Border hide), 1 Long-tailed duck, 4 Cattle Egret and 28 Heron stood in front of Marsh Covert Hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Short-eared Owl just before dusk off Old Baths - Parkgate.

Mar 21
2 Wheatear and 3 Brent Geese by groyne - Meols.
3 Garganey (2f and 1m) and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 singing Chiffchaff along Wirral Way between Heswall and Parkgate.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.

Mar 20
1 Long-tailed Duck and 2 Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.
4 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Marsh.
1 Greenshank by groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Gull (1st winter) - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) over ploughed field by Wirral Way - Thurstaston.

Mar 19
34 Whooper Swan on Dawpool Bank early morning, on the mud mid-estuary (at 11am these Whooper Swans flew out of estuary past Hilbre) - Thurstaston.
1 Siskin and 1 Redwing along Park Lane - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Brambling, 3 Redpoll and 3 Raven over - Royden Park/Thurstaston Hill.
1 Red Kite over and 1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 18
8 singing Chiffchaff along Wirral Way between Heswall and Parkgate.
8 Brambling and 1 Yellowhammer in Thornton Hough area.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Stonechat - Parkgate.
10 Siskin and 2 Redpoll caught and ringed in sea-front garden - Hoylake.

Mar 17
6 Crossbill landed in pine trees on golf course then flew across towards Hilbre, also 2 Stonechat - West Kirby Shore.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
2 White Wagtail and 7 singing Chiffchaff in fields by Dungeon Wood - Thurstaston.
1 Snow Bunting flew south at 1105hrs, also 12 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.
2 Little Owl at Burton Point, 4 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Marsh.

Mar 16
3 Sand Martin over Heswall Dales.
1 Long-tailed Duck and 70 Avocet -Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl on the marsh then perched in tree on golf course, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Mistle Thrush and 1 Stonechat - Parkgate.
2 Kingfisher and 6 Goldcrest - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mar 15
1 Short-eared Owl early morning - Parkgate.
1 Swallow over border pool *first of spring*, 1 Long-tailed Duck -Burton Mere Wetlands.
10 Chiffchaff between the Lighthouse and duck pond this morning, also 1 Goosander by the groyne and 1 Sand Martin - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Rock Pipit and 1 Jack Snipe on the marsh, 4 Wheatear on golf course - West Kirby.
350+ Brent Geese - Hilbre.

Mar 14
1 Short-eared Owl which dropped on a Kestrel which escaped after a brief fight, also 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate.
1 Long-tailed Duck - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 13
1 Long-tailed Duck with 100+ Tufted Duck, also 1 Woodcock - Burton Mere Wetlands.
320 Shelduck, 31 Pintail, 95 Teal, 960 Oystercatcher, 143 Grey Plover, 109 Golden Plover, 1100 Knot, 2300 Dunlin, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 605 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1700 Redshank this morning - Heswall Shore.
1 Greenshank near the groyne - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Wheatear - Old Baths, Parkgate.
3 Wheatear on tide wrack, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Barn Owl, 5+ Stonechat (one singing) and 3 Marsh Harrier - Heswall Golf Course/Marsh.
1 Barn Owl along Mudhouse Lane - Burton.
1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 1 Great Egret and 1 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Marsh.

Mar 12
1 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail *first of spring* - Hilbre.
1 White Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 40 Meadow Pipit and 4 Chiffchaff - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl, 8 Twite and 2 Wheatear feeding on tide wrack - Old Baths, Parkgate.

Mar 11
1 Sand Martin *first of spring* over end of Station Road, also 2 Stonechat and 20+ Linnet - Burton  Marsh.
38 Avocet, 36 Grey Heron and 2 Little Grebe - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Wheatear in dunes - Gronant.

Mar 10
5+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Great Egret, 2 Goosander, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2+ Ruddy Shelduck (the other two probably hidden in channel) and 30+ Fieldfare - Burton Point/Burton  Marsh.
1 Great Egret over - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Greenshank - Heswall Shore.

Mar 9
1 Wheatear on tide wrack end of Station road *first of spring*, also 4 Ruddy Shelduck - Burton Marsh.
2 Little Gull and 1 Chiffchaff - Hilbre.
60+ Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 8
1 Bittern - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Stonechat on barbed wire fence by horse paddocks, 1 Great Egret flew in from sea and inland - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl over Heswall Golf course.

Mar 6
3 Marsh Harrier and over 30 Avocet - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 1 Marsh Harrier and 4 Stonechat (2 pairs) - Parkgate.
 4 Ruddy Shellduck, 2 Great Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Harrier and a Little Owl - Burton Marsh to Burton Point.
2 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
1 Little Gull, 1 Eider (fem), 2 s/pl Red Throated Diver and 300+ Common Scoter - Hoylake Shore.
3 Snow Bunting at Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Mar 5
4 Snow Bunting at Derby Pool (lots of disturbance) and 1 Eider (drake) on sea - Wallasey Shore.
1 Eider (fem) and 19 Red-breasted Merganser - Riverbank Road, Heswall. 
1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate.

Mar 4
4 Snow Bunting 400m west of Derby Pool and 1 Eider (drake) on sea - Wallasey Shore.
1 Eider (fem) and 15 Scoter - Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Short-eared Owl this afternoon, 1 Red Kite over towards Flint,and 3 Hen Harrier and 8 Marsh Harrier came in to roost this evening  - Parkgate.
1 Short-eared Owl over rifle range - Burton Marsh.

Mar 3
30+ Linnet and 3 Twite in tidewrack, 40+ Siskin in alders, 5 Raven and 2 Cetti's Warbler - Burton Point.
1,200 Knot, 900 Dunlin and 450 Sanderling at high tide - Hoylake Shore.

Mar 2
5 Snow Bunting near Derby Pool - Wallasey Shore.

Mar 1
34 Avocet, 3 Ruff, 4 Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Marsh Harrier (pair), 3+ Cetti's Warbler and 2 Stonechat - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Marsh Harrier in air together, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Little Owl, 100+ Linnet feeding in tidal wrack, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 50+ Fieldfare and 20+ Redwing, also 1 Barn Owl by Station Road - Burton Point.
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) - New Brighton.
1 drake Eider on sea - Wallasey Shore.
1 Goldeneye and 2 Goosander - West Kirby Marine Lake.