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Archived Latest Sightings -
May and June 2007.

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June 30 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling out on marsh near Harp Inn -  Burton Marsh.
June 29 112 Gannet, 125 Manx Shearwater and 2 Arctic Skua off Red Rocks over high tide, 3 juv Stonechat in the dunes.
115 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Shore.
4 Arctic Skua, 385 Manx Shearwater, 255 Gannet and 28 Kittiwake - Hilbre Island.
1 Black-throated Diver, 10 Manx Shearwater, 80+ Gannet, 35+ Sandwich Tern, 1 Fulmar, 1 Guillemot, 3 Little Egret, 600 Shelduck and 230 Curlew - Point of Ayr.
June 28 9 Gannet and 1 Arctic Skua off Red Rocks at high tide.
110 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Shore.
14 Little Egret, 733 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 536 Black-headed Gull, 21 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2,400 Shelduck - Heswall Shore.
June 27 25 Manx Shearwater, 32 Gannet, 72 Common Scoter, 2 Fulmar and 5 Guillemot out to sea, 211 Cormorant and 96 Sandwich Tern on the beach, also c250 Little Terns - Gronant.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Peregrine, 248 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Avocet, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 5 Spotted Redshank -  Inner Marsh Farm.
June 26 1 Arctic Skua and c20 Common Tern over high tide this morning, otherwise very quiet - Hilbre Island.
1 Whimbrel, 660 Curlew, 2,100 Shelduck, 510 Black-headed Gull and 127 Carrion Crow - Heswall Shore.
June 25 80 Gannet, 30 Kittiwake and 19 turnstone on the evening high tide - Hilbre Island.
June 24 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Gronant, on beach west of Little Tern colony.
1 Red-backed Shrike (fem) in Chapel Field, Denhall Lane, Burton, this afternoon.
1 Spoonbill, 7 Avocet (incl 3 juv), 80 Black-tailed Godwit and 5 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage) -  Inner Marsh Farm at midday.
June 23 2 Arctic Skua and 16 Gannet with hundreds of terns and gulls off Red Rocks at high tide.
June 22 1 Spoonbill, 4 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage), 5 Avocet and 117 Black-tailed Godwit -  Inner Marsh Farm at midday.
1 Avocet over Shotwick Boating Lake at 9.45am.
14 Gannet just off the north end of Hilbre Island at 3pm, together with c80 Common Tern and c10 Sandwich Tern.
36 Gannet, c20 Sandwich Tern and c100 Common Tern with large flock of gulls off Red Rocks at high tide.
June 21 1 Spoonbill and 4 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage) -  Inner Marsh Farm at midday.
1 Spoonbill over Parkgate Marsh at 13.30hrs.
24 Gannet, c20 Sandwich Tern and c100 Common Tern with large flock of gulls just off Red Rocks at 4pm.
June 20 30+ Gannet, 55 Common Scoter and 200+ Little Tern - Gronant.
1 Spoonbill, 5 Avocet and 1 Spotted Redshank -  Inner Marsh Farm.
12 Little Egret and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
June 19 16 Gannet off Red Rocks three hours before high tide.
June 18 1 Spoonbill, 9 Avocet (incl 3 juv) and 205 Black-tailed Godwit -  Inner Marsh Farm.
48 Gannet, 3 Common Scoter, 1 Arctic Skua and at least 30 Common Tern - Red Rocks at high tide.
11 Little Egret - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
June 17 2 Spoonbill, 6 Avocet and 70 Black-tailed Godwit -  Inner Marsh Farm.
1,950 Shelduck, 4 Little Egret, 167 Crow, 672 Curlew and 1 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore before high tide.
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 200m north of Harp Inn, Neston, in full view on post.
2 Eider (drake), 130 Gannet (out beyond Red Rocks) and 1 Arctic Skua off West Kirby Shore.
June 16 1 Mediterranean Gull in flooded filed by Park Road, Meols.
26 Gannet and c30 Common Tern - Red Rocks at high tide, Gannets barley visible out on the horizon.
11 Sandwich Tern - Gronant.
8 Goosander (fem) - Point of Ayr (confirmed sighting).
2 Spoonbill -  Inner Marsh Farm.
June 15 2 Spoonbill, 5 Avocet (3 juv), 138 Black-tailed Godwit and 6 Grey Heron -  Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Stonechat (pair) - Burton Marsh.
875 Shelduck, 78 Mallard, 2+ Whimbrel and 1 Barn Owl - Thurstaston Shore.
June 13 22 Gannet, 1 Fulmar, 27 Common Scoter, 2 Guillemot, 3 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear and 40 Ringed Plover - Gronant, c250 Little Terns breeding and doing well.
1 Kingfisher - Arrowe Park.
June 12 104 Carrion Crow, c350 Oystercatcher, c100 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine and 1 Bullfinch - Heswall Shore/Fields.
June 11 1 Spoonbill - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Wheatear in dunes - West Kirby.
June 10 1 Spoonbill, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Barn Owl - Wirral Way by Thurstaston Country Park, 9am.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Old Quay.
June 9 1 Spoonbill - Inner Marsh Farm.
8 Yellowhammer - Wirral Way/Heswall NT Fields.
14 Little Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Spoonbill - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, late evening.
June 8 2 Spoonbill, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Gadwall, c30 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear and 150 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
June 7 2 Spoonbill and 3 Mediterranean Gull this morning at Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Grasshopper Warbler seen and heard near Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, 2 Spoonbill seen on Marsh late evening.
June 6 2 Spoonbill - Inner Marsh Farm.
250-300 Swift over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
c200 Little Tern and 2 Gannet - Gronant.
June 5 2 Spoonbill - Inner Marsh Farm, reserve OPEN this afternoon to allow people to see the birds.
 1 Great Skua (imm) being mobbed by gulls off New Brighton Lighthouse.
1 Quail this morning, singing in barley field between Burton Point and Denhall Lane.
4 Reed Warbler - Neston Reed Bed, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Lesser Whitethroat in fields nearby.
4 Tree Sparrow and 1 Peregrine - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
June 4 4 Kingfisher (incl 3 juv) on Arrowe Brook, Greasby, also 3 Common Buzzard over Arrowe Park.
1 Golden Plover (s/pl) by Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Little Egret, 167 Carrion Crow and 208 Curlew on Heswall Shore, 1 Grasshopper Warbler by Wirral Way.
See reports of Great White Egret below on 1st and 2nd June.
June 3 1 Quail this morning, singing in barley field between Burton Point and Denhall Lane 2 Grey Partridge by Decca Pools.
See reports of Great White Egret below on 1st and 2nd June,
June 2 2 Quail this morning, one singing in barley field and the other on the marsh, also 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
1 Great White Egret at Gronant, on lagoon inland of the tern colony.
June 1 2 Stonechat (m) - Red Rocks.
2 Spoonbill on No.1 Pool between 12.45 and 3.45pm, flew high circling towards NW, also 11 Avocet (incl 3 chicks) and 286 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Great White Egret on Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, at noon.
May 31 1 Whinchat - Red Rocks.
73 Sandwich Tern and 24 Common Tern roosting on West Kirby Shore at high tide.
May 30 c120 Little Tern, 35 Common Scoter, 1 Gannet and 40 Ringed Plover - Gronant.
1 Whimbrel, 310 Oystercatcher, 1 Wheatear, 1 Buzzard and 17 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
1 Hobby - Bidston Moss.
May 29 7 Whimbrel, 235 Curlew, 1 Wheatear, 478 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine and 6 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
6 Greenland Wheatear - West Kirby Marsh.
May 28 1 Hobby, also c50 House Martins and Swallows hawking for insects downwind of nearby trees - Burton Marsh.
1 Stonechat, 2 Garganey (pair), 1 Wood Duck and 12 Avocet (incl 3 chicks) - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
5 Little Tern with good numbers of Common and Sandwich Terns, 3 Gannet, 2 Common Scoter and 2-3 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.
May 27 2 Garganey (pair) - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.
May 26 3 Common Scoter, 5 Gannet and at least 50 Common Tern before high tide at Red Rocks.
2 Garganey (pair), 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Cuckoo - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Wheatear, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.
May 25 3 Quail calling on Parkgate Marsh, off Heswall Golf Club this morning, 2 Quail and 1 Cuckoo this evening.
2 Garganey (pair) and Avocets with chicks - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
May 24 18 Wheatear and c40 Swift - Hoylake Langfields.
May 22 1 Great White Egret flew over Denhall Lane and out to Burton Marsh, this morning.
May 21 2 Whimbrel and 2 Wheatear - Hilbre. 
3 Grey Plover (s/pl), 97 Carrion Crow, 225 Shelduck, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Little Egret and 1 Raven - Heswall Shore, Wirral Way.
1 Ring Ouzel, 4 Wheatear, 3 Reed Bunting and 1 Grey Partridge - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Raven, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 4 Sedge Warblers - Ness/Neston Marsh.
8 Little Egret and 3 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Shore.
May 20 1 Dipper below the waterfall, Arrowe Brook, Arrowe Park. 
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Whimbrel and 1 Wheatear - Caldy Shore.
May 19 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 White Wagtail and 9 Wheatear early morning - Red Rocks, 1 Arctic Skua, 7 Manx Shearwater, 18 Common Scoter and 2 Gannet at high tide.   
4 Whinchat, 40 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 4 Reed Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Whinchat - Burton Marsh.
May 18 2 Kittiwake, 1 Whimbrel and 13 Turnstone - Red Rocks before high tide.
May 17 2 Whimbrel - Hoylake Shore.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Ashton Park, West Kirby. 
Unconfirmed report of s/pl Red-breasted Flycatcher by Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 16 1 Hobby SW over West Kirby near Gilroy Nature Park.
2 Raven, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear and 2 Ringed Plover between Leasowe Gunsite and Harrison Drive, early morning.
3 Goosander, 9 Whimbrel, 3 Sandwich Tern, 2 Ringed Plover and 2 Wheatear - Point of Ayr.
6 Avocet, 1 Whimbrel, 282 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Osprey over Deeside Industrial Estate.
May 15 2 Cuckoo (pair) and 5 Wheatear - Red Rocks Marsh.
2 Whimbrel and 3 Wheatear - Leasowe Shore.
2 Little Terns, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 20 Willow Warbler, 10 Whimbrel, 12 Wheatear, 1 Peregrine and 1 Little Egret -  Hilbre.
6 Whinchat and 1 Spotted Flycatcher - Meols.
May 14 1 Hobby over Hoylake Langfields.
5 Whimbrel and 300 Dunlin between Dove Point and Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Osprey, 216 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Mediterranean Gull - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
May 13 1 Garden Warbler, 6 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 35 Sandwich Tern, 50 Common Tern and 15 Whimbrel -  Hilbre.
1 Hobby over Hoylake Langfields.
c120 Common Tern, 17 Sandwich Tern, 26 Little Tern, 3 Gannet and 8 Common Scoter off Red Rocks at high tide.
1 Cuckoo heard early morning - Moreton.
8 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Peregrine by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Cuckoo and 2 Mediterranean Gull - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
33 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
4 Wheatear, 1 Little Egret, 40+ Shelduck and 1 Sparrowhawk - Point of Ayr.
May 12 20 Whimbrel - Hilbre.
4 Wheatear and 1 Whinchat by Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 11 2 Little Ringed Plover - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
218 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
May 10 1 Hobby, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Wheatear and 2 Stonechat by Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 9 1 Raven and 1 Little ringed Plover - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
9 Wheatear and 1 Yellow Wagtail in field by Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
May 8 24 Kittiwake flying out of River Mersey off New Brighton, evening.
1 Short-eared Owl by Thurstaston Visitor Centre.
May 7 100 Grey Plover looking stunning in summer plumage, 2 Whimbrel, 5 Reed Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler and 8 Whitethroat by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Grasshopper Warbler at end of Denhall Lane, Burton Marsh.
1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Redshank, 50 Black-tailed Godwit and 6 Avocet - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Whinchat - Red Rocks.

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May 6 1 Pied Flycatcher (fem) - West Kirby, jnt of Marine Park and Lang Lane.
1 Green Winged Teal (drake) - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
2 Wheatear (Greenland race) and 1 Raven by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Arctic Skua, 2 Manx Shearwater and 2 Fulmar - Red Rocks.
May 5 1 Redstart (fem), 1 Whinchat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Tree Pipit - Red Rocks, early morning.
20 Whimbrel, 6 Sandwich Tern, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Peregrine  and 2 Garden Warbler - Hilbre.
3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Stonechat (pair) and 2 Reed Warbler by Leasowe Lighthouse.
4 Wheatear - Church Farm, Thurstaston.
May 4 2 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Redstart (m), 1 Whinchat (m), 3 Wheatear, 14 Whimbrel and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre.
1 Osprey heading NW over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby at 1250pm.
6 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
3 Spotted Redshank, 1 Garganey (drake), 1 Green Winged Teal (drake), 1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine and 5 Avocet - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
3 Grasshopper Warbler and 6 Reed Warbler by Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 3 2 Grasshopper Warbler by Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat and 1 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.
9 Spotted Redshank, 3 Ruff and 6 Avocet - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
2 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Tree Pipit - Red Rocks.
May 2 1 Short-eared Owl flew high NE, plus 4 Yellow Wagtail - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler and 12 Swift - Red Rocks.
18 Whimbrel and 11 Bar-tailed Godwit (4 in full summer plumage) with c200 Shelduck and c300 Curlew - Heswall Shore before high tide.
1 Hobby and 17 Swift - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
4 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat and 1 Tree Pipit - Leasowe Gunsite.
May 1 2 Whinchat - Red Rocks.
3 Whinchat and 3 Yellow Wagtail by Leasowe Lighthouse.
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