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Jun 30
7 Avocet - Donkey Stand Flash, Parkgate.
1 Marsh Harrier, 990 Curlew, 250 Redshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 450 Black-headed Gull - Heswall Shore.

Jun 29
Jackdaws must have had a good breeding season with 65 around Hinderton Drive, Newton and another 120 around Gilroy, West Kirby.

Jun 28
1 Mediterranean Gull (1st summer) - Hoylake Shore.
2 Great Egret (1 middle hide, 1 beyond the Dee hide), 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling at the bottom of Seabank Road - Heswall.

Jun 27
470 Black-tailed Godwit, also pair of feral Barnacle Geese with five young - Caldy Wildfowl Collection (off A540), West Kirby.
420 Little Tern - Gronant, large number suggests an influx from other sites.

Jun 26
1 Knot and 270 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection (off A540), West Kirby.
20+ Sandwich Tern in the gull roost on the rising tide - West Kirby Shore.
1 Marsh harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Egyptian Goose and 1 Garden Warbler - highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 25
1 Great Egret and 1 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve.

 Jun 24
1 Osprey over Leasowe at 11am, heading west.
3 Arctic Skua harassing a large gull, possibly 2 more present, 1 Common Scoter, 3 Little Egret, 3 Great crested Grebe and 1 Red-breasted Merganser - Red Rocks at high tide.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill.
150 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection (off A540), West Kirby.
1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Cetti's Warbler - highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 23
1 Red Kite over reception hide this morning, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over West Kirby at 1120am.
2 Peregrine over Irby.

Jun 22
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Cetti's Warbler - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 21
5 Whimbrel, 500 Oystercatcher, 43 Redshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 335 Curlew - Heswall Shore, wader numbers increasing.

Jun 18
1ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Whimbrel, 240 Curlew, 490 Black-headed Gull, 470 Herring Gull - Heswall Shore.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat and 1 Cuckoo - Thurstaston Hill.
2 Yellowhammer - Station Road,  Thurstaston.
2 Manx Shearwater and 2 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.

Jun 17
1 Tawny Owl, 7am - Dawpool Nature Reserve, Thurstaston.

Jun 16
1 Great Egret and 1 Marsh Harrier - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Jun 15
1 Storm Petrel - Hilbre.

Jun 14
300+ Manx Shearwater this morning past Hilbre.
80+ Manx Shearwater in an hour around high tide, also 20+ Gannet and 4 Common Scoter - Hoylake.
1 Little Gull - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 13
1 Iberian Chiffchaff still present but elusive, 4 Garden Warbler and 2 Yellowhammer - Thurstaston Hill.
1 Great Egret - Burton Marsh.
1 Red Kite, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Little Ringed Plover - highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 12
3 Black Tern flew east at 7.50am - Hilbre.
1 Yellowhammer - Thurstaston Hill.

Jun 11
1 Black Tern this morning, also 1 Great Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 10
560 Oystercatcher, 13 Grey Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 220 Curlew, 490 Black-headed Gull, 290 Herring Gull, 1ad Yellow-legged Gull, 135 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Greater Black-backed Gull, 1ad Kittiwake - Heswall Shore.
1 Great Egret over Saughall this morning.

Jun 9
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill.

Jun 8
1 Peregrine at first light - Hilbre.
1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Great Egret - Parkgate.

Jun 6
2 Hobby, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Cattle Egret, highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 2
1 Grasshopper Warbler with fledgling, 1 Snow Goose feeding with Greylag on grasslnad towards Shotwick Boating Lake - highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

Jun 1
1 probable American Godlen Plover this afternoon - Gronant.
1 Whinchat in paddock by western kissing gate - Leasowe Lighthouse.
30+ Avocet chicks, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Little Ringed Plover - highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 31
1 Red Kite over Wallasey at 1030am.
1 Short-eared Owl (flew from the marsh to Burton Point before flying back to marsh), 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Raven on fence posts and 2 Green Woodpecker - Burton Point.

May 29
1 probable Blyth's Reed Warbler recorded by trail camera last night at 2230hrs nort end of reed bed - Red Rocks.
1 Black Tern - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 28
1 Garden Warbler and 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Tree Pipit over - Red Rocks.
1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Whinchat - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill.

May 27
10 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Whinchat and 1 fem Redstart - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Garden Warbler - Hilbre.
45+ Arctic Tern and 6 Raven - Dovepoint, Meols.
2 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Whinchat - Red Rocks.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill.

May 26
2 Spotted Flycatcher (1 end of Sandy Lane and 1 Lingham bridge) and 1 Redstart (fem) in west horse paddock by kissing gate - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Spotted Flycatcher,  26 Gannet, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Fulmar, 35 Golden Plover (flying NE), 42 Sanderling (flying NE) and 12 Swift - Hilbre.

May 25
1 Cattle Egret, 1 drake Garganey, 3 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Little Ringed Plover - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Whimbrel on groyne - Meols Common.

May 24
1 Iberian Chiffchaff early morning, also 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat and 1 Cuckoo - Red Rocks.
1 Gull-billed Tern again from Inner Marsh Farm hide briefly at 7pm then again after 8pm over damp fields Shotwick Lake direction - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over Buckley.

May 23
1 Gull-billed Tern from Inner Marsh Farm hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 continental sub-species Coal Tit Periparus ater ater (first for Cheshire and Wirral), 1 Iberian Chiffchaff and 2 Spotted Flycatcher - Red Rocks.
1 Grey-headed Wagtail - West Kirby Saltmarsh just south of Pinfold steps.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill.
1 Spotted Flycatcher by kissing gate - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 22
1 Iberian Chiffchaff by Benty Farm, 1 Cuckoo by Thors Stone and 1 Hobby by Kitty's Flash - Thurstaston Hill.
1 Red Kite over - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Park Lane, Meols.
1 Guillemot off north end - Hilbre.

May 20
1 Cuckoo and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff and 1 Cuckoo - Thurstaston Hill.
2 Garganey (pair),  2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Gull and 1 Hobby, highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 19
1 Little Gull (1st summer) and 1 drake Garganey - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.

May 18
2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whimbrel and 266 Little Tern - Gronant.
1 Firecrest, 3 Whimbrel, 26 Gannet, 28 Guillemot and 5 Pink-footed Geese on West Hoyle Bank - highlights from Hilbre, see further details on Hilbre Obs Blog.
1 Little Gull (1st summer), looking settled, 1 drake Garganey and 3 Mediterranean Gull (ads) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Yellow Wagtail - Red Rocks.
1 Spotted Flycatcher by fishery down Lingham Lane, Moreton.
1 Hobby and 1 Marsh Harrier - Decca Pools.
1 Swallow/House Martin hybrid (seen well!!!) over Park Lane, 2 Wheatear and 2 Yellow Wagtail in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 17
1 Little Gull (1st summer) - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Hen Harrier - Denhall Quay.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.

May 16
2 Arctic Skua off Hoylake before high tide.
1 Fem Whinchat in Kerr's field, 1 Fem Yellow Wagtail near the groyne and 7 Wheatear -  Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Cattle Egret and 1 Great White Egret highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 15
1 Kite species (possibly Black Kite) seen distantly flying over mid Wirral from Red Rocks at 0830am.
2 Garden Warbler and 1 Whinchat - Red Rocks.
65 Gannet most sitting on flat calm sea, also 30+ Great Crested and 50+ Common Scoter - Hoylake.
1 Spotted Flycatcher by Lang Lane, West Kirby.
1 Marsh Harrier circling over Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Mandarin Duck (1 drake) with 19 small young (11 seen coming out of tree) - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
32 Stock Dove in newly seeded field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.

May 14
1 Spoonbill roosting in tree, viewable from reception hide - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm, also 1 Spotted Flycatcher, c20 Chiffchaff and 12 Willow Warbler in area.

May 13
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.
23 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
19 Stock Dove in newly seeded field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.
4 Greenland Wheatear in Kerrs Field, also 15+ Gannet off shore - Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Grasshopper Warbler - Denhall Quay and along Denhall Lane.

May 12
c1,440 Swallow passed through Gronant.
1 Eider, 25 Gannet and 2 Wheatear - Hilbre.
1 Garden Warbler, 4 Redpoll and 25+ Swallow - Red Rocks.
1 Marsh Harrier flying west and 1 Arctic Tern - Wallasey Shore.
1 Garden Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c15 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whinchat and 4 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.

May 11
1 male Eider, 2 male Red-breasted Merganser, 139 Grey Plover, 35 Ringed Plover, 2000 Dunlin, 19 Knot, 10 Whimbrel, 112 Curlew - Heswall Shore.
96 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection off Column Road, West Kirby.

May 10
1 Spoonbill on main scrape, 1 Ring-necked Duck on bridge pool this afternoon, also 1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands, reserve open till 2030hrs tonight and 0730hrs tomorrow morning, 18th Cheshire record for Ring-necked Duck last one being at Neumann's Flash in May 2014.
20+ Manx Shearwater with lots of Gannets, also 50+ Sandwich Tern -  Red Rocks.
7 Manx Shearwater, 120 Gannet, 100+ Sandwich Tern, 30 Common Tern, 200 Sanderling, 250 Knot and 150 Dunlin seen from Hoylake early morning.
50+ Swift over West Kirby town centre in 30 mins this morning.
1 Cuckoo - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.
2 Great Egret - Decca Pools.

May 9
1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Yellow Wagtail - Gronant.
1 Cuckoo early morning, also 2 Great Egret - Neston Old Quay.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.
28 Manx Shearwater, 130+ Gannet, 430+ Sandwich Tern and 81 Guillemot, highlights from Hilbre see http://hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/ for details.
1 Cuckoo - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 8
25+ Sandwich Tern, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Common Sandpiper highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Cuckoo calling by Dungeon bridge, Wirral Way - Thurstaston.
1 Red Kite drifted South at 07:40, 570 Oystercatcher, 280 Grey Plover, 200 Ringed Plover, 300 Knot, 1000 Dunlin, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
2 Cuckoo (m+f) and 1 Tree Pipit and 10 Wheatear, 50+ Gannet feeding off shore - Red Rocks.
2 Wheatear, 183 Gannet, 14 Manx Shearwater, 2 imm drake Eider and 7 Whimbrel- Hilbre, early morning, see http://hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/ for details.
1 Red Kite over Hilbre College, West Kirby at 1040am.
1 Ruff (breeding plumage) and 1 Yellow Wagtail, 120 Little Tern yesterday - Gronant.

May 7
Reports of a good number of Swifts passing through.
6 Whimbrel, 2 Eider plus Manx Shearwaters, Gannets and lots of terns - Hilbre, early morning.
1 Spoonbill - Denhall Quay.
4 Tree Pipit, 4 Wheatear, 8 Redpoll and 2 Jay - Red Rocks.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.

May 6
1 Yellow Wagtail in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.
90 Pink-footed Geese flew N over N Wirral at first light.

May 5
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.
2 Raven over Newton.
1 Firecrest flew in from sea, also 4 Whinchat, 1 Common Redstart and 2 Cuckoo - Red Rocks.
1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Redpoll over, early morning - Hilbre.
1 Whinchat and 2 Spotted Redshank (s/pl) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 4
1 Wood Warbler by track going to east kissing gate, 1 Whinchat Kerr's Field - Leasowe Lighthouse.
350 Pink-footed Geese over, 2 Wheatear and 1 Garden Warbler - Red Rocks.
1 Osprey flew north west of Hilbre at 1020am.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm, also 1 Ring Ouzel (fem) and 2 Yellowhammer.
64 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.

May 3
3 Whinchat, 20 Wheatear, 10 Sand Martin over and Yellow and White Wagtails, 1 Cuckoo this evening - Kerr's Field, Leasowe Lighthouse.
18 Whimbrel and 240 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Shore on rising tide.
17 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 13 Whimbel and 2 Eider, highlights from Hilbre, see http://hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/ for details.
1 Cuckoo, 1 Little Gull, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Whinchat and 1 Common Sandpiper - highlights from Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Iberian Chiffchaff - Thurstaston Hill 100 yards south of Benty Farm.

 May 2
1 probable Iberian Chiffchaff (good sound recordings) - Thurstaston Hill 400 yards west of Benty Farm.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 125 Avocet, 3 Common Sandpiper, 7 Spotted Redshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Dunlin, 1 Common Tern, 2 Mediterrane Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 15 White Wagtail, 30 Sand Martin and 5 Swift - Burton Mere Wetlands.

May 1
1 probable Iberian Chiffchaff (good sound recording) - Thurstaston Hill 400 yards west of Benty Farm at 1.30pm and still present at 6.30pm.
Download recording of Iberian Chiffchaff (by John Gilbody) - CLICK HERE.
RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands CLOSED today.
3 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat and 2 Yellow wagtail - Burton Point.
56 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
10+ Whimbrel on rocks between Dee SC causeway and Caldy steps after high tide.

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