Archived Latest Sightings:
May and June 2024.
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sightings from September 2000.
June 29
62 breeding plumage Black-tailed Godwit, 410 Curlew, 360
Redshank, 1 Common Snipe, 320 Black-headed Gull, 1 1st summer
Mediterranean Gull -
Thurstaston/Heswall.
1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Green Sandpiper -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
June 27
1 Mediterranean Gull in s/pl off tennis courts -
Hoylake Shore.
1 Quail heard -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
June 26
1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Green Sandpiper -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over Irby Mill Hill heading towards
Thurstaston.
2 Grey Partridge seen in field by Leighton Road -
Neston.
June 24
Pair of Stonechat with young in sand dunes, 290 Sandwich Tern on the
shore -
West Kirby.
June 23
1 Bittern and 10 Spotted Redshank -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
June 22
840 Shelduck, 7 Goosander, 65 Redshank, 380 Curlew, 5 Whimbrel, 680
Herring Gull, 160 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 180 Black-headed Gull, 1
Hobby flew south this mornig -
Heswall
Shore.
2 Red Kite flew across Mersey mouth to
Wallasey (as seen from Seaforth NR).
1 Quail singing by rifle range -
Burton
Marsh.
June 20
4,000 Knot early morning -
Leasowe Gunsite.
750 Shelduck, 6 redhead Goosander, 31 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, 400
Oystercatcher, 76 Grey Plover, 2 Turnstone, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 390
Curlew, 7 Whimbrel, 184 Carrion Crow, 1 Wheatear on rising tide this
morning -
Heswall/Thurstaston.
June 19
1 Green-winged Teal (male going into eclipse) -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
7 Eider -
Hilbre.
June 16
1 Fulmar, 2 Kittiwake, 35 Sandwich Tern and 150 Gannet over high tide -
Hilbre.
1 Spoonbill (adult) -
Boathouse Flash,
Parkgate.
1 Green-winged Teal, 2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Common Sandpiper -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
June 15
1 Arctic Skua chasing terns and c300 Common Scoter off
Leasowe Gunsite this morning.
1 Green-winged Teal (male going into eclipse) -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
June 13
340 Common Scoter, 43 Bar-tailed Godwit and 3,000 Knot off
Leasowe Gunsite early morning.
1 Spotted Redshank -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
June 12
4,000 Knot (over-summering imms) and 2,000 Oystercatcher off
Leasowe Gunsite early morning.
June 11
3 Little Stint this morning -
Dove Point,
Meols Shore.
June 10
1 Little Stint showing well off tennis courts this afternoon -
Meols Shore.
June 9
2 Little Stint off tennis courts at 1030am -
Meols Shore.
June 7
2 Ruddy Shelduck, 117 Bar-tailed Godwit and 1 Mediterranean Gull -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
June 5
1 Arctic Skua flying west -
Meols Shore.
1 Little Stint (briefly) -
Burton Mere
Wetlands.
June 3
26 Sandwich Tern on Talacre Beach, also 200+ Shelduck -
Point of Ayr.
1 Garganey (male) and 1 Ruddy Shelduck -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
1 Fulmar, 6 Eider, 32 Gannet and 18 Sandwich Tern -
Hilbre.
May 31
2,000 Knot (all immatures) and 3,500 Oystercatcher -
Leasowe Gunsite.
May 30
1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Avocet and 50 Swift by Boathouse Flash, also 1
Bullfinch in hedge -
Parkgate.
176 Bar-tailed Godwit -
Burton Mere
Wetlands.
6 Wheatear in coastal paddock -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
May 28
1 Curlew Sandpiper -
Dove Point, Meols.
120 Bar-tailed Godwit (a very high number for this site, all immature
birds - they must have had a good breeding season last year!) -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spotted Flycatcher -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 27
1 Hobby, good views from Boathouse Pub -
Parkgate.
May 28
1 Curlew Sandpiper -
Dove Point, Meols.
120 Bar-tailed Godwit (a very high number for this site, all immature
birds - they must have had a good breeding season last year!) -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Spotted Flycatcher -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 27
1 Hobby, good views from Boathouse Pub -
Parkgate.
May 26
1 Osprey early morning, flew east, and 1 Curlew Sandpiper briefly on
rising tide -
Hilbre.
1 Honey Buzzard over flying north pursued by Common Buzzard -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
80+ House Martin through, also 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Whinchat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
80 - 100 Swift -
Burton Marsh.
1 dark phase Arctic Skua on shore -
Hoylake.
180 Shelduck, 4 Goosander (1m, 3f), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 33 Little
Egret, 500 Oystercatcher, 150 Curlew, 11 Whimbrel on rising tide -
Heswall Shore.
May 25
1 Spotted Flycatcher (Park Lane) and 1 Whinchat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Flycatcher -
Hilbre.
1 Curlew Sandpiper with Dunlins -
Meols
Shore.
1 Red Kite circling between Pensby Road and Poll Hill Road -
Heswall.
May 24
1 Hobby sitting on post off Old Baths -
Parkgate.
1 Osprey headed east over Telegraph Road -
Heswall.
May 22
1 Garganey (drake) on main scrape -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
1 Cuckoo heard near Dove Point -
Meols.
1 Cuckoo, 6 Stonechat and 1 Yellow Wagtail early morning -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 21
1 Osprey flew north -
Hilbre.
May 20
1 Red Kite drifting north at 15.50hrs over
Pensby.
1 Whinchat and 2 Wheatear -
Red Rocks.
1 Arctic Skua sat on East Hoyle Bank, also 33 Sanderling and 1 drake
Eider -
Hoylake.
May 19
2 Puffin, 1 Guillemot. 3 Little Tern, 15 Common Tern, 20 Sandwich Tern,
5 Jackdaw, 7 Eider and 1 Common Whitethroat -
Hilbre.
1 Short-eared Owl hunting inland of coastal paddocks this evening, also
report of 1 Hooded Crow earlier -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
May 17
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Cuckoo calling, 1 Garganey drake and 38
Bar-tailed Godwit -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
200 Knot and 3,000 Oystercatcher after high tide off
Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Spotted Flycatcher, also 250 Sandwoch Tern on sandbank far side of
channel from Leasowe Castle -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
1 Cuckoo calling just inland of
Heswall
Shore.
May 16
1 Arctic Skua off
Meols.
1 Osprey flew from
Hilbre to Red Rocks
then inland, also 1 Short-eared Owl (flew south at first light) and 1
Puffin flew west -
Hilbre.
110 Shelduck, 210 Oystercatcher, 45 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 20
Knot, 25 Dunlin, 6 Whimbrel, 115 Curlew over high tide -
Thurstaston Shore.
May 15
2 Spotted Flycatcher -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 14
Report of Iberian Chiffchaff in reeds near
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
May 13
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Whinchat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
5 Great White Egret and 1 Hobby between Denhall and Nets Cafe -
Burton Marsh.
May 12
2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Common Redstart (fem), 3 Whinchat and 3
Wheatear -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
250+ Sanderling on the beach, 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler and 1
Whinchat -
Gronant.
May 11
1 Black Kite reported -
Holywell.
1 Red Kite over drifting east -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
2 Whooper Swan over the marsh at 8am -
Burton
Marsh
1 Short-eared Owl flew towards Red Rocks this afternoon, also 7 Eider -
Hilbre.
May 10
1 Hobby, 1 Grasshopper Warbler hear, 8 singing Sedge Warblers and 5
singing Cetti's Warber -
Burton Marsh
road/Burton Point.
2 drake Garganey -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
May 9
1 Osprey flew north at 5.55pm, also 2 drake Garganey and 1 fem
Scaup -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
58 Whimbrel -
Heswall Shore.
1 probable Montagu's Harrier (ringtail)
flew north towards Formby Point -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
May 8
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Common
Whitethroat -
Hilbre.
1 drake Garganey 1 fem Scaup (Bridge Pool) -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
62
Ringed Plover, 250 Dunlin, 16 Sanderling, 7,000 Knot, 7 Ruff (lekking
on the shingle ridge), 70 Little Tern, 100 Sandwich Tern, 15 Little
Egret, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Peregrine and 1 Marsh Harrier -
Point of Ayr.
May 7
1 Short-eared Owl -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wood Sandpiper -
Burton Mere
Wetlands.
94 Whimbrel at high tide -
Heswall
Shore.
May 6
1 Osprey with fish sat on tideline off Lifeboat Station
9.15am, 1 Arctic Skua flew west, 10,000 waders (mostly Dunlin) on shore
before high tide -
Hoylake.
The Osprey was seen a few minutes later flying south into the estuary
being mobbed by a Shelduck.
2 Puffin, 18 Eider and 1 Black Guillemott off
Hilbre.
1 Blue-headed Wagtail and 2
Whinchat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
May 5
123 Red-throated Diver, 120 Gannet, 4 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 2
Razorbill, 25 Guillemot, 150 Sandwich Tern, 1 Whinchat and 1 Yellow
Wagtail, 420 Pink-footed Geese flew out of the estuary -
Hilbre.
At least 19 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat and 1 Garden Warbler -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
147 Whimbrel on rising tide, also 1 Common Sandpiper -
Heswall Shore.
May 4
2 Mute Swans flew north, 1 Red-throated Diver, 110 Grey Plover, 1300
Knot, 600 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 80 Curlew, 94 Whimbrel at high
tide -
Heswall Shore.
1 Short-eared Owl, 3 Swift, 1 Fieldfare, 1 female Common Redstart along
hedge line south of 'Sheldrakes' -
Heswall
Marsh.
2 Arctic Skua, 3 Manx Shearwater and 42 Gannet early morning, also 20+
Whimbrel -
Hilbre.
Several Cuckoos today with singles at Hoylake Langfields and Caldy
Woods, and at least 2 in Leasowe Lighthouse area.
4 Whinchat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
3,000 Knot off Dove Point at 10am which flew west, also 2,000 Dunlin
off Sandhey Slipway -
Meols Shore.
80 Little Tern on shoreline -
Point of Ayr.
1 Garganey (drake), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat and 8 Spotted
Redshank -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
May 3
10+ Waxwing flew low over Church Road this morning -
Saughall.
380 Oystercatcher, 60 Grey Plover, 6000 Knot, 2400 Dunlin, 1
Sanderling, 103 Bar-tailed Godwit, 96 Curlew, 39 Whimbrel this morning
-
Thurstaston Shore.
A second Iberian Chiffchaff (full
song heard and recorded, has different leg colour to Kerr's Field bird)
this morning by Park Lane -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
May 2
1 Curlew Sandpiper this morning -
Meols
Shore.
1 Black Redstart (female) west end of coastal paddocks at 0830, also
1 Iberian Chiffchaff still by
Kerr's Field
-
Leasowe Lighthouse.
6,000 Knot flying over Dawpool Bank then flew inland towards
Formby/Seaforth early morning, also 2,000 Dunlin and 74 Whimbrel -
Thurstaston Shore.
1 Black Redstart (fem) by clown roundabout at 7pm -
New Brighton.
May 1
1 Cuckoo north end of Stapledon Wood this morning -
Caldy.
3 White Stork over
Burton Mere Wetlands, also
seen off Parkgate where they landed briefly before returning to Burton.
1 Garganey (drake), 1 Little Gull and 8 Spotted Redshank -
Burton Mere Wetlands
9 Wheatear on road before flying inland! -
Meols Parade.
1 probable Iberian Chiffchaff, 1 Gasshopper Warbler, 1 Spotted
Flycatcher, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Yellow
Wagtail, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Redpoll, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Whinchat and
14 Wheatear -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
67 Whimbrel between
Caldy and Heswall.