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September and October 2006.

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October 30 1 Green-winged Teal (drake), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
2 Swallow over West Kirby.
4 Whooper Swan, 1 Kingfisher and 2 Green Sandpiper - Shotwick Fields, a few Redwing and Fieldfare coming through.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) Parkgate Marsh RSPB, this evening, 3 Stonechat earlier by golf course.
3 Greenshank,  93 Golden Plover, 9 Grey Heron, 10-12,000 Knot and 2 Peregrine  - Heswall Shore.
October 29 1 Green-winged Teal (drake), 8 Whooper Swan and 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
120 Jackdaw flew NW over Caldy Hill this morning.
6 Greenshank, 2 Peregrine and 4 Common Buzzard - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2-3 Merlin, 1 Peregrine and 38 Little Egret flying towards the Burton roost - Parkgate Marsh RSPB, this evening.
16 Great Crested Grebe - Heswall Shore.
October 28 1 Green-winged Teal (drake), c15 Ruff and 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
5,750 Shelduck - Thurstaston Shore at low tide.
1 Gannet, 2 Common Scoter, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Shag and 300 Cormorant - Hoylake Shore, also some migration including: 25 Greenfinch, 195 Chaffinch, 2 grey Wagtail and 100 Starling. 
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 80 Golden Plover, 400 Lapwing, 3,000 Knot, 2,000 Dunlin and 5,000 Oystercatcher - Heswall Shore.
October 27 1 Green-winged Teal (drake), 2 Peregrine and 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) Burton Marsh.
2 Water Rail in reeds - West Kirby Shore, 80-100 finches moving south.
October 26 1 Green-winged Teal (drake), 5 Ruff, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail and 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
2 Hen Harrier (ad male and ringtail) came in to roost this evening - Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
October 25 3 Greenshank, 65 Golden Plover and 99 Black-tailed Godwit (2 colour ringed) - Heswall Shore, a small southerly movement of Redwing, Fieldfare, Starling and Chaffinch.
2 Blackcap, 1 Crossbill, c150 Chaffinch and 4 Brambling passing over Red Rocks this morning.
October 24 124 Sanderling, c2,000 Oystercatcher and 2 Peregrine - Hoylake Shore.
October 23 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh RSPB this morning, 2 Hen Harrier (ad male and ringtail) came in to roost this evening.
12 Snipe, 15 Ruff, 2 Water Rail, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 13 Redwing and 1 Swallow -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Sandwich Tern - Hoylake Shore.
6 Stonechat in sand dunes - West Kirby.
4 Greenshank, 2 Peregrine, 300 Lapwing, 53 Golden Plover and 2 Grey Wagtail, also 11 Reed Bunting in one bush and numerous others in hedges - Heswall Shore.
October 22 2 Peregrine, 2 Gannet, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 85 Common Scoter, 1 Razorbill and 2 Guillemot, 385 Cormorant flying north - Red Rocks at high tide.
1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 3 Stonechat - Burton Marsh, Decca Pools.
3 Peregrine, c100 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Red-throated Diver, 300+ Cormorant, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 125 Common Scoter, 1 Goldeneye, 4 Gannet, 5 Kittiwake, 45 Guillemot and 3 Razorbill - Hoylake Shore.
October 21 9 Gannet, c10 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Common Scoter, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Peregrine, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 1,460 Shelduck, 1,000 Black-tailed Godwit, 500 curlew and 500 Pintail - Point of Ayr over high tide.
1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Sandwich Tern and 1 Greenland Wheatear - Hilbre Island.
3 Stonechat - Meols/Moreton.
1 Snow Bunting and 2 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
October 20 19 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Grey Heron and 8 Redwing - Leasowe Lighthouse, also 2 Stonechat towards Meols.
1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Gannet, 1 Peregrine, 3 Sandwich Tern, 3 Razorbill, 8 Common Scoter and 9 Great Crested Grebe, plus plenty of movement of finches and pipits - Red Rocks.
1 Green-winged Teal (drake) and 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Peregrine, 60 Ringed Plover, 40 Shelduck and 1,100 Oystercatcher - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull (1st win) - Wallasey Shore.
2 Peregrine, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Swallow and 450 Pintail - Heswall Shore.
October 19 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), also c2,000 Lapwing, c2,000 Teal and 500 Wigeon - Burton Marsh.
1 Green-winged Teal (drake), 1 Peregrine, 12 Snipe, 10 Ruff and 1 Little Stint -  Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
October 18 57 Pink-footed Geese over Heswall.
3 Wheatear - Caldy Shore, on sea-defence rocks.
3 Greenshank, 1 Merlin, 2,000 Oystercatcher, 600 Dunlin, 1,800 Redshank, 1,900 Dunlin, 700 Lapwing, 124 Golden Plover, 2,500 Shelduck, 1 Great Crested Grebe (imm)  and 5 Little Egret - Heswall Shore at high tide. 
October 17 1 Richard's Pipit in salt marsh, 4 Stonechat and at least 2 Water Rail in reeds - Red Rocks.
5 Gannet and 1 Guillemot - Hilbre Island.
1 Snow Bunting and 20 Twite - Gronant.
October 16 1 Yellow-browed Warbler - Hilbre Island, this morning briefly at 9.20am, returned at 10.20am, still there pm.
40 Fieldfare - Meols.
1 Green Winged Teal (drake), 4 Ruff, 1 Little Stint and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 10 Little Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Marsh, a small amount of southward movement of Starlings and Redwings, many Goldcrest along the Wirral Way.
1 Kingfisher, 14 Grey Heron, 12 Fieldfare, 1 Common Buzzard and 2 Little owl by Leasowe Lighthouse.
October 15 1 Richard's Pipit (flew from golf course to Natterjack pools), 1 Lapland bunting over - Red Rocks.
1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear and 250 Lapwing - Moreton shore/Leasowe Bay.
1 Brambling and 1 Peregrine - Hoylake Shore.
October 14 c6,000 Shelduck, c10,000 Oystercatcher, 500 Grey Plover, c3,000 Knot and c3,000 Dunlin, small amount of visible migration along the cliffs, mainly Starling and Greenfinch - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Green Winged Teal (drake) - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Peregrine - Heswall Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came in to roost, also 1 Merlin and several Greenshank - Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
October 13 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) off Target Rd, plus the usual thousands of waders and Shelduck, Knot and Dunlin numbers starting to build up - Heswall Marsh.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB, this morning in very poor visibility.
October 12 1 Green Sandpiper - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) out on the marsh.
3 Ruff and 2 Curlew Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
October 11 200 Grey Plover, 45 Sanderling, 130 Dunlin, 500 Knot, 60 Curlew, 1,500 Oystercatcher, 20 Shelduck, 76 Great Black-backed Gull, 1,200 Herring Gull, 250 Lesser Black-backed, 100 Common Gull and 200 Black-headed Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
October 10 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Stock Dove, 125 Chaffinch, 45 Greenfinch and 75 Meadow Pipit over Hoylake Shore.
October 9 1 Yellow-legged Gull, c3,000 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank - Connah's Quay Reserve at high tide. 
72 Pintail, 7 Teal, 2 Bewick's Swan, 45 Common Scoter and 45 Great Crested Grebe - Hoylake Shore.
2 Peregrine, 2 Merlin (1 took a Wheatear), 100 Golden Plover and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail)  - Heswall Riverbank Road.
1 Richard's Pipit (went down on marsh by Pinfold steps) and 1 Hen Harrier (male - flew out of estuary) - West Kirby Shore.
3 Brent Geese (dark-bellied) and c500 Cormorant - Little Eye at high tide.
4 Whooper Swan at Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
October 8 2 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail),1 Stonechat (m) and 47 Little Egret - Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
2 Peregrine, 3,840 Redshank, 2,100 Curlew, 9 Red-breasted Merganser  and 8,200 Shelduck - Heswall Shore/Marsh.
3 Brent Geese (dark-bellied) - Little Eye, Hen Harrier (ringtail) flew past Hilbre.
1 Richard's Pipit in sand dunes next to Golf course, also 3 Red-throated Diver off shore - Red Rocks.
9 Sandwich Tern off Leasowe Castle, also 1 Wheatear.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 500+ Teal, 30+ Shoveler, 1 Green-winged Teal (drake) and 1 Garganey - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, c3,000 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank and 2 Peregrine - Connah's Quay Reserve. 
October 7 12 Leach's Petrel, 14 Manx Shearwater and 2,000 Common Scoter Hilbre Island.
3 Manx Shearwater, 1 Guillemot and 1 Great Crested Grebe - Leasowe Gunsite, 2 Wheatear at Leasowe Bay, 12 Barnacle Geese flew towards Hoylake (at this time of year just possible they could be wild rather than feral - migrating geese could have ended up anywhere after last night's gale).
2 Leach's Petrel, 1 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Tern, 5 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Tern, 1 Guillemot, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1,500 Pinkfooted Geese over - New Brighton.
2 Peregrine, 11 Siskin, 3 Leach's Petrel, 1 Sandwich Tern and 1 Goosander (m) - Red Rocks over high tide, 3 Stonechat in sand dunes.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Avocet, 2,000 Oystercatcher, 3,000 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and 12 Barnacle Geese (presumably same ones as above) - Connah's Quay Reserve. 
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green-winged Teal (drake) and 3 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
10 Leach's Petrel - Point of Ayr.

October Newsletter now published on this website.
October 6 2 Wheatear, 2 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 9 Teal, 1 Snow Goose (presumed escape, with Canada Geese) and 12 Snipe - around Gilroy Nature Park  West Kirby.
1 Water Rail, 3 Greenshank, 6,000+ Redshank, 15 Red-breasted Merganser, 7,500 Shelduck, 3 Peregrine, 2 Merlin and 13 Little Egret - Heswall, Riverbank Road, over high tide.
2 Great Crested Grebe off Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad win) - Hoylake Shore.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine (juv), 1 Green-winged Teal, 6 Ruff and 29 Golden Plover - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 3,000 Oystercatcher and 500 Black-tailed Godwit - Connah's Quay Reserve - Open day tomorrow!
1 Snow Bunting, 1 Brent Goose (pale-bellied) and 1 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre Island.
1 Kingfisher - Lingham Lane, Moreton.
October 5 450 Shelduck, 650 Curlew and 5 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
1 Green-winged Teal, 6 Ruff and 25 Golden Plover - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
October 4 400 Shelduck, 380 Curlew and 200 Grey Plover - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
1 Leach's Petrel past Leasowe Gunsite 1215hrs.
1 Leach's Petrel and 5 Pomarine Skua (including 2 fully spooned pale phase adults which disturbed a peregrine on the beach) - Hoylake Shore.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 6 Little Egret - Heswall Shore, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 3 Grey Partridge and 1 Swallow in fields nearby, many Goldcrests in hedges along the Wirral Way.
October 3 50 Gannet off shore - Hoylake Shore.
1 Peregrine (juv) on Bird Rock, Red Rocks.
October 2 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) came in to roost at Parkgate.
October 1 20 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Guillemot, 3 Common Scoter and 1 Eider off Hoylake.
5 Goosander south over Leasowe Lighthouse at 1pm, also 1 Short-eared Owl
2 Little ringed Plover (juv), 2 Little Stint (juv), 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv) and 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB, 40+ Little Egret came in to roost.
September 30 1 Turtle Dove - Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse, usually with Collared Doves in first paddock on right.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Marsh.
3 Curlew Sandpiper - Heswall Shore at high tide, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) earlier.
6 Redwing and 2 Tree Sparrow - Thurstaston/Dungeon Wood.
September 29 11 Redwing over Neston.
6 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 9 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
September 28 1 Turtle Dove - Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hawaiian Goose with Canada Geese at Warren Farm, Talacre, I have photo to prove it (taken by Sam Dyer), an unusual escapee!
1 Short-eared Owl - Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
September 27 1 Turtle Dove - Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse, first paddock on right, on telephone lines with Collared Doves at 11.30am.
3 Little Egret and 1 Peregrine, 5 Goldcrest through - Hilbre, provided by Hilbre Bird Observatory.
3 Curlew Sandpiper (2 ad, 1 juv) - Heswall Shore as tide was coming in.
September 26 1 Raven, 4 Little Egret and 1 Reed Warbler - Red Rocks, no sign of the Richard's Pipit at West Kirby.
1 Turtle dove - Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse, 12 Grey Heron on sand bank.
1 Short-eared Owl high over Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, heading SE.
1 Spotted Crake flushed by warden at Inner Marsh Farm RSPB this afternoon.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Hoylake Shore.
September 25 1 Richard's Pipit - West Kirby marsh this morning, may have flown on to golf course by Pinfold steps, also seen in air briefly over golf course about noon and again pm, also 1 Jack Snipe and 2 Little Egret.
1 possible American/Pacific Golden Plover - West Kirby Shore at 1.45pm, seen by someone familiar with species but bird was disturbed by dog before definite ID, also 9 Sandwich Tern.
2,500 Oystercatcher and 400 Cormorant - Little Eye at high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Peregrine, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Little Egret, 3,430 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 7,820 Redshank and 6,100 Shelduck - Heswall Shore as tide was coming in.
1 Peregrine - Hoylake Shore.
1 Pied Flycatcher and 1 Turtle Dove  - Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler and 1 Pied Flycatcher - Meols, end of Park Lane.
7 Common Buzzard circling over Irby.
2 Little Stint, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Water Rail and 1 Raven - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
September 24 1 Honey Buzzard 'reported'  and 1 Turtle Dove at 9am - Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse.
8 Greenshank (1 taken by a Peregrine), 10 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Black-tailed Godwit at high tide, 1 Common Sandpiper over earlier - Hoylake Shore.
September 23 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 5,100 Shelduck, c3,000 Redshank, 2,800 Curlew and 9 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
1 Honey Buzzard and 1 Turtle Dove - Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Hobby, 3 Little Stint, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Black Tern - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Hobby, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Barn Owl - Burton Marsh.
September 22 1 Wryneck (by path N of main pool) and 1 Great White Pelican (flying W) - Gronant, the pelican is presumably same one that has been hanging around the country for a few weeks, Wryneck was still there at dusk.
1 Turtle Dove first field on right along Lingham Lane, Moreton - behind Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 1 Little Stint, 3 Spotted Redshank and 4+ Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Pied Flycatcher and 1 Whinchat - Hilbre.
September 21 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby and 1 Raven, 1 Barn Owl flying in field nearby - Burton Marsh.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine, 1 Ruff, 500 Knot - Heswall Shore.
1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Little Stint, 1 Spotted Redshank and 5 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
September 20 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 Hobby, 2 Little Stint, 2 Greenshank, 2 Spotted Redshank and 4+ Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
September 19 1 Hen Harrier (ad male), 2 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat and 1 Wheatear - West Kirby Shore/sand dunes.
September 18 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Wheatear, 60+ Golden Plover, 11 Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 5,000+ Redshank, 130 Knot, 150 Dunlin, c2,000 Curlew and many Shelduck but most too far to count, also Chiffchaff singing in bushes  - Heswall Shore just after high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) plus good numbers of tits passing through, at least 3 Goldcrest with them - Hoylake Shore.
1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
2 Hobby, 1 Little Stint, 2 Wheatear, 40+ Snipe, 1 Peregrine and 8 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
3 Wheatear at Leasowe by sea front near golf course.
1 Peregrine and 1 Hobby - Burton Marsh.
September 17 1 Peregrine and a good selection of migrants including 1 Pied Flycatcher and 1 Whitethroat - Hoylake Shore.
1 Garganey - Hilbre at 8.30am.
1 Hobby (juv), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin (juv), 1 Peregrine and 2 Sparrowhawk - Burton Marsh.
5 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 1 Little Stint (juv) and 7 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
September 16 266 Grey Plover (c20 in s/pl), 76 Black-tailed Godwit, 4,000 Redshank and 6 Little Egret - Thurstaston Shore at low tide.
1 Hobby, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh this afternoon.
September 15 Quite quiet out in Liverpool Bay today during the Mersey Ferry/RSPB cruise, highlights were: 2 - 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Shag, 3 Guillemot, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Peregrine, several Porpoises also.
3 Hobby - Burton Marsh this afternoon.
2 Garganey, 6 Greenshank, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Little Stint, 30+ Snipe and 1 Wood Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
Two bits of news I've only just heard about:
1. 40-50 Black Terns were off Meols on Sep 13th coinciding with an influx in to the country, 21 of these seen later along N Wales coast.
2. Highest ever number of Little Egrets coming in to roost at Burton last week with max of 169.
September 14 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Little Stint, 3 Spotted Redshank and 3 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh this evening.
September 13 2 Hobby at 10am, and for most of the afternoon - Burton Marsh, also 1 Black Swan, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail).
2 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Peregrine, 7 Little Egret and 3,200 Shelduck - Heswall Shore, Chiffchaff singing in the bushes.
6 Little Egret (a record number for the island), 2 Blackcap and several Willow Warbler - Hilbre.
September 12 63 Little Egret and 1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
1 Mediterranean Gull (1st win) and 6 Sandwich Tern - Wallasey, by Lifeguard Station.
2 Curlew Sandpiper - Hilbre.
2 Guillemot, 2 Raven and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Connah's Quay Reserve.
September 11 3 Curlew Sandpiper (juv), 4 Spotted Redshank and 2 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Mediterranean Gull (1st win) - New Brighton.
September 10 8 Grey Partridge (incl 6 juv) and 1 Sparrowhawk - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, note Decca Pools are still empty despite the predicted very high tide last night, height of tide will have been suppressed due to SE wind and high atm pressure.
1 Manx Shearwater, 3 Eider, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Gannet, 2 Little Tern, 2 Razorbill and 200 Cormorant - Red Rocks over high tide, 8 Little Egret flew past early morning.
3 Curlew Sandpiper (juv), 1 Little Stint (juv), 20 Snipe and 5 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Manx Shearwater, 20+ Common Scoter, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 1 Red-throated Diver - Hoylake at high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) feeding on chips from cafe near Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Peregrine, 4 Grey Partridge and 3 Bullfinch - Parkgate Marsh RSPB.
September 9 1 Marsh Harrier flew towards golf course from Hilbre.
1 Sabine's Gull flew west and 4 Little Egret - Hilbre Island this morning.
2 Curlew Sandpiper (juv), 1 Arctic Skua, 85 Sandwich Tern roosting plus over 100 out to sea, 750 Curlew, 960 Shelduck and 3,000 Oystercatcher - Point of Ayr over high tide.
1 Fulmar, 4 Gannet, 3 Kittiwake, 3 Arctic Skua and 7 Little Tern - Red Rocks over high tide.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem), 2 Ruff, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Little Stint (juv) and 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
1 Garganey (fem) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
September 8 2 Arctic Skua off Wallasey Lifeguard Station.
1 Kingfisher - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Manx Shearwater (looking ill!), 4 Little Egret, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank - Point of Ayr at high tide.
7 Common Buzzard over Irby Quarry.
1 Eider (fem), 60+ Knot, 213 Cormorant, 300 Oystercatcher, 2 Arctic Skua, 90+ Sandwich Tern, 11 Common Tern and 5 Arctic Tern - Red Rocks at high tide.
September 7 150 Dunlin, 15 Sanderling, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 75 Knot and 15 Grey Plover, no sign of any Curlew Sandpipers or Little Stints - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
4 petrels (probably Leach's), 2 Little Gull and 1 Arctic Skua - Leasowe Gunsite at first light this morning.
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Hobby and 1 Peregrine - Thurstaston Country Park.

September Newsletter now published in this newsletter.
September 6 2 Golden Plover, 2 Ruff, 2 Spotted Redshank, 9 Greenshank and 3 Little Ringed Plover - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
September 5 1 Raven and 2 Peregrine - Heswall Marsh.
September 4 4 Arctic Skua, 60 Kittiwake, 3 Fulmar, 20 Common Scoter and 4 Gannet off Hoylake this morning, 267 Cormorant on East Hoyle Bank.
September 3 1 Redstart by Dungeon Wood, Heswall.
3 Yellow Wagtail - Heswall Fields NT, 2 Whimbrel, 900 Curlew, 155 Redshank, 43 Black-tailed Godwit and 7 Little Egrets on the mud off the fields.
1 Green Sandpiper - Meols.
4 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 25 Kittiwake and 4 Gannet off Hoylake this afternoon.
1 Sooty Shearwater and 209 Manx Shearwater in 13 minutes off Hoylake this evening, also 300 Kittiwake, c50 Gannet, 40 Fulmar and 5 Arctic Skua.
28 Manx Shearwater, 2 Gannet, 3 Arctic Skua and 4 Common Scoter off Red Rocks between 6 and 6.30pm.
5 Arctic Skua and 6 Manx Shearwater - Hilbre.
September 2 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua and 5 Manx Shearwater at 1430hrs off Hoylake in a strengthening W wind.
A 30 min seawatch one hour before high tide produced 14 Gannet, 5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua and c30 Common Tern - Red Rocks.
September 1 10 Little Tern, 32 Sandwich Tern and 4 Common Tern on sand bank next to Hilbre as tide came in, c60 Common Tern and c20 Sandwich Tern out to sea, otherwise very quiet.
1 Black Tern (juv) off Leasowe Lighthouse at high tide.
20+ Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 7 Ringed Plover, 1 Peregrine and 5 Little Egret - Connah's Quay Reserve.
4 Grey Partridge by Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, 1 Barn Owl hunting in fields nearby.
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