Archived Latest Sightings:
November and December 2012.
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Dec 31
1 Greenshank, 21 Purple Sandpiper, 150 Dunlin, 300 Turnstone and 400
Redshank on pontoon -
New
Brighton Marine Lake.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) -
Wallasey
Shore.
430 Lapwing, 40 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1,400
Redshank -
Heswall Shore
as tide came in.
2 Raven over and 35 Pink-footed Geese heading towards the estuary -
Thurstaston Hill.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male), 1 Merlin, 1 Short-eared Owl and c100
Pink-footed Geese -
Parkgate
at dusk.
12 Waxwing - Waterloo Road, New Brighton.
Dec 30
430 Pintail, 136 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank, 450 Dunlin, 55
Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1,200 Redshank, 190 Carrion
Crow -
Heswall Shore
as tide came in.
1 Hen Harrier (male) -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
Dec 29
19 Red-breasted Merganser and 4 Goldeneye -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hen Harrier (male) and 1 Merlin -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Greenshank -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
18 Purple Sandpiper -
New
Brighton Marine Lake.
30 Pink-footed Geese in field next to Wirral Way, 30,000 Knot and
192 Bar-tailed Godwit ('Blackwits' distant and scattered) on shore -
Thurstaston Shore after
high tide.
1 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Park, Zone 3 in trees outside BASF
building.
Dec 28
46 Stock Dove in stubble field below
Stapledon
Wood, Caldy.
1 Hen Harrier (male) flying south past
Denhall Quay.
Dec 27
20,000 Knot and 2 Red-throated Diver - highlights from
Hilbre,
for
more
details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Greenshank, 20,000+Knot and 1,080 Black-tailed Godwit -
Heswall Shore as tide
came in.
193 Brent Geese -
Little Eye
at high tide.
27,000 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin, 180 Sanderling and 200 Grey Plover -
Hoylake Shore at high
tide.
7 Red-breasted Merganser and 7 Goldeneye -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
18 Purple Sandpiper -
New
Brighton Marine Lake.
Dec 26
1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine and 1 Raven -
Burton Point.
8 Red-breasted Merganser -
West
Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Snow Bunting across the river from
Connah's
Quay Reserve, on Tipping End.
19 Red-throated Diver, 27 Guillemott, 340 Turnstone, 18 Purple
Sandpiper and 30,000 Knot -
Hilbre.
Dec 25 *Christmas Day*
6 Waxwing - Saughall.
1 Greenshank, 800 Redshank, 600 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Bar-tailed
Godwit, 23 Golden Plover, 28 Snipe, 2 Peregrine, 82 Carrion Crow -
Heswall Shore.
1 Slavonian Grebe - Hilbre.
Dec 24
1 Brambling near feeder at
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
38 Waxwing in tree south end of
West Kirby,
Hilbre/Banks Road area.
Dec 23
1 Greenshank -
Heswall Shore,
in gutter.
30,000+ Knot -
Thurstaston
Shore, 34 Pink-footed Geese in fields by Dungeon Wood.
1 Peregrine attacked mixed thrush flock at
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl just off Harp Inn,
Little
Neston, at sunset.
2
Great White Egret, 2 Hen Harrier (ad male and ringtail), , 1 Peregrine,
20 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl -
Parkgate Marsh this
afternoon.
Dec 22
1 Short-eared Owl over the cliffs at
Thurstaston
Shore.
7 Waxwing -
Drake Road,
Neston.
Dec 21
1,100 Black-tailed Godwit, 300 Pintail and 40,000 Knot -
Thurstaston Shore.
Dec 19
3 Waxwing across Frankby Road from Hilbre School -
West Kirby.
1,200 Black-tailed Godwits -
Thurstaston
Shore.
Dec 18
1 Scaup (fem), 1 Rock Pipit and 120 Turnstone -
Hilbre.
1 Spotted Redshank, 10+ Bewick's Swan and 30+ Whooper Swan -
Burton Marsh.
30 Waxwing on Wirral Way late afternoon, just south of Sandy Lane
bridge -
West Kirby.
Dec 17
1 Slavonian Grebe -
Hilbre.
8 Waxwing -
West Kirby
town centre, by fire station, 1pm.
10 Goldeneye -
West
Kirby Marine Lake.
12,000 Knot, 5,000 Dunlin and 200+ Brent Geese -
West Kirby Shore at
high tide.
650+ Pink-footed Geese (disturbed by helicopter) and 1 Raven carrying a
golf ball -
Parkgate Marsh.
Dec 16
13 Waxwing and 1 Twite -
Connah's
Quay Reserve.
16 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton Marine Lake, ! Hooded Crow flew over
inland.
241 Brent Geese with 238 on sea around Little Eye and 3 dark-bellied on
West Kirby marsh.
2
Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 8 Short-eared Owl, 1 Marsh
Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Spotted Redshank flew north, 200
Pink-footed Geese on marsh -
Parkgate
Marsh.
29 Bewick's Swan -
Burton
Marsh, plus c50 Whooper Swan on Outer Marsh seen from Flint
Bridge.
2 Peregrine and 1 Merlin -
Riverside
Road, Heswall.
30+ Waxwing - Upton, on Sainsbury's side of the Cricket Club Roundabout
.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine and 1 Hen Harrier -
Denhall Quay.
Dec 15
2 Great White Egret, 3 Peregrine, 2 Merlin, 2 Jack Snipe and 7
Short-eared Owl, large numbers of gulls, waders and duck at high tide -
Parkgate Marsh.
1 Kingfisher along the River Birket at
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Raven over Greasby.
Dec 14
1 male Hen Harrier and 2 Short-eared Owl -
Denhall Quay.
Dec 13
1 sub-adult male Hen Harrier which flushed a Jack Snipe -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Peregrine, 12,000 Knot, 3,300 Dunlin and 190 Grey Plover -
Hoylake Shore.
11 Goldeneye and 12 Red-breasted Merganser -
West Kirby Shore, 80
Pink-footed Geese over Caldy Hill.
320 Golden Plover, 2 Brent Geese, 1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier
(sub-adult) -
Heswall Shore.
1 Water Pipit -
Neston Old
Quay, stream by sewage farm.
120 Pink-footed Geese -
Parkgate
Marsh.
3 Short-eared Owl and 1 male Hen Harier -
Denhall Quay.
Dec 12
1 Firecrest - Park Road,
West
Kirby.
2 Great White Egret -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
100 Pink-footed Geese and 1 Hen Harrier -
Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank, 47 Great Crested Grebe, 19 Common Scoter, 62 Grey Plover
and 1 Peregrine -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
1 Short-eared Owl -
Denhall
Quay.
1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier (male) -
Neston Old Quay.
1 Kingfisher -
Wepre Wood.
Dec 11
300 Pink-footed Geese over heading NW, 1 Greenshank by groyne, 73 Great
Crested Grebe and 21 Common Scoter -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
Dec 10
1,100 Black-tailed Godwit -
Thurstaston
Shore.
3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) -
Denhall Quay.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male), 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail, 1
Stonechat plus several Goldcrests -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
6 Waxwing - Ness Gardens.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin and 1 Barn Owl -
Parkgate Marsh.
2 Great White Egret came in to roost -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
Dec 9
1 Male Hen Harrier -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
1 Merlin, 1 (Ringtail) Hen Harrier and 1 Spotted Redshank -
Denhall Quay.
5 Waxwing by Cricket club,
Neston
Dec 8
1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
12 Goldeneye and 2 Red-breasted Merganser - West Kirby Marine Lake.
400 Pink-footed Geese and 3 Short-eared Owl -
Burton Marsh.
2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Hen Harrier (1 grey male and 2 ringtail), 2
Merlin, 3 Peregrine, 1 Raven and 1,400 Pink-footed Geese -
Parkgate Marsh.
1 Waxwing bottom end of Marshlands Road,
Little Neston, at 3pm,
with 100+ Redwing between there and Neston Old Quay.
Dec 7
1 Spoonbill -
Burton Marsh,
in gutter next to rifle range.
8 Waxwing - corner of Raby Close and Raby Road,
Neston.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 10,000+ mixed gull flock on sand bank -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (fem ringtail) and 1 Merlin -
Parkgate Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) and 1 Water Rail -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
Dec 6
1 Great White Egret, off south end of
Parkgate,
also 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail).
5 Goldeneye -
West Kirby
Marine Lake.
1 Firecrest in gardens at the bottom of Black Horse Hill,
West Kirby.
Dec 5
1,200 Black-tailed Godwit, 380 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30,000 Knot and 500
Pintail -
Thurstaston Shore
as tide came in.
1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine and 1 Stonechat -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
100+ Pink-footed Geese -
Parkgate
Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 3 Short-eared Owl -
Burton Marsh.
Dec 4
100+ Redwing, 1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), also 1 Little Owl
in area -
Neston Old Quay.
Dec 3
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Parkgate
Marsh, 2 Waxwing in the area.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) and 1 Merlin -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Waxwing by
Harp Inn,
Little Neston.
Dec 2
26 Waxwing - in estate just to the east of
Harp Inn, Little Neston,
1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (grey male) over marsh.
20 Waxwing in gardens between Pine Hey and Wood Lane,
Parkgate, this morning,
also 100 Pink-footed Geese in air over marsh.
719
Great Crested Grebe, 73 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver,
1 Scaup
(fem), 3 Pintail (very unusual here), 1 Greenshank on groyne and 1
Peregrine on the beach -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
1 Great White Egret -
Parkgate
Marsh.
Dec 1
22 Waxwing -
Neston,
in Leighton Road/Abbotsway/Liverpool Road area.
24 Waxwing - in estate just to the east of
Harp Inn, Little Neston.
800 Black-tailed Godwit and 560 Pintail -
Thurstaston Shore as
tide came in.
2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harrier (1 sub-adult
grey male, 1 ringtail) and 1 Great White Egret -
Parkgate Marsh.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 2 Peregrine on beach -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
3 Snow Bunting -
Point of Ayr.
1 Grey Phalarope, 15 Red-throated Diver and 1 Black-throated Diver -
highlights from
Hilbre,
for
more
details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
3 Bewick's Swan and 10 Whooper Swan - outer
Burton Marsh.
Nov 30
25 Waxwing over Grange Cemetery (near Blackhorse Hill),
West Kirby.
976 Great Crested Grebe, 116 Common Scoter and 1 Red-throated Diver -
Leasowe Lighthouse before
high tide, sea like a mirror!
22,000 Knot and 4,700 Dunlin -
West
Kirby Shore just before high tide.
650 Lapwing, 160 Golden Plover, 700 Black-tailed Godwit, 130 Bar-tailed
Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 800 Redshank, 320 Pintail, 155 Carrion Crow
-
Heswall/Thurstaston
Shore as tide came in.
3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Decca Pools/Denhall Quay.
34,000 Knot, 5,000 Dunlin, c400 Grey Plover and c500 Sanderling -
Hoylake Shore at high
tide.
1 Whinchat -
Burton
Mere Wetlands, also seen at Burton Point, VERY late
migrant, also reported yesterday, 1 Merlin late afternoon.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Parkgate
Marsh.
Nov 29
40,000+ Knot and 10,000+ Dunlin flew out of estuary past
West Kirby/Hilbre as
tide came in.
32,000 Knot and 700 Black-tailed Godwit -
Thurstaston Shore as
tide came in.
21,000 Knot, c1,000 Sanderling and 480 Grey Plover -
Hoylake Shore at high
tide.
526 Great Crested Grebe and 87 Common Scoter between Hoylake and
Leasowe Lighthouse at
high tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 45 Pink-footed Geese flying north -
Parkgate Marsh.
14 Common Snipe in horse paddocks -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin and 1 Hen Harrier (sub-ad grey male) -
Denhall Quay.
Nov 28
5 Snow Bunting on beach to SE of car park, also 1 Great Northern Diver
-
Point of Ayr.
132 Golden Plover, 72 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Raven
-
Heswall Shore.
2 Short-eared Owl and 3 Waxwing -
Denhall
Quay, Waxwings close to the Harp Inn.
3,200 Black-tailed Godwit -
Warren
Farm, Point of Ayr.
Nov 27
42 Waxwing between Zones 2 and 3 - Deeside Industrial Park.
1 Water Rail (showing well), 2 Hen Harrier (1 sub-ad grey male and 1
ringtail), 1 Peregrine, 2 Brambling and 2 Stonechat -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
9 Waxwing - Black Horse Close,
West
Kirby.
109 Redwing and 1 Short-eared Owl -
Neston
Old Quay.
8 Bewick's Swan -
Burton
Marsh.
740 Black-tailed Godwit, 220 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Spotted
Redshank, 2000 Redshank -
Heswall
Shore.
Nov 26
1 Jack Snipe (flushed by Sparrowhawk), 11 Mistle Thrush and 17 Great
Crested Grebe -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
6 Waxwing in tree at 2.30pm, Station Road,
Thurstaston village.
Nov 25
10 Pink-footed Geese in stubble field by Wirral Way -
Thurstaston.
Nov 24
1 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Peregrine on beach, 15 Song Thrush and 11
Mistle Thrush in the horse paddocks -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
1 Great White came into roost -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
130 Fieldfare (flying east), 15 Purple Sandpiper and 170 Turnstone
- highlights from
Hilbre,
for
more
details see
http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/.
1 Hen Harrier (grey male) -
Parkgate
Marsh.
1,000 Black-tailed Godwit -
Thurstaston
Shore.
Nov 23
6 Waxwing corner of Ennisdale Drive/Black Horse Hill,
West Kirby.
34,000 Knot on Dawpool Bank, 450 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Golden Plover
and 320 Pintail in gutter -
Thurstaston
Shore at low tide.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 5 ruff and 2 Siskin -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
Still plenty of Waxwings in Birkenhead with 52 next to tunnel entrance
this morning.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Burton
Point, 1 male Hen Harrier out on Burton Marsh towards Flint
Castle.
2 Short-eared Owl -
Denhall
Quay.
23 Waxwing by the Ridger Pub,
Newton,
3.45pm.
3 Waxwing - Mellock Lane,
Little
Neston, by John Yeomans Close.
2
Hen Harrier (male and ringtail), 1,200 Lapwing, 4 Greenshank, 1
Peregrine, 21 Whooper Swan and 1 Bewick Swan - Burton Outer Marsh
(Clwyd).
Nov 22
17 Waxwing - Heath Drive (off Manor Road), Upton.
11 Waxwing opposite the Small Animal Teaching Hospital reception,
Leahurst Campus, Neston, at 1215pm.
51 Waxwing - Heath Drive, Upton.
Nov 21
740 Black-tailed Godwit, 15,000+ Knot and 248 Pintail -
Thurstaston Shore as
tide came in, 1 Peregrine over.
1 Whinchat (equals the latest ever for Cheshire and Wirral - photo
confirms ID), 200
Little Egret came into the roost, 2 Greenshank, 12 Whooper Swan and 1
Bewick's Swan -
Inner Marsh
Farm hide.
Nov 20
20 Waxwing over
Black
Horse Hill, West Kirby, about 1230pm.
1 Greenshank by groyne, 12 Fieldfare, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Sparrowhawk and 1
Peregrine -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
300 Pink-footed flew sout from Parkgate Marsh.
Note also 90+ Waxwings in Birkenhead around Hamilton Square to
Cammel Lairds which have been there for several days eating Rowan
berries.
Nov 19
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Parkgate
Marsh, 400 Pink-footed Geese flew into roost on the marsh.
24 Waxwing at 1130am, but left at mid-day, 5 Mistle Thrush earlier -
Black Horse Hill, West Kirby.
No sign of Black Redstart, 524 Pintail in gutter -
Thurstaston Shore.
580 Sanderling as tide came in, 104 Brent Geese flew from Little Eye to
Bird Rock -
West Kirby
Shore.
37,000 Knot, 6,000 Dunlin, 360 Sanderling and 385 Bar-tailed Godwit on
an undisturbed
Hoylake
Shore
at high tide.
Nov 18
6 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl -
Decca
Pools/Denhall Quay.
20 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon -
New
Brighton Marine Lake.
16 Waxwing - Triumph Building, Parkway, Zone 2 Deeside Industrial
Estate, flew off early morning.
1 Waxwing - Arrowe Park hospital.
1 Black Redstart (male) -
Thurstaston
Shore, in scrub above tide line between Dee Sailing club and
Shore Cottage.
4 Whooper Swan (2 ads, 2 juvs) -
Warren
Farm, Talacre.
5 Short-eared Owl, 3 Hen Harrier (1 ad male, 2 ringtail one of which
was ad female), 2 Peregrine and 1 Merlin -
Parkgate Marsh.
17 Waxwing bottom of
Black
Horse Hill, West Kirby at 11am, 12 there at 1.30pm then flew
to tree west of cemetery.
23 Waxwing flew over
West
Kirby Station towards Hoylake at about 3pm.
8 Waxwing by path along Heswall Golf Course at 3pm, flew towards Old
Baths car park,
Parkgate.
1 Great White Egret and 1 Merlin -
Neston
Marsh.
11,000
Knot, 1,900 Sanderling, 700 Dunlin, 230 Grey Plover and 31 Great Black
Backed Gull -
Hoylake Shore
at high tide, total numbers of waders before high tide was well over
double the above count but they were subject to much
disturbance.
VERY
disappointed to be told there were several photographers with big
lenses on the tide line as the tide came in, they may not have caused a
huge amount of disturbance themselves but their very presence caused
other people to go out there, it is not good enough for these Bird
Photographers to use the excuse of the presence of dog walkers to go
out to where the birds are. YOU SHOULD BE SETTING AN EXAMPLE!!!
Nov
17
50+ Waxwing bottom of
Black
Horse Hill, West Kirby, birds moving around a lot.
100+ Waxwing - Triumph Building, Parkway, Zone 2 Deeside Industrial
Estate.
8 Waxwing - Arrowe Park Hospital car park.
1 grey male Hen Harrier, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Merlin (fem) giving
superb views hunting over the flash - Donkeystand Flash,
Parkgate Marsh.
1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Stonechat seen from
Harp Inn, Neston Marsh,
also 1 Blackcap (male) and 1 Chiffchaff in area.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 3 Merlin, 1 Peregrine and
6+ Short-eared Owl between Riverbank Road, Heswall, and Denhall Quay
late afternoon.
Nov 16
9 Waxwing bottom of
Black
Horse Hill, West Kirby, between
9.30 and 1015am, these flew off then 40 seen in area about 1pm but only
briefly.
1,370 Sanderling, 23,000 Knot, 150 Grey Plover and 1,500 Dunlin -
Hoylake Shore at high
tide.
15 Waxwing along Wirral Way south of
Cottage
Lane, Gayton, at 12.45pm but flew off towards Parkgate.
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (male), 3 Brent Geese, 8
Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Jack Snipe -
Riverbank Road, Heswall,
over high tide.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and sub-adult grey male), 1 Short-eared Owl, 3
Merlin and 2 Great White Egret -
Parkgate
Marsh this afternoon.
18 Waxwing - Triumph Building, Parkway, Zone 2 Deeside Industrial
Estate.
12 Waxwing in sycamore by Old Baths Car Park,
Parkgate, briefly.
Nov 15
30+ Waxwing - Triumph Building, Parkway, Zone 2 Deeside Industrial
Estate.
Great views of full adult grey male Hen Harier, also 2 Merlin, c2,000
Shelduck, c1,000 Curlew and c50 Snipe -
Riverbank Road, Heswall,
over high tide.
720 Black-tailed godwit and 10,000 Knot -
Thurstaston Shore
before high tide.
Nov 14
48 Waxwing - Triumph Building, Parkway, Zone 2 Deeside Industrial
Estate.
176 Brent Geese (156 at
Little
Eye and 20 off
Heswall
- counted at the same time just before high tide).
16 Purple Sandpiper, 230 Turnstone, 60 Redshank and 50 Dunlin on
pontoon -
New Brighton
Marine Lake, another 60 Turnstone on sea wall.
1 very late Swallow, 1 Jack Snipe and 248 Great Crested Grebe
-
Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and 16 Red-breasted Merganser -
Riverbank Road, Heswall.
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl -
Parkgate Marsh.
1 grey male Hen Harrier -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
Nov 13
2 Hen Harrier (grey Male and ringtail), 2 Great White
Egret in front of reception hide, 1 Peregrine and 1
Kingfisher, -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
1 Firecrest along Lingham Lane by Greenacres farm, 77 Great Crested
Grebe, 33 Common Scoter, 29 Redwing, 11 Fieldfare -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
12 Waxwing briefly at Davenport Road,
Lower
Heswall, before heading towards Riverbank Road car park, at
2pm.
1 Short-eared Owl -
Denhall
Quay, flew from bushes over observers head!
Nov 12
8 Waxwing by Wirral Way, 400 yards south of
Cottage Lane, Gayton,
showed well until about 2pm when they flew off, also 42 Fieldfare and
11 Bullfinch in area.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) and 2 Peregrine -
Parkgate Marsh.
1 Hen Harrier (grey Male) -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
1,200 Black-tailed Godwits - Thurstaston Shore.
Nov 11
8 Waxwing by Wirral Way, 400 yards south of
Cottage Lane, Gayton,
showing well since 2pm.
4 Waxwing again by 'Airfield' on Welsh Road, Deeside Industrial Estate
but flew
off towards Zone 1.
33 Redwing, 11 Fieldfare, 60 Blackbird and 29 Common Scoter -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret -
Decca
Pools early morning.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Short-eared Owl -
Denhall Quay.
1 grey male Hen Harrier, 3 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl at dusk -
Parkgate Marsh.
2 Woodcock -
Red Rocks.
Nov 10
20 Ruff, 5 Green Sandpiper, 30 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Peregrine -
Shotwick Fields.
1 Goosander (f) flew inland over
Leasowe
Lighthouse,
also 50+ Blackbird, 10 Fieldfare and 20 Redwing along Lingham Lane, 1
Greenshank by groyne, 58 Great Crested Grebe and 49 Common Scoter off
shore..
12 Waxwing in sycamore next to Welsh Road, Deeside Indutrial
Estate, at entrance to 'Airfield' (old south camp site) and c100 yards
north-east of Amantola Restaurant, north-west side of A494.
1 grey male Hen Harrier flew north, 5 Little Grebe on Donkeystand Flash
-
Parkgate Marsh.
10-15 Waxwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 15+ Redwing and 2 Bullfinch - First
Avenue, Deeside Industrial Park this morning.
2 Short-eared Owl and 3 Hen Harrier (1 grey male and 2 ringtail) -
Denhall Quay.
c170 Brent Geese and 11 Purple Sandpiper -
Hilbre.
2 Waxwing in tree by McDonalds (Sainsbury's car park) - Upton, lunch
time.
1,000 Black-tailed Godwit -
Caldy Shore.
Nov 9
191 Brent Geese and 3 Purple Sandpiper -
Hilbre.
1 Slavonian Grebe off
Leasowe
Lighthouse this morning.
1 grey male Hen Harrier this morning, 2 Great White Egrets late
afternoon -
Burton Mere
Wetlands.
8 Waxwing - Deeside Industrial Park by path between Zones 2 and 3.
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail) off Heswall Golf Course,
Parkgate Marsh.
2 Waxwing - Lingham Lane,
Leasowe
Lighthouse, flew west after being disturbed by a Sparrowhawk.
Nov 8
2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail), 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn
Owl -
Parkgate Marsh.
3 Twite and 2 Rock Pipit in horse paddocks, 1 Greenshank on
shore -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
3 Purple Sandpiper -
Hilbre.
2 Short-eared Owl -
Denhall
Quay.
294 Pintail -
Thurstaston
Shore.
9-10,000 Knot -
Caldy
Shore.
40 Redwing and 40 Fieldfare -
Heswall
fields.
Nov 7
1 Peregrine, 700 Black-tailed Godwit and c100 Knot -
Burton Mere Wetlands,
small flocks of Pink-footed Geese overhead total c250.
1 Firecrest by duck ponds present all day, also 1 Woodcock and 2 Rock
Pipit -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
1 Barn Owl showing well early morning -
Parkgate
Marsh.
1 Black Redstart on roof of
Inner
Marsh Farm building by car park.
Nov 6
1,100 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff and 1 Peregrine
-
Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Greenshank and 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st winter) -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
10 Brambling and 300 Chaffinch - reservoir next to
Shotwick Boating Lake.
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Merlin and 200
Pink-footed Geese -
Parkgate
Marsh.
10+ Whooper Swan with 100 Mute Swan -
Burton
Outer Marsh.
Nov 5
1 Woodcock and 6 Dark-bellied Brent Geese with the pale-bellied -
highlights from
Hilbre,
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8 Bewick's Swan -
Burton
Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret and at least 800 Pink-footed Geese -
Parkgate Marsh.
262 Pintail -
Thurstaston
Shore.
2 Merlin and 1 Peregrine -
Point
of Ayr.
4 Short-eared Owl -
Denhall
Old Quay, at 3pm.
Nov 4
1 Swallow and 174 Brent Geese (incl 5 Dark-bellied) - Hilbre.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine one of which killed a
Knot, 10 Redwing and over 50
Blackbirds down Lingham Lane, 228 Great Crested Grebe, 57 Common
Scoter, 34 Bar-tailed Godwit and 300+ Knot over high tide -
Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Woodcock over Saughall Massie Road,
West Kirby.
2 Great White Egret, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin, 100+
Fieldfare, 1 Peregrine and 150 Pink-footed Geese on the marsh -
Parkgate Marsh.
1
Lapland Bunting in stubble field south-west of Dungeon Bridge, present
at 1.30pm and again at 3pm, also 4 Snipe and 40 Skylark there -
Wirral Way,
Thurstaston.
1 Barn Owl and 3 Hen Harrier (grey male and 2 ringtail)
-
Parkgate Marsh.
Nov 3
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 12+ Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1
Merlin and 6+ Kestrel -
Burton
Marsh.
1 Greenshank on groyne, over 50 Blackbirds and 10 Redwing
feeding on berries along Lingham Lane -
Leasowe
Lighthouse.
300
Pinkfooted Geese flew over heading south-east this morning, 1
Short-eared Owl, 1 Barn Owl and 2 Hen Harrier (grey male and ringtail)
-
Parkgate Marsh.
120 Pink-footed Geese over Neston this afternoon heading to marshes.
Nov 2
1 Merlin sat on a post just outside the new
Point of Ayr hide.
1 Merlin, 750 Black-tailed Godwit and 250 Knot -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
2
Great White Egret, 3 Hen Harrier (1 grey male and 2 ringtail), 1 Marsh
Harrier which
flushed 150 Teal, and 470 Pink-footed Geese which flew in from north of
which 300 landed -
Parkgate
Marsh.
3 pale-bellied Brent Geese feeding on tide edge -
Thurstaston Shore.
10 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon -
New
Brighton Marine Lake.
2 Hen Harrier (one grey male and 1 ringtail), 1 Marsh Harrier and 2
Merlin -
Burton/Neston Marsh.
Nov 1
154 Pintail and 5,000 Knot, 110 Crows playing in the updraft from the
cliffs -
Thurstaston
Shore before high tide.
1 Merlin killed a Snipe which was then stolen by crows -
Burton Mere Wetlands.
6 Short-eared Owl on
Burton
Marsh off Ness Gardens.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Short-eared Owl -
Parkgate Old Baths this
evening, 400+ Pink-footed Geese on the marsh today.
2,100 Black-tailed Godwit, 5,000 Knot, 2,500 Oystercatcher and 1 Brent
Goose -
Point of Ayr.
1 Hobby (juv) by
Ness Gardens.
2 Snow Buntings - Hilbre.
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