150+ Little Tern - Gronant. 
Quail heard - Neston Old Quay. 

A few waders still passing through: 40 Dunlin, 30 Ringed Plover and 1 Grey Plover - Hoylake Shore.

8 Greenland Wheatear, 100 Dunlin and 10 Turnstone - Hilbre Island.

Female Water Rail heard calling to chicks, and at least two answered - Red Rocks Marsh.

1 Red Kite - West Kirby.
1 Little Egret - Point of Ayr.

2 Little Egret flying up river from West Kirby shore.
5 Whimbrel - Hilbre Island.

1 Osprey -  Tansky Rocks.
4 Whimbrel and 62 Common Tern - Hilbre Island.

1 Osprey - Point of Ayr.
1 Whinchat and 1 Spotted Flycatcher - Red Rocks. 
Possible 1st summer female Barbary Falcon - Hoylake shore, seen by very experienced birder, I have full description for those interested - presumed escape.
3 Great-crested Grebe and 2 Whimbrel - Hilbre Island.

4 Whimbrel, 30+ Common Tern, 12 Sandwich Tern and 14 Gannet - Hilbre Island.
Probable Hobby flying west past Leasowe lighthouse.

17 Whimbrel, 30 Common Tern and 9 Great-crested Grebe - Hilbre Island.

Marsh Harrier (female) - Shotwick Fields.
2 Hobby, Dipper and Grey Wagtail - Greenfield/ Greenfield Valley.
Osprey - flying over Neston.

1 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher,  1 Whitethroat and 2 Wheatear - Red Rocks.
Marsh Harrier - Shotwick Fields.
3 Whimbrel, 132 Common Tern, 11 Sandwich Tern and 72 Little Tern - Hilbre Island.

1 Osprey - North Wirral Shore. 

1 Black Tern - Shotwick Boating Lake. 

2 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Redstart (female), 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 8 Willow Warbler - Red Rocks.
1 Peregrine Falcon - Hoylake Shore.
1 Whitethroat, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre Island.

2-3 Turtle Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear and 1 Grey Wagtail - Red Rocks.
Marsh Warbler (unconfirmed) - Point of Ayr east end of Warren Dunes, also 3 Tree Pipit and Fieldfare.
3 Whimbrel, 6 Wheatear, 5 Redpoll and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre Island.

Whinchat, Redstart, 50 Willow warbler, 10 Great-crested Grebe, 8 Whimbrel and 3,000 Knot - Hilbre Island.
2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Whitethroat and 1 Yellow Wagtail - Red Rocks.
Common Sandpiper, possible Green Sandpiper and Little Terns - Gronant.
2 Whinchat (females), 2 Whimbrel, Little Stint (summer plumage) and Peregrine Falcon - Point of Ayr.
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Tree Pipit, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Siskin, 1 Redpoll, 1 Whinchat, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 4 Greenland Wheatear and about 150 each of Swallows and Swifts - Hoylake Promenade.
(Northern) Willow Warbler - ssp acredula - Leasowe Lingham Lane. 

9 Great-crested Grebe, 1000 Dunlin, 2500 Knot, 2 Whimbrel, 40 Common Tern, 18 Sandwich Tern, 128 Swallow, 1 Whinchat, 60 Willow Warbler and 1 female Redstart - Hilbre Island.

Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.
No sign of Wood Warbler in Stapledon Wood this pm. 
Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler - Burton.

Cuckoo and 3 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Common.
Probable Garden Warbler - Greenfield Valley. 
Great-crested Grebe, Common Tern, Red-throated Diver and Greenland Wheatear - Hilbre Island.

Cuckoo heard both on Wirral Way (Thurstaston) and Stapledon Woods. First of Spring?? If so they are very late! 
300 Dunlin, 40 Knot, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Tree Pipit - Hoylake Shore.
Pied Flycatcher,  Spotted Flycatcher and Tawny Owl - Greenfield Valley. 

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7 Red-throated Diver, 300 Common Tern, 15 Sandwich Tern, 8 Golden Plover and 1 Tree Pipitl - Hilbre Island.
Black-throated Diver - off Red Rocks.

Dawn Chorus Day:

Royden Park (report by David Small).
Dawn chorus noisy, mostly blackbirds, robins, song thrush, occasional mistle thrush and tawny owl and fox! However we saw and heard, especially between Royden Park and Irby quarry, chiffchaff, willow warbler, blackcap, whitethroat and lesser whitethroat. A local heron flew by mobbed by carrion crow, and at Irby Quarry a female sparrowhawk shot past. I' m fairly certain that redpolls flew over twice (I've since checked my Birds of Britain audiotape to be sure). Several jays seen and heard as well as drumming greater spotted.

Stapledon Wood (report by Richard Smith)
Wood Warbler plus usual woodland birds such as Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song thrush and especially Wren! Also Willow Warbler, Green Woodpecker, Yellow Hammer and Bullfinch on Caldy Hill. No sign of the Pied Flycatcher.

1 Wood Warbler - Stapledon Wood, and a Pied Flycatcher heard singing in nearby Caldy Woods.
15 Whimbrel, 40 Sanderling, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3-4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat and 1 Peregrine Falcon - Hoylake shore.
4 Whimbrel, 1 Little ringed Plover and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Point of Ayr.
6 Siskin, 2 Redpoll, 8 Great-crested Grebe, 8 Whimbrel, 50 Common Tern, 100 Sandwich Tern and 40 Little Tern - Hilbre Island.

1 Wood Warbler - Stapledon Wood.
10 Sedge Warbler and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Red Rocks.

2 Little Egret - Burton, flying over Ness Gardens.
1 Whinchat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 4000 Dunlin and 8 Whimbrel - Hilbre Island.

2 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Red Rocks.
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Greenland Wheatear, 6000 Dunlin, 29 Whimbrel, 2 Roseate Tern, 1 Long-tailed Duck and 16 Little Tern - Hilbre Island.

10000 Knot, 2500 Dunlin, 4 Arctic Tern, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier and 3 Yellow Wagtail - Hilbre Island.
2 Whinchat, 6 Grasshopper Warbler (singing) and 2 Swift - Talacre.

1 Whinchat and 10 Grasshopper Warbler -Gronant.
1 Corncrake and 3 Whinchat - Talacre sand dunes.
1 Osprey - Hoylake shore, heading towards Formby point, also a Pied Flycatcher (male), 50 Gannet and 175+ Swallow.
2500 Dunlin, 10 Whimbrel, 30 Sandwich Tern, 30 Sand Martin, 16 Wheatear and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre Island.

Little Owl being mobbed by Jays - Stapledon Wood.
11 White Wagtail, 2 Yellow Wagtail and 5 Whimbrel - Hilbre Island

2 Red-throated Diver, 200 Gannet, 120 Kittiwake, 135 Common Tern, 6 Whimbrel and 1 Swift - Hilbre Island

60 White Wagtail and 2 Tree Pipit -  Hoylake shore.
Marsh Harrier (immature female), 9 Little Tern, 1 Common Whitethroat and several Sedge and Grasshopper Warblers - Gronant.
2+ Whimbrel - Point of Ayr.
Common Whitethroat - Caldy Hill.
9 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Whimbrel, 20 Common Tern, 15 Sandwich Tern, 8 Wheatear (3 Greenland race) and 1000 Knot - Hilbre Island

16 Common Scoter, 1 Arctic skua, 1500 Knot, 20 Kittiwake, 100+ Sandwich Tern, 6 Razorbill, 1 Whinchat, 3 Grasshopper Warbler (2 ringed), 1 Redstart (female), 6 Whimbrel and a slow but steady passage of Gannets - Hilbre Island, also 1000+ Oystercatcher roosting on Little Hilbre at high tide.
4 Whimbrel - Point of Ayr.

1 Grasshopper Warbler and 13 Whimbrel - Point of Ayr.
1 Blue-headed Wagtail, 8 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Swift, a few Red-throated Diver and  and at least 20 Little Tern - Gronant.
9 White Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 23 Common Tern, 20+ Sandwich Tern, 11 Gannet, 6 Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Diver, 4 Great-crested Grebe and 9 Whimbrel - Red Rocks.
Common Whitethroats - Shotwick Fields (track between Saughall and Deeside Industrial Park).

1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Arctic Skua, 25 Gannet, 7 Whimbrel, 60 Commic Tern, 25 Sandwich Tern and 57 Common Scoter - Hilbre Island, also a good selection of migrants including 2 Grasshopper Warbler.

175 Ringed Plover, 400 Dunlin, 80 White Wagtail and 2 Yellow Wagtail -  Hoylake shore.
200 Sandwich Tern and 4 Little Tern - Gronant Beach.
2 Little Owl - Stapledon Wood.
1 Marsh Harrier flying over West Kirby Marine Lake.

600 Meadow Pipit, 15 Gannet, 7 Brent Goose, 50 Kittiwake, 80 Sandwich Tern and 70 Common Scoter - Hilbre Island.
45 White Wagtail, 3 Little Tern (first of the year), 2 Red-throated diver, 1700 Knot and 1 Arctic Tern -  Hoylake shore. 
4 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Hobby, 2 Common Tern, 70 White Wagtail, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 250 Sandwich Tern and 2 Little Tern - Gronant Beach.
1 Little Egret - Burton Marsh.

1 Osprey, heading east -  Hoylake shore, later seen at Seaforth. 
32 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 14 Purple Sandpiper, 40 Sandwich Tern, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Eider (male) and 1 Shag   - Hilbre Island.
2 Swift *First of Spring* - West Kirby Shore.

15 White Wagtail and 1 House Martin -  Hoylake shore. 
7 Brent Goose and 80 Gannet - Hilbre Island.

A few Gannets and Terns passing off-shore -  Hoylake. 
House Martins seen top end of Greenfield Valley. 
7 Brent Goose, 4 White Wagtail, 10 kittiwake and 7 Guillemot - Hilbre Island.

1 Honey Buzzard - Greenfield Valley. 

23 Little Gull - West Kirby Marine Lake.
Sedge and Reed Warblers back at Red Rocks Marsh.
3 Tree Pipit (first of spring), 12 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 1 Redpoll and 1 Whimbrel - Hoylake sea front with 1 Little Gull and good numbers of Terns off shore.
*First* House Martin of Spring - just outside Greenfield Valley. 
2 Brent Goose - Hilbre Island.

44 Gannet, 32 Sandwich Tern, 22 Arctic Tern, 20 Common Tern, 35 Commic Tern, 7 Little Gull, 6 Fulmar, 14 Kittiwake, 12 Guillemot, 9 Scoter  and 2 Razorbill - Hoylake sea watch this morning at low tide, and 15 Manx Shearwater in the evening.
A strong North-west wind meant a poor day for migrants on Hilbre Island but that same wind meant some good sea-watching - 3 Great-crested Grebe, 150 Gannet, 10 Fulmar, 15 Kittiwake, 2 Guillemot and 40 Sandwich Tern. 

2 Brent Goose, 20 Pied Wagtail, 5 wheatear, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler and 6 Goldcrest - Hilbre Island.

Short-eared Owl and Grasshopper Warbler - Gronant.
1 Merlin (female) - Hilbre Island.

5 Swallow, 6 Sand Martin and 22 Carrion Crow - Hoylake Shore, another 2 Swallows seen at Red Rocks.
Serin (possible) - Point of Ayr.
2 Brent Goose, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 wheatear and 5 Goldcrest - Hilbre Island.

Pair of Sparrowhawk soaring over Caldy Woods.
Little Egret - Neston Marsh.
7 Gannet and 12 Sandwich Tern - Hilbre Island.

Large fall of Warblers, mainly Willow around West Kirby and Red Rocks area.

1 Merlin, 13 Red-breasted Merganser, estimate of 1,000 Shelduck and a probable Osprey but too far out to be sure - Heswall Shore.
1 Little Egret - Burton Marsh.
2 Little Egret, 2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 22 Red-breasted Merganser and female Scaup - Parkgate Marsh.

25 White Wagtail, 12 pale-bellied Brent Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose - Hoylake Shore.
At least one pair each of Green and Greater Spotted Woodpecker - Caldy Hill/Woods, but no Lesser Spotted seen.
1 Willow Warbler (singing), many Chiffchaffs, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Dipper and 1 Greater Scaup (female) or possibly Scaup x Tufted Duck Hybrid - Greenfield Valley.
11 Common Scoter, 20+ Sandwich Tern, 16 Purple Sandpiper, 12 Gannet, 1 probable Black Tern, 15 Red-breasted Merganser, 19 pale-bellied Brent Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose - Hilbre Island, also 2,000 Oystercatcher on Little Hilbre.
1 Little Egret - Burton Marsh.

2 Peregrine Falcon, 20 Red-breasted Merganser and estimate of 3,000 Redshank - Heswall Shore. 
1 Great Skua, 18 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 5 Common Scoter, 15+ Little Gull, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 55 Gannet, 5 Fulmar, 1 Manx Shearwater, 9 Goldeneye and 7 Red-throated Diver - Hoylake Shore.
20 Common Scoter, 10 Gannet, 2 Fulmar, 3 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 20 Little Gull, 19 pale-bellied Brent Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose - Hilbre Island.

2 Whimbrel *First of Spring* - flying over Gilroy Pool, West Kirby.
2 Little Egret - Burton Marsh.
A few Common Scoter - Hoylake Shore.

7 Sand Martin seen flying south over  West Kirby last couple of days, and who can blame them in this weather!
The first Arctic Terns and 15 Sandwich Tern - Hoylake Shore.

150 Black-tailed Godwit - Heswall Shore.
3 Sparrowhawk soaring over Grange Hill, West Kirby.
1 Stonechat - Caldy cliffs.
3,000 Oystercatcher and 1,500 Knot being harassed by a Peregrine Falcon - Caldy Shore.
18 Purple Sandpiper, 18 pale-bellied Brent Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose - Hilbre Island.

1 Pied Flycatcher (male) - West Kirby, Rectory Road. A very early sighting of this scarce visitor. 
6 Sand Martin, 3 Swallows, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Gannet, 19 pale-bellied Brent Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose - Hilbre Island.

1 Grasshopper Warbler *First  of Year* - earliest record for Wirral/Cheshire, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatear and 15 Goldcrest - Red Rocks.
4 pair Eider, 11 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 10 Golden Plover in summer plumage, 19 pale-bellied Brent Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose - Hilbre Island, 25 Crows flying across to Wales.