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September and October 2004.

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October 31 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Water Rail and 1 Kingfisher, waders similar to yesterday - Point of Ayr at high tide.
1 Short-eared Owl - Gronant.
4 Ruff, 1 Green-winged Teal, 2 Greenshank and 2 pairs Stonechat - Inner Marsh Farm.
October 30 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine, 3,000 Oystercatcher, 150 Grey plover, 1,000 Dunlin, 2,000 Knot, 260 Curlew and 480 Shelduck - Point of Ayr at high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) - Hoylake, on golf course.
2 Hen Harrier (both male) - Parkgate Old Baths late afternoon.
October 29 450 Sanderling, 3,500 Dunlin, 4,000 Knot and 300 Grey Plover, all disturbed by a Peregrine - Hoylake Shore, at high tide.
1 Peregrine, 4,750 Dunlin, 150 Knot, 600 Grey Plover and 60 Sanderling  - West Kirby shore, counted by the Dee Estuary Voluntary Wardens.
3 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Merlin, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine and 1 Common Buzzard - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Short-eared Owl, 5 Little Egret and 2 Stonechat - Burton Marsh, Decca pools.
October 27 1 Great Northern Diver (winter plumage) off Red Rocks.

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October 26 180 Sanderling, 800 Grey Plover, 2,500 Knot, 4,000 Dunlin and 250 Bar-tailed Godwit - Hoylake shore at high tide, 20 Common Scoter off shore.
3 Brent Goose (light-bellied) - Little Eye.
6 Snow Bunting and 2 Shore Lark - Gronant around mid-day, on east end shingle ridge.
October 25 4,000 Dunlin, 2,000 Knot, 170 Curlew, 830 Grey Plover, 300 Bar-tailed Godwit, 190 Oystercatcher, 75 Sanderling and 200 Shelduck - West Kirby shore, counted by the Dee Estuary Voluntary Wardens in appalling weather!
2 Purple Sandpiper and 2 Rock Pipit - Hilbre Island.
October 24 3 Brent Goose and 3 Great crested Grebe, 2 late Swallows - Hilbre Island.
2 Ruff, 1 Little Stint, 1 Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 1 Peregrine and 2 Common Buzzard - Inner Marsh Farm.
October 23 470 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Little Egret, also an estimated 7,000 Knot, 6,500 Shelduck and 9,000 Oystercatcher between Heswall and Caldy at low tide.
2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Stonechat - Gronant.
October 22 1,400 Redwing, 80 Fieldfare, 2 Woodcock, 6 Black-tailed Godwit and 10 Goldcrest - Hoylake Langfields. 
October 21 1 late Swallow over West Kirby.
1 Ring-billed Gull (2nd win.) flew past, also 1 Purple Sandpiper and 3 Brent Goose (pale-bellied) - Hilbre Island.
October 20 1 Yellow-browed Warbler - Talacre, reported being in willows by sand dunes.
October 19 2 Shorelark and 2 Short-eared Owl - Gronant (east end of shingle ridge).
1 Green-winged Teal - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Corn Bunting in fields between Frankby and Newton (near West Kirby).
October 18 2,900 Dunlin, 38 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30 Sanderling, 300 Knot and 270 Grey Plover - West Kirby Shore as counted by the Dee Estuary Voluntary Wardens.
3 Brent Goose, 2,000 Oystercatcer and 130 Curlew - Little Eye.
October 17 1000+ Sanderling (highest count here for a long time) and 1 Little Stint - Hoylake Shore.
6 Brambling at Royden Park.
October 16 35 Redwing, 12 Goldcrest and 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker recorded during an early morning guided walk at Wirral Country Park.
150 Sanderling plus several hundred Grey Plover, Dunlin and Knot in a mixed flock - Hoylake Shore.
73 Golden Plover, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Pink-footed Goose and 2 Barn Owl - Hoylake Langfields.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Meols, in field.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Little Stint, 26 Pink-footed Goose and 1 Green Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Short-eared Owl - Burton Marsh.
October 15 2 Merlin and 10 Goldcrest - Hilbre Island, Merlins fighting over a Skylark which escaped.
4 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 2 Greenshank plus the usual thousands of Shelduck, Redshank and Curlew - Heswall Marsh, Riverbank Road at high tide - much better than Parkgate!
20 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat, 1 Water Rail and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe Lighthouse/Meols.
October 14 1 Kingfisher - Point of Ayr, otherwise pretty quiet.
30 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Buzzard and 2 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Guillemot, 1 Slavonian Grebe and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe, also 1 Yellow-browed Warbler heard.
October 13 8 Whooper Swan - Point of Ayr.
1 Little Stint and 2 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm, 33+ Little Egrets came in to roost.
1 Great Crested Grebe and 4 Goldeneye - West Kirby Marine Lake, plenty of waders on the shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 1 Short-eared Owl - Leasowe.
October 12 300-400 Redwing, 1 Merlin (m.) and 40 Pintail - Point of Ayr, Redwings eating berries on hedge surrounding BHP works.
2 Peregrine, 1 Long-eared Owl, 400 Redshank, 40 Grey Plover, 3,000 Dunlin, 70 Sanderling and 500 Shelduck - West Kirby Shore, also 3,000 Oystercatcher on Little Eye.
October 11 1 Marsh Harrier (came in from NW), 2 Stonechat and 3 or 4 Goldcrest - Red Rocks.
October 10 4 Goosander and 4 Velvet Scoter - Point of Ayr.
October 9 500 Redwing over Hoylake Langfields.
5 Whooper Swan over West Kirby Shore, flying from Little Eye direction.
October 8 A good passage on Hilbre Island this morning including 50+ Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 2 Wheatear, 1 Woodcock, 1 Stonechat, Wrens and Goldcrests, also 3,000 Oystercatcher, 120 Turnstone, 1 Purple Sandpiper and 3 Peregrine, provided by the Hilbre Bird Observatory.
50 Redwing over Caldy Hill.
1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Rail, 200 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Ruff - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Merlin and 1 Guillemot by Leasowe Lighthouse.
October 7 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Common Buzzard and 1 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm.
850 Black-tailed Godwit disturbed by a Peregrine, approx. 1,000 Pintail and 1,000 Wigeon - Flint Point.

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October 6 1 Kingfisher and 1 Little Owl near Leasowe Lighthouse (by bridge on Town Meadow Lane).
2 Peregrine (m&f), 1 Merlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Sandwich Tern - Point of Ayr.
October 5 3 Little Egret, 2 Goosander, 2 Peregrine, 1 Spotted Redshank, 8 Greenshank and 2 Raven - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Red Kite - Greenfield.
October 4 3 Greenshank and 2 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Yellow-browed Warbler by Wirral Way (Thurstaston) near path to the Dungeon wood, bird heard calling for an hour but not seen.
October 3 3 Stonechat, 1 Sandwich Tern and 1 Peregrine - Leasowe.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 5 Swallow - Moreton.
1 Greenshank, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine and 2 Water Rail - Inner Marsh Farm.
11 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
October 2 5 Little Egret and estimated 8,000 Shelduck - Heswall Shore.
1 Great Crested Grebe - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Garganey - Point of Ayr.
3 Short-eared Owl - Denhall Quay.
October 1 1 Shag (imm.) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Water Rail, 4 Greenshank and 70 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
10 Little Egret - Parkgate.
September 30 1 Shag (imm.) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Red-throated Diver and 1 Gannet - high tide off Red Rocks.
2 Water Rail and 1 Tree Sparrow - Inner Marsh Farm.
September 29 1 Peregrine and 4 Swallow - Moreton Brick Factory.
1 Hen Harrier (ring tail), 2 Peregrine and 1 Merlin - Parkgate at high tide.
1 Barn Owl - Burton Marsh.
September 28 12 Divers (possibly Great Northern) reported from Hoylake Shore just before high tide.
1 Shag (imm.) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
4,000 Oystercatcher, 3 Brent Goose and 2 Sandwich Tern, 3 Gannets out to sea - West Kirby Shore, 6 Fieldfare over West Kirby heading SW.
Possible Sabine's Gull (juv) off Bagillt.
1 Hen Harrier (ring tail) and 2 Little Egret - Parkgate at high tide.
September 27 1 Merlin (fem.), 1 Peregrine, 6 Wigeon, 20 Pintail, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sandwich Tern and a few Swallows and House Martins passing through - Point of Ayr.
3 Whooper Swan, 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier - Burton Marsh.
September 26 2 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Kittiwake, 3 Arctic Skua and 5 Manx Shearwater - Hilbre Island.
4 Little Stint, 3 Ruff and 2 Hen Harrier (ring tail) - Burton Marsh, Decca Pools.
2 Leach's Petrel - Leasowe Gunsite.
September 25 12 Pink-footed Goose seen flying SE over Hoylake Langfields.
19 Leach's Petrel, 2 Little Stint, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 1 Glaucous Gull (ad.) and 11 Manx Shearwater - Leasowe Gunsite - 89 Leach's Petrel seen at New Brighton.
5 Leach's Petrel, 1 Pomarine Skua and 3 Brent Goose (pale-bellied) - Hilbre Island.
September 24 1 Leach's Petrel past Holywell Harbour (also know as Greenfield Dock).
Several Redwings heard over path near Dungeon Woods at 9am.
1 Sabine's Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gull - Leasowe Gunsite.
September 23 1 Shag (juv.) - north end of West Kirby Marine Lake. 
1 Slavonian Grebe - Shotwick Boating Lake.
215 Leach's Petrel *confirmed* as passing Hoylake going west (not circling!), also Sabine's Gull (ad) on beach.
September 22 1 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 26 Leach's Petrel, 3 Kittiwake, 1 Fulmar, 7 Gannet, 15 Manx Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Common Scoter and 3 Pale Bellied  Brent Geese- Meols (Dove Point).
1 Sabine's Gull, 57 Leach's Petrel and 1 Little Auk - Hilbre. 
107 Leach's Petrel, 175 Manx Shearwater, 2 Pomarine Skua, 29 Arctic Skua, 22 Great Skua, 4 Red-throated diver, 1 Black Tern, 120 Kittiwake and 75 Gannet - Hoylake Shore (total for the day).
September 21 2 Sabine's Gull, 26 Leach's Petrel, 1 Storm Petrel, 17 Manx Shearwater, 5 Arctic Skua and 1 Pomarine Skua-  Leasowe Lighthouse.
Min 4 possibly 9 Sabine's Gull (problems with poss double counting), 38 Leach's Petrel, 43 Arctic Skua, 38 Great Skua, 750+ Kittiwake, 120 Manx Shearwater and 250 Gannet - Hoylake Shore.
2 Great Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua, 6 Arctic Skua, 6 Leach's Petrel, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Grey Phalarope, 3(1ad,2juv) Sabine's Gull, 6 Kittiwake, 2 Fulmar and 3 Gannet - Meols (Dove Point).
1 Storm Petrel, 47 Leach's Petrel and 2 Sabine's Gull - Hilbre.
10 Leach's Petrel, 10+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Long-tailed Skua (juv.), 2 Sabine's Gull (juv) and 1 Little Gull (juv) - Point of Ayr.
September 20 1 Sabine's Gull, 36 Leach's Petrel, 12 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua and 1 Long tailed Skua - Leasowe Gunsite.
 54 Arctic Skua, 29 Great Skua, 11 Fulmar, 355 Gannet, 340 Kittiwake, 46 Leach's Petrel, 12 Arctic Tern and 195 Manx Shearwater - Hoylake Shore.
September 19 6 Leach's Petrel and 11 Manx Shearwater 3 Arctic Skua- Leasowe Gunsite.
1 Little Egret and 1 Peregrine- Hoylake langfields.
September 18 1 Sabine's Gull (juv) and 1 Leach's Petrel - Meols Shore.
3 Arctic Skua, 1 Peregrine, approx 20 Guillemot, 3 Gannet, 3 Manx Shearwater, 3 Red-breasted Merganser and 3 Common Scoter - Point of Ayr.
2 Little Stint and 1 Green Sandpiper - Burton Marsh, Decca pools.
September 17 1 Little Egret and an estimated 4,000 Shelduck, didn't attempt to count the several thousand Redshank! - Heswall Shore.
1 Cape Shelduck (escape), 1 Ruff and 1 Little Stint - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Stonechat and 2 Wheatear - Leasowe Bay.
1 Stonechat - Meols Common.
3 Wheatear, 1 Osprey and 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad. winter) - Moreton, Osprey seen close to Moreton spur road (M53).
1 Hen Harrier (ring tail) seen off Parkgate Old Baths in evening.
September 16 1,500 Bar-tailed Godwit - Hoylake Shore before high tide.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - West Kirby Shore.
September 15 10 Leach's Petrel - Hoylake Shore by 1030am.
3 Leach's Petrel, 1 Guillemot and 4 Manx Shearwater - Hilbre Island between 9.30 and 10am.
1 Great Skua, 7 Manx Shearwater, 4 Leach's Petrel and 11 Kittiwake - Red Rocks.
56 Leach's Petrel, 2 Storm Petrel, 2 Black Tern, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Long-tailed Skua, 3 Arctic Skua and 1 Great Skua - Point of Ayr over high tide (info comes third hand as unconfirmed).
1 Firecrest - Gronant.
5 Leach's Petrel and 1 Storm Petrel between 1125 and 1145am - Leasowe.
September 14 2 Leach's Petrel, 3 Great Skua plus Gannets and Manx Shearwaters close in - Hoylake Shore up to noon, another 2 Leach's Petrel seen later off Meols.
10 Leach's Petrel, 1 Pomarine Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 3 Gannet and 30+ Manx Shearwater, 100 Sanderling on the beach - Leasowe Gunsite, 1 Leach's 'walked' the length of the beach about 5 metres from the embankment!
1 Great Skua on beach - Wallasey Shore.
10 Leach's Petrel, 7 Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua and 160 Manx Shearwater - Hilbre Island.
1 Leach's Petrel seen heading towards Flint.
September 13 1 Leach's Petrel, 2 Arctic Skua and 1 Manx Shearwater - Leasowe Gunsite.
September 12 1 Leach's Petrel, 6 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua and 2 Great Skua by 11am - Leasowe Gunsite.
2 Guillemot, 2 Fulmar and 4 Manx Shearwater - Hilbre Island.
1 Dotterel near Leasowe Lighthouse on sea wall end of Pasture Road, 4 Manx Shearwater out to sea.
1 Spotted Crake, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Marsh Harrier - Inner Marsh Farm.
September 11 34 Greenshank - Parkgate Marsh, Boathouse Flash.
1 Dotterel on embankment by Leasowe Lighthouse, also 1 Pomarine Skua, 4 Arctic Skua and 2 Leach's Petrel past - Dotterel flew north at 1640hrs.
58 Little Egrets roosting at Inner Marsh Farm tonight, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Marsh Harrier also seen.
September 9 2 Arctic Skua, 11 Gannet and 1 juv. Peregrine - Hilbre Island.
September 8 1 Pied Flycatcher, 9 Whinchat and 6 Wheatear - Hilbre Island.
4 Barn Owls over Hoylake Langfields last night incl 2 juv.
September 7 6 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Whinchat - Hoylake Langfields.
2 Wheatear and 1 juv. Stonechat - Red Rocks.

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September 6 1 Wood Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm, a record 54 Little Egret came in  to roost last night!
September 5 5 Greenshank and 2+ Whimbrel - Heswall Shore, 2 Chiffchaff singing.
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Garganey, about 7 Water Rail and 42 Little Egret - Inner Marsh Farm.
September 4 1 Peregrine on Little Eye, and 1 Marsh Harrier flew over  Hilbre Island towards Point of Ayr.
1 Goshawk reported from Point of Ayr.
3 Arctic Skua and 1 Pomarine Skua - Wallasey Shore.
September 3 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 2 Peregrine - Point of Ayr.
September 2 4 Little Egret - Parkgate Marsh.
5 Little Egret and 3 Greenshank, plus thousands of Redshank - Heswall Shore.
4 Greenshank by the hide and 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret and 7 Grey Wagtail south of hide in flushing lagoons - Point of Ayr.
1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine and 1 Garden Warbler - Hilbre Island.
September 1 Mersey Ferries Birdwatching Cruise out into Liverpool Bay, a good day with lots of birds off the North Wirral coast - at least 8 Arctic Skua, 1 Long-tailed Skua (juv.), 1 Shag, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Little Gull, 2 Guillemot, 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Black Tern, plenty of Sandwich and Common Terns and 2 Peregrine, also large flock of Knot above Formby beach.
1 Curlew Sandpiper - Hilbre Island.
20 Sandwich Tern - Leasowe Lighthouse, 2 Ravens inland.
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