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September 2:
1 Firecrest in sycamore - Hilbre early morning.
1 Female Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 9 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Greenshank in the Leasowe Lighthouse area this morning.
30 Greenshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
7 Shoveler and 480 Black-tailed Godwit -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
6 Common Buzzard 'kettling' high over Stapledon Wood, Caldy this afternoon.

September 1:
1 probable Honey Buzzard, 2 poss 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 9 Raven over, 1 Peregrine, 4 Greenshank and 200+ House Martin - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank and c5,000 Redshank - Heswall Shore at high tide.
3 Wheatear and 1 Greenshank - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Razorbill (juv) very close to shore, and c50 House Martin - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) showing really well off Parkgate, evening.

August 31:
530 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Snipe, 7 Shoveler and 11 Teal -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 201 Little Egrets past and 200+ Swallows and c30 House Martins on wires - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh at first light.
1 Curlew Sandpiper and 12 Greenland Wheatear - Hilbre.

August 30:
800 Black-tailed Godwit, average of three counts, a site record!! -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Marsh Harrier (fem, imm) and 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm.

August 29:
1 Long-tailed Skua (juv) - Hilbre this morning.
1 Arctic Skua - New Brighton this afternoon.

August 28:
1 Long-billed Dowitcher - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Great Skua - New Brighton, by Fort Perch at 9am.
1 Green Sandpiper and 738 Black-tailed Godwit (counted from photos) -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
94 Greater Black-backed Gull among about 1,000 mainly Herring Gulls on Hoylake Shore at high tide.
c5,000 Oystercatcher, 8 Whimbrel, 4 Turnstone (all juvs) and 1 Dipper at Greenfield Dock.
1 Garganey - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.

August 27:
17 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate Marsh, also 1 Spoonbill reported.
3 Wheatear, 2 Arctic Skua, 10+ Gannet, 1 Peregrine, 100+ Sanderling and 350 Ringed Plover - Hoylake Shore.
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Arctic Skua, 20+ Gannet, 100+ Sandwich tern, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Wheatear, 2 Peregrine, 10+ Guillemot, 50+ Great Crested Grebe and 5+ Manx Shearwater - Hilbre.
703 Black-tailed Godwit at high tide, counted from photos! -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 Hobby, 4 Ruff, 1 Little Owl and 4 Raven - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Garganey and 1 Merlin - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.

August 26:
575 Black-tailed Godwit at high tide -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (sum/pl), 1 Spoonbill, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby and 1 Whinchat - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Redstart (m), caught and ringed at Hilbre.
29 Greenshank and 5 Spotted Redshank - Parkgate Marsh.
2 Hobby (1 Ad 1 Juv), 1 Merlin, 1 Ring-tailed Hen Harrier and 19 Wheatear - Burton Marsh, 79 Little Egret flew in past Decca Pools this evening followed by 1 ad Spoonbill.
1 Spotted Redshank and 5,000+ Redshank - Thurstaston shore as tide came in.
c30 Gannet off North Wirral at high tide.

August 25:
595 Black-tailed Godwit at high tide, 10 Swift over and 1 Wheatear -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, the highest ever August 'Blackwit' count for this site.
118 Great Crested Grebe off Dove Point, Meols at high tide.
2,200 Herring Gull, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 28 Greater Black-backed Gull on sea off Meols  at high tide.
50 Sandwich Tern, 2,600 Dunlin, 350 Ringed Plover and 210 Sanderling, also 24 Great Black Backed Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide, 12 Wheatear around the Lifeboat Station.
7 Wheatear at Leasowe Lighthouse, also 3 Arctic Skua and 1 Greenshank.
1 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier and 3 Greenshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Peregrine and 1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Manx Shearwater flew very close to Red Rocks from West Kirby direction at high tide, also 1 Guillemot found on West Kirby shore was released at Red Rocks and it swam off strongly.
9 Wheatear - Little Eye.

August 24:
474 Black-tailed Godwit -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, 2 Raven over.
6 Arctic Skua and 1 Great Skua - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
40 Kittiwake, 300 Common Tern, 300 Sandwich Tern, 10 Little Tern, 6 Arctic Tern, 6 Arctic Skua and 1 Great Skua around high tide period, 250 Manx Shearwater total for the day and 1 Storm Petrel in the evening - Hoylake Shore.

August 23:
Estimated 120 Manx Shearwater seen from Red Rocks at high tide, looked like edge of feeding flock on the horizon where probably several hundred present.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 330 Sandwich Tern and 4,000 Oystercatcher - West Kirby Shore.
5 Greenshank, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 23 Knot, 2 Whimbrel, 33 Little Egret, 65+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven - Heswall Shore.
3 Green Sandpiper and 1 Kingfisher at Shotton Pools NR.
4 Arctic Skua, 2 Shag, 3 Guillemot, 70 Gannet and 15 Great Crested Grebe - Hilbre.

August 22:
63 Gannet, 179 Bar-tailed Godwit, 37 Knot, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull (juv), 115 Sandwich Tern and 59 Common Tern - Leasowe Lighthouse.
17 Whimbrel, in flight calling - Point of Ayr.
460 Black-tailed Godwit (2 colour-ringed) -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
300 Manx Shearwater and 4 Arctic Skua - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

August 21:
31 Goosander (on rocks and sea by Middle Eye - remarkable record for Hilbre, photos on blog), 50 Manx Shearwater, 1 Stonechat (juv) and 1 Greenshank - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
1 Mediterranean Gull (juv) - West Kirby Marine Lake.
27 Red-breasted Merganser, 47 Sandwich Tern, 28 Common Tern, 17 Common Scoter, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 43 Gannet and 2 Greenshank - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 8 Whimbrel, 2 Grey Plover, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5000+ Redshank, 21 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Peregrine, 1 juv Marsh Harrier - Heswall Shore.
1 Merlin - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
274 Black Tailed Godwit, 2 Knot and 11 Snipe, no sign of Wood Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

August 20:
750 Manx Shearwater - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 231 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Marsh Harrier (fem and juv) - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, 175 Swallow on telephone wires nearby.
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull (juv) and 4 Greenshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
3 Spotted Redshank and 1 Greenshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
2 Mediterranean Gull in football fields - Greenbank Road, West Kirby.
1 Arctic Skua chasing terns and 20 Gannet busy feeding - Red Rocks at 6.30pm.

August 19:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 20+ Snipe, 179 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin and 1 Knot - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
5 Greenshank, 60 Ringed Plover, 25 Grey Plover, 105 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
1 Osprey flying S, 7 Common Buzzard between Moreton and Bidston.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Wheatear, 4 Stonechat and 1 Merlin - Burton Marsh, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank and 3 Ruff at Decca Pools.

August 18:
1 Greenshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 83 Sandwich Tern, 47 Common Tern and 18 Common Scoter - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wood Sandpiper still at Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, also 283 Black-tailed Godwit and 11 Snipe.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Inner Marsh Farm.

August 17:
2 Merlin and 1 Marsh Harrier - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Wood Sandpiper (this morning) and 255 Black-tailed Godwit (this afternoon)  - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

August 16:
1 Wood Sandpiper still present at 1545hrs after narrow escape from Sparrowhawk - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, 1 Osprey over early heading SW, 252 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Snipe and 1 Mediterranean Gull.
3 Greenshank - Parkgate.
1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Point.
5 Greenshank, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 28 Little Egret and 2 Wheatear - Heswall Shore.

August 15:
1 Wood Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, in flooded field, this morning still there 1745hrs, also 187 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Knot and 6 Redshank.
1 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Water Rail (heard only), 3 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Greenshank flew over - Red Rocks early morning.
16-20 Willow Warbler and 2 Garden Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Greenshank - Meols Shore.
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Tree Pipit, 2 Peregrine and 8 Greenshank - Hilbre.
1 Marsh Harrier (juv or imm female), 2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 26 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull with large gull flock - West Kirby FC playing field (Greenbank Road).
1 Lesser Yellowlegs, viewable from top path but distant, also 1 Garganey (male eclipse) and 1 Tree Pipit over - Inner Marsh Farm.

August 14:
188 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin which is unusual here - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, at high tide.
1 Yellow Wagtail (by sewage works), 2 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Greenshank in gutter, 2 Wheatear on Groyne and 1 Curlew Sandpiper in flight with Dunlin - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Leasowe Lighthouse.
2 Greenshank, 4 Ruff (2 adult, 2 juv), 2 Hobby (adults hawking dragonflies), 1 Peregrine (seen off by Oystercatchers protecting two young) and 8 Shoveler - Inner Marsh Farm.

August 13:
169 Black-tailed Godwit (incl 2 colour ringed), 4 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 2 Whimbrel, 9 Wigeon (first of the 'winter'), 1 fem/juv Garganey, 5 Shoveler, 8 Teal and 1 Lesser Whitethroat -  Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols, 1 Wheatear on the groyne this evening.
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Mediterranean Gull (juv) - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Mediterranean Gull with large gull flock - West Kirby FC playing field (Greenbank Road).
1 Hen Harrier - Parkgate Marsh.

August 12:
118 Black-tailed Godwit - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Great Skua, 30-40 Gannet, 150 Ringed Plover, 2500 Dunlin and 61 Greater Black-backed Gull -  Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Wheatear - Heswall Golf Course.
1 Lesser Yellowlegs - Inner Marsh Farm, this morning.
8 Manx Shearwater, 26 Gannet, 3 Fulmar, 2 Kittiwake, 2 Guillemot, 650+ Sandwich Tern, 35 Common Tern, 7 Arctic Tern, 19 Common Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Whimbrel, 7 Sanderling, 2 Wheatear - Hilbre over high tide.
1 Black Tern flew east - Leasowe Gunsite.

August 11:
102 Black-tailed Godwit (incl c50 juv) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
3 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, c60 Gannet, c600 Ringed Plover, c400 Dunlin and 32 Knot -  Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) with 2,300 Black-headed Gull and 300 Common Gull on West Kirby FC playing field (Greenbank Road).
7 Greenshank, 9 Grey Plover (summer plumage), 10 Whimbrel, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (summer plumage), 5 Knot - Heswall Shore on the rising tide.
1 Arctic Skua (dark phase) flew north down the river at 11:50, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 30+ Little Egret - Heswall Riverbank Road over high tide.

August 10:
1 Black Tern (early morning only), 2 Common Sandpiper and 850 Sandwich Tern - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
2 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols.
2 Greenshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
4 Greenshank, 14+ Whimbrel, 26 Great Crested Grebe and 2 Raven - Heswall Shore.
25 Common Tern, 3,700 Herring Gull, 510 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 28 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Peregrine disturbed all the small waders before they could be counted - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
1 Lesser Yellowlegs and 1 Curlew Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm (Reserve closed today, reported by RSPB Wardens).

August 9:
1 Common Sandpiper - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
370 Sandwich Tern and 1 Golden Plover (juv) - West Kirby Shore.
17 Gannet off shore, also 4,100 Dunlin, 420 Ringed Plover and 145 Sanderling - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
320 Sandwich Tern, c100 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 61 Gannet, c2,500 Oystercatcher and 2 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse before high tide.
4 Greenshank, 5 Whimbrel, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Plover, 18 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
1 Black Tern (juv) - Hilbre.

August 8:
1 Lesser Yellowlegs toing and froing between hide pool and new scrape in the afternoon - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Black Tern (juv), 1 Black-necked Grebe (juv), 150+ Gannet, 100+ Common Tern, 32 Turnstone, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd Summer) and 1 Tree Pipit - Hilbre over high tide.
1 Wheatear (male) - Dovepoint Road, Meols.

August 7:
1 Black Tern, still off north end intermittently this afternoon, also 11 Manx Shearwater, 620 Sandwich Tern on East Hoyle, West Hoyle and over sea - Hilbre.
1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe and 42 Black-tailed Godwit, large number of feral geese this morning including 14 Barnacle Geese - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Lesser Yellowlegs over by new area late afternoon - Inner Marsh Farm.

August 6:
374 Sandwich Tern, 67 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 1,980 Oystercatcher and 11 Gannet - Leasowe Shore early morning.
350 Dunlin on mud south of West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Green Sandpiper and 38 Black-tailed Godwit (incl 2 juv) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Peregrine flying west over Caldy Hill.
1 Black Tern, 40+ Gannet, 10+ Manx Shearwater and 1 Greenshank - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
1 Lesser Yellowlegs over by new area late afternoon - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Hobby - Burton Marsh beyond Decca Pools.

August 5:
27 Black-tailed Godwit (incl 1 juv) - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Greenshank - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Lesser Yellowlegs showing well from the hide late morning - Inner Marsh Farm, also 2 Hobby, 1 juv Peregrine, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 3 Common Buzzard.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) - Leasowe Shore.
2 Arctic Skua, 20+ Kittiwake and 1 Arctic Tern - seen from LiverBird Cruise in Liverpool Bay.
1 Black Tern spent about an hour in the east gutter, also 10 Manx Shearwater, 25 Gannet and 3 distant Arctic Skua - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
30 Greenshank - Connah's Quay Nature Reserve.

August 4:
112 Manx Shearwater and 5 Arctic Skua - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
1 Lesser Yellowlegs showing well from the hide this afternoon, also 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Burton Marsh.
1 Turtle Dove - Mudhouse Lane, Burton.
2 Arctic Skua (both dark morph) flew along the gutter for several minutes before landing on the tide line - Leasowe Lighthouse.

August 3:
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 5 Whimbrel, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore at low tide.
2 Manx Shearwater, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Guillemot, 1 Little Tern and 13 Ringed Plover - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Wheatear,  1 Raven and 1 Grasshopper Warbler -  Burton Point.
1 Grasshopper warbler on marsh at end of Denhall Lane.
1 Grasshopper warbler on marsh at Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.

August 2:
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 700 Sandwich Tern, 30 Common Tern and 19 Whimbrel -  highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
1 Lesser Yellowlegs showing well from hide this afternoon - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Wheatear and good flocks of 50-70 Greenfinch and Goldfinch - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper and 2 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore at low tide.
1 Cuckoo - Grange Hill, West Kirby.
1 Spotted Redshank and 8 Greenshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

August 1:
1 Lesser Yellowlegs - Inner Marsh Farm.
15 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 28 Little Egret - Heswall Shore, as tide came in.

July 31:
1 Lesser Yellowlegs and 3 Wood Sandpiper, this morning, also 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff and 42 Black-tailed Godwit  - Inner Marsh Farm, Wood Sandpipers moved to Decca Pools - Lesser Yellowlegs is eighth record for Cheshire and Wirral (if accepted), last one was at Frodsham Marsh in 2002, stayed for a month!
30 Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore, 1pm.

July 30:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff and 1 Green Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm.
3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 Whimbrel, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Ringed Plover - Heswall Shore, as tide came in.

July 29:
100+ Redshank, 20 Pied Wagtail and 1 Guillemot (juv) - Wallasey Shore at low tide this morning, 7 Kittiwake distant at high tide.
50+ Common Tern off New Brighton at high tide, also 2 juv Wheatear.
1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 1 Hobby and 43 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Greenshank, 3 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.

July 28:
1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Peregrine - Burton Marsh.

July 27:
242 Sandwich Tern, 87 Common Tern, 188 Gannet and 1 Arctic Skua - Red Rocks as tide came in.
1 Arctic Skua, 710 Oystercatcher, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Ringed Plover and 11 Bar-tailed Godwit - Hoylake Shore at high tide, 3 Crossbill reported flying over Lifeboat Station this afternoon.
2 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Greenshank, 7 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 11 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.

July 26:
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) and 1 Greenshank - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
5 Greenshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

July 25:
1,442 Oystercatcher, 63 Gannet, 35 Common Scoter, 25 Turnstone, 11 Mistle Thrush (in horse paddocks), 148 Sandwich Tern, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank and 1 Hobby - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.
1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Wood Sandpiper - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
2 Greenshank and 3 Spotted Redshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.
2 Mediterranean Gull - Heswall Shore.
150 Gannet, 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Yellow-legged Gull and 5 Whimbrel -  highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
3 Mediterranean Gull  between Leasowe Lighthouse and Leasowe Gunsite.

July 24:
1 Cuckoo (juv) - Meols, 5 Little Egret on the shore.
2 Grasshopper Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse.
57 Gannet, 16 Manx Shearwater, 3 Arctic Skua, 500+ Sandwich Tern, 40 Common Tern, 6 Arctic Tern, 21 Little Tern, 6 Razorbill, 1 Guillemot, 70 Common Scoter, 1 Tufted Duck, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper -  highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Garden Warbler - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, 3 Black-tailed Godwit in flooded field.
1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Whimbrel, 19 Little Egret and 300+ Sandwich Terns - Point of Ayr over high tide.

July 23:
86 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff and 1 Knot in summer plumage - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Hobby and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh, 1 Marsh Harrier out on the marsh.
3 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 32 Little Egret and 1 Raven - Heswall Shore, also 1 Leucistic Redshank returning for 12th(?) year.
4 Shag, 14 Whimbrel and 35+ Turnstone -  highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

July 22:
1 Wood Sandpiper and 4 Green Sandpiper - Inner Marsh Farm.
500 Sandwich Tern and 5 Eider -  highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

July 21:
1 Common Sandpiper - in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Whimbrel, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Sandwich Tern, 6 Willow Warbler - Heswall Shore over high tide.
8 Common Scoter, 14 Great Crested Grebe and 84 Gannet (12 ad), also 3 Harbour Porpoise - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
1 Osprey heading east over Deeside industrial Estate this afternoon.
10 Common Scoter in Mersey mouth - New Brighton.

July 20:
2 Common Sandpiper, 200+ Swallow sitting on fence - in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols.
8 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Gannet, 5 Common Scoter and 110 Common Tern - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Sandpiper, 580 Curlew, 23 Whimbrel and c200 Sandwich Tern -  highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

July 19:
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Neston Reedbed, flying towards the edge of the marsh this morning.
1 Hobby and 1 Wood Sandpiper (flew off about 11am) - Inner Marsh Farm.
8 Greenshank and 2 Spotted Redshank - Boathouse Flash, Parkgate.

July 18:
1 Common Sandpiper -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Marsh Harrier (fem) - Burton Marsh.
6 Green Sandpiper and 4 Common Sandpiper at Shotton Pools NR.
1 Greenshank - Meols Shore.

July 17:
1 Black Kite reported flying north over Burton Marsh this morning.
2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Yellow Wagtail (juv) -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, this morning.
1 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols.
1 Roseate Tern off New Brighton.
2 Whimbrel - Thurstaston Shore.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Marsh.
1 Spoonbill (imm) flew over - Inner Marsh Farm.

July 16:
3 Common Sandpiper -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, this morning.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Hoylake Shore.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Heswall Shore.
1 Marsh Harrier (ad fem) - Neston Reedbed this afternoon.

July 15:
1 Common Sandpiper -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, early morning.
22 Mistle Thrush in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 35 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
117 Gannet, 8 Manx Shearwater, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Sanderling (s/pl)  and 4 Common Scoter - Red Rocks/Hoylake Shore, also 1 Black-tailed and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit on Hoylake beach both in summer plumage.
1 Roseate Tern and 2 Arctic Skua off New Brighton. 330 Sandwich Tern on East Hoyle Bank, also 2 Kittiwake -  highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

July 14:
1 Common Sandpiper -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, early morning.
1 Whimbrel near Dove Point, Meols.
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Dunlin and at least 50 House Martin - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Spotted Redshank - Parkgate Marsh, Boathouse Flash.
240 Sandwich Tern (incl 63 juv) - West Kirby Shore at high tide.
5 Mediterranean Gull (2 colour-ringed), 100 Sandwich Tern, 2,400 Herring Gull, 410 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Great Black-backed Gull, 300 Common Gull and 1,190 Black-headed Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Peregrine, 15 Little Egret - Heswall Shore.

July 13:
1 Common Sandpiper -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, at 8am.
4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 23 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.

July 12:
2 Common Sandpiper -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, at 9am.
2 Spotted Redshank - Parkgate Marsh, Boathouse Flash, present since 10th.
40 Sandwich Tern - West Kirby Beach.
7 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff and 7 Dunlin - Inner Marsh Farm.
3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 40 Sandwich Tern, 5 Common Tern, 1,200 Oystercatcher, 1,100 Herring Gull, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 800 Black-headed Gull and 10 Great Black-backed Gull - Hoylake Shore at high tide.
3 Mediterranean Gull, 19 Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel and 2 Peregrine - Heswall Shore.
1 Peregrine, 50+ Gannet, c200 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Razorbill, 2 Guillemot, 3 Great Crested Grebes and 50 Common Scoter, also 2 harbour porpoise and c30 dolphin (probably bottle nosed) moving south west - Hilbre.
4 Dolphins off Red Rocks at high tide.

July 11:
1 Common Sandpiper -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, at 6pm.
4 Mediterranean Gull, 22 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1,260 Curlew and 1,875 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
3 Whimbrel over calling at 4pm - West Kirby.
1 Grasshopper Warbler observed reeling on top of vegetation, late afternoon - Burton Marsh.
2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm.

July 10:
5 Mediterranean Gull (3ad, 2 2nd sum), 24 Little Egret and 6 Grey Heron, 1,300 Curlew and 1,800 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Mediterranean Gull -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, this morning.
8 Little Ringed Plover (3 ad, 5 juv), 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Ruff and c100 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Wheatear (male) on Wallasey GC.
1 Mediterranean Gull - Point of Ayr.
75+ Gannet - Hoylake Shore at high tide.

July 9:
1 Green Sandpiper - Decca Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) -  in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby, this morning.
5 Mediterranean Gull, c500 Black-headed Gull, 23 Grey Heron, 19 Little Egret,  760 Curlew, 475 Redshank, 35 Dunlin and 1 Little Ringed Plover (in gutter off Sheldrakes Restaurant) - Heswall Shore.
180 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.

July 8:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper and 2 Mediterranean Gull (2nd year) this morning  - in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park, sandpipers still present this evening.
1 Wood Sandpiper - Shotton Works Discharge Pool (pool on the seaward side of A548 next to A548/Corus access road roundabout - birds can be seen from gate).

July 7:
5 Mediterranean Gull (4 ad, 1 2nd summer), 470 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Sandpiper, 37 Dunlin, 420 Redshank, 13 Little Egret, 11 Grey Heron, 2 Sandwich Tern - Heswall Shore (153 Carrion Crow on the 5th).
1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper - Shotton Works Discharge Pool.

July 6:
2 Mediterranean Gull - Leasowe Shore.

July 5:
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper - in flooded field opposite Gilroy Nature Park.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad, with colour ring) - Meols Shore.

July 4:
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm.
135 Gannet, 3 Manx Shearwater and 16 Common Scoter between 3.30 and 4.30pm - Red Rocks.

July 3:
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) off West Kirby Marine Lake as tide came in this afternoon.
1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm.

July 2:
32 Gannet and 7 Manx Shearwater off Red Rocks between 2.30 and 3pm, a good fresh westerly.
4 Mediterranean Gull (3 ad, 1 2nd sum), 500 Black-headed Gull, 300 Curlew and 12 Little Egret - Heswall Shore before high tide.
1 Spotted Redshank and 2 Hobby - Inner Marsh Farm.

July 1:
1 Peregrine, 1 Hobby and 2 Little Ringed Plover - Inner Marsh Farm.

June 30:
1 Kingfisher (male) on rocks by West Kirby Marine Lake at 1030am.
2 Avocet and 20 Juv Little Egret - Inner Marsh Farm.
8 Stonechat (4 pair) - Leasowe Lighthouse/Meols.

June 28:
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 25 Ringed Plover in empty New Brighton Marine Lake, 1 Hobby over the 'pitch 'n' put' and 3 distant Bar-tailed Godwit (sum/pl).
4 Spotted Redshank (sum/pl), 1 Ruff and 105 Black Tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Common Sandpiper - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

June 26:
1 Turtle Dove - West Kirby Tip at 4.15pm, seen with 2 Collared Doves on ground then flew towards trees east side of tip.
4 Mediterranean Gull, 450 Black-headed Gull (inc 1 leucistic bird) and 12 Little Egret -  Heswall Shore.
1 Hobby over horse paddocks, 2 Gannet out to sea - Leasowe Lighthouse.

June 25:
1 Greenshank (sum/pl) and 4 Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm.
3 Common Sandpiper and 2 Eider (drake) - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

June 24:
5 Mediterranean Gulls (3 ad, 1 2nd summer, 1 1st summer), 550 Black-headed gulls, 2 Raven, 16 Little Egret  -  Heswall Shore before high tide.
1 Greenshank (sum/pl), 4 Spotted Redshank, 130 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff and 50 Teal - Inner Marsh Farm.

June 23:
3 Manx Shearwater, 48 Common Scoter (four small flocks) and 5 Gannet - Gronant before high tide.
2 adult Mediterranean Gull, 575 Black-headed Gull (1 leucistic bird with pale brown head, cream white wing feathers including primaries), 1 Common Gull, 520 Curlew, 140 Redshank, 330 Oystercatcher, 9 Little Egret, 1 Little Owl heard  -  Heswall Shore at high tide.

June 22:
2 adult Mediterranean Gull, 400 Black-headed Gull, 530 Curlew, 95 Redshank, 110 Oystercatcher, 6 Little Egret - Heswall Shore at high tide.

June 20:
1 Scoter (fem), 1 Eider and 10 Gannet - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

June 17:
1 Wheatear - Burton Marsh, by Old Quay.

June 16:
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Newton, Caldy end of Grange Cross Lane.
15 Common Scoter flew west, Little Terns doing well - Gronant.

June 15:
15 Gannet, 1 Fulmar, 3 Manx Shearwater, 20+ Sandwich Tern, 20+ Common Tern, 4 Little Tern and 5 Kittiwake off Red Rocks before high tide.

June 13:
60 Dunlin (most in sum/pl) and 4 Sandwich Tern off Leasowe Lighthouse, 1 Reed Warbler and 3 Sedge Warbler in the reeds.

June 12:
241 Carrion Crow on the sand banks at Heswall Shore as tide came in.
1 Wood Warbler and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Red Kite over Airbus at Broughton, 4.15pm.

June 11:
3 Gannet and c20 Common Tern off Red Rocks at high tide.
2 Little Ringed Plover - Shotton Pools NR.
1 Eider (drake) off Little Eye.
2 Arctic Skua - Hilbre.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Inner Marsh Farm.

June 9:
c200 Little Tern at Gronant, 2 Gannet out to sea.

June 8:
1 Cuckoo, 30 Gannet, 170 Common Tern and 35 Sandwich Tern - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

June 7:
32 Little Egret and 192 Carrion Crow - Heswall Shore this morning.
At least 40 House Martin flying over field next to Carr Farm Garden Centre, Moreton, this afternoon.
11 Grey Heron on the sand bank off Meols at high tide this evening.

June 6:
1 Hobby flew east over West Kirby.
1 Hobby at Little Neston this morning, then flew towards Burton.

June 4:
1 Hobby over this morning, also 7 Manx Shearwater - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
1 Common Crossbill flew SE over Visitor Centre, Thurstaston, this morning.
1 Cuckoo flew over pond this evening - Leasowe Lighthouse.

June 2:
600-700 large waders flew north out of estuary in long line, most likely non-breeding Black-tailed Godwits.
c200 Little Tern, 38 Sandwich Tern and 6 Gannet - Gronant before high tide.
2 Siskin (pair) feeding on garden feeder - Meols this evening.

June 1:
1 Cuckoo - Wepre Country Park.
17 Gannet (distant), 20 Common Scoter and 11 Great Crested Grebe - Leasowe Lighthouse.

May 31:
1 Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Reed Warbler - Leasowe Lighthouse area, 15 Great Crested Grebe flew west and 33 Common Scoter flew east at high tide.

May 30:
575 Gannet, 7 Fulmar, 1 Arctic Skua and 33 Manx Shearwater - also a massive 670 Grey Seals  - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .
2 Avocet and 60+ House Martin - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Fulmar and 10 Kittiwake - New Brighton this evening.

May 29:
1 Spoonbill - Hilbre, first for the island!

May 28:
2 Peregrine standing on the sand bank, one with prey - Leasowe Lighthouse this afternoon.

May 26:
1 Bluethroat (fem) - Leasowe Lighthouse early morning.
1 Nightingale (second ever record for Hilbre), also 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Greenland Wheatear, 2 immature Eider and 1 Manx Shearwater - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

May 25:
1 Bluethroat (fem) by the duck pond at Leasowe Lighthouse, also 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

May 23:
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Lesser Whitethroat reported from Red Rocks.

May 22:
1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear, 400+ Knot (many in full breeding plumage) and 67 Grey Plover (many in full breeding plumage) - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.
1 Lapland Bunting (male in breeding plumage), 1 Turtle Dove and 3 Tree Pipit - Red Rocks Marsh early morning.

May 21:
2+ Whinchat, 4 Wheatear and 1 Red Kite - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.
1 Black Kite flew SW 9.45am - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Cuckoo flew over Sacred Heart School this afternoon - Moreton.
1 Osprey over M53 this evening at clatterbridge.

May 20:
1 Ruff (male in breeding plumage), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Avocet and 141 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
4 Whimbrel and 2 Raven, 228 Carrion Crow on the sandbanks - Heswall Shore.

May 19:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Wheatear and 1 Whimbrel - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.
c500 Common Tern at their Shotton breeding colony this morning.
1 Ruff (male) - Inner Marsh Farm.

May 18:
1 Cuckoo and 1 Redstart (male) - Hilbre.
1 fem Marsh Harrier - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Reedbed.

May 17:
1 fem Marsh Harrier ,  2 Avocet, 10 Dunlin, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Yellow Wagtail (3 male) and 1 Kingfisher- Inner Marsh Farm.

May 16:
1 Avocet, 2 Yellow Wagtail and 106 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.

May 15:
1 Cuckoo (fem) behaving as though it was trying to find somewhere to lay an egg, also 1 Whimbrel - Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.
4 Whimbrel and 1 Raven, 153 Crows on the mudflats - Heswall Shore before high tide.
3 Whimbrel - Hilbre.
At least 118 Little Tern at Gronant, also 1 Little Stint but elusive.
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Peregrine - Inner Marsh Farm.

May 14:
2 Curlew Sandpiper still at Inner Marsh Farm RSPB, 4 Yellow Wagtail this evening.

May 13:
2 Curlew Sandpiper seen from hide, also 1 Osprey and 25 Sedge Warbler - Inner Marsh Farm RSPB.
60+ Gannet, 14 Sandwich Tern and 18 Great Crested Grebe off Leasowe Lighthouse this morning.

May 12:
53 Gannet, 26 Sandwich Tern, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
6 Whimbrel and 160 Crow on the shore, also 1 colour ringed Knot - Heswall/Thurstaston Shore.
2 Siskin coming to  a garden feeder - Heswall.

May 11:
1 Osprey (came from Prestatyn direction at 09:50, when due north of Hilbre it turned NE and headed towards Formby Point), 1 Whinchat (male on Middle at 06:45), 4 Red-throated Diver, 26 Manx Shearwater (early morning), 34 Gannet, 60 Sandwich Tern, 25 Common Tern, 1 Eider (male), 21 Common Scoter, 18 Whimbrel, 14 Common Guillemot and 1 Peregrine - Hilbre over high tide.
20 Wheatear, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Cuckoo - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
230 Knot and 30 Sanderling, many in summer plumage - Wallasey Shore, this evening.

May 10:
10 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Avocet and 150 Black-tailed Godwit - Inner Marsh Farm.
3 Little Gull (flying towards Crosby), 63 Gannet, 15 Common Scoter, 7 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Whimbrel off Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Cuckoo (flew inland over golf course) and 2 Yellow Wagtail (1 on beach, 1 over) - Red Rocks early morning.
8 Sandwich Tern, 12 Whimbrel, 1 Tree Pipit (over) and 2 Wheatear - Heswall Shore over high tide.
Large numbers of Swifts passing through the area late afternoon.

May 9:
2 Whimbrel and 4 Little Tern - Wallasey Shore, 6am, 23 Sanderling in summer plumage this evening.
15 Whimbrel, 450+ Dunlin, up to 150 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover in breeding plumage and 5 Eider - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

May 8:
14 Gannet and 2 Arctic Skua (harassing the gannets), 3 Whimbrel - Leasowe Lighthouse, 1 Wheatear in field, loads of Blackcap, Whitethroat & Sedge Warbler singing.
115 Grey Plover (sum plumage), 7 Whimbrel, 85 Knot, 500 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 75 Curlew and 6 Little Egret - Heswall Fields NT, also 3 Lesser Whitethroat

May 7:
1 probable Marsh Harrier and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Neston Reedbed.

May 6:
1 Whinchat and 5 Wheatear in the fields, 2 Whimbrel and 48 Sandwich Tern on the beach - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
50 Swift screaming overhead at the north end of Stapledon Wood, Caldy 1130hrs.
9 Whimbrel and 1 Wheatear - Thurstaston Shore.

May 4:
1 Whimbrel and 7 Wheatear - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
1 Garden Warbler (singing) and 2 Grey Partridge - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
1 Crane heard calling but not seen - Heswall Fields NT, several other reports across the country today.

May 3:
3 Whinchat - Park Lane, Meols/Moreton.
1 Peregrine, 8 Little Egret and 76 Whimbrel - Heswall Shore.
1 Yellow Wagtail near RAF Sealand, also 3 Wheatear (2 Greenland) nearby.
1 Eider (male) off Leasowe Lighthouse this evening.
3 Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Neston Reedbed.

May 2:
1 Whinchat and 7 Wheatear, in horse paddocks - Leasowe Lighthouse area.
7 Eider (including 6 males) and 8 Whimbrel - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
 http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

May 1:
8 Spotted Redshank, 2 Gadwall, 1 Common Tern, 1 Avocet and 1 Lesser Whitethroat - Inner Marsh Farm.
50 Little Tern, 6 Eider and 2 Grasshopper Warbler - Gronant.
103 Whimbrel, 2 Raven and 26 Carrion Crow - Heswall Shore as tide came in.
1 Merlin - Point of Ayr.
5 Wheatear (horse paddocks), 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Whimbrel (on shore) - Leasowe Lighthouse area.

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