CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 5TH FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Hoylake Shore
5 Red-throated Diver, 2 Eider (drake) and 12,000 Common Scoter.

Hilbre
6 Eider,3 Raven,108 Turnstone,388 Cormorant flew out of the estuary at first light.

Burton RSPB
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn
Mistle Thrush Field Left Bunker Entrance
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Green Woodpecker Tree Back Of Garden
Water Pipit x2 Marsh Covert Hide On Right As You Go In
Water Rail Marsh Covert Hide
Bullfinch x2 By Railway Bridge
Pink-Footed Geese x2000+ Burton Marsh From Point
Pintail IMF
Stonechat x2 Bridcrop Field (Photo)
Merlin Fence Left Of Main Scrape

Neston Marsh
Firecrest by sewage works plus a Great White Egret,Water Pipit and 2 Short-eared Owl.

Little Neston
4 Short eared owl.

CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marsh
Great White egret.

Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-On large pool north of track.

Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-5 still around Old hall site and a Bittern-TA Coward reedbed.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
KELP GULL-Probable juvenile on Saturday but no sign yesterday-Crosby Marine lake-Lancashire.

NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Probable nominate form alpestrisor hoyti on south side of causeway on bank; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

PIED BILLED GREBE-Setter Marsh-Loch Of Spiggie-Mainland-Shetland.

THAYER'S GULL-Juvenile-Isbley water-Blashford lakes-Hampshire.