Today we took one of our founder members Tony Bell (AAB) over to the island for the day to celebrate his 91st birthday. Here he is enjoying his picnic lunch ❤️ Hilbre Bird Obs (est. 1957) wouldn’t be here today without Tony and the other founder members - thanks Tony 🙏

Hayden’s pool area on marbury patch it’s shame it’s grown over ⁦Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society⁩ ⁦marburypatch⁩

Some cuties from today: a friendly Robin and the first Greylag Goslings on the Mere.

There were 13 wader species seen across the reserve, with a flock of 8 Greenshank, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and 1 Ringed Plover being the highlights. Still a good number of Mediterranean Gulls are being seen on the Main Scrape, where 2 Ruff showed most of the day. #sightings #waders

Burton Mere Wetlands is well known for its wide array of birds, but if you're lucky there's a chance of seeing the odd one or two furry friends when you visit, like enigmatic #WaterVoles or perhaps a stealthy #Stoat . #NationalMammalWeek

📸Lynne Greenstreet

Leasowe Lighthouse…….White Wagtail definitely easier to digiscope than the Lesser Whitethroat.
Yellow Wagtail still present on flooded coastal paddocks plus 16 White Wagtail, 42 Dunlin, 60 Redshank, 2 Knot, 2 Ringed Plover.

Small arrival of hirundines over pond, in field opposite house, during a rain shower. Hide Martins, Swallows & my 1st patch Sand Martins of the year

Wonderful morning walking. Highlight, lots of Warblers: 2 Grasshopper, Sedge, numerous Reed Warblers back at the mere Lesser & Greater Whitethroats, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs. Also Stonechat, GWagtail, Swallows, Tree Sparrow, Lapwings, RBuntings, Linnets, Ravens & I think Red Kite

8spp warbler on #DuttonLocks patch this morning in the rain. The ploughed field held a Yellow Wagtail, a male Wheatear and a prob f Whinchat (too distant for bins) which flew north. Grasshopper warbler reeling from field behind where this Sedge Warbler was in song. Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society

100 for the year in Marbury and what a fantastic bird for my 100th, a very vocal Lesser Whitethroat.

#CAWOSbirding after a cracking week at chelford, I can't wait to get out #patchbirding on Sunday morning at 11 usual place entrance to mere farm quarry. You are very welcome to join us, should be interesting.

Quick visit to Marbury Park/Budworth Mere today, not many birds about whilst we were there but had a lovely walk RSPB Birders Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society

Bittern hide wren coot just touching the water with one claw and kingfisher showing along the same patch of water ⁦Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society⁩ ⁦marburypatch⁩

Yay the Sedge Warbler are back on patch! 99 for the year. Too skulky for a photo but they get easier to photograph later I the year!

A male Whinchat was a good find this morning by Barrie Armitt on Ashton's Flash marburypatch around the famous chat bushes. Still scarce here but we usually get at least one a year.

#CAWOSbirding really glad I went #patchbirding around chelford after work, Cuckoo followed by 4 bar-tailed godwit on mere farm quarry.

Yellow Wagtail at Leasowe Lighthouse This evening.

Evening #patchbirding 2 Greylag, 60 Pinkies, Avocet, 11 Whimbrel, 2s Little Gull, 17 Cattle Egret, Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, House Martin, 3 Cetti’s, 2 Whitethroat, 8 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wag. Migration clearly on hold in this cold blocking northerlies 😫

Up to 3 Grasshopper Warblers are currently holding territory around the Witton Flashes marburypatch and this one was on show at Haydn's Pool yesterday.

Male and female Wheatears at Burton yesterday.