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Great White Egret on Stilt Island Neumann’s Flash marburypatch yesterday morning

Immature Hobby at Coward Reedbed, marburypatch this morning. Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society

Bittern hide Hobby paid a great visit today but was mobbed by 5 magpies ⁦Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society⁩ ⁦marburypatch⁩

Female Scaup on Budworth Mere today @ marburypatch found by Greg Baker

Explored some of the lesser visited areas of marburypatch this morning and was pleased to find a couple of roosting Woodcock (7 seen in total), along with a pair of Stonechats, 3 Fieldfare (scarce recently), 34 Skylarks, and 10 grounded Pinkfeet.

6 Scaup (4 Drakes) found on Budworth Mere marburypatch this morning by Greg Baker They were unfortunately flushed by sailing club dinghy but relocated to Pickmere

Bittern hide Busy day around the hide bittern showing a bit better but good to see the swans made a dramatic entrance skidding across the ice plus the kingfishers showing well also ⁦Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society⁩ ⁦marburypatch⁩

Bittern hide my favourite shot of the kingfisher this year ⁦Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society⁩ ⁦marburypatch⁩

Bittern hide 30 Whoopers fly in for a short rest must say our male did not take kindly to them landing ⁦Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society⁩ ⁦marburypatch⁩

The easterly winds brought 4 early Little Gulls still in winter plumage to Budworth Mere marburypatch this morning found by John Gregory Also present were around 10 Sand Martins

Nice pair of summer plumage Black-necked Grebes found on Budworth mere yesterday by David Bedford also present were 3 Little Gulls and 2 Sand Martins marburypatch

Male Whinchat on Ashtons Flash this morning marburypatch

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.

Drake Greater Scaup at Neumann’s Flash marburypatch this morning found by Mike Mullholland

This Hobby spent a while on Ashtons Flash today perching up in between hawking for dragonflies marburypatch

Male Marsh Harrier today on Ashton’s Flash marburypatch

Cuckoo on Ashtons Flash today also present was the Hobby and Marsh Harrier marburypatch

4th record of Cattle Egret marburypatch found this morning by Lizzie on Neumann’s. Flew off then reappeared later in the day on Stilt Island with 2 Little Egrets and a juvenile Avocet

1W drake Common Scoter on Neumann’s Flash close to Pods hide marburypatch

This Hobby has been seen on Ashtons Flash for the last few days hunting dragonflies to build up its reserves before heading south for the winter marburypatch