Parkgate Burton point this morning 7 Spoonbills 5 feeding 2 grooming several G Egrets 4 M Harrier 2 poss 3 Hobby 2 Wheatear lonesom L owl on the rocks long deceased B Owl Rifle range C Lizzard on its favoured log 2 Green sandpiper at point

5 Spoonbills were feeding in a pool at Parkgate .2 Wheatear were along the path Burton point A Common Lizzard warmed up on its favoured log and the sorry sight of a deceased Barn Owl near rifle range

Weaver bend N6 finishing at Ince this morning . Several Snipe 10 Blackwits pr Wigeon on the shooters pool at the Lum G B B Gull strugled to swallow a fish in the river .6 Pintail on N6 1 Ruff 6 Blackwits on N3 Garganey on Phal pool 2 Green sand Ince .S E Owl per B Morton on N3

Parkgate Burton marsh before the rain . 7 Spoonbills feeding boat house flash 6 Great Egrets Donkey stand flash more Great and Little Egrets noted on the marsh 2 M Harriers and a Hobby Burton marsh numerous Swallows H Martins over flash

Frodsham and Ince this morning . 5 Wheatears Alder Ln c30 L Grebe 4 Pintail amongst usual ducks on N6 2 M Harriers noted 10 Blackwit 2 Ruff on N3 1 Pintail Teal Mallard Gadwall Phal pool 2 Wh ear on path pr Peregrine Fert tower pale Teal C Sand Ince

Little Grebe numbers are building up on N6 4 Pintail present another on Phal pool 2 Ruff 10 Blackwit noted

Parkgate New Brighton today . Spoonbills were feeding on a pool behind Boathouse flash Turnstones Redshanks W K M Lake no sign of hoped for Petrel at N Brighton L Egret battling the wind skein of 19 Pinkfoot in off the sea

Sightings from today on the Wirral coast

Weaver bend and around N6 /4 this morning c200 Rshank several Blackwit mud bank at bend Tufted ducks Shoveler good numbers on N6 Pintail x6 present . Chiffchaffs along hedgerows 1 Whinchat noted large flock Pinkfoot overhead M Harrier over N4 3 Cattle Egret 1 L Egret Rake Ln

Great to see and hear the Pinkfoot skeins arriving back on the marsh a Whinchat made an apperance as it made its way south

Parkgate Burton point today . 7 Spoonbills 20 or more Greenshank with L Egret Boathouse flash Male Female M Harrier and Hobby noted . G Egret Donkey stand plenty Pinks on marsh 7 Egyptian Geese 2 Wheatear 1 L 0wl 3 C Lizards several Stonechat Burton Point

Spoonbills Greenshanks showing well at the Boathouse flash a Wheatear allowed a close approach on path probably same bird from week ago .The Little Owl has spent all summer on its own .

3 Common Lizards sat on there chosen log taking in the mid day sun

Parkgate and Burton this morning 9 Spoonbills several Greenshank and Marsh Harrier Boathouse flash G Egret at Donkey stand 2 Wheatear Little Owl C Lizard another G Egret Burton point Green sand R Shank 2 G Egret Peregrine M Harrier outer Burton marsh .Numerous Pinkfoot

Spoonbills and Greenshank on the Boathouse flash a single Great Egret at the Donkey stand

Hilbre island on a hot Autumn morning . Skein of c40 Pinks first light south mass Oystercatcher with Dunlin Sanderling Turnstone Redshank single Knot and Barwit 7 Eiders c70 Brent geese several Grey Seals around island colour rung Rock Pipits and L Egret Grey wag noted

A few more of the Waders on Hilbre island this fine Autumn morning

A few short fillms of this mornings visit to Hilbre island

Parkgate / Heswall shore this morning . Hundreds of Pinkfoot dropping on the marsh 6 Spoonbills with numerous Rshanks couple G shanks were flushed by 2 hunting M Harriers Spoonbills soon settled Heswall shore hundreds Rshank Curlew few Dunlin Knot Blackwit Golden plover R plover

Redshanks Dunlin and Knot sat at the edge of the channel as the tide came in at Heswall shore . The Spoonbills flushed alongside the Redshanks and Ducks as 2 Marsh Harriers hunted the flash