Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Wirral Wonder Wheatear

7th November 2018

After a second night sharing a room, Andy and I we were up early and down to the Meols seafront not too long after first light. Torrential overnight rain thankfully ceased just as we arrived, and news had already reached us that the 1st winter male Pied Wheatear was still present. What we hadn't realised that the bird was ultra tame, hopping along the prom wall oblivious of birders and passers by. A real cracker and a first for Cheshire and Wirral.

First seen by a birder yesterday and identified as a Pied from photographs, there was a real sense of relief for the Wirral regulars that it had stayed. In the end it remained a further couple of days, but then did a classic Friday night flit  to disappoint the weekenders.
 
We spent only around 30 minutes watching the bird and socialising before heading off - time to do some work!




As ever better photos were taken than mine, below from Jim Almond and Steve Stansfield (courtesy of Google).



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