An American Golden Plover was found by local birder Tim Kinch at Hoylake yesterday afternoon. Once I'd managed to sort out transport this morning I headed over to Hoylake.
A first-summer and the sixth record for Cheshire & Wirral, had moved further along the beach, about 200yds west of King's Gap. There was a small group watching the bird when I arrived, so I walked the short distance along the beach to join them, The American Golden Plover was feeding voraciously about 80yds away with other waders including Dunlin & Ringed Plover. The bird was on view the whole time I was on site.
Previous records:
1987 Middlewich, juvenile, 20th to 24th October (B. Bowyer, A. G. Goodwin, D. E. Norbury).
1991 Penketh, juvenile, 13th October (A. Clarke).
2003 Leasowe/Meols, juvenile, 20th September (A. Conlin, M. G. Turner).
2009 Leasowe, 11th October (A. Conlin, P. Woollen).
2012 Hilbre, 23rd September (D. Bates, S. R. Williams, C. J. Williams); presumed same, Red Rocks, 27th September (J. E. Turner).
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