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Submission of Records

From 1 January 2020 CAWOS moved to using the BTO BirdTrack application to hold the bird records for the Society.

BTO BirdTrack app

The BirdTrack app can be used on a mobile device (phone or tablet), laptop or desktop computer. This method allows users to input their own records. The process for access and use can be found at: https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/birdtrack

Locations

If possible, please refer to the published Gazetteer when listing the site name and grid ref. A more detailed location can always be included under 'Visit Comments' and in this case the more precise grid ref (if given) will still be held against that record. A new site can be added if it cannot be readily included under another site already listed, or if it is an important birding location which was missed off the original list. Please detail the new site in the main body of your e-mail and provide the 6-figure grid ref, the nearest town or village, and a suggested site name. The Gazetteer is free and up-to-date electronic copies can be downloaded using this link.

County Bird List

In December 2020, 365 bird species had been recorded in the Cheshire and Wirral area. This list may be downloaded as a pdf file by clicking here. Birds which require a description for County Records are noted, please note that National Rarities are not highlighted and the appropriate process applies.

Please note, all species in this table from categories A-C of the British List have been reported in a wild state (not in captivity) in Cheshire and Wirral. Inclusion of the list implies nothing about the origin of any particular bird or birds.

Recording Area and Site List

The Gazetteer contains a complete site list and has been produced by the Society to enable the accurate identification and recording of sites within the recording area of Cheshire and Wirral. Over 2000 site names and grid references are listed. Almost all the county falls within the 100 kilometre square SJ, except for a very small area in the eastern hills of the county, which is in SK.

The recording area is all of Cheshire and the Wirral. Clicking on this map will result in a full size map.