MEGA BIRD NEWS:2nd May 2026-Lesser Kestrel-Cornwall-Croft Pascoe Pool-Adult male still showing well in roadside bush at 50.0280, -5.1723; very limited parking, park considerately in layby (TR12 6SN) and walk through woods to end of plantation to view-Zitting Cisticola-Suffolk-Walberswick NNR-Displaying male again over saltmarsh between beach and Dunwich River; use Cliff Field car park (IP18 6TX; card/app payment only) and walk south-west along beach for c 1km to view from 52.3063, 1.6560. View only from the seawall, do not walk out on the raised bank-Stejneger's Scoter-Fife-East Wemyss-2nd-summer drake still on sea; use Weavers Court car park (KY1 4RT) and view from Wemyss Caves
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8.1.16

PALLA'S WARBLER-SECOND HELPINGS

Visited New Brighton this morning and it was blowing a hooley. I was rewarded with two Little Gulls in the mouth of the Mersey, though and 3 Purple sandpipers at the coastguards.
I then continued to Heswall to try and get some photos of the Pallas's warbler. The bird was really elusive, and the weather didn't help, but it did show briefly, and it was always distant, which didn't help with my camera. Anyway, I got a few personal record shots that won't win any prizes.

There were 7 Chiffchaffs on site

11 Goldcrests were seen, but no sign of the reported Firecrest

Pallas's Warbler

Anyway, a great bird for Cheshire and Wirral, let's hope this is the beginning of a good year for are county!
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