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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10.6.16

LONG TAILED DUCK-LAPWING HALL POOL

I looked at my phone at 3.10pm whilst at work, and Birdguides had put out a drake Long-tailed duck on Lapwing Hall pool. My break wasn't until 4.00pm, but after a quick word with my boss, I was off.
I arrived on site in pouring rain and soon picked up the bird happily swimming around in the centre of the pool.



                                                               


Long-tailed duck

This is the third record of a Long-tailed duck I have seen in the area. The last one was present on Catchpenny Pool from 14/11/2004 until 22/02/05 and was a drake bird, and my first was seen again on Catchpenny Pool on 12/05/1995 and was also a drake.
Another great bird for the area, and nice to see other birders now visiting and hopefully other birds will now be found. Whilst photographing the Long-tailed duck, a party of newly fledged Blue tits visited a reed bed where I was standing.





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