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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21.9.16

RUDDY SHELDUCK-WINSFORD FLASH

This afternoon, while driving past Winsford to pick up my son from college, I couldn’t resist calling in at Winsford Flash to check on the long-staying Ruddy Shelducks.

The two birds were soon spotted walking among a flock of at least 100 Canada Geese in a field just past the sailing club, offering good views despite the distance.




 Ruddy Shelduck

While the British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) currently cannot confirm any Ruddy Shelducks in Britain as wild or self-sustaining feral populations, making them ineligible for the official British list, they are always a delight to see and a striking addition to any day’s birding.
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