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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8.1.17

REVIEW OF THE WEEK OF BIRDS RECORDED IN CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL 1ST JAN- 7th JAN 2017

WIRRAL BIRD SIGHTINGS

Burton RSPB-2 Spotted Redshank were present on the 4th.A Water pipit was seen on the 5th.A Male and Ringtail Hen harrier were present over the reserve on the 7th.On Burton marsh a Short eared owl was seen daily along with a Hen Harrier.A Great White Egret was seen on the 4th and 6th.

 Hilbre Island-2 Scaup were present on the 2nd until the 5th.A Velvet Scoter was seen on the 4th.A Snow Bunting was seen on the path onto the islands on the 5th.

 Parkgate-4 Hen Harriers(1 Male) were present on the 5th.

 Neston Marsh-2 Water Pipits were present around the sewage works on the 2nd and a Green Sandpiper.A Great White Egret was seen on the 3rd along with a Ringtail Hen Harrier.

 Arrowe Park Lake-30+ Mandarin Duck were present on the 7th.

 Heswall Marsh-2 Twite were 150m south of Sheldrakes with a small finch flock on the 6th.
West Kirby Marine Lake-45 Brent Geese were present on the morning of the 7th this is the highest ever number for this site.There were also 3 Goosander and 3 Red-breasted Merganser.

 CHESHIRE BIRD SIGHTINGS
Newchurch Common-The redhead Smew and Red Crested Pochard remained all week.

 Chelford-The Black necked grebe was still present throughout the week at Lapwing hall pool.

 Sandbach Flashes-2 Great White Egrets were present on the 1st and 2nd.A Yellow Legged Gull was seen on the 2nd and 4th.

 Woolston Eyes-A Siberian Chiffchaff was trapped and ringed on the 1st.

 Frodsham Marshes-2 Little Stints remained throughout the week and a Great White egret was seen on Frodsham score on the 2nd.

 Hale-7 Water Pipits were seen on Carr lane pools on the 3rd,there were only two present by the 4th.Also on the 4th 3 Bean Geese flew over the pools.
BEAN GEESE
(C)D.CRAVEN
Ince Marshes-A Great White Egret was present on the 3rd

 Moore Nature Reserve-A Bittern was seen in the eastern reed bed on the 2nd,4th and 5th.

 Marbury County Park-2 Bitterns were seen at dusk in the Coward reed bed on the 1st.1 bird was present on the 4th and 6th.
BITTERN
Warrington-A  juvenile Glaucous gull flew over the junction of the A49 and A574 on the 5th.

 Richmond Bank-An adult and 3rd-winter Caspian Gull were present on the 3rd.

 The Waxwing influx continued with good numbers of birds being seen all over Cheshire and the Wirral at numerous sites.
I FOUND FIVE WAXWINGS MYSELF ON THE 4TH IN ELLESMERE PORT


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