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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19.1.17

WAXWINGS IN ELLESMERE PORT

It's turning out to be a tremendous winter for Waxwings throughout the UK, and Cheshire and Wirral haven't gone without seeing good numbers being recorded during this influx. I have been lucky this year where I live in Ellesmere port as I found five birds at the beginning of the month and up to 20 have spent the last two weeks at Alder drive in Great Sutton. I visited the area this morning and soon connected with 15 birds as I drove into the drive.





15 waxwings were present this morning

On arrival, I was greeted by a few of the local residents who were made up that the birds had stayed, and they couldn't believe how many birders had visited the area. A free cup of tea and biscuits went down well while taking a few photos. HAPPY DAYS!