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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28.2.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 28TH FEB 2017

WIRRAL
Parkgate-Boathouse pub-10 Waxwing.

Thurstaston-10 Waxwing-halfway between Church and Visitor Centre.


New Brighton Marine lake-10 Purple Sandpiper,140 Turnstone and 360 Redshank.


Heswall-Marsh Harrier,Hen Harrier(Grey male),Merlin,Peregrine,7 Brent Geese,8 Red-breasted Merganser, and 3 Stonechat (2m, 1f).

 CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common-Redhead Smew still on the large pool north of the track this morning; also drake Red crested pochard and Lesser Spotted woodpecker.

 Marbury County Park-Bittern still T A Coward reedbed.

 Sandbach Flashes-Great White Egret-Fields farm flash.

 Sandbach-Waxwing-70+ still at end of Abbey Road/Lodge Road.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
PINE BUNTING-Beyond end of Kerver Lane,Dunnington-N.Yorks.

 EASTERN BLACK REDSTART-1st Winter male-Skinningrove-Cleveland.

 PACIFIC DIVER-Juvenile-North Pool-East Chevington.

 KILLDEER-1st-winter still near The Wart junction-Sandwick-Mainland-Shetland.
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