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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5.2.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 5TH FEB 2017



WIRRAL
Red Rocks-Snow Bunting-On rocks by Slipway.

Burton Point-3 Great White Egret.

Heswall-21 Waxwing by junction of A540 and Thurstaston Road.


Hilbre-4 Scaup,Red-throated Diver,Great Northern Diver and c80 Common Scoter.


Parkgate-Ringtail Hen Harrier,Marsh Harrier,2 Peregrine.

CHESHIRE 
Astbury Mere-Female Long Tailed Duck.


Frodsham Marsh-Little Stint still on N06 Tank.

Gowy Meadows-Short Eared Owl
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
DUSKY THRUSH Still,Pig Lane, Beeley, 5mls NNW of Matlock, Derbyshire.

EASTERN BLACK REDSTART-1st Winter Male still on the rocks north side of the jetty-Skinningrove-Cleveland.

PINE BUNTING-male-still from Intake Lane-Dunnington-North Yorkshire.

PACIFIC DIVER-1st-winter-on North pool-Druridge Bay-Northumberland.

BLUE ROCK THRUSH-adult male-at Fisher Close.Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.