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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12.3.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 11TH MARCH 2017

WIRRAL

Heswall-Pensby Road-9 Waxwing

Burton RSPB-Wheatear *first of spring* 12 days earlier than last year, and 63 Avocet.

Hilbre-Sand Martin *first of spring* five days earlier than last year,Long-tailed Duck (fem) and 16 Goldcrest.

Red Rocks-Cetti's Warbler calling.
CHESHIRE
Sandbach Flashes-2 Great White egrets roosted at Elton Hall Flash.

Frodsham Marshes-Great White egret-frodsham score.

Astbury Mere-2 female Bearded tits in small reeds at water's edge near main car park.

Gowy Landfill site-juvenile Glaucous gull still at Gowy Landfill Site this morning; also 2 adult Iceland Gull.

Budworth mere-Sand martin.

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.

BLUE ROCK THRUSH-Adult male-Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.