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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19.5.17

BUFF BREASTED SANDPIPER-BURTON RSPB-WIRRAL

News broke this morning on my way into work that Colin Wells (site manager at Burton RSPB) had found a Buff-breasted sandpiper. Thankfully, the bird hung around all day, so I went there after work.
The bird was showing well on arrival, but photographs were hard to get due to the sunlight reflecting off the water.



Buff-breasted sandpiper

This was my third record of a Buff-breasted sandpiper in Cheshire and Wirral, the last one being at Frodsham Marshes from the 28th of July 2012, which spent three days on the N06 tank.
As I was leaving the reserve, a Cattle egret appeared out of the roost and showed well before flying off.


3 Cattle Egrets have been roosting at Burton RSPB

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