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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15.10.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 15TH OCTOBER 2017

WIRRAL
Neston Marsh
Hen Harrier,4 Marsh Harrier,Merlin,Short-eared Owl and a Great White Egret.


Parkgate
3 Marsh Harrier. 

Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Egyptian Geese x3 Main Scrape
Avocet x2 Main Scrape
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Reedbed
Great Egret x5 Burton Marsh
Hen Harrier (RT) Burton Marsh
Ruff x10 IMF
Golden Plover x30 IMF
Little Stint x2 IMF
Wood Sandpiper IMF
Jack Snipe Marsh Covert Hide Left Side As You Walk In
Kingfisher As Above
Grey Wagtail x2 Burton Mere
Pink-Footed Geese x200+ Flew Over Reserve


CHESHIRE
Poynton Pool
Hawfinch-flew over south.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-1st-winter still at Pwll du Quarry at c.SO248125 but distant; park on road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at SO244119 then walk NNE along footpath for c.800m-Gilwern-Gwent.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Between Vatshoull and Vevoe on hill to east of road-Challister-Whalsay-Shetland.

WESTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER-Still between lighthouse and the church in hedge below Seagull Cottage-St Agnes-Isles Of Scilly. 

SHORT TOED TREECREEPER-Trapped and ringed-Samphire CP-Kent.


ISABELLINE WHEATEAR-On the airfield-St Marys-Isles Of Scilly.



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