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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16.10.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 16TH OCTOBER 2017

WIRRAL
Hilbre
Yellow-browed Warbler caught and ringed.

Neston Marsh
6 Great White Egret

Parkgate
4 Marsh Harrier and a Great White Egret.

 Burton RSPB
Golden Plover x34 IMF
Little Stint x2 IMF
Wood Sandpiper IMF
Ruff x7 IMF
Marsh Harrier x2 Immature Over Reedbed
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Egyptian Geese x3 Main Scrape
Sparrowhawk Over Marsh Covert Wood
Pink-Footed Geese Flew Over Reserve
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Reedbed

 CHESHIRE
Poynton Pool
2 Hawfinch-flew over.

 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.

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

              
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