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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25.10.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 25TH OCTOBER 2017

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pink-Footed Geese x300+ Field Left Of Barn
Hen Harrier (RT) Over Reedbed
Marsh Harrier Immature Over Reedbed
Kingfisher x3 Burton Mere
Cetti`s Warbler Marsh Covert Hide
Ruff x7 Bridge Screen
Brambling By Railway Bridge
Great Egret x4 Burton Marsh
Water Rail IMF
Cattle Egret IMF
Green Sandpiper Reception Pool
Golden Plover x34 Main Scrape


Heswall Shore

Curlew Sandpiper (juv),70 Pink-footed Geese,3000 Shelduck,Marsh Harrier,81 Golden Plover,350 Dunlin, 3250 Redshank, 4 Greenshank and 800 Curlew.

Parkgate

Hen Harrier and a Marsh Harrier.

Burton Marsh

2 Peregrine,Whooper Swan,Great White Egret,Short-eared Owl,Marsh Harrier and 2 Stonechat.

MEGAS IN BRITAIN
COMMON ROCK THRUSH-Adult male still showing well in third quarry; park on the road northwest of Lamb and Fox Pub at c.SO244119 then walk NNE along the footpath for c.1.2km-Pwll-du-Gwent.

STEPPE GREY SHRIKE-Showing well on the moor near the road junction at c.HU575664-Vaivoe-Whalsey.