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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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 17TH JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Grey Wagtail In Ditch By Barn
Redwing x16 Field Left Bunker Entrance
Fieldfare x10 As Above
Nuthatch Car Park
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed
Dunlin Main Scrape
Treecreeper Marsh Covert Wood By Woodland Mere
Snipe x2 Marsh Covert Hide Left Handside
Pintail 3 Bridge Screen Pool
Green Woodpecker Burton Point

 Hilbre
2 Mediterranean Gull in playing field.

 Parkgate
Hen Harrier (male).

Hilbre College Playing Fields
2 Mediterranean Gull


CHESHIRE
Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-On large pool north of track and good numbers of Brambling still around the area.

 MEGAS IN BRITAIN
ITALIAN SPARROW-Possible (or hybrid sparrow sp.) in gardens on Wynards Road and Cadbury Gardens (present several days); park in car park off Hayes Lane or on B3178 at Oak Hill (c.SY067847)-East Budleigh-Devon.
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