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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30.1.18

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 30TH JANUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Parkgate
Bittern-Flew towards Neston reedbed and 5 Great White egrets.

 Burton RSPB
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Bullfinch x1 Railway Bridge
Golden Plover x1 IMF
Fieldfare x25+ Marsh Covert Wood
Goldcrest Marsh Covert Wood
Treecreeper By Woodland Mere
Little Grebe x2 Burton Mere
Siskin Alders By Garden
Nuthatch Feeder Far End Reception Pool
Peregrine On Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Wet Grassland With Prey
Whooper Swan x4 Field Behind D Barn

 Heswall
Hen Harrier-Male.

 CHESHIRE
Frodsham Marshes
Great White egret-Flew south of No6 Tank.

 Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-On large pool north of track.

 Woolston Eyes
Cetti's Warbler and 45 Brambling.

 Marbury Country Park
Hawfinch-7 still around Old hall site.

 MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-
Probable nominate form alpestrisor hoyti on North Basin causeway bank; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.

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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