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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2.2.18

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 2ND FEBRUARY 2018

WIRRAL
Hilbre
6 Eider and 1 Peregrine, 367 Cormorant flew out of estuary.

 Little Eye-Hilbre
444 Grey Plover.

 Heswall-Riverbank road
300 Pink-footed Geese,6 Brent Geese,10 Red-breasted Merganser,Marsh Harrier, Ringtail Hen Harrier,2 Peregrine,Merlin,600 Redshank and 350 Curlew.


Parkgate
8 Great White Egret,2 (male and ringtail) Hen Harrier,5 Marsh Harrier,4 Rock Pipit,2 Merlin and 2 Peregrine.


Neston Sewage work
Firecrest and a Water Pipit.

Burton RSPB
Grey Wagtail Ditch By Barn
Fieldfare x70+ Field Left Bunker Entrance
Redwing x60+ As Above
Curlew x12 Right Of Main Scrape
Treecreeper Near Old Toilet Block
Water Pipit x2 Marsh Covert Hide On Right As You Go In
Snipe x2 Marsh Covert Hide
Mistle Thrush x2 End Of Boardwalk Field On Right
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Peregrine Over Main Scrape

 CHESHIRE
Chester
Arctic Redpoll-1 reported in area with no general access. 

 MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTHERN HARRIER-Adult male again late afternoon then flew towards Sanday-North Ronaldsay-Orkney.
NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-
Probable nominate form alpestrisor hoyti on south side of causeway on 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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