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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15.3.18

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS-15TH MARCH 2018

WIRRAL
West Kirby
Sand Martin over Gilroy Nature Park with 3 more over nearby football field.

 West Kirby Marine Lake
4 Scaup (2m 2f) with 1 female Scaup on sea just off south end of lake on ebbing tide.

 Burton RSPB
Avocet x98 Main Scrape
Merlin Fence Post Right Wet Grassland
Golden Plover x30+ Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier x2 Over Wet Grassland
Ruff x1 Left Main Scrape
Reed Bunting By Reception
Chiffchaff Calling By Willow Pool
Goldcrest x2 By Woodland Mere
Raven x3 Over Burton Point
Great Egret x2 Burton Marsh From Point
Pink-Footed Geese x5000 Burton Marsh From Point
Whooper Swan x11 IMF
Pintail x21 IMF
Brambling By Feeder Near Barn

 Neston Marsh
4 Water Pipit

 CHESHIRE
Hale
Jack Snipe-On saltmarsh by brook to right of Hale Lighthouse.

 Astbury Mere
2 Hawfinch still in silver birches left of visitors car park.

 Sandbach Flashes
Little Egret and Great White egret-Elton Hall flash.

 Marbury Country Park
Bittern-T A Coward reedbed
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