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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25.3.18

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS-25TH MARCH 2018

WIRRAL
Meols Common
Wheatear.


Bidston Moss Nature reserve
Wheatear and Whooper Swan

Leasowe Lighthouse
2 Raven.

Hilbre
18 Little Gull, 3 Red-throated Diver and 6 Eider.


Burton Point
Red Kite flew low over the sheep pens.


Burton/Neston Marsh
6 Great White Egret,10,000 Pink-footed Geese,2 Short-eared Owl,Ruff,Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier and 2 Cetti's Warbler.

Burton RSPB
Merlin Tree Above Toilet Block
Avocet x99 Main Scrape
Oystercatcher x2 Main Scrape
Ruff x1 Right Of Main Scrape
Chiffchaff Along Path To Bunker
Nuthatch By Reception
Goldcrest Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x4 Marsh Covert Hide
Little Grebe Marsh Covert Hide
Sparrowhawk Over Reedbed
Wheatear On Wall By Bird crop Field
Pintail x3 IMF & Border Pool
Whooper Swan x4 IMF & Border Pool
Pink-Footed Geese x10,000 Burton Marsh From Point
Great Egret x3 Burton Marsh From Point
Skylark x6 Burton Marsh From Point
Marsh Harrier Over Reedbed


Neston
Water Pipit-Still in field by sewage works.

CHESHIRE
Four Ways Sand Quarry
2 Common Scoter-Male and Female.

Astbury Mere
5 Scaup(3 Drakes) 8 Brambling and 2 Hawfinch.

Mottram St Andrew
Hawfinch-Again on bird table briefly.

Frodsham Marshes
Greater Scaup-5 Drakes and 2 Females.

Marbury Country Park
1 Hawfinch-Arboretum.