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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2.3.18

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

WIRRAL
West Kirby Marine Lake
8 Red-breasted Merganser and 11 Brent Geese.

 Neston Sewage Works
The influx of Jack Snipe continues with 6 in fields.


West KIrby Marsh
Jack Snipe.

 Heswall Shore
410 Pink-footed Geese,Marsh Harrier,2 Peregrine,2 Water Rail,114 Black-tailed Godwit and 580 Curlew.

 Hilbre
Woodcock.

Thurstaston Visitors Centre
Kingfisher.

 Burton RSPB
Cattle Egret Main Scrape
Peregrine On Wet Grassland
Marsh Harrier Over Wet Grassland
Grey Wagtail Reception Pool
Pintail Reception Pool
Golden Plover Field Left Bunker Entrance
Mistle Thrush Marsh Covert Wood
Whooper Swan x8 Marsh Covert Hide
Water Rail x3 Copse & Ditch To IMF
Woodcock Boardwalk After Marsh Covert Hide
Brambling Feeder By Barn
Water Pipit x2 Fence Line Right Main Scrape

 CHESHIRE
Astbury Mere
2 Hawfinches in silver birches left of visitors car park and a Redhead Smew.

 Newchurch Common
Female Smew of unknown origin-In eastern bay of large pool north of track.

 Sandbach Flashes
Glaucous Gull-2nd-winter at Maw Green Landfill,viewable from verge on Maw Green Road.

 Poynton
Waxwing-Between Vernon road/Dickens land junction.
 MEGAS IN BRITAIN
NORTH AMERICAN HORNED LARK-Female alpestris,praticola or hoyti on the south basin; view from causeway between A3044 and Town Lane (TQ051731, TW19 7PU)-Staines reservoir-Surrey.
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