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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17.4.18

AFTERNOONS BIRDING ON THE WIRRAL

With no news on a flyover White stork that was seen at Burton RSPB yesterday, I eventually ventured out around lunchtime after biblical rain all morning and proceeded to Puddington to try and relocate it. The Stork had flown in the direction of Puddington, which is just down the road from Burton, so I drove around checking the area. I stopped on Puddington Lane and soon connected with the Cattle egret, which was showing distantly with 9 Little egrets.



I spent the next couple of hours checking local fields, but there was no sign of the bird, and little else to write about; it was very quiet. I moved on to Burton RSPB mid-afternoon and enjoyed good views of four Mediterranean gulls.


Spring is here at last

Burton was very quiet as I walked around, but I did see my first Swallows of the year and Sand Martins. A pleasant afternoon's birding, but when will it stop bloody raining!





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