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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4.4.18

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS-4TH APRIL 2018

WIRRAL
Burton RSPB
Pintail x2 Main Scrape
Avocet x131 Main Scrape
Nuthatch Still Building By Reception
Treecreeper Island On Woodland Mere
Chiffchaff Marsh Covert Wood
Spotted Redshank x7 Marsh Covert Hide
Swallow x4 Over Marsh Covert Pool
Wheatear x2 Wall By Bird crop Field
Great Egret x1 By Border Pool
Blackcap x2 Copse To IMF
Woodcock In Copse To IMF
Merlin Tree By Reception Early Morning


Hoylake
Sandwich Tern.

West Kirby
370 Black-tailed Godwit most in summer plumage - Caldy Wildfowl Collection off Column Road.


Leasowe Lighthouse
2 Willow Warbler.

Hilbre
Tree Pipit,2 Sand Martin,12 Goldcrest,5 Chiffchaff,7 Wheatear,Blackcap and good vis migration including 200+ Meadow Pipit and a Raven on Middle Eye.


CHESHIRE
Woolston Eyes
Black Necked Grebe-3 on No3 Bed-2 Red Crested Pochard and a Common tern.


Astbury Mere
3 Hawfinch-Near visitors centre and 5 Brambling


Marbury Country Park
Osprey-1 Over Budworth mere before flying north east and 2 Lesser Spotted woodpeckers.