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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14.8.18

BONAPARTE'S GULL-KINGS GAP-HOYLAKE

An adult winter Bonaparte's Gull was found on Sunday afternoon by Tim Kinch at Hoylake. I was at work when the bird was found, and I was well gripped off as I needed it for Cheshire. Thankfully, the bird has hung around, and I connected with it this afternoon, sat out on the beach at Kings Gap.



                                 


Adult winter Bonaparte's Gull

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This is the 7th record for Cheshire and Wirral. The previous records are shown below:
2004 Inner Marsh Farm, adult, 20th May.
1998 Richmond Bank, first-winter, 20th February.
1994 Inner Marsh Farm, first-winter to first-summer, 1st to 14th June.
1991 New Brighton, Wirral, adult, intermittently,20th March to 20th April.
1990 New Brighton, Wirral, adult, 22nd, 24th and 29th April.
1979 Seacombe Ferry, Wirral, first-summer to second-winter, 21st August.
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