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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CHESHIRE BIRD NEWS AND MEGAS

SUMMARY OF TODAYS BIRD NEWS

Great White Egret-Neumanns Flash-Northwich

Hobby (ad) over paddocks,Whinchat,4 Wheatear and a Whimbrel flew east - Leasowe Lighthouse

2 Marsh Harrier,Water Rail,Curlew Sandpiper,4 Spoonbill,Ruff and 13 Greenshank - Parkgate.

Eurasian Spoonbill
(C)Tracy Stubbs

Common Redstart in willow tree in Chapel Filed,Hobby,Merlin and a Whinchat - Burton Marsh.

700 Swallow flying over Heswall Marsh.

3,200 Shelduck,2,100 Oystercatcher,3,000 Black-tailed Godwit,1,600 Curlew and 5,600 Redshank - Thurstaston/Heswall Shore this morning.

2 Lesser Whitethroat,2 Cetti's Warbler,Garden Warbler,Green Woodpecker,4 Wheatear,2 Great Egret over and a Little Owl - Burton Point/Sheep pens area.

2 Ruddy Shelduck,3 Egyptian Geese,Green Sandpiper and 3 Ruff - Burton Mere Wetlands.

20+ Willow Warbler,Common Redstart,Little Stint and a Mediterranean Gull - Hilbre.

Common Redstart
(C)Allan Conlin

31 Little Egret,Peregrine,Wheatear,410 Curlew,7,400 Oystercatcher and 350 Dunlin between Middle Eye and Tansky Rocks.

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