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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2.6.22

# LOCAL BIG YEAR

May was a quiet month for me doing the local big year, but I did manage to catch up with some key species throughout the month

May 10th

I visited Hale today and connected with a Hobby,5 Yellow wagtails and a Channel wagtail, which showed really well

Yellow Wagtail

Channel Wagtail

May 11th

This was my third attempt to see this Eurasian Spoonbill after it had given me the run around at Burton RSPB, and eventually I caught up with it on Parkgate Marsh this evening.

Eurasian Spoonbill

May 15th

A quick dash to Burton RSPB and this little beauty was showing well in the car park.

Spotted Flycatcher

Continuing up the North Wirral coast after this, I made high tide and saw good numbers of Sandwich Terns and Gannets.




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