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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7.7.24

CASPIAN TERN-SANDBACH FLASHES-6TH JULY 2024

News broke this morning that a Caspian tern had been found at Sandbach flashes.This was a new bird for me in Cheshire and Wirral, having missed the Acrenook bird back in 2013 due to being on holiday.

Acre Nook bird

After a good run over to Sandbach and many a phonecall on the way to see if the bird was still there, I arrived and got put straight on the bird by my good friend Fred Fearne. At last, I had gripped this bird back; it had taken 11 years!




This was the 8th record for Cheshire and Wirral

Previous records:

2013 Acre Nook Sand Quarry 24th-29th July

1994 Neumanns Flash and Marbury 12th June

1992 Neumanns Flash and Marbury 30th-31st May

1988 Neumanns Flash 26th June 

1988 Northwich 8th May

1986 Hilbre Island, 31st May

1967 Witton Flashes, Great Budworth and Marbury 2nd-4th July


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