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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Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Wallcreeper-One flew from rocky promontory to steep rock face below coastal footpath this afternoon but no further sign-Pentire Point-Cornwall

Cheshire and Wirral Bird News

2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south of A5137, south west of  Brimstage

Merlin and 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and grey male) late afternoon, also 4 Great White Egret and 4 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.

Twite-One reported along Within Way this morning-Hale

Eurasian Penduline Tit-1st-winter still by viewing platform on No 4 Bed but mobile; keep within fenced-off area of bund of eastern cell, do not walk beyond either point. Wellingtons essential-Woolston Eyes

Eurasian Bittern-Still in Coward Reedbed at west end of Budworth Mere and a Hawfinch-Marbury Country Park