Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

My second new bird of the weekend, and what an annoying little blighter it proved to be. When we arrived we were greeted by the cheery news ...

1 juv. Stilt Sandpiper - Campfield Marsh, Bowness-on-Solway 1 1st win Rustic Bunting - Walney Island 1 juv. Pectoral Sandpiper - Leighton Mo...

Pink-footed Goose 21 over SE then N Teal 4 Pink-feet have been late arriving this autumn, with only 16 at Martin Mere last Saturday. These w...

Garganey 1 Gadwall 5 Thanks to Andy for this.

Still 100 Curlew in fields at Old House Farm, Old Coach Road.

70 Barnacle Geese flew over at 9:30. This is a typical time of year for these feral birds to be moving around the area. They were probably m...

Fairly quiet this evening. Highlights were 13 Snipe flying over Dairy Farm Road and then landing in the middle of a corn field (presumably t...