Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Goldeneye 8 Pochard 17 Siskin 20 Stock Dove 2 Bullfinch 1

Goldeneye 12 (5mm, 7ff) Tufted Duck 18 (12mm, 6ff) Pochard 9 (5mm, 4ff) Teal 3 Great crested Grebes 15 Little Grebe 1 Kingfisher 1

Pink-footed Goose 1600 (on fields behind the farm) Grey Partridge 8 Quite a few geese around today, even flying over the town centre at 14:3...

Raven 2 (flew over east at 3pm) Peregrine 1 (adult flew over east at 3pm) Willow Tit 1 (on feeders in SE corner) Buzzard 2 Coal Tit 2

Pink-footed Goose 150 (flushed by dog walker from sands behind Little Eye, Hilbre at 9:45) Pale-bellied Brent Goose 118 (Hilbre) Dark-bellie...

Pochard 22 Tufted Duck 7 Goldeneye 3 (m&2ff) Raven 1 Buzzard 1

Pink-footed Goose 1000+ (flying over in flocks of between 30 and 300) Corn Bunting 3 (Mossborough island, Rainford Bypass) Fieldfare 20 (Old...