Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Marsh Harrier 1 probably juv. flew south over fields. Scoter sp. 4 flew over north east, presumably Common. Shoveler 1 Teal 1 Buzzard 1 Poch...

Despite the poor summer, it was yet another beautiful day to be in the Lake District, so it seemed a shame not to visit Grasmere once again....

For the third week running we started off the day at Seaforth and ended it at Martin Mere. Seaforth was fairly quiet, but we did see this ma...

Just had the bizarre experience of biking it along the Rainford bypass, alongside a Quail which ran alongside the bike for about 3 yards, be...

Arctic Tern 1 juv. still present for at least it's 9th day.

It was a beautiful day for a walk in the Lake District. We climbed Helm Crag from Grasmere, then followed the ridge over Gibson Knott and pa...

Two Wood Sandpipers from the Ron Barker hide and juvenile Marsh Harrier were the star birds. It was another excellent afternoon for insects,...