Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Willow Warbler singing near Broad Oak fishing ponds this morning, and still at least 19 singing Chiffchaffs in the Sankey Valley between Car...

24 Sand Martins this morning.

No sign of the recent Ring-neck Duck at Seaforth, but a few migrants including Little Ringed Plover, 3 Wheatears, 2 White Wagtails, 1 Willow...

19 singing Chiffchaffs in the Sankey Valley this morning, between Carr Mill Dam and Mucky Mountains, Earlestown (between 7:00am and 7:40am).

At least 11 Chiffchaffs singing this morning in the Sankey Valley between the visitor centre at Blackbrook and Mucky mountains at Earlstown.

No photos from the weekend, but an excellent three days. On Friday I went to Risley Moss where we saw the first Brimstone butterfly of the y...

Our first walk in the Lake District this year, and what better place to start than the magnificent Riggindale Crag route up High Street. It...