Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Lesser Swallow Prominent (left) and Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (right).

I had a cracking day at Martin Mere today. First thing we saw the Pectoral Sandpiper briefly on Vinsons from the Ron Barker hide. Later in t...

I had a very productive bike ride home from Edgehill university today. There was a Quail calling in fields between Ormskirk and Bickerstaffe...

We spent most of the day at Roudsea Woods looking at Small-leaved Lime trees, and didn't really have time for much else. However we did ...

Moth trapping in my backyard continues to yield decent results. Last night I had an immaculate Ruby Tiger, and the night before a Pale Promi...

Today at Martin Mere at least 11 species of wader, including 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpipers and 1 Common Sandpiper.

Today we had a nice walk in the Yorkshire Dales, from Grassington to Conistone. The most interesting part of the walk was from Grass Wood, t...