Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Red Kite 1 Willow Tit 1 Marsh Harrier 1 female Tawny Owl 1 Kingfisher 1 Ruff 35 Pink-footed Goose 3500 Another tremendo...

Siskin 5 Blackcap 1 female Goldcrest 2 Barnacle Goose 65+ flew over Kingfisher 1 Lapwing 20 flew over Skylark 20 Brown Hawker

Moth trapping has been ok recently, but perhaps not quite as good as might have been expected given the hot days and warm nights we have had...

Wheatear 1 on ploughed field below beacon. Chiffchaff 1 Skylark 100+ Coal Tit 1 I counted at least 63 Skylarks flying around the horse paddo...

Cackling Goose 1

Lesser Redpoll 1 over beacon (going north!) Blackcap 1 female in Elder bush near beacon. Chiffchaff 2 including one still singing. Swallow 4...

Cackling Goose 1 Kingfisher 1