Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Had a walk around Pendle Hill today. Not many birds about, the best were 3 Stonechats and a few Red Grouse.

Blackcap 1 singing male Siskin 2 Kingfisher 1 Goldeneye 1 male Pochard 1 male Tufted Duck 8 (7males 1 female) Sparrowhawk 1 Presumably the B...

The forecast of bright blue skies never really materialised on the Clwydian Range today, and in fact we even had a period of snow and hail. ...

Just spent the week at the Ryhd-y-creuau field centre, Betws-y-coed, studying freshwater invertebrates. Drift sampling, one of the many type...

I had an appointment in Norfolk on Thursday, so I decided to go a day early and stay over in order to get in a bit of birding on Wednesday. ...

Siskin 2 - Eccleston Mere Fieldfare 100 - Moss Lane Corn Bunting 1 singing - Moss Lane Yellowhammer 10 - Moss Lane I had an early morning wa...

Water Rail 1 in ditch in SW corner Willow Tit 1 Buzzard 1 Teal 2 (m&f) Alas this weasel was all too brief a view, resulting in a blurred...