Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Jack Snipe 1 Snipe 1 Teal 31 Little Grebe 2 juvs. Great Crested Grebe 10 Siskin 5 Lesser Redpoll 1 Goldfinch 50 Goldcrest 4 Treecreep...

Snipe 4 in fields adjacent to the mere Little Grebe 3 juveniles Great crested Grebe 11 Buzzard 1

I was on Anglesey for the first three days of this week. The weather was grim on Monday, with lots of rain and strong winds, but by Wednesda...

It was a beautiful afternoon to be on the beach, and we almost had it to ourselves. No vast numbers of waders, but a nice selection of Sand...

Teal 3 (male & 2 females) Tufted Duck 5 Cormorant 7 Goldfinch 50 Siskin 2 Just a brief stop at the mere today to see if the overnight wi...

Once again the late risers missed the best part of the day! It was a beautiful, calm, crisp morning at Eccleston Mere and my reward for maki...

Coot 136 Tufted Duck 15 Mute Swan 3 (2ads & 1 juv.) A pretty decent count of Coots, certainly far more than I've ever recorded at Ec...