Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

It was cold, but not windy and actually it was quite pleasant to walk the Clwydian ridge today. There were very few birds about, but we did ...

Snipe 14 Gadwall 2 (male and female) Lesser Redpoll 30 Siskin 10 Goldfinch 50

Jack Snipe 1 Snipe 16 Lesser Redpoll 40 Siskin 30 Goldfinch 60 Bullfinch 1 Fieldfare 50 Redwing 5 Tufted Duck 5 Grey Wagtail 1 Local patch ...

Jack Snipe 1 Snipe 31 Lesser Redpoll 40 Siskin 20 Goldfinch 60 Bullfinch 2 Goosander 1 female Teal 4 Tufted Duck 7 Great Crested Grebe 13 Pi...

As you can see from the photos of Gigrin Farm, the light was pretty poor, but somehow this video clip isn't too bad, although it is a bi...

Three Dippers and a Grey Wagtail on the river in the centre of the village today. The Dippers in particular were a great sight. At least one...

I called in at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader in Powys today. It's the first time I'd been to this Red Kite feeding station, and what an impr...