Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Inner bay and surrounds Grey-bellied brant goose 1 adult Dark-bellied brent goose 1 adult Pale-bellied brent goose 300 Grey plover 20 Dunlin...

Ring-billed gull 1 adult Black guillemot 3 all in winter plumage Eider 2 Goldeneye 2 Shag 1 Year 251 (Ring-billed gull) My first Ring-billed...

Scaup 16 (8 males, 8 females) Black guillemot 3 all in winter plumage Eider 6 Red-breasted merganser 100 Goldeneye 10 Redshank 20 Curlew 5 T...

Goldeneye 2 (male and female) Pochard 4 (2 males, 2 females) Gadwall 3 (male, 2 females) Teal 1 female Little grebe 2 - 3 Willow tit 1 Grey ...

Water rail 4 (1 seen at Pengy's, 3 heard) Wigeon 1 male Willow tit 1 Goosander 13 (6 males, 7 females) Goldeneye 10 Pochard 12 Lapwing 1...

Long-tailed duck 1 juvenile from Lilian's hide. Kingfisher 1 sitting on a bulrush at close range near the Public hide. Marsh tit 1

Dunlin 1000 Wigeon 500 Pintail 30 Red-breasted merganser 2 (m & f)