Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

Surf Scoter 3 (2mm, 1f) Common Scoter 8000+ Red-throated Diver 3 Red-breasted Merganser 5 Canada Goose 1 (in the middle of the scoter flock!...

Slavonian Grebe 1 Goosander 2 (m & f) Green Woodpecker 1 Teal 10 I arrived at 7:30am, first light, and there was a low mist over the lak...

Purple sandpiper 9 Pale-bellied brent goose 140 Guillemot 1 Common scoter 8 Turnstone 50 A beautiful afternoon on Hilbre. Unfortunately no c...

Kittiwake 1 ad win Water rail 1 in ditch on western side. Siskin 20 Bullfinch 1 Kingfisher 1 Buzzard 1 Pochard 7 mm Goldeneye 1 m Shoveler 1...

Myrtle warbler 1 young male Aberford (near the A1 / M1 junction) Red kite 1 UK Life: 396 (Myrtle warbler)   Year 136 Over about a four hour ...

Iceland gull 1 1st winter Buzzard 3 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Treecreeper 3 Wigeon 6 This bird has quite grey wing tips compared to some Ic...

Pochard 7 mm Tufted duck 8 Little grebe 1 Snipe 4 Grey wagtail 1 One or two of the dead trees down in the wet wood, but otherwise very quiet...