Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

I might not be seeing many birds at the moment, but I keep finding interesting things around the house. This little grasshopper, no more tha...

Twenty fieldfare over the house this afternoon. Also at least one grey wagtail and a few redwings.

Redwing 20 Mute swan 5 (3 ads, 2 juvs) Coot 195 Grey wagtail 1 A new record count of coot but no diving ducks.

Gadwall 36 Tufted duck 24 Shoveler 2 males Teal 1 female Kingfisher 1

I was out on the Denbigh moors this morning checking out the extent of an area of moorland for a local farmer, when a ghostly male hen harri...

Gadwall 24 Tufted duck 20 Shoveler 1 male

Whilst pulling out a few weeds from the wall today, I came across this fern which I didn't recognise. It's very leathery with large ...