Occasionally Birding St Helens 2008-2014

The American wigeon was again at Marshside today, and showed well at quite close range, but spent much of its time asleep. The light was als...

We called in at Rossall Point today for a look at the long staying shorelark which showed exceptionally well in the picnic area next to the ...

Set against all of the fantastic species I saw on my holiday to Cyprus in December 2014, such as Finsch's wheatear, spur-winged plover, ...

This afternoon we had a final walk with the dog up into the hills around Nata village. Our walk took us through almond and olive groves, and...

I managed to persuade Elaine that no holiday to Cyprus was complete without a visit to Paphos sewage works,  so we called in briefly. There ...

Today we took the dog for a 10 mile hike over the hills near Nata, returning via Finikas village and the Asprokremmos Dam for a last look at...

I finally caught up with the juvenile striated heron at Zakaki this morning. This is the first for Cyprus and possibly a first for Europe. I...