Walckenaeria acuminata

One of the reasons I like the linyphiidae (money spiders) is that the males often have modified heads which carry one or more pairs of eyes, which makes them look very strange. Walckenaeria acuminata is one of the more extreme, with all of its eyes on this ridiculous stalk! In real life, the spider is about 2mm long.

Waxwings Haydock

Thirteen Waxwings in Andover Road, Haydock (near Costco) this morning. Considering the huge numbers of Waxwings in the country at the moment, it's about time that we had a flock in St Helens. Let's hope that they stay for a few days. There are still plenty of berries on their favoured tree.

Eccleston Mere

Goosander 1 female
Teal 3 females
Tufted Duck 6
Goldfinch 50
Buzzard 1

Cut Lane / New Cut Lane

Brambling 2 or 3 with 100 Chaffinches in Cut Lane
Fieldfare 25 New Cut Lane

Eccleston Mere

Snipe 3
Lesser Redpoll 20
Goldfinch 100
Bullfinch 3
Little Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 10


Red sky in the morning......

Rainford Mosslands

Brambling 1 Old Coach Road (New Cut Lane), 2 Catchdale Moss, Green Lane.
Linnet 20 Catchdale Moss, Green Lane
Tree Sparrow 2 Mossborough Hall Lane
Fieldfare 20 Old Coach Road, 5 Mossborough Hall Lane
Redwing 50 Old Coach Road
Pink-footed Goose 100 Old Coach Road



Male Brambling on Catchdale Moss. This is a regular site for Brambling.

Eccleston Mere

Goosander 1 female
Lesser Redpoll 15
Goldfinch 50
Bullfinch 4
Kingfisher 1
Tufted Duck 8
Cormorant 10
Canada Goose 100
Greylag 1
Barnacle Goose 1