Martin Mere

Crossbill 2 (male and female)
Spoonbill 1
Avocet 4 (but I didn't go to the Ron Barker hide where most of the Avocets are)

Year 164 (Crossbill)


Female Crossbill. At least the photos show the bill quite well! There have been up to 7 Crossbills at Martin Mere over the past couple of days. This was my 166th species at Martin Mere.


Spoonbill, it looks like the same bird I saw at Marshside a couple of weeks ago but apparently it's not.

Kirkby Moss

Little Ringed Plover 6
Teal 47
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 2
Shelduck 2
Snipe 2
Fieldfare 19
Redwing 3
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 4
Buzzard 3

Rainford Mosslands

Curlew 5 Old Coach Road
Corn Bunting 1 singing Inglenook Farm, Rainford bypass
Buzzard 5 Old Coach Road
Bullfinch 2 Berrington's Lane
lots of Chiffchaffs

Eccleston Mere

House Martin 2
Shelduck 2
Willow Warbler 2 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Tawny Owl 1 roosting in bush
Swallow 10
Sand Martin 5
Lesser Redpoll 30 including birds displaying
Siskin 2
Gadwall 10 (5 pairs)
Teal 2 (pair)
Goldeneye 3 females
Kingfisher 1
Tufted Duck 27
Chiffchaff 7 singing
Red-legged Partridge 3
Little Grebe 1 adult
Bullfinch 2

Year 163 (House Martin, Willow Warbler, Blackcap)


Lesser Redpoll and Tawny Owl.

Alder Lane, Winwick

Little Ringed Plover 3

Alder Lane, Winwick

Green Sandpiper 1
Little Ringed Plover 1
Teal 11

Eccleston Mere

Gadwall 7 (4 males, 3 females)
Goldeneye 2 (females)
Chiffchaff 3 singing
Siksin 1
Lesser Redpoll 3 displaying
Tufted Duck 17