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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for December 2008 Local news for local birders email - birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk Home Page Archive Bird News Today's Bird News
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December 2008
Wed 31st Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Snipe.
Eccleston Mere -- 4 Goldeneye, 130 Tufted Duck (site record), 14 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 1 Snipe (SE corner), 1 Siskin.
Carr Mill Dam -- 40 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant.
Tues 30th Dec - Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 5 Reed Bunting, 2 Jay, 1 Coal tit, 3 Bullfinch.
Mon 29th Dec - Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver, 6 Little Grebe, 23 Goldeneye,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 128 Tufted Duck, 11 Pochard.
Eccleston Mere -- 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Snipe flyover, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Jay,
'' '' '' '' '' -- 3 Bullfinch, 1 Coal Tit.
Sun 28th Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver, 13 Little Grebe, 23 Goldeneye, 59 Teal,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 100+ Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 11 Pochard, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 1 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Woodcock, 21 Stock Dove, 1 Nuthatch.
Carr Mill Dam -- 10 Snipe, 70 Canada Geese, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Cormorant.
Old Coach Road -- lots of Redwings and Fieldfares present, 2 Kestrel, 1 Common Buzzard.
Mossborough Hall Lane -- 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Eccleston Mere fields -- 2 Kestrel, 1 Snipe flushed, 1 Cormorant - flyover, 45 Canada Geese flew in late pm.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 2 Kestrel, 2 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Bullfinch.
Havannah Bridge, Parr, Sankey Valley -- 12 Teal on the brook.
Sat 27th Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver , 1 female Goosander, 10 Pochard,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 11 Little Grebe, 2 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 12 Shoveller, 100+ Tufted Duck,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 3 Teal, 18 Snipe, 30 G.B.B Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Redpoll, 2 Siskin.
Eccleston Mere -- 1 male Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail in ditch in SW corner, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe,
'' '' -- 2 Kestrel, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl in adjacent fields.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 145 Teal, 4 Common Gull, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane Haydock -- Sparrowhawk - Seen only once only today.
Fri 26th Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver , 115 Pink-footed Geese, 8 Wigeon,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 10 Shoveler, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 1 Raven.
Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Pintail on digpit at 9.30am, 12 Snipe, 19 Lapwing, 1 Common Buzzard.
Sidings Lane area -- 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, total of around 12 Goldcrest present.
Dairy Farm Road -- lots of small skeins of Pink-footed Geese around, 3 Common Buzzard, poss different birds to Old Coach Rd.
Old Coach Road -- flock of 200 Fieldfare includes a few Redwings with them, 3 Common Buzzard.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane Haydock -- Sparrowhawk - Three times again today, sitting waiting for movement in the bushes.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 45 Pink-footed Geese thru at 12.15pm, 1 Jay, 3 Reed Bunting.
Thurs 25th Dec - Eccleston Mere -- 1 Kingfisher, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Willow tit (in SE corner on feeders), 1 Short-eared Owl in adjacent fields.
Burrows Lane opposite Prescot Res -- 2 Woodcock.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- Sparrowhawk - Three times today - bird bath, bird table roof and fence panel.
Wed 24th Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver, 1 1st/w Iceland Gull, ad/w Med Gull,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 10 Pochard, 1 Raven.
Eccleston Mere, adjacent fields -- 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl till 4.30pm.
Howards Lane -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Carr Mill Dam -- 1500+ Pink-footed Geese over, 80 Canada Geese, 11 Snipe, 28 Lapwing, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing,
'' '' '' -- 1 Buzzard, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 8 Siskin, 6 Bullfinch, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, Yellowhammer.
Haydock -- 90 Pink-footed Geese going east at 10.00am, followed by 200+50+100 thru around 11.00am,
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 75 Pink-footed Geese thru at 2.35pm with another 220 at 3.10pm all going S/E.
'' '' '' '' '' -- 5 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting, 2 Jay.
Tues 23rd Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver still present in north-east corner on PR4.
Eccleston Mere -- 1 Short-eared Owl in the area late afternoon.
Mon 22nd Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver.
Haydock -- 130 Pink-footed Geese going east at 9.40am.
Sun 21st Dec -- Dairy Farm Road -- 2 Merlin, 10 Lesser Redpoll, 100 Fieldfare.
Old Coach Road -- 600 Pink-footed Geese, 40 Tree Sparrow, 1 Bullfinch.
Rainhill -- five skeins each of around 100 Pink-footed Geese over, all going north west around 2.30pm.
Fri 19th Dec -- Gillars Lane, by Xmas tree land -- Ringtail Hen Harrier 3.30pm.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane Haydock -- Sparrowhawk, twice today, briefly on bird table roof and later on fence panel.
Wed 17th Dec -- Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Sparrowhawk over towards Coopers Lane.
Havannah Flash, Sankey Valley -- 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 2 Common Buzzard.
Haydock -- Pink-footed Geese heard flying overhead around 5.00pm.
Tues 16th Dec -- St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 15th Dec -- Haydock -- 250 Pink-footed Geese over 9.30am.
Sun 14th Dec -- Carr Mill Dam -- 500+ Pink-footed Geese over, 8 Canada Geese, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Pochard, 1 Little Grebe,
'' '' '' -- 5 Tufted Duck, 4 Snipe, 2 Siskin, 1 Kingfisher.
Sidings Lane area -- 200+ Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail, Fieldfare, Redwing, Jay, Corn Bunting also present,
'' '' '' -- 1 Stonechat, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 small skeins of Pink-footed Geese of 20 to 100 around.
Rainford Bypass -- 500+ Pink-footed Geese in fields.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane Haydock -- Coal tit, Sparrowhawk briefly on bird table roof.
Sat 13th Dec -- Eccleston Mere -- 10 Goldeneye, 16 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 1 Willow tit (in SE corner on feeders).
Game Bird pub, East Lancs -- 1000 Pink-footed Geese in fields alongside the pub.
Thurs 11th Dec - Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 8 Pochard, 1 ad/w Med Gull, 1 Dunlin, 1 Grey Plover heard calling.
Wed 10th Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 500 Pink-footed Geese, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 23 Pochard, 5 Teal,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 9 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Woodcock, 1 Raven, 3 Nuthatch.
Carr Mill Dam -- 30 Canada Geese, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye, 5 Mute Swans, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Buzzard.
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- 150 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Greylag.
Tues 9th Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 104 Canada Geese, 83 Tufted Duck, 14 Goldeneye, 1 female Pintail,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 13 Snipe, 6 G.B.B Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 18 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard.
Mon 8th Dec -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 23 Pochard, 11 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 9 Great-crested Grebe,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- 1 ad/w Med Gull, 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Snipe, 1 Woodcock.
Sun 7th Dec -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Lapwing, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Nuthatch,
'' '' '' -- 1 Treecreeper, 5 Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, 6 Redpoll, 2 Goldcrest.
St Benedicts Wood, Rainhill -- 3 Nuthatch, 5 Redpoll, 1 Long-tailed tit.
Clay Colliery, Thatto Heath -- 1 1st/w Med Gull, 1 Wigeon, 1 Kingfisher.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 2 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.
Havannah Flash bridge, Sankey Valley Brook -- 2 Teal.
Sat 6th Dec -- Haydock -- 110 Pink-footed Geese over, followed by another 200 all going towards Blackbrook way at 2.50pm.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 3 Jay, 2 Kestrel, 1 Reed Bunting, 150 Pink-footed Geese over at 3.50pm.
Eccleston Mere -- 11 Goldeneye, 13 Pochard, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Willow tit (in SE corner).
Thurs 4th Dec -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 110 Teal, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Common Gull.
Wed 3rd Dec -- Carr Mill Dam -- 9 Pink-footed Geese over, 40 Canada Geese, 3 Cormorant, 7 Tufted Duck, 10 Snipe,
'' '' '' -- 1 Kingfisher, 2 Tree Sparrow, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch.
Tues 2nd Dec -- St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
My Garden sighting, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- 1 Coal Tit.
Mon 1st Dec -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Shoveler, 4 Cormorant, 3 Tufted Duck.