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                 October  2008

Fri  31st Oct    -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) --  5f Goldeneye,  5 Pochard,  1 Snipe,  59 Fieldfare,  26 Redwing.

                             Newton le Willows  --  70+ Pink-footed Geese over  4.45pm.

Thurs 30th Oct -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 50+ Barnacle Geese,  1 Red-breasted Goose,  15 Little Grebe, 

                                   ''            ''               ''       ''       ''       ''     --  11 Goldeneye,  13 Pochard,  1 Oystercatcher,  1 ad/w Med Gull,  1 Raven.

Wed 29th Oct  --  Carr Mill Dam  --  40 Canada Geese,  30 Lapwing,  2 Tufted Duck,  15 Fieldfare,  Great-spotted Woodpecker,  Treecreeper,

                                 ''      ''       ''    --   Goldcrest,  Siskin,  Nuthatch,  Willow Tit,  Coal Tit,  Jay,  Pied Wagtail,  Grey Wagtail  all present.

Tues 28th Oct  -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  1200 Pink-footed Geese,  3 Whooper Swans,  10 Cormorant,  4 Goldeneye, 

                                    ''            ''               ''       ''       ''       ''     --   1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull,  17 Snipe,  50+ Siskin,  1 Peregrine,  1 Stonechat,  

                                    ''            ''               ''       ''       ''       ''     --    male Snow Bunting flushed off causeway flew west over safari park.

                             Penkford Flash, NLW  --  10 Teal,  2 Grey Heron,  1 Common Buzzard,  1 Cormorant over.

Mon 27th Oct  -- Newton le Willows  --  90 Pink-footed Geese over 4.25pm. 

                             Nine Arches, NLW  --  1 Common Buzzard.

                             Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  400+ Pink-footed Geese,  5 Goldeneye,  2 Pochard,  7 G.B.B. Gull,

                                   ''            ''                ''       ''       ''      ''     --   1 Snipe,  3 Raven,  9 Fieldfare,  17 Redwing,  11 Siskin,  1 Nuthatch.

                            Howard's Lane  --  44 Fieldfare,  12 Redwing.

Sun 26th Oct  -- Carr Mill Dam -- 50 Pink-footed Geese,  20 Lapwing,  100+ Canada Geese, 1 Common Buzzard,  20 Redwing, 

                              ''      ''       ''   --  1 Cormorant,    Treecreeper,  Goldcrest,  Coal Tit  all present.

                           Dairy Farm Rd, Rainford   --  40+ Canada Geese,  150+ Pink-footed Geese.

                           Old Coach Road, Rainford  --  1 Red-breasted Goose,  29 Barnacle Geese,  4500+  Pink-footed Geese,  40 Tree Sparrow.

                           East Lancs road, near to Gamebird pub  --  120 Fieldfare.

                           Kings Moss  --  1500 Pink-footed Geese.

Sat 25th Oct  --  Carr Mill Dam  --  1 Firecrest  with  Long-tailed Tit flock,  2 Goldcrest,  1 Common Buzzard.

                           Sankey Valley   --  1 Water Rail,  1 Chiffchaff,   43 Pied Wagtail,  7 Fieldfare,  2 Redwing.

                           Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley  --  2 Jay,  1 male Bullfinch.

                           Havannah Flash, Sankey Valley  --  2 Jay.

Fri 24th Oct  --   Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 6 Goldeneye,  14 Fieldfare,  4 Redwing,  9 Siskin,  2 Redpoll,  1 Stonechat.

Thurs 23rd Oct - Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 2 Med Gull,  4 Goldeneye,  8 Cormorant,  1 Yellow legged Gull (1.ad/w),

                                  ''           ''                ''       ''       ''       ''      --  2 Pochard,  21 Snipe,  16 Redpoll, 21 Redwing,  22 Siskin,  1 Stonechat.

                             Penkford Flash,  Sankey Valley,  NLW   --   8 Teal.

Wed 22nd Oct  -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 6 Goldeneye,  4 Pochard,  2 Stock Dove.

                             St Helens town centre  --  2 Peregrine.  

Tues 21st Oct  -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 1 Med Gull,  11 Little Grebe,  62 Tufted Duck,  7 Pochard,

                                  ''           ''                ''       ''       ''       ''      --  31 Cormorant,  2 Snipe,  4 Redwing,  2 Stonechat.

Mon 20th Oct  -- Newton Lake, NLW  --  50 Teal,  11 Tufted Duck,  2 Grey Wagtail,  1 Grey Heron,  2 Mute Swans,  2 Canada Geese.

                            Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 1 Med Gull,  1 Yellow legged Gull,  11 Little Grebe,  5 Goldeneye,  24 Redwing.

Sun 19th Oct  --  Old Coach Road, Rainford  --  2 Raven,  2 Common Buzzard,  Kestrel,  1 Jay  & approx 5000 Pink-footed Geese in to roost.

                                ''      ''         ''             ''        --    Ross's Goose  reported present at 12.00 on Birdguides website.

                            Carr Mill Dam  -- 2000+ Pink-footed Geese over,  80 Canada Geese,  50 Lapwing,  60 Redwing,  3 Tufted Duck,  1 Cormorant, 

                                ''      ''      ''     --   1 Little Grebe,  1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch,  6 Siskin.

                            St Helens town centre  --  1 Peregrine.

Sat 18th Oct  --  Old Coach Road, Rainford  --  Ross's Goose  with at least 5000+ Pink-footed Geese, plus another 2000+ on Kings Moss.

                            Please do not drive down Old Coach Road or Dairy Farm Road to view the geese or enter any of the farmers fields.

                            Reed's Brow, Rainford - 2 Tree Sparrow, 1 Corn Bunting.

                            Around Rainford Mosslands  - 300+ Fieldfare,  200+ Redwing.

                            Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  2 Goldeneye,  22 Greylag Geese,  537 Redwing,  96 Fieldfare,  14 Skylark,  

                                 ''           ''                ''       ''       ''       ''      --   4 Kestrel,  3 Siskin,  8 Redpoll,  4 Grey Wagtail. 

Fri 17th Oct   --   Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 3 Whooper Swan,  53 Pink-footed Geese,  9 Pochard,  2 Goldeneye,  

                                  ''           ''                ''       ''       ''       ''     --   4 Gadwall,  14 Little Grebe,  7 G.B.B Gull,  3 Yellow legged Gull,  1 Swallow,

                                  ''           ''                ''       ''       ''       ''      --   2 Raven,  1 Peregrine,  1 Siskin,  1 Blackcap,  1 Chiffchaff,  28 Redwing.

                            St Helens town centre  --  1 Peregrine.  

Thurs 16th Oct - Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  1 Red-breasted Goose,  50 Barnacle Geese,  2 Goldeneye, 

                                  ''           ''                ''       ''       ''       ''      --   10 Little Grebe,  9 Snipe,  1 Swallow,  100+ Lapwing,  150+ Jackdaw,   

                                  ''           ''                ''       ''       ''       ''      --    2 Raven,  14 Skylark,  9 Redwing,  2 Siskin,  2 Stonechat,  1 Brambling

                            Newton Lake, NLW  --  22 Teal,  11 Tufted Duck,  2 Mute Swans,  2 Canada Geese.

Wed 15th Oct -- Old Coach Road, Rainford  -- 1 Common Buzzard,  1 Kestrel,  1 Jay, at least 7000 Pink-footed Geese in total coming in to roost.

                            Carr Mill Dam  -- 150 Canada Geese,  50 Lapwing,  1 Little Grebe,  1 Cormorant.

Tues 14th Oct -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  2 Goldeneye,  8 Gadwall,  13 Snipe,  2 Raven.

Mon 13th Oct - East Lancs, Liverpool Rd to Carr Mill Dam  -- 2 Common Buzzard.

                          Old Coach Road, Rainford  -- Ross's Goose   reported present at  8.15am on Birdguides website.

                           Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  -- 1 Stonechat,  1 Green Woodpecker,  1 Swallow,  1 Snipe,  32 Skylark,

                                  ''            ''               ''      ''      ''        ''     --  1 Red-breasted Goose,  62 Barnacle Geese.

                           Penkford Flash,  Sankey Valley, NLW  --  2 Mute Swans.

                           St Helens town centre  --  2 Peregrine.

Sun 12th Oct  - Old Coach Road, Rainford  -- Ross's Goose briefly in flight at 1:45pm,  at least 8000+ Pink-footed Geese,  131 Curlew,

                            ''       ''         ''            ''       --  2 Leucistic Pink-footed Geese,  300 Lapwing,  1 Common Buzzard,  1 Raven,  3 Redwing. 

                          Dairy Farm road, Rainford  -- 1 Stonechat.    When viewing the geese please do not enter any of the farmers fields.

                          Simonswood Moss -2000 Pink-footed Geese.

                          King's Moss -2000 Pink-footed Geese. 

                          Carr Mill Dam  -- 200+ Pink-footed Geese,  100 Canada Geese,  100 Lapwing,  4 Tufted Duck,  1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher.

                          Haydock, around East Lancs going towards M6 area -- 170 Pink-footed Geese over 10.50am.

Sat 11th Oct  -- Old Coach Road, Rainford  --  Ross's Goose,  with at least 8000 Pink-footed Geese,  34 Curlew,  500 Lapwing.

                          Dairy Farm road, Rainford  --  1 male Brambling  -  for more details of above see  http://www.birdingsthelens.blogspot.com/ 

Thurs 9th Oct - Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  38 Pink-footed Geese,  3 Pochard,  13 Little Grebe,  2 Snipe,

                                 ''               ''       --    39 Skylark,  30 Meadow Pipit,  1 Stock Dove,  1 Stonechat,  3 Grey Wagtail.

Wed 8th Oct  -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  1 Merlin,  1 Stonechat,  2 Raven,  2 Goldeneye,  10 Swallow.

Tues 7th Oct  -- Alder St, NLW  --  2 House Martins, flying between the houses.

                           Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  380 Pink-footed Geese,  7 Dunlin,  2 Goldeneye,  1 Stonechat.

Mon 6th Oct  --  Newton Lake, NLW  --  30 Teal,  14 Tufted Duck,  2 Canada Geese,  2 Mute Swan.

                            Penkford Bridge / Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW  --  1 Common Buzzard,  1 Raven,  1 Jay.  

                            Wargrave Road, NLW  --  1 Jay.  

                            Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only)  --  300 Pink-footed Geese,  2 Goldeneye,  13 Little Grebe,  1 Artic Tern,

                                  ''            ''             --   8 Common Buzzard,  24 Redwing,  2 Raven,  1 Peregrine,  1 Hobby,  2 Stonechat.

Sun 5th Oct   --   Old Coach Road, Rainford   --  700+ Pink-footed Geese,  Stonechat,  100 Swallow,  50 House Martin.

                            Dairy Farm Road, Rainford  --  2 Stonechat,  100 Meadow Pipit,  

                            Siding Lane  --  1 Chiffchaff,  also possible 1 Willow Warbler,   2 Jay,  lots of Song Thrush present.

                            Carr Mill Dam  --  1 Kingfisher,  12 Great-crested Grebe, 100+ Lapwing,  1 GS Woodpecker,  1 Jay,  1 Goldcrest.

                            Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley  --  1 Common Buzzard,  4 Yellowhammer,  3 Reed Bunting,  4 Jay possibly more.

                            Havannah Flash, Sankey Valley  --  5 Jay possibly more.

                            In a walk around Wagon Lane and Havannah Flash, i must have had around 30 sightings of Jay's in an hour and half.  PL.

Sat 4th Oct    --   Dairy Farm Road, Rainford  --  500 Pink-footed Geese.

                            Henley Park, Whiston, opposite the Hospital  --  a Great Tit with a totally white head, very distinctive, reported.

Fri 3rd Oct     --  Parr, Sankey Valley   -- 1 Kestrel,  2 Jay.

                            Nine Arches, NLW  --   1 Cormorant over.

Thurs 2nd Oct  -- Haydock, New Bypass / East Lancs area  --  35 Pink-footed Geese over at 7.05pm.

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