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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for September 2008 Local news for local birders |
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September 2008
Tues 30th Sept -- Nine Arches, NLW -- Sparrowhawk, Jay.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 8 Teal.
Mon 29th Sept -- Nine Arches, NLW -- 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Cormorant over,
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 6 Teal.
St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.
Sun 28th Sept -- Carr Mill Dam -- 50 + 20 Pink-footed Geese over, 100+ Canada Geese, 100+ Lapwing, 10 Swallow,
'' '' '' -- 2 Snipe, 2 House Martin, 2 Siskin, Reed Bunting, Nuthatch, Treecreeper.
Sidings Lane -- 20 Pink-footed Geese over, small groups of Song Thrushes around, Common Buzzard.
Coach Road -- Large flock of Curlew still present in fields around the Lodge.
Fri 26th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- ad/w Med Gull, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Snipe,
'' '' -- 6 Pochard, 4 Gadwall, Peregrine, Raven, 2 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 23 Redwing,
'' '' -- 22 Meadow Pipit, 5 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch.
Siding Lane, Rainford -- 6 Fieldfare, 3 Swallow, 1 Snipe.
Penkford, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 3 Common Buzzard.
St Helens town centre -- 2 Peregrine.
Thurs 25th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 15 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Little Grebe, 2 Gadwall, 3 Pochard,
'' '' -- 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Common Sandpiper,
'' '' -- 1 Raven, 2 Siskin, 4 Skylark, 50+ Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 74 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 3 Mute Swans, Grey Wagtail.
Southworth Road, NLW -- 2 Swallows.
Park Ave, Haydock -- 2 House Martins still going to nest.
Wed 24th Sept -- Carr Mill Dam -- 6 Swallows, 100+ Lapwing, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff.
Howard's Lane -- 4 Tree Sparrow.
Green Lane -- 34 Red-legged Partridge.
Tues 23rd Sept -- Nine Arches, NLW -- Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Grey Wagtail.
Southworth Road, NLW -- 1 Swallow.
Eccleston Mere -- 21 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Teal.
Mon 22nd Sept -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 48 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Canada Geese.
Sun 21st Sept -- Carr Mill Dam -- 80 Canada Geese, 80 Lapwing, 3 Common Gull, Tufted Duck, 30 Swallows, 2 Kingfisher,
'' '' '' -- Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Treecreeper, Willow Tit, Nuthatch, Jay, Yellowhammer.
Blindfoot Lane -- 80 Pink-footed Geese.
Houghton's Lane -- Raven, juv Merlin.
Crank Lane -- 30 Rook.
Sat 20th Sept -- Old Coach Road -- 100 Curlew still present in fields, 400 Lapwings, 300 Common Gulls, 2 Common Buzzard.
Fri 19th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir -- (access is by permit only) --Marsh Harrier over no.3 res at 3.30pm, 2 Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatcher,
'' '' -- 2 Raven, 9 Little Grebe, 4 Snipe, Wheatear, Redwing, 3 Common Buzzard, 10 G.B.B Gull.
Thurs 18th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- juv Marsh Harrier 9.30 & again 11.30, 2 Peregrine, 3 Sparrowhawk,
'' '' -- 7 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Shoveler,
'' '' -- Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Nuthatch, 7 Meadow Pipit, 12 Siskin, 3 Teal.
Tues 16th Sept -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Canada Geese, 3 Mute Swans, 7 Tufted Duck, 38 Teal.
Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 9 Wigeon.
Mon 15th Sept -- Penkford Bridge, NLW -- Grey Wagtail.
Sun 14th Sept -- Carr Mill Dam -- 100 Canada Geese, 20 Pink-footed Geese, 13 Tufted Duck, Great Blacked-back Gull, Kingfisher,
'' '' '' -- 20 Lapwing, 30 Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting.
Sat 13th Sept -- St Helens Cricket Club -- 70 Barnacle Geese over ( presumed local feral flock ).
Taylor Park -- 3 Common Scoter 2m 1f, 1 Med Gull, 6 Nuthatch family party.
Fri 12th Sept -- Dairy Farm Rd -- 13 Snipe.
Dairy Farm Rd - Old Coach Rd -- 80+ Curlew
Thu 11th Sept -- Penkford, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 4 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Teal.
Wed 10th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 153 Canada Geese, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, ad Med Gull,
'' '' '' '' '' '' -- Whinchat, Swift, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail.
Carr Mill Dam -- 6 House Martin, 2 Mute Swan, Great Blacked-back Gull.
Tues 9th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- Hobby, Peregrine, ad Med Gull, Whinchat.
Mon 8th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 5 Snipe, 1 Knot, ad Med Gull, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher.
Sun 7th Sept -- Carr Mill Dam -- 2 Kingfisher, 40 Swallow, 4 House Martin, Cormorant, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler.
Eccleston Mere -- adult Kittiwake.
Sat 6th Sept -- Eccleston Mere -- adult Kittiwake.
Bold -- 2 Raven over.
Fri 5th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- Grey Phalarope, Black-necked Grebe.
Eccleston Mere -- adult Kittiwake.
Thurs 4th Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- Grey Phalarope, Black-necked Grebe, Redshank, Dunlin,
'' '' -- Med Gull, 1 Greenland Wheatear, 4 Northern Wheatear, 1 Common Tern, 66 Common Gull,
'' '' -- 5 Siskin, 100+ Goldfinch, 2 Nuthatch, Kingfisher, 3 Pochard, 7 Little Grebe.
Wed 3rd Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- ad Black-necked Grebe, Oystercatcher, Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper,
'' '' -- Red-breasted Goose, 65 Barnacle Geese, Pochard, Wheatear, 1 Swift, 3 Sand Martin, Peregrine.
Carr Mill Dam -- 3 Teal, Cormorant, Willow Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Blackcap,
'' '' '' -- 100+ Canada Geese, 100+ House Martins, 50+ Long-tailed Tits.
Tues 2nd Sept -- Prescot Reservoir (access is by permit only) -- 2 Raven, ad Med Gull, ad Black-necked Grebe, 6 Little Grebe,
'' '' -- Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Gadwall.
Penkford Flash, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Green Sandpiper, viewable from Penkford bridge,
9 Arches, NLW -- 50+ House Martin, 40+ Swallows.
St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.
Mon 1st Sept -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 10 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Mute Swans.
St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.