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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for August 2009 Local news for local birders email - birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk Home Page Archive Bird News Today's Bird News
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August 2009
Mon 31st Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 13 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Dunlin, 150+ Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher.
Sun 30th Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 13 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 6 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 3 Common Sandpiper,
'' '' '' '' -- 83 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 13 Grey Wagtail, 70+ Goldfinch.
Sat 29th Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 11 Little Grebe, 97 Canada Geese, 3 Common Sandpiper, 132 L.B.B Gulls,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 9 Grey Wagtail.
Eccleston Mere -- 1 juv Black Tern.
Fri 28th Aug -- Central Drive, Haydock -- 1 Sparrowhawk over.
Thurs 27th Aug - St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Tues 25th Aug -- Nine Arches, NLW -- 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 20+ Swallows.
Parr, Sankey Valley -- 2 Kestrel.
Mon 24th Aug -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 3 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck.
Nine Arches, NLW -- 30+ Swallows, 5 House Martin, large roving mixed L/T / Great/ Blue Tit flock plus 1 Willow Tit.
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- 2 Mute Swans plus 6 Cygnets, 4 Canada Geese, 1 Grey Heron.
Sat 22nd Aug -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swans, 9 Canada Geese, 7 Teal, 9 Gadwall, 3 Green Sandpiper,
'' '' '' -- 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- 1 Sparrowhawk.
Fri 21st Aug -- Wagon Lane, Sankey Valley -- 2 Sparrowhawk over.
Tues 18th Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ruff flying south-east.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Linnets.
Mon 17th Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 9 Little Grebe, 5 Pochard, 1 Teal, 4 Ringed Plover (flying west), 2 Nuthatch.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Lyme & Wood Landfill, Vista Road, Haydock -- 26 Lapwing (in field opposite), 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 3 Swallows.
Sun 16th Aug -- Carr Mill Dam -- 100+ Canada Geese, 2 Cormorant, 1 Common Tern, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 10+ Swift,
'' '' '' -- 4 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 Common Whitethroat, 10 Tree Sparrow, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Yellowhammer.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank.
Sat 15th Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 8 Little Grebe, 2 Pochard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 8 Artic Tern, 3 Common Buzzard,
'' '' '' '' -- 12 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 100+ House Martin, 18 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail.
Rainford Bypass, near Bottle & Glass pub -- 1 Yellow Wagtail.
Gillar's Green -- 1 Raven over.
Fri 14th Aug -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 1 Green Sandpiper, viewable from the bridge.
Thurs 13th Aug - Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail. 1 Kingfisher, down on the brook.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 Pochard, 204 Tufted Duck, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern.
Wed 12th Aug - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Pochard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank, 1 Treecreeper,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Goldcrest.
Tues 11th Aug - Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 Green Sandpiper, viewable from the bridge.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 adult & 1 juv Little Grebe, 5 Teal.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 10 Little Grebe, 5 Pochard, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 1 Wheatear, 1 Nuthatch.
Mon 10th Aug -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull, viewable from the bridge.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 female Blackcap.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 9 Little Grebe, 9 Pochard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 13 Common Gulls, 1 Nuthatch.
Sun 9th Aug -- Carr Mill Dam -- 100+ Canada Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Linnet, 2 Common Whitethroat.
Gillar's Green -- 1 Tree Pipit over 7.20am.
Fri 7th Aug -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 1 Green Sandpiper, viewable from the bridge.
St Helens town centre -- 2 Peregrine.
Thurs 6th Aug - Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey heron, 2 Green Sandpiper, viewable from the bridge.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, viewable from the bridge.
Wed 5th Aug -- My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- 1 Common Buzzard, circling high up and drifting north over towards the East Lancs.
Tues 4th Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) - 6 Little Grebe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 69 L.B.B. Gulls, 2 Buzzard, 50+ Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Whitethroat.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 female Teal, 2 Little Grebe.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 3rd Aug -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper (poss different to one seen 15 mins later at 9 Arches).
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Buzzard, 30+ House Martins, 20+ Swallows, 9 Swifts, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 6 Little Grebe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Bullfinch.
St Helens town centre -- 2 Peregrine.
Sat 1st Aug -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 5 Shelduck, 4 Common Tern, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Dunlin, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stock Dove, 50+ Goldfinch.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 3 Green Sandpipers.