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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for February 2009 Local news for local birders email - birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk Home Page Archive Bird News Today's Bird News
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February 2009
Sat 28th Feb -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 Little Grebe, 6 Gadwall, 11 Pochard, 4 Teal, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 67 Barnacle Geese,
'' '' '' '' -- 118 Canada Geese, 21 Goldeneye, 1 Shoveler, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 200+ Common Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 49 Oystercatcher, 13 Cormorant, 4 Woodcock, 1 Snipe, 6 Red-legged Partridge.
Lyme & Wood Landfill, Vista Road, Haydock -- 2 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Magpies, 1 Common Buzzard reported.
Fri 27th Feb -- Nine Arches, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 12 Pochard, 1 (ad/s) Med Gull, 14 Cormorant, 42 Oystercatcher.
Thurs 26th Feb - Newton Lake, NLW -- 32 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swan.
Southworth Road, NLW, just up the road from Newton Lake -- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker in gardens.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 44 Teal.
Sankey Valley, Parr, Newton Road area -- 2 Kestrels.
Carr Mill Dam -- 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Teal, 20+ Redpoll, 2 Siskin.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 (ad/w) Med Gull, 51 Oystercatcher.
Wed 25th Feb -- Carr Mill Dam -- 45 Canada Geese, 50 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe, 24 G.C. Grebe, 1 Teal, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Tues 24th Feb - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 (1st/w) Iceland Gull, 1 (ad/w) Med Gull, 2 (ad/w) Yellow-legged Gull. 1 Curlew,
'' '' '' '' -- 19 Pochard, 4 Gadwall, 26 Goldeneye, 28 Oystercatcher, 4 Reed Bunting,
Carr Mill Dam -- 3 Teal, 15 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Jay, 1 Skylark, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail,
'' '' '' -- 2 Willow Tit, 20+ Redpoll, 4 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 52 Teal.
Mon 23rd Feb - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 67 Barnacle Geese, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 1 (1st/w) Iceland Gull, 1 (ad/w) Med Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 16 Pochard, 8 Wigeon, 1 Curlew, 3 Dunlin, 37 Oystercatcher.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 54 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Nine Arches, NLW -- 9 Pied Wagtail together in horse field.
Sun 22nd Feb -- Carr Mill Dam -- 30 Canada Geese, 2 Kingfisher, 15 Redwing, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Willow Tit.
Moss Bank, garden -- Sparrowhawk thru.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 74 Tufted Duck, 19 Pochard, 32 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew.
Fri 20th Feb -- Nine Arches, NLW -- 50+ Fieldfare in horse field.
Thurs 19th Feb - Burrow's Lane between Gillar's Wood and Mere View Farm access road at 11:15am -- female Goshawk.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 4 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans, 48 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck.
Wed 18th Feb -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 32 Pochard, 1 (1st/w) Iceland Gull, 1 (ad/w) Med Gull, 15 Oystercatcher,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Woodcock, 2 Snipe.
Tues 17th Feb -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Little Grebe, 3 Pochard, 12 Lapwing, 12 Fieldfare, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Redpoll, 4 Siskin,
'' '' '' -- 1 Treecreeper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 65 Barnacle Geese, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 1 (1st/w) Iceland Gull, 1 (ad/w) Med Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 5 Oystercatcher, 46 Golden Plover - flying west.
Newton Road - Pennington Lane -- 100+ Fieldfares in field.
Mon16th Feb -- Sankey Valley, Parr to Penkford canal, NLW -- 15 Yellowhammer, 26 Linnet, 10 Reed Bunting.
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- 200 Canada Geese.
Sat 14th Feb -- Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 2 Jay, 9 Reed Bunting, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Redwing, 37 Fieldfare, 1 Kestrel.
Havannah Flash, Sankey Valley -- 2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans.
Sankey Brook, Blackbrook to Parr -- 1 Little Grebe, 1 Teal.
Eccleston Mere -- 14 Goldeneye, 1000 Pink-footed Geese (flew over NW in five flocks of about 200 birds each).
Fri 13th Feb -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 3 male & 1 female Shoveler, 43 Teal.
Sankey Valley, NLW -- 2 Common Buzzard.
Thurs 12th Feb - Newton Lake, NLW -- 56 Teal, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Common Gull, water report 80% frozen.
Pennington Lane, towards Earlestown -- 85 Fieldfare, 53 Lapwing in field.
Wed 11th Feb - Carr Mill Dam -- 30 Canada Geese, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 15 Lapwing, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay,
'' '' '' -- 1 Willow Tit, 2 Reed Bunting, Fieldfare also present.
Tues 10th Feb - Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 male & 1 female Shoveler, 7 Teal.
Mon 9th Feb -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 54 Teal, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Gull, 430 B/H Gull, water report 75% frozen.
Nine Arches & Railway embankment, NLW -- 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove.
Sankey Brook, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 male -1 female Goosander, 1 Raven over, 3 Jays flew over the brook.
Sun 8th Feb -- Eccleston Mere -- 3 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, water 95% frozen over, 1 Kingfisher on the stream.
'' '' -- Siskin, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Coal Tit all present in the woodlands, 2 Willow Tit in SW corner.
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- 240 Canada Geese, water report 80% frozen.
Sat 7th Feb -- Lyme & Wood Landfill, Vista Road, Haydock -- 7 Grey Partridge flushed, 2 Kestrel, 1 juv Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron over.
Eccleston Mere -- 6 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, water report 75% frozen over.
Wed 4th Feb -- Carr Mill Dam -- 30 Canada Geese, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 2 Fieldfare, 15 Siskin, 1 Willow Tit.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Willow Tit, 3 Bullfinch, 12 Reed Bunting.
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- 130 Canada Geese.
Tues 3rd Feb -- Carr Mill Dam -- 23 G.C. Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 32 Canada Geese, 1 Cormorant, 2 LBB Gull, 7 Common Gull.
Sewage Works, Carr Mill -- 2 Coal Tit, 24 Pied Wagtail.
Moss Bank to Crank -- 1 Buzzard, 15 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 11 Mistle Thrush, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Jay,
'' '' '' -- 2 Treecreeper, 5 Goldcrest, 11 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Willow Tit.
Penkford Bridge, NLW -- 1 female Goldeneye on Sankey brook, seen from Penkford bridge.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Willow Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 14 Reed Bunting.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 28 Goldeneye, 36 Pochard, 18 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Med Gull, 1 Woodcock, 13 Fieldfare.
Mon 2nd Feb -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 42 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swan.
Sun 1st Feb -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 21 Goldeneye, 10 Pochard, 9 Teal, 163 Tufted Duck, 2 Med Gull, 600+ Herring Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 31 Cormorant, 6 Common Buzzard, 3 Snipe, 1 Woodcock.
Eccleston Mere -- 18 G.C Grebe, 15 Goldeneye, 17 Pochard, 25 Lapwing, 10 Siskin, 1 Willow Tit on feeders in SE corner.
Howard's Lane, Catchdale Moss -- 8 Golden Plover, 250+ Lapwing, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare.
Winstanley Woods, between Moss Bank & Rainford -- 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 30+ Fieldfare.
Fair Tree Farm, King's Moss -- 50 Rooks, 30+ Goldfinch, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Mistle Thrush.