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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for January 2009 Local news for local birders email - birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk Home Page Archive Bird News Today's Bird News
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January 2009
Sat 31st Jan -- Eccleston Mere -- 8 Goldeneye, 17 Pochard, 20 Siskin, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Bullfinch.
Fri 30th Jan -- Eccleston Mere -- 15 G.C. Grebes, 1 Little Grebe, 12 Goldeneye, 9 Pochard, 3 Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher.
Pennington Lane, towards Earlestown -- 400+ Fieldfare, 800+ Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redwing in field.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 3 Grey Heron, 4 Teal on brook viewed from Penkford bridge.
Thurs 29th Jan --Newton Lake, NLW -- 48 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans.
Wed 28th Jan -- Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Willow Tit, 1 Jay, 4 Yellowhammer, 12 Reed Bunting.
Tues 27th Jan -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 male & 1 female Shoveler plus 37 Teal, viewed from Penkford bridge.
Pennington Lane, towards Earlestown -- 200+ Fieldfare in fields.
Sankey Valley Visitor Centre -- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker at feeding station.
Mon 26th Jan -- Nine Arches, Sankey Valley -- 7 Goosander, (1 male and 3 females flew over & 1 male and 2 females on brook), 1 Little Grebe.
Pennington Lane, Sankey Valley side -- 1 Buzzard also 250+ Fieldfare and 12 Redwing on fields on the other side of road.
Haydock to Blackbrook -- 130 Pink-footed Geese over.
Sun 25th Jan -- Carr Mill Dam -- 40 Canada Geese, 1 Goldeneye, 3 Cormorant, 1 Med Gull on main dam opposite overflow at 10.30am,
'' '' '' -- 2 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Redpoll, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Coal Tit, 2 (m/f) Bullfinch, 8 Reed Bunting.
Blackbrook / Parr, Sankey Valley -- 85 Pink-footed Geese over, 2 Mute Swans on small ponds.
Mossborough Hall Lane -- 18 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing in fields.
Rainford Bypass -- 600+ Pink-footed Geese in fields just before Dairy Farm Road.
Sat 24th Jan -- Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 6 Fieldfare, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Jay, 2 Reed Bunting, 25 Collared Doves.
Inglenook Farm, Rainford -- 1600 Pink-footed Geese on fields behind the farm, 8 Grey Partridge.
Eccleston Mere -- 1 Peregrine, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven over, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Tit on feeders in SE corner.
Fri 23rd Jan -- Pennington Lane, Sankey Valley side, -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Thurs 22nd Jan - Newton Lake, NLW -- 27 Teal, 19 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swans.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 8 Teal.
Moss Bank -- 2 Raven over.
Wed 21st Jan -- Carr Mill Dam -- 200+150+30 Pink-footed Geese over, 40 Canada Geese, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Cormorant,
'' '' '' -- 1 Snipe, 4 Fieldfare, 15 Redpoll, 1 Willow Tit.
Tues 20th Jan -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 3 males & 1 female Shoveler plus 106 Teal, viewed from Penkford bridge.
Mon 19th Jan -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 1 male & 1 female Shoveler plus 127 Teal, viewed from Penkford bridge.
9 Arches to Penkford Bridge, NLW -- 1 female Goosander 3.00pm, on brook, viewed from riding stables bridge, 2 Kestrel.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Sun 18th Jan -- Carr Mill Dam - 80+40 Pink-footed Geese over, 40 Canada Geese, 4 Snipe, 200+ Fieldfare, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 24 Siskin,
Eccleston Mere - 22 Pochard, 3(1m-2f) Goldeneye, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven.
Penkford Flash, NLW - 3(1m-2f ) Shoveler, 1 Mute Swan, 5 Grey Heron's grouped together, 17 Teal, 1 Jay, 1 Fieldfare.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Little Grebe, 36 Teal, 25 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swans.
Sat 17th Jan -- Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Jay, 2 Bullfinch, 8 Reed Bunting, 1 Snipe flushed from the rough field.
Mossborough Island, Rainford Bypass -- 3 Corn Bunting.
Rainford Mosslands -- 1000+ Pink-footed Geese around.
Old Coach Road -- 20 Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing.
Fri 16th Jan -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 male & 2 female Shoveler still present, 117 Teal, 3 Grey Heron, viewed from the bridge.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Eccleston Mere -- 2 male & 1 female Goldeneye, 27 Pochard, 22 Tufted Duck.
Carr Mill Dam -- 20+ Lesser Redpoll, 43 Canada Geese, 25+ GC Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swans,
'' '' '' -- 5 Fieldfare, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Goldcrest.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Thurs 15th Jan - Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 male & 2 female Shoveler, 48 Teal, 3 Grey Heron, viewed from the bridge.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 male Pochard, 54 Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans.
Wed 14th Jan -- Carr Mill Dam -- 40 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 20 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 20 Redwing, 20 Siskin,
'' '' '' -- 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Willow Tit.
Tues 13th Jan -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 9 Little Grebe, 200+ Pink-footed Geese, 2 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 7 Cormorant, 1 Snipe,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 150+ Lapwing, 9 G.B.B. Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Nuthatch.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 1 male & 2 female Shoveler plus 80+ Teal, viewed from the bridge.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley -- 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove.
Mon 12th Jan -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 8 Gadwall, 1 Snipe, 2 Woodcock, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 1 ad/w Med Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Raven, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Nuthatch.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Sun 11th Jan -- Sankey Valley, Rangers Bird Walk -- 2 Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Teal, 1 Cormorant,
'' '' '' '' '' -- 80 Lapwing, 3 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Yellowhammer,
Eccleston Mere -- 20 Pochard, 2 male Goldeneye, 43 Tufted Duck, 3 Bullfinch.
Carr Mill Dam -- 30 Canada Geese, 1 Goldeneye, 3 Cormorant, 40 Lapwing, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher,
'' '' '' -- 2 Fieldfare, 1 Jay, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 200+ Starlings.
Sat 10th Jan -- Eccleston Mere -- 21 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 2 Bullfinch -- water report 95% frozen.
Havannah Flash, Sankey Valley -- 1 Buzzard, 2 Fieldfare -- water report, ponds all frozen over.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 3 Jay, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 30+ Chaffinch flock, 7 Reed Bunting,
Fri 9th Jan -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) - 1 Red-breasted Goose, 65 Barnacle Geese, 1 (ad/w) Med Gull, 7 G.B.B Gull, 1 Woodcock.
Thurs 8th Jan - Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 30 Canada Geese, 5 Tufted Duck, 20+ Siskin, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Willow Tit.
Wed 7th Jan -- Blackbrook, Sankey Valley, on the brook near metal footbridge -- 1 female Goosander 3.45pm, 3 Teal.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay.
End of Coopers Lane, Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Water Rail.
Carr Mill Dam -- 2 (m/f) Wigeon, 1 male Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest.
Tues 6th Jan - Carr Mill Dam -- No further news on this mornings reported Black-necked Grebe, lake 90% frozen over, 1 female Goldeneye,
'' '' '' -- 3 Little Grebe, 80 Canada Geese, 11 Snipe, 6 Cormorant, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Coal tit, Tawny Owl heard.
9 Arches to Penkford Bridge, NLW -- 2 female Goosander 4.05 pm, viewed from riding stables bridge also 8 Teal on brook,
'' '' '' '' '' -- 1 Little Grebe 1 Grey Wagtail, large numbers of gulls flying off to roost from Vista Rd tip.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) - 1 juv Great Northern Diver flying s/e 8.45am, 1 female Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Goose.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 7 Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Jay.
Waters report -- Carr Mill 90% frozen, - Newton Lake 85% frozen, - Havannah Flash ponds 95% frozen, - Prescot Res both open res 75% frozen.
Mon 5th Jan -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 149 Teal, 2 Mute Swans, 100+ Blk-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper.
Penkford Bridge, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard over, 1 female Goldeneye on Sankey brook, seen from the bridge.
Sun 4th Jan -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Goosander, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Pochard, 60 Canada Geese, 5 Tufted Duck, 50 Lapwing, 1 Cormorant,
'' '' '' -- 1 Treecreeper, 1 Willow tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Common Buzzard.
Eccleston Mere - 4 Shoveller, 5 Snipe, 2 Woodcock (flew from woods to feed in the fields at dusk).
Sat 3rd Jan -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 juv Great Northern Diver, 1 (1st/w) Iceland Gull, 4 (3ad/w..1st/w) Yellow-legged Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 (ad/w) Med Gull, 3000+ Herring Gull, 900+ Black-headed Gull, 300+ Common Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 21 G.B.B. Gulls, 191 Canada Geese, 21 Goldeneye, 13 Pochard, 2 Gadwall,
'' '' '' '' -- 19 Teal, 13 Little Grebe, 6 Great-crested Grebe, 13 Snipe, 1 Crossbill.
Carr Mill Dam -- 3 Goosander, 1 Oystercatcher.
Fri 2nd Jan -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) --1 juv Great Northern Diver, 3000+ Herring Gull, 23 Goldeneye, 140 Tufted duck.
Eccleston Mere -- 1 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Pochard, 3 Bullfinch.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- 1 Sparrowhawk.
Thurs 1st Jan -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) --1 juv Great Northern Diver, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 149 Tufted duck, 143 Canada Geese.
Dairy Farm Road -- 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 100+ Lapwings,
Old Coach Road -- 2 Willow tit, 2 Kestrel, 8 Red-legged Partridge.
Higher Lane, Rainford, garden sighting -- 1 over wintering male Blackcap, 6 Siskin, 2 Song thrush.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 6 Reed Bunting, 3 Jay, 3 Bullfinch.