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March 2009
Tues 31st Mar -- Eccleston Mere -- 6 Mute Swans, 8 Wigeon, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Chiffchaff.
Havannah Flash, Sankey Valley -- 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 4 Reed Bunting.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 6 Teal, 1 Wigeon, 66 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 1 Wheatear,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Stock Dove.
Mon 30th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 (1st/w) Iceland Gull, 1 Curlew, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Swallows, 1 Peregrine.
Newton le Willows, Sankey Valley -- Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff.
St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.
Sun 29th Mar -- Carr Mill Dam -- 4 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Skylark, Reed Bunting.
Sat 28th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 Shelduck, 28 Greylag Geese, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 67 Barnacle Geese,
'' '' '' '' -- 13 Cormorant, 23 Oystercatcher, 2 Little ringed Plover, 19 Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff.
Fri 27th Mar -- Carr Mill Dam -- 19 Common Gull, 10 Lapwing, 5 Swallows, 1 Redpoll, 4 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer.
Newton le Willows, Sankey Valley -- 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Raven over.
Moss Bank Woods -- 1 Chiffchaff - heard calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Thurs 26th Mar - Eccleston Mere -- 6 Goldeneye, 9 Tufted Duck, 7 Mute Swans, 8 Sand Martin.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) --1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Swallow, 5 Sand Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker,
Moss Bank Woods -- 1 Chiffchaff - heard calling.
Wed 25th Mar - Penkford Flash, NLW -- 6 Teal, 1 Green Sandpiper. 1 Chiffchaff.
Carr Mill Dam -- 12 Canada Geese, 1 Mute Swan, 26 Great Crested Grebes.
Tues 24th Mar - Havannah Flash -- 2 Canada Geese, 1 Mute Swan, 10 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 9 Great Crested Grebe, 30 Goldeneye, 25 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Sand Martin.
Mon 23rd Mar - Newton Lake -- 4 Canada Geese, 18 Teal, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swans.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 17 Teal.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 29 Goldeneye, 1 Shelduck, 29 Oystercatcher, 14 Sand Martin.
Sun 22nd Mar -- Eccleston Mere - Green Woodpecker calling from cricket club woods, 8 Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch.
Carr Mill Dam -- 2 Sand Martin, 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Chiffchaff.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 29 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 2 Woodcock, 1 Redshank,
'' '' '' '' -- 27 Sand Martin, 2 Swallows, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Sat 21st Mar -- Eccleston Mere -- 3 Mute Swan, 8 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow.
Fri 20th Mar -- Eccleston Mere -- 4 Goldeneye, 21 Tufted Duck, 1 Black-tailed Godwit over, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 17 Oystercatcher, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallows, 1 Wheatear, 2 Chiffchaff.
Thurs 19th Mar -Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 30 Goldeneye, 6 Gadwall, 2 Shelduck, 28 Oystercatcher, 3 Chiffchaff.
Wed 18th Mar -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Kingfisher, 6 Fieldfare, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Eccleston Mere -- 2 Gadwall, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 23 Oystercatcher, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Wagon Lane / Coopers Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 2 Buzzards, 3 Fieldfare, 7 Yellowhammer, 8 Reed Bunting.
Tues 17th Mar - Havannah Flash area, Sankey Valley -- 2 Teal on brook, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers flew over.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 6 Gadwall, 36 Oystercatcher, 1 Woodcock, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff.
Mon 16th Mar - Newton Lake -- 7 Teal, 13 tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 6 Teal, 1 singing Chiffchaff.
Carr Mill Dam -- 1 male Pintail, 6 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 (1st/w) Iceland Gull, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff.
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- 52 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coot on nest.
Sun 15th Mar -- Carr Mill Dam -- 4 Whooper Swans going north west by the arches at 8.00am, 1 Cormorant, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard,
'' '' '' -- 6 Siskin, 2 Redpoll, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treesparrow.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 21 Goldeneye, 4 Pochard, 37 Oystercatcher, 23 Cormorant, 1 male Shoveler,
'' '' '' '' -- 6 Common Buzzard, 14 Meadow Pipit, 5 Jay.
Eccleston Mere -- 24 Fieldfare going north, 1 Nuthatch heard calling.
Kings Moss area -- 4 Lapwing, 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Yellowhammer.
Fri 13th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 Gadwall, 28 Oystercatcher, 9 Snipe, 2 Green Woodpecker, 14 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff.
Thurs 12th Mar - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 7 G.C Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 78 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 48 Oystercatcher,
'' '' '' '' -- 18 Cormorant, 1 Raven, 2 Stock Dove.
Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 3 Redpoll.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 29 Teal.
Wed 11th Mar - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 (ad/s) Med Gull, 1 Curlew, 1 Nuthatch, 1 female Stonechat.
Tues 10th Mar - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 4 G.C. Grebe, 4 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 30 Barnacle Geese,
'' '' '' '' -- 33 Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck, 30 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 11 Cormorant, 7 Buzzard,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 14 G.B.B Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Carr Mill Dam -- 80+ Fieldfare, 1 Common Buzzard.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 22 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Mon 9th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Red-breasted Goose, 68 Barnacle Geese, 30 Goldeneye, 70 Tufted Duck, 2 Shelduck,
'' '' '' '' -- 41 Oystercatcher, 25 Cormorant, 2 Common Buzzard.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 17 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Sun 8th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 G.C Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Pochard, 4 Gadwall, 21 Cormorant, 41 Oystercatcher,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 (ad/s) Med Gull, 11 G.B.B Gull, 25 Siskin (flying north).
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- female Mandarin Duck, 134 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans.
Sat 7th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 6 G.C Grebe, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 67 Barnacle Geese, 20 Cormorant, 3 G.B.B Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 44 Oystercatcher, 2 Woodcock, 2 Buzzard, 1 Stonechat, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Meadow Pipit.
St Helens A570 Linkway Retail Park Ponds -- female Mandarin Duck, 37 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans.
Fri 6th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 5 G.C Grebe, 22 Goldeneye, 11 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 6 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting.
Howard's Lane -- 10 Red-legged Partridge, 12 Tree Sparrow.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 42 Teal.
Thurs 5th Mar - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 (ad/w) Med Gull, 4 Gadwall, 11 Teal, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Curlew, 2 (m/f) Stonechat.
Carr Mill Dam -- 15 Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing, 15 Lapwing, 8 Redpoll, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Willow Tit.
Sankey Valley, NLW -- 2 Common Buzzard.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 26 Teal.
Wed 4th Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) - 24 Goldeneye, 2 Snipe, 30 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin, 2 Stock Dove, 2 (m/f) Stonechat.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Kestrel, 11 Reed Bunting, 1 Willow Tit.
Tues 3rd Mar - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 (ad/w) Med Gull.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 2nd Mar - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 (ad/s) Med Gull, 13 G.C. Grebe, 24 Goldeneye, 18 Teal, 20 Cormorant, 1 Curlew,
'' '' '' '' -- 54 Oystercatcher, 1 Raven, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 (m/f) Stonechat.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 28 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swans.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 42 Teal.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Sun 1st Mar -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 Common Scoter, 11 Pochard, 3 Shelduck, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 67 Barnacle Geese,
'' '' '' '' -- 4 Curlew, 1 Ringed Plover, 51 Oystercatcher, 5 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 19 Cormorant,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 (ad/s) Med Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 700+ Common Gull, 14 G.B.B Gull.
Carr Mill Dam -- 2 Oystercatcher, 15 Lapwing, 1 Buzzard, 6 Fieldfare, 4 Redpoll, 2 Siskin, Meadow Pipit,
'' '' '' -- 5 Skylark, 4 Reed Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Tit, 14 Reed Bunting, 40+ Chaffinch, 2 Yellowhammer.
Sankey Valley Brook, Parr -- 2m-2f Teal, 2 Mute Swans.