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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for October 2009 Local news for local birders email - birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk Home Page Archive Bird News Today's Bird News
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October 2009
Sat 31st Oct -- Haydock -- 20+ Redwings over.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 77 Barnacle Geese, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 1 Med Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Ringed-billed Gull, 110 Fieldfare.
Fri 30th Oct -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 6 Grey Herons.
Thurs 29th Oct - No further news of the probable Glossy Ibis reported flying north over the A580 on Birdguides today.
Haydock -- 90 Pink-footed Geese over 2.30pm going east.
Wed 28th Oct -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 Peregrine, 370 Fieldfare, 82 Redwing.
Carr Mill Dam -- 300+ Canada Geese, 13 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 28 Fieldfare, 4 Siskin, 4 Tree Sparrow.
Tues 27th Oct - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 female Merlin.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 26th Oct - Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jays, 15 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Penkford Bridge, NLW -- 1 Grey Wagtail.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane Haydock -- 25 Redwings over.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 9 Ruff, flying south.
Gillar's Green -- 4 Raven, flying north.
Sun 25th Oct -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1000+ Pink-footed Geese over, 200+ Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant,
'' '' '' -- 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, 2 Siskin, 4 Tree Sparrows.
Old Coach Road, Rainford -- Total of around 5000 Pink-footed Geese in to roost in the distant fields.
Haydock -- 3 skeins of Pink-footed Geese over - 100 early am, then 150 later in the morning, followed by 55 more after dinner.
Wed 21st Oct - Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Little Grebe, 250+ Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Greylag, 2 Shoveler, 5 Redwing, 4 Siskin.
Sun 18th Oct -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1000+ Pink-footed Geese over, 200+ Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 6 Tufted Duck, 30 Redwing,
'' '' '' -- 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Siskin, 4 Tree Sparrow.
Dairy Farm Road, Rainford -- 8000 Pink-footed Geese, 1 juv Barnacle Goose.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 5 Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler, 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull, 1 ad/w Med Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 4 (2ad./.w, 1.3rd./w, 1..1st./w) Yellow-legged Gull, 450+ L.B.B Gulls, 500+ Common Gulls,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Peregrine, 46 Fieldfare, 511 Redwing, 23 Skylark, 23 Meadow Pipit, 47 Chaffinch.
Sat 17th Oct -- Old Coach Rd, Rainford -- 6000+ Pink-footed Geese increasing to 10,000 at roost, 1 juv Greenland White-fronted Goose.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane Haydock -- 1 Sparrowhawk thru.
Fri 16th Oct - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 Goldeneye, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 2 ad/w Med Gull, 10 Snipe, 1 Barn Owl.
'' '' '' '' -- 54 Redwing, 23 Skylark.
Nine Arches, NLW, Sankey Valley -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Vista Road, Haydock -- 1 Common Buzzard, flying low around the hedge rows with a few wing feathers missing from left wing.
Thurs 15th Oct -Carr Mill Dam -- 200+ Pink-footed Geese, 50 Canada Geese, 1 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 50+ Redwings.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 74 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck,
'' '' '' NLW -- 1 Harris Hawk (photo) in trees by the brook, looks to have jesses on and looking very lost.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 Whooper Swans, 250+ Pink-footed Geese, 2 Wigeon, 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 1 ad/w Med Gull, 1 Raven, 152 Redwing.
Wed 14th Oct - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 82 Redwing.
Tues 13th Oct - Carr Mill Dam -- 200+ Pink-footed Geese, 80 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 2 Wigeon, 1 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Tree Sparrow.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 Wigeon, 1 f Goldeneye, 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 3 Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 10 Skylark.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 92 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Nine Arches, NLW, Sankey Valley -- 2 Teal, 1 Common Buzzard.
Mesnes Park, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard over.
St Helens town centre -- 2 Peregrine.
Mon 12th Oct - Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swans, 4 Canada Geese, 58 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Nine Arches, NLW, Sankey Valley -- 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 19 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Tawny Owl, 22 Skylark, 1 Stonechat.
Carr Mill Dam -- 5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Common Buzzards, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Jay, 2 Redwing,
'' '' '' -- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Tree Sparrow.
Clinkham Wood -- 3 Nuthatch, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Jay.
Moss Bank -- 3 Common Buzzard.
Sun 11th Oct -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 f Goldeneye, 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 300+ Herring Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 450+ Common Gull, 500+ L.B.B Gull, 200+ Black-headed Gull, 33 Redwing,
'' '' '' '' -- Plus also thru on vis migration 29 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Siskin, 54 Chaffinch and 11 Greenfinch..
Carr Mill Dam -- 50 Canada Geese, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Swallow, 1 Willow Tit, 4 Tree Sparrow.
Sat 10th Oct -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 6 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Snipe.
Fri 9th Oct -- Carr Mill Dam -- 60+ Pink-footed Geese over, 30+ Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Mute Swans, 1 Cormorant,
'' '' '' -- 2 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Jay, 12 Tree Sparrow.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 f Goldeneye, 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull, 1 ad/w Med Gull, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Raven, 13 Skylark, 39 Redwing.
Nine Arches, NLW, Sankey Valley -- 1 Grey Heron, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Thurs 8th Oct - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 6 Wigeon, 110 Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 18 Skylark, 1 female Stonechat.
Wagon Lane Haydock, Sankey Valley -- 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay.
Wed 7th Oct -- Carr Mill Dam -- 70 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Common Gull, 3 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 14 Common Buzzards in total,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Peregrine, 1 Wheatear, 22 Skylark, 17 Swallows, 2 House Martin.
Tues 6th Oct -- St Helens town centre -- 2 Peregrine.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 110 Coot, 2 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 22 Skylark.
Mon 5th Oct -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 68 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Swan Road, NLW, along public footpaths -- 1 G.S Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 14 Swallows thru, 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellowhammer.
Penkford Bridge, NLW -- 1 Jay, 38 Collared Doves in pig field at side of bridge.
Siddeley Dr, NLW -- 2 Ravens over.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 250 Pink-footed Geese over flying north, 20 Little Grebe, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Raven, 9 Common Buzzard, 41 Skylark.
Sun 4th Oct -- Carr Mill Dam -- 5 Whooper Swans still present 10.00am, 250+ Pink-Footed Geese over, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant,
'' '' '' -- 9 Swallows, 7 Redwing, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Tree Sparrow, 5 Linnet, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Willow Tit.
Moss Bank, private garden -- 2 Herons over plus a single Pink-Footed Goose over.
Sat 3rd Oct -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 33 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck.
Fri 2nd Oct -- Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 4 Teal, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Thurs 1st Oct - Newton Lake, NLW -- 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 44 Teal, 5 Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Peregrine, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Jay.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 33 Pink-footed Geese, 1 ad/w Ringed-billed Gull, 1 ad/w Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Snipe,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Peregrine, 4 Raven, 60+ Skylark, 3 Stonechat, 2 Siskin.
