Knowsley Safari Park

1 Cuckoo north of Singleton's Hill

1 Orange Tip [m]

Kirkby Moss

1 Wheatear

Knowsley Safari Park

6 Shelducks on reservoir causeway

1 Pink-footed Goose with feral geese along the safari-drive

22 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

Kirkby Moss

3 Orange Tips [2m/1f]

Lleyn Peninsula

17 Whimbrels 16 from the coast path west of Aber Geirch and 1 at Porth Towyn

5 Kittiwakes on rocks at Aber Geirch. Year list 140

2 Razorbills Aber Geirch. Year list 141

1 Cuckoo around Porth Towyn caravan site

3-4 Wheatears 2-3 at Porth Ysglaig and 1 inland en route to the summit of Carn Fadryn [1217ft]

1 Lesser Whitethroat [m] in the hedge bordering the B4415 just east of Rhyd-y-clafdy, from the public footpath to Allt Ddu. Year list 142

1 Grasshopper Warbler audible from the same footpath reeling at the south end of Cors Geirch NNR

1 Peregrine Falcon Llyn Glasfryn

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Wheatear Singleton's Hill

4 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

21 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

1 Orange Tip [m]

Kirkby Moss

1 Sedge Warbler in hawthorn hedge around Cherry Tree Cottage, Sandy Brow Lane. Year list 139

4 Skylarks New Cut Lane

1-2 Orange Tips [m] and many Green-veined Whites

Knowsley Safari Park

5 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

22 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

1 Tern [probably Common] west over Singleton's Hill

Kirkby Moss

1 Cuckoo

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Cuckoo calling north of Singleton's Hill

1 Raven Singleton's Hill

16 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

Kirkby Moss

1 Corn Bunting Sandy Brow. Year list 138

Kirkby Moss

4 Wheatears

1 Orange Tip [m]

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Sand Martin Ranch Pond

3 Gadwalls 3 drakes on Ranch Pond

21 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

9 Oystercatchers Singleton's Hill

Kirkby Moss

6 Wheatears

1 Sand Martin

Knowsley Safari Park 1 Wheatear Singleton's Hill

Kirkby Moss 2 Ravens soaring

2 Swifts over Brookhouse Grove. Year list 136

Went to see MACBETH at Ashton-under-Lyne Witchwood. They came from Italy to play in the back room of a pub [200 capacity, 90% empty] in darkest Ashton-under Lyne and were still kind enough to sign and give me their latest cd just because I'd made the 60 mile round-trip to see them

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Grasshopper Warbler Ranch, reeling near 4x4 cabin

1 Whimbrel over PR4 then flew south

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Wheatears [pr] on fence west of Mizzy Lake

1 House Martin Mizzy Lake

5 Linnets Ranch

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Whimbrel over PR4. Year list 135

1 Redshank PR4

1 Green Woodpecker

24 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit 

Knowsley Safari Park

3 Whitethroats Ranch

1 Green Woodpecker

27 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Whitethroat [m] around the 4x4 cabin. Year list 134

1 Common Sandpiper Mizzy Lake

2 Curlews north over Singleton's Hill

4 Linnets Ranch

26 Barnacle Geese

5+ hirundines over Singleton's Hill included Sand Martin and House Martin

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Grasshopper Warbler Ranch, reeling near 4x4 cabin. Year list 133

1 Sand Martin with Swallows at Mizzy Lake

1 Green Woodpecker Singleton's Hill / Trap Wood

24 Barnacle Geese

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Common Sandpiper Mizzy Lake

3 Sand Martins with Swallows at Mizzy Lake

Kirkby Moss

2 Wheatears

1-2 Ravens Moss Plantation

2 Shovelers [pr]

6 Shelducks

Knowsley Safari Park 1 Wheatear around the car park

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Wheatears Singleton's Hill [m], elephant section [f]

1 Sand Martin with Swallows at Mizzy Lake

1 Green Woodpecker Singleton's Hill

6 Linnets Singleton's Hill

1 Red-breasted Goose with 22 Barnacle Geese at Section 1 Pit

Kirkby Moss

1 Green Woodpecker [m] in silver birches along the public footpath just south of Top House Farm then flew south-west across all the Moss farmland towards Crab Tree Plantation on the coach road

1 Common Sandpiper Year list 132

4 Wheatears along Sandy Brow Lane, 1 in a ploughed field at Sandy Brow and 3 in the ploughed field near Moss Plantation

10 Shelducks

1 Shoveler [m]

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Ravens on Singleton's Hill at 08:15

4 Blackcaps including the first female of the year

1 Sand Martin north-east

22 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

Kirkby Moss

1 Wheatear

2 Sand Martins north

2 Curlews

2 Shovelers [pr]

Knowsley Safari Park

5 Blackcaps 5 singing males

1 House Martin north over Ranch at 07:55 followed by 2 Swallows

1 Curlew bubbling call heard over Singleton's Hill

1 Green Woodpecker Hag Delph

Kirkby Moss

4 Wheatears

1 Pintail [f]

3 Shovelers [2m/1f] these along with the Pintail and everything else were all flushed off by some cretin who allowed his dogs to run right round the pool as I watched from the nearest public right of way. To make matters worse he was carrying bins and would probably call himself a birdwatcher. I suppose a quiet word would have been in order but then I would have been jumped on by 3 large muddy dogs and would he have taken any notice anyway ? Probably not. Of course the problem isn't unique to this area: even in the remoter parts of Wales the [mainly] English I'm ashamed to say stuff their dogs into their 4x4s and take them on holidays and day trips with them, letting them run wild all over the countryside and anyone who happens to be passing, brazenly ignoring all the signs telling them to keep dogs on leads. Utterly disgraceful and selfish behaviour. I think I need a trip to a dog-free island or something and with that calming thought here ends today's rant.

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Raven west at 10:15

1 Green Woodpecker

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Green Woodpecker showing well on the southern edge of Trap Wood in oaks including the one I was standing beside

Knowsley Safari Park

1 House Martin with Swallows at Mizzy Lake. Year list 131

2 Blackcaps

12 Willow Warblers

4 Shelducks Singleton's Hill

22 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

Kirkby Moss

9 Golden Plovers in summer plumage circling low over the moss then thermalling up into the cloud-base presumably to get above the clouds and continue their migration unhindered by the unsettled weather below them

2 Curlews

1 Wheatear

1 Sand Martin

1-2 Shovelers

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Wheatear Singleton's Hill

9 Willow Warblers

3 Swallows Mizzy Lake

1 Curlew over Mizzy Lake

20 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

Coach Road

9 Wheatears including 3 opposite Lodge Cottages and 4 opposite Moss Farm around the drainage-ditch

2 Willow Warblers

1 Sand Martin north-east

27 Curlews Walkden House Farm

Knowsley Safari Park

7 Gadwalls Ranch Pond

4 Shelducks Singleton's Hill

13 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on posts at Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

3-4 Sand Martins over Section 1 Pit at 09:40

5 Willow Warblers

1 Rook Singleton's Hill

2 Teal [pr] Section 1 Pit

1 Red-brested Goose with 24 Barnacle Geese at Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Water Rail showing well on the north bank of Mizzy Lake from the viewing platform

4 Willow Warblers

3 Sand Martins north-west over Ranch at 08:10 and many more over PR4

5 Swallows on the roadside fence west of Mizzy Lake and many more over PR4

4 Reed Buntings including 3 males together at Ranch Pond

1 Red-breasted Goose with 24 Barnacle Geese at Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

5-6 Willow Warblers on snow-covered branches

1 Swallow on fence in north-west corner of PR4

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Blackcap singing in the covert between Trapwood Lodge and the reservoirs. Year list 129

5-7 Willow Warblers along the road between the 4x4 cabin and Trapwood Lodge

3 Sand Martins Mizzy Lake at 10:20

1 Swallow Mizzy Lake

1 Green Woodpecker in oaks below Riding Hill

Brookhouse Grove

2 Swallows north-west at 10:45

Howard's Farm

1 Cattle Egret ¼mile from my house in a field that I was watching all last autumn. Things seem to have gone a bit bonkers round here recently: WT eagle was less than 2 miles away. The "little bunting hedge" is only a couple of fields from the egret as well. Year list 130

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Sandwich Tern came in from the north-west over Singleton's Hill at 07:50, took one look at PR4 then turned round and flew back nort-west again. Year list 126

12 Sand Martins 1 north over Ranch at 08:03, 3 north-west over Ranch at 08:10 and 8 at Mizzy Lake at 10:00. Year list 127

2 Swallows / House Martins briefly and distantly above Park Farm at 08:50

1 Willow Warbler

1 Green Woodpecker

6 Gadwalls 3prs

2 Teal [pr] Section 1 Pit

19 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

1 Red-breasted Goose Section 1 Pit

Blindfoot Road / Mossborough Hall Lane

1 Swallow west at 10:40. Year list 128

Coach Road

27 Curlews Walkden House Farm

1 Willow Tit Moss Farm

Coach Road

3 Wheatears at the Coach Road / Dairy Farm Road crossroads

1 Willow Tit singing in Camholes Wood

6 Curlews Walkden House Farm

Dolgoch Falls, Snowdonia 09/03/08

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Wheatears 2 males in the north-west corner of PR4

2 Willow Warblers near Ranch Pond. Possibly 3

1 Green Woodpecker Singleton's Hill

6 Gadwalls Ranch Pond [2prs], elephant section [pr]

3 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

2 Teal [pr] Section 1 Pit

24 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

1 Red-breasted Goose Section 1 Pit then in fields west of Mizzy Lake with Barnacle Geese

7 Oystercatchers Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

6 Wheatears a fall of 6 males occurred on Singleton's Hill at exactly 09:10

1 Willow Warbler singing in sallows and sycamores on the southern edge of Trap Wood

1 Green Woodpecker on the southern edge of Trap Wood

9 Oystercatchers Section 1 Pit [7], elephant section [2]

1 Teal Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Willow Warbler singing in birches near 4x4 cabin early morning. Year list 124

1 Stonechat [f] Ranch

1 Willow Tit singing on Singleton's Hill

1 Green Woodpecker

1 Kingfisher Mizzy Lake

1 Raven west at 08:50

1 Redshank PR4

29 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

1 Red-breasted Goose with Barnacle Geese

2 Teal [pr] Section 1 Pit

Simonswood Moss

2 Wheatears 2 males on posts along the drainage-ditch opposite Moss Farm. Year list 125

1 Willow Tit singing in Camholes Wood and around Moss Farm

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Willow Tit singing in Trap Wood

1 Green Woodpecker

1 Yellowhammer singing on Singleton's Hill

2 Chiffchaffs

11 Oystercatchers Section 1 Pit [9] Mizzy Lake [2]

3 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

22 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

2 Teal [pr] Section 1 Pit

Barrow Nook

1 Willow Tit singing along the north end of the coach road between Lodge Cottages and Birchall's Wood

2 Chiffchaffs one on each side of the bridge taking the coach road over the railway

4 Curlews in field between Walkden House Farm and the railway

Knowsley Safari Park

3 Chiffchaffs

1 Green Woodpecker

2 Teal [pr] Section 1 Pit

Camholes Wood

2 Chiffchaffs

Barrow Nook

1 Peregrine Falcon north over Ben Lane between Cropper's Wood and Moss Farm

Knowsley Safari Park

4 Stonechats [3m/1f] Ranch. You don't often look through your nockies and see 3 male Stonechats together

1 Chiffchaff singing between Trap Wood and Ranch

2 Yellowhammers 2 singing along the southern edge of Trap Wood

1 Teal Section 1 Pit

1 Pochard Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

3 Stonechats [2m/1f] Ranch

1 Green Woodpecker

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Willow Tit having a singing competition with a Coal Tit on Singleton's Hill

2 Stonechats [2 males] Ranch

2 Gadwalls [pr] Mizzy Lake

2 Little Grebes Mizzy Lake

2 Great Crested Grebes Mizzy Lake

Simonswood Moss

4 Ravens [2prs] over fields between Coach Road Farm and the railway

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Water Rail again on the north bank of Mizzy Lake

1 Chiffchaff singing in Trap Wood

3 Stonechats [m+2f] Ranch

1 Crossbill over Singleton's Hill at 0920hrs

1 Green Woodpecker

1 Yellowhammer singing around the tip

2 Grey Wagtails Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Crossbill over the car park at 0900hrs

1 Water Rail along the north bank of Mizzy Lake

1 Green Woodpecker Singleton's Hill

Simonswood Moss / Clare's Moss

1 Chiffchaff singing in birch and rhododendron scrub in Camholes Wood opposite Coach Road Farm

1 Merlin [m] again flew south alongside the coach road just south of Camholes Wood

1 Brambling Bunker Hill

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Kingfisher Mizzy Lake

2 Great Crested Grebes displaying on Mizzy Lake

Simonswood Moss / Clare's Moss

1 Merlin [m] flew south

30 Golden Plovers south-east then 33 Golden Plovers north

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Green Woodpecker

2 Linnets [pr] Ranch

8 Oystercatchers Singleton's Hill

2 Gadwalls [pr] Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Woodcock flew over the dam at Mizzy Lake

1 Green Woodpecker

2 Grey Wagtails on the dam at Mizzy Lake

2 Gadwalls [pr] Mizzy Lake

2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls again on the posts in Mizzy Lake

Coach Road

1 Merlin [f] flew south-west between New Cut Farm and Crab Tree Plantation

13 Grey Partridges 4+5+4

Year list 121

Mere Sands LWT Reserve

1 Night Heron looking rather like a giant kingfisher in the tree branches. Year list 119

1 Water Rail in front of Lancaster Hide

Knowsley Safari Park

4 Stonechats 3 Ranch [m+2f] and another female on Singleton's Hill where there was a male yesterday

1 Green Woodpecker Hag Delph

2 Skylarks south

1 Pochard Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Stonechat [m] on the fence on the top of Singleton's Hill

1 Skylark north over Singleton's Hill

1 Kingfisher Mizzy Lake

2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on posts in Mizzy Lake

Snowdonia

Gwydyr Forest

1 Hoopoe I wouldn't have twitched this from home but just happened to be staying in Betws-y-Coed anyway on Saturday night

1 Goshawk at the same place as the Hoopoe and if you got yourself in the right position it was sometimes possible to see them both at the same time through bins

Year list 118

Dolgoch 3 Red Kites

Tal-y-llyn Lake 3 Goosanders

Fairy Glen Hotel

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Stonechats [2 males] Ranch

1 Kingfisher Mizzy Lake

1 Pochard Mizzy Lake

2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls Mizzy Lake

1 Cormorant whose behaviour is becoming progressively more bizarre: this morning it was waddling around the car park with the Peacocks ! 

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Skylark singing over Singleton's Hill

8 Meadow Pipits the wintering flock in the elephant section with Grey and Pied Wagtail

2 Collared Doves south-west over Singleton's Hill

3 Teal Ranch Pond

2 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

1 Cormorant standing beside the pond by the car park

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Stonechats [2 males] Ranch

1 Green Woodpecker Trap Wood. Year list 116

2 Gadwalls [pr] Ranch Pond

1 Teal Ranch Pond

1 Cormorant on the pond by the car park, seemingly unable to fly but this pond is well stocked with rainbow trout so it shouldn't go hungry

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Stonechat [m] around 4x4 cabin

1 Green Woodpecker yaffling

1 Yellowhammer singing around the tip

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

6 Oystercatchers Section 1 Pit [4], Mizzy Lake [2]

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Cormorant on Ranch Pond, presumably injured

2 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

2 Barnacle Geese Section 1 Pit

8 Mistle Thrushes

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult still around Singleton's Hill

1 Green Woodpecker around Hag Delph

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Yellowhammer singing around the tip

1 Meadow Pipit Ranch

1 Grey Wagtail Mizzy Lake

2 Teal [pr] Ranch Pond

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Water Rail along the stream between the 4x4 cabin and the reservoir

2 Meadow Pipits north over Singleton's Hill

Going to watch Dragons tonight at Manchester University

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult enjoying flying around Singleton's Hill in the windy weather

35 Oystercatchers 30 on reservoir causeway and 5 at Section 1 Pit

2 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

1 Meadow Pipit Ranch

2 Grey Wagtails Singleton's Hill + Trap Wood

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult munching deer-food on Singleton's Hill, now with an almost complete hood and eye-crescents

2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls Mizzy Lake

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

3 Kestrels Singleton's Hill

1 Yellowhammer over Singleton's Hill

1 Skylark singing above fields at west end of Mizzy Lake

Formby Point [Albert Road]

Sanderling, Knot, Dunlin, Grey Plover and Bar-tailed Godwit all pushed nice and close by the rising tide

Year list 115 BUBO Listing

Southport

1 Mediterranean Gull adult-winter south over the A570 between Three Pools Waterway and the crematorium

Moore Nature Reserve

1 Chiffchaff with Long-tailed Tits and a Goldcrest in the hawthorn hedge in the north-east corner of Birch Wood near the hide

1 Yellow-legged Gull adult

A 2nd-winter Herring Gull with white primaries on one wing looked like the same bird that was on Prescot Reservoir earlier this winter

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult standing on the ice on Section 1 Pit

1 Oystercatcher Section 1 Pit

1 Teal Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult on Section 1 Pit

3 Oystercatchers

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

1 Yellowhammer [m] at the top of a beech tree on Singleton's Hill

1 Grey Wagtail Otter Pond

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult at Section 1 Pit

1 Yellow-legged Gull adult on PR4

4 Oystercatchers Section 1 Pit / Singleton's Hill

2 Gadwalls [pr] on PR4

1 Shelduck Section 1 Pit

3 Teals Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Pochards Mizzy Lake

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

2 Gadwalls [pr] Ranch Pond

1 Shelduck Section 1 Pit

1 Oystercatcher Singleton's Hill

Knowsley Safari Park

3 Shelducks north over Singleton's Hill

2 Teals Section 1 Pit

2 Oystercatchers Singleton's Hill

2 Grey Wagtails Singleton's Hill + Otter Pond

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult still at Section 1 Pit / Singleton's Hill

3 Oystercatchers Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Water Rails calling continuously and showing well around the fallen tree at the east end of Mizzy Lake viewed from the kiosk / shelter

1 Mediterranean Gull adult at Section 1 Pit

2 Oystercatchers Section 1 Pit

1 Shelduck Section 1 Pit

1 Teal Section 1 Pit

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

1 Great Crested Grebe Mizzy Lake

1-2 Little Grebes Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult now starting to acquire summer plumage at Singleton's Hill / Section 1 Pit

1 Oystercatcher Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

10 Meadow Pipits from elephant viewing platform

5-8 Common Buzzards Riding Hill [5] + Stand Wood [3]

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult at Section 1 Pit

130 Lapwings Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult at Section 1 Pit

3 Shelducks Section 1 Pit

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

1 Great Black-backed Gull on a post in Mizzy Lake

1 Skylark over Singleton's Hill

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Jack Snipes Ranch Pond

19 Snipes Ranch Pond

1 Shelduck Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker flew out of the larch plantation by Mizzy Lake towards Stand Wood at 1055hrs

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Woodcock Singleton's Hill

110 Lapwings Section 1 Pit

Cley

1 White-crowned Sparrow

1 Brambling

1 Peregrine Falcon

4 Egyptian Geese

Eccleston, Cheshire 1 Barn Owl over the A55 in the Dee valley at 0030hrs

There was no moon in the clear skies of mid Wales but that just made the stars even brighter and it was surprisingly easy to see by starlight in the middle of the night. A shooting star appeared outside any of the 4 annual meteor showers

Ynys-hir RSPB

1 Hen Harrier juv along the railway embankment

6+ Red Kites including 1+ over the reserve itself and 4 together over the hills on the opposite side of the estuary

1 Peregrine Falcon on the riverbank

2-3 Little Egrets

4 Stonechats

Knowsley Safari Park 1 Mediterranean Gull adult at the start of the safari-drive

Eccleston Mere 1 Goosander redhead

Knowsley Safari Park

9 Meadow Pipits on the car park

4 Teal Mizzy Lake

Mere Sands LWT

3 Goosanders

1 Pintail

43 Gadwalls

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult at Singleton's Hill

3 Meadow Pipits Ranch

1 Grey Wagtail Mizzy Lake

Eccleston Mere

1 Water Rail in the ditch along the west side of the mere

Eccleston Mere

1 Barn Owl hunting over the 1st 2 fields south of the sailing club 0745-0805hrs looked straight at me when it saw me and screeched but just carried on quartering the fields regardless

1-2 Kingfishers

Knew it was time to leave when some members of the local branch of MENSA arrived and decided that today was a good day to strip off and plunge into the lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Jack Snipe Ranch Pond

1-2 Woodcock Ranch Pond / Trap Wood

1 Tawny Owl in a pine on Singleton's Hill

1 Kingfisher Mizzy Lake

1 Water Rail calling at west end of Mizzy Lake

2 Goldeneye Mizzy Lake

7 Meadow Pipits on the car park

A leucistic Stock Dove at Mizzy Lake, the black on wings was replaced by whitish colour

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult at Section 1 Pit

1 Water Rail under rhododendrons on north bank of Mizzy Lake

1 Kingfisher along the stream through the Picnic Area

3 Little Grebes 3 juvs on Mizzy Lake

1 Goldeneye [m] Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Tawny Owl in a pine on Singleton's Hill

1 Brambling south over PR4 at 1025hrs

3 Treecreepers

3 Nuthatches

3 Goldcrests

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult over Singleton's Hill towards PR4 at 0900hrs

2 Ravens over Singleton's Hill at 0930hrs

2 Little Grebes 2 juvs on Mizzy Lake

7 Meadow Pipits and 3 Pied Wagtails on the car park

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult again around Singleton's Hill

1 Goldeneye [m] Mizzy Lake

A 2nd-winter Herring Gull with white primaries on one wing flew onto the reservoir

Eccleston Mere

2 Willow Tits in south-east corner visiting garden feeders

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult eating animal-feed on Singleton's Hill

1 Water Rail at west end of Mizzy Lake

3 Teal Mizzy Lake

1 Skylark over Singleton's Hill

1 Meadow Pipit Ranch

1 Grey Wagtail around the tip

3 Goldcrests with Long-tailed Tits in Trap Wood

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Kingfisher at east end of Mizzy Lake

3 Redwings Trap Wood

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Woodcock Trap Wood

15 Redwings in field at west end of Mizzy Lake with a Mistle Thrush

2 Teal Mizzy Lake

2 Cormorants Mizzy Lake

A "Grey" Heron flew up from a small pond on the 4x4 course showing rufous markings on the wing-coverts. It flew over the fence and appeared to land again near the slurry pools around the tip but there was no sign of it there. One to look out for especially as a possible Great Blue Heron was seen in Devon today

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Kingfisher fishing the channel between Mizzy Lake and Otter Pond

3 Redwings over

4 Meadow Pipits on the car park with 2 Pied Wagtails, Mistle Thrush and Blackbird

3 Teal Mizzy Lake

Eccleston Mere

2 Shovelers 2 drakes

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Kingfisher at east end of Mizzy Lake

1 Grey Wagtail on stream below Mizzy Dam

1 Meadow Pipit Ranch

Eccleston Mere

5 Goldeneye

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Kingfisher in willows at east end of Mizzy Lake

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

1 Grey Wagtail Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Raven north-west over Trap Wood at 1010hrs

1 Skylark Ranch

1 Shelduck PR4

1 Mute Swan Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult still around Section 1 Pit on Singleton's Hill

1 Skylark over

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult eating animal-feed on Singleton's Hill

1 Yellow-legged Gull adult over the tip towards PR4

1 Yellowhammer north over the tip

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult eating animal-feed on Singleton's Hill

1 Water Rail on the north bank of Mizzy Lake and swimming around rhododendrons again

13 Fieldfares

1 Yellowhammer over

3 Reed Buntings with Goldfinches, Chaffinches etc around the tip

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Crossbill [m] west over Ranch at 0910hrs

1 Mediterranean Gull adult on Section 1 Pit

1 Redshank PR4

7 Blackbirds Singleton's Hill

Going to watch The Young Gods at Liverpool Barfly tonight

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Goosanders 2 drakes still on Mizzy Lake

8 Stock Doves Trap Wood

9 Linnets with Goldfinches, Chaffinches and Lesser Redpolls around the tip

1 Meadow Pipit Ranch

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Goosanders 2 drakes still on Mizzy Lake this morning

2 Teal Mizzy Lake

8 Snipe Mizzy Lake

1 Fieldfare Singleton's Hill

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Goosanders adult drake and 1st-winter drake on Mizzy Lake

1 Mediterranean Gull adult on Singleton's Hill

1 Woodcock Trap Wood

40 Lapwings Section 1 Pit

4 Fieldfares and several Yellowhammers over Singleton's Hill

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Water Rail repeated yesterday's performance at Mizzy Lake, bathing and swimming between rhododendrons and was still showing well there at 1115hrs having been on view almost continuously for at least 1hr

1 Tawny Owl in a pine on Singleton's Hill

10 Linnets around the tip with Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Lesser Redpolls, Reed Buntings etc

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult on Singleton's Hill

1 Water Rail swimming in Mizzy Lake and preening out in the open on overhanging rhododendrons

1 Peregrine Falcon fast and low over Ranch then south over the west end of PR4 at 0840hrs

1-2 Bramblings over Singleton's Hill at 0835hrs

1 Rook west over Mizzy Lake

16 Redwings over

7 Stock Doves over

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

5 Teal over

190 Lapwings Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult at Section 1 Pit

1 Jack Snipe at the ford on the 4x4 course

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Short-eared Owl was being swooped at by crows and magpies on the 4x4 course [Ranch] until 0900hrs when it had had enough and got up and flew south-east harried by crows, gulls and a Peregrine !

1 Peregrine Falcon

1 Jack Snipe along the stream at the west end of the 4x4 course

1 Water Rail along the same stream

Crossbills calling from Stand Wood, part of the private Knowsley Hall Estate

2 Bramblings [pr] with Lesser Redpolls, Goldfinches and Greenfinches around the tip

1 Yellowhammer over Ranch

11 Pied Wagtails in field west of Mizzy Lake

Goodwick Moor, Fishguard

1 Pechora Pipit

1-2 Firecrests

1 Cetti's Warbler

3+ Water Rails

1+ Chiffchaffs

Bwlch Nant-yr-Arian

c100 Red Kites one of which is leucistic. 2 Red Kites were above Llanon on the Ceredigion coast and 3 were in the Rheidol Valley at Capel Bangor

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Raven south at 1000hrs

1 Kingfisher Mizzy Lake

2 Shovelers [pr] Mizzy Lake

114 Canada Geese Estate Paddock

20 Red-legged Partridges Estate Paddock

30 Blackbirds

2 Meadow Pipits Ranch

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Woodcock Trap Wood

1 Goldeneye [f] Mizzy Lake

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Woodcock in scrub between Trap Wood and Ranch

5 Lesser Redpolls around the tip

1 Meadow Pipit Ranch

3 Teal Mizzy Lake

Brookhouse Grove

1 Red-legged Partridge in back garden

Knowsley Safari Park

1-2 Water Rails showing well at Mizzy Lake at the west end of the dam

1 Brambling Trap Wood

8 Meadow Pipits on posts at west end of Mizzy Lake

8 Pied Wagtails in field at west end of Mizzy Lake

3 Redwings south

45 Lapwings Section 1 Pit

1 Teal Section 1 Pit

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Mediterranean Gull adult on Singleton's Hill

1 Water Rail calling at Mizzy Lake

55 Fieldfares 32 in field at west end of Mizzy Lake and 1+1+4+15+2 over

1 Yellowhammer [m] around the midden-mound with Reed Buntings, Lesser Redpolls, Linnets, Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Bullfinch, Blackbirds, Dunnocks, Wrens, Grey Wagtails, Pied Wagtails etc

4 Collared Doves over Singleton's Hill

4 Snipe Mizzy Lake

24 Red-legged Partridges Estate Paddock

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Jack Snipe at the for