1 Redshank
11 Pochards
1 Little Grebe
Bill Crooks reports Firecrest at Clock Face Colliery, Gorsey Lane, St Helens in a tree-lined ditch on south side of tip
1 Greenshank over at 0930 hrs
2 Stonechats [pr] - Ranch
B.H. reports Common Tern still at Carr Mill Dam, St Helens
2 Stonechats [pr] - Ranch
1 Chiffchaff - Singleton's Hill
2 Stonechats [pr] - Ranch
4 Tree Sparrows over
1 Rook south
84 Fieldfares - 25, 3, 34, and 22 over
6 Pochards [6m]
1 Redshank south-east
B.H. and B.C. had a Knot over PR4 at 1050 hrs
1 Merlin [f] flew along south side of PR4 at 1120 hrs
1 Jack Snipe - Ranch
1 Stonechat [f] - Ranch
1 Yellowhammer - Singleton's Hill
70 Skylarks over in groups of 1,9,4,2,4,2,6,4,13,8,1,1,14 and 1
1 Jack Snipe - Ranch
2-3 Stonechats - Ranch
1 Yellowhammer
2 Fieldfares east
B.H. reports [probable] Common Tern at Carr Mill Dam, St Helens
3 Stonechats [pr,f] - Ranch
1 Blackcap [f] - Singleton's Hill
15 Stock Doves over Trap Wood
172 Lapwings - Section 1 Pit
2 Stonechats [pr] - Ranch
1 Fieldfare west
1 Yellowhammer
3 Bullfinches [3f] - Trap Wood
1 Mediterranean Gull - adult at Section 1 Pit
1 Stonechat [m] - Ranch
1 Rook west
2-3 Stonechats - Ranch
5 Yellowhammers
1 Green Woodpecker
2 Stonechats [2m] - Ranch
5 Yellowhammers
2 Tree Sparrows over
6 Goldeneye [6f]
1 Fieldfare north with a Mistle Thrush
1 Brambling over
1 Stonechat [m] at west end of Ranch
1 Swallow west
3 Whooper Swans - 3 juvs with 3 Mute Swans south at 1015 hrs
2 Goldeneye [2f]
1 Green Woodpecker in west end of pines
3 Stonechats - Ranch Pond [pr], west end of Ranch [m]
3 Fieldfares over
1 Green Woodpecker - Singleton's Hill
1 Jack Snipe - Ranch
1-2 Stonechats [m] - Ranch
140 Redwings most of which were travelling north, many emerging from the plantation at west end of reservoir
1-2 Fieldfares north
11 Fieldfares north
2 Dunlin east
10 Shelducks on PR4 before departing west
1 Pochard
1 Short-eared Owl - Ranch, flushed from bracken and landed on a fence-post but 2 crows soon found it and it continued north-east over Trap Wood being mobbed by gulls
48 Skylarks over
8 Redwings west
1 Yellowhammer - Singleton's Hill
1 Green Woodpecker
1 Stonechat [m] - Ranch
1 Yellowhammer - Singleton's Hill
18 Skylarks over
14+ Snipe - Ranch Pond
B.H. reports Green Sandpiper briefly on PR3 at 0900 hrs
1 Raven south-west over Howard Street at 1030 hrs
B.H. reports Green Sandpiper back on Prescot no. 3 tank yesterday afternoon
1 Green Sandpiper - Section 1 Pit until 0830 hrs when it flew towards White Man's Dam
1-2 Stonechats [m] - Ranch Pond
5 Skylarks south
1 Redwing - Ranch
9 Skylarks - 7+2 over
10 Snipe - Section 1 Pit
1 Raven
1 Green Woodpecker
The wire-dump is proving popular with insect-eaters with 3 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtails, 4 Dunnocks, Robins and Wrens all there today
1 Green Sandpiper - Section 1 Pit until 0830 hrs when it moved to Prescot Reservoirs
2 Stonechats [pr] - Ranch
45 Skylarks over including one group of 13
1 Green Sandpiper at east end of no. 3 tank, still present at 1045 hrs
1 Redshank on central causeway