April 30, 2005

Prescot Reservoir

25 Dunlin through west
1 Sedge Warbler singing on south side of PR4
1 [Greenland] Wheatear [f] on east causeway
1 Whitethroat

Posted by andyspot at 03:30 PM

April 29, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Whitethroat [m] - Ranch

Posted by andyspot at 11:22 PM

Prescot Reservoir

1 [Greenland] Wheatear [f] on east causeway
2 Common Sandpipers

Posted by andyspot at 11:22 PM

April 26, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Sedge Warbler - Ranch Pond
1 Jack Snipe at the spring on the Ranch
1 Common Sandpiper - Ranch Pond

Posted by andyspot at 10:00 PM

Prescot Reservoir

8 Little Gulls [7 adults, 1 1st-winter] through east at 1130 hrs. BH had 2 more adults 15 minutes earlier and 9 Black-tailed Godwits over
3+ Common Sandpipers
1 Whitethroat

Posted by andyspot at 09:59 PM

April 25, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

3 Tree Pipits in the tallest trees around the clearing in Trap Wood before flying towards Singleton's Wood
1 Wheatear [m] - Singleton's Hill

Posted by andyspot at 10:25 PM

Prescot Reservoir

2 [Greenland] Wheatears [2m] on grass at north end of causeway
1 Whitethroat by telegraph-station
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
15 Goldeneye
Black-necked Grebe photos on Digitalbirds website

Posted by andyspot at 10:25 PM

April 23, 2005

Prescot Reservoir

2 Black-necked Grebes on PR4
1 Whitethroat [m] in scrub by telegraph-station. Normally present in good numbers by now. Another population crash or just late?
1 Swift
12 Goldeneye

Posted by andyspot at 02:00 PM | Comments (0)

April 21, 2005

Prescot Reservoir

1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling on north side of PR4
1 Whimbrel low west over PR4 at 1140 hrs
1 Red-breasted Merganser [m] on PR3 until 1040 hrs when it flew towards White Man's Dam
2 Common Sandpipers

Posted by andyspot at 09:26 PM

April 20, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Tree Pipit in the large single oak between Trapwood Lodge and PR4
1 Whinchat [m] under the same tree and on the fence
1 Red-breasted Goose - Section 1 Pit
No sign of the Common Crane reported yesterday by BC and BH at mid-day circling above the reservoirs

Posted by andyspot at 10:29 PM | Comments (0)

April 18, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Tree Pipit in a sapling by Ranch Pond

Posted by andyspot at 12:51 PM

April 17, 2005

Prescot Reservoir

1 Swift
1 Greenland Wheatear [m] at north end of causeway
2 Common Sandpipers on causeway

Posted by andyspot at 01:32 PM

April 16, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Jack Snipe - Ranch Pond
1 Common Sandpiper - Section 1 Pit

Posted by andyspot at 02:27 PM

Prescot Reservoir

2 Common Sandpipers on the causeway
1 Wheatear [f] at north end of causeway
21 Swallows on wires in north-west corner of PR4

Posted by andyspot at 02:23 PM

April 15, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Tree Pipit - Ranch: in a birch sapling and on the ground
1 Wheatear - Singleton's Hill

Posted by andyspot at 01:57 PM

Prescot Reservoir

2-3 Wheatears
1 Common Sandpiper

Posted by andyspot at 01:57 PM

April 13, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Jack Snipe - Ranch Pond
1 Raven

Posted by andyspot at 02:53 PM

Prescot Reservoir

4 Common Scoters [3m 1f] asleep on PR4. Could these be the same as 14 June last year
1 Common Sandpiper

Posted by andyspot at 02:53 PM

April 11, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

2 Wheatears [pr] - Singleton's Hill

Posted by andyspot at 02:37 PM

April 09, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Jack Snipe - Ranch
1 Wheatear [m] - Singleton's Hill

Posted by andyspot at 02:02 PM

Prescot Reservoir

1 Common Sandpiper
2 House Martins with Swallows and Sand Martins

Posted by andyspot at 02:02 PM

April 08, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

3 Wheatears [2m,1f] - Singleton's Hill
1 Red-breasted Goose - Section 1

Posted by andyspot at 09:20 PM

Prescot Reservoir

1 House Martin with Sand Martins and Swallows over PR4

Posted by andyspot at 09:19 PM

April 07, 2005

Peterculter, Royal Deeside

1 Belted Kingfisher

Posted by andyspot at 10:54 PM | Comments (14)

April 06, 2005

Prescot Reservoir

1 Common Sandpiper
2 Swallows
3 Sand Martins
4 Blackcaps
1 Raven

Posted by andyspot at 05:25 PM

April 05, 2005

Prescot Reservoir

2 Little Gulls briefly over north-west corner of PR4 at 0920 hrs then flew north-west
1 Common Sandpiper on the causeway
1 Wheatear at north end of causeway

Posted by andyspot at 12:26 PM

April 04, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

2-3 Jack Snipe - Ranch Pond
8 Willow Warblers
1 Blackcap - Trap Wood
1 Red-breasted Goose - Section 1 Pit

Posted by andyspot at 09:59 PM

Prescot Reservoir

1 Common Sandpiper
1 Swallow
1 Blackcap
2 Shovelers [2m]
1 Redshank

Posted by andyspot at 09:58 PM

April 03, 2005

Knowsley Safari Park

8 Willow Warblers

Posted by andyspot at 01:23 PM

Prescot Reservoir

1 Common Sandpiper - PR3

Posted by andyspot at 01:22 PM