I had a run out to St Helens in Lancashire this morning where I got good views of a male Ring necked duck at Victoria park.

Ring Necked Duck

Moving on from here I called in at Pennington flash near Leigh,where I had to put some time in but eventually saw two Willow tits from the Bunting hide along with a few other woodland species.

Willow Tit

Bullfinch

Stock Dove

                                                                         Reed Bunting

Nuthatch

A nice mornings's birding and a male Goldeneye was seen close to the car just as I was leaving.

Goldeneye

Todays Bird News                                                          

Megas                                                    

Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral

Caspian Gull-1st-winter again at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road-Widnes

Green Winged Teal-Drake still on Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes

Hawfinch-One again by swimming pool-Marbury Country Park

2 Russian White Fronted Goose-At Bradley Orchard Farm in field above Bowdens Lock

Penduline Tit-1st-winter still on No 4 Bed yesterday morning-Woolston Eyes-Permit Only

Black Redstart (male) on Fort Perch, above main gate - New Brighton

Black Redstart (C)D.Bradshaw

430+ Great Crested Grebe at high tide - Meols.

Todays Bird News                                                          

Megas                                                    

Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral

Kumlien's Gull-3rd-winter again at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road-Widnes

Green Winged Teal-Drake still on Pumphouse Flash-Sandbach Flashes

Hawfinch-Still in garden at The Coppice then flew east-Cuddington

Hawfinch-Two again at Carriage Drive-Marbury Country Park

14+ Red-throated Diver and 3 Red-breasted Merganser off East Hoyle Bank before high tide - Hoylake

Hen Harrier (grey male) and 60 Golden Plover - Parkgate Old Baths.

 Hen Harrier (ringtail),fem Marsh Harrier,Peregrine and a Great White Egret at high tide - Riverbank Road, Heswall.

A large undisturbed wader roost today at high tide - 11,000+ Knot, 9,000+ Dunlin, 2000+ Oystercatcher, 1,000+ Grey Plover, 1,000+ Redshank and c400 Sanderling - Hoylake.

Todays Bird News                                                          

Megas                                                    

Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral

Kumlien's Gull-3rd-winter again at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road-Widnes

Little Stint-Hoylake

Hen Harrier-Male-Neston Old Quay

Hawfinch-Near Old Hall-Marbury Country Park

Russian White Fronted Goose-14 still on water from southern viewpoint-Acre Nook Sand Quarry

Russian White Fronted Goose-Adult again at Bradley Orchard Farm in field above Bowdens Lock

10,000+ Knot feeding on the shore before high tide - Meols.

2 Green Sandpiper- Neston Reedbed/ Sewage Works.

Todays Bird News                                                          

Megas                                                    

Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Cheshire and Wirral

Caspian Gull and 7 Yellow Legged Gulls-Two 1st-winters at WSR Recycling Centre, Ditton Road-Widnes

Penduline Tit-1st-winter still on No 4 Bed-Woolston Eyes-Permit Only

Ruddy Shelduck-River Mersey-Widnes

Hawfinch-Two again in trees by swimming pool-Marbury Country Park

Russian White Fronted Goose-Sandbach Flashes

2 Hen Harrier-Males-Parkgate

Todays Bird News                                                          

Megas                                                    

Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall

Cheshire and Wirral

Russian White Fronted Goose-Sandbach Flashes

Ruddy Shelduck-again on River Mersey from Spike Island-Widnes

Hawfinch-1 Still-Marbury Country Park

Caspian Gull-1st-winter again on River Mersey off Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Snow Goose-Burton RSPB

Eurasian Bittern-Budworth Mere-Marbury Country Park

Green Winged Teal-Drake again at Pumphouse Flash-Sanbach Flashes

Siberian Chiffchaff-Neston Sewage Works

Hawfinch-One still at junction of The Coppice and The Dell-Cuddington

2 Hen Harrier (males) - Parkgate Old Baths.

Todays Bird News                                                  

Megas                                                    

Booted Eagle-Marazion-Cornwall

American Coot-Loch Of Spiggie-Shetland

Canvasback-Abberton Reservoir-Essex

Cheshire and Wirral

Greater Scaup-1st Winter drake-Astbury Mere

Greater Scaup

27 Purple Sandpiper - Hilbre.

Siberian Chiffchaff with c8 Chiffchaff, also 1 Green Sandpiper - Neston Sewage Work

White-fronted Goose (probably Russian race), with Pink-footed Geese - Burton Point.

Hen Harrier ( grey male) - Parkgate.

11+ Marsh Harrier and a Bittern flew into roost,7 Great White Egret flew south to roost at Burton, this evening - Neston Reedbed.

Shag,3 Goldeneye,3 Red-breasted Merganser and 11 Goosander -West Kirby Marine Lake.

5 Woodcock flew out of roost at dusk - Pasture Road, Leasowe.

Hawfinch-Two in private garden at The Coppice-Cuddington

Russian White Fronted Goose-Sandbach Flashes

Kumlien's Gull-Adult again on River Mersey between Old Runcorn Bridge and Pickering's Pasture-Widnes

Hawfinch-2 Still-Marbury Country Park

Caspian Gull-1st-winter on River Mersey off Old Runcorn Bridge-Widnes

Iceland Gull-Juvenile flew over River Mersey-Hale