Havannah Flashes, Sankey Valley

Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling on Engine pub side of the bridge
Reed Warbler 3 singing males There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Rainford Mosslands

Wheatear 7 Green Lane, Catchdale Moss, 3 Old Coach Road, 1 Dairy Farm Road, 1 Berringtons Lane
Golden Plover 8 Green Lane, Catchdale Moss There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Eccleston Mere

Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling
Whitethroat 2 singing males
Swift 1 There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Leighton Moss

Little Gull 2 ads
Greenland White-fronted Goose 1 ad
Marsh Tit 1
Bearded Tit 1

Little Gulls (flying)

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Abbeystead, Forest of Bowland

Dotterel 1 male
Golden Plover 30
Pied Flycatcher 1 male There maybe more, click to find out >>>

River Ribble, Brockholes

Whimbrel 80
Yellow Wagtail 1 male
Sand Martin 50
Swift 2

Disappointingly no sign of yesterdays Ashy-headed Wagtail, though we did see a fly over Yellow Wag which could have been the bird. However as we waited, a flock of 80 Whimbrel flew in and landed on the river to bathe.


Whimbrel There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Havannah Flashes, Sankey Valley

Reed Warbler 1 singing There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Eccleston Mere

Swift 2
House Martin 1
Sand Martin 70
Swallow 20

Prescot Cricket Club
Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling at the side of the small cricket field. There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Eccleston Mere

Swift 1
Sand Martins 100
Swallow 20 There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Eccleston Mere

Swift 1 my earliest ever in the UK by 4 days
House Martin 1
Swallow 2 There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Eccleston Mere

Willow Tit 1 in trees next to stream.
Great crested Grebe 16
Swallow 2
Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Rainford mosslands

Golden Plover at least 15 still in fields alongside Green Lane, Catchdale moss.
Oystercatcher 2 Catchdale Moss, 2 Old Coach Road
Curlew 1 flew over Inglenook Farm, Rainford by-pass
Lesser Redpoll 1 displaying Berrington's Lane
Grey Partridge 2 Berrington's Lane
Chiffchaffs. Willow Warblers, Blackcaps numerous throughout the area. Also a few Swallows.

Several Brown Hares across the region.

Old Coach Road - skies clear of any sign of aircraft!

Is this late snow in Dairy Farm Road?


No. it's Blackthorn!


Coltsfoot

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Rainford Mosslands

Golden Plover 20 stunning summer plumage birds Catchdale Moss, Green Lane
Oystercatcher 5 Catchdale Moss, Green Lane, 4 Old Coach Road
Wheatear 1 male Catchdale Moss, Green Lane, 1 female Old Coach Road
Shelduck 2 Old Coach Road
Curlew 9 Old Coach Road There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Rainford Mosslands

Curlew 17 in field near Old Hall Farm
Fieldfare 30 in trees near Brown Birch Farm
Shelduck 2 Green Lane, Catchdale Moss There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Rainford Mosslands

Shelduck 2 Old Coach Road
Blackcaps 2 singing Old Coach Road
Chiffchaff several singing throughout the area
Willow Warbler 1 Old Coach Road
Tree Sparrow 3 Berrington's Lane, 4 Old Coach Road
Yellowhammer several singing throughout
Corn Bunting 1 singing Inglenook Farm There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Leighton Moss

Cetti's Warbler 2 singing from the Public Causeway
Bearded Tit 1 m from the causeway
Marsh Harrier 5+
Buzzard 7+
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Sand Martin 3
Swallow 3
Willow Warbler 3 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Chiffchaff 5 singing There maybe more, click to find out >>>

Chester Zoo

Grevy's Zebra


Spectacled Bear


Jaguar

Black Rhino

Poison Arrow Frog sp.

(Chilean?) Flamingos

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