Kingfisher 1
Eccleston Mere
Little Gull 1 2nd win
Buzzard 1
Kingfisher 1
Cackling Canada Goose (not seen by me, reported by JT at 8:14am)
Gadwalll 1 f
The Little Gull just flew through in a matter of seconds at about 10:15am and headed SW towards Knowsley Safari Park and Prescot Reservoirs, where presumably the same bird had been seen earlier (see Andy's blog)
Carr Mill Road
Burnet-saxifrage a few, nearly over
Wrinkled Snail (Candidula intersecta) a few
Billinge Hill
Spotted Flycatcher 2
Wheatear 4
Blackcaps
Willow Warblers
Chiffchaffs
Whitethroats
Buzzard 1
Yellowhammers
Queens Park, town centre
Raven 1 flew over heading SW
Despite it's name, Burnet-saxifrage is not a saxifrage, but is a member of the Umbellifer (carrot) family. However this small colony is growing out of the side of a wall, and so is behaving in quite a saxifrage like way! This is the only site I know of in St Helens for the species. It's normally a species of calcareous (limestone) grassslands, and the last place I saw it was in Upper Teesdale! I guess that there must be something in the mortar which allows it to grow here.
Wrinkled Snail at the same site as the Burnet-saxifrage. Once again it is the only site I know of in St Helens for the species. Thanks to Chris Felton for bringing this site to my attention.
St Helens from Billinge Hill
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About 9:00 am 2 hybrid barnacles were present. They wern't mixing with the cackilng goose. But were following 2 large Canadas. 1 resembled the Cackling but had a small white forehead the other looked very much like a Barnacle.
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