Eleven members attended this, the group’s first visit to Sankey Valley Country Park and Carr Mill Dam, St Helens. We benefited from having Dave Owen, one of the Rangers, to guide us round this extensive and varied site.
A total of 47 species were recorded on this visit – for a complete list of sightings click ‘Continue Reading’:
Species | Number Seen | Comment |
---|---|---|
Blackbird | Many | |
Blackcap | 1 female | others were heard calling |
Black-headed Gull | A few | |
Blue Tit | Several | |
Buzzard | 2 | |
Carrion Crow | Several | |
Chaffinch | Several | |
Chiffchaff | 1 seen | several heard singing |
Coal Tit | 1 juvenile | |
Common Tern | c.10 | |
Coot | Many | plus juveniles |
Cormorant | 2 | |
Dunnock | A few | |
Feral Pigeon | Many | |
Goldcrest | 2 | |
Goldfinch | Several | |
Great Crested Grebe | Many | plus young |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | a few heard |
Great Tit | Several | |
Greenfinch | 1 heard | |
Grey Heron | 3 | |
Grey Wagtail | 5+ | |
Herring Gull | Several | |
House Martin | ||
House Sparrow | A few | |
Hybrid Duck | Several | |
Jackdaw | Several | |
Jay | 1 | Peter & Moreen |
Kestrel | 1 | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | A few | |
Long-tailed Tit | Many | |
Magpie | Several | |
Mallard | Many | |
Moorhen | Several | plus chicks |
Nuthatch | 1 seen | a few heard |
Pied Wagtail | 1 | |
Reed Bunting | 1 | |
Robin | Many | |
Skylark | 1 heard | |
Song Thrush | 2 seen | a few others were heard |
Swallow | Many | |
Swift | Many | |
Treecreeper | 1 | |
Willow Tit | 1 heard calling | |
Willow Warbler | a few heard | |
Woodpigeon | Many | |
Wren | Several |
Last Updated on September 10, 2017