This afternoon: mute swan, Canada goose, mallard, coot,  moorhen, wood pigeon,  magpie, jay, house sparrow, blackbird, robin, great tit, blue tit, great crested grebe, little grebe, grey heron, gulls - various, swift, swallow, arctic tern, reed bunting, blackcap, whitethroat, sedge warbler, heard willow warbler, chiffchaff, cetti's warbler. Cormorant, tufted duck,  Gadwall, common sandpiper, oystercatcher, lapwing, 

Late afternoon, at least 10 common terns and 1 arctic tern still. Drake garganey on the spit and two hours later (around 17:15) presumably the same bird was seen flying away west over Slag lane towards Lightshaw. Common sandpiper also on the spit.

Early afternoon, two Arctic Terns and 14 Common Terns though some of the latter flew off north once the rain had stopped. c600 Sand Martin and much lesser numbers of House Martin and Swallow, plus c160 Swift.

Highlights this late afternoon included a Hobby through north at 5:50pm and the drake Garganey still around the Kidney Pond.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Two Arctic Terns still present this evening, also the drake Garganey.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

This afternoon, at least 24 common terns, 1 arctic tern, 2 common sandpipers and 1 dunlin.

Drake Garganey still present yesterday evening.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Hobby over Mossley Hall Farm this morning, also at least 10 common terns.

21 Common Terns roosted on spit this evening, plus the drake Garganey still around and 2 Common Sandpipers.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Y'day 30th, late pm

Nice to meet John Doherty (hope spelling is correct!)

Several Common Terns, including some getting to know each other
Almost certainly ~2 Arctic Terns but distant
Also, Lesser Black-Backed Gulls getting friendly

500+ Sand Martin, ~100 Swallow, ~5 House Martin

Possible Swift over car park, didn't see it properly

Garganey (m) from Horrocks (JD reported a pair at Edmondson)

Common Sandpiper on spit & flew around
Snipe and Little Ringed Plover from Ramsdales
Tame Oystercatcher still by main car park

Singing Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Bullfinch, surprisingly no Chiffchaff

Drake Common Scoter present until 7.20am when flushed by a boat and flew off high south-west. Also 2 Common Sandpiper on south shore and Grasshopper Warbler still singing.

Two single Curlews over early this morning.

Dark Bellied Brent Goose headed NW fairly high in the end stayed about 10 mins ,also Male Yellow Wagtail and 12 Common Tern ,200+ Swift,Cettis Warbler 1 singing at Sorrowcow pond. 

Very Distant record shot of the Dark - Bellied Brent Goose leaving the flash

A dark-bellied Brent Goose flew in just after 9am this morning but appeared to fly off SE again, veering more westerly eventually at 09:20.

Also present, a Whimbrel on the spit and a Yellow Wagtail.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Around midday Arctic Terns had increased to three and Common Terns numbered 14. A Common Sandpiper and three singing Sedge Warblers were along the shore of Ramsdales Ruck.

Single Arctic Tern this morning.

Early afternoon today:

2 Whimbrel flew through east together, calling

1 Greenshank flew through NW

13 Common Tern included an interesting dark-billed and legged bird

6 Greylag Geese

c120 House Martin

56 Swift

6 Reed Warblers between the Point Reedbed and Ramsdales Reedbed

2 singing Whitethroat on Ramsdales Ruck

2 Shelduck

Sunday 11 am-2pm,from plank lane to horrocks hide and back,sparrowhawk, sand martin, gadwall, garganey, mallard ,lesser black backed gull, black headed gull, common tern,common sandpiper, blue tit ,great tit ,willow warbler,mute swan,canada goose,greylag goose, lapwing, moorhen, coot, cettis warbler singing 4 spots,oystercatcher ,great crested grebe.reed warbler and sedge warbler singing, cormorant, blackbird,robin,blackcap singing, house sparrow.

A great morning and my first time back here since before lockdown. Highlights being;

2 male, 1 female bullfinch 

Willow warbler

Shelduck

Garganey

Kingfisher 

2 stunning lapwing

1 willow tit

1 willow warbler 

pick of the bunch from this morning

Greylag Goose 2
Shelduck 3
Garganey 2 (pair)
Swift 4
Little ringed Plover 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Mediterranean Gull 2 adult
Sedge Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 8
Cetti's Warbler 2 (possibly 3 singing birds)
Common Whitethroat 3

Additional sightings this am included

Grasshopper warbler 

Sedge warbler 

2+ Whitethroat 

8+ Reed warbler

8 Shelduck

Common sandpiper 

Now 4 Swifts.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison

So far this morning:

Pair of Garganey still

Black-necked Grebe

1 Swift

2 Common Terns

Info thanks to Bill Harrison

Pair of Garganey still present this late evening.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Late afternoon today from the sailing club saw 13 Common Tern, 3 Common Sandpiper (on the spit), 2 Shelduck, a singing Willow Tit and the Cetti's Warbler initially singing from just east of the lorry park by Sorrowcow Farm and then rapidly moving back towards Sorrowcow Pond, singing at various points as it did.

Garganey pair still on Ramsdales first thing this morning

Nearly forgot...
9 Grey Herons from Tom Edmondson ramp, and a couple there asked if I knew what the clear plastic dome object was sticking out of the left hand edge of the flash.
I really didnt know, but they both go on the Leigh Nature Group site if anyone on the forum is also a member and could give some info.

Mid-morning to early afternoon visit.
Nice to see John Doherty back doing birding.

Of note...
- Garganey pair still from Ramsdale and on main lake
- Shelduck pair
- Shoveler pair
- 2 Little Ringed Plover
- 4 possible Arctic Tern through
- 5 Common Tern
- 3 Cettis Warbler (1 seen near Ramsdale)
- Reed Warblers heard in abundance, few seen
- 1 Willow Warbler seen, more heard
- Chiffchaff & Blackcap both heard & seen

Pair of Garganey still around Ramsdales Scrape this morning.

This evening:

3 common terns

2 common sandpipers

This morning:

Single Black-necked Grebe off the rucks

2 drake Garganey

2 Black-tailed Godwit

2 Common Sandpiper

Common Tern

Reed Warbler

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes 

2 Reed Warblers present this morning.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

This evening, 2 Common Tern, a pair of Garganey, 3 Common Sandpiper and still the single Black-tailed Godwit.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Saw 1 Drake Garganey today from Horrocks, around 2:50pm, cheers to the guy who pointed it out! Would've made the 30-odd mile bikeride a bit bitter if I went all that way without seeing one! Checked ramsdales twice aswell but did not see any others.

Also: 1 Redshank (flew north), 3 Greylag, 2 Shoveler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Gadwall, Lapwing, Great Black-backed Gull

:)

Other birds this morning included 2 drake Garganey, 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Common Sandpiper and 1000+ Sand Martin

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Osprey over north at 9:15 this morning.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison 

A very pleasant morning at Pennington (once I'd successfully negotiated parking ticket machine. 1 x machine not working & took me several attempts to obtain a ticket from the one remaining machine! Long Q for tickets on departure)

Pair of Garganey clearly showing at both Ramsdale and Horrocks.(an hour apart so likely same pair)

3 x Black-Tailed Godwit close in at Ramsdale

1 x Common Sandpiper

4 x Little Ringed Plover

Common Snipe

Grey Wagtail

Numerous Sand Martin

Teal

Shelduck

Common Redshank

Shoveler

Blackcap

Willow Warbler

Bullfinch (pair)

Reed Bunting

Long Tailed Tit

Typical that paul only morning could not make it hopefully still there wednesday morning 

Other birds this morning also included:

White Wagtail

Black-tailed Godwit

2 Common Sandpiper

1000+ Sand Martin

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

This morning 2 drake Garganey, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Wheatear on ruck (sorry shaun)

Pair of Garganey and 2 Black-tailed Godwit present this evening.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes 

2 drake Garganey present this morning, along with 3 Common Sandpiper, the usual Black-tailed Godwit, 2 White Wagtail (per Phil Rhodes), 2 Shelduck, the pair of Mediterranean Gull still around the spit, 8 Swallow (4 of which flew straight through north) and 1800 Sand Martin which were up extremely high up over the flash early morning, with much of the flock dropping intermittently over water to feed with others either remaining very high or also moving off north.

3 Garganey ( 2 drakes) viewable from by Horrocks hide this morning. Other birds on the main spit included Dunlin, 2 Common sandpiper and redshank