Possibly the friendliest Pied Wagtail Ive ever seen outside Home Bargains on Edge Lane up to within a foot. One of the homeless guys had a bird feeder on the floor and had sprinkled seed around it, loads of people coming and going but it just went about its business and resting up every few seconds.
Rob Creek said
Fri Dec 8 5:00 PM, 2023
Fri 8th Dec
Delivering on Albert Docks today and an old friend turned up whilst I was having a Sandwich break. The yellow legged Herring Gull from summer, legs now turning pink. Needless to say I didnt eat all my sandwich.
No sign of the Waxwings recently seen at Trefoil Close near Sefton Park. It was en-route between 2 delivery points so I was able to check the location a few times but no joy.
Peregrine on Liverpool Cathedral (Georgian Quarter) as usual. Its there nearly every time I pass.
Mike Chorley said
Tue Sep 12 8:17 PM, 2023
2 skeins of Pink-footed Geese over the family home in Maghull at lunchtime today. C 40 overjust before noon, the later skein about half-an-hour later heard only. My brother reckons they're early this year.
Rob Creek said
Wed Jul 19 5:36 PM, 2023
Tues 18th July
- pair of Peregrines at Liverpool Cathedral in the Georgian Quarter - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over Lark Lane
Rob Creek said
Wed May 3 5:28 PM, 2023
The yellow legged Herring Gull still present last week and again yesterday. It was diving for clams / mussels (?) then dropping them on the dock cobbles to break them open. Then it flew over to me, to within a foot, reached over and gently took a piece of biscuit from my hand. Never expected a large Gull to do that.
Albert Docks. - Yellow legged Herring Gull still present and becoming very friendly, showing down to a foot away. Im here twice a week and its here every time, still with its favoured partner.
Rob Creek said
Tue Mar 28 5:57 PM, 2023
Tues 28th March
- Yellow legged Herring Gull (the 1st individual) still present around Albert Docks at lunchtime.
Rob Creek said
Tue Mar 28 5:52 PM, 2023
Friday 24th March
- Yellow legged Herring Gull on Albert Dock, different individual to the recent bird, not as richly coloured.
- Water Rail at Fairy Glen in Sefton Park. Becoming a bit of a celebrity now apparently.
Rob Creek said
Tue Mar 28 5:48 PM, 2023
Tues 21st March.
- Yellow legged Herring Gull still present with its favoured accomplice. Great looking bird.
Rob Creek said
Tue Mar 14 5:38 PM, 2023
Tues 14th March Delivering to Albert Docks area.
- an Argenteus Herring Gull with yellow legs. A clean, bright, and richly coloured bare part individual in my opinion.
- Delivering in Liverpool city centre, approx 150+ Redwings over Copperas Hill near the Adelphi Hotel, calling as they flew over.
Mike Chorley said
Thu Aug 18 5:28 PM, 2022
Rob Creek wrote:
Mike Chorley wrote:
Rob Creek wrote:
- Peregrine on Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter, 22nd July, 29th July, 5th August. Can be tricky to locate sometimes.
Which one Rob - the Anglican or the Mersey Funnel? The whole of Hope Street is basically Georgian
Its the only one thats called Liverpool Cathedral on Hope St as far as Im aware Mike, its massive!
Sent you a p.m. Rob
Rob Creek said
Thu Aug 18 1:49 PM, 2022
Mike Chorley wrote:
Rob Creek wrote:
- Peregrine on Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter, 22nd July, 29th July, 5th August. Can be tricky to locate sometimes.
Which one Rob - the Anglican or the Mersey Funnel? The whole of Hope Street is basically Georgian
Its the only one thats called Liverpool Cathedral on Hope St as far as Im aware Mike, its massive!
Mike Chorley said
Mon Aug 15 11:03 AM, 2022
Rob Creek wrote:
- Peregrine on Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter, 22nd July, 29th July, 5th August. Can be tricky to locate sometimes.
Which one Rob - the Anglican or the Mersey Funnel? The whole of Hope Street is basically Georgian
Rob Creek said
Sun Aug 14 11:27 PM, 2022
- Peregrine on Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter, 22nd July, 29th July, 5th August. Can be tricky to locate sometimes.
Rob Creek said
Tue May 17 8:07 PM, 2022
Today. - 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over Lark Lane, Sefton Park mid morning.
Rob Creek said
Thu Mar 31 1:56 PM, 2022
Tuesday 29th March Foster Street, Bootle, couple miles from Seaforth.
- Argenteus Herring Gull with seemingly yellow legs. I waited until it settled then took a photo and camera seemed to show the same, but I still suspect a trick of the light here.
ps. If anyone goes to this site just bear in mind the Gulls disappear into thin air. Then I realised theres a massive hole in the roof which you cant really see, they all literally fall off the edge into the recycling centre building and reappear flying out the other end!
Rob Creek said
Wed Mar 2 5:10 PM, 2022
Tues 22nd Feb Late post - 3 Ring-necked Parakeets over Lark Lane, Sefton Park - 1 paler bird with them, bluish tone and shorter tail - 2 Peregrines over Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter, seeing off a passing Sparrowhawk
Tues 1st March - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over Lark Lane - 1 Nuthatch over Sefton Park Rd - 1 Raven over the docks / The Strand
Rob Creek said
Wed Feb 2 5:32 PM, 2022
Tuesday 1st Feb
- 2 Raven over end of M62 / The Rocket - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over Lark Lane (Sefton) - 2 more over Sefton Park itself
Then an unusual sighting on the M62 back to Manchester. Id just passed J7 for Clock Face approaching Griffin Wood when I saw a small group of Red-legged Partridges running up the hard shoulder. I should be able to get the footage from the van to confirm what they were.
Rob Creek said
Sat Jan 1 9:44 PM, 2022
New Years Eve. Delivering in Liverpool.
- 2 Ravens swirling round above St.Lukes Bombed Out Church opposite Rudys Pizza, Bold St.
Rob Creek said
Sat Dec 25 9:51 PM, 2021
Friday 24th Dec
Lark Lane, Sefton Park. - 3 Ring-necked Parakeets - 1 Sparrowhawk near the park itself - 1 Peregrine over The Rocket / M62 Ending
Rob Creek said
Wed Dec 15 12:45 AM, 2021
Tues 14th Dec Delivering in Liverpool today.
- 4 vocal Ring-necked Parakeets over Lark Lane, Sefton Park - 1 Peregrine circling round Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter
Rob Creek said
Tue Nov 23 7:12 PM, 2021
2 Ring-necked Parakeets flying around over Lark Lane nr Sefton Park mid morning whilst delivering. Then 2 Siskin flew over at the Aigburth Drive end of Lark Lane on to Sefton Park.
Has it been a better breeding year than usual for Siskin or is it just a winter influx? Ive had a few chance sightings recently whereas normally, Siskin arent a bird I see with great regularity unless i was at a site I know theyre likely to be.
Rob Creek said
Tue Nov 9 10:44 PM, 2021
Tuesday 9th Nov
Delivering to The Quarter restaurant on Hope St in the Georgian Quarter of Liverpool.
I could hear a Peregrine calling, I looked up and one was circling high around Liverpool Cathedral. At one point it tucked its wings in a little and put the burners on as a few Pigeons were flying nearby but it was a half-hearted attempt and just circled back round towards the Cathedral.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 9th of November 2021 10:47:59 PM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 9th of November 2021 10:48:26 PM
Rob Creek said
Tue Oct 19 5:32 PM, 2021
Ring-necked Parakeet in one of the trees on Lark Lane (Sefton Park) whilst I was delivering.
Rob Creek said
Fri Oct 2 11:57 AM, 2020
Delivering in the area so called in at Sudley House in Mossley Hill and got brief views of the Firecrest thats been there a few days. It is mobile around the grounds with Blue Tits, a Great Tit, 2 Blackbird, and a Robin, a Goldcrest is tagging along too. The Firecrest is very elusive. Still, not a bad way to spend 15 minutes on a tacho break!
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Friday 2nd of October 2020 12:04:51 PM
Rob Creek said
Mon Sep 28 12:20 PM, 2020
Just delivered to a customer in Aintree.
- 4 skeins Pink-footed Geese over.
1 flying SE over A59 then delivery point (94) 3 flying SE just north of me (c70, c100, c140) Few stragglers probably around 20 birds
Rob Creek said
Fri Apr 10 8:55 AM, 2020
Thursday 9th April
Had some deliveries in Liverpool and Southport.
- Osprey drifted over the van not far from Queens Drive / Wave Park, Wavertree. - 2 Common Buzzard circling in the immediate area
All 3 raptors being given close attention by some large Gulls.
John Doherty said
Sun Dec 8 9:17 PM, 2019
About 80 pink-footed geese passed over Albert Dock heading south, late post for 30th November
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 8th of December 2019 11:03:03 PM
Mike Chorley said
Fri Nov 22 9:03 PM, 2019
Back home near Lunt checking on my brother's progress yesterday. A lot of small groups of Pink-footed Geese passing low N.E. over the house during late morning into the afternoon. Numbers varied between 8 and 60. Noticed they seem to have 'outside lane idiots' too. .One small group came quite low over the roofs in classic V formation, with a single bird off to their right. For some reason it decided to cut right across in front of them and head off at right angles to the line of flight of all the other gees we'd seen that day! Not sure what the Pinkfoot call for 'Pillock' is, but I'll bet at least on of them made it
Mike Chorley said
Wed Sep 18 11:13 PM, 2019
Family/hospital visit yesterday and today.
1 Sparrowhawk over the house 1 Collared Dove (nesting in a holly in the garden) c6 House Sparrows, several juveniles 30 Starlings 2 Great Tits Dunnock c300 Pink-footed Geese eastward around 9 a.m. this morning, looked to drop down somewhere between Ormskirk and Skelmersdale.
1 Common Buzzard (Melling) 2 Common Buzzards (Aintree Hospital) 1 Kestrel (Aintree Hospital)
Rob Creek said
Sun Mar 12 11:21 PM, 2017
Late lunchtime visit today to Walton Hall Park near Everton.
1 drake Red-crested Pochard What a belter, an absolutely fantastic individual that showed really well. It kept upending itself doing a bit of dabbling and then it caught a fish, bit bigger than a Stickleback and as it held it in its bill a couple of the Mallards tried to snatch it. Pretty sure they are predominantly vegetarian but will supplement their diet with aquatic invertebrates, amphibians and small fish.
Other birds around... - Tufted Duck - Great Crested Grebe - Song Thrush - playing field full of mainly Common Gulls - approx 200 Starling in treetops near car park
James Walsh said
Sat Mar 11 6:29 PM, 2017
Friday 10th March 2017, Walton Park Lake, Liverpool, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Greylag Goose
M Gannon said
Tue Jul 5 10:18 PM, 2016
A red kite flew over my house in wavertree, south Liverpool this morning at around 7:45. Headed off in the direction of Sefton park, getting mobbed by a herring gull
dave broome said
Wed Sep 30 9:44 PM, 2015
Spent just under two hours today in Liverpool alongside the R Mersey between Albert Dock and Atlantic Way, 80 Meadow Pipit logged moving SE along the river between 1115-1300, 1 Siskin S over the river, singles of Chiffchaff and Goldcrest in small planted shrub beds, 6 very confiding Turnstone
M Gannon said
Tue Feb 17 10:56 AM, 2015
Adult mediterranean gull at otterspool park this morning. Right in front of car park
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 17th of February 2015 11:03:49 AM
M Gannon said
Sat Feb 7 8:55 PM, 2015
A Raven getting mobbed by Carrion crows over the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool at 8:45 this morning
john brookes said
Mon Sep 29 8:06 PM, 2014
Last Friday spotted Marsh Harrier hunting over the field next to the slip road from the East Lancs to the M57 out of Liverpool. Not thinking I would spot it again but at 14 50 today there it was close to the Home Bargains depot, pity there was nowhere to pull over for better ID.
Mike Chorley said
Mon Jun 23 9:49 PM, 2014
Adam Jones wrote:
Hi Steve,
I believe it's the Anglican one. I think I'm right in saying that the RC one is the "Wigwam". It was the nice red stone cathedral with the tower.
It's actually "Paddy's Wigwam" ......also known as "The Mersey Funnel"
Adam Jones said
Mon Jun 23 8:40 AM, 2014
Hi Steve,
I believe it's the Anglican one. I think I'm right in saying that the RC one is the "Wigwam". It was the nice red stone cathedral with the tower.
Steve Judge said
Sat Jun 21 10:25 PM, 2014
Hi Adam - Out of interest which Liverpool Cathedral are you referring to below - the Anglican or RC one?
Adam Jones said
Sat Jun 21 5:58 PM, 2014
Saturday 21st June
2 Peregrines in flight around Liverpool Cathedral this afternoon, eventually landing on the turrets.
Mike Chorley said
Wed Dec 19 6:14 AM, 2012
Single Waxwing made a couple of visit's to the family garden at around 8 a.m. this morning.
Also 160 Pinkfeet over Maghull station at 13.30 headed S.W. Then about 10 mins later 68 headed N.W.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Dec 12 4:36 AM, 2012
At least one Woodcock flying around the Wyncotes Sports Ground in south Liverpool around 7pm last night.
Mike Chorley said
Mon Nov 19 4:16 AM, 2012
A good passage of Pink-footed Geese over the family home in Maghull this morning. My brother reported 'a couple of thousand' with most skeins passing over just after first light SW to NE.
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Mar 29 3:54 AM, 2012
Large bird of prey circling high over Liverpool City Centre, late morning today, mobbed by large gulls. I was a good distance away, looking through an office window without binoculars, but it looked too slim-winged/long-winged to be a Buzzard, I'm pretty sure it was an Osprey.
Joe Wynn said
Sun Jan 29 12:19 AM, 2012
On way back from the match, Little Grebe near carcraft.
Mike Chorley said
Wed Apr 7 9:37 PM, 2010
Family/friends visit 6th/7th
Swallow (1 - Widnes Station)
Maghull-Melling circuit
Jay (1) Buzzard (pair +1?) Sparrowhawk (pair- display) Skylark (pair- song flight) Chiff-chaff (4 min) Song Thrush ( 3 - 2 singing, 1 stuffing its' beak in the family backgarden)
Usual Tits, Corvids, Finches etc
Paul Cliff said
Wed Mar 31 7:59 PM, 2010
male peregrine gliding in a strong wind over liverpool uni this afternoon - welcome sight before a job there!
Tues 16th Jan.
Possibly the friendliest Pied Wagtail Ive ever seen outside Home Bargains on Edge Lane up to within a foot.
One of the homeless guys had a bird feeder on the floor and had sprinkled seed around it, loads of people coming and going but it just went about its business and resting up every few seconds.
Delivering on Albert Docks today and an old friend turned up whilst I was having a Sandwich break. The yellow legged Herring Gull from summer, legs now turning pink. Needless to say I didnt eat all my sandwich.
Peregrine on Liverpool Cathedral (Georgian Quarter) as usual. Its there nearly every time I pass.
- pair of Peregrines at Liverpool Cathedral in the Georgian Quarter
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over Lark Lane
Then it flew over to me, to within a foot, reached over and gently took a piece of biscuit from my hand. Never expected a large Gull to do that.
Tues 18th April.
Albert Docks.
- Yellow legged Herring Gull still present and becoming very friendly, showing down to a foot away. Im here twice a week and its here every time, still with its favoured partner.
Tues 28th March
- Yellow legged Herring Gull (the 1st individual) still present around Albert Docks at lunchtime.
Friday 24th March
- Yellow legged Herring Gull on Albert Dock, different individual to the recent bird, not as richly coloured.
- Water Rail at Fairy Glen in Sefton Park. Becoming a bit of a celebrity now apparently.
Tues 21st March.
- Yellow legged Herring Gull still present with its favoured accomplice. Great looking bird.
Delivering to Albert Docks area.
- an Argenteus Herring Gull with yellow legs. A clean, bright, and richly coloured bare part individual in my opinion.
- Delivering in Liverpool city centre, approx 150+ Redwings over Copperas Hill near the Adelphi Hotel, calling as they flew over.
Sent you a p.m. Rob
Its the only one thats called Liverpool Cathedral on Hope St as far as Im aware Mike, its massive!
Which one Rob - the Anglican or the Mersey Funnel
- Peregrine on Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter, 22nd July, 29th July, 5th August. Can be tricky to locate sometimes.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over Lark Lane, Sefton Park mid morning.
Tuesday 29th March
Foster Street, Bootle, couple miles from Seaforth.
- Argenteus Herring Gull with seemingly yellow legs.
I waited until it settled then took a photo and camera seemed to show the same, but I still suspect a trick of the light here.
ps. If anyone goes to this site just bear in mind the Gulls disappear into thin air. Then I realised theres a massive hole in the roof which you cant really see, they all literally fall off the edge into the recycling centre building and reappear flying out the other end!
Late post
- 3 Ring-necked Parakeets over Lark Lane, Sefton Park
- 1 paler bird with them, bluish tone and shorter tail
- 2 Peregrines over Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter, seeing off a passing Sparrowhawk
Tues 1st March
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over Lark Lane
- 1 Nuthatch over Sefton Park Rd
- 1 Raven over the docks / The Strand
- 2 Raven over end of M62 / The Rocket
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over Lark Lane (Sefton)
- 2 more over Sefton Park itself
Then an unusual sighting on the M62 back to Manchester. Id just passed J7 for Clock Face approaching Griffin Wood when I saw a small group of Red-legged Partridges running up the hard shoulder.
I should be able to get the footage from the van to confirm what they were.
Delivering in Liverpool.
- 2 Ravens swirling round above St.Lukes Bombed Out Church opposite Rudys Pizza, Bold St.
Lark Lane, Sefton Park.
- 3 Ring-necked Parakeets
- 1 Sparrowhawk near the park itself
- 1 Peregrine over The Rocket / M62 Ending
Tues 14th Dec
Delivering in Liverpool today.
- 4 vocal Ring-necked Parakeets over Lark Lane, Sefton Park
- 1 Peregrine circling round Liverpool Cathedral, Georgian Quarter
Then 2 Siskin flew over at the Aigburth Drive end of Lark Lane on to Sefton Park.
Has it been a better breeding year than usual for Siskin or is it just a winter influx? Ive had a few chance sightings recently whereas normally, Siskin arent a bird I see with great regularity unless i was at a site I know theyre likely to be.
Tuesday 9th Nov
Delivering to The Quarter restaurant on Hope St in the Georgian Quarter of Liverpool.
I could hear a Peregrine calling, I looked up and one was circling high around Liverpool Cathedral. At one point it tucked its wings in a little and put the burners on as a few Pigeons were flying nearby but it was a half-hearted attempt and just circled back round towards the Cathedral.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 9th of November 2021 10:47:59 PM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 9th of November 2021 10:48:26 PM
It is mobile around the grounds with Blue Tits, a Great Tit, 2 Blackbird, and a Robin, a Goldcrest is tagging along too. The Firecrest is very elusive. Still, not a bad way to spend 15 minutes on a tacho break!
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Friday 2nd of October 2020 12:04:51 PM
- 4 skeins Pink-footed Geese over.
1 flying SE over A59 then delivery point (94)
3 flying SE just north of me (c70, c100, c140)
Few stragglers probably around 20 birds
Had some deliveries in Liverpool and Southport.
- Osprey drifted over the van not far from Queens Drive / Wave Park, Wavertree.
- 2 Common Buzzard circling in the immediate area
All 3 raptors being given close attention by some large Gulls.
About 80 pink-footed geese passed over Albert Dock heading south, late post for 30th November
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 8th of December 2019 11:03:03 PM
Back home near Lunt checking on my brother's progress yesterday. A lot of small groups of Pink-footed Geese passing low N.E. over the house during late morning into the afternoon. Numbers varied between 8 and 60. Noticed they seem to have 'outside lane idiots' too. .
One small group came quite low over the roofs in classic V formation, with a single bird off to their right. For some reason it decided to cut right across in front of them and head off at right angles to the line of flight of all the other gees we'd seen that day! 
Not sure what the Pinkfoot call for 'Pillock' is, but I'll bet at least on of them made it 
1 Sparrowhawk over the house
1 Collared Dove (nesting in a holly in the garden)
c6 House Sparrows, several juveniles
30 Starlings
2 Great Tits
Dunnock
c300 Pink-footed Geese eastward around 9 a.m. this morning, looked to drop down somewhere between Ormskirk and Skelmersdale.
1 Common Buzzard (Melling)
2 Common Buzzards (Aintree Hospital)
1 Kestrel (Aintree Hospital)
Late lunchtime visit today to Walton Hall Park near Everton.
1 drake Red-crested Pochard
What a belter, an absolutely fantastic individual that showed really well. It kept upending itself doing a bit of dabbling and then it caught a fish, bit bigger than a Stickleback and as it held it in its bill a couple of the Mallards tried to snatch it. Pretty sure they are predominantly vegetarian but will supplement their diet with aquatic invertebrates, amphibians and small fish.
Other birds around...
- Tufted Duck
- Great Crested Grebe
- Song Thrush
- playing field full of mainly Common Gulls
- approx 200 Starling in treetops near car park
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 17th of February 2015 11:03:49 AM
It's actually "Paddy's Wigwam"
I believe it's the Anglican one. I think I'm right in saying that the RC one is the "Wigwam". It was the nice red stone cathedral with the tower.
2 Peregrines in flight around Liverpool Cathedral this afternoon, eventually landing on the turrets.
Also 160 Pinkfeet over Maghull station at 13.30 headed S.W. Then about 10 mins later 68 headed N.W.
Swallow (1 - Widnes Station)
Maghull-Melling circuit
Jay (1)
Buzzard (pair +1?)
Sparrowhawk (pair- display)
Skylark (pair- song flight)
Chiff-chaff (4 min)
Song Thrush ( 3 - 2 singing, 1 stuffing its' beak in the family backgarden)
Usual Tits, Corvids, Finches etc