27/14 last night at my sisters in Haydock, St Helens, the best being a Lunar Marbled Brown and if I'm correct a Water Carpet, which will be new for St Helens. #Mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

30/12 species recorded last night 8/4/26 at home in St Helens, the best being this Streamer, only the 3rd one I've had at home and the 6th one for our area. #Mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

My first Common Sandpiper of the year this morning 8/4/26 at Carr Mill Dam, St Helens, by the 19 arches. #UKBirding #StHelensBirding

19/7 moths recorded last night 6/4/26 at home in St Helens, the best being another Grey Shoulder-knot, but this Early Tooth-striped was a new for the year. #Mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

Six Little Ringed Plover (no pics) on roadside pool off Barrow Lane, St Helens, most I've ever seen together in St Helens, also two Northern Wheatear on Barrow Lane, best I could get of the Wheatear before they were flushed by cyclists. #UKbiring #StHelensBirding

Little Ringed Plover, at Barrow Lane, St Helens, this morning, 23/3/26, my first for the year. #StHelensBirding #UKbirding

A bit of crappy video of a Common Scoter on Carr Mill Dam this morning, St Helens, Merseyside. #StHelensBirding

The two Bank Voles showed better today on Sankey Valley, St Helens as did the Comma and a Brimstone stopped long enough for a picture, also at least 6 more Bee-fly. #StHelensBirding

69/14 last night at home in St Helens, best being another Pine Beauty and a Small Quaker which was nfy #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

My first Dark-edged Bee-fly of the year, 1 of 5 seen on Sankey Valley, St Helens today 18/3/26, also Garden Bumblebee, a Comma and a Bank Vole, which is a new species for me for St Helens #StHelensBirding

A smart tiny micro, Epermenia chaerophyllella was the best of 9 species record last night 16/3/26 at home in St Helens, only the 23rd record for our area. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Two Orange Underwing moths on the wing and a Peacock, my first butterfly of the year on Bold Moss, St Helens this afternoon 14/3/26. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Three new moths for the year last night 10/3/26 at home in St Helens, a smart Pine Beauty, a Tawny Pinion and Early Grey (archive pic) I also had 29 Common Quaker which is a record number for my garden. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Two orange spot, one white spot Satellite and a Twin-spotted Quaker (don't get many of these here) were new for the year last night 1/3/26 at home in St Helens, out of 13 moths of three species, the other 9 being Common Quaker. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Lower number last night 26/2/26 at home in St Helens, 17 moths of 8 species, 12 of which were Common Quaker, the only new for the year was this nice Caloptilia populetorum which I've recorded a few times in the past. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

I thought it was but when I checked I’ve had one last year which I had forgotten about

Just to let you know that my county recorder has accepted the Acleris as schalleriana 👍

Ok cheers ,unfortunately I've let it

Oak Nycteoline was new for the year out of 8 species recorded last night 24/2/26, at home in St Helens, including another Grey Shoulder-knot, never get tired of seeing these. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

One of two Little Owls in the Windle area, St Helens this morning, both showed really well. #StHelensBirding #ukbirds

Another new moth for the year last night 23/2/26 at home in St Helens, this smart Pale Pinion, only the 15th record for our area as far as I'm aware. #teammoth #StHelensBirding

Three new moths for the year last night 22/2/26 at home in St Helens, Hebrew Character, Angle Shades and the best one Grey Shoulder-knot, still not that common in our area. #teammoth #StHelensBirding

Best night of the year so far last night 21/2/26 at home in St Helens, despite all the rain, with 10 moths of 5 species, the best being 2 Oak Beauty and a Dotted Border, both nfy. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

A couple of nights trapping in early February at home in St Helens, Merseyside produced 4 Pale Brindled Beauty, Double-striped Pug, Common Plume, Agonopterix heracliana, and a March Moth and Common Quaker which were NFY #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

No moths in the trap last night 20/1/26 at home in St Helens, Merseyside, but this Pale Brindled Beauty was on the window. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

My first macro moth of the year last night 12/1/26 at home in St Helens which I reckon is a Chestnut rather than Dark Chestnut (opinions welcome) also another Ypsolopha ustella. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

My first moth of the year last night, 11/1/26 at home in St Helens, Merseyside, nothing in the trap but this Ypsolopha ustella was on the outside. I didn't catch anything in January last year. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

A nice walk around Moss Lane, St Helens this morning, with two Little Owls showing really well, several Tree Sparrows and a few Fieldfare. 32 species recorded in total. #UKbirding #StHelensBirding

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A few bits from my walk around Sankey Valley Country Park in St Helens, Merseyside, with the Willow Tit being the best of the 32 species recorded. #StHelensBirding #UKbirds