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Welcome to the St Helens Birds and Wildlife blog. We welcome your reports from across the borough regarding all forms of wildlife. Please click on the "Report a sighting" tab if you would like to contribute to this blog.

We ask that you refrain from posting exact breeding locations of any species which may be considered scarce or vulnerable, and in particular schedule 1 species. In the context of St Helens, schedule 1 species usually means kingfisher and little ringed plover. Little ringed plover should not be reported at all on this blog between 1st May and 1st August.

Scarce or vulnerable species include but are not restricted to any species of wader, ducks other than mallard, all owls, any birds of prey, grey or yellow wagtails, grey heron, all grebes, Cetti’s warbler, water rail, willow tit, corn bunting etc. If in doubt, please ask.

We reserve the right to edit or delete posts which contravene this rule.

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Carr Mill Dam

10th June
Tufted Duck pair; Great Crested Grebe approx 7 to 8 pairs; Oystercatcher pair; Common Tern 9. Confirmed breeding: Moorhen, Coot, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap and Nuthatch.

12th June
Greylag Goose one; Common Tern 12; Swift 26. Confirmed breeding: Mallard to date a minimum of 71 young raised from approx 7 broods; Grey Wagtail.

Derek Evans
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Newton Lake

Shelduck one; Gadwall 14; Tufted Duck pair; Teal 2 drake; Little Grebe 2; Willow Tit one.
Confirmed breeding: Moorhen, Grey Wagtail, Coal Tit and Chiffchaff.
Also: Roe Deer one.

Derek Evans
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Newton Lake and Willow Park

2nd June
Gadwall 8 apparently in eclipse and perhaps juvenile plumages; Mute Swan pair and on nest; Canada Goose pair with gosling; Little Grebe adult; Mallard 2 broods of 5; Coot 2 on nests; Lapwing pair; Grey Wagtail; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Nuthatch; Goldcrest in song.

Derek Evans
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