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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.

Newton Lake

Shelduck pair; Gadwall 8; Teal 14; Tufted Duck 2 drake; Goosander 2 drake; single Little Grebe; Blackbird nest building; single Willow Tit.

Derek Evans
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Haydock Park

Grey Partridge 3 (pair plus one); Lapwing pair in display; Woodpigeon flock 200+; Meadow Pipit 8; Fieldfare 32; Rook 20 around Holiday Inn nest site; Tree Sparrow 8 at Haydock Park Farm; a Yellowhammer in song.

Derek Evans
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Haydock Park

Goosander 4 drakes on White Door Dam; also in the area displaying Stock Dove, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker and singing Skylark - plus 6 Redwing and 20 Fieldfare.

Derek Evans
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This week

1st February: one Raven perched atop Century House in St Helens town centre.

3rd February: Haydock Park
5 Goosander on White Door Dam. Also 10 Cormorant in flight, 17 Redwing, 2 Coal Tit, one Treecreeper and 15 Magpie at flooded fields.

Derek Evans
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