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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.

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New Arrivals

Got a message today to say that 4 willow warbler arrived on Billinge Hill yesterday whilst Blackcap arrived today.  Also reported were wheatear and swallow today.  A quick dash up on my lunch break confirmed several willow warblers were present and singing around the bench area whilst a blackcap was singing near the top of Beacon rd.  Many chiffchaffs are present too.

Another quick stop at Carr Mill Dam for a scan for hirundines nearly proved fruitless until two swallows popped into view.  Several chiffchaffs could be heard.

With another osprey reported today this time as close as Formby will we get a St Helens record this year?

Another good bird to look out for is Ring Ouzel as several have been spotted around local coastal sites (Red Rocks, Hale, Formby) - Billinge Hill and surrounds are a good place to look but we'll never forget the "surprise" one at Eccelston Mere http://sthelensbirds.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/eccleston-mere_31.html last year!

Paul B
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