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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.

Haydock Park

91 Golden Plover, 85 Lapwing and 2 Pink-Footed Geese today

Regards
D Broome

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This Snowy Owl ,which flew in on last night's blizzard, looked a bit angry this morning! Probably because all the snow had thawed!
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Carr Mill Dam

On Friday 23rd December: 220 Pink-footed Goose fed north end fields; 5 Rook fed north end stubble with Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 40 Feral Pigeon and 50 Starling; flock 50 Goldfinch fed in alders around Dig Pits.
Derek Evans
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Moss Lane, Windle

2 Peregrine squabbled noisily this morning; also 250 Linnet.
Derek Evans
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