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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.


Moss Lane, Windle

Pair Oystercatcher perched on the rooftops of Numbers 30 and 34 at 0625; 14 Wheatear; pair Raven perched pylon.
Derek Evans

Moss Lane, Windle

13 Wheatear (5 male, 8 female) scattered across the area at 0625-0720+.
Derek Evans

Havannah flash

Two photos of the reed beds on Havanna flash which once more have been set alight for the fourth year running.

Hoverflies

Two new hoverflies for me at Sankey Valley Park today 21/4/17, Portevinia maculata and Leucozona lucorum, the first being associated with Wild Garlic


Ray Banks
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Carr Mill Dam

4 Oystercatcher; 4 Common Tern; 1 Grasshopper Warbler seen as it sang from long, dead, dry grass stalks in rushy meadow on the east side 0710-0720+.
Derek Evans

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Carr Mill Dam

1 Greylag Goose, 4 (2 pair) Tufted Duck, brood 12 Mallard duckling, 1 Tawny Owl, 20 Sand Martin; pair Willow Tit.
Derek Evans

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Moss Lane, Windle

2 Wheatear in the horse paddocks at the western end at 0820.
Derek Evans

FW: Ring Ouzel and Grasshopper Warbler


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From: Kimco Africa <martin.hulme@menamed.eu>
Date: Saturday, 15 April 2017 at 19:20
To: "sightings @ outlook .com"
Subject: Ring Ouzel and Grasshopper Warbler

A Ring Ouzel was on Prescott Cricket ground this morning and a Grasshopper Warbler near Eccleston Mere also seen by Dot.

Martin Hulme

Carr Mill Dam

1 House Martin with 12 Swallow and 50 Sand Martin at 0815.
Derek Evans

Moss Lane, Windle

1 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Willow Warbler.
Derek Evans