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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.

Sankey canal

The following sightings from Sankey canal this morning.
Grey heron 1
Teal 30
Mallard
Tufted duck (female) 1
Moorhen
Little grebe 3
SteB
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Cooper lane

Sparrowhawk seen hunting along Cooper lane footpath this morning as I walked my dog's, area very quiet.
SteB.
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Canada geese

Around fifteen Canada geese in the field along Cooper lane Haydock as I passed through at first light this morning, nothing else seen.
Pete Kemp.
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Carr Mill Dam

Woodcock 2 flushed separately at 1000 from damp woodland edge south of the Goyt inlet.
Derek Evans
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Moss Lane: Windle/Rainford

Pink-footed Goose 145 in flights over; Grey Partridge 12 (coveys of 5 and 7); Merlin one hunting western end at 1025; Stonechat one female adjacent to the stables at 0855; Tree Sparrow 12 scattered; Brambling one female western end hedgerows at 0935; Linnet 40 flock; Corn Bunting 9 on the power lines. Also one Stoat. 
Derek Evans
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Willow tit

Willow tit in my garden in Rainford today
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