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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/Rainford

One Hobby chased the Swallows (numbering 60) beside the stables at 0635. Also present: 2 Yellow Wagtail, one Grey Wagtail, one Rook, 2 Common Gull, one Grey Partridge (heard only), 3 Meadow Pipit, one Coal Tit and 20 each of Tree Sparrow and Corn Bunting.

Derek Evans
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Moss Lane, Windle/Rainford

One Peregrine perched on pylon at 0730; one Yellow Wagtail with 10 Pieds as yesterday. Also: Common Gull (2), Whitethroat (2), Tree Sparrow (5) and Corn Bunting (3).

Derek Evans
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Moss Lane, Windle/Rainford

One Yellow Wagtail with Pied Wagtails in the horse paddocks at the western end at 0700.

Derek Evans
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