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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.

Taylor Park Lake

Muscovy Duck a white pair and a single black bird. Also: Tufted Duck 5, Coot 29, Moorhen 17 and Common Gull 2.

Derek Evans
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Merton Bank Open Space

Water Rail at 0945 along the brook/canal. Also: Common Gull 2; Grey Wagtail; Mistle Thrush 3; Coal Tit and Bullfinch 6 (in 3 pairs).

Derek Evans
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Carr Mill Dam/Garswood Old Road

Goosander female south end 0815-0955+. Also: Willow Tit pair Garswood Old Road/Hollin Hey; Redwing 8; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Goldfinch 35 flock Sailing Club; Tree Sparrow 4+ Hollin Hey.

Derek Evans
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Sankey Valley

Redwing 40 in roving, flighty groups in fields and hedgerows towards Stanley Bank.

Derek Evans
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Sankey Valley from Carr Mill Dam to the Ship Inn

Teal 8 (in 4 pairs) on the brook/canal near the Visitor Centre. Also: Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Coal Tit (in song), Nuthatch and Treecreeper.

Derek Evans
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Carr Mill Dam

Goldeneye drake centre water 0920-1000+; Willow Tit at feeding station north-west of Sailing Club 0900.

Derek Evbans
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Merton Bank Open Space

Pink-footed Goose 60 east at 0900; Water Rail one along the brook/canal at 0850.

Derek Evans
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