*** Posting to this blog - Please read ***

*** Posting to this blog – Please read ***

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.

27/04 to 01/05

Recently recorded within walking distance of home on daily exercise routine.

27/04 Merton Bank Open Space
Greylag Goose 5 feral birds over; Reed Warbler 2

28/04 St Helens Canal towards town centre
Greylag Goose one with Canada Goose; Mallard brood of 10 - my first of the season

29/04 Merton Bank Open Space
Reed Warbler 2

01/05 Carr Mill Dam
Sedge Warbler one in song at Goyt inlet; Common Tern 3; Oystercatcher one over; Swallow 15; Sand Martin 10; House Martin 7

Derek Evans


Posted by at

No comments :

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom )