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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

Stonechat one; Tree Sparrow 20; Rook 4; Grey Partridge 10; Cormorant 10 flew west; Lapwing 86 over; Goldfinch 60+.

Derek Evans

Moss Lane @ Windle/Rainford

4th November
Pink-footed Goose 600; Lapwing 80; Fieldfare 59 to the south-west; Rook one; Corn Bunting 23.
6th November
Grey Partridge 9; Rook one; Corn Bunting 21.
10th November
Stonechat one; Jackdaw 130+; Yellowhammer 24.

Derek Evans