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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for July 2009 Local news for local birders email - birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk Home Page Archive Bird News Today's Bird News
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July 2009
Fri 31st July -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper.
Nine Arches, NLW -- Around 70+ House Martins also a few Swallows and Swifts in with them.
Thurs 30th July - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 200+ Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 Green Sandpiper.
Nine Arches, NLW -- 1 Common Whitethroat, 5 Swallows.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron.
Wed 29th July - Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Cormorant, 2 Common Tern, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 G.S Woodpecker, 1 Willow Tit.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) - 4 Little Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Blk-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove.
Tues 28th July - Penkford bridge, NLW -- 1 Grey Wagtail.
Nine Arches, NLW -- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 27th July -- Penkford Flash / bridge, NLW -- 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 male Bullfinch.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Sun 26th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- 100 Canada Geese, 2 Common Tern, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer.
Fri 24th July -- Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 Green Sandpiper.
Wed 22nd July - Moss Bank -- Grey Wagtail.
Tues 21st July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 8 Gadwall, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover.
Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Cormorant, 2 Common Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 2 Green Sandpiper.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 20th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 23 G.C. Grebe, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Tern, 4 S/Martin.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 G.S Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Whitethroat.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- Tawny Owl flew on to top of next doors tree briefly at mid-night.
Sun 19th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- 3 Little Grebe, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 2 Common Tern, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Sat 18th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 18 G.C. Grebes, 11 Barnacle Geese, 153 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Sandpiper,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Buzzard, 50+ Goldfinch, 12 Linnet.
Fri 17th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) - 2 Shelduck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Sandpiper, 400+ Swifts, 1 G/hopper Warbler.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Thurs 16th July - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 Cormorant, 1 Green Sandpiper, 11 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover.
Wed 15th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Cormorant, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Common Tern, 80+ Canada Geese, 2 Kingfisher.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 10 Wigeon, 2 Common Tern, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper,
'' '' '' '' -- 26 Black-tailed Godwits flying S.E, 1 Siskin.
Tues 14th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 13th July -- Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 2 Common Buzzards.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- 1 Sparrowhawk and now one House Sparrow less.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper.
Sun 12th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- 3 Common Tern, 1 Cormorant, 1 G.S. Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Tree Sparrow, 1 Skylark, 2 Linnet,
'' '' '' -- 1 Willow Tit, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting.
Sankey Valley, Blackbrook - Parr -- 3 Mute Swans, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Swifts, 2 Reed Bunting.
Penkford Flash, NLW -- 5 Grey Herons, all grouped together.
Sat 11th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 13 G.C. Grebes, 11 Barnacle Geese, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper,
'' '' '' '' -- 3 Redshank, 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Grey Wagtail.
Fri 10th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper.
Wagon Lane, Sankey Valley, Haydock -- 1 Jay, 1 Yellowhammer.
Thurs 9th July - Eccleston Mere -- Grasshopper Warbler reeling close to yachting hut.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 18 G.C. Grebes, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover,
'' '' '' '' -- 1 Cormorant, 2 Common Tern, 1 Grasshopper Warbler.
Tues 7th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- report of Cetti's Warbler, goyt estuary by metal bridge, calling 06:45am, 1 Cormorant, 2 Common Tern,
'' '' '' -- 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed plover, 1 Oystercatcher.
Mon 6th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover.
Gillar's Green -- 1 Common Sandpiper over very early am.
Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Sun 5th July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Cuckoo, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Crossbill.
Parkside Road, NLW -- 17 Linnets on wires.
Fri 3rd July -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Green Sandpiper.
Thurs 2nd July - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Snipe, 1 juv Cuckoo.
Wed 1st July -- Carr Mill Dam -- 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper,
'' '' '' -- 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Willow Tit.
Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 juv Cuckoo.