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Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for June 2009 Local news for local birders email - birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk Home Page Archive Bird News Today's Bird News
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June 2009
Tues 30th June - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 4 Shelduck, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 7 Common Tern, 1 juv Cuckoo.
Mon 29th June - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 16 G.C. Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 11 Barnacle Geese, 2 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher,
'' '' '' '' -- 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, 1 juv Cuckoo, 3 Common Buzzard.
Sun 28th June -- Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Tern, 13 Mistle Thrush, 4 Tree Sparrow, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Bullfinch.
Fri 26th June -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 7 Barnacle Geese, 65 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 juv Cuckoo, 3 Sand Martin.
Thurs 25th June - Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 juv Cuckoo.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Tues 23rd June - Sankey Valley, NLW -- 3 Sand Martin, 3 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Common Whitethroat.
Sankey Valley, Parr - Earlestown -- 4 Common Buzzards together, high up.
Mon 22nd June - Sankey Valley, NLW --1 Cormorant- flyover, 3 Sand Martin, 15 Swifts, 4 Kestrel, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Common Whitethroat.
Sun 21st June -- Carr Mill Dam -- 3 Cormorant, 2 Common Tern, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 6 Tree Sparrow.
Fri 19th June -- St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Thurs 18th June - Nine Arches, NLW -- 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Common Whitethroat.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 15th June -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Mute Swans, 2 Tufted Duck, 5m-5f Gadwall.
Sankey Valley, NLW -- 3 Kestrel, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Common Whitethroat.
Sun 14th June -- Carr Mill Dam -- 16 Canada Geese plus 35 goslings, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Common Tern, 10 Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher,
'' '' '' -- 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 6 Tree Sparrow, 1 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer.
Fri 12th June -- 9 Arches, S/Valley, NLW -- 2 Sand Martin, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Common Whitethroat.
Inglenook Farm, Rainford Bypass -- 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Corn Bunting.
Berrington's Lane -- 24 Sand Martin.
Gillar's Green -- 1 Spotted Flycatcher.
Thurs 11th June - Carr Mill Dam -- 2 Common Tern, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap feeding 3 young.
Newton Lake, NLW -- 2m-2f Gadwall, 2m-2f Tufted Duck.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Tues 9th June - 9 Arches, NLW -- 2 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Common Whitethroat.
Pennington Lane, going towards Earlestown -- 1 Common Buzzard.
Mon 8th June - Carr Mill Dam -- 1 Osprey present 6.30am to 6.45am, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Corn Bunting.
Inglenook Farm, Rainford by pass -- 2 Hobby (one flew over Dairy Farm Road), 2 Common Buzzard.
Sankey Valley, NLW -- 2 Grey Heron, 4 Sand Martin, 3 Kestrel, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Common Whitethroats.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- 1 Sparrowhawk and now 1 House Sparrow less.
Sun 7th June -- Dairy Farm Road -- 1 Quail heard calling at 5.30pm, but not seen.
Newton Lake -- 2 Mute Swans, 6 Canada Geese, 10 Gadwall, 2 Jay.
Fri 5th June -- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Buzzard.
Pennington Lane, going towards Earlestown -- 1 Common Buzzard.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Thurs 4th June- Prescot Reservoir (permit only) -- 1 Little Tern (10.10.am till 10.40.am), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Buzzard.
Tues 2nd June - Rainford Mosslands -- 10 Oystercatcher, 3 Buzzards, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Corn Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.
Mon 1st June -- Newton Lake, NLW -- 2 Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese, 5m-4f Gadwall, 1 Grey Heron.
9 Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- 2 Sand Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Common Whitethroat.
Moss Bank area -- 2 Oystercatchers over.
St Helens town centre -- 1 Peregrine.