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Contact the Sankey Valley Rangers on 01744 677 772  with anything unusual,

or email with any bird news of interest to me Peter at  -  birdwatchinginsthelens@blueyonder.co.uk 

Please also forward all bird sightings  to the St Helens Wildlife Recording Group  email --  col2.davies@blueyonder.co.uk   

who will co-ordinate and summerise all the bird records from St Helens and then forward them on to the county recorder.

Click here for archives of previous months bird sightings

June / July 2008  

Fri 4th July    --   St Helens town centre  --  Peregrine.

Thu 3rd July   --  Nine Arches, NLW  -- 2 Sand Martin.

Wed 2nd July  --  My Garden, Haydock  -- Nutchatch.

Tues 1st July   --  Sankey Valley, NLW  --  Raven, 3 Kestrel, 3 Grey Wagtails.

Mon 30th June -- St Helens town centre  --  Peregrine.

                              Rainford bypass & surrounding area -- 12+ Yellowhammer, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Sand Martin,

                                    "            "                   "             "      Oystercatcher, Red-legged Partridge, Common Whitethroat, Linnet.

 

Sun 29th June  -- Carr Mill Dam  --  3 Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler, Common Buzzard, Yellowhammer.

 

Wed 25th June -- Carr Mill Dam  --  2 Sand Martin.

 

Fri 20th June   --  Mossborough Hall / Coach Rd  -- Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 4 Oystercatcher, Tree Sparrow, 2 Linnets, 9 House Martin.

                             Carr Mill Dam  --  6 Common Tern.

 

Mon 16th June -- Sankey Valley, Parr to Nine Arches -- Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 2 Jay, 

                              Kestrel, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Mute Swan, Bullfinch, Stock Dove, 4 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, Swifts, Swallows.

 

Sun 15th June  --  Fir Tree Farm, Woodland Walk, Kings Moss  --  Yellowhammer, 2 Grey Partridge, 4 Lapwing, Common Buzzard.

                              Sankey Valley Rangers Bird Walk  -- Just over 50 species seen between Blackbrook to just before Penkford Bridge, 

                              Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Linnets, Common Whitethroats,  4 Bullfinch, 2 Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest,

                              pair Blackcap, Willow Warblers, Reed Buntings, Yellowhammer, Kestrel, 3 Common Buzzard, Willow Tit, Skylark,

                              Herring Gull, LBB Gull, B/Headed Gull, Lapwing, 3 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, Swifts, Swallows, Jay, plus all regulars.

 

Fri 13th June   --   Carr Mill Dam  --  3 Common Tern.

 

Wed 11th June  -- Carr Mill Dam  --  2 Common Tern, 3 Grey Heron, Blackcap, 2 Coal tit, 3 Kestrel, Great-spotted Woodpecker,

                                     ''    ''        ''         26 Canada Geese, 2 House Martin, also Swallows, Swifts present.

                               Sankey Valley, Carr Mill to Blackbrook  --  4 Grey Wagtail.

                               Sankey Valley, Blackbrook to Wagon Lane  --  Kestrel, Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler,  Jay.

                               Sankey Valley, Havanna Flash  --  1 Common Tern, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 House Martin.

 

Mon 9th June  --  Newton Lake, NLW  -- 1 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Mute Swan. 

 

Sun 8th June  --   Rainford bypass & surrounding area -- Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Lesser Whitethroat, Sand Martin, Lesser Redpoll.

 

Thu  5th June  --  Penkford Flash / Bridge, NLW  --  6 Lapwing, Chiffchaff.

 

Wed 4th June  -- Carr Mill Dam  -- 5 Common Tern, 6 Tufted duck, Yellowhammer, Skylark, Common Buzzard,

                                ''        ''     ''         2 Swans 1 cygnet, 2 Bullfinch.

 

Tues 3rd June  -- Sankey Valley, Nine Arches, NLW  --  Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Whitethroat, House Martin

                                  ''            ''           ''       ''           ''           2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow's, 8 Swift's.

 

Mon 2nd June --  Mossborough Hall / Coach Rd  --  3 Corn Buntings by Bunker Hill Cottages, , 3 Yellowhammers, Kestrel, 

                                         ''             ''           ''       ''         Tree Sparrows, 2 Linnets , 30-40 House Martins, 20+ Swallows.

                             Newton Lake, NLW  --  2 Gadwall, 11 Canada Geese, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Mute Swans, Swallow.

                             Sankey Valley, NLW, Penkford Bridge to Nine Arches  -- Reed Bunting, Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff,

                                    ''         ''          ''            ''    Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lapwing, 2 Jays, 3 Sand Martins, Swift's, Swallow's.

 

Sun 1st June   --  Sidings Lane NR  --  2 Yellowhammer, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Bunting, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Kestrel,

                                  ''           ''     ''         Common Whitethroat, Blackcap family 2ad + 3 young.

 

                

 

 

   

 

 

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