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Local bird news for local birders |
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Bird news from around St Helens |
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Local bird news for local birders |
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Bird news from around St Helens |
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.
