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South East Cheshire Ornithological Society
South East Cheshire Ornithological Society
16th August 2022
Borrow Pit Meadows – between old railway line and Betchton Lane – 1445
40+ Swallows flying over the fields
16th August 2022
I finally felt well enough to go to Doddington this afternoon but an unpleasant incident rather spoilt it. When I got there two guys with cameras and big lenses were at the edge of the field in a good position, not disturbing anything. I had some good scope views of the four stilts, four green sands, yellow wagtail, pied wagtail, teal, shelduck and a lot of geese.
The two guys went and a few minutes later a couple appeared also with cameras and big lenses. However, they just marched through the wheat crop to the edge of the water. The geese were frightened, took off and also took every other bird with them. After a minute there wasn’t a bird in sight. I shouted and told them that they shouldn’t be there. The woman looked a bit surprised as if she couldn’t understand why the birds had all flown off, then went back to the car, but the guy stormed up to me and gave me some abuse and threatened me if I shouted at them again.
So the good side and the bad side of bird photography.
13th August 2022
Still 4 Black winged Stilts at Doddington 2.45 pm
13th August 2022
Congleton: River Dane
Non-avian sighting: Otter at the bottom of the weir downstream from the park Park Road entrance at approximately 7:45am.
Also Kingfisher x 2; Grey Wagtail
11th August 2022
Something very different at Doddington this morning,5 Black-Winged Stilts!Also Green Sand and Yellow Wagtail.
10th August 2022
Acre Nook Sand Quarry
Avocets x 15
A black necked grebe has been reported but I didn’t see it.
09/08/2022
Sandbach Flashes: PHF: Greenshank; EHF: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Curlews, Kingfisher
8th August 2022
Congleton:River Dane
Common Sandpiper – the first we have seen on this stretch of the Dane
Kingfisher – Four sightings of at least two (Pam)
Dipper – Two (Pam)
Grey Wagtail – One (Pam)
5th August 2022
To add to Colin’s list this morning,3 Green Sandpiper,Snipe,3 Yellow Wagtails,6 Swifts through and 2 Female Teal.
5th August 2022
Congleton
River Dane – between the weir and Steamboat;
Grey Wagtail ♂
River Dane – weir
Kingfisher
Dipper
5th August 2022
At Doddington today; I’ll leave Mike and Andy to give the details of the smaller birds and I’ll do the easy ones starting with the big white ones! Mute swan numbers totalled 72; also had a kingfisher on Lemon Pool and a kestrel out of the tree at the main pool . Finally had breeding records for little grebe when two pairs were each seen with one juv. 15 sand martins; 10 house martins and 20 swallows.
3rd August 2022
At Doddington this afternoon,Snipe,L.R.Plover,58 Lapwings,3 juv Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail around the pool.