WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF ~~ Mallard regular, no count ~ Teal regular, max 141 on 9th ~ Eygptian Goose a single on 14th ~ Shoveler regular, max 10 on 10th ~ Wigeon regular, max 150 on 5th ~ Gadwall 2 on 1st ~ Goosander regular, 3 on 3rd, 7th & 29th, 1 on 14th ~ Whooper Swan 3 on 11th ~ Shelduck regular, max 34 on 9th ~ Greylag Goose regular, max 5 on 10th ~ Garganey a single on 5th ~ Mandarin singles on 10th & 11th
WADERS AT EHF/PHF ~~ Black-tailed Godwit regular, max 41 on 21st ~ Lapwing regular, max 38 on 16th ~ Dunlin regular, max 4 on 29th ~ Green Sandpiper regular, max 2 on 16th ~ Curlew 1 on 5th & 3 on 20th ~ Snipe regular, max 5 on 5th ~ Redshank regular, max 5 on 11th ~ Little Ringed Plover regular, max 8 on 16th ~ Ruff regular, max 2 on 7th ~ Oystercatcher regular, max 6 on 7th ~ Ringed Plover regular, max 6 on 29th ~ Whimbrel 6 on 20th
Elsewhere ~~ a Ruddy Duck was at Doddington on 2nd ~ 4 Mandarin were on the MGT pool on 4th and a pair of South American Ringed Teal on 27th
RAPTORS AND OWLS ~~ Sparrowhawk regular at EHF, one seen carrying prey at Maw Green on 20th ~ Kestrel regular at EHF/MGT ~ Buzzard regular in the SECOS area, several pairs displaying ~ Peregrine 2 at EHF on 20th ~ Osprey one over EHF on 27th ~ Little Owl one in a Barn Owl box at Railway Farm ~ Barn Owl one at Green Lane, Wistaston on 9th
GULLS AND TERNS ~~ LBB Gull 516 were at EHF on 7th ~ Y L Gull one at EHF on 19th ~ Iceland Gull a 1st winter was at EHF on 4th
OTHER SIGHTINGS ~~ a Whitethroat was at Stowford on 11th ~ MGT attracted Wheatears throughout the month with a remarkable 17 on 19th ~ at WLF, a Yellow Wagtail was present on 17th and the first Reed Warblers and Sedge Warblers were at MGT / GF on the same date ~ EHF held Blackcaps and Willow Warblers on 14th, Whitethroat on 17th, Lesser Whitethroat on 21st and Sedge Warblers on 23rd ~ 3 Reed Warblers were singing at WLF on 24th and a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling at MGT on 27th ~ a Little Egret was over EHF on the 19th and a Ring Ouzel was in a horse paddock at Elworth on 19th ~ Ravens were over EHF on the 11th and 13th and 2 White Storks were seen and photographed by members of staff on Leighton Hospital roof (unfortunately, no local birders managed to see these birds, however, 2 White Storks were recorded on Anglesey 2 days later)
