Details of the latest sightings compiled by John Thompson from the Sandbach Flashes log book and other records.
For details of abbreviations see the Monthly Sightings page.
Sandbach Flashes -
EHF/PHF -
Wildfowl - 'regulars' incl - Greylag & Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Goosander also Whooper Swan, Shoveler, Pintail, L & GC Grebe
Waders - ‘regulars’ incl - Curlew, Snipe also Black tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper
Raptors & Owls - ‘regulars’ incl - Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Merlin & Peregrine
Gulls & Terns - ‘regulars’ incl - Common Gull also Great Black backed, Caspian & Yellow legged Gull
Other records - ‘regulars’ incl - Swallow, Grey Wagtail also Kingfisher, Raven, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Redwing, Song Thrush reported this month
MGT/RF - Garganey, Wigeon, Water Rail, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Short eared Owl, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Raven, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, Tree Sparrow, Richard's Pipit, Linnet & Reed Bunting plus ( during visible migration watch ) Pink footed Goose, Stock Dove, Golden Plover, Snipe, Merlin, Hobby, Skylark, Tree Sparrow, Meadow & Tree Pipit, Yellowhammer
Canal towpath - Kestrel
CF - Tufted Duck, GC Grebe, Grey Wagtail
FF - Goosander
GF - Cetti’s Warbler
RL Pool/Tip - Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Redwing, Siskin
WLF - Pink footed Geese (skein), Goosander, GC Grebe, Skylark, Goldcrest, Siskin
Sightings Elsewhere -
Alsager - Pink footed Geese (skein)
Basford - Raven
Congleton -
Astbury - Red legged Partridge
AWP - see astburywildlife.blogspot.co.uk
Dane in Shaw - Kingfisher, Peregrine, Jay, Dipper, Bullfinch & Greenfinch
Crewe - Pink footed Geese (skein)
Basford - Raven
Queen's Park - Barnacle Goose, Goosander, L Grebe, Grey Wagtail
Derbyshire / Staffordshire border -
Gradbach - Jay, Raven, Dipper
Three Shires Head - Red Grouse, Raven, Ring Ouzel
Doddington - Greylag & Pink footed Goose, Whooper Swan, Shoveler, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Stock & Collared Dove, L Grebe, Common Gull, Sparrowhawk, L Owl, Kingfisher, GS Woodpecker, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit
Lea Forge - Stock Dove, GS Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Raven, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit
Holmes Chapel/M6 - Little Gull
Lawton Lake - L Grebe
Mow Cop - Lapwing, Kestrel, Raven, Skylark, Stonechat, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting
Rode Pool - 'regulars' incl - Canada Goose, Teal, Cormorant, Coal Tit also Mandarin, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kingfisher, GS Woodpecker, Jay, Raven, House martin, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch & Siskin
Scholar Green - Tree Sparrow, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting
Shavington - Red Kite, Goldcrest
Swettenham/Quinta - Jay, Rook, Raven, Chiffchaff
Walgherton - Hobby, Swallow, Spotted Flycatcher
Winterley Pool - Jay
Wistaston/Joey the Swan - Pink footed Geese (skein), Rook, Goldcrest, Fieldfare, Redwing, Bullfinch
Wybunbury/Moss - Jay, Raven
Further afield ...
SJ77 Knutsford / SJ87 Alderley Edge border -
Goostrey - Red legged partridge, Tawny Owl, Brambling
Lostock Green - Curlew, Kestrel, Jay, Skylark, Bullfinch
Marbury CP/Neumann's and Aston's Flashes - Pochard, Curlew, Tawney Owl, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Rook, Raven, Cetti's Warbler, Skylark, Bullfinch
Newchurch Common - Smew
Redesmere - Rook
Rudheath Lime beds - Whooper Swan, Golden Plover, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Raven, Skylark, Chiffchaff
97 species reported
