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: incl. Pink-footed Goose, Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Pintail, Goosander, GC Grebe
Waders: incl. Curlew, Bl-t Godwit, Dunlin & Green Sandpiper
Gulls & Terns: Herring & L B-b Gull
Egrets: Great W & Little Egret
Raptors & Owls: Sparrowhawk
Other records: Raven, Swallow, Sand & House Martin, Wheatear reported this month
MGT/RF: Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail, Pochard, Goldeneye, L Grebe, Golden Plover, Common & Jack Snipe, Great W & L Egret, Sparrowhawk, S-e Owl, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine, Skylark, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, Wheatear, Tree Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch, L Redpoll, Siskin & Yellowhammer
FF: Jay & Mistle Thrush
GF: Cetti's Warbler
WLF: GC Grebe, Swallow & Cetti's Warbler
Sightings Elsewhere:
Alsager:
Fannyscroft/SW Alsager: Skylark, Whitethroat, Tree Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Linnet & Yellowhammer
Lawton Woods/Lake: Stock Dove, Jay
Salt Line/Borrow Pit Meadows: Common Gull, Sparrowhawk, Jay, Linnet
Scholar Green/Rode Heath: Egyptian Goose, Green Sandpiper, L Egret, Stonechat & Yellowhammer
Congleton: Mallard, Yellow-browed Warbler
Astbury: Peregrine
AMCP: see astburywildlife.blogspot.co.uk
Brereton Heath LNR/Bagmere: Little Gull, L Egret, Tree Sparrow & Crossbill
Park/Town: Goosander, Kingfisher, Dipper & Grey Wagtail
Crewe: Richard's Pipit
Macon Meadows: Water Rail, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Quakers Coppice: Bullfinch
Queens Park: Barnacle Goose, Goosander, Sparrowhawk, L Owl & Jay
Wistaston: Hoopoe
Derbyshire/Staffs border:
Danebower Quarry: Kestrel & Raven
Doddington: incl. R-l Partridge, Greylag & Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Wigeon, L & GC Grebe, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, L & S-e Owl, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Peregrine, Raven, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit & Greenfinch
Lea Forge: Shoveler, Stock Dove, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Skylark, Song & Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Siskin & Reed Bunting
Meremoor Moss: L Owl, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Skylark, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit & Linnet
Middlewich: Yellow-browed Warbler
Mow Cop/Cheshire's Close: Kestrel, Skylark, Stonechat & Meadow Pipit
Rode Pool: Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, Stock Dove, Snipe, L Egret, Kingfisher, Jay, Rook, Raven, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch & Bullfinch
Sandbach:
Arclid/Sandbach Heath: Barn Owl, Swallow, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Linnet & Goldfinch
Elworth: Yellow Wagtail
Fields Farm: Goosander, Sparrowhawk, Harris Hawk, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Greenfinch
Winterley/Winterley Pool: Mute Swan, Stock & Collared Dove, GC Grebe, Common Gull, Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, Jay, Rook, Skylark, Swallow, Linnet & Yellowhammer
Swettenham/The Quinta: Jay, Rook, Raven, Skylark, Grey Wagtail & Bullfinch
Wrinehill: Meadow Pipit
Wybunbury Moss: Stock Dove, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Jay, Raven, Skylark, Swallow, Mistle Thrush & Greenfinch
Also, occasional reports of sightings of skeins of Pink-footed Geese overhead and of Blackcaps in gardens.
