Details of the latest sightings compiled from the Sandbach Flashes log book and other records.
For details of abbreviations see the Monthly Sightings page.
Sandbach Flashes:
EHF/PHF: Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Scaup, Common Scoter, Goosander, Swift, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Peregrine, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Raven, Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Long-tailed Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Starling, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, House Sparrow, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Chaffinch
MGT: Red Kite, Kestrel, Swallow, Garden Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail
RF: Mute Swan, Swift, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Hobby, Stonechat
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Teal, Swift, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Swallow, House Martin
Alsager - Fanny's Croft: Quail, Cuckoo
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Common Scoter, Swift, Redshank
Basford: Woodpigeon
Congleton - Giantswood Lane: Little Egret
Congleton - Mossley: Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Congleton - River Dane: Goosander, Kingfisher, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Swallow
Doddington – Doddington/Lemon Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Black Tern, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird
Middlewich - Lime Beds: Green Sandpiper, Whitethroat
Mow Cop: Wheatear
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Swallow
Sandbach - Elworth: Raven
Swettenham - Swettenham Meadows: Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Wren, Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch
Swettenham - The Quinta: Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Blackbird, Robin
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Canada Goose, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Hobby, Peregrine, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Chaffinch
Watch Lane Flash, Sandbach Flashes: Barnacle Goose, Common Scoter
Wheelock: Woodpigeon, House Sparrow
Winterley & Winterley Pool: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper and Black Tailed Godwit by Dennis Swaby
this medium doesn’t do justice to the natural history images that Dennis Swaby captures at Sandbach Flashes.
See all of his latest images at: - sandbachflashes.co.uk