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, MGT, RF: Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Australian Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, Woodcock, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Starling, Stonechat, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Stonechat, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Common Redpoll (Mealy), Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch, Siskin, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting
FFF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Goosander, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Lapwing, Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting
FF: Goosander, Little Grebe, Woodcock, Ring-necked Parakeet, Cetti's Warbler, Goldcrest, Greenfinch, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Yellowhammer
Red Lane Pool: Cetti's Warbler
WLF: Pink-footed Goose, Water Rail, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Yellowhammer
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Goosander, Long-tailed Tit, Bullfinch, Siskin
Alsager - Fanny's Croft: Skylark, Redwing, Yellowhammer
Alsager - Salt Line: Redwing, Fieldfare, Bullfinch, Siskin
Alsager - Wood Park: Meadow Pipit
Arclid: Waxwing
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Pink-footed Goose, Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, Dunlin, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Lesser Redpoll
Balterley: Grey Heron, Rook, Redwing, Fieldfare
Barthomley - Walnut Tree Farm: Lapwing
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath CP: Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch, Siskin
Brereton Mill Pool: Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Buzzard, Redwing, Siskin
Checkley: Red-legged Partridge, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Skylark, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Church Lawton: Goldcrest
Church Lawton - Lawton Hall: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Congleton: Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow
Congleton - Eaton: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird
Congleton - Lower Heath: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Dunnock
Congleton - Mossley: Pheasant, Woodcock, Buzzard, Jay, Wren, Brambling, Goldfinch
Congleton - River Dane: Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Goosander, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch
Congleton - Buglawton: Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Song Thrush, Blackbird
Crewe: Short-eared Owl
Crewe - Radway Green: Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Chaffinch
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Shelduck, Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Merlin, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Stonechat, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird
Haslington: Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch
Holmes Chapel: Barn Owl
Middlewich: Black Swan, Blackcap, Reed Bunting
Middlewich - Lime Beds: Green Sandpiper
Moston Green: Pink-footed Goose, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Common Redpoll (Mealy), Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer
Rode Heath: Pink-footed Goose, Lapwing, Redwing, Fieldfare
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Chaffinch, Siskin
Swettenham - Swettenham Meadows: Pink-footed Goose, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin
Swettenham - The Quinta: Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Canada Goose, Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Woodcock, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Greylag Goose, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Wheelock - Trent and Mersey Canal to M6: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Linnet, Goldfinch
Winterley & Winterley Pool: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Wybunbury: Goldcrest
Water Rail, Med Gull and Mistle Thrush
by Dennis Swaby
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