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, Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, White-fronted Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, Green-winged Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, Dunlin, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Caspian Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Stonechat, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
CF: Wigeon, Coot, Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret
FF: Woodcock, Tawny Owl
FFF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Goosander, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Jack Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting
TLF: Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, White-fronted Goose, Teal, Water Rail, Snipe, Tawny Owl, Skylark, Mistle Thrush
WLF: Water Rail, Woodcock, Great White Egret, Kingfisher
Alsager: Blackcap
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Goosander, Snipe, Redwing, Fieldfare, Siskin
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Shoveler, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Little Gull, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Siskin
Barthomley, SE of Crewe: Little Egret
Brereton Heath - Bagmere: Starling murmuration of probably 100,000+ birds on the 1st
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath LNR: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch
Church Lawton - Lawton Gate Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail
Church Lawton - Lawton Hall: Tufted Duck, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock
Congleton: Jackdaw, Carrion Crow
Congleton - Bent Farm Quarry: Shelduck, Shoveler, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Lapwing
Congleton - Crossley Stud Farm: Mallard, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow
Congleton - Gorse Lane: Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow
Congleton - Key Green: Black-headed Gull
Congleton - Macclesfield Canal: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw
Congleton - Mossley: Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Jack Snipe, Red Kite, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Congleton - North Rode: Rook
Congleton - Oak Lane: Carrion Crow
Congleton - River Dane: Goosander, Kingfisher, Redwing
Congleton - Train Station: Feral Pigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw, Starling
Crewe: Tawny Owl
Crewe - Chorlton - Border Fisheries: Mallard, Pheasant, Moorhen, Coot
Crewe - Weston: Lapwing
Dane Valley - Hillmoor Farm to Colley Mill: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren, Robin
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Lapwing, Curlew, Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Cormorant, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Canada Goose, Mallard, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Pied Wagtail
Holmes Chapel: Barnacle Goose, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Coot, Black-tailed Godwit, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail
Holmes Chapel - Treatment Works and environs: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch
Hough, Crewe: Barn Owl
Kidsgrove - Kidsgrove Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Robin
Kinderton, SE of Middlewich: White-fronted Goose
Marton, N of Congleton - Waste Treatment Works: Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch
Middlewich: White Wagtail (alba), Redpoll, Reed Bunting
Moreton - Ackers Crossing: Magpie, Carrion Crow
Mow Cop: Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Lapwing, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Snipe, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Willow Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, *** Shore Lark ***, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Newsbank, nr Congleton: Stock Dove
Rode Heath: Ruddy Shelduck, Chaffinch
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron
Rodeheath, NE of Congleton: Kestrel
Sandbach: Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Sandbach - Malkins Bank: Linnet
Scholar Green: Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch
Spen Green, SW of Astbury: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Chaffinch
Twemlow Green: Mistle Thrush
Wheelock: Little Egret
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Winterley Pool, SW of Sandbach: Tufted Duck, Goosander, Moorhen, Coot, Little Egret Great White Egret
Green Sandpiper, Green-winged Teal, White-fronted Goose
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