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, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Goosander, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
FFF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied/White Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Alsager: Ring-necked Parakeet
Alsager - Alsager Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch
Astbury: Red Kite
Barthomley, SE of Crewe: Raven, Crossbill
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath LNR: Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Bridgemere: Quail
Checkley: Grey Partridge, Quail, Red Kite, Hobby
Church Lawton - Lawton Gate Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Grey Wagtail
Congleton: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher
Congleton - Mossley: Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Congleton - River Dane: Mandarin Duck, Goosander, Kingfisher, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Congleton - Treatment Works: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Dunnock
Crewe: Jay
Dane Valley - Hillmoor Farm to Colley Mill: Goosander, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Magpie, Jackdaw, Wren, Blackbird, Grey Wagtail
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Common Scoter, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Red Kite, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Eaton, N of Congleton: Grey Heron, Dipper
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Buzzard, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail
Haslington: Red Kite
Holmes Chapel: Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Goldfinch
Middlewich: Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blackbird, Goldfinch
Rode Heath: Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Teal, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Sandbach - Malkins Bank: Hobby
Shavington/Hough: Mallard, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Coot, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Pied/White Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Swettenham - Swettenham Meadows: Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Swettenham - The Quinta: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Greenfinch
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Swallow
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Cettis Warbler, Common Tern and Long Tailed Tit
by Dennis Swaby
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