Details of the latest sightings compiled by 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, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Swift, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Red Kite, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
FFF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Swift, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Red Kite, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
WLF: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie
Alsager: Swift
Alsager - Alsager Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Kestrel, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch
Alsager - Day Green: Red Kite
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath LNR: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Kestrel, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch
Congleton: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw
Congleton - Congleton Station: Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon
Congleton - Crossley Stud Farm: Jackdaw
Congleton - Gorse Lane: Woodpigeon
Congleton - Key Green: Woodpigeon
Congleton - Macclesfield Canal: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw
Congleton - Mossley: Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Greenfinch
Congleton - North Rode: Woodpigeon
Congleton - Oak Lane: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Chaffinch
Congleton - Peover Lane: Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow
Congleton - River Dane: Mandarin Duck, Goosander, Red Kite, Kingfisher, Blackcap, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird
Crewe: Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird
Crewe - Weston: Red Kite
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Swift, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Arctic Tern, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Dunnock, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Eaton, N of Congleton: Sedge Warbler, Dipper, Reed Bunting
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail
Goostrey - Goostrey Station: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow
Haslington: Moorhen, Red Kite
Holmes Chapel: Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird
Kidsgrove Treatment Works and environs: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blackbird
Lawton Heath End - Chellshill Wood: Red Kite
Moreton - Ackers Crossing: Magpie, Carrion Crow
Rode Heath: Hobby
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Swift, Cuckoo, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Sandbach: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw
Sandbach - Bradwall: Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow
Sandbach - Elworth: Woodpigeon, Red Kite, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch
Sandbach - Malkins Bank: Hobby
Sandbach - Sandbach Station: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling
Sandbach - Springdale Industrial Estate: Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch
Sandbach - Sproston Green: Rook, Carrion Crow
Sandbach Heath: Buzzard, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Wren, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Yellowhammer
Scholar Green: Woodpigeon, Hobby, Magpie, Jackdaw
Shavington: Great Tit, Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Bullfinch, Goldfinch
Twemlow Green: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow
Tremlow Green - Twemlow Viaduct: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Canada Goose, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Cuckoo, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Kingfisher, Magpie, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Red Kite, Common Tern and Whimbrel
by Dennis Swaby
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