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, Garganey, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Green-winged Teal, Tufted Duck, Hybrid goose, Cuckoo, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed BuntingAlsager - Treatment Works: Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Buzzard, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath LNR: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Bridgemere - Parrah Green: Barn Owl
Bridgemere - Bridgemere Farm: Canada Goose, Mallard, Red Grouse, Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Collared Dove, Lapwing, Buzzard, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied/White Wagtail, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Church Lawton - Lawton Gate Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail
Congleton - Dane in Shaw Brook: Mandarin Duck
Congleton - Little Moreton Hall: Mallard, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, House Martin, Song Thrush, Robin
Congleton - River Dane: Goosander, Mistle Thrush, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Magpie
Cranage, NW of Holmes Chapel: White Stork
Crewe: Red Kite
Crewe - Weston: Mistle Thrush
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch
Doddington - Glovers Moss & Ridleys Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Starling, Blackbird, Pied Flycatcher, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail
Haslington: Red Kite
Holmes Chapel - Treatment Works and environs: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Dunnock
Kidsgrove - Kidsgrove Treatment Works: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Grey Wagtail
Middlewich: Red Kite
Middlewich - Gasworks Yard Pumping Station: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Greenfinch
Nantwich - Mill Lane, S of Nantwich: Red-legged Partridge
Rode Heath: Hobby
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Tawny Owl, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting
Sandbach: White Stork
Sandbach - Bradwall: White Stork
Sandbach - Bradwall Green: White Stork
Sandbach - Elworth: Yellowhammer
Sandbach - Moston: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Yellowhammer
Scholar Green: Barn Owl, Yellowhammer
Sproston, E of Middlewich - Treatment Works & environs: Swallow
Swettenham: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Blackbird, Robin
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Bar-tailed Godwit, Cormorant, Red Kite, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Goldfinch
Common Tern, Green Sandpiper and Reed Warbler
by Dennis Swaby
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