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, Black Swan, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Dunlin, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull, Caspian Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Peregrine, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Pied/White Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Common Crossbill, Goldfinch, Siskin, Reed Bunting
FFF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Goosander, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Lapwing, Jack Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Redpoll, Goldfinch, Siskin, Reed Bunting
TLF: Pink-footed Goose, White-fronted Goose, Shoveler, Teal, Lapwing, Snipe, Peregrine, Skylark, Meadow Pipit
WF: Tawny Owl, Cetti’s Warbler
WLF: Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Kingfisher, Sand Martin, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Siskin, Reed Bunting
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Goosander, Chiffchaff, Siskin
Alsager - Treatment Works: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Song Thrush, Robin, Pied Wagtail
Arclid: Red Kite, Sand Martin
Astbury: Red Kite
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Mute Swan, Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Kittiwake, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Kite, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Bullfinch
Brereton: Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Stock Dove, Buzzard, Little Owl, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Bridgemere: Red Kite
Church Lawton - Lawton Gate Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Grey Wagtail
Congleton: Coal Tit
Congleton - Buglawton: Woodpigeon, Sparrowhawk
Congleton - Congleton Link Road West: Red-legged Partridge, Redwing, Fieldfare
Congleton - Giantswood Lane: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Magpie, Jackdaw, Starling, Blackbird, Pied/White Wagtail
Congleton - Hightown: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Jackdaw, Raven, Blue Tit, Starling, Blackbird
Congleton - Mossley: Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Jack Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Reed Bunting
Congleton - Newsbank: Pink-footed Goose, Little Ringed Plover, Red-legged Partridge
Congleton - River Dane: Goosander, Red Kite, Kingfisher, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Congleton - Treatment Works: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Crewe - Meremoor Moss: Cetti's Warbler
Crewe - Wychwood Park, Weston: Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap
Dane Valley - Hillmoor Farm to Colley Mill: Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Dunnock
Doddington - Doddington Park: Red Kite
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Treecreeper, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Canada Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Chaffinch
Gorsty Service Res. and environs, SE of Crewe: Shelduck, Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Coot, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock
Hassall Green, SE of Sandbach: Canada Goose, Mallard, Goosander, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Red Kite, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Marton, N of Congleton - Waste Treatment Works: Pheasant, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Goldfinch
Moston Green, W of Sandbach: Green Sandpiper
Mow Cop: Mallard, Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Shore Lark (present from 16 January to 31 March), Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Rode Heath: Ruddy Shelduck, Swallow
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron
Sandbach: Treecreeper
Sandbach - A534: Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow
Sandbach - Bradwall Green: Common Crossbill
Sandbach - Elworth: Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin
Sandbach - Malkins Bank: Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Siskin
Sandbach - Sandbach Wildlife Corridor: Stone-curlew (flyover), Kingfisher
Scholar Green: Yellowhammer
Shavington/Hough: Siskin
Spen Green, SW of Astbury: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Greenfinch
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Canada Goose, Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Cormorant, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Mallard, Teal, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin
Winterley & Winterley Pool, SE of Sandbach: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit
Green Sandpiper, Great-crested Grebes and Iceland Gull
by Dennis Swaby
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