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/MGT/PHF/RF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Mandarin Duck, Garganey, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Pheasant, Swift, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Whimbrel, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Sanderling, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Osprey, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Peregrine, Red Kite, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Hobby, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Lesser Redpoll, Reed Bunting
WLF: Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat
Alsager: Swift, Sparrowhawk
Alsager - Alsager Treatment Works: Mallard, Swift, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Reed Bunting
Alsager - Fanny's Croft: Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail
Arclid Area SQs: Mandarin Duck
Astbury - Astbury Garden Centre: Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackbird
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Green Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock
Brereton Green - Sandersons Brook, NE of Sandbach: Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Skylark, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Yellow Wagtail
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath LNR: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Lapwing, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Congleton: Mallard, Red Kite, Chiffchaff, Blackbird
Congleton - Buglawton: Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, House Martin, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Congleton - Dane in Shaw: Woodpigeon, Buzzard
Congleton - Mossley: Mallard, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Congleton - Newsbank: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Mallard, Stock Dove, Coot, Oystercatcher, Lapwing
Congleton - River Dane: Mandarin Duck, Goosander, Swift, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Kestrel, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird, House Sparrow
Crewe: Mallard, Swift, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Chaffinch
Crewe - Quaker's Coppice: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird, Robin
Crewe - Sydney: Swift, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackcap, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow
Crewe - Wychwood Park, Weston: Cuckoo
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Snow Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Common Scoter, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Bar-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Wren, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting
Doddington - Lemon Pool: Mallard, Tufted Duck, Red-legged Partridge, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, Raven, Skylark, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Reed Bunting
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Buzzard, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Chaffinch
Rode Heath: Linnet
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Stock Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Raven, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtail
Sandbach - Elworth: Hobby
Sandbach - Elworth - Barlow Wood: Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer
Sandbach - Moston: Rook, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat
Scholar Green: Swift, Red Kite
Somerford: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail
Swettenham - Swettenham Meadows: Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Swettenham - The Quinta: Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Wren, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch, Bullfinch
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin
Wheelock - Wheelock Hall Farm: House Martin
Winterley & Winterley Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Common Terns, Little Ringed Plover and Whimbrel
by Dennis Swaby
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