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WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF
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COUNT
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WADERS AT EHF/PHF
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COUNT
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MALLARD
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regular max 210 on 22nd
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BLACK TAILED GODWIT
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regular max 38 on 5th
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TEAL
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regular max 20 on 30th
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LAPWING
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regular max 658 on 30th
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SHOVELER
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singles 15th and 19th
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COMMON SANDPIPER
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regular throughout the month
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WIGEON
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singles regular
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DUNLIN
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regular max 3 on 16th
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GOOSANDER
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6 on15th & 30th
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GREEN SANDPIPER
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regular max 7 on 30th
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SHELDUCK
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regular max 23 on 4th
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CURLEW
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regular max, 56 – 20th
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MANDARIN
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2 on 22nd
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SNIPE
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regular max 10 on 26th
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REDSHANK
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regular max 3 on 16th
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LITTLE RINGED PLOVER
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regular max 17 on 3rd
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WOOD SANDPIPER
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a single on 29th
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RUFF
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regular max 2 on 27th
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OYSTERCATCHER
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regular max 6 on2nd
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GREENSHANK
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a single on 8th & 2 on 22nd
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elsewhere 7 Goosander were at Byley on the 5th ~ 2 Great Crested Grebe were at WLF
on the 10th and a single on GF on the 19th ~ 2 Cape Shelduck were at Winterley Pool on the 22nd
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RAPTORS AND OWLS
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COUNT
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SPARROWHAWK
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a pair fledged 2 young from a site in Crewe Town Centre
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KESTREL
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a pair were feeding young in a box sited on MGT
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BUZZARD
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regular sightings at EHF, Rode Pool and Doddington
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HOBBY
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regular sightings at EHF
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PEREGRINE
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one at EHF on the 4th
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LITTLE OWL
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one regular in Clay Lane
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BARN OWL
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one in Groby Road, Maw Green, Crewe on the 4th
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GULLS
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COUNT
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B H GULL
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140 at EHF on the 4th
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MEDITERRANEAN GULL
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an adult at PHF on the 18th and a juv at EHF on the 29th
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Y L GULL
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regular at EHF/PHF, 6 on the 11th
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LITTLE GULL
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one at EHF on the 4th
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LBB GULL
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125 at EHF on the 18th
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COMMON TERN
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a single at EHF on the 14th, 2 on the 15th
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OTHER SIGHTINGS
Kingfishers were recorded at Rode Pool, Byley, CF and EHF ~
Spotted Flycatchers bred at Wistaston (Joey the Swan) and Warmingham ~ a
Wheatear was at EHF on the 4th and a
Grey Wagtail on the 9th ~ 2
Willow Tits were regular at the FF feeding station ~ a pair of
Blackcap were feeding 2 juvs at EHF on the 19th ~
Common and
Lesser Whitethroats were regular at EHF ~
Reed and
Sedge Warblers were singing at PHF throughout the month ~ at EHF/PHF
Chiff Chaffs and
Willow Warblers were moving around with the
Long-tailed Tit flock and 60
Tree Sparrows were counted on the 31st