SECOS Sightings

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Details of July sightings complied by Bryan Perkins from the Sandbach Flashes log book

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, no count
Teal	regular, max 123 on 1st
Shoveler	2 on 1st
Wigeon	regular, max 3 on 15th
Garganey	singles on 27th to 31st
WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 254 on 2nd	Ruff	singles regular
Lapwing	regular, max 568 on 14th	Oystercatcher	regular, max 3
Common Sandpiper	regular, max 3 on 2nd	Whimbrel	a single on 21st
Dunlin	singles on 18th & 19th	Ringed Plover	a single on 7th
Green Sandpiper	regular, max 9 on 20th	Knot	2 on 26th
Curlew	regular, Max 34 on 31st	Wood Sandpiper	a single on 26th
Snipe	singles on 18th & 27th, 4 on 31st
Redshank	regular, max 2
Little Ringed Plover	regular, max 9 on 7th
elsewhere	Tufted Duck 2 broods of 2 and 4 were at RF on the 17th and 2 broods of 3 and 4 were at Rode Pool on 27th ~ Little Grebe bred at GF and Queens Park Lake, Crewe
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	regular at EHF
Buzzard	regular in the SECOS area
Hobby	2 sightings both at EHF, a colour ringed bird was at Doddington on two dates
Peregrine	one at MGT on 31st
Tawny Owl	2 regular at a site near Winterley
Little Owl	2 at Railway Farm, Elton on the 31st, 1 at Wheelock Heath on the 3rd
Kestrel	2 fledged juvs found on the ground and in a sorry state at a site near Crewe were taken to Stapeley Grange RSPCA Wildlife Hospital
GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	675 were counted at EHF on the 15th
Med. Gull	a juv was at EHF / MGT 21st to 31st
YL Gull	regular at EHF / PHF, 4 on 27th
Common Tern	a single at EHF on the 18th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
a Spotted Flycatcher was at Crewe Green 1st to 2nd ~ Yellow Wagtails were recorded at Wheelock Heath on the 3rd and EHF on the 28th ~ a Kingfisher was at EHF on 3 dates ~ a Little Egret was at EHF 13th to 14th and a Marsh Tit was regular at Rode Pool

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, max 182 on 7th	GC Grebe	2 on 24th
Teal	regular, max 12 on 30th	Shelduck	3 broods, total 23 juvs
Shoveler	singles on 3rd, 7th & 11th	Greylag Goose	3 on 2nd
Wigeon	regular, max 4 on 11th	Ringed Teal	a pair on 5th
Gadwall	5 on 20th, 2 on 22nd & 23rd
WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 320 on 22nd	Curlew	2 on 24th
Lapwing	regular, max 234 on 29th	Redshank	singles on 2nd & 17th
Common Sandpiper	2 on 30th	Little Ringed Plover	regular, max 4 on 24th
Dunlin	1 on 8th	Oystercatcher	regular, max 3 on 24th
Green Sandpiper	3 on 18th
elsewhere	juvenile Little Ringed Plover was recorded at Doddington Pool
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Buzzard	regular in the SECOS area
Hobby	3 sightings all at EHF
Peregrine	one over EHF on 7th
Little Owl	one regular in Clay Lane
GULLS	COUNT
YL Gull	3 at EHF on 7th
Med. Gull	one at EHF on 21st
Common Tern	a single at EHF on 24th and 2 on 26th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Return passage waders started to trickle through during the month with three Green Sandpipers at EHF on the 18th followed by two Common Sandpipers on the 30th ~ a Kingfisher was at EHF on the 2nd and 20th ~ Ravens were over Sandbach on the 16th and EHF on the 24th ~ a Grasshopper Warbler was singing at EHF on the 2nd and a Lesser Whitethroat on the 26th ~ a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was seen briefly at PHF on the 28th and Willow Warbler, Chiff Chaff and Whitethroat were present on the 30th ~ at MGT three Reed Warblers were singing on the 5th and at Doddington a pair of Spotted Flycatchers fledged five young

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	Regular, max 170 on 18th	Goosander	Singles on 1st, 6th, 12th & 19th
Teal	2 on 6th	Shelduck	a pair with juvs on 16th
Shoveler	Singles on 6th, 14th & 20th	Tufted Duck	9 on 19th
Wigeon	regular
WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 10 on 26th	Oystercatcher	regular
Lapwing	regular, max 42 on 25th	Ringed Plover	regular, max 7 on 25th
Common Sandpiper	singles 5th to10th	Whimbrel	a single on 3rd
Curlew	a single on 20th	Wood Sandpiper	4 on 9th & 2 on 11th & 12th
Little Ringed Plover	regular, max 4 on 10th	Greenshank	a single on 22nd
Ruff	a single on 12th
elsewhere	Great Crested Grebes bred at Winterley Pool and Rode Pool and a Mandarin was on the New Pool MGT on the 9th ~ 2 pairs of Oystercatchers bred at Doddington
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	one attacking juv Starlings at Maw Green, Crewe on the 25th
Buzzard	16 were over EHF on the 11th
Hobby	one at EHF on the 27th
Red Kite	one over EHF on 26th
Osprey	one over EHF on 27th
Tawny Owl	one at Rode Pool on 4th and 18th
Little Owl	one at Wheelock Heath 19th
Barn Owl	one seen around farm buildings at Wheelock Heath
GULLS	COUNT
Arctic Tern	one at EHF on the 3rd
Caspian Gull	one at PHF on the 11th
YL Gull	one at EHF on the 27th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
on MGT, several Sedge Warblers and 3 Reed Warblers were singing on 1st and 3 Whinchat and 2 Wheatear were present on the 9th ~ a male Pied Flycatcher was seen in the Bentley Works, Crewe on the 12th ~ Spotted Flycatchers were recorded at University Way, Crewe, Doddington, Warmingham and EHF ~ Yellow Wagtails were at EHF on the 5th, Wheelock Heath on the 19th and Doddington ~ a Tree Pipit was at University Way / Quakers Coppice, Crewe on the 9th and a Quail was at Stowford on the 21st

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, no count	Goosander	regular, 3 on 3rd, 7th & 29th, 1 on 14th
Teal	regular, max 141 on 9th	Whooper Swan	3 on 11th
Eygptian Goose	a single on14th	Shelduck	regular, max 34 on 9th
Shoveler	regular, max 10 on 10th	Greylag Goose	regular, max 5 on 10th
Wigeon	regular, max 150 on 5th	Garganey	a single on 5th
Gadwall	2 on 1st	Mandarin	singles on 10th & 11th
WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 41 on 21st	Redshank	regular, max 5 on 11th
Lapwing	regular, max 38 on 16th	Little Ringed Plover	regular, max 8 on16th
Dunlin	regular, max 4 on 29th	Ruff	regular, max 2 on 7th
Green Sandpiper	regular, max 2 on16th	Oystercatcher	regular, max 6 on 7th
Curlew	1 on 5th & 3 on 20th	Ringed Plover	regular, max 6 on 29th
Snipe	regular, max 5 on 5th	Whimbrel	6 on 20th
elsewhere	a Ruddy Duck was at Doddington on 2nd ~ 4 Mandarin were on the MGT pool on 4th and a pair of South American Ringed Teal on 27th
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	regular at EHF, one seen carrying prey at Maw Green on 20th
Kestrel	regular at EHF/MGT
Buzzard	regular in the SECOS area, several pairs displaying
Peregrine	2 at EHF on 20th
Osprey	one over EHF on 27th
Little Owl	one in a Barn Owl box at Railway Farm
Barn Owl	one at Green Lane, Wistaston on 9th
GULLS	COUNT
LBB Gull	516 were at EHF on 7th
Y L Gull	one at EHF on 19th
Iceland Gull	a 1st winter was at EHF on 4th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
a Whitethroat was at Stowford on 11th ~ MGT attracted Wheatears throughout the month with a remarkable 17 on 19th  ~ at WLF, a Yellow Wagtail was present on 17th and the first Reed Warblers and Sedge Warblers were at MGT/GF on the same date ~ EHF held Blackcaps and Willow Warblers on 14th, Whitethroat on 17th, Lesser Whitethroat on 21st and Sedge Warblers on 23rd ~ 3 Reed Warblers were singing at WLF on 24th and a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling at MGT on 27th ~ a Little Egret was over EHF on the 19th and a Ring Ouzel was in a horse paddock at Elworth on 19th  ~ Ravens were over EHF on the 11th and 13th and 2 White Storks were seen and photographed by members of staff on Leighton Hospital roof (unfortunately, no local birders managed to see these birds, however, 2 White Storks were recorded on Anglesey 2 days later)

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, no count	Gadwall	regular, max 2 on 5th
Teal	regular, max 174 on 5th	Goosander	regular, max 19 on 4th
Pintail	regular, max 10 on17th	GC Grebe	3 on 4th
Shoveler	regular, max 20 on 8th	Shelduck	28 on 21st & 24 on 25th
Wigeon	regular, max 520 on 21st	Pink Footed Goose	a single on 5th
WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 18 on18th	Little Ringed Plover	regular, max 4 on 18th
Lapwing	33 on 15th	Ruff	regular, max 8 on 10th
Dunlin	a single on 10th	Oystercatcher	regular, max 4 on 10th
Curlew	singles on 6th, 15th & 25th	Golden Plover	24 on 21st & 5 on 3rd
Snipe	regular, max 35 on 15th	Ringed Plover	singles on 10th & 15th and 2 on 18th
Redshank	regular, max 6 on 17th
elsewhere	a Scaup was on Doddington Pool on several dates throughout the month ~ a Mandarin was on the New Pool MGT on 20th ~ 3 Oystercatchers were at WLF on 6th
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Kestrel	regular in the Flashes area
Buzzard	common in the SECOS area, 8 over EHF on the 23rd
Red Kite	one over EHF on the 26th
Peregrine	three records, all from EHF, 2 on the 23rd
Merlin	one at EHF on 22nd and one over Sandbach on 25th
Osprey	one over CF on 11th
GULLS	COUNT
Little Gull	a 1st winter bird was at EHF on 31st
Mediterranean Gull	an excellent month with up to 4 adults at EHF/PHF on several dates
Glaucous Gull	a 1st winter bird at EHF/PHF on 3rd and 10th
Iceland Gull	a 1st winter bird regular at EHF/PHF 12th to18th
YL Gull	2 on 3rd, singles on 4th and 15th
Caspian Gull	a single was at PHF on 15th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
The migrants started to trickle in with a Wheatear at Arclid on 7th followed by an early Osprey at CF on 11th and the first Little Ringed Plovers at EHF on 17th ~ these were followed by Sandmartins on 18th and 2 Chiff Chaffs at FF on 20th ~ a Wheatear was at EHF on 22nd and a White Wagtail and 10 Sandmartins on 23rd ~ a Swallow was over Sandbach on 25th and several at WLF on 31st ~ 2 Raven were over WLF on 6th ~ 73 Stock Doves were at EHF on 13th ~ a Yellowhammer was at EHF on 26th and 29 Pied Wagtails on 22nd ~  Green Woodpecker was at CF on 22nd and 4 Fieldfare were over Sandbach on 25th

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, no count	Goosander	regular, max 19 on 21st
Teal	regular, max 225 on 14th	Little Grebe	a single on 3rd and 2 on 7th
Pintail	regular, max 10 on 9th	Shelduck	regular, max 50 on 11th
Shoveler	regular, max 20 on 14th	Pink Footed Goose	200 over on 3rd
Wigeon	regular, max 420 on 13th	Greylag Goose	2 on 20th
Gadwall	regular, max 8 on 7th
WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 3 on 7th	Snipe	regular, max 24 on 21st
Lapwing	regular, max 1100 on 14th	Redshank	regular, max 6 on 17th
Curlew	regular, max 41 on 20th	Ruff	regular, max 9 on 17th
elsewhere	6  White-fronted Geese were at RF on 7th ~ 8 Goosander were on FF on 25th and a male Scaup was at Doddington on 14th ~ 2 Woodcock were at FF on 21st
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	just two sightings, both from EHF
Kestrel	regular at MGT, one at Maw Green on 20th  and one in University Way, Crewe on 8th
Buzzard	regular at EHF, 10 on 17th
Peregrine	one at EHF on 17th
Tawny Owl	one was sitting on four eggs at QC at the beginning of the month
GULLS	COUNT
Mediterranean Gull	an adult winter was at EHF on 5th, 7th and 22nd
YL Gull	a single on the 3rd and 2 on 9th
Glaucous Gull	a 1st winter was at PHF on 28th
Common Gull	15 were at EHF on 11th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
a Water Rail was regular, on flood water at EHF ~ up to 3 Raven were over EHF/PHF on 3rd, 16th and 18th ~ 18 Stock Doves were at EHF on 13th ~ a Grey Wagtail was at PHF on 22nd and Tree Sparrows are already inspecting the nest boxes at EHF

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, no count	Goosander	regular, max 28 on 22nd
Teal	regular, no count	Barnacle Goose	singles regular
Pintail	regular, max 6 on 22nd	Shelduck	regular, max 49 on 30th
Shoveler	regular, max 11 on 28th	Pochard	3 on 22nd, 27th-28th
Wigeon	regular, max 400 on 30th	Mute Swan	14 on 30th
Gadwall	regular, max 11 on 28th	Pink Footed Goose	15 on 3rd
WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 4 on 27th	Snipe	10 on 1st
Lapwing	regular, no count	Redshank	regular, max 5 on 27th
Green Sandpiper	a single on 18th	Ruff	regular, max 7 on 15th
Curlew	regular, max 21 on 23rd	Golden Plover	regular, max 3 on 22nd
elsewhere	240 Pinkfeet were over MGT on the 9th ~ 4 Goosander were at Rode Pool on the 26th and 3 Pochard were on WLF on the 30th ~ 36 Golden Plover were at Stowford on the 24th ~ Green Sandpiper was along the River Waldron, University Way, Crewe on the 2nd  and a Woodcock was at FF on the 1st
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Kestrel	one at PHF on 1st and one at EHF on the 14th
Buzzard	regular in the Flashes area. 3 at PHF on the 1st, 2 at Maw Green on the 28th
Peregrine	one on the pylons at RF on the 10th  the only record
Tawny Owl	2 at FF on the 1st
Little Owl	one in Clay Lane on the 10th
GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	several thousand on MGT and in the EHF roost
GBB Gull	130 at PHF on the 16th was an excellent count.
Glaucous Gull	up to three 1st  winter birds on several dates throughout the month at  EHF/PHF/MGT
Caspian Gull	an adult plus an immature bird 18th to 27th at EHF/PHF
Iceland Gull	an adult plus one 1st /2nd winter bird again regular at EHF/PHF/MGT
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Up to 5 GS Woodpeckers regular at the EHF feeders ~ Water Rails were seen at WLF on the 1st and GF on the 28th ~ 16 Skylark plus 1 Brambling were at CF on the 1st ~ 16 Siskin and 2 Redpoll plus a fly over Crossbill were at University Way, Crewe on the 2nd ~ a Great White Egret along the river Croco at Holmes Chapel on the 3rd was an excellent find ~ a Yellow Hammer, 13 Reed Bunting and a Kingfisher were at MGT on the 10th and 303 Coot were counted at EHF/PHF on the 15th ~ 2 Raven were over EHF on the 22nd and 26 Stock Dove were at EHF on the 30th

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, 281 on 19th	Barnacle Goose	singles on 9th 12th & 29th
Teal	regular, no count	Little Grebe	up to 2 regular
Pintail	regular, max  7	Shelduck	regular, max 45 on 19th
Shoveler	regular, max 11 on 12th	Tufted Duck	5 on 26th
Wigeon	regular, max 310 on 19th	Pink Footed Goose	a single on 12th
Gadwall	8 on 26th and 2 on 27th	Canada Goose	375 on 30th
Goosander	regular, max 22 on 17th	Mute Swan	8 on 19th & 10 on 23rd
elsewhere	a Green Sandpiper was along the river Waldron at University Way, Crewe and a Jack Snipe was reported from MGT
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	regular at EHF/PHF/FF, 2 at EHF on 5th
Kestrel	regular at EHF, 2 on 16th
Buzzard	regular in the SECOS recording area. 3 at EHF on the 10th including a very light bird
Peregrine	3 records all from the Flashes area
Tawny Owl	one at FF 17th to 19th
Little Owl	one at MGT on the 19th and one in Clay Lane on the 21st
Barn owl	one seen on two consecutive evenings 12th and 13th at EHF/PHF
GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	at least 2,000 regular in the roost at EHF
GBB Gull	regular at EHF/PHF,101 on the 21st
Common Gull	regular at EHF/PHF, 6 on the 2nd
YL Gull	singles on the 2nd and 12th
Iceland Gull	a 1st /2nd winter bird at EHF/PHF 29th to 31st
OTHER SIGHTINGS
a Kingfisher was at EHF on the 5th ~ Raven sightings continue to increase with several records throughout the month ~ 57 Tree Sparrows were counted at the EHF feeders on the 11th ~ 10 Redpoll were at FF on the 17th ~ Water Rails were recorded at FF and WLF ~ 2 Waxwings were seen along the Wheelock Rail Trail in the canal / bypass area ~ a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was at Rode Pool on the 22nd and a Crossbill was over FF on the 30th

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, max 130 on 14th	Lapwing	regular, max 1,500 on 11th
Teal	regular, max 160 on 14th	Dunlin	4 on 10th
Pintail	regular, max 3 on 19th	Black-tailed Godwit	a single on 2nd
Shoveler	regular, max 7 on 11th	Curlew	2 on 2nd
Wigeon	regular, max 325 on 14th	Snipe	regular, max 10 on 11th
Gadwall	2 on 11th	Redshank	regular, max 6 on 10th
Goosander	regular, max 10 on 30th	Ruff	regular, max 7 on 25th
Whooper Swan	2 on the 4th
Little Grebe	singles on 14th and 30th
Shelduck	regular, max 12 on 30th
Tufted Duck	7 on 11th
elsewhere	200 Golden Plover were at Doddington on the 27th ~ 28 Curlew were at CF on the 12th
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	regular in the Flashes area, 2 at EHF on 22nd
Kestrel	regular in the Flashes area, 2 at EHF on the 5th ~elsewhere, one at Maw Green on the 14th
Buzzard	regular the SECOS recording area
Peregrine	regular sightings at EHF/PHF/MGT area 2 on the 28th
Tawny Owl	2 at University Way, Crewe on the 8th
Barn Owl	one at CF on the 16th
GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	numbers at the EHF roost fluctuate between several hundred and 3,000 plus
Mediterranean Gull	an adult was at EHF on 11th
GBB Gull	30 at PHF on 30th
YL Gull	singles regular at EHF/PHF
Common Gull	6 at EHF on 30th
Herring Gull	a number of birds at EHF/PHF are the Northern race Agentatus
OTHER SIGHTINGS
a Water Rail was at FF 4th and 27th ~ 62 Tree Sparrows and 37 House Sparrows were counted at the EHF feeders on the 5th ~ a flock of 600 Winter Thrushes, Fieldfare / Redwing were at EHF on the 6th ~ a RL Partridge was at Pyms Lane, Crewe on the 5th ~ a Raven was over Shavington on the 6th and 4 were at EHF on the 22nd ~ Kingfishers were recorded at FF on the 4th, MGT on the 14th and Rode Pool on the 3rd and 24th ~ 2 Brambling were at EHF on the 6th, a Blackcap was at FF on the 12th and 30 LT Tits were at FF on the 27th

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, no count	Black Tailed Godwit	singles on 21st & 23rd to 25th
Teal	regular, max 350 on 21st	Common Sandpiper	a single on 1st
Pintail	regular, max 2 on 30th	Dunlin	regular, max 2 on 5th
Shoveler	regular, max 30 on 19th	Green Sandpiper	regular, max 7 on 2nd
Wigeon	regular, max 41 on 30th	Curlew	regular, max 47 on 4th
Gadwall	a single on 11th	Snipe	regular, max 20 on 13th
Ringed Teal	a single on 17th	Redshank	1 on 4th, 2 on 5th
		Little Ringed Plover	a single on 1st
		Ruff	regular, max 7 on 15th
		Ringed Plover	a single on 29th
		Greenshank	a single on 1st
		Wood Sandpiper	a single on 8th
		Sanderling	singles on 14th & 15th
elsewhere	a Barnacle Goose was at WLF on the 24th ~ 5 Little Grebe were at CF on the 6th ~ 6 Great Crested Grebe were on WLF on the 24th
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Kestrel	regular in the Flashes area
Buzzard	common in the SECOS area with 20 over EHF/PHF on the 13th
Hobby	regular sightings at EHF/PHF, 2 on the 23rd, and 1 over MGT on the 20th
Osprey	one over EHF on the 25th
Goshawk	one at PHF on the 13th
GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	regular at EHF/PHF, 1300 in the roost on the 30th
LBB Gull	regular at EHF/PHF, 337 on the 30th
YL Gull	regular at EHF/PHF, 7 on the 16th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
150 House Martins were over EHF on the 3rd ~ 31 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 9th ~ Wheatears were at EHF on the 9th and Green Lane, Elton on the 18th ~ 2 Whinchat, 6 Skylark, 60 Greenfinch and 60 Goldfinches were at MGT on the 20th ~ Kingfishers were recorded at FF,RF and Rode Pool. Water Rails were at WLF on the 17th and EHF on the 19th ~ a Garden Warbler, 4 Chiff Chaff and a Willow Warbler were at EHF on the 8th ~ a Yellow Wagtail was at EHF on the 3rd ~ Ravens were over EHF on the 10th and Green Lane on the 26th ~ a Willow Tit was at the FF feeders on the 24th and 3 Swifts were over Sandbach on the 5th

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, max 1050 on 20th	Black Tailed Godwit	regular, max 8 on 4th
Teal	regular, max 150 on 28th	Lapwing	regular, max 683 on 10th
Pintail	singles on 19th, 21st & 30th	Common Sandpiper	regular, max 4 on 7th
Shoveler	regular, max 15 on 19th	Dunlin	4 on 11th & 12th
Wigeon	singles regular	Green Sandpiper	regular, max 7 on 12th
Gadwall	singles on 4th & 30th	Curlew	regular, max 54 on 14th
Little Grebe	a single on 6th	Snipe	regular, max 18 on 7th
Shelduck	3 on 23rd	Redshank	regular, max 2 on 5th
Greylag Goose	2 on 1st	Little Ringed Plover	a single on 31st
Pochard	singles regular	Ruff	regular, max 7 on 23rd
Ruddy Shelduck	2 on 8th & 1 on 21st	Ringed Plover	regular, max 4 on 12th
		Greenshank	regular, max 3 on 27th
		Wood Sandpiper	a single on 25th
elsewhere	at Doddington 4 Ruddy Duck were there on the 1st and 42 Greylags on the 31st
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	again regular in the Flashes area, 3 at Rode Pool on the 25th. Bred in Crewe Cemetery
Kestrel	regular in the Flashes area, 3 on the 12th. Bred at Smallwood and MGT
Buzzard	regular in the Flashes area. 10 at EHF on the 29th
Hobby	regular sightings at EHF. A juv at Pyms Lane, Crewe on the 24th, 2 over Sandbach on the 29th, one at Doddington on the 1st and one at Rode Pool on the 25th
Red Kite	one reported from Doddington on the 28th
Peregrine	two records both from EHF
Osprey	one over WLF on the 11th was mobbed by 9 Buzzards. Up to 3 at Doddington throughout the month
Tawny Owl	one at MGT on the 26th
Marsh Harrier	a juvenile was over PHF on the 7th
Honey Buzzard	one over Weston on the 1st
Barn Owl	one hunting near Groby Road, Maw Green on the 24th
GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	regular, no count
Mediterranean Gull	a juvenile was at EHF/PHF on the 6th
Black Tern	2 were at Dodington on 31st
YL Gull	up to 3 regular at EHF/PHF
Caspian Gull	a juvenile was at EHF/PHF 19th to 25th
Common Tern	a single at EHF on the10th, 34 over on the 26th
Arctic Tern	an adult and a juv were at EHF on the 12th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Kingfisher recorded at EHF, WLF and Rode Pool ~ Green Woodpecker regular in the Red Lane area, an adult plus 1 juv were recorded in University Way, Crewe on the 8th ~ a Little Egret was at EHF on the 12th ~ Spotted Flycatcher a pair plus 2 juvs were recorded at Warmingham, an adult plus 2 juvs at University Way Crewe, and a single at EHF ~ Wheatears on return passage were recorded at MGT on the 15th and 20th and also at Haslington ~ a Whinchat was at MGT on the 27th ~ Tree Pipits were recorded at Bradwall on the 13th and CBP on the 15th ~ 20 Tree Sparrows were at the EHF feeders on the 21st ~ Ravens were over EHF/PHF on the 2nd, 26th and 29th ~ a Marsh Tit was with the Tit flock in Red Lane on the 14th and 31st ~ Good numbers of Warblers are still present around EHF including Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Sedge, Reed and Willow Warblers, Chiff Chaff, Blackcap and Garden Warbler and for the first year in twelve, no Cuckoos have been recorded in the Smallwood area

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, no count	Black-tailed Godwit	regular, max 53 on 4th
Teal	3 on 15th, 6 on 16th	Lapwing	regular, max 530 on 15th
Wigeon	a single on 23rd	Common Sandpiper	regular, max 2 on 13th
Gadwall	singles on 22nd and 23rd	Green Sandpiper	regular, max 6 on 18th
Greylag Goose	2 on 21st	Curlew	regular, max 54 on 25th
Pochard	a single on 28th	Snipe	regular, max 3 on 15th
Ruddy Shelduck	singles regular	Redshank	regular, max 5 on 18th
Mandarin	2 on 24th and 28th	Little Ringed Plover	regular, max 15 on 6th
		Ruff	2 regular
		Oystercatcher	2 regular
		Ringed Plover	2 on 14th
		Greenshank	singles 2nd and 3rd
elsewhere	Tufted Duck bred at CF ~ 2 pairs of Great Crested Grebe bred at WF and 5 Ruddy Duck were at Doddington on the17th
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	regular in the Flashes area
Kestrel	records from EHF and Weston where a family of 4 were recorded
Buzzard	regular at EHF, 3 on the 25th
Hobby	4 sightings, all from EHF
Red Kite	one over EHF for 10 mins on the 2nd
Peregrine	just two records, both from EHF
Barn Owl	one hunting around EHF at 07:00am on the 18th
GULLS	COUNT
Mediterranean Gull	a juvenile was at EHF 25th to 28th
Y L Gull	a single 8th and 3 on the 18th at EHF
Common Gull	singles 10th and 25th at EHF
Common Tern	a single at PHF on 15th and at EHF 17th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
250 House Martins were over EHF on the 7th ~ Yellowhammers were recorded at EHF and Haslington ~ a Little Egret was over EHF on the 23rd ~ three Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at the EHF feeders on the 24th and a Green Woodpecker was seen at Oakwood Lane, Elton on the 25th ~ 5 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, a Sedge Warbler, a Willow Warbler and a Chiff Chaff were all in the hedge at PHF on the 25th ~ Kingfishers were recorded at Rode Pool and EHF and a pair of Bullfinches plus 4 juvs have been coming to feeders in a Crewe garden

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular max 120 on17th	Black-tailed Godwit	regular max 40 on 29th
Teal	regular max 22 on 29th	Lapwing	regular max 277 on 26th
Shoveler	1 on 21st & 3 on 26th	Common Sandpiper	regular max 2 on 29th
Gadwall	2 on 26th	Green Sandpiper	regular max 4 on 27th
Shelduck	regular max 24 on 21st	Curlew	regular max 6 on 29th
Tufted Duck	5 on 10th & 1 on 15th	Redshank	singles 15th & 18th
Mute Swan	regular max 17 on 15th	Little Ringed Plover	regular max 9 on 25th
		Ruff	singles regular
		Oystercatcher	regular max 7 on 30th
		Ringed Plover	2 on 3rd & 4th & a single on 7th
elsewhere	a Lapwing bred at CF, EHF and Wheelock Heath .
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	records from EHF and Leighton Hospital
Kestrel	records from EHF, FFF and Leighton Hospital
Buzzard	regular in the SECOS area, 4 at Oakhanger on the 9th
Hobby	sightings from EHF, Leighton Hospital and Rode Pool
Red Kite	one over EHF on the 2nd
Peregrine	2 at EHF on the 19th
GULLS	COUNT
B H Gull	regular at EHF, 50 on the 1st
Mediterranean Gull	singles regular at EHF
Y L Gull	regular at EHF, 3 on the 19th
Caspian Gull	a 1st summer was at EHF on the 17th and 30th
Common Tern	singles at WLF on 3rd, RF on 3rd, EHF on 20th, 2 at WLF on 4th, 2 at EHF on 22nd
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Kingfishers   were recorded at EHF and Rode Pool where an adult was seen feeding 4 young ~ Spotted Flycatchers were recorded at Crewe Green and Doddington where a pair nested under the eaves of an estate house ~ a juvenile Stonechat was on MGT on the 21st ~ 2 pairs of Yellowhammers were in Plant Lane, Elton on the 25th and a pair of Yellow Wagtails were nesting in a maize field at Wheelock Heath

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT		WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular 212 on 25th		Black tailed Godwit	a single on 11th
Teal	a single on 18th		Common Sandpiper	a single on 6th
Shoveler	singles regular		Dunlin	regular max 4 on 15th
Gadwall	2 on 25th		Little Ringed Plover	regular max 3 on 9th
Goosander	singles on 6th,16th & 20th		Oystercatcher	regular max 2 on 18th
Barnacle Goose	Singles on 6th & 9th & 5 to 16th		Ringed Plover	regular max 2 on 14th
Shelduck	total of 25 juvs		Greenshank	a single on 11th
Tufted Duck	6 on 25th & 2 on 27th		Sanderling	a single on 13th
Greylag Goose	3 on 9th & 3 on 11th		Whimbrel	a single on 20th
Garganey	a single on 13th
RAPTORS AND OWLS		COUNT
Buzzard		a bird with a broken wing found at Basford was taken to Stapeley RSPCA
Hobby		records from MGT and EHF where two were seen hunting over the salt pan
Red Kite		one over Sandbach on the 23rd, one over PHF on the 30th and over Stowford on the 31st
Peregrine		just a single record of an immature bird at EHF on the 6th
GULLS	COUNT
Common Tern	a single at PHF on the 6th
Black Tern	a single at EHF on the 13th
Glaucous Gulll	the 1st Summer bird almost daily at EHF/PHF until the 26th
Caspian Gull	a single at EHF on the 9th
Iceland Gull	a single at PHF on the 12th on 14th
Y L Gull	a single at EHF on the 9th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
20 Swifts were over WLF on the 3rd ~ Yellow Wagtails were at EHF on the 4th and 27th ~ Wheatears were at EHF on the 4th and MGT on the 13th and 20th ~ Whinchats were at PHF on the 9th and MGT on the 13th ~ Garden Warbler regular at MGT ~ Willow Tit still regular at FF ~ a White Wagtail was at EHF on the 7th and a Kingfisher on the 24th ~ 9 Sedge Warblers, 8 Reed Warblers, 12 Reed Buntings, 5 Skylarks, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, a Willow Warbler and a Chiff Chaff were at MGT on the 24th and a Common Crane was over Stowford on the 31st

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
MALLARD	regular no count	BLACK TAILED GODWIT	regular max 70 on 11th
TEAL	regular max 109 on 2nd	LAPWING	regular max 44 on 1st
SHOVELER	regular max 7 on 3rd	COMMON SANDPIPER	singles regular
WIGEON	regular max 117 on 1st	DUNLIN	2 on 3rd, 1 on 15th, 3 on 16th
GADWALL	2 on 21st, 22nd, 28th to 30th	GREEN SANDPIPER	regular max 2 on 1st
GOOSANDER	singles regular	CURLEW	singles on 2nd & 30th
LITTLE GREBE	a single on 21st	SNIPE	4 on 1st & a single on 11th
SHELDUCK	regular max 42 on 9th	REDSHANK	regular max 4 on 1st
		LITTLE RINGED PLOVER	regular max 7 on 11th
		RUFF	regular
		OYSTERCATCHER	regular max 6 on 5th
		RINGED PLOVER	singles on 2nd, 16th & 26th
		WHIMBREL	singles on 12th, 26th & 29th
		GREY PLOVER	a single on 16th

Elsewhere

a Barnacle Goose was at WLF on the 2nd ~ a Garganey was at RF on the 9th ~ 5 Mandarin and a Wood Duck were on MGT on the 15th ~ a Mandarin was at Rode Pool on the 21st and a Black-necked Grebe was at Doddington from the 9th ~a Jack Snipe was at MGT on the 11th ~ 2 Common Sandpipers were at CF on the 13th and one was at Rode Pool on the 21st

RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
SPARROWHAWK	regular in the Flashes area. A pair displaying over Crewe on 22nd
KESTREL	regular in the Flashes area
BUZZARD	10 over EHF on 5th
HOBBY	one over Doddington Pool on 30th
PEREGRINE	3 sightings, all at EHF
OSPREY	one for 15 mins at EHF on 27th
LITTLE OWL	2 in Clay Lane on 5th

GULLS	COUNT
B H GULL	regular at EHF/PHF 47 on 2nd
MEDITERRANEAN GULL	a second Summer was at EHF on 4th
Y L GULL	2 at EHF on 2nd
LITTLE GULL	2 at EHF on 17th
ICELAND GULL	regular at EHF/PHF, 2 on 15th
GLAUCOUS GULL	a first winter regular at EHF/PHF
CASPIAN GULL	a 1st W/S at EHF on the 5th & 28th & a 3rd year bird on the 15th

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
MALLARD	regular no count	BLACK TAILED GODWIT	regular max 29 on 28th
TEAL	regular max 174 on 17th	LAPWING	regular max 126 on 5th
PINTAIL	regular max 17 on 4th	DUNLIN	a single on 5th
SHOVELER	regular max 8 on 9th	GREEN SANDPIPER	a single on 19th
WIGEON	regular max 390 on 9th	CURLEW	Regular
GOOSANDER	regular max 14 on 13th	SNIPE	regular max 22 on 18th
SHELDUCK	regular max 56 on 23rd	REDSHANK	regular max 5 on 13th
GREYLAG GOOSE	3 on 7th	LITTLE RINGED PLOVER	regular max 12 on 21st
		RUFF	regular max 6 on 17th
		OYSTERCATCHER	regular max 4 on13th
		GOLDEN PLOVER	6 on 13th
		RINGED PLOVER	singles from 13th - 17th

Elsewhere

the male Scaup was at Doddington throughout the month ~ a Barnacle Goose and a Pinkfoot were on RF on the 15th ~ 2 pair of Mandarin were at MGT on the 31st ~ 3 GC Grebe were on WLF on the 16th ~ Jack Snipe was at MGT on the 15th

RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
SPARROWHAWK	regular in the EHF/PHF area, 2 at FF on the 16th
KESTREL	regular in the EHF/PHF area, elsewhere, records from Macon Meadows and University Way
BUZZARD	very common in the SECOS area, 6 over FF on the 31st
PEREGRINE	regular in the Flashes area, 2 at EHF on the 25th elsewhere, one at Weston Road on the 1st
LITTLE OWL	2 in Clay Lane on the 28th

GULLS	COUNT
YL GULL	up to 2 regular at EHF/PHF
COMMON GULL	65 were at EHF on the 27th
MEDITERRANEAN GULL	singles at EHF/PHF on the 2nd and 14th
HERRING GULL	regular in the Flashes area
GBB GULL	38 were at PHF on the 10th
GLAUCOUS GULL