SECOS Sightings

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	a single almost regular at EHF/PHF
ICELAND GULL	a 1st winter regular at EHF/PHF
CASPIAN GULL	a first winter was at PHF on the 1st

Other Sightings   ~~The first migrants started to trickle in with a Little Ringed Plover on the 13th ~ followed by Sandmartins 14th ~ Chiff Chaff 14th ~ Wheatear 18th ~ Swallow 25th and Blackcap 30th ~ 4 Stonechats were at University Way, Crewe on the 1st ~ 20 Siskin were at FF on the 1st ~ 2 Raven were over PHF on the 7th ~ Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were at University Way, Crewe on the 8th and Rode Pool on the 17th ~ 52 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 27th ~ 20 Lesser Redpoll were at CBP on the 14th ~ 2 White Wagtails were at EHF on the 27th ~ the Willow Tit is still regular at the FF feeders and a Kingfisher was at University Way, Crewe on the 8th