SECOS Sightings

 

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
MALLARD	Regular max, 125 – 28th	BLACK TAILED GODWIT	Regular max , 51 - 27th
TEAL	Regular max, 211 – 27th	LAPWING	Regular max, 1200 –27th
PINTAIL	Regular max , 18 – 29th	CURLEW	Regular max, 57 – 6th
SHOVELER	Regular max, 21 –29th	SNIPE	Regular max 16 – 15th
WIGEON	Regular max,702 – 22nd	REDSHANK	Regular max – 7 – 19th
GADWALL	1 – 4th & 4 – 18th	RUFF	Regular max, 12 – 15th
GOOSANDER	Regular max, 12 –21st	GOLDEN PLOVER	Regular max, 24 – 23rd
BARNACLE GOOSE	A single – 1st
LITTLE GREBE	Singles regular
SHELDUCK	Regular, 42 –27th
POCHARD	2 –30th & 31st

Elsewhere 35 Pinkfeet were over MGT on the 23^rd, 20 Goldeneye were at Doddington Pool on the 9^th and 13 Goosander were on Rode Pool on the 22^nd. A Woodcock was at FF on the 1^st, A Jack Snipe was at MGT on the 1^st and a Green Sandpiper was at FFF on the 22^nd.

   

GULLS	COUNT
B H GULL	Regular at EHF/PHF.
COMMON GULL	Regular at EHF/PHF 4 on the 23rd
GBB GULL	An unusually large number have been recorded at EHF/PHF during the month with a max of 74 on the 6th.

    OTHER SIGHTINGS
Over wintering Blackcaps were recorded at Sandbach and Shavington. Stonechat – one at Doddington on the 21st and a pair at MGT on the 1st. Water Rail – records from FF, WLF and GF. Willow Tit regular at the FF feeding station. Brambling – up to 30 still in the large finch flock at Doddington and a single in a Haslington garden. 30 RL Partridge and 6 Grey’s were recorded at Doddington. Up to 20 Tree Sparrows regular at the EHF feeding station. 100 Skylark, 30 Yellowhammer, 30 Chaffinch and 6 Reed Bunting were on stubble at Weston. A Kingfisher was at WLF on the 1^st and 16 Meadow Pipit were at WLF on the 20th.

RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
SPARROWHAWK	Regular at EHF. Elsewhere records from FF and Rode Pool.
KESTREL	Records from Warmingham, EHF, Weston and CF.
BUZZARD	Regular in the SECOS area
PEREGRINE	Records from EHF and CF where two were seen displaying.
MERLIN	One at EHF on the 1st and again on the 31st when it was seen to take a Starling
TAWNY OWL	One at Warmingham on the 22nd, two at FF on the 1st.
LITTLE OWL	Records from Haslington, CF and Clay Lane
BARN OWL	Regular at MGT and Groby Road
S E OWL	One at MGT on the 6th was an excellent record for this site.