SECOS Sightings

 

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
MALLARD	Regular, no count	BLACK TAILED GODWIT	Regular max , 10 - 26th
TEAL	Regular max, 265 – 3rd	LAPWING	Regular max, 1000 –12th
PINTAIL	Regular max , 34 – 14th	CURLEW	Regular max, 43 – 12th
SHOVELER	Regular max, 17 –26th	SNIPE	Regular max 31 – 25th
WIGEON	Regular max,380 – 12th	REDSHANK	Regular max – 5 – 11th
GADWALL	2 – 11th & 4 – 14th	RUFF	Regular max, 11 – 8th
GOOSANDER	Regular max, 16 – 8th
LITTLE GREBE	Regular - 2
SHELDUCK	Regular max, 78 – 18th
TUFTED DUCK	Regular, 4 – 8th  & 3 – 11th
POCHARD	2 – 3rd and singles 11th & 13th
GREEN-WINGED TEAL	Singles 27th -29th

  Elsewhere 2 Goosander were on the River Dane at Byley on the 9^th, 2 Ruddy Duck and a female Mandarin were at RF on the 10^th and 3 Gadwall were at FF on the 23^rd. A Green Sandpiper was at Stowford on the 6^th and an Oystercatcher was at WLF on the 20^th.

  

RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
SPARROWHAWK	Regular at EHF. Records from Crewe where 2 were hunting the Starling roost & Rode Pool.
KESTREL	Records from Rode Pool, Swettenham, Leighton &  Weston.
BUZZARD	Regular in the SECOS area and 4 at EHF on the 27th
PEREGRINE	One on the tower at Leighton Hospital and the usual one on the pylons at PHF
MERLIN	A male was at EHF on the 29th
TAWNY OWL	One calling at Wistaston on the 21st.
LITTLE OWL	One in Clay Lane on the 8th and one in Groby Road on the 12th
BARN OWL	One seen at Pyms Lane/Middlewich Rd Junction on the 2nd and 1 found dead on the Haslington by pass – 9th

GULLS	COUNT
B H GULL	Regular at EHF, 1800 on the 9th
MEDITERRANEAN GULL	Probably up to 4 different birds on several dates throughout the month at EHF/PHF
Y L GULL	One at PHF on 21st and at EHF on the 29th
ICELAND GULL	A 1st Winter  regular at EHF/PHF
GLAUCOUS GULL	One 1st winter at EHF on the 17th
RINGED BILL GULL	An adult at PHF on the 23rd and at RF on the 27th
CASPIAN GULL	One at EHF/PHF 22nd-24th.

OTHER SIGHTINGS

Over wintering Water Rail were recorded at FF – regular- and WLF.  2 Willow Tits regular at the FF feeders.  Kingfishers were recorded at WLF and Congleton.  50 Linnets and 15 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 6^th.  The Starling roost in Crewe now holds around 50,000 birds and 38 Magpies were in a roost at FF.  Ravens were recorded at Byley, Doddington and MGT.  Overwintering Blackcaps were in Crewe and Sandbach gardens.  Yellowhammers were recorded at MGT and Stowford.  A Stonechat was at Stowford, a Dipper at Congleton, a Woodcock at Wheelock and a Green Woodpecker at Sweteenham.