August 2008 Sightings

Published by SECOS the Friday, August 1, 2008 at 9:41 PM . 5 comments. Permalink.

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF

COUNT

WADERS AT EHF/PHF

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Mallard

regular no count

Black-tailed Godwit

regular max 15 on 9th

Teal

regular max 191 on 29th

Lapwing

regular max 1000 on 22nd

Pintail

12 on 4th and 1 on 20th

Common Sandpiper

regular max 3 on 1st

Shoveler

regular max 12 on 29th

Dunlin

singles regular

Wigeon

singles 1st & 4th 2 on 25th

Green Sandpiper

regular max 6 on 21st

Gadwall

a single on 17th

Curlew

regular max 70 on 13th

Goosander

regular max 8 on 5th

Snipe

regular max 30 on 26th

Barnacle Goose

singles 14th & 31st

Redshank

regular max 3 on 20th

GC Grebe

a single on 25th

Little Ringed Plover

a single on 31st

Mandarin

a single on 17th

Greenshank

3 on 17th

Red Crested Pochard

a single on 17th

Ruff

regular max 3 on 31st
   

Golden Plover

a single on 1st
   

Ringed Plover

singles regular

   

Whimbrel

a single on 2nd

 elsewhere up to 2 pair of Ruddy Sheldduck were on Winterley Pool 21st - 31st ~ 4 Mandarin were at MGT on the 31st and both Tufted Duck and Little Grebe bred successfully at RF

RAPTORS AND OWLS

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Sparrowhawk

regular at EHF/MGT

Kestrel

records from EHF/ MGT

Buzzard

records from Rode Pool, Doddington and EHF with 8 there on the 13th

Hobby

5 records from EHF, Pyms Lane Crewe and Doddington.

Peregrine

2 records both from EHF

Little Owl

one at Basford on the 28th

GULLS

COUNT

YL Gull

2 at EHF/PHF 23th-26th

Black Tern

a single at EHF on the 17th, 7 at Doddington on the 31st

OTHER SIGHTINGS ~ Kingfishers

were recorded at Rode Pool and EHF ~ Spotted Flycatcher was at EHF on the 24th and at least 2 pairs bred at Doddington ~ Little Egrets were at EHF on the 2nd and 23rd ~ a Green Woodpecker was at PHF on the 4th and again on the 7th and one at Wistaston on the 12th ~ Wheatears were at EHF on the 6th and Basford on the 28th ~ a Reed Warbler was seen feeding juvs at EHF on the 4th ~ 50 Tree Sparrows were counted at PHF on the 7th ~ up to 6 Chiff Chaffs along with Whitethroats and Lesser Whitethroats were regular around EHF/PHF~ 6 Yellowhammers, 40 Goldfinches and 2 Yellow Wagtails were counted along the FFF track on the 31st

Comments

  1. escapees

    5:17 PM, Monday, August 18, 2008 . Publisehd by Anonymous

    a ruck of escaped wildfowl at the moment with a pair of Ruddy Shelduck on Winterley Pool, Barnacle Goose and White-cheeked Pintail at Doddington and a juv Red-crested Pochard at Elton Hall Flash - but is this one a real bird ?? (i.e. wild) - who knows!!
    Colin
  2. Dead Greenfinches

    12:52 PM, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 . Publisehd by Peter Roberts

    Over the last couple of days we have found 2 dead adult greenfinches in the garden. They were too far from the house to be window strikes. Just hope that it is not an outbreak of Trichomoniasis.

    Has anyone else had the same problem?

    Peter
  3. Hobby

    4:13 PM, Sunday, August 24, 2008 . Publisehd by Anonymous

    a Hobby was seen attacking hirundines both 23/24 August,near The Hall,Alsager.

    Mick B
  4. Black Terns

    9:31 AM, Monday, September 1, 2008 . Publisehd by Anonymous

    7 Black Terns in the drizzle of the afternoon on Sunday 31st. Still present at dusk but presumably gone in the sunshine of Monday
    Colin
  5. Sabine's Gull

    9:34 AM, Monday, September 1, 2008 . Publisehd by Anonymous

    not in the SECOS area but only 15 minutes away at Westport Lake. A brilliant juv Sabine's Gull present most of the day on the 31st - rare on the coast and even rarer inland.
    Colin

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