SECOS Sightings

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular no count
Teal	regular max 200 on 21st
Pintail	regular max 7 on 24th
Shoveler	regular max 6 on 21st
Wigeon	regular max 500 on 21st
Goosander	regular max 17 on 24th
Barnacle Goose	regular max 2 on 15th
Little Grebe	regular max 5 on 24th
Shelduck	regular max 37 on 21st
Tufted Duck	4 on 19th
Canada Goose	regular max 750 on 20th
Pochard	7 on 6th

WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Lapwing	regular max 800 on 21st
Dunlin	2 on 5th
Curlew	regular max 54 on 23rd
Snipe	regular max 12 on 30th
Redshank	regular max 5 on 21st
Ruff	regular max 5 on 12th

Elsewhere ~~ 9 Greylags were at WLF on the 17th and 12 Great Crested Grebe on the 2nd ~ 2 Jacksnipe were at MGT on the 2nd

RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	regular sightings at EHF and FF
Kestrel	just a single record of one at EHF on the 12th
Buzzard	records from EHF, QC and Winterley
Peregrine	3 records all from EHF/PHF
Merlin	one at PHF on the 21st is a good record
Little Owl	one in Barn Owl box at MGT on the 2nd

GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	regular in the EHF roost, max 1,400 on the 23rd
Mediterranean Gull	just a single record of a juv/ 1st w at EHF on the 3rd
Y L Gull	singles regular at EHF/PHF, 4 on MGT on the 2nd
GBB Gull	17 in the EHF/PHF roost on the 23rd is an excellent Flashes record
Common Gull	up to 3 regular at EHF/PHF
Caspian Gull	2 possible birds were at PHF on the 15th

OTHER SIGHTINGS ~~ Bird of the month must be the Hawfinch seen by a single observer at Barthomley Fishing Pools on the 2nd ~ a late Swallow was at EHF on the 12th ~ Ravens were recorded at MGT and EHF, 2 Willow Tits are regular at the FF feeding station ~ a Water Rail was at WLF on the 15th ~ 30 Redpoll, 6 Siskin and a Chiff Chaff were at FF on the 14th ~ 5 Waxwings were seen along the Wheelock Rail Trail on the 18th and 4 were in Haslington on the 23rd ~ a Kingfisher is regular at FF ~ 30 Tree Sparrows were counted at the EHF feeding station on the 24th and a Marsh Tit has been coming to feeders in a Sandbach garden