February 2009 Sightings

Published by SECOS the Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 9:36 PM . 5 comments. Permalink.

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF
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WADERS AT EHF/PHF
COUNT
Mallard
regular no count
Black-tailed Godwit
regular max 11
Teal
regular max 510 on 8th
Lapwing
regular max 970 on 22nd
Pintail
regular max 22 on 24th
Curlew
regular max 57 on 7th
Shoveler
regular max 14 on 7th
Snipe
regular max 58 on 3rd
Wigeon
regular max 780 on 8th
Redshank
regular max 4 on 19th
Goosander
regular max 19 on 4th
Ruff
regular max 8
Barnacle Goose
singles on 7th and 18th
Oystercatcher
2 on 18th and 3 on 24th and 25th
G C Grebe
a single on 18th
Golden Plover
regular max 20 on13th
Little Grebe
regular max 3 on 13th
 
 
Shelduck
regular max 55 on 18th
 
 
Tufted Duck
2 on 5th
 
 
Pink Footed Goose
300 over on 13th
 
 
Pochard
regular max 2 on 13th
 
 
Garganey
singles on 7th and 8th
 
 
Mute Swan
10 on 16th
 
 

elsewhere a Scaup was at Doddington on the 6th ~ up to 4 Mandarin regular at MGT ~ 3 Gadwall were at RF on the 22nd ~ a Goldeneye was at CF on the 18th ~ a Pinkfoot was at WLF on the 21st ~ a Ruddy Duck was regular on RF

   

RAPTORS AND OWLS

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Sparrowhawk

regular in Flashes area

Buzzard

regular in SECOS area, 5 over EHF/PHF on the 25th

Peregrine

2 records both in the Flashes area

Tawny Owl

one at FF on the 23rd

Little Owl

one in Clay Lane on the 18th
 

GULLS

COUNT

BH Gull

regular at PHF/EHF 1,900 on the 7th

Mediterranean Gull

an adult regular at EHF/PHF/MGT

YL Gull

a single at PHF on the 10th and 2 on the 16th

Caspian Gull

an adult and 2 1st w regular at EHF/PHF

Iceland Gull

a single at PHF on the 10th and 14th

Ringed Bill Gull

a single at EHF on the 7th and at PHF on the 21st
Other Sightings ~~ a single Raven was over EHF/PHF on the 1st and 2 on the 13th ~ Willow Tit were regular at the FF feeders ~ a single Blackcap was in a Crewe garden and 3 males in a Haslington garden ~ 31 Stock Dove were at EHF on the 8th ~ 5 Brambling were at Chorlton Church on the 9th ~ Waxwings were at Elton on the 9th and Warmingham Road on the 13th ~ up to 3 Stonechats were regular on MGT ~ a Mealy/Common Redpoll was with a flock of Lessers at FF on the 17th ~ 2 Yellowhammers were at FFF on the 19th ~ a RL Partridge was at CF on the 21st ~ 25 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 23rd ~ a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was at Macon Meadows on the 28th ~ a Kingfisher was on the River Dane, Byley on the 28th
 
 

Comments

  1. Caspian Gull

    11:25 AM, Saturday, February 7, 2009 . Publisehd by BG

    adult on Pumphouse Flash
    and a juvenile Iceland Gull on Elton Hall Flash
    Friday lunchtime

    BG
  2. Ring-billed Gull

    4:26 PM, Saturday, February 7, 2009 . Publisehd by BG

    adult on Elton Hall Flash late afternoon
    also a Garganey

    BG
  3. Mediterranean Gull

    10:58 AM, Friday, February 13, 2009 . Publisehd by BG

    adult on Elton Hall Flash this morning

    BG
  4. Corn Buntings

    12:42 PM, Sunday, February 15, 2009 . Publisehd by d ohara

    small flock of Corn Buntings sighted feeding in farm land in Wistaston
  5. Mandarin Duck

    2:57 PM, Wednesday, February 18, 2009 . Publisehd by BG

    two on the pools at Maw Green Tip and also an Adult Med Gull this afternoon

    BG

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