Details of recent sightings within the SECOS (South East Cheshire Ornithological Society) recording area with special emphasis on sightings in the Sandbach Flashes area. Abbreviations: AWP = Astbury Water Park CF = Crabmill Flash EHF = Elton Hall Flash FF = Fodens Flash FFF = Fields Farm Flash GF = Groby Flash MGT = Maw Green Tip OTF = Oak Tree Flash PHF = Pump House Flash RF = Railway Flash WLF = Watch Lane Flash http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/ en-us Webligo BlogHoster Details of November sightings will appear here early next month. If you spot anything of interest in the SECOS area please note it here by adding a comment. (Click on the word "comments" above and then scroll down to "publish a comment".) Please remember to add your name at the end of the entry and/or input your name instead of 'anonymous'. http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/12543/   WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT Mallard regular no count Lapwing regular Teal regular, max 293 on 17th Dunlin regular, max 4 on 11th Pintail regular, max 3 on 9th Green Sandpiper regular, max 3 on 10th Shoveler regular, max 12 on 6th Curlew regular, max 42 on 6th Wigeon regular, max 214 on 30th Snipe regular, max 14 on 26th Whooper Swan a single on 26th Redshank regular, max 3 on 13th Shelduck 2 on 4th, singles 26 to 27th, 3 on 29th Ruff regular, max 8 on 7th Tufted Duck 2 on 7th Greenshank a single on 4th Pink Footed Goose 60 on 1st       elsewhere a count at CF, WF, WLF of Great Crested Grebe gave a total of 10   RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT Sparrowhawk regular in the Flashes area, 3 at EHF on the 1st Kestrel regular in the Flashes area Buzzard regular the SECOS area Peregrine regular at EHF/MGT, a pair at EHF on the 21st Little Owl one at WLF on the 10th   GULLS COUNT BH Gull regular at the EHF roost, 1750 on the 7th Mediterranean Gull a 1st winter was at EHF on the 3rd YL Gull regular at EHF/PHF, 8 on 9th Common Gull regular at EHF/PHF, 6 on 17th LBB Gull regular at EHF/PHF, 472 on 7th Caspian Gull an adult was at PHF on 31st   OTHER SIGHTINGS Kingfisher sightings at EHF 4th to 5th, regular at Rode Pool ~ Raven regular sightings at EHF/PHF, 4 on 31st ~ the first Redwings were 6 at WLF on the 10th followed by 26 at EHF on the 13th ~ House Martins and Swallows were still over WLF on the 10th with the last Swallow at EHF on the 14th ~the first Fieldfares were at EHF/PHF on the 21st ~ Water Rails were at MGT on the 4th and EHF on the 13th ~ a Whinchat and a Wheatear were at MGT on the 4th and 60 Goldfinches and 20 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 6th ~ a pair of Blackcap were still at EHF on the 12th ~ 2 Siskins were at WLF on the 17th and 2 Crossbill were over MGT on the 19th ~ a Dipper was on the River Wheelock at Day Green on 13th and 2 Yellowhammers, 20 Goldfinches, 12 Tree Sparrows, 36 Linnets and 6 Meadow Pipits were on stubble at Winterley on the 31st http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/12248/ WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT Mallard regular, no count Black Tailed Godwit singles on 21st & 23rd to 25th Teal regular, max 350 on 21st Common Sandpiper a single on 1st Pintail regular, max 2 on 30th Dunlin regular, max 2 on 5th Shoveler regular, max 30 on 19th Green Sandpiper regular, max 7 on 2nd Wigeon regular, max 41 on 30th Curlew regular, max 47 on 4th Gadwall a single on 11th Snipe regular, max 20 on 13th Ringed Teal a single on 17th Redshank 1 on 4th, 2 on 5th 　 　 Little Ringed Plover a single on 1st 　 　 Ruff regular, max 7 on 15th 　 　 Ringed Plover a single on 29th 　 　 Greenshank a single on 1st 　 　 Wood Sandpiper a single on 8th 　 　 Sanderling singles on 14th & 15th 　 elsewhere a Barnacle Goose was at WLF on the 24th ~ 5 Little Grebe were at CF on the 6th ~ 6 Great Crested Grebe were on WLF on the 24th 　 RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT Kestrel regular in the Flashes area Buzzard common in the SECOS area with 20 over EHF/PHF on the 13th Hobby regular sightings at EHF/PHF, 2 on the 23rd, and 1 over MGT on the 20th Osprey one over EHF on the 25th Goshawk one at PHF on the 13th 　 GULLS COUNT BH Gull regular at EHF/PHF, 1300 in the roost on the 30th LBB Gull regular at EHF/PHF, 337 on the 30th YL Gull regular at EHF/PHF, 7 on the 16th 　 OTHER SIGHTINGS 150 House Martins were over EHF on the 3rd ~ 31 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 9th ~ Wheatears were at EHF on the 9th and Green Lane, Elton on the 18th ~ 2 Whinchat, 6 Skylark, 60 Greenfinch and 60 Goldfinches were at MGT on the 20th ~ Kingfishers were recorded at FF,RF and Rode Pool. Water Rails were at WLF on the 17th and EHF on the 19th ~ a Garden Warbler, 4 Chiff Chaff and a Willow Warbler were at EHF on the 8th ~ a Yellow Wagtail was at EHF on the 3rd ~ Ravens were over EHF on the 10th and Green Lane on the 26th ~ a Willow Tit was at the FF feeders on the 24th and 3 Swifts were over Sandbach on the 5th   http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/11965/ WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT Mallard regular, max 1050 on 20th Black Tailed Godwit regular, max 8 on 4th Teal regular, max 150 on 28th Lapwing regular, max 683 on 10th Pintail singles on 19th, 21st & 30th Common Sandpiper regular, max 4 on 7th Shoveler regular, max 15 on 19th Dunlin 4 on 11th & 12th Wigeon singles regular Green Sandpiper regular, max 7 on 12th Gadwall singles on 4th & 30th Curlew regular, max 54 on 14th Little Grebe a single on 6th Snipe regular, max 18 on 7th Shelduck 3 on 23rd Redshank regular, max 2 on 5th Greylag Goose 2 on 1st Little Ringed Plover a single on 31st Pochard singles regular Ruff regular, max 7 on 23rd Ruddy Shelduck 2 on 8th & 1 on 21st Ringed Plover regular, max 4 on 12th 　 　 Greenshank regular, max 3 on 27th 　 　 Wood Sandpiper a single on 25th 　 elsewhere at Doddington 4 Ruddy Duck were there on the 1st and 42 Greylags on the 31st 　 　 RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT Sparrowhawk again regular in the Flashes area, 3 at Rode Pool on the 25th. Bred in Crewe Cemetery Kestrel regular in the Flashes area, 3 on the 12th. Bred at Smallwood and MGT Buzzard regular in the Flashes area. 10 at EHF on the 29th Hobby regular sightings at EHF. A juv at Pyms Lane, Crewe on the 24th, 2 over Sandbach on the 29th, one at Doddington on the 1st and one at Rode Pool on the 25th Red Kite one reported from Doddington on the 28th Peregrine two records both from EHF Osprey one over WLF on the 11th was mobbed by 9 Buzzards. Up to 3 at Doddington throughout the month Tawny Owl one at MGT on the 26th Marsh Harrier a juvenile was over PHF on the 7th Honey Buzzard one over Weston on the 1st Barn Owl one hunting near Groby Road, Maw Green on the 24th 　 　 GULLS COUNT BH Gull regular, no count Mediterranean Gull a juvenile was at EHF/PHF on the 6th Black Tern 2 were at Dodington on 31st YL Gull up to 3 regular at EHF/PHF Caspian Gull a juvenile was at EHF/PHF 19th to 25th Common Tern a single at EHF on the10th, 34 over on the 26th Arctic Tern an adult and a juv were at EHF on the 12th 　 　 OTHER SIGHTINGS Kingfisher recorded at EHF, WLF and Rode Pool ~ Green Woodpecker regular in the Red Lane area, an adult plus 1 juv were recorded in University Way, Crewe on the 8th ~ a Little Egret was at EHF on the 12th ~ Spotted Flycatcher a pair plus 2 juvs were recorded at Warmingham, an adult plus 2 juvs at University Way Crewe, and a single at EHF ~ Wheatears on return passage were recorded at MGT on the 15th and 20th and also at Haslington ~ a Whinchat was at MGT on the 27th ~ Tree Pipits were recorded at Bradwall on the 13th and CBP on the 15th ~ 20 Tree Sparrows were at the EHF feeders on the 21st ~ Ravens were over EHF/PHF on the 2nd, 26th and 29th ~ a Marsh Tit was with the Tit flock in Red Lane on the 14th and 31st ~ Good numbers of Warblers are still present around EHF including Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Sedge, Reed and Willow Warblers, Chiff Chaff, Blackcap and Garden Warbler and for the first year in twelve, no Cuckoos have been recorded in the Smallwood area http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/11703/ WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT Mallard regular, no count Black-tailed Godwit regular, max 53 on 4th Teal 3 on 15th, 6 on 16th Lapwing regular, max 530 on 15th Wigeon a single on 23rd Common Sandpiper regular, max 2 on 13th Gadwall singles on 22nd and 23rd Green Sandpiper regular, max 6 on 18th Greylag Goose 2 on 21st Curlew regular, max 54 on 25th Pochard a single on 28th Snipe regular, max 3 on 15th Ruddy Shelduck singles regular Redshank regular, max 5 on 18th Mandarin 2 on 24th and 28th Little Ringed Plover regular, max 15 on 6th 　 　 Ruff 2 regular 　 　 Oystercatcher 2 regular 　 　 Ringed Plover 2 on 14th 　 　 Greenshank singles 2nd and 3rd 　 　 elsewhere Tufted Duck bred at CF ~ 2 pairs of Great Crested Grebe bred at WF and 5 Ruddy Duck were at Doddington on the17th 　 　 RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT Sparrowhawk regular in the Flashes area Kestrel records from EHF and Weston where a family of 4 were recorded Buzzard regular at EHF, 3 on the 25th Hobby 4 sightings, all from EHF Red Kite one over EHF for 10 mins on the 2nd Peregrine just two records, both from EHF Barn Owl one hunting around EHF at 07:00am on the 18th 　 　 GULLS COUNT Mediterranean Gull a juvenile was at EHF 25th to 28th Y L Gull a single 8th and 3 on the 18th at EHF Common Gull singles 10th and 25th at EHF Common Tern a single at PHF on 15th and at EHF 17th 　 　 OTHER SIGHTINGS 250 House Martins were over EHF on the 7th ~ Yellowhammers were recorded at EHF and Haslington ~ a Little Egret was over EHF on the 23rd ~ three Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at the EHF feeders on the 24th and a Green Woodpecker was seen at Oakwood Lane, Elton on the 25th ~ 5 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, a Sedge Warbler, a Willow Warbler and a Chiff Chaff were all in the hedge at PHF on the 25th ~ Kingfishers were recorded at Rode Pool and EHF and a pair of Bullfinches plus 4 juvs have been coming to feeders in a Crewe garden http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/11454/ WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT Mallard regular max 120 on17th Black-tailed Godwit regular max 40 on 29th Teal regular max 22 on 29th Lapwing regular max 277 on 26th Shoveler 1 on 21st & 3 on 26th Common Sandpiper regular max 2 on 29th Gadwall 2 on 26th Green Sandpiper regular max 4 on 27th Shelduck regular max 24 on 21st Curlew regular max 6 on 29th Tufted Duck 5 on 10th & 1 on 15th Redshank singles 15th & 18th Mute Swan regular max 17 on 15th Little Ringed Plover regular max 9 on 25th 　 　 Ruff singles regular 　 　 Oystercatcher regular max 7 on 30th 　 　 Ringed Plover 2 on 3rd & 4th & a single on 7th 　 　 elsewhere a Lapwing bred at CF, EHF and Wheelock Heath . 　 　   RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT Sparrowhawk records from EHF and Leighton Hospital Kestrel records from EHF, FFF and Leighton Hospital Buzzard regular in the SECOS area, 4 at Oakhanger on the 9th Hobby sightings from EHF, Leighton Hospital and Rode Pool Red Kite one over EHF on the 2nd Peregrine 2 at EHF on the 19th 　 　 GULLS COUNT B H Gull regular at EHF, 50 on the 1st Mediterranean Gull singles regular at EHF Y L Gull regular at EHF, 3 on the 19th Caspian Gull a 1st summer was at EHF on the 17th and 30th Common Tern singles at WLF on 3rd, RF on 3rd, EHF on 20th, 2 at WLF on 4th, 2 at EHF on 22nd 　 　 　 　 OTHER SIGHTINGS Kingfishers   were recorded at EHF and Rode Pool where an adult was seen feeding 4 young ~ Spotted Flycatchers were recorded at Crewe Green and Doddington where a pair nested under the eaves of an estate house ~ a juvenile Stonechat was on MGT on the 21st ~ 2 pairs of Yellowhammers were in Plant Lane, Elton on the 25th and a pair of Yellow Wagtails were nesting in a maize field at Wheelock Heath http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/11217/   WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT Mallard regular 212 on 25th Black tailed Godwit a single on 11th Teal a single on 18th Common Sandpiper a single on 6th Shoveler singles regular Dunlin regular max 4 on 15th Gadwall 2 on 25th Little Ringed Plover regular max 3 on 9th Goosander singles on 6th,16th & 20th Oystercatcher regular max 2 on 18th Barnacle Goose Singles on 6th & 9th & 5 to 16th Ringed Plover regular max 2 on 14th Shelduck total of 25 juvs Greenshank a single on 11th Tufted Duck 6 on 25th & 2 on 27th Sanderling a single on 13th Greylag Goose 3 on 9th & 3 on 11th Whimbrel a single on 20th Garganey a single on 13th 　 　 　 　   RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT Buzzard a bird with a broken wing found at Basford was taken to Stapeley RSPCA Hobby records from MGT and EHF where two were seen hunting over the salt pan Red Kite one over Sandbach on the 23rd, one over PHF on the 30th and over Stowford on the 31st Peregrine just a single record of an immature bird at EHF on the 6th 　 　 GULLS COUNT Common Tern a single at PHF on the 6th Black Tern a single at EHF on the 13th Glaucous Gulll the 1st Summer bird almost daily at EHF/PHF until the 26th Caspian Gull a single at EHF on the 9th Iceland Gull a single at PHF on the 12th on 14th Y L Gull a single at EHF on the 9th 　 　 OTHER SIGHTINGS 20 Swifts were over WLF on the 3rd ~ Yellow Wagtails were at EHF on the 4th and 27th ~ Wheatears were at EHF on the 4th and MGT on the 13th and 20th ~ Whinchats were at PHF on the 9th and MGT on the 13th ~ Garden Warbler regular at MGT ~ Willow Tit still regular at FF ~ a White Wagtail was at EHF on the 7th and a Kingfisher on the 24th ~ 9 Sedge Warblers, 8 Reed Warblers, 12 Reed Buntings, 5 Skylarks, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, a Willow Warbler and a Chiff Chaff were at MGT on the 24th and a Common Crane was over Stowford on the 31st 　 http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/10852/ WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT MALLARD regular no count BLACK TAILED GODWIT regular max 70 on 11th TEAL regular max 109 on 2nd LAPWING regular max 44 on 1st SHOVELER regular max 7 on 3rd COMMON SANDPIPER singles regular WIGEON regular max 117 on 1st DUNLIN 2 on 3rd, 1 on 15th, 3 on 16th GADWALL 2 on 21st, 22nd, 28th to 30th GREEN SANDPIPER regular max 2 on 1st GOOSANDER singles regular CURLEW singles on 2nd & 30th LITTLE GREBE a single on 21st SNIPE 4 on 1st & a single on 11th SHELDUCK regular max 42 on 9th REDSHANK regular max 4 on 1st 　 　 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER regular max 7 on 11th 　 　 RUFF regular 　 　 OYSTERCATCHER regular max 6 on 5th 　 　 RINGED PLOVER singles on 2nd, 16th & 26th 　 　 WHIMBREL singles on 12th, 26th & 29th 　 　 GREY PLOVER a single on 16th Elsewhere a Barnacle Goose was at WLF on the 2nd ~ a Garganey was at RF on the 9th ~ 5 Mandarin and a Wood Duck were on MGT on the 15th ~ a Mandarin was at Rode Pool on the 21st and a Black-necked Grebe was at Doddington from the 9th ~a Jack Snipe was at MGT on the 11th ~ 2 Common Sandpipers were at CF on the 13th and one was at Rode Pool on the 21st RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT SPARROWHAWK regular in the Flashes area. A pair displaying over Crewe on 22nd KESTREL regular in the Flashes area BUZZARD 10 over EHF on 5th HOBBY one over Doddington Pool on 30th PEREGRINE 3 sightings, all at EHF OSPREY one for 15 mins at EHF on 27th LITTLE OWL 2 in Clay Lane on 5th GULLS COUNT B H GULL regular at EHF/PHF 47 on 2nd MEDITERRANEAN GULL a second Summer was at EHF on 4th Y L GULL 2 at EHF on 2nd LITTLE GULL 2 at EHF on 17th ICELAND GULL regular at EHF/PHF, 2 on 15th GLAUCOUS GULL a first winter regular at EHF/PHF CASPIAN GULL a 1st W/S at EHF on the 5th & 28th & a 3rd year bird on the 15th OTHER SIGHTINGS   Migrants continued to come in with a House Martin on the 3rd and a Redstart at MGT on the 11th ~ a Reed Warbler at WLF on the 11th is possibly the earliest ever for the Flashes ~ the first Yellow Wagtail was at MGT on the 11th followed by a Whinchat on the 15th ~a Lesser Whitethroat was at EHF on the 15th and a Willow Warbler at WLF on the 17th ~ the first Whitethroat was at FFF on the 17th and a Sedge Warbler was at GF on the 19th ~ Grasshopper Warblers were at Basford on the 15th, Weston on the 23rd and MGT on the 29th ~ the first Swifts were over Sandbach on the 26th ~ 2 Ravens were over Sandbach on the 13th and 2 over EHF on the 21st http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/10536/ WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT WADERS AT EHF/PHF COUNT MALLARD regular no count BLACK TAILED GODWIT regular max 29 on 28th TEAL regular max 174 on 17th LAPWING regular max 126 on 5th PINTAIL regular max 17 on 4th DUNLIN a single on 5th SHOVELER regular max 8 on 9th GREEN SANDPIPER a single on 19th WIGEON regular max 390 on 9th CURLEW Regular GOOSANDER regular max 14 on 13th SNIPE regular max 22 on 18th SHELDUCK regular max 56 on 23rd REDSHANK regular max 5 on 13th GREYLAG GOOSE 3 on 7th LITTLE RINGED PLOVER regular max 12 on 21st     RUFF regular max 6 on 17th     OYSTERCATCHER regular max 4 on13th     GOLDEN PLOVER 6 on 13th     RINGED PLOVER singles from 13th - 17th Elsewhere the male Scaup was at Doddington throughout the month ~ a Barnacle Goose and a Pinkfoot were on RF on the 15th ~ 2 pair of Mandarin were at MGT on the 31st ~ 3 GC Grebe were on WLF on the 16th ~ Jack Snipe was at MGT on the 15th   RAPTORS AND OWLS COUNT SPARROWHAWK regular in the EHF/PHF area, 2 at FF on the 16th KESTREL regular in the EHF/PHF area, elsewhere, records from Macon Meadows and University Way BUZZARD very common in the SECOS area, 6 over FF on the 31st PEREGRINE regular in the Flashes area, 2 at EHF on the 25th elsewhere, one at Weston Road on the 1st LITTLE OWL 2 in Clay Lane on the 28th     GULLS COUNT YL GULL up to 2 regular at EHF/PHF COMMON GULL 65 were at EHF on the 27th MEDITERRANEAN GULL singles at EHF/PHF on the 2nd and 14th HERRING GULL regular in the Flashes area GBB GULL 38 were at PHF on the 10th GLAUCOUS GULL a single almost regular at EHF/PHF ICELAND GULL a 1st winter regular at EHF/PHF CASPIAN GULL a first winter was at PHF on the 1st Other Sightings   ~~The first migrants started to trickle in with a Little Ringed Plover on the 13th ~ followed by Sandmartins 14th ~ Chiff Chaff 14th ~ Wheatear 18th ~ Swallow 25th and Blackcap 30th ~ 4 Stonechats were at University Way, Crewe on the 1st ~ 20 Siskin were at FF on the 1st ~ 2 Raven were over PHF on the 7th ~ Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were at University Way, Crewe on the 8th and Rode Pool on the 17th ~ 52 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 27th ~ 20 Lesser Redpoll were at CBP on the 14th ~ 2 White Wagtails were at EHF on the 27th ~ the Willow Tit is still regular at the FF feeders and a Kingfisher was at University Way, Crewe on the 8th http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/10201/ WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF COUNT 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 COUNT 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     http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/SECOS/9852/