Details of the February sightings complied by Bryan Perkins from the Sandbach Flashes log book will appear here early next month.
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Details of the January sightings complied by Bryan Perkins from the Sandbach Flashes log book will appear here shortly.
Details of the December sightings complied by Bryan Perkins from the Sandbach Flashes log book.
| WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF |
COUNT |
| Mallard | regular, no count |
| Teal | regular, max 338 on 10th |
| Pintail | regular, max 5 on 7th |
| Shoveler | regular, max 31 on 2nd |
| Wigeon | regular, max 402 on 1st |
| Gadwall | 3 on 1st, 3 on 12th and 2 on 13th |
| Goosander | regular, max 22 on 1st |
| Whooper Swan | 12 on 5th |
| Little Grebe | single on 22nd |
| Shelduck | regular, no count |
| Pochard | single on 27th |
| Pink Footed Goose | up to 7 regular. 20 over on 6th and 10 over on 22nd |
| Greylag Goose | up to 9 regular |
| White Fronted Goose | 2 regular |
| WADERS AT EHF/PHF |
COUNT |
| Black-tailed Godwit | up to 3 regular |
| Lapwing | regular, max 2000 on 10th |
| Dunlin | singles on 15th and 17th |
| Green Sandpiper | single on 9th |
| Curlew | regular, max 49 on 27th |
| Snipe | regular, max 12 on 21st |
| Redshank | regular, max 6 on 9th |
| Ruff | up to 3 regular |
| Golden Plover | regular, max 62 on 1st |
| elsewhere | |
| a Scaup was at Doddington on the 9th ~ 9 Mandarin, 18 Shoveler, 13 Goosander were at Rode Pool on the 20th ~ 16 Tufted Duck were at CF on the 21st and a Goldeneye on the 9th | |
| RAPTORS and OWLS |
COUNT |
| Sparrowhawk | regular sightings in the SECOS area |
| Kestrel | only 2 records, 1 at EHF on the 18th and 1 at Oakhanger on 5th |
| Buzzard | regular in the SECOS area |
| Tawny Owl | 2 at CF calling early morning, 1 at Green Lane and 1 at PHF |
| GULLS and TERNS |
COUNT |
| Iceland Gull | a juvenile was at EHF from the 22nd until the end of the month |
| YL Gull | regular at EHF/PHF, 4 on 10th |
| GBB Gull | a remarkable 215 were at EHF on 15th |
| OTHER SIGHTINGS | |
| a Stonechat was on MGT on the 3rd and 4th ~ Kingfishers were recorded at WLF, FF and Rode Pool ~ the Green Woodpecker was still on MGT on the 11th ~ a Little Egret was at Rode Pool on the 20th ~ a Raven was over MGT on the 4th ~ a Grey Wagtail was at EHF on the 20th & 21st ~ 42 Tree Sparrows, 19 House Sparrows, 6 Greenfinches, 20 Chaffinches, 3 Coal Tits, 3 GS Woodpeckers and a Tree Creeper were counted at EHF on the 21st and an over wintering Blackcap visited a bird table in a Shavington garden on the 28th | |