Details of the latest sightings compiled by from the Sandbach Flashes log book and other records.
For details of abbreviations see the Monthly Sightings page.
Sandbach Flashes
EHF/PHF/MGT/RF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Green-winged Teal, Tufted Duck, Mandarin Duck, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Swift, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Avocet, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Wren, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
FFF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Swift, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied/White Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Alsager: Ring-necked Parakeet
Alsager - Alsager Treatment Works: Swift, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Swift, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting
Alsager - Fanny's Croft: Swift, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer
Arclid Green: Hobby
Astbury: Canada Goose, Mallard, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Lapwing, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath LNR: Mute Swan, Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Church Lawton - Lawton Gate Treatment Works: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie, House Martin, Blackbird, Grey Wagtail
Church Lawton - Lawton Woods: Little Ringed Plover
Congleton: Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird
Congleton - Brookhouse Lane: Mallard, Swift, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dipper, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Congleton - Buglawton: Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Siskin
Congleton - Congleton Station: Woodpigeon, Blackbird
Congleton - Crossley Stud Farm: Carrion Crow
Congleton - Giantswood Lane: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch
Congleton - Gorse Lane: Woodpigeon
Congleton - Little Moreton Hall: Mallard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot, Jackdaw, House Martin, Chiffchaff
Congleton - Macclesfield Canal: Jackdaw, Carrion Crow
Congleton - Mossley: Mallard, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Congleton - Newsbank: Shelduck
Congleton - North Rode: Rook
Congleton - Oak Lane: Woodpigeon, Magpie
Congleton - Peover Lane: Carrion Crow
Congleton - River Dane: Goosander, Swift, Woodpigeon, Kingfisher, Magpie, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dipper, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail
Congleton - Treatment Works: Mallard, Swift, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Robin, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird
Crewe - Quaker's Coppice: Garden Warbler
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Snow Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, Gadwall, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Swallow, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail
Haslington: Swift
Lower Withington: Pheasant, Red Kite
Moreton - Ackers Crossing: Pheasant, Woodpigeon
Rode Heath: Yellow Wagtail
Sandbach: Swift, Buzzard
Sandbach - Bradwall Green: Yellowhammer
Sandbach - Elworth: Red Kite, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Common Crossbill
Sandbach - Moston: Canada Goose, Collared Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock
Sandbach - Sandbach Wildlife Corridor: Great White Egret
Scholar Green: Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat
Shavington/Hough: Mallard, Pheasant, Swift, Woodpigeon, Coot, Grey Heron, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Smallwood: Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, Robin
Swettenham - Swettenham Meadows: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Swettenham - The Quinta: Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Canada Goose, Pheasant, Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Red Kite, Buzzard, Peregrine, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Mallard, Swift, Cuckoo, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Winterley & Winterley Pool: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
KIngfisher, Green-winged Teal and Sedge Warbler
by Dennis Swaby
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