Details of the latest sightings compiled 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, Canada x Greylag Goose, Barnacle Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Pheasant, Swift, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Whimbrel, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Ruff, Dunlin, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Hobby, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat, Wheatear, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
FFF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
WF: Hobby
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Hobby
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Robin
Church Lawton: Kingfisher, Hobby, Swallow
Church Lawton - Lawton Hall: Swift, Hobby, Swallow, Yellowhammer
Church Lawton - Lawton Woods: Kingfisher
Congleton: Grey Wagtail
Congleton - Dane in Shaw: Woodpigeon, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin
Congleton - Mossley: Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock
Congleton - River Dane: Goosander, Kingfisher, Swallow, Dipper, Grey Wagtail
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling
Dane Valley - Hillmoor Farm to Colley Mill: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Green Sandpiper, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Hobby, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Swift, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Yellow Wagtail
Doddington - Lemon Pool: Tufted Duck, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Red Kite, Raven, Swallow, Bullfinch
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Swallow
Haslington: Swift
Hassall Green: Hobby
Kidsgrove - Kidsgrove Treatment Works: Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Grey Wagtail
Nantwich: Red Kite
Rode Heath: Hobby
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Sandbach - Elworth: Yellow-legged Gull
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Red Kite, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackbird, Bullfinch, Goldfinch
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Hobby, House Martin
Winterley & Winterley Pool: Canada Goose, Muscovy Duck, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Blue Tit, Swallow, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Peregrine and Hobby by Dennis Swaby
this medium doesn’t do justice to the natural history images that Dennis Swaby captures at Sandbach Flashes.
See all of his latest images at: - sandbachflashes.co.uk