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: Canada Goose, Canada x Greylag Goose, Barnacle Goose, Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Green-winged Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Crane, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Little Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
FF: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Goosander, Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Woodcock, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied/White Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting
Alsager: Fieldfare
Alsager - Alsager Mill: Fieldfare
Alsager - Borrow Pit Meadows: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Reed Bunting
Alsager - Salt Line: Chiffchaff
Arclid Green: Stonechat
Astbury: Red Kite
Astbury - Astbury Marsh: Red Kite
Astbury - Astbury Mere CP: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Red Kite, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Sand Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch
Brereton Heath - Brereton Heath LNR: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting
Checkley: Grey Partridge, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark
Church Lawton - Lawton Gate Treatment Works: Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail
Congleton - Buglawton: Raven
Congleton - Forge Mill, River Dane: Red Kite
Congleton - Little Moreton Hall: Carrion Crow
Congleton - Mossley: Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Congleton - North Rode: Little Egret, Chiffchaff
Congleton - River Dane: Goosander, Red-legged Partridge, Red Kite, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Redwing, Grey Wagtail
Congleton - West Heath: Little Egret
Congleton/Sandbach A534: Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow
Crewe: Chiffchaff, Hawfinch
Crewe - Basford: Fieldfare
Crewe - Meremoor Moss: Buzzard, Kestrel
Crewe - Wychwood Park, Weston: Chiffchaff
Doddington - Doddington Pool: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Gawsworth - Gawsworth Hall: Canada Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock
Marton: Red Kite
Marton Waste Treatment Works and environs: Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch
Moston Green, W of Sandbach: Chiffchaff
Mow Cop: Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow
Nantwich: Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin
Newsbank, nr Congleton: Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Red Kite
North Rode: Canada Goose, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Rode Heath: Cattle Egret, Red Kite, Swallow
Rode Heath - Rode Hall: Canada Goose, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Great White Egret, Buzzard, Jackdaw, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Treecreeper, Robin
Rode Heath - Rode Pool: Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting
Sandbach - Elworth: Chiffchaff, Goldcrest
Sandbach - Sandbach Wildlife Corridor: Crane
Scholar Green: Mandarin Duck, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Siskin, Yellowhammer
Shavington/Hough: Canada Goose, Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Coot, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Wren, Nuthatch, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied/White Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Smethwick Green: Jackdaw, Yellowhammer
Walgherton - Lea Forge: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Coot, Cormorant, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Wheelock - Forge Fields: Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied/White Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
Wheelock Heath: Little Egret, Stonechat
Little ringed plover, Red Kite and Common Crane by Dennis Swaby
this medium doesn’t do justice to the natural history images that Dennis Swaby captures at Sandbach Flashes.
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