Egyptian Goose on EHF no3 spit - MT, AG
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Bar-tailed Godwit still on EHF - AG
2 Wheatears on ploughed field at junction of Hall Lane / Crabmill Lane - Dennis
EHF/PHF: 5 Common & 1 Green Sand, 1 Bl T Godwits,1 LRP, 1 Dunlin. 1 Great Egret,1 GBBG - AG
2 Common Sands and a summer plumage Dunlin on PHF - AG
Bar tailed godwit still on EHF - IM
MGT: 2 Wheatears (one a classic Greenland), 10 Linnets.
RFno2: 1 Common Sand.
EHF: 1 x 2nd S GBBGull.
Late news from 16/4: 1 Common Sand EHF.
15/4: 1 m Yellow Wag @ EHF - AG
Bar-tailed still on EHF for 2nd day - AG
Bar-tailed Godwit with a Black-tailed no3 spit EHF - AG
The Cloud: A single Crossbill heard whilst walking thru top wood - MS
EHF: 3 Green & 1 Common Sand.
PHF: 1 Pinky, 3 LRP.
Crabmill Flash footpath: 9 Tufted Duck, 3 Wheatear and a Yellow Wag in a ploughed field near the river - AG
5 Wheatear MGT tip top - AG
EHF: 4 Green Sands together, 3 Bl T gods, 3 LRP(PHF), 1 Redpoll again over viewpoint (had one yday as well), 1 Willow Warbler (Rosemary's) - AG
EHF: 3 Bl T gods, 3 Green Sands, 1x 2nd S GBBG.
PHF: 2 LRP - AG
Willow warbler singing PHF, Sedge Warbler singing WLF courseway behind green bin - AG
4 Wheatear in Dotterel field off Congleton bypass- Rob B
EHF - 72 Teal, 13 Shovelor, 13 Wigeon, 47 Shelduck, 2 Green & 1 Common Sand, 6 LRP, 3 Bl T gods - AG
PHF - 2 LPR's
Hancock’s - 2 Oystercatcher - Rob B
My first Little Ringed Plover of the year. Here three of the four seen at @sandbachflashes.bsky.social at lunchtime today for #BirdsSeenIn2026
Early morning at the flashes: EHF: 3 Bl T Godwits, 2 Green Sands, 3 f Goosanders, 1 Kingfisher, 2 singing Blackcaps. WLF: 1 singing Blackcap. TLF: 1 Great Egret. Warmingham Flash: Kingfisher reported by fishermen - AG
Rode Heath/Scholar Green
Ruddy Shelduck in the same field reported recently junc of poolside and Townsend lane opposite the pool - MS
Blackcap Field Farm Flash by railway - CL & DR
Egyptian Goose x 2; Newsbank Pool, Newsbank, Congleton - GH
Astbury mere - 3 swallows, 1 House Martin & 1 Sand Martin - DW
EHF: 2 Little Egrets, 3 Bl T gods, 1 Green Sand, 1 Raven, Mistle Thrush singing, 8 Crossbills over SE calling at 8.15am, 1 Swallow, 2 Sand Martins.
WLF : 1 Swallow, 2 Sand Martins - AG
8 Crossbills over EHF flying SE at around 8.15 am - AG
2 Swallows on Hancock's plus 9 Sand Martins over. Sand Martins flying quite high as a group and moving fairly fast they flew south east towards RF at 6:30pm - RC
1 Swallow and 1 Sand Martin PHF - AG / PW
Iceland gull flown towards Maw Green Tip - Dennis
Iceland gull back on EHF - Dennis
This mornings Iceland Gull on EHF - AG