SECOS Sightings

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF	COUNT	WADERS AT EHF/PHF	COUNT
Mallard	regular, max 1050 on 20th	Black Tailed Godwit	regular, max 8 on 4th
Teal	regular, max 150 on 28th	Lapwing	regular, max 683 on 10th
Pintail	singles on 19th, 21st & 30th	Common Sandpiper	regular, max 4 on 7th
Shoveler	regular, max 15 on 19th	Dunlin	4 on 11th & 12th
Wigeon	singles regular	Green Sandpiper	regular, max 7 on 12th
Gadwall	singles on 4th & 30th	Curlew	regular, max 54 on 14th
Little Grebe	a single on 6th	Snipe	regular, max 18 on 7th
Shelduck	3 on 23rd	Redshank	regular, max 2 on 5th
Greylag Goose	2 on 1st	Little Ringed Plover	a single on 31st
Pochard	singles regular	Ruff	regular, max 7 on 23rd
Ruddy Shelduck	2 on 8th & 1 on 21st	Ringed Plover	regular, max 4 on 12th
		Greenshank	regular, max 3 on 27th
		Wood Sandpiper	a single on 25th
elsewhere	at Doddington 4 Ruddy Duck were there on the 1st and 42 Greylags on the 31st
RAPTORS AND OWLS	COUNT
Sparrowhawk	again regular in the Flashes area, 3 at Rode Pool on the 25th. Bred in Crewe Cemetery
Kestrel	regular in the Flashes area, 3 on the 12th. Bred at Smallwood and MGT
Buzzard	regular in the Flashes area. 10 at EHF on the 29th
Hobby	regular sightings at EHF. A juv at Pyms Lane, Crewe on the 24th, 2 over Sandbach on the 29th, one at Doddington on the 1st and one at Rode Pool on the 25th
Red Kite	one reported from Doddington on the 28th
Peregrine	two records both from EHF
Osprey	one over WLF on the 11th was mobbed by 9 Buzzards. Up to 3 at Doddington throughout the month
Tawny Owl	one at MGT on the 26th
Marsh Harrier	a juvenile was over PHF on the 7th
Honey Buzzard	one over Weston on the 1st
Barn Owl	one hunting near Groby Road, Maw Green on the 24th
GULLS	COUNT
BH Gull	regular, no count
Mediterranean Gull	a juvenile was at EHF/PHF on the 6th
Black Tern	2 were at Dodington on 31st
YL Gull	up to 3 regular at EHF/PHF
Caspian Gull	a juvenile was at EHF/PHF 19th to 25th
Common Tern	a single at EHF on the10th, 34 over on the 26th
Arctic Tern	an adult and a juv were at EHF on the 12th
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Kingfisher recorded at EHF, WLF and Rode Pool ~ Green Woodpecker regular in the Red Lane area, an adult plus 1 juv were recorded in University Way, Crewe on the 8th ~ a Little Egret was at EHF on the 12th ~ Spotted Flycatcher a pair plus 2 juvs were recorded at Warmingham, an adult plus 2 juvs at University Way Crewe, and a single at EHF ~ Wheatears on return passage were recorded at MGT on the 15th and 20th and also at Haslington ~ a Whinchat was at MGT on the 27th ~ Tree Pipits were recorded at Bradwall on the 13th and CBP on the 15th ~ 20 Tree Sparrows were at the EHF feeders on the 21st ~ Ravens were over EHF/PHF on the 2nd, 26th and 29th ~ a Marsh Tit was with the Tit flock in Red Lane on the 14th and 31st ~ Good numbers of Warblers are still present around EHF including Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Sedge, Reed and Willow Warblers, Chiff Chaff, Blackcap and Garden Warbler and for the first year in twelve, no Cuckoos have been recorded in the Smallwood area