February 29th

February 29th
Mill House Farm
Shoveler pair

Cheshire Close / Limekiln
Stonechat pair

Bent Lane
Yellowhammer
Skylark x 5
Oystercatcher x 1
Shelduck x 5

Astbury Mere
Common Gull adult
Goosander drake


February 26th
Astbury Mere
Common Gull
Goosander
Nuthatch x 2
Treecreeper
Little Grebe


February 25th
Bath Vale
Dipper

Buglawton
Goosander x pair f/o


February 23rd
Astbury Mere
Lapwing x 4 f/o
Mistle Thrush x 2

Bent Lane
Yellowhammer x 2
Skylark
Meadow Pipit x 5
Nuthatch

Roof Hill
Blackcap

February 23rd

Bent Lane
Grey Wagtail
Greylag

February 22nd

Feb 22nd
Bent Lane
Curlew
Tree Sparrow x 2
Yellowhammer x 3
Skylark x 8


Sand Quarry
Oystercatcher x 2
Shelduck x 4
Kestrel

Astbury Mere
Common Gull x 3
Goosander


21st Feb
Common Gull x 1

Green Lane
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer x 2
Skylark x 4


20th Feb
Astbury Mere
Chaffinch x 15
Bullfinch x 3
Siskin x 2
Meadow Pipit
Goosander drake

February 18th

Macclesfield Canal
Goosander drake by bridge on Canal St.

February 16th

Astbury Mere
Little Grebe

February 15th

Astbury Mere
Tawny Owl
Stock Dove
Goosander x3
Nuthatch
Canada Geese x 4

February 14th

Congleton River Dane (Aldi)
Dipper x 2
Goosander female
Grey Wagtail

February 13th

Congleton
Pinkfeet calling over town centre at 6-30

Astbury Mere
Goosander drake

February 11th

Astbury Mere
Bumblebee first this year almost certainly a Buff-tailed.
Pochard x 2 drakes
G S Woodpecker x2
Redwing good numbers.
Goosander drake

The Cloud
Siskin x 6
Lesser Redpoll x1
Mistle Thrush x 2

River Dane Congleton
Dipper x 1

February 9th

Congleton Park
Mistle Thrush x 2
Redwing x 21
Nuthatch
Goldcrest

Bent Lane
Skylark x 29
Redwing x 50+

Quarry
Shelduck x 3
Oystercatcher x 1
Canada Geese x 152
Mallard x 178

Astbury Mere
Pochard x 1
Little Grebe x 1
Nuthatch
Kestrel

February 8th

Newsbank Pool
Oystercatcher x 4
Canada Geese x 318
Lapwing x 229
Mute Swan x 48

Astbury Mere
Peregrine immature
Sparrowhawk
Grey Wagtail x 7
Grey Heron
Cormorant x 10 f/o
Goldcrest
Pochard x 1 drake

Congleton River Dane (Aldi car park)
Dipper x 2
Grey Wagtail

Lapwing Newsbank Pool.

February 6th

Congleton  Park
Small Tortoiseshell

Astbury Mere
Lapwing x 12
G C Grebe x 6
LBB GULL x 31
Common Gull adult
Goosander
Pochard drake

Macclesfield Canal
Kingfisher

February 4th

Astbury Mere
Goldeneye drake first for many years.
Tuffed Duck x 54
Canada Geese x 38
Pochard x 4 (1×fem)

February 3rd

Astbury Mere
L B B Gull
Grey Heron
G C Grebe x 2 displaying.
No sign female Goldeneye.
Tufted Duck x 40

February 2nd

Mow Cop
Woodcock x 2
Snipe x 3

The Cloud
Raven
Sparrowhawk
Goldcrest
Treecreeper

Astbury Mere
Goldeneye female
Kestrel
Little Grebe

Congleton Buisness Park
Grey Wagtail x2

February 1st

Astbury Mere
Pochard x 4 drakes
Cormorant x 8 f/o.