Wednesday 25 May 2022

May 25th

Sandbach Flashes 

Knot partial summer plumage (RF).

Tuesday 24 May 2022

May 24th

Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

L R Plover x 2


Sandbach Flashes 

Ringed Plover x 4 (PHF)

Monday 23 May 2022

May 23rd

Sandbach Flashes 

Black-tailed Godwit x 16 (EHF)

Ringed Plover x 2 (EHF)

Gt W Egret (EHF)



Sunday 22 May 2022

May 22nd

The Cloud

Pied Flycatcher x 1 male

Redstart x 1 male

Spotted Flycatcher x 2


Sandbach Flashes 

Ringed Plover  (PHF)

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Oystercatcher x 2


Lawton Woods

Spotted Flycatcher 


Mow Cop (Ackers Wood)

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Garden Warbler 


Saturday 21 May 2022

May 21st

Macclesfield Forest 

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Cuckoo.


Astbury Mere

Swift x 6


Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

Dunlin x 2

Ringed Plover 

Egyptian Goose

Med Gull over .


Friday 20 May 2022

May 20th

Sandbach Flashes 

Egyptian Geese x 2 (EHF)

Monday 16 May 2022

May 16th

Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

Black Tern x 1


Asbury Mere

Swift x 8

Saturday 14 May 2022

May 14th

Mow Cop 

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

Redstart x 2

Crossbill x 2

Tree Pipit x 1


Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

Egyptian Geese x 2

Ringed Plover x 4

Dunlin x 1


Brereton

Yellow Wagtail x 3

Yellowhammer x 1

Friday 13 May 2022

May 13th

Astbury Mere 

Reed Warbler  (first 2022).


Congleton (Childs Lane)

Yellow Wagtail x 1 


Sandbach Flashes 

Common Tern x 2 (EHF)

Common Sandpiper x 1 (EHF)

L R Plover x 2 (PHF)

Thursday 12 May 2022

May 12th

Congleton

Spotted Flycatcher x 1 on Macclesfield Canal by Queens Head Pub


Acre Nook SQ Chelford

Whimbrel x 1

3 x Ringed Plover

9 x Dunlin


Sandbach Flashes

4 x Wheatear (MGT)


Wednesday 11 May 2022

May 11th

Sandbach Flashes 

Mandarin drake  (EHF)


Brereton

9 x Yellow Wagtail




Tuesday 10 May 2022

May 10th

Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

Ruff x 1

Dunlin x 5


Astbury Mere 

Swift x 8

House Martin x 1

Monday 9 May 2022

May 9th

Teggs Nose CP

Pied Flycatcher 

Redstart 

Green Woodpecker 


Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

Red Kite over N/E @10-10


Astbury Mere 

Swift x 2 this afternoon 


Mow Cop

Grasshopper Warbler reeling 

Garden Warbler x 2


Sunday 8 May 2022

May 8th

Congleton River Dane 

Goosander x 4 juveniles 

Dipper

Grey Wagtail 

Kingfisher 

Mandarin drake.


Acre Nook 

Swift x 6

Yellow Wagtail 

Dunlin

Redshank

Egyptian Goose x 2


Sandbach Flashes 

Wheatear x 3 (MGT)


Bickerton Hill

Cuckoo x 2 by car park


Friday 6 May 2022

May 6th

Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

Avocet x 2

Redshank x 1

Yellow Wagtail x 1

Pink-footed Geese x 2


Sandbach Flashes 

Common Tern x 2 (EHF)

Oystercatcher  x 1 (EHF)

Kingfisher x 1 (EHF)


Congleton River Dane

Dipper

Grey Wagtail 

Mandarin drake.


Newsbank Pool 

Stock Dove  x 3

Shoveler x 2

Mandarin x 2 drakes

Oystercatcher  x 7

Dipper River Dane East Hills.


Thursday 5 May 2022

May 5th

Astbury Mere 

Hobby over early morning. 


Mow Cop

Wheatear  x 5

White Wagtail x 1

Common Whitethroat x 1


East Hills Cheshire 

Danebower,  Danebridge, Wildboarclough etc.

Merlin

Wheatear x 7

Pied Flycatcher x 2

Redstart x 3

Curlew x several

Red Grouse x 6

Stonechat x 7

Red Kite

Ring Ouzel x 2


Macclesfield 

Hobby over golf course.

Pied Flycatcher East Hills.



Wednesday 4 May 2022

May 4th

Congleton 

Dotterel still present @ 6-30 in ploughed field. Apparently now flown off with Lapwings at 7-30.

Dotterel now back in the field 8-40.

Dotterel still present @19-00 opposite side of dual carriage way.


Mow Cop

No sign of yesterday's  Ring Ouzel

Wheatear  x 5

Garden Warbler x 1


Sandbach Flashes 

L R Plover x 2 ( EHF)

Ringed Plover x 1 (EHF)

Photo courtesy of Fred Fearn. 

Two Photo's courtesy of Paul Brewster. 






Tuesday 3 May 2022

Dotterel (Mega)

 Congleton 

Dotterel found late this evening by Phil Oddy , a real Mega for our area. In ploughed field on Congleton bypass from Holmes Chapel Rd. At least 20 birders managed to see it before fading light , thanks to Phil for quickly putting the news out.

Photo by Patrick Earith in fading light this evening. 



May 3rd

Congleton 

Whinchat female in ploughed field, left of bypass after roundabout on Sandbach Rd. Also Wheatear and two Red-legged Partridge. 


Mow Cop

Ring Ouzel x 1 male

Wheatear  x 5


Astbury Mere 

Swift x 1 (first 2022)

Sand Martin x 70


Acre Nook SQ Chelford 

Wood Sandpiper x 1

Common Tern x 2


Sandbach Flashes 

Hobby over (EHF) @ 8-10


Biddulph CP 

Cuckoo x 1 calling.


May 2nd

Mow Cop

Wheatear x 2


Sandbach Flashes 

Bar-tailed Godwit x 1 (EHF)

Whimbrel x 1 (EHF)


Rudyard Lake 

Common Tern x 3


April 30th

Congleton (River Dane)

Dipper x 1

Goosander fem with 6 youngsters

Grey Wagtail