January 31st

Astbury Mere
Peregrine over late afternoon.

Tues 28th.
Common Gull x 10 which is a record count for the site.

Saturday 25th
Bent Lane
Skylark  x 7
Redwing x110.

January 19th

Mow Cop
Pink-footed Geese 500+ over at 12-20 heading north west.

January 18th

Astbury Mere
Pochard x 5
Goosander drake
Little Grebe x 1
Kestrel
Buzzard
Kingfisher
Grey Wagtail x 4
Redwing
Bullfinch
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Common Gull x 2 adults
G B B Gull x 1

January 15th

Astbury Mere
Pochard x 6 (5 x drakes)
Sparrowhawk
Goosander (drake)
Little Grebe
Buzzard
Kestrel
Common Gull x 2 adults
Kingfisher

January 13th

Astbury Mere
Goosander x 3
Little Grebe x 1
Treecreeper x 1
Goldcrest x 1

January 12th

Astbury Mere WeBS count
Coot x 112
Tufted  x 76
Mallard x 64
Little Grebe x 2
G C Grebe x 6
Goosander x 1
Mute Swan x 2
Moorhen x 2
B H Gull x 105
Herring Gull x 2
L B B Gull x 2
Grey Heron x 1
Plus
Sparrowhawk
Goldcrest
Siskin
G S Woodpecker

Dane in Shaw
Dipper x 2

January 11th

Astbury Mere
Shelduck x 2

January 10th

Canal
Woodcock

Bagmere
Water Rail
Starling (Murmeration)
Meadow Pipit


Bererton CP
Goosander x 7
Mistle Thrush
Kingfisher

Astbury Mere
Lapwing x 33 f/o
Sparrowhawk

Bagmere Murmeration photo by Tracey Stubbs.

January 7th

Congleton Wagg Street
Tawny Owl calling early morning

Congleton Bromley Woods
2 x Tawny Owl calling early morning

January 5th

Astbury Mere
Goosander drake still also four Pochard and two Little Grebe.


Redesmere
Three Russian White-fronted Geese along with two Pink-footed Geese and eight Goldeneye.

Pink-footed Geese.

Adult and juvenile Russian White-fronted Geese.

Russian White-fronted & Pink-footed in flight.

January 4th

Just North of our area at Redesmere the three Russian White-fronted Geese are still present , two adults and a juvenile along with two Pink-footed Geese . Also present ten Goldeneye (3 x drakes) and a Kingfisher.

January 3rd

Astbury Mere
Goosander (drake)
Pochard x 2 (drakes).

January 2nd 2020

Astbury Mere
Peregrine over for several minutes
Pochard x 4
Little Grebe x 2
Goosander x 5 f/o
Cormorant f/o
Buzzard
Tufted Duck x 55
Grey Wagtail
Redwing

Tesco Car Park
Pied Wagtail roost approx 150

A34 Astbury
Lapwing x 100

Alexandria Way
Kestrel

Bent Lane
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Stock Dove
Buzzard
Cormorant
Redwing

January 1st 2020

Sunny Start but Mist by mid-morning.

Astbury Mere
Shoveler (drake)
Pochard x 14
Tawny Owl
Raven f/o
Grey Heron
L B B Gull x 12
Chiffchaff

The Cloud
Tawny Owl x 2
Siskin x 3
Raven f/o
Meadow Pipit x 1

Newsbank Pool
Mute Swan x 53
Canada Geese x 162
Greylag Geese x 4
Lapwing x 58
Coot x 94
Moorhen x 14
Mallard x 79
Tufted Duck x 18
Wigeon x 1 (drake)

River Dane
Dipper
Grey Wagtail
Goosander (drake)

A34 Astbury
Lapwing approx. 100 in field.

Shoveler (drake) Astbury Mere.