Saturday 25 December 2021

Merry Christmas

Astbury Mere 

Goldeneye fem 

Little Grebe x 8

Friday 24 December 2021

December 24th

 Astbury Mere 

Goldeneye fem

Shoveler x 5


Congleton Park 

Goosander x 2

Dipper x 2

Grey Wagtail

Mistle Thrush x 3

American Mink.


NEARBY

Lapwing Hall Pool Chelford

Smew (Redhead)


Acre Nook

Black-Necked Grebe (elusive).


Thursday 23 December 2021

December 23rd

Astbury Mere 

Goldeneye fem

Pochard  x 3

Shoveler 

Wigeon

Little Grebe  x 5

Lesser Redpoll  x 10


December 21st

Mow Cop

Jack Snipe x 11

Common Snipe x 7

Woodcock x 2

Brambling 

Wednesday 22 December 2021

December 22nd

Astbury Mere 

Pochard  x 3

Wigeon x 2

Teal x 5

Shoveler 

Kingfisher 

Sunday 19 December 2021

Friday 17 December 2021

December 17th

Astbury Mere 

Shoveler  x 7

Wigeon x 3

Pochard x 10

Little Grebe x 4

Gadwall x 1

Tufted Duck  x 100+


Thursday 16 December 2021

December 16th

Astbury Mere

Soveler x 5

Pochard x 15


NEARBY

Meramid Pool Leek 

Snow Bunting

Wednesday 15 December 2021

December 15th

Congleton Town Centre
Cormorant x 32 over @ 7.50

Congleton Park area
Goosander x 3 (1 x drake)
Siskin x 2
Mistle Thrush x 3
Dipper by steamboat.

December 14th
Astbury Mere
Wigeon x 6
Shoveler x 2

Saturday 11 December 2021

December 11th

Astbury Mere 

Woodcock x 1

Teal x 7

Tawny Owl x 1

Tufted Duck x 173

Monday 6 December 2021

December 6th

Astbury Mere 

Pochard x 19

Wigeon x 2

Gadwall x 2

Friday 3 December 2021

Tuesday 30 November 2021

November 30th

Astbury Mere 

Common Scoter fem still present. 

Pochard x 17

Shoveler x 3

Wigeon x 1 (drake)

Little Grebe  x 5 


Mow Cop

Little Egret x 2 flew S/W mid morning. 

Monday 29 November 2021

November 29th

Astbury Mere 

Shoveler  x 9 

Common Scoter fem still present. 

Sunday 28 November 2021

November 28th

Astbury Mere 

Common Scoter fem still present. 

Saturday 27 November 2021

November 27th

Astbury Mere

Common Scoter  (fem) still.

Pochard x 14

Teal x 2

Tufted Duck x 150

Little Grebe x 6

Siskin x 9 f/o

Goosander x 2 drakes (afternoon). 


Friday 26 November 2021

November 26th

Astbury Mere 

Common Scoter x 1 fem still present. 

Teal x 1

Pochard x 13

Tufted Duck x 175

Monday 22 November 2021

November 21st

Astbury Mere
Common Scoter x 2 females still present. 
Goldeneye x 1 fem.
Pochard x 4
Tawny Owl
Kingfisher
Siskin

Biddulph CP 
Goosander x 17
Kingfisher .

Thursday 18 November 2021

November 18th

Astbury Mere

Common Scoter x 2

Little Egret fly over.

Monday 15 November 2021

November 15th

Astbury Mere 

Mandarin x 2 (pairs)

Little Grebe x  3

Pochard  x 2

Tufted Duck x 172


Sunday 14 November 2021

Friday 12 November 2021

November 12th

Astbury Mere

Little Egret over early morning

Peregrine

Kingfisher

Pochard (1 x pair)

 

Monday 8 November 2021

November 8th

 Astbury Mere 

Tufted Duck x 116

Pochard x 2

Gt S Woodpecker  x 2

Treecreeper x 2

Sunday 7 November 2021

November 7th

Astbury Mere 

Crossbill over

Shelduck

Tawny Owl

Kingfisher

Shoveler x 3

Raven

Siskin


Astbury Mere November 6th

Brambling


Astbury November 5th

Shoveler x 2pair

Pochard x pair

Little Grebe x 5

Fieldfare x 12

Tufted Duck x 102


Astbury November 3rd

Pochard x 3 (2 x drakes)

Tufted Duck x 81

Little Grebe x 3

Kingfisher

Raven x 2

Lesser Redpoll

Siskin x 2


Astbury Mere November 1st

Pochard x pair.


 

Sunday 3 October 2021

Sept 30th

Astbury Mere 

Sandwich Tern two briefly mid afternoon. 

Sunday 26 September 2021

Sept 26th

Astbury Mere 

Reed Warbler 

Raven x 2

Little Grebe x 2


Mow Cop

Wheatear  x 2

Thursday 23 September 2021

September 23rd

 Astbury Mere 

29 x Pinkfeet flew over west at 17-05

Monday 13 September 2021

September 13th

Congleton

Lapwing x 16 Childs Lane


Rudyard

Yellow Wagtail

Little Egret x 2

Teal x 34


Astbury 12th Sept

Raven x 3 over

Greylag Geese x 12 over

Meadow Pipit x 5

Little Grebe

Reed Warbler



Tuesday 7 September 2021

September 7th

Rudyard Lake

Black-tailed Godwit x 7

Dunlin

Little Egret

Teal x 24

Lapwing x 44

Monday 6 September 2021

September 5th

 Astbury Mere

Teal x 9

Wigeon x 5


Mow Cop

Tree Pipit

Friday 3 September 2021

September 2 nd

Rudyard Lake

Snipe x 5

L R Plover x 3

Little Egret x 2


Congleton River Dane

Dipper

Grey Wagtail x 2

Tuesday 31 August 2021

August 30th

Mow Cop

Wheatear x 2


Knypersley Res

Whinchat

Sunday 29 August 2021

August 29th

 Congleton Town Centre

Redshank over calling 6-00.

Friday 20 August 2021

August 20th

Congleton River Dane

Dipper

Goosander

Grey Wagtail

Kingfisher

Tuesday 17 August 2021

August 17th

 Rudyard Lake

Green Sandpiper

Ringed Plover x 7

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Common Sandpiper

Dunlin

Little Egret x 4

Kingfisher

Grey Wagtail

Gadwall


JUST OUT OF OUR AREA

Tittisworth Reservoir

Sandwich Tern x 3 on first island opposite car park

Monday 16 August 2021

August 16th

 Rudyard Lake

Osprey over early morning (6-45) heading north

Wednesday 11 August 2021

August 10th

Congleton Astbury A34 Bent Lane Hobby over early morning

Monday 9 August 2021

August 9th

 Rudyard Lake

Greenshank

Ringed Plover x 3

Dunlin

Oystercatcher x 2

Little Egret

Gadwall fem


Astbury Mere

Osprey caught fish 9-00


Congleton A34

Childs Lane Junction

Barn Owl early morning

Sunday 8 August 2021

August 8th

 Rudyard Lake 

Black-tailed Godwit 

Greenshank x 2

Little Egret x 2

Oystercatcher x 3

Raven x 2

White Wagtail 

Saturday 7 August 2021

August 7th

 Rudyard Lake

Black-tailed Godwit

Little Egret


Congleton (River Dane)

Dipper

Kingfisher

Goosander adult fem + 8 Juv

American Mink 

Thursday 5 August 2021

August 5th

 Congleton Town Centre

Swift x 8 early morning

Monday 2 August 2021

August 2nd

 Rudyard Lake

Green Sandpiper

Little Egret x 2

L R Plover 

Oystercatcher x 2


Knypersley Res

L R Plover

Common Sandpiper

Mandarin



Congleton (River Dane)

Mandarin

Dipper

Kingfisher

Grey Wagtail


Little Egret Rudyard .



   

Sunday 1 August 2021

August 1st

 Knypersley Res 

Green Sandpiper x 2

Common Sandpiper 

Dunlin x 2

Little Egret x 2


Congleton (River Dane)

Goosander x 8 Immature

Friday 30 July 2021

July 30th

 Congleton River Dane

Mandarin x 3 juveniles

Kingfisher x 2

Dipper immature

Tuesday 27 July 2021

July 27th

 Congleton River Dane

Grey Wagtail  several

Kingfisher

Monday 26 July 2021

July 25th

 Rudyard Lake

Green Sandpiper

Little Egret x 3

Common Tern

Common Sandpiper

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Oystercatcher

Tuesday 20 July 2021

July 20th

 Knypersley Res

Cuckoo calling early morning.

Monday 19 July 2021

July 18th

 Astbury Mere

Common Sandpiper


Knypersley Res

Common Tern x 2

L R Plover x 2

Little Egret x 2

Thursday 15 July 2021

July 15th

 Astbury Mere

Common Scoter x 5( 3 x drake, 2 x fem )

Raven x 2

Little Grebe x 3 juveniles (possibly first breeding record for the site.)

Wednesday 14 July 2021

July 14th

 Rudyard Lake 

Little Egret

Common Sandpiper x 3

Common Tern 

Oystercatcher 

L R Plover x 2

Tuesday 13 July 2021

July 13th

 Rudyard Lake

Greenshank

L R Plover

Common Scoter x 3 drakes

Common Tern x 2

Common Sandpiper x 3

Redstart x 3


Congleton River Dane

Mandarin x 5 juvs

Grey Wagtail

Goosander x 4 juvs

Dipper

Kingfisher

Wednesday 7 July 2021

July 7th

 Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Dipper....River Dane

Goosander fem + juvs...River Dane


Congleton Town Centre

Hobby over early morning.


Mow Cop

Raven x 4


JUST OUTSIDE OUR AREA

Westport Lake

3 x Common Terns

Tuesday 6 July 2021

July 6th

 JUST OUT OF OUR AREA

3 x Common Scoter Westport Lake

Monday 5 July 2021

July 5th

 Astbury Mere

Common Tern early morning .


Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Dipper


Knypersley Res

Pied Flycatcher

Dipper

Grey Wagtail


Rudyard Lake 

Common Tern x 2 

Common Sandpiper x 3

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Oystercatcher x 1

Redstart x 3



JUST OUT OF OUR AREA

Green Sandpiper  Tittisworth.

Sunday 4 July 2021

July 4th

 Bent Lane

Oystercatcher at Sand Quarry

Yellowhammer

Yellow Wagtail

Reed Bunting.


Congleton Park

Blackcap male

Kingfisher + 2 juviniles

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Grey Wagtail

Goosander fem + 4 juveniles



Saturday 3 July 2021

July 3rd

 Astbury Mere 

Common Tern early morning. 

Thursday 1 July 2021

July 1st

 Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher pair showing well mid-morning.

Wednesday 30 June 2021

June 30th

 Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher x 2 early morning

Dipper

Stock Dove

Nuthatch

Treecreeper

Oystercatcher over town centre @ 7-00




Tuesday 29 June 2021

June 29th

 Congleton Park

Goldcrest

Chiffchaff

Blackcap male

Kingfisher

Grey Wagtail fem + juv

Goosander fem with 4 young

Spotted Flycatcher


Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher

Dipper

Goosander fem + 4 juv

Grey Wagtail

Kingfisher



Sunday 27 June 2021

June 27th

 Knypersley Res 

Spotted Flycatcher 

Tawny Owl x 2 juveniles 


Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher

Stock Dove X 2

Grey Wagtail

Goosander female + 4 juvenile

Mandarin female +3 juvenile

Kingfisher

Dipper.


Rudyard Lake

Same as yesterday + Green Woodpecker


All photos below by Tracey Stubbs. 



Goosander with juveniles by Tracey Stubbs. 



Mandarin by Tracey Stubbs. 



Spotted Flycatcher by Tracey Stubbs. 


Saturday 26 June 2021

June 26th

 Rudyard Lake

Common Sandpiper

Little Ringed Plover x 4

Oystercatcher

Redstart  x 6

Garden Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Kingfisher x 2

Spotted Flycatcher

Willow Tit


Brereton CP

Garden Warbler



Thursday 24 June 2021

June 24th

 The Cloud

Tree Pipit

Siskin


Rudyard Lake 

Common Scoter x 33

8 x flew north at 17-40 leaving 25 still there at 18-10.






Tuesday 22 June 2021

June 22nd

Knypersley Res 

Cuckoo  early morning 

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Tawny Owl juveniles 

Dipper x 4 on waterfall


 Mow Cop 

Tree Pipit 

Grasshopper Warbler 


Rudyard Lake 

Common Tern 

Redstart x 4

Spotted Flycatcher 

Little Ringed Plover 

Ringed Plover 

Common Sandpiper.


The Cloud

Tree Pipit  x 2

Raven

Siskin

Sunday 20 June 2021

June 20th

 Astbury Mere 

Common Tern briefly 

Reed Warbler  x 2

Linnet x 2

Little Grebe

Raven x 2 

Saturday 19 June 2021

June 19th

 The Cloud

Tawny Owl

Tree Pipit

Redstart


Congleton River Dane

Dipper X 2

Grey Wagtail X 2


Child's Lane

Yellow Wagtail X 3

Yellowhammer X2


Rudyard Lake

Redstart X 6

Common Sandpiper

Ringed Plover X 2

Little Ringed Plover X 2

Oystercatcher X 3


Redstart.









Friday 18 June 2021

June 18th

 Bent Lane / Childs Lane

Yellow Wagtail

Yellowhammer


Thursday 17 June 2021

June 16th

 Astbury Mere

Butterflies....

Red Admiral

Speckled Wood

Common Blue

Meadow Brown

Also

Reed Warbler x 2

Willow Warbler x 2

 Blackcap x 2

Swift x 18

House Martin

Swallow 

Nuthatch

Goldcrest

Coal Tit

Bullfinch x 2 

Monday 14 June 2021

June 14th

 Astbury Mere

Kingfisher

Willow Warbler

Reed Warbler x 2

Common Blue Butterfly.


Congleton Park

Dipper

Grey Wagtail

Spotted Flycatcher


Glebe Farm 

Yellow Wagtail


A34 Astbury Garden Centre

Yellowhammer x 2

Whitethroat


Bent Lane

Yellowhammer x 2

Childs Lane

Yellowhammer


The Cloud

Linnet x 2

Swift x 5

Siskin

Saturday 12 June 2021

June 12th

 Mow Cop

Tree Pipit showing well from layby with Trig Point in it. Also Red Kite over.

Tree Pipit.



Rudyard Lake 

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Redstart  x 3

Oystercatcher  x 3

Common Sandpiper 

Kingfisher

Green Woodpecker 

Mandarin drake 


Knypersley Res

Pied Flycatcher  x 2

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

Mandarin fem with one youngster.

Friday 11 June 2021

June 11th

 Mow Cop

Tree Pipit still view from layby along top road.

Wednesday 9 June 2021

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June 9th

 Congleton Park 

Dipper

Grey Wagtail x 5


Mow Cop

Tree Pipit 


Rudyard Lake 

Redstart x 4

Oystercatcher x 3

Common Sandpiper 

LR Plover

Common Tern briefly 

Kingfisher 

SpottedFlycatcher x 1


Tuesday 8 June 2021

June 8th

 Rudyard Lake 

Spotted Flycatcher 

Redstart x 4

Common Sandpiper 

Oystercatcher 

Little Ringed Plover 



Oystercatcher. 

Monday 7 June 2021

June 7th

 Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Mandarin drake x 2 females 

Dipper adult 

June 6th

 Knypersley Res 

Hobby 

Saturday 5 June 2021

June 5th

 Mow Cop

Tree Pipit


Astbury Mere 

Swift x 12

Reed Warbler  x 2


Rudyard Lake 

Redstart x 4

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Tawny Owl x 1

Garden Warbler  x 2

Oystercatcher  x 3

Common Sandpiper  x 1

Greylag Goose  x 2


Congleton Park (River Dane)

Dipper

Grey Wagtail x 3

Mandarin drake


Friday 4 June 2021

June 4th

 Congleton River Dane

Dipper adult and 2 Juv

Grey Wagtail x 5


Mow Cop

Tree Pipit 

Thursday 3 June 2021

June 3rd

 Astbury Childs Lane

Red Kite

Yellow Wagtail 


Astbury Mere 

Reed Warbler  x 2

Wednesday 2 June 2021

June 2nd

 Astbury Mere 

Common  Tern x  5 briefly early morning. 

Tuesday 1 June 2021

June 1st

 Mow Cop

Tree Pipit x 1

Grasshopper Warbler  (possible ).


Bent Lane

Spotted Flycatcher x 2

Yellowhammer 

Monday 31 May 2021

May 31st

 Knypersley Res 

Kingfisher x 5

Green Woodpecker x 1

Pied Flycatcher x 1

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

Dipper x 1

Mandarin female 

Grey Wagtail

Nuthatch several 


Congleton Park

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

Dipper feeding juvenile 

Mandarin drake x 1







Sunday 30 May 2021

May 30th

 Rudyard Lake 

Redstart x 2

Spotted Flycatcher x  2

GardenWarbler x 3

Raven x 2

Oystercatcher  x 5

Little Ringed Plover x 2

WillowTit x 1


Spotted Flycatcher.



Redstart.




Saturday 29 May 2021

May 29th

 Astbury Mere 

Reed Warbler


Rudyard Lake 

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Ringed Plover x 1

Oystercatcher x 3

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

Sedge Warbler x 1

Garden Warbler x 2

Willow Tit x 1

Raven x 1

Friday 28 May 2021

May 28th

 Mow Cop

Tree Pipit x 2

possible Grasshopper Warbler.

Thursday 27 May 2021

May 27th

 Rudyard Lake 16-30 

Little Ringed Plover x 3

Ringed Plover x 1

Oystercatcher x 1

Common Sandpiper x 1

Curlew x 1

Mandarin x 2 drakes

Spotted Flycatcher x 1

Redstart x 1

Garden Warbler x 2

Sedge Warbler x 1

Willow Tit x 1

Raven x 1

Garden Warbler.




 27th May Knypersley

Cuckoo @ 7-15 by lake 

Pied Flycatcher x 2

Spotted Flycatcher x 2


25th May Rudyard Lake

Redstart x 1

Little Ringed Plover x 3

Common Sandpiper x 1

Mandarin by bridge north end.


23rd May Rudyard Lake

Osprey

Spotted Flycatcher

Garden Warbler x 2

Mandarin

Willow Tit


23rd May The Cloud

Tree Pipit x 2


22nd May Rudyard Lake

Osprey north end.


Osprey


15th May Knypersley

Barn Owl

Redstart

Spotted Flycatcher x 2


8th May Knypersley

Willow Tit

Dipper

Little Egret

Water Rail x 2

Mandarin


7th May Knypersley

Redstart

Mandarin x 2


6th May Rudyard Lake

Common Tern x 2


5th May Chatterley Whitfield

Little Egret x 2

Willow Tit


2nd May Knypersley

Pied Flycatcher

Common Sandpiper

Redstart

Water Rail.

 The Blog is now changing by adding two further sites into its area. We are extending to the east by a couple of miles to include Rudyard Lake , which has extra habitat that our local areas do not have . This will include wading birds to our list. Also Knypersley Reservoir and Marshes Hill a couple of miles to the south . This increases our chances of recording more birds than before and brings the areas total to a very impressive 205 species. We will still record news from Mow Cop , The Cloud and of course Astbury Mere from where this blog all started some five years ago. We have had some quiet times of late from these sites, so by adding Rudyard and Knypersley into our area we should be reporting on a more regular basis. Thank you all for staying with us and lets get out there and find something good. Rudyard has a very impressive list on its own which stands at 179 species. Such good birds include Caspian Tern , Temminck's Stint , White Rumped Sandpiper , Pectoral Sandpiper ,  Green Winged Teal , Eider , Red Throated Diver and many many more. It is also a very under watched site ,  and only a short drive from Congleton why not give it a go.

Wednesday 12 May 2021

May 12th

 May 12th Astbury Mere

Oystercatcher over

Swift x 12


May 11th The Cloud

Redstart south of plantation


Astbury Mere

Sand Martin x 140

Black Cap x 6

Chiffchaff x 5

Little Grebe

Song Thrush x 5pair.


Newsbank Pool

Shelduck pair in flooded field.


May 10th Congleton

Lesser Whitethroat by Treatment works

Swift x 10 same area.



Saturday 1 May 2021

May 1st

 Little Morton Hall A34

Osprey seen flying towards Little Morton Hall  @13-15 then 10 mins later again over A50 Brereton area love over at tree top hight.

Thursday 29 April 2021

April 29th

 Astbury Mere

Sedge Warbler (scarce at this site)

Sparrowhawk x 2

House Martin

Swallow x 4


April 24th

Newsbank Pool

Mandarine (drake)

Oystercatcher


Green Lane

Common Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat.

Tuesday 20 April 2021

April 20th

 Mow Cop

Little Owl

Common Whitethroat 

Tree Pipit

Green Hairstreak's x 2

Clarke's Mining Bee 

Tawny Mining Bee

Ashy Mining Bee 


Astbury Mere 

Swallow x 2

Raven x 2

Sunday 18 April 2021

Apri 18th

 The Cloud

Tawny owl ( calling ) 

 Redstart  male top wood 

Crossbill 6 flew top wood 

Brambling 5 + in top wood inc least 3 males 

Redpoll 3 

Siskin 2 ( also top wood ) 

Linnet pair on Heath 

Raven 

Willow warbler 4

Sunday 11 April 2021

April 11th

 Astbury Mere

Willow Warbler x 5

Blackcap x 8

Chiffchaff x 10

Friday 9 April 2021

April 9th

 Mow Cop 

Osprey over 

Wheatear in ploughed field.


Astbury Mere 

Sand Martin x 200+

Thursday 8 April 2021

Alril 8th

 Mow Cop

Wheatear in ploughed field.

Astbury Mere 

Wigeon x 2 pair

Tuesday 6 April 2021

April 6th

 Astbury Mere 

House Martin (first one back)

Sand Martin x 120+

Swallow  x 2

Little Grebe x 4

Thursday 1 April 2021

April 1st

 Astbury Mere 

Willow Warbler x 2

Chiffchaff x 11

Sand Martin x 40

Swallow x 4

Raven x 1

Little Grebe x 1

Tuesday 30 March 2021

Monday 29 March 2021

March 29th

 Astbury Mere

Blackcap

Sand Martin x 3

Butterflies

Comma

Peacock

Small Tortoiseshell

Sunday 28 March 2021

March 28th

 Astbury Mere

Chiffchaff x 8

Sand Martin x 5


Bent Lane /Brownlow Farm

Red-legged Partridge

Yellowhammer

Linnet



Saturday 27 March 2021

March 27th

 Astbury Mere

Sand Martin X 11

Chiffchaff X 2


Bent Lane / Brownlow Farm

Red kite mid morning.


Congleton Park

Dipper x1  river Dane .



Lapwing Bent Lane photo by Tracey Stubbs. 

March 26th

 A34 by Bent Lane

Little Ringed Plover X 2 ( in flooded field)


Astbury Mere

Swallow (first back)

Sand Martin X 6.





Saturday 20 March 2021

March 20th

 Astbury Mere 

Sand Martin x 2

Goldeneye x 2 pairs

Shoveler drake

Wednesday 3 March 2021

Sunday 28 February 2021

February 28th

Astbury Mere

Gadwall x 4

Shoveler x 4

Teal female

Little Grebe x 2


February 27th

Astbury Mere

Oystercatcher f/o


Bent Lane Farm

Chiffchaff calling






































 

Sunday 21 February 2021

February 21st

 Watery Lane / Glebe Farm

Little Egret in flooded Field

February 20th

 Bent Lane

Teal drake

Shelduck x 22

Oystercatcher x 2

Skylark

Raven

Sunday 14 February 2021

February 14th

 Astbury Mere

Common Gull adult

Gadwall 1 pair

Little Grebe

Great Spotted Woodpecker x 2


Gadwall female photo by Tracey Stubbs. 



Gadwall drake photo by Tracey Stubbs. 

Saturday 13 February 2021

February 13th

 Astbury Mere

Gadwall x 3 ( 2x drakes)

Pochard X 7 (5x drakes)

Tufted Duck 103

Little Grebe X 5

Lesser Redpoll



Gadwall Astbury  photo by Tracey Stubbs .

Friday 12 February 2021

February 12th

 Bent Lane

Peregrine x 2

Linnet X 70

Yellowhammer X 10

Lapwing x 45



Astbury Mere

Mallard x 315 first light possibly a site count record.



Sunday 7 February 2021

February 7th

 Newsbank Pool 

Oystercatcher x 2

Shoveler x 1 pair

Gadwall drake

Lapwing x 21

No sign of Green Sand from nearby flooded field .

Saturday 6 February 2021

February 6th

 Newsbank Pool

Green Sandpiper in flooded field (New Lane) close to Newsbank Pool.


Astbury Mere

Water Rail still.


Mow Cop

Stonechat yeterday.


Green Sandpiper Newsbank by Phil Oddy.


Tuesday 2 February 2021

January 2nd

 Astbury Mere

Adult winter Kittiwake 9.45 per Mark Stubbs.

First record since 2008.

Wednesday 27 January 2021

January 27th

 Astbury Mere 

Water Rail showed well today superb images captured below by Tracey Stubbs. 








Sunday 24 January 2021

January 24th

 Astbury Mere

Dusky Warbler still present and photographed this morning. The bird is feeding actively all around the meres edge picking off insects close to the water. It was seen at various points around the mere this morning. Also present a adult Common Gull and a pair of Gadwall , and Water Rail showing occasionally . 


Astbury Mere 23rd January

Goosander (drake)

Cormorant i x on water , 7 x flew over

Pochard x 3

Little Grebe x 3

Siskin

Nuthatch

Meadow Pipit 1 x f/o


Sunday 17 January 2021

January 17th

 Bent Lane Sand Quarry

Shelduck x 43


Atsbury Mere

Water Rail x 1

Grey Geese x 32 flew high south early morning.

Wednesday 13 January 2021

January 13th

 Astbury Mere 

Amazingly the Dusky Warbler was seen again this afternoon by Mark and photographed by his wife Tracey. 

Sunday 10 January 2021

January 10th

 Astbury Mere

Pair of Gadwall again this morning also pair of Shoveler.

Tuesday 5 January 2021

January 5th

 Astbury Mere 

Snipe x 1

G B B Gull x 1

Shoveler x 3

Monday 4 January 2021

January 4th

 A34 / Childs Lane 

Barn Owl early morning.


Astbury Mere

Pochard x 11

Gadwall (drake)

Shoveler (2 x drakes)

Wigeon (drake)

Sunday 3 January 2021

January 3rd

Astbury Mere

Water Rail

Wigeon x 1 pair

Shoveler x 5 (3 x drakes)

Gadwall drake

Little Grebe x 2

Goosander x 2 f/o

Buzzard

Nuthatch

Cormorant


Bent Lane

Grey Wagtail x 1


Brownlow Farm

Yellowhammer x 2

Linnet x approx 50

Fieldfare

Saturday 2 January 2021

January 2nd

 A drake Gadwall on Astbury Mere mid-day which is always nice to see as we only get a couple of records each year.Apparently the Water Rail was seen again today along with a single Lesser Redpoll .

Friday 1 January 2021

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 January 1st 2021

Astbury Mere 

Dusky Warbler  x 1

Water Rail x 1

Shoveler  x 1 pair

Little Grebe x 4

Greylag Goose  x 1

Goosander  x 3 f/o

Pinkfeet x 130 f/o