January 24th

Astbury Mere 

Shoveler x 18 , Gadwall x 2 , Pochard x 4 .

Astbury

Blackcap on garden feeders.

January 21st

Rudyard Lake

Little Egret x 4 , Teal x 12 , Snipe x 11 , Raven x 2 and Kingfisher. 

January 20th

 Astbury Mere 

Shoveler  x 3 pairs , Wigeon 2 , Teal 3.

Knypersley Reservoir 

Mandarin x 4 , Tawny Owl x 2.

Rudyard Lake 

Wigeon x 71 , Teal x 3 , Snipe x 10 , Willow Tit x 2.

January 19th

Lawton Lake

Mandarin x 13 , Teal x 5 , Tufted x 7 and single Little Grebe. 

Congleton 

Four Swans flew over heading west early morning possibly Whooper.

January 18th

Astbury Mere 

Shoveler x 3 pair , Wigeon x 3 , Gadwall  x 1 , Teal , Pochard , Little Grebe x 6.

Rudyard Lake 

Wigeon  x 15 , Teal x 10.

January 17th

Astbury Mere 

Pochard x 3 , Shoveler x 4 , Little Grebe x 4.

January 16th

Astbury Mere 

Goosander x 1 , Shoveler  x 3 , Little Grebe x 2 and single Pochard.

January 14th

Congleton Park

Goosander x 2 , Dipper on river Dane by Old boat.

Astbury Mere 

Raven x 2 , Little Grebe and Greylag Goose. 

January 12th

Moreton Hall A34

Barn Owl early morning flew over road.

Astbury Mere 

Tawny Owl calling early morning. Two Shoveler late afternoon. 

Rode Heath 

Little Egret x 16 on flooded field.

Rudyard Lake 

Goosander x 4 , Teal x 5 and adult Common Gull. 

January 11th

Rode Heath

Little Egret x 12 feeding in sheep field.

January 10th

Astbury Mere 

Teal x 2 , Shoveler x 2 , Lesser Redpoll x 3 , Siskin  x 15 and Chiffchaff. 

January 9th

Rudyard Lake 

Cettis Warbler first since 1978 , also Little Egret x 3 , Water Rail x 2 , Snipe x 6 , Willow Tit x 2 , Goosander  x 7 and Wigeon  x 5.

Astbury Mere 

Raven x 2 , Kingfisher and Shoveler x 2pair .

January 8th

Congleton Park (RiverDane)

Dipper x 2 by steamboat , also Kingfisher and Goosander  x 2.

Redesmere 

Pochard x 3 , Goldeneye  x 10 , Goosander x 5.

Padgebury Lane Astbury 

Pink-footed Geese x approx 50 over.

January 6th

Rudyard Lake 

Little Egret x 3 , Goosander x 4 , Water Rail , Snipe x 2 , Willow Tit x 2.

Congleton bypass

Lapwing x 140 in Dotterel field.

January 5th

Rudyard Lake 

Pink-footed Geese x 52 over N/W@ 11-50 , also single Little Egret , Water Rail , Siskin x 9 , Wigeon x 17 and Teal x 27.

Astbury Mere 

Shoveler drake and Chiffchaff. 

January 4th

Redesmere 

Goldeneye x 9 , Goosander  x 7 , Pochard x 2 , Fieldfare  x 300+.

Biddulph CP

Goosander  x 5

Rudyard Lake 

Little Egret x 4 , Water Rail , Snipe x 7 , Wigeon x 20 , Goosander  x 4 , Kingfisher. 

Astbury Mere 

Shoveler x 1 pair , Lesser Redpoll x 1 flyover.

Bent Lane A34

Red-legged Partridge x 2 .

Bent Lane Quarry

Teal x 80 .

Congleton bypass 

Lapwing x 350 in Dotterel field .

Congleton Park

Dipper x 1 by weir. 

January 2nd

Scholar Green A34

Barn Owl early morning 

Astbury Mere 

Gadwall  x 1 pair , Shoveler  x 1 pair , Stock Dove x 2 .

January 1st 2023

Astbury Mere 

Pochard x 7 , Shoveler  x 2 , Gadwall x 2 , Teal fem , Chiffchaff  , G B B Gull.

Little Moreton A34

Tawny Owl early morning. 

Knypersley Reservoir 

Tawny Owl  x 5.

Bent Lane Farm/Quarry

Teal x 60 , Shelduck  x 19.

Congleton River Dane

Dipper x 1 .