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Wednesday 18 May 2011

Recent Birdwatching Trip to Anglesey 9th to 13th May

List of Best Birds seen and Locations.

Cemlyn Bay = Red Breasted Merganser, Gannet, Arctic Tern, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, Meadow Pipit, Linnet.

Carmel Head = Peregrine Falcon and Fulmar.

South Stack = Hooded Crow, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Skylark, Chough, Stonechat.

Valley Lakes = Pochard.

Friday 6 May 2011

Cheshire Swan Study Group Report 2010 page 3

Number of Swans identified in Cheshire in 2010

Acre Dell Pools, Congleton  =  101.

Doddington Pool, Nantwich =    47.

Nantwich Boating Lake       =    46.

Redes Mere, Macclesfield   =    39.

River Dee, Chester             =      8.

Total in all Cheshire in 2010 = 336.

Thursday 5 May 2011

Cheshire Swan Study Group Report 2010 page 2. Crewe & Nantwich Breeding Results.



Total Pairs
Total Pairs with Eggs
Total Cygnets Hatched
Total Cygnets Fledged
% Fledged
1999
26
19
57
40
70
2000
32
21
69
40
57
2001
36
16
60
34
56
2002
35
17
82
45
54
2003
27
15
48
33
66
2004
29
13
54
33
61
2005
24
19
74
38
51
2006
22
15
43
25
58
2007
23
15
30
16
53
2008
24
16
56
33
59
2009
26
15
41
25
61
2010
22
10
35
24
68






Cheshire Swan Study Group Report page 1.

RINGING INFORMATION  2010

MUTE SWANS
CYGNETS RINGED
SECOND YEARS
THIRD YEARS
ADULTS
TOTAL RINGED






CHESHIRE RINGING SITES











ACRE DELL POOLS, CONGLETON
1
8

11
20






CHESTER AREA
21
2

2
25






CREWE AREA
6


1
7






DODDINGTON POOL, NANTWICH

5
1
8
14






MACCLESFIELD AREA



1
1






MIDDLEWICH AREA
2
1

2
5






NANTWICH BOATING LAKE
5
4
2
3
14






NANTWICH AREA
31
12

4
47






NORTH CHESHIRE



3
3






RODE HEATH,SANDBACH
5
2

1
8






WHITCHURCH AREA
3


2
5






WINSFORD AREA




0






TOTALS =
74
34
3
38
149