Sandbach Flashes SSI

*This is part one of two posts, part two will be releasing tommorow.

Hi everyone, today I have been to a place not far from where I live ( somehow I only found out about it a week ago) called Sandbach Flashes SSI. It was a really successful trip and I managed to get some of my best footage yet of wigeons, teals, curlews and some songbirds. After looking on their website at recent sightings there was one that caught my eye - a ringed teal. Admittedly I had never heard of one and after doing some research I found out it was a South American duck. I still didn't have very high chances of seeing them so I didn't get my hopes up. The first thing I saw was a massive flock of lapwings. (There is no sound on some of my videos from when the other birders were talking).

Another bird which there was loads of were wigeons.

There was a big flock of wigeons, mixed in with some bigger shelducks and cormarants.

The next bird was probably the best-looking one of the day. It wasn't a South American duck; it was a much more common Asian species - the mandarin duck. I have had them on the blog before, but the male was going through an eclipse (where they lose their bright colour and look a bit more like females). This time it was a bright and colourful male.

A nice robin:

There was also some other songbirds on the feeders, including goldfinches, great tits, blue tits and even a greenfinch up a tree.

That is all for today's post - part two will be out tomorrow.

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