The Cloud Project in Congleton
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The Cloud Project [1] is a unique photographic record of Congleton's most prominent and much loved landmark, The Cloud
The Project [2] was created over 365 consecutive days, between June 2005 and July 2006 and is portrait of a year in the life of this beautiful outcrop
The digital photographs were taken from the same vantage point on The Macclesfield Canal in Congleton [3], each day
The Website for the Project may be found at www.nineandten.co.uk [4] and portrays the results
The RARE DAYS [5] link highlights the most memorable images from the year.
The Cloud Project Website [6]also contains images of local areas of beauty [7] around Cloudside [8]and Dane-In-Shaw [9]a Site of Special Scientific Interest[10] Together with images of local flora, fauna, birds [11] and insects.
The Raven is one of The Cloud's specialities, with 2 breeding pairs seen reguarly [12]
Goosanders, Kingfisher, Buzzard, Little Owl and Mandarin Duck regularly visit the canal where The Project [13] was photographed [14]
The area is especially rich in bird [15] species.
The list below, although not comprehensive, illustrates the variety observed, currently 92 species, within walking distance of The Cloud [16], over a period of some 24 years
American Ruddy Duck, Barn Owl, Blackbird, Blackcap, Blackheaded Gull, Blue Tit, Brambling, Bullfinch, Buzzard,
Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Common Sandpiper, Coot,
Cormorant, Cuckoo, Curlew, Dipper, Dunnock, Feruginous Duck, Fieldfare, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest,
Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Goosander, Great Blackbacked Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Great Grey Shrike, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit,
Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Grey Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Heron, Herring Gull, House Martin, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Jay,
Kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Lesser Blackbacked Gull, Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Little Owl, Longtailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Mandarin Duck,
Marsh Tit, Meadow Pipit, Mistle Trush, Moorhen, Muscovy Duck, Mute Swan, Nuthatch, Oystercatcher, Pallas's Warbler, Peacock, Pheasant,
Pied Wagtail, Pochard, Raven, Redshank, Redwing, Reed Bunting, Ringnecked Parakeet, Robin, Rook, Siskin, Snipe, Songthrush, Sparrow Hawk, Spotted Flycatcher,
Starling, Swallow, Swift, Tawny Owl, Tree Sparrow, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck, Waxwing, Wheatear, Whitethroat, Willow Tit, Willow Warbler,
Wood Pigeon, Wren, Yellow Wagtail, Yellowhammer
