BIRD SIGHTINGS IN THE MACCLESFIELD AREA
April 2002
4th Dane Bower Quarry

Ring ouzel (pair)
Wheatears (male displaying) (GH)
6th Riverside Park

Chiffchaff
Kingfisher between the two bridges
10th Riverside Park Blackcap in dog excercise area
10th Frodsham
No 3 Tank		 Dotterel in golden plover flock (GH)
14th Gawsworth 2 Tree sparrows grid ref SJ898698 (GH)
15th Poynton Pool

3 Greylag geese (presumably feral)
1 Egyptian goose
3 pairs Great crested grebes (PK)
15th Macclesfield Golf Course Linnets (PK)
16 Chelford Road near Astle Farm Buzzards - a pair flew over road (PK)
17 Riverside Park Swallows, sand martins, blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warblers (PK)
17 Prestbury Riding Stables

30 sand martins (DT)
18 Tatton Park Chiffchaff (PK)
18 Shakerley Mere Allostock Chiffchaffs, Canada geese goslings, great crested grebes, tufted ducks (PK)
25 Tytherington Goshawk circling overhead (DT)
27 Teggs Nose Pied flycatchers (PK)
27 Pikelow Farm
Marton		 Cuckoo (DT)
28 Paddock Hill west of Alderley Edge Yellowhammer at Grid Ref SJ815790 near Whim Brook Farm (DT)
30 Pickmere Cuckoo (PK)
30 Prestbury Riding Stables Swift (DT)