BIRD SIGHTINGS IN THE MACCLESFIELD AREA
October 2002
2nd Broken Cross
2 Ravens flew over calling (JB)
6th Gradbach Goshawk (imm) mobbed by 4 to 6 crows and 2 magpies (JB)
7th Prestbury Mixed flock of 50 swallows and house martins (DT)
8th Broken Cross 20 House martins passing through (JB)
9th Tittesworth 2 Bewick swans, snipe and kingfisher (PK)
11th Marton Heath 11 Redwings (DT)
11th Ridegate Reservoir

3 Mandarin Ducks (2 male, 1 female) (TH)
1 Teal (said to be second record in 20 years!)
7 Pochard, little grebe, 2 great crested grebes, moorhen, sparrowhawk, buzzard, flock of siskin, flock of redwings
12th Ridgegate Reservoir

2 Little grebes, an unusual record, possibly due to low water level
10 Pochard
13th Three Shires Head Raven flew overhead (SK005692) (RE)
Ring ouzel (SK009683)
17th Sutton Pink footed geese, flock of at least 30, very high up heading for Lancashire coast. (CG)
19th Gradbach, Three Shires and Stanley Arms area

Red kite on road to Standing Stones car park, look across to coniferous woodland. (CG)
Ravens, 2 at Gradbach
Fieldfares, 20 at Three Shires Head
Stonechat, male and female on gated road between Gradbach and Three Shires Head

24th Ridgegate Reservoir Immature mute swan - unusual for this location (A&MH)
27th Teggs Nose

Fieldfares left hand side of Old Buxton Road before car park (RE)
27th Ridgegate Reservoir 5 little grebes, pochard, tufted duck, coot, cormorant, mallard, great crested grebes (RE)