BIRD SIGHTINGS IN THE MACCLESFIELD AREA
May 2003
Any other records of this bird?

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A black redstart has been reported on a garden bird survey form from a house in Rugby Drive, Macclesfield on 31 March 2003. Has anybody else seen this bird? Please send any records to bird.records@macclesfieldrspb.org.uk
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2nd Tittesworth Swifts, thousands of swallows, house martins and sand martins (PK)
3rd Gawsworth Hall Swallows and house martins (GH)
3rd Redesmere Kingfisher, oystercatchers, swifts (DT)
4th Redesmere Swits (GH)
4th Capesthorne House martins (GH)
8th Riverside Park, Macclesfield Common whitethroat seen daily (PK)
11th Axe Edge Short eared owl at junction of A537 and A54 (GH)
14 to 21st Ridgegate Reservoir Male pochard (not usually seen this time of year) (AH)
21st Marbury Country Park Lesser spotted woodpecker (PK)
29th Derbyshire bridge area and Cat and Fiddle At least six short eared owls, hobby hawking moths over the heather,
buzzard, golden plover, curlew, red grouse (CG)
30th Marton Hobby (DT)