Members Sightings in the Macclesfield Area
November 2003
Date and Time |
Sighting |
Location and Map Reference |
Comments |
| 1st (1 p.m.) | Golden Plover (x2), Redshank, Lapwings, Teal and Snipe | Rudyard Reservoir | (Tony & Margaret Hayter) |
| 1st | Green
Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Raven Cormorants (x15), Ruddy DuckTufted Duck (x2), |
Bottoms Reservoir (Tegs Nose) Trentabank Reservoir |
(David Tolliday) |
| 2nd | Fieldfare and Redwings | Prestbury Playing Fields | Mixes flock (70+),
but mainly Fieldfare (Peter Kirk) |
| 2nd | Dipper (x2), Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher | Danebridge | Viewed from the
bridge (Ray and Jean Evans) |
| 2nd | Green
Sandpiper, Cormorants Pochard, Tufted Ducks Grey Wagtail (x2), Pied Wagtail |
Trentabank
Reservoir Ridgegate Reservoir Bottoms Reservoir |
(Ray and Jean Evans) |
| 4th / 5th | Canada
Geese (50+) Goosander (x8/9) |
Leadbetter Reservoir (Macc) | Overnight stay on
Res. Goosanders tend to stay for a few days (Roberta Cameron) |
| 5th (a.m.) | Goldeneye
(*) Green Sandpiper |
Ridgegate Res.
Bottom's Res. |
(*) At last!!
(Tony and Margaret Hayter) |
| 5th (a.m.) | Great Grey Shrike!!! | Bosley Macclesfield Canal | In trees and bushes.
East of aqueduct and bridge No 57 (Bernard & Margaret Robinson) |
| 5th | Pochard (x15),
Great Crested Grebe (x10) Shovellers (x10), Goldeneye (x4), Ruddy Duck (x2) , Teal, Tufted Duck and general wildfowl. Green Woodpecker (*) |
Tatton Meres | Large Mere Small Mere (*) Ground feeding |
| 5th | Peregrine Falcon | Elton Hall Flash, Sandbach | (Ralph Cole) |
| 6th (11:00) | Great Grey Shrike, Red Wings, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtails | Bosley Macclesfield Canal | Shrike still
showing well at Bridge No 57 (Gordon Howard & Ray Evans) |
| 6th (13:00) | Great Grey Shrike, Goldcrest, Long-tailed tits (flock), Bullfinch, (Male & Fem.), Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Dipper | Bosley Macclesfield Canal | Shrike seen at 13:00,
from viaduct. Dipper on R. Dane (Gordon, Graham and Ray) |
| 6th (14:30) | Great Grey Shrike, Grey Wagtail | Bosley Macclesfield Canal | Still showing well
at Bridge No 57 (Peter Kirk) |
| 7th (a.m.) | Wigeon (x3 *), Gadwal (x3 #) | Ridgegate Reservoir | (*) 1 x m, 2 x fem. (#) reported, not seen. (Margaret and Tony Hayter) |
| 8th (10:30) | Great Grey Shrike, Fieldfares, Redwings, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Bosley, Macclesfield Canal | Still near Bridge
No 57, mobile but visible. (Tom Gibbons) |
| 8th (14:00) | Buzzard | Bollington Tip | Overflying (Peter Kirk) |
| 9th (12:00) | Great Grey Shrike, Long-tailed Tits, Chaffinch, Goldfinch | Bosley, Macclesfield Canal | Shrike being mobbed
by birds listed (Alan and Angela Brereton) |
| 9th (a.m.) | Egyptian
Goose (*) Woodcock (#), Goldcrests Golden Plover (c300), Lapwing (c800) |
Poynton Pool
Prince's Wood Poynton Woodford Airfield |
(*) Long staying
(#) in field N. of wood, but flew off. (Phil Oddy) |
| 9th (p.m.) | Great Grey Shrike, Bramblings (6+), Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher (*), Dipper(#) | Bosley, Macclesfield Canal | Shrike mobile but
showing well (*) on canal, (#) on R. Dane (Phil Oddy) |
| 10th | Little Grebe | Poynton Pool | Rare for this site (Phil Oddy) |
| 10th (p.m.) | Goldcrest (2+), Bullfinch, Long-tailed Tits (15+) | Bosley, Macclesfield Canal | No sign of Shrike
this time. (Phil Oddy) |
| 11th (14:00) | Waxwings (x5), Mistle Thrush | Macclesfield (Paradise St, Crossall St, Union St) |
Mistle trying to
defend Rowan Berries! (Alan Brereton) |
| 12th | Waxwings, Mistle Thrush | Macclesfield (Paradise St, Crossall St, Union St) |
09:00 (x5) 14:00-15:00 (x6/7) (Alan Brereton) |
| 12th (14:30) | Great Grey Shrike | Bosley, Macclesfield Canal | Still giving
excellent views (Chris Revett) |
| 13th (12:00) (15:00) |
Waxwings (x5) | Macclesfield, Paradise St. | Still feeding on
Rowan berries up to 15:00 (Alan Brereton) |
| 13th | Great Grey Shrike | Bosley, Macclesfield canal | (Phil Oddy) |
| 14th (10:45) | Waxwings (x6) | Macclesfield, Paradise St. | (Peter Kirk) |
| 14th | Pochards (x20) | Ridgegate reservoir | (Peter Kirk) |
| 14th (12:00) | Waxwings (x6) | Macclesfield, Paradise St | (Jenny Tolliday) |
| 15th (13:00) | Waxwings (x7) | Macclesfield, Paradise St. | Still plenty of
berries to go at (Alan Brereton) (David Tolliday) |
| 15th | Shoveller (x2) | Redesmere | (David Taylor) |
| 16th (09:00) | Pink-footed Geese (500+) | Broken Cross, Macclesfield | Overflying and
NOISY! (John Bird) |
| 16th | Waxwings | Macclesfield, Paradise St | (Phil Oddy) |
| 17th (09:15) | Pink-footed Geese (c350) | Bollington, overflying from Prestbury | 2 Skeins (x100), +
Skein (x50) (Peter Kirk) |
| 17th (10:00) | Fieldfare (x35) | Riverside Park | (Peter Kirk) |
| 17th (12:30) | Waxwings (x8) | Macclesfield, Paradise St | (Peter Kirk) |
| 17th (14:00) | Waxwings (x8) | Paradise St. Macclesfield | (Chris Revett & Joan Wilson) |
| 17th | Kingfisher | Poynton Pool | (Phil Oddy) |
| 18th | Great Grey Shrike | Still showing well at bridge 57 | (Bernard and Margaret Robinson) |
| 18th | Goosanders | Pair on River Dane below aqueduct | (Bernard and Margaret Robinson) |
| 18th | Kingfisher and Egyptian Goose | Poynton Pool | (Peter Kirk) |
| 19th | 1,000 Starlings | by Stanley Arms between Macclesfield and Buxton | (David Tolliday) |
| 21st | Grey wagtail | Buxton back garden | (John Bird) |
| 22nd | Bulfinch (x2) | First of the winter at Riverside Park feeding station | (Peter Kirk) |
| 22nd | Great Northern
Diver,
Water Rail and Green Sandpiper |
Marbury Country Park | (Tom & Jean Gibbons) |
| 23rd | Dipper, Lesser-spotted
Woodpecker (and many Goldcrests) |
Back Dane near Wincle | (Paul Mellor and Ken Hayter) |
| 24th | Sisikin (pair),
Raven, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, Dipper,
Grey Wagtail, Redwing 40+, Fieldfare 20+, Sparrowhawk (male). (No Great Grey Shrike but seen the day before) |
Bosley locks | (John Bird) |
| 25th | Hen harrier,
Merlin, Short- eared owl |
Parkgate, Wirral High tide birdwatch |
(John Bird) |
| 25th | Green-winged Teal,
Hen Harrier, Golden Plover |
RSPB Inner Marsh Farm |
(John Bird) |
| 26th | Peregrine | Sunley Towers Picaddilly 28th Floor | (amazing at the hight
because we looked down on it!) (Peter Kirk) |
| 27th | 20 Siskins | Anderton Country Park | (Peter Kirk) |
| 27th | Siskin | Macclesfield back garden | (Graham Palmer) |
| 28th | Drake Goosander, Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher, Common Gull. |
Poynton Pool |
(Phil Oddy) |
| 28th | 22 Pochards | Ridgegate | (Peter Kirk) |
| 28th | Snipe c20 Siskins. |
Tower's Road Fields, Poynton | (Phil Oddy) |
| 28th | 700+ Golden
Plovers, 700+ Lapwings, Buzzard 50+ Fieldfares. |
Adlington Driving Range | (Phil Oddy) |
| 29th | Goldeneye (pair*), Pochard (c25) |
Ridgegate Reservoir | (*)First female we
have seen. (Tony and Margaret Hayter) |
| 29th | Green sandpiper | Bottoms Reservoir | "Back again" (Tony and Margaret Hayter) |
| 30th | Goosanders ( 3 male, 7 female) |
Bosley Reservoir | (Tony and Margaret Hayter) |
| 30th | Little Grebe | Poynton Pool, at south end |
Adult (Phil Oddy) |