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| Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield
and Surrounding Areas |
| February 2004 |
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Date and Time
|
Sighting
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Location and Map Reference
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Comments
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| 1st |
(a) Bittern, Kingfisher (2), Great Crested Grebe (41), Goldeneye
(3), Shelduck (2), Little Grebe (3)
(b) Gadwall (20+), Shoveller (20+)
(c) Golden Plover (70), Lapwing (100+), Shelduck (4) |
Marbury
(a) Budworth Mere
(b) Haydn's Pool
(c) Neumann's Flash
|
(Nigel Troup) |
| 1st |
(a) Goldeneye (4m, 12f), Shoveller
(5)
(b) Gadwall (10+)
(c) Wigeon (175), Ruddy Duck (3f) |
(a) Redesmere
(b) Capesthorne (top pool)
(c)Catchpenny Pool |
(Paul Flacket) |
| 3rd |
Waxwings (5) |
Rear of Paradise St. / Bridge St. |
Feeding on remaining Rowan Berries
(Alan Brereton) |
| 3rd |
(a) Goldeneye (5m.7f), Pochard
(2)
(b) Ruddy Duck (12), Pochard (16)
(c) Pipits (20), Goldfinches, Lapwing (150)
(d) Lapwing (50) |
Tatton Park
(a) Large Mere
(b) Small Mere
(c) Park Area
(d) Over Alderley |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 5th (07:30) |
Barn Owl |
"The Moss" Macclesfield
Adjacent to Congleton Rd |
Seen from end of "Flying Fields
Drive"
(Dianne & Peter Sutcliffe) |
| 5th |
Goosander (m) |
River Bollin, Prestbury |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 5th |
Red Kite, Raven
(*) |
Just below Mam Tor, Nr Castleton |
(*) harrasing Red Kite
(David Beer) |
| 5th (16:45) |
Barn Owl |
"The Moss" Macclesfield |
(See 5th above)
Still showing at (17:30)
(Gordon Howard) |
| 6th (a.m.) |
Buzzard, Fieldfare (12),
Tree Sparrow
(5) |
Gawsworth, Shellow Farm
(Fields adjacent to Pexal Lane) |
17 species seen
(Gordon Howard, Graham Palmer)
|
| 6th |
Lapwing (300), Golden Plover
(100)
Magpie (26)
|
Woodford Fields
Poynton Pool
|
(Peter Kirk) |
| 7th |
Goosander |
Riverside Park |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 7th |
(a) Shelduck (3), Lapwing (150+),
Golden Plover (50+)
(b) Shoveller (28), Teal (30+)
(c) Great Crested Grebe (45), King Fisher (2), Goldeneye (5) |
Marbury C.P.
(a) Neumann's Flash
(b) Haydn Pool
(c) Budworth Mere |
(Paul Flackett) |
| 7th (dusk) |
Barn Owl |
"The Moss"
Macclesfield |
See 5th above
(Graham Palmer)
|
| 8th |
(a) Goldeneye (21), Buzzard
(2)
(b) Oystercatcher, Wigeon (175)
(c) Ruddy duck (10+), Shelduck (2) |
(a) Redesmere
(b) Catchpenny Pool
(c) Acre Nook Sand Quarry |
(Paul Flackett) |
| 11th |
(a) Meadow Pipits, (c40)
(b) Goldeneye (5), Pochard (12)
(c) Ruddy Duck (17), Goldeneye (3), Shoveller (6), Little Grebe (2) |
(a) Tatton Park
(b) Small mere
(c) Large mere |
Also Woodpeckers drumming
(Peter Kirk) |
| 13th |
Pochard (4) |
Astbury Mere |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 14th |
Siskin (16), Treecreeper (2) |
Riverside Park |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 14th (12:00) to (13:00) |
Pink-footed Geese (100+), Goosander
(5m,4f), Curlew (*) |
Bosely Reservoir |
Geese overflying heading NW
(*) heard only, early bird?
(T. and M. Hayter) |
| 14th |
(a) Shelduck (8), Shoveller
(2)
(b) Gadwall (19), Shoveller (38)
(c) Bittern, Great Crested Grebe (48), Pochard (31), Ruddy Duck,
Goldeneye, Kingfisher |
Marbury CP
(a) Neumann's Flash
(b) Haydn Pool, (c) Budworth Mere |
(Paul Flackett)
(Click on picture
for a larger image) |
| 15th (17:00) to (17:30) |
Barn Owl |
"The Moss" Macclesfield |
Accessed from Congleton Rd.
(Alan Brereton) |
| 15th |
Siskin (12), Greater Spotted
Woodpecker (*) |
Riverside Park |
(*) heard drumming
(Peter Kirk) |
| 15th |
(a) Gadwall (6), Shoveller (2),
Ruddy Duck (6), Goosander, Lapwing (300+)
(b) Goldeneye (24, inc.9m), Goosander (2)
(c) Fieldfare (5), Kingfisher, Buzzard |
(a) Acre Nook sand quarry
(b) Redesmere
(c) Capesthorne |
(Paul Flackett) |
| 16th |
Pochard (22), Goldeneye (3m
1f), Little Grebe |
Ridgegate reservoir |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 17th |
Goosander (pair) |
Bollin Valley |
(Peter Robinson) |
| 17th (p.m.) |
(a) Peregrine (2)
(b) Red Grouse (3) |
(a) Buxton
(b) Derbyshire Bridge |
(a) wheeling over town ctr.
(Nigel Troup) |
| 18th |
(a) Goosander (7m, 10f), Goldeneye
(m)
(b) Pochard (12), Goldeneye (3m, 1f) |
(a) Bottoms Reservoir
(b) Ridgegate Reservoir |
(Tony and Margaret Hayter) |
| 18th |
Goosander (3m, 1f),
Tufted Duck (25) |
Styperson Pool |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 18th |
Lesser Spotted
Woodpecker (pair) |
Riverside Park |
(Roger Brereton) (Ranger) |
| 20th (08:45) |
Little Egret |
Poynton Pool |
First Poynton
Record!!
Please report all sightings
(Phil Oddy) |
| 20th |
Egyptian Goose (*), Redwing
(30) |
Poynton Pool |
(*) long staying
(Peter Kirk) |
| 20th |
Wigeon (20), Coots, Tufted Ducks |
Catchpenny Pool |
(Nigel Troup) |
| 21st (a.m.) |
Great Grey Shrike |
Chapel-en-le-Frith |
(Paul Flackett) |
| 21st |
Bullfinch (4m 3f) |
Riverside Park |
(Roger Brereton)
(Ranger) |
| 21st |
(i) Great Crested Grebe (*),
Kingfisher, Oystercatcher (3)
(ii) Shoveller (20), Gadwall (10+), Snipe
(iii) Oysercatcher golden Plover (4), Shelduck |
Marbury C.P.
(i) Budworth Mere
(ii) Haydn Pool
(iii) Neumann's Flash |
(*) Performing mating "dance"
(Paul Flackett)
|
| 21st (15:45) |
Great Grey Shrike |
Chapel-en-le-Frith |
Larches, East of Chapel/Castleton Roundabout
(Nigel Troup) |
| 21st |
Goosander (pair) |
River Goyt Offerton |
(Nigel Troup) |
| 21st (lunch) |
Raven |
Poynton Pool |
Heard only
(Phil Oddy) |
| 21st |
Bullfinch (5m 4f), Treecreeper
(2) |
Riverside Park |
Feeder Station
(Peter Kirk) |
| 22nd (14:00) to (16:00) |
(a) Goosander (5), Mandarin
Duck (4)
(b) Dipper (2), Grey Wagtail (2)
(c) Redwing (50), Stock Dove (2), Mistle Thrush (15) |
Offerton (Stockport)
(a) River Goyt
(b) Poise Brook
(c) Goyt Hall Farm |
(Nigel Troup) |
| 22nd |
(a) Peregrine, Sparrow Hawk
(fem), Marsh Harrier, Buzzard
(b) Stonechat (fem), Little Egret, Golden Plover, Linnet (c12)
(c) Smew (m)
|
The Wirral
(a) Heswall
(b) Burton
(c) Inner Marsh Farm (RSPB) |
Highlights only, also general waders
and wildfowl
(Ray & Jean Evans + Gordon Howard) |
| 24th |
Goosander (3m, 4f), Goldeneye
(m) |
Teggsnose Res. |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 25th |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Greater
Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Redwing, Siskin,
Buzzard |
Wilmslow, Styal Woods |
Highlights only, 33 species seen.
(Tom Gibbons) |
| 26th |
(i) Redwing and Fieldfare
(ii) Pochard (19) |
(i) M6 Sandbach
(ii) Astbury Park |
(i) mixed flock 100+
(Peter Kirk) |
| 27th |
Wigeon (26), Tawny
Owl |
Tittesworth reservoir |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 27th |
Oyster Catcher |
Poynton Pool |
(Andrew Foulkes) |
| 28th |
Great Crested Grebe (41), Tufted
Duck (40), Goldeneye, Wigeon |
Marbury C.P. |
(Andrew Foulkes) |
| 28th |
Great Grey Shrike |
Chapel-en-le-Frith |
Hovering Kestrel-like
(Paul Flackett) |
| 29th (a.m.) |
Shelduck (2) Ruddy
Shelduck (*) |
Chelford Sand Quarries |
(*) Periodic appearences since 1997
(Steve Barber) |
| 29th (a.m.) |
Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goldcrest,
Wigeon (c50), Long-tailed Tit, Great Crested Grebe (13), Goldeneye (pair),
Tawny Owl (H) |
Walk around Rudyard Lake |
Highlights only, 26 species seen
(H) heard only
(Ray & Jean Evans + Gordon Howard) |
| 29th (p.m.) |
Snipe, Pochard (5m,6f), Goosander
(4m,4f), Mallard, Tufted duck, Goldeneye (f), Great Crested Grebe, Coot |
Bosley Reservoir |
(Ray & Jean Evans + Gordon Howard) |
| 29th |
(i) Sparrow Hawk (f)
(ii) Shelduck (2), Ruddy Shelduck (*) |
(i) Hibel Rd Macclesfield
(ii) Marton lane Gawsworth |
(i) Flying towards town centre
(ii) (17:00)
(*) see above
(David Tolliday) |
| 29th |
Hawfinch |
Willersley Castle
Cromford |
(Paul Flackett) |
| 29th |
Ruddy Duck (51), Goldeneye (4),
Redshank (2), Snipe, Oystercatcher, Great Crested Grebe (6) |
Carsington Water |
(Paul Flackett) |
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