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| Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield
and Surrounding Areas |
| January 2004 |
| All
good wishes for the New Year from the Macclesfield RSPB Group |
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Date and Time
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Sighting
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Location and Map Reference
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Comments
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| 1st |
(i) Egyptian Goose, Common Gull
(2), Peregrine*
(ii) Jack Snipe, Golden Plover (c200), Lapwing (c150)
(iii) Teal (2/3), Golden Plover (c410), Lapwing (c760), Mallard (c150) |
(i) Poynton Pool
(ii) Towers Rd Fields
(iii) Adlington Driving Range
|
(*) overflying
(Phil Oddy)
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| 1st (pm) |
Redwing (70), Field Fare (few) |
Fields adjacent Dumbah Lane |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 2nd |
Redwing & Fieldfare
Golden Plover (700), Lapwing (200)
|
Fields adjacent Dumbah Lane
Adlington Driving Range
|
(Peter Kirk) |
| 2nd |
Redwing (50)
Goosander (3)
|
Poynton Pool
Styperson Pool
|
No Fieldfare
(Peter Kirk)
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| 2nd |
Raven (2)*,
Goldeneye (m&f)
Wigeon (c300), Shoveller (2)
|
Ridgegate Resvr.
Catchpenny Pool (Nr.Jodrell Bank)
|
(*) overflying)
(Tony & Margaret Hayter)
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| 2nd |
Waxwing |
Nicholson Ave / Nicholson Close |
Single bird feeding on berries
(Andrew Foulkes) |
| 3rd |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
Riverside Park |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 3rd |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Bittern (2) |
Marbury C.P. |
All seen from Screen Hide, best around
dusk!
(Bernard Robinson) |
| 4th (11:00) |
Siskins (x20), Pink-footed Geese
(c100)* |
Riverside park |
(*) overflying
(Peter Kirk) |
| 4th (14:00) |
Pink-footed Geese (c100)* |
Broken Cross |
(*) overflying
(John Bird) |
| 4th (14:00) |
Redwing & Fieldfare |
Fields adjacent Dumbah Lane |
Mixed flock
(Peter Kirk) |
| 5th (16:00) |
Goldeneye (3m, 1f), Buzzard |
Ridegate Resrvr. |
(Tony Hayter) |
| 5th |
Kingfisher,
Bullfinch (3m, 3f)* |
Riverside Park |
(*) on feeding station
(Peter Kirk) |
| 6th |
(i) Pochard (24), Goldeneye
(3m,4f)
(ii) Tufted Duck(80), Mallard (400+), Shoveller(2), Wigeon(4), Pochard(4),
G.C.Grebes, Coots, Cormorants
(iii) Lapwing(20), Tree Creeper, Siskins, Goldfinch |
Tatton Park and Meres |
(i) Large Mere
(ii) Small Mere
(iii) General area
(Peter Kirk)
|
| 7th |
Goldeneye(m), Pochard(30), Little
Grebe
Mandarin (5m,1f)
|
Ridgegate
Trentabank
|
(Peter Kirk) |
| 10th |
Siskin (12)
Buzzard, Lapwing (300), Golden Plover (100)
|
Riverside Park
Adlington Driving Range
|
(Peter Kirk) |
| 13th |
Goldeneye (m), Pochard (25) |
Astbury C.P. |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 14th (a.m.) |
Pochard (15), Goldeneye (2m)
Goldeneye (f)
|
Ridgegate reservoir
Trentabank res.
|
(Peter Kirk) |
| 14th (p.m.) |
Goosander (2m,2f) |
Styperson Pool |
(Peter Kirk) |
| 18th |
Ravens (9), Red Grouse (20+),
Buzzard, Stonechat (2), Dipper |
Derbyshire Bridge, Goyt |
(Howard Rowley) |
| 18th |
Waxwings (17)
Black-necked Grebe, Red-necked Grebe
|
Offerton, (Henry St.)
Audenshaw Resvrs.
|
(Reported to Phil Oddy - CAWOS) |
| 18th |
Goosanders (4m,4f), Snipe, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldcrests
(6+), Willow Tit, Siskins (c20) |
Tittesworth Reservoir |
Group Outing
Highlights shown only, 42 Species seen on the day
(Gordon Howard)
|
| 21st (a.m.) |
Chiffchaff |
Garden, Woodsmoor, Stockport |
Overwintering bird
(Nigel Troup)
|
| 22nd |
Waxwings (2),
Mistle Thrush (2), Siskins (max
15), Redpoll (max 6) |
Rear of Paradise St / Bridge St. |
Finches on Niger Seed
(Alan Brereton) |
| 24th (a.m.) |
Redwing (50+), Fieldfare (2) |
Poynton, Nr Phillip's Bridge
SJ916843 |
No Golden Plover at Adlington
(Nigel Troup) |
| 25th (a.m.) |
Long-tailed Tits (c8), Song
Thrush (2), Nuthatch (2), Jay, Bullfinch (m), Goldcrest (2), |
West Park and Cemetery |
Big Garden Bird Watch (Highlights only,
21 species seen
(Gordon Howard) |
| 25th (p.m.) |
Raven, Kestrel, Redwing (c50), Goosander (2), Long-tailed
Tits, Linnets (c12)
Pochard (f), G.C.Grebe (3), Goosander (2m, 5f)
|
Macclesfield Canal, Bosley (Nr.Bridge
57)
Bosley Reservoir, (the "island")
|
15 species seen
10 species seen
(Gordon Howard)
|
| 25th |
Cormorant (2) |
Styal Mill
Pond between mill and woods |
One immature
(Caroline Dumville)
|
| 25th |
Waxwings (3) |
Ryles Park Rd.
(seen from South Park) |
Feeding on Cotoneasters
(Reported to Phil Oddy) |
| 26th |
Lapwing (40), Wigeon (15), Little
Grebe, Treecreeper
Reed Bunting
|
Marbury C.P.
Pike Mere
|
(Peter Kirk) |
| 28th (a.m.) |
Lapwing (c250), Redwing, Mistle
Thrush |
Fields below Pennington's Lane |
(Ray and Jean Evans) |
| 29th |
Kingfisher, Bullfinch (6), Redwing,
Meadow Pipit (*), Siskin (6), Treecreeper |
Riverside Park
(Showing Birds to People) |
25 species seen
(*) New record for the park
(Peter Kirk) |
| 31st |
(a) Tufted Duck (2),
(b) Cormorant, G.C.Grebe, Goldeneye (m)
(c) Little Grebe (3), Pochard (21), Goldeneye (m+2fem)
(d) Goldeneye (fem.), Cormorant (7)
(e) Goosander (1m+3fem.) |
(a) Langley Mill Pond
(b) Bottoms Resr.
(c) Ridgegate Resvr.
(d) Trentabank Resvr.
(e) Lamaload Resvr. |
Terrible Weather!
(Nigel Troup)
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