Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

October 2004

Date and Time

Sighting

Location and Map Reference

Comments

1st

Pochard (4m, 1f)

Ridgegate Reservoir

Tony & Margaret Hayter

2nd

Swallows (16)

Poynton Pool

Phil Oddy

2nd

(a) House Martins (2)
(b) Swallows (5)
(c) Goosander (f), Mandarin Duck (9)
(d) Swallow (single)

all Stockport Area

(a) Bredbury Green
(b) Chadkirk
(c) River Goyt at Offerton
(d) A34 bypass Bramhall

Nigel Troup

6th (a.m.)

Red-legged Partridge

On House Roof!!!
Derwent Close, Nr Thornton Sq. Macclesfield

Early morning
Graham Palmer

9th (13:30)

Redwing (c20)

South Park Macclesfield

1st Winter Thrush report,
Maurice Peall

9th

(a) Snipe (15), Gadwall (33), Lapwing (33)
(b) Black-tailed Godwit (7*)
(c) Lapwing (300), Wigeon (20), Shoveler (25), Snipe (3)
(d) Green Sandpiper
(e) Redwing (60**)

Marbury C.P.

(a) Haydn's Pool
(b) Budworth Mere
(c) Neumann's Flash
(d) Witton Brook
(e) Anderton N.R.

Nigel Troup

9th

Fieldfare (50)

Walker Barn, Macclesfield

1st Fieldfare report
David Tolliday

10th

(a) Great Crested Grebe (c20), Little Grebe (3), Cormorant (c30), Mallard (c30), Gadwall (3), Tufted Duck (c40), Coot (c60), Black-headed Gull (c100)
(b) Snipe (8), Gadwall (18), Lapwing (14), Teal (17), Mallard (12), Mute Swan (2+2imm.), Coot (sev.), Moorhen (sev.)

Marbury C.P.

(a) Budworth Mere

(b) Haydn's Hide

Gordon & Rita Howard

11th

Redwing (30)

Overflying
Woodsmoor (Stockport)

Nigel Troup

11th (noon)

(a) Chaffinch*, Brambling
(b) Pochard (14)

Langley
(a) Trentabank Reservoir
(b) Ridgegate Reservoir

(*) Large flock with Bramblings present.
(Tony & Margaret Hayter)

12th (11:30)

Fieldfare (c30), Redwing (c12)

Fields / Trees north side of Pennington's lane

Gordon Howard

16th

(a) Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Dunlin (1000+!), Golden Plover (100+), Redshank (2), Peregrine*, Lapwings, Shoveler (50+), Ruddy Duck (6), Shelduck (2)
(b) Green Sandpiper, Pintail (3), Stonechat (6)

Frodsham Marsh

(a) No 6 Tank

(b) Weaver Bend

(*) on ground being dive-bombed by Lapwings

Paul Flackett

21st (a.m.)

(a) Golden Plover (6), Lapwings (flock), Snipe, Pied Wagtail (2), Meadow Pipit (4), Teal (17*), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Kestrel, Canada Geese (30+)
(b) Reed Bunting (4), Tree Sparrow Greenfinch (4), Pheasant (2), Song Thrush, Skylark (2), Fieldfare (30+), Redwing (50+)
(c) Golden Plover (34), Lapwing (flock)

(a) Adlington Golf Centre

(b) Woodford, (Stubble fields between airfield and R. Dean

(c) Airfield Runway

(*) on large pond alongside road to G.C. car park

Nigel Troupe

27th

(a) Northern Wheatear (juv.)
(b) Meadow Pipit (10)

(a) Sponds Hill
(SJ 971802)
(b) Lyme Park

Bernard Robinson

30th noon

Goldeneye (m)

Ridgegate Res.

Tony & Margaret Hayter

30th (15:00) 

Pink-footed Geese (c250) 

Woodsmoor (Stockport)

3 skeins heading WNW
Nigel Troup