Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

May 2005

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Date and Time

Species

Location and Map Reference

Comments

31st

Goldcrest (2)

Thirlmere

(Thornton Sq. area)

In front garden conifer,

(see also 15th)

Ray Perry

29th & 30th

Reed Warbler*

West Hide

Tittesworth Reservoir

abstract from West Hide logbook

*1st record for 10+ years!

(Ray Perry)

28th

(a) Pied Flycatcher (pr.), Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Nuthatch (2),

(b) Grey Wagtail

(c) Redstart (m)

Lyme Park

 

(a) Woodland by the café

(b) Pond area

(c) Hampers Wood

Very windy

 

Nigel Troup

27th (p.m.)

Kingfisher

Bramhall Park

(small pond)

Nigel Troup

21st

Sanderling (3)*

Audenshaw Reservoirs

(*) Summer plumage

 

Nigel Troup

20th (p.m.)

Great Crested Grebe (pr.) Mistle Thrush, Whitethroat (h),  Bullfinch*, Swift^, House Martin^

Sutton Reservoir

(h) heard only

(*) in flight

(^) several

 

Gordon Howard

17th

Wheatear (f)
Tree Sparrow (juv.)

Marton


David Tolliday

17th (a.m.)

(a) Blackcap (2+), Lapwing (6), Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen (pr.)*

(b) Lesser Whitethroat, Buzzard (3),

(c) Willow Warbler (3+), Chiffchaff (3+), Song Thrush^, Wren^, Chaffinch^, Greenfinch^, Goldfinch^, Robin^, Blackbird^

Bollington

 

(a) Middlewood Way

 

(b) Canal Towpath

 

(c) both above

“Showing Birds to People”

 

(*) with 2 chicks

 

(^) several

 

Ray Evans & Paul Hughes

16th

Bullfinch (juv.)

(b) Beech Farm Drive (Tytherington)

Tony & Margaret Hayter

15th

(a) Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap

(b) Goldcrest (pr.)*

(a) Bosley Reservoir

 

(b) Beech Farm Drive (Tytherington)

(*) Nest building in front garden conifer

 

Tony & Margaret Hayter

14th (p.m.)

(a) Whinchat (f)*,

Wheatear (f)*, Stock Dove (2), Oystercatcher, Curlew, Tufted Duck (3pr.), House Martin (4), Sand Martin (^), Lapwing (40+) 

(b) Redstart (3), Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler, Common Sandpiper (2)

(a) Adlington Golf Centre

 

 

(b) Goyt Valley

 

(*) on fence nr. horse stables

(^) over pool by the farm

 

Nigel Troup

14th

Redstart (pr.), Garden Warbler

Rudyard Reservoir

(North end)

Tony & Margaret Hayter

10th

Lesser Whitethroat (*)

Sutton Reservoir

(Turkshead)

(*) Heard only

Mike Bebbington

8th

Whitethroat, Little Owl, Reed Warbler (3),

Redesmere

Mike Bebbington

7th

Whitethroat

Sutton Reservoir

(Turkshead)

Mike Bebbington

5th

Common Sandpiper

Ridgegate Reservoir

Tony & Margaret Hayter

3rd

Whitethroat (2)

Middlewood Way

Mike Bebbington

3rd

Red-legged Partridge (pair)

Prestbury Garden

Unusual garden sighting

(see the result -  11th August)

Hebe & Mark Arnold

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1st

(a) House Martin (4), Swift (6)

(b) Wood Warbler (*), Pied Flycatcher (m), Redstart (2m)  

Langley

(a) Over Bottoms Reservoir

(b) Lower Tegg’s Nose Wood

(*) Singing

 

Nigel Troup