Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

November 2005

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Date and Time

Species

Location and Map Reference

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18th

Great Grey Shrike

Still showing near

New Zealand Farm

Meerbrook

Tittesworth

Nick Pomiankowski

(via Ray Perry)

18th

Fieldfare (300+), Stonechat (2m,1f), Raven (2), Blue Tit (sev), Great tit (4), Robin (sev), Kestrel, Wren (2), Goldcrest, Peregrine Falcon

Green Fairfield

Buxton (outskirts)

Andy Gregory

13th

Great Grey Shrike

Gun Hill

Meerbrook

Tittesworth

Nick Pomiankowski

(via Ray Perry)

13th

Stonechat (pair)

Denis Knowle Car Park

Stanage Edge

227843 (Dark Peak)

Andy Gregory & Janet Smith

13th

Stonechat (pair), Buzzard, Lapwing (5), Skylark (4), Kestrel

Adlington Golf Range

Nigel Troup

12th (a.m.)

Hen Harrier (f)

Over the Leek road

Near Flash (village)

Being mobbed by crows

Flew off towards Gradbach

Andy Gregory & Janet Smith

7th

(a) Brambling, Redpoll (sev.)

(b) Redwing

(a) Taxal

(b) Kettleshulme

Paul Flackett

5th

(a) Mallard, Snipe (17), Teal, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Heron. Kestrel, Magpie, Jay, Pheasant, Starling (100’s), Common Buzzard (4)

(b) Great Crested Grebe

(c) Great Spotted Woodpecker (m+f), Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Dunnock 

Tittesworth

 

(a) West Hide

 

(b) Main reservoir

 

(c) feeders & hedge

(side of hide)

Andrew Gregory & Janet Smith

1st

(a) Peregrine Falcon, Snipe (18), Golden Plover (400+), Lapwing (600+), Reed Bunting (16)

(b) Buzzard (2)

(c) Magpie (24^)

(a) Adlington D.R.*

 

(b) Poynton Pool*

 

(c) Riverside Park

* also Red Admiral

^ roosting

 

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