Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

October 2006
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Legend

(m) = male, (f) = female, (p) = pair, (ps) = pairs, (^) = several, (~) = few

(s) singing, (H) = Heard only

Date and Time

Sighting

Location and / or Map Reference

Comments

 

 

 

 

31st

(16:00)

Whooper Swan

Redesmere

Ray & Jean Evans

28th

Mistle Thrush (c6)*

Starling (6)

Garden sighting, rear of Thirlmere

(Ivy Farm estate)

(*) In with starling flock feeding on Rowan berries

 

Gordon and Rita Howard

27th

(15:30)

(a) Sparrowhawk, Dipper, Treecreeper, Robin (2), Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch,

Pheasant

(b) Little Grebe

(c) Little Grebe (2), Pochard (4), Brambling *, Tufted Duck (^), Cormorant, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit(^), Goldcrest (H)

(a) Wildboarclough

 

(b)Trentabank Reservoir

 

(c) Ridgegate Reservoir & adjacent conifers

(*) Brambling in very large Chaffinch flock (c80)

 

 

Gordon Howard, Ray & Jean Evans

26th

Dipper

West Park Stream

Robert Moss

25th

(09:45)

Mistle Thrush (6)*, Goldfinch (20+)**

Garden sighting, rear of Thirlmere

(Ivy Farm estate)

(*) feeding on Rowan berries

(**) daily visitors

Gordon and Rita Howard

24th

Kingfisher

West Park pool

Robert Moss

23rd

(15:00)

Goosander (m)

North Rode Lake

Peter Hurst

23rd

Whooper Swan, Meadow Pipit (18), Sky Lark (2), Red-crested Pochard (2f), Kingfisher

Carsington Water

Carsington Log Book

Via Ray Perry

22nd

Common Pochard (80), Barnacle Goose (3)

Carsington Water

Carsington Log Book

Via Ray Perry

21st

Garganey (f)

Carsington Water

Carsington Log Book

 “late bird probably due to warm weather”

Via Ray Perry

18th

(18:45)

Short-eared Owl

Shutlingsloe

(Macclesfield Forest)

Chris N Grime

I8th

Barn Owl, Snipe (20+)

Carsington Water

Carsington Log Book

Via Ray Perry

17th

(a) Redwing (7), Snipe*

(b) Woodcock

(a) Pikelow Fruit Farm (Marton)

(b) Marton Heath

(*) flew up out of strawberry line

David Taylor

16th

(18:45)

Short-eared Owl

Shutlingsloe

(Macclesfield Forest)

Chris N Grime

16th

(10:15)

Redwing (6)

Roewood :Lane

Higher Hurdsfield

Overflying garden

Mark Arnold

15th

(18:45)

Woodcock

Nessit Hill

(Macclesfield Forest)

Chris N Grime

15th

(c16:00)

(a) Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe (2), Mallard (^)

(b) Little Grebe (2), Tufted Duck (c10)

(c) Little Grebe, Jay, Cormorant (6)

(a) Tegg's Nose Reservoir

(b) Ridgegate Reservoir

(c) Trentabank Reservoir

Gordon & Rita Howard

15th

(p.m.)

Ring Ouzel, Peregrine Falcon, Little Owl, Mistle Thrush (20+)

 

Rainow area

 

High path between Rainow and Lamaload

Paul Flackett

14th

(15:00)

Swallow (2)

Roach End

(The Roaches)

Chris N Grime

12th

(11:45)

Dipper (2)

Clough Brook

Wildboarclough

(Opposite the vicarage)

Michael Calam

12th

Dipper, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper

Ridgegate Reservoir

Langley

Tony & Margaret Hayter

10th

(11:45)

Dipper

Clough Brook

Wildboarclough

(Opposite the vicarage)

Michael Calam

6th

Kingfisher

West Park pool

Robert Moss

5th

Kingfisher

West Park pool

Robert Moss

2nd

Dipper

West Park Stream

Robert Moss