Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

April 2007
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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

 

 

 

 

29th

(14:00)

Common Buzzard (3)

Fields South of Pennington’s Lane

Gordon Howard

29th

Goosander (p),

Dipper (p)*

River Dove below Milldale

(*) seen going in and out of nest by the board walk

 

Andy Gregory & Janet Smith

28th

Whinchat (f)

Below Ringing Roger

Edale Village

Andy Gregory & Janet Smith

28th

(lunch)

Wheatear (m), Curlew, Oystercatcher (2), Swallow, Little Grebe (2) Tufted Duck (6), Little Owl, Reed Bunting, Stock Dove (2), Tree Sparrow

Adlington G.C.

Nigel Troup

28th

Swift

Langley

Stephen J Wright

27th

(15:00)

Common Sandpiper

Ridgegate Reservoir

Tony & Margaret Hayter

26th

Mandarin Duck (pr)

Bottoms Reservoir

Langley

Stephen J Wright

25th

Wheatear (m)

Shrigley Rd.

Pott Shrigley

Peter Dowse

(MBC Ranger)

24th

Common Sandpiper

Bottoms Reservoir

Langley

Stephen J Wright

22nd

Pied Flycatcher, Redstart

Tegg’s Nose

(Bottom Tegg Wood)

 

Brian Grieve

22nd

Mandarin Duck (2m+1f), Grey Heron ^, Cormorant ^, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail (2), Pied Flycatcher*

Trentabank

Reservoir

(Open Day)

(*) In conservation area

 

 

Gordon Howard

20th

(a.m.)

(a) Curlew (2)

 

(b) Common Buzzard, Dipper (2), Grey Wagtail

(a) Neilds Farm (Gun End area)

 

(b) Danebridge

Gordon Howard & Ray Evans

20th

(08:00)

Cormorant

Thirlmere

(Ivy Farm Estate)

Overflying W. to E.

 

Gordon Howard

18th

(p.m.)

Swift (2)

Overflying Ivy Lane area

Paul Flackett

15th

(a.m.)

(a) Willow Warbler (4s), Chiffchaff (4s)

 

(b) Tree Pipit (2), Willow Warbler (2s), Chiffchaff (2s)

(a) Tegg’s Nose

 

(b) Adswood Tip

Stockport

Also seen

Green Hairstreak (2)

 

Nigel Troup

15th

(a.m. & p.m.)

(a) Northern Wheatear, Common Buzzard, Lapwing, Skylark, Swallow (2) House Martin

 

(b Willow Warbler^(s), Redstart^(s), Swallow

(a) (a.m.) Biddulph Moor

 

(b) (p.m.) Monyash

Also seen at Monyash

Common Toad, Brimstone, Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock & Green-veined White

 

Mick & Tina Sway

15th

Willow Warbler^, Swallow, Ring Ouzel

Edale Valley / Jacob’s Ladder / Crowden Clough

Also seen – Green Hairstreak^, Common Lizard and Hare

Andy Gregory

14th

Ring Ouzel (p), Grey Heron, Wheatear (2ps), Meadow Pipit^, Curlew^,

Danebower

Andy Gregory

13th

(mid-day)

Blackcap (s)

Abbey Road

Nr Bollinbrooke School

Celia & David Bailey

8th

Common Buzzard, Goshawk (3)*

Schedule 1 Species

Location withheld

pro -tem

(*) 2 observed displaying, high speed stoops of  100ft+ with late pull out and with rapid height regain. Also talon to talon display.

Andy Gregory

8th

(a) Ring Ouzel (2ps)*, Wheatear (6), Peregrine Falcon, Red Grouse, Meadow Pipit (50+)

Dane Bower & surrounds

(*) 1st pair at Danebower chimney, 2nd pair at Black Clough Farm

Nigel Troup

 

7th

(a.m.)

(a) Fieldfare (40+)

 

(b) Fieldfare (40+), Redwing ^

 

(c) House Martin, Chiffchaff (H)*

 

(d) Lapwing (5)

(a) Withenshaw Sutton (950683)

(b) Wincle (955664)

(c) Lower Greasly (951663/4)

(d) Wildboarclough

(956681/2)

(*) also heard at Clifford Rd (garden)

 

Alec Johnston

6th

(evening)

(a) Little Ringed Plover, Pied Wagtail (4), Fieldfare (17)

 

(b) Swallow*, Red-legged Partridge (2)

 

(c) Sand Martin (6)

 

(d) Stock Dove (4)**

 

(e) Swallow, Little Grebe, Tufted Duck (10), Jay (2), Curlew (2), Oystercatcher (2)

(a) Flooded fields, Church Lane – Woodford

(b) Field by Woodford Parish Church

(c) Mottram Bridge

(d) Adlington Hall

(e) Adlington Golf Centre

(*) perched in oak tree

 

(**) in with corvids

 

 

Nigel Troup

6th

(a) Raven, Common Buzzard, Meadow Pipit^, Swallow, Kestrel

 

(b) Wheatear (m+f), Grey Heron, Red Grouse, Meadow Pipit^, Peregrine Falcon

(a) Roach End

 

 

(b) Danebower / Reeve Edge Quarry

Andy Gregory

6th

(lunchtime)

Mandarin Duck

Trentabank Reservoir



Chris Eccleston

6th

(a.m.)

Red-legged Partridge (p)

Field parallel to River Bollin, Riverside Park

2nd year of  seeing this species here by sender

Angela Taylor

6th

Swallow

Bottoms Reservoir

Langley

Stephen J Wright

5th

(a.m.)

Swallow, Teal (5), Tufted Duck (4), Oystercatcher (2), Curlew, Tree Sparrows (3), Skylarks (2s), Reed Bunting (2)

Adlington G.C.

Nigel Troup

3rd

(08:25 to 08:45)

Osprey

Marton Heath Trout Pools

Circled over pools for 20 mins. before flying off

 

David Taylor

2nd

Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Chaffinch, Common Buzzard, Pied Wagtail, Sand Martin (3), Blackbird

Prestbury Sewage Works

Geoff Atkin

1st

Meadow Pipit^, Wheatear (2ps), Kestrel

Hollinsclough, Chrome Hill and The Roaches

 

Mick and Tina Sway

1st

Swallow (4)

Telephone wires, Shrigley Rd.

Pot Shrigley

Martin James

(Countryside Ranger MBC)