Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

August 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
       
23rd
8.45am
Cuckoo
Hall Lane, Sutton
Chris Grime

18th
12.00 noon

Sparrowhawk (f)

Flying E over fields N side of Pennington's Lane.

 Gordon Howard

10th

(p.m.)

Raven

Overflying - The Hollins

David Pauline

2nd

(08:00-09:00)

Cormorant (imm.)*

Macclesfield Canal

Between Buxton Rd & Higher Fence Rd bridges

(*) Immature Bird, ringed (silver ring - right leg

(Not same bird viewed on 1st)

 

Peter Hurst

1st

(a) Meadow Pipit, Crow, Curlew, Grouse

 

(b) Wheatear, Wren

 

(c) Lapwing (12)

 

(d) Chaffinch, Kestrel, Greenfinch, Pheasant, Swallow (*), Redstart, Mistle Thrush

 

(e) Raven (23), Stonechat

(a) Cat & Fiddle

 

(b) Dane Bower

 

(c) Knotbury

 

(d) Turn Edge

 

(e) Three Shire Heads

(*) Swallows – Young on the ground being fed by hovering adults

 

 

Geoff Atkin

1st

(13:00)

Common Buzzard

Soaring over Thornton Square (Ivy Farm Est.)

Gordon Howard

1st

(08:00-09:00)

Cormorant (ad.)

Macclesfield Canal

Between Buxton Rd & Higher Fence Rd bridges

Adult bird

 

Peter Hurst