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Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas |
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February 2007 |
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Legend (m) = male,
(f) = female, (p) = pair, (ps) = pairs, (^) =
several, (~) = few (s)
singing, (H) = Heard only |
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Date and Time |
Sighting |
Location and / or Map Reference |
Comments |
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Jan / Feb |
Comment: Goldeneye (7), Mandarin Duck (5), Tufted Duck (12),
Pochard (1), Goosander (16), Cormorant (12), Grey Heron (22), Little Grebe
(6) |
Maxima for |
As seen by Tony and
Margaret Hayter for January / February |
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25th |
Chiffchaff, Goldeneye (7), Shoveler (2), Goosander
(7) |
Tittesworth |
Log book record Ray & Margaret Perry |
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25th |
Raven (p)*, Skylark (s), Meadow Pipit (c10), Magpie (c12) |
Coombes Edge
Rocks and Cown Edge Rocks above Charlesworth and Chisworth |
(*) Displaying Andy Gregory & Janet Smith |
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24th |
Shelduck |
Tittesworth |
Log book record Ray & Margaret Perry |
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24th |
Teal (20+), Shoveler (20+), Gadwall (3), Tufted Duck (20+), Mallard,
Shelduck (5), Lapwing (100), Golden Plover (15),Coot, Moorhen, Grey Heron
(2), Little Grebe, Raven (p)*, Meadow Pipit |
Neumann's and Ashton's Flashes,
Northwich |
(*) Displaying Tony & Margaret Hayter |
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24th |
(a) Common Buzzard, Redwing (c50) (b) Bullfinch (m+f), Kestrel, Reed Bunting (m+f), Long-tailed Tit
(12), Cormorant, Grey Heron (3), Kingfisher |
(a) Biddulph Park (09:00) (b) Rudyard – Heron’s
Marsh & Feeders |
Mick & Tina Sway |
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18th (12:00 to 15:00) |
Pochard^. Teal^, Wigeon^, Goldeneye (*), Common Snipe (18), Grey Heron
(5), Curlew (3), Lapwing (8), Cormorant, Common Buzzard (**), Kestrel, Great
Spotted Woodpecker ~ (m+f), Reed Bunting ~ (m+f), Grey Wagtail (3), Fieldfare
+ Redwing (***) |
Tittesworth Conservation area and surroundings |
(*) eclipse plumage (**) one pale phase bird (***) mixed flock in fields
Mick & Tina Sway |
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17th (a.m.) |
Skylark (2), Common Buzzard, Mistle Thrush |
Biddulph Moor (top road) |
Mick & Tina Sway |
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16th (11:00) |
(a) Goosander (4m, 10f) (b) Lesser Redpoll (c25*) |
(a) (b) Garden sighting ( |
(*) regular visitors to garden Maurice Peall |
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15th |
Nuthatch |
Gawsworth |
Ray & Margaret Perry |
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14th |
Common Buzzard (7) |
Henbury |
Ray & Margaret Perry |
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11th |
Red Kite |
Tittesworth Reservoir |
Log book record Ray & Margaret Perry |
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11th |
Reed Bunting (m), Grey Heron (7), Kingfisher, Redpoll (2), Goldfinch
(~) |
Rudyard (Feeders and Heron Marsh) |
Mick & Tina Sway |
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11th (14:00) |
Kingfisher |
Black Brook, |
David Hugh |
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11th (13:30) |
Kingfisher |
On old brick pond Barracks Lane |
Peter Hurst |
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10th |
(a) Bullfinch (12+*) (b) Great Spotted Woodpeckers ** |
(a) Poynton Coppice (b) Adlington Rd ranger station,
Poynton Coppice and |
(*) loose flock working through
coppiced area (**) Drumming Paul Hughes (MBC Ranger) |
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10th |
Siskin (f), Blackcap (f) |
Garden sighting, Congleton
(Mossley) |
Dave Mort |
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9th (12:30) |
Redwing |
Thirlmere (Thornton Sq area) |
Single bird in Holly assessing
(but not feeding on) the berries Gordon Howard |
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8th (18:00) |
Little Owl (2) |
Below Leather’s Smithy, Nr.
Ridgegate reservoir |
Chris N Grime |
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8th (18:00) |
Owl* (probably Tawny) |
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(*) Bird perched on street light,
flew (silently) towards Parkside David Hugh |
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7th |
Lapwing (15) |
Ollersett Moor New Mills |
Janet Smith |
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5th |
(a) Woodcock (p*), Black-faced Parakeet** (b) Kingfisher, Dipper. Goosander |
(a) (b) River Dane at Havannah |
(*) Twice seen flying (E to W)
over village at dusk (**) escapee from aviary
damaged in recent gales John Percival |
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3rd |
Fieldfare (c100), Starling (c50), Sparrowhawk, Stonechat (m), Grouse,
Raven, Great Tit, Blue Tit |
Cat and Fiddle and Three Shire
Heads |
Geoff Atkin |
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2nd |
Golden Plover, Grouse |
Cat and Fiddle, Danebower |
Geoff Atkin |
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2nd |
Skylark (8s)* (b) Little Owl (p) |
(a) Over pasture, Nr. Windyways
Farm, Tegg’s Nose (b) Bottom of Tegg’s Nose
Nr. Five Ashes Farm |
(*) 4 pairs? , birds displaying. David Beer & Roberta Cameron |
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2nd |
(a) Skylark (3s) (b) Dipper |
(a) Over pasture Nr. Windyways,
Tegg’s Nose (b) River Bollin, Langley |
Bernard & Margaret Robinson |
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