Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

September 2008
(Please click on photos or any underlined comment for larger images and/or more information)

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
       
29

Yellow-legged Gull

Sparrowhawk (2)
Carsington Water
A juvenile Sparrowhawk was feeding on prey on the sloping grassy bank of the dam wall when a second juvenile flew in and attacked the first bird - presumably after the prey. The first bird saw the second one off in a matter of seconds. Most exciting!

Ray and Margaret Perry
24
( 7:15)
Grey heron (2)
Landed on the roofs of two houses on Kenilworth Road in the morning. One was a possible juvenile bird. Both birds moved off after five minutes.
Simon Jackson
21

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Showed well for 20 minutes in my back garden Nr Poynton High School
Dave Bancroft

15 

Cormorant (28)
Grey Heron
Greylag Goose
Gadwall (12)
Snipe (2)
Willow Warbler
Raven

Carsington Water 

Ray and Margaret Perry
15
(10.00)
Sparrowhawk (M)
Poynton
Swept through garden 2 feet off ground, no kill
Dave Bancroft

13
(11.00)

Sparrowhawk (M)
Poynton, circled garden (Nr High School)
Dave Bancroft

 4

(13:30)

Pink-footed Geese (20+)

Over flying fields N. side of Penningtons Lane 

Single 'V' skein flying over from E. to W. then breaking off to S.W.

 Gordon Howard 
3
Red Kite
Sitting on fence post just southwest of Gun Hill, between Heaton and Meerbrook.
Alan and Philippa Lockett

3

Buzzard (flock of 7)
Wheatear 

Wincle

Mark Arnold 
3
Goosander (f)
Rriver Dane
Mark Arnold
3
Hobby
Rushton Spencer
Mark Arnold
3
Hobby
North Rode
Mark Arnold