Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

January 2009
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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
Throughout January
Waxwing (50-60)
Wayside Road, Macclesfield.
Feeding on rowan tree. Last seen Tues 26th Jan at 2pm.
Alan and Doreen Brown

31
Kingfisher
On the River Bollin by Sutton Close
Scott Lamont
30 & 31
Blackcap
Regularly eating chopped peanuts from my feeder in Oxford Road, Macclesfield
Chris Sennitt
29
Siskin (30)
In alders on Biddulph Valley Way close to intersection with Macclesfield canal
Tony Bianchi and Steve McCoskery
29
Waxwing (10) - feeding on rose hips
Redpolls (5) - in adjacent alder
Macclesfield Canal towpath at Lyme Wharf Congleton
Tony Bianchi and Steve McCoskery
29
Waxwing (50)
Outside The John Marstons Pub, Longton Hall Road, Blurton, Stoke or they can also be seen about 100 yds to the right of the pub, going towards Longton, outside the pensioners bungalows
David Perry
28

Redwing (100+)
Pochard (m)
Barn owl
Goosander (2m 1f)
Coot (2)
Tufted duck (4)
Tittesworth Reservoir
The barn owl was seen about 4pm flying around the edge of the reservoir near Foster's Wood.
Simon Jackson and Lynda Preston
26
Great Northern Diver (1)
Barnacle Goose (43)
Lapwing (360)
Common Snipe (5)
Redshank (1)
Redwing (2)
Willow Tit (2)
Carsington Water
Ray and Margaret Perry
26
33 Goosander
Chelford end of Lapwing Lane
Peter Brierley
26
Hawfinches (3)
Behind Madeley Church, Staffs
Tom and Jean Gibbons
26
White-fronted Goose
Cheadle Pool, Staffs
Tom and Jean Gibbons
26
Siberian Chiffchaff
Endon Sewage Works, Staffs
Tom and Jean Gibbons
23
Kittiwake
Radnor Mere
(no public access)
then flew south
Paul Flackett

18
3.30 ish

Waxwing (27)

Telford Close

Mark Arnold

18

Common buzzard (4)

West of Gun Hill, circling in the updraft

Andy Gregory and Janet Smith

18

Goosander (10f + 9m)  

Trentabank Reservoir

Andy Gregory and Janet Smith
One pair were seen to mate after the female had been floating with head and neck outstretched on the surface of the water circling round the male for several minutes.

18

(mid day)

Ruddy Duck (4), Wigeon (8), Pochard (35), Shoveler (1), G.C.Grebe (16+), Little Grebe (3) – 1 holding onto a fish, Lapwing (1), Tufted Duck (8), Shelduck (2), Mute Swan (2), Coot (30+), Black-headed Gull, (100+), Goldfinch (small flock c12/15), Jay (1)

Chelford Sand Quarries

Gordon Howard

18

10:25

Goosander (m)

South Park, Macclesfield

David Haydock

18
8.15am

Waxwing (25)

Canal Street

Peter Dowse

16
(13:15)

Waxwings (50+)

Opposite Market Hall & over Petrol Station
(Could also be seen on Chatham Street)

This sighting viewed from passing bus

Robert Moss

16

Goosander (9m, 4f)

Tegg’s Nose reservoir

Geoff Atkin

16

Goldeneye (p)

Ridgegate

Geoff Atkin

15
2.00pm

Dark-bellied Brent Goose

Feeding amongst crows and black-headed gulls in field adjacent to Macclesfield Canal towpath between Leek Road and Sutton Hall canal bridge at Lyme Green

Steve McCoskery
Tony Bianchi
Robin West

14

Dipper

Wildboarclough below the Crag Inn

David Haydock

14
(am)

Goosander (7m, 3f)

Leadbetter's Reservoir

David Beer

14

Pink-footed Geese
Six skeins, totalling 1,100 birds

Seen from Higher Poynton flying NW to W between 11:10-12:00

Steve Hind

14
11.30am

Goosander (3m, 2f)

Tegg’s Nose Reservoir

Dave Bancroft

14
11.00am

Goldeneye (p)

Bottoms Reservoir

Dave Bancroft

14

Pochard (5m + 7f)

Ridgegate Reservoir

Dave Bancroft

13
11.15am

Goosander (4m, 1f)

Swan's Pool, Higher Fence Road

Chris Revett

12
9.30am

Waxwing (27)

Telford Close
Macclesfield

Mark Arnold

11

3.30pm

Waxwing (c25)

Queens Avenue Macclesfield

(Nr. Booker)

Gordon Howard

Possibly same 25 waxwings nearby, on Telford Close ( just off Roewood Lane) reported by Mark Arnold

11
11.30am

Waxwing (44)

Stanley Green Retail Park

Dave Bancroft

11

Pink-footed Geese (140+)

Fields East of

Chelford

Church

Steve Barber  

10

Pink-footed Geese (c200)

Fields East of Chelford Church

Steve Barber

10

Little Owl (2)

Fieldfare (90)

Raven

Adlington

Nigel Troup

9 and 10

Little Egret

Redesmere, in bushes near fishing platforms on the East edge of the mere.

Steve Barber

9

Waxwing (25)

Stanley Green Retail Park

Zoe Gough

9

Green woodpecker
Stonechat (2)
Raven (2)
Buzzard
Woodcock

Danebridge back forest

Stephen Machin
8

Kingfisher (p)
Perching and flying along the River Bollin by
Sutton Close
Scott Lamont

8

Waxwing (30+)

Stanley Green Retail Park

Tom Gibbons

7

Goosander (2p)

Flying over Bollin Valley  heading  towards Macclesfield following line of the river.

Steve McCoskery

6

Redpoll (5)
Siskin (p)

Ashbrook Drive, Prestbury 

Steve McCoskery

5
9.45am

Waxwing 

Briefly at Roe Wood Lane, Hurdsfield

Mark Arnold

4

Waxwing (9)

Swettenham Street
(off Brook Street)
In a garden feeding on apples.

Report via Paul Flackett

3

Waxwing (100+)

Woodley Shopping
Precinct near Bredbury

Paul Flackett

2
8.00am to 9.00am

Waxwing (20)

Still showing well at Stanley Green Retail Park

Dave Bancroft

2

Goosander (5m +1f)
Little grebe (4)

Trentabank Reservoir

Dave Bancroft

1

Raven (2)

Adlington
(overflying)

Nigel Troup

1

Waxwing (17)

Stanley Green Retail Park

Paul Flackett