Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas
September 2009 (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
30	Grey Heron (1) Ruddy Duck (1 f) Kestrel (1) Lapwing (~60) Collared Dove (8) Blackcap (1 singing male)	Carsington Water	Ray and Margaret Perry
30	Fieldfare Redwing (4)	Leek Old Road Sutton	David Collis
27	Pochard (3 m 1f)	Ridgegate Reservoir, about 11.30 am	Tony and Margaret Hayter
26 2pm	Raven (5)	Above Hanging Rock near Wincle	Damien Healey
24	Black-necked Grebe	Redesmere	Mike Atkinson
20	Common Scoter (2)	Poynton Pool 17.30 - 19.00 Still there as the light faded	Dave Bancroft
20	Curlew (30+)	Catchpenny Lane	David Collis
18	Mandarin (m- coming out of eclipse plumage)	Turkshead Reservoir	David Collis
17	Garganey - immature bird	Carsington Water	Ray and Margaret Perry
17	Mistle Thrush (~ 35).	Gradbach	Ray and Margaret Perry
14	Green Woodpecker	The old Shooting Butts off Buxton Old Road	David Collis
8	Shoveler (M)	Shallow end of Redesmere	David Collis
7	Kingfisher	Inlet end of Turkshead Reservoir	David Collis
6	Raven (2)	A54 above Three Shires Bridge	David Collis
6	Swift	Alderley Edge (A late sighting)	Chris Grime
4	Kingfisher Lapwing (30) Yellow-legged Gull Teal (2) Gadwall (4 prs)	Carsington Water	Ray and Margaret Perry
4	Wheatear (m)	Ridge Hill, near Higher Sutton	Ray and Margaret Perry