Bird Sightings in the Macclesfield and Surrounding Areas

January 2010
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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

31st

(p.m.)

Goosander (c30)

Goldeneye (p)

Grey Heron (2)

L.B.B Gull (1)

Shoveler (6)

Mute Swans

Usual Mallard / Coot /  Canada Goose / B.H. Gull flocks.

Redesmere

Ray & Jean Evans

Gordon Howard

31

(p.m.)

G.C.Grebe (8)
 Pochard (16+)
 Teal (20+)
 Tufted Duck (c20)
 Cormorant (4)
 Lapwing (4)
 Snipe (1)

 Redshank (1)

Moorhen (2)
Lots of Mallard &  B.H.Gulls,

Blue Tit (sev.)

Great Tit (sev.)

Goldfinch (4)

L.T Tit (sm. Flock)

Siskin (1f)

Chelford Sand Quarries

Ray & Jean Evans

Gordon Howard

29

Pochard (6)
Goldeneye (2)
Little Grebe (2)

Ridgegate Reservoir

David Collis

29

Cormorant (2)
Grey Heron (2)
Goosander (6)

Trentabank

David Collis

27

Goosander (4m, 2f)
Mute Swan (Pair)

Leadbeaters Reservoir

Peter Hurst

26

Goosander (41)
Teal (3m, 2f)
Grey Heron (2)
Mute swans (6)
Canada Geese (8)
Goldeneye(m)
and uncounted
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Black headed gull
Coot

Redesmere

Chris Ecclestone

25
noon

Goosander (52)
Goldeneye (4)

Redesmere

David Collis

24

Redpoll
Linnet
Bullfinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch

Macclesfield garden

Michael Grimditch

24
9.45am

Goosander (4m, 1f)

Swans Pool, Higher Fence Road

Peter Hurst

23

Pheasant (12m, 4f)

Foraging along the river near Vicarage Quarry car park Wildboarclough

Dave Bancroft

21
11.30am

Barnacle Goose

Redesmere

Chris Eccleston

20
6.00pm

Tawny Owl

Hooting in trees at Macclesfield Hospital

Peter Atherton

19

Teal (15)
Woodpigeon (150)

Beside Adlington Driving range

Dave Bancroft

19

(15:30)

Common Buzzard
Mistle Thrush

(No sign of sandpiper)

Field South side Pennington’s Lane

 

Nr. Bailey Riddings

 

Buzzard being harried by two carrion crows

Gordon Howard

18

Grey Heron (2)

Trentabank

Ray and Jean Evans

18

Goosander
Little Grebe

Ridgegate

Ray and Jean Evans

18

Cormorant

Wayside Estate pond

Peter Hurst
Possibly because it is one of the few ice free pieces of open water

18

(p.m.)

Redwings (50+)

In fields – Blakelow Road area

 

Tina Hanak

17

Reed Bunting

Poynton garden

Dave Bancroft

17

(16:15)

Green Sandpiper

(Note first strong reaction was Common Sandpiper? but timing is wrong)

 

Mallard (20)

Flooded field South of Pennington’s Lane Gawsworth

 

Near and opposite side to  Bailey Riddings

 

Clear (distant with Bin’s) view of sandpiper walking, bobbing and feeding in between mallards.

Gordon Howard

16

Siskin (30+)

Tow path at Fool's Nook

 

David Collis

14

Raven

Flying high over rear of Lark Hall Estate/Swan's Pool.

Peter Hurst

 

11

 

Fieldfare

 

Tytherington garden for about 5 seconds, it obviously saw all our berries have already been eaten.

 

David Tolliday

11

Redwings

Rainow Garden

Paul Flackett

11

Lesser redpoll
Brambling

Garden, Trap Street
Lower Withington

Peter Brierley

10

Woodcock

In the open at the edge of a wood at Grid ref 818710

Peter Brierley

10

Little Owl

Out in the open on a barn roof at the farm at Smiths Green. Grid ref 810708.

Peter Brierley

10

Bullfinch

Macclesfield garden

Michael Grimditch

9 & 10

Redwings
Fieldfares

Wayside Road, Macclesfield

Alan Brown

9

(13:00)

Snipe, Jay

Field South side Pennington’s Lane

Opp. Bailey Riddings

Snipe disturbed by Jay, flew low to field boundary and behind hedge

 

Gordon Howard

9

Fieldfare

Cheadle Hulme garden.

Peter and Margaret Derbyshire.
First for us in the garden, eating an apple a day!

8
9.45am

Pink-footed geese
(approx 125)

Quite low over South Park heading East

Maurice Peall

6

Fieldfare

Wilmslow garden

Brian Grieve
My first garden record in 48 years

6

6 Siskin (6)
Lesser Redpoll (4)
Woodcock
Grey Wagtail
Sparrowhawk being driven off by Jays
Buzzard

Gleads Moss/Welltrough area

Peter Brierley

6

Snipe

Feeding and flight at small quarry in field North side of
Pennington’s Lane
[ Bailey Ridding] GR SJ 896 720

Chris and Alec Johnston

5

Woodcock
Snipe (2)
Green sandpiper

Tiny stream on Bullocks Lane

David Collis

4
1.30pm

Lesser spotted woodpecker

Feeding on a tree down the lane opposite the Fool’s Nook pub (Woodhouse End Road)

Estelle Kensdale

4
1.00pm

Little Owl

Blakelow Road garden, on a post next to the birdfeeders. It flew off into the field to be mobbed and chased away by crows.

Tina Hanak

4
8.15am

Blackcap (m)

Feeding on beautyberry bush in garden, Wayside Road, Macclesfield

Peter Hurst

4

Redwings (5/6),
Fieldfares (2/3)

Redwings daily, Fieldfares first sighting – both on front Holly and on Rowans at rear.

Thirlmere  - Ivy Farm

 

Gordon Howard

3

Lesser Redpoll (15)
Goldfinch (90+)
Reed Buntings (6)
Tree Sparrows (40)

Garden, Trap Street
Lower Withington

Peter Brierley

3
noon

Water Rail

Bollin Valley Grid Ref: SJ903766
On bank at sharp bend in river
40m south of  junction of footpaths - one to Shirleys Drive,  feeding and then flying up stream

Chris and Alec Johnston

2

Blackcap (m)

Great Warford nr Alderley Edge on garden bird table.

David West

2

Redwing (3)

Daily visitors

Rowan and Holly Tree

Thirlmere - Ivy Farm


Gordon Howard

2

Common Gull

Poynton garden

Dave Bancroft

2

Peregrine
Meadow Pipit
Lapwing (5)
Teal (2)
Fieldfare (20)

Adlington, between quad bike course and the pond

Nigel Troup

2

Redwing

Feeding on apples in Wilmslow garden

Brian Grieve

1

Reed Bunting

Poynton garden

Dave Bancroft

1

 

Lesser Redpoll (4)
Siskin

 

Feeding on sunflower hearts in Wilmslow garden

Brian Grieve