News archive
October 2014
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
October 2014 Wildlife Sightings
birdrecords@macclesfieldrspb.org.uk
29 (cNoon)
Snow Goose (2) (1 White morph, 1 Blue morph)
Redesmere (Siddington)
Derek Hatton (N.T. Ranger)
25 (c15:30)
Brambling (c30)
Feeding on the fallen Beech nuts off the road - On the road down into Wildboarclough between Crag Hall and the A54
Rob Barker
25 (pm)
Goosander (6f)
Styperson Pool
Ann Eden
24 (10:30)
Pink-footed Goose (150)
Overflying Ashbrook Drive, Prestbury, heading East
Steve McCoskery
19th (am)
Goosander (4f/juv)
Grey Heron
Styperson Pool
Rob McEwen
16th
Red-legged Partridge (3)
Redwing (50+)
Bollington
Paul Flackett
13th (11:00)
Dipper
Bollington - Albert Rd. intersection with R. Dean
Steve McCoskery
11th (am)
Goosander (2f juv.)
Cormorant (6)
Styperson Pool (Pott Shrigley)
Rob McEwen
11th (am)
Chiffchaff (singing)
Middlewood Way Nr. Adlington
Rob McEwen
10th (11:00) Kingfisher
Dipper
Goosander (2 juv.)
River Bollin - Mottram side of Prestbury sewage works
Steve McCoskery
7th (cMidday)
Dipper (4) - Three were within 200m of each other in Clough brook near to the Vicarage and a fourth near to Clough House car park.
Wildboarclough (Clough brook)
Rob Barker
1st
Hen Harrier (f)
In flight (location withheld in the interest of the species).
Steve Wright
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
October Heron - Monthly Newsletter
Monday, 6 October 2014
Start your Garden Bird Survey
1. Please tick each bird seen in your garden or record O/H for birds seen flying overhead in the appropriate week's column. All records are important, so even if you have only a few species in your garden, please complete the survey.
2. Add to the list any other species seen in your garden.
3. Any birds seen in neighbouring fields or gardens should be included under interesting sightings.
4. For any week you are unable to record write N/C at the head of the column.
5. Give full details of any interesting sightings in your garden, or within the local area, at the bottom of this form.
6. Record the first dates you see or hear locally any of the summer migrants listed below
7. Please return the completed form at the Group meeting in May, or by the 31st May 2015 To:
Ian Taylor, 39, Leamington Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4PE - Tel 01260 - newsletter@macclesfieldrspb.org.uk
A summary of the records submitted will be included in the August 2015 edition of the RSPB, Macclesfield Local Group newsletter, "The Heron". If you are not a member of the Group, please send a C5 stamped self-addressed envelope for a copy of the summary and next year's form, or print a
copy from our website http://macclesfieldrspb.org.uk
Chiffchaff
Cuckoo
House martin
Sand martin
Swallow
Swift
Willow warbler
Dates of first Summer migrants
Other interesting sightings