News archive
March 2016
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
March 2016 - Wildlife Sightings
birdrecords@macclesfieldrspb.org.uk
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30th
CHIFFCHAFF (2)
Middlewood Way (Higher Poynton)
Margaret & Bernard Robinson
29th
Kingfisher
Oystercatcher
SWALLOW
SANDMARTIN
CHIFFCHAFF (heard and seen)
Redesmere
Sale WEA Birdwatching Class, leader Tina Hanak
29th (10:20)
SWALLOW
(Earliest record for the farm)
Also
CHIFFCHAFF (Heard earlier in the week)
Pikelow Farm
Marton (Chesh.)
David Taylor
27th
SAND MARTIN (10)
Astbury Mere late evening after passing storm
Steve Seal
27th
Common Scoter
4 SAND MARTIN (4)
SWALLOW (2)
Oystercatcher (4)
Redesmere
Steve Seal
25th
Kingfisher
Redwing (c20)
Bollin Valley Way near Prestbury Sewage Works
Steve McCoskery
24th
SAND MARTIN (sev.)
Astbury Mere
Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service
23rd
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Mediterranean Gull
SAND MARTIN (5)
Water Rail (2) (heard)
Marbury Country Park
Paul Flackett
21st
Black Redstart
Peregrine (2)
CHIFFCHAFF (heard only)
Green Woodpecker (heard only)
Grey Wagtail
Skylark (singing)
Biggin Dale
Paul Flackett
21st
Goosander (pair)
Dipper (3)
Wolfscote Dale
Paul Flackett
13th
RED KITE
Flying along the ridge parallel with the road from Tegg's Nose up to Walker Barn T junction then flew back towards Macclesfield
Glynn Booth
13th
Stonechat (m) on fence post just up from Derbyshire Bridge
Golden Plover(40) in flight higher up the same track
Lapwing (6) in flight
Curlew (c10) calling and in flight
Derbyshire Bridge Area
Rob Barker
13th
Stonechat (m)
Just below the tower opposite Reeve-edge quarries
Rob Barker
11th (mid-day)
Golden Plover (heard)
Curlew (heard
Shining Tor Summit
Golden Plover Flock (20+) over flew over
Stonechat
Near Derbyshire Bridge
Gordon Eckersley
9th (09:00)
Grey Wagtail (2m) Summer plumage
Garden sighting
Ashbrook Drive - Prestbury
Steve McCoskery
7th (17:30)
BARN OWL
Hunting over rough grassland at Bosley Crossroads (Macc.)
Also
Lapwing (15)
In the snow at Higher Sutton Farm, Higher Sutton.
Matt Lawton
6th (am)
Song Thrush
Nuthatch
South Park (Macclesfield)
Gordon Howard
3rd
GOLDCREST
Bollinbrook Road area (Macclesfield)
Daryll Bailey
3rd (17:40-18:00)
BARN OWL
Quartering fields on Kerridge Hill
(Seen from Windmill Lane, Kerridge)
Cliff and Beth Lomas
1st
BARN OWL
Hunting over the field below Blakelow Road above Leadbeaters Reservoir (Macc.)
Also
Redpoll (4)
Siskin (2)
Goldfinch (4)
Garden Feeder sightings
Blakelow Road
Dave and Rob Cameron
1st
Jackdaw (2)
Garden feeder sightings (1st occurrence)
One on Fat balls, one on Peanuts
Margaret and Bernard Robinson
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
