Steve
Tuesday 31st December 2002, 11:42
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Competition
ANGLESEY:- Aberffraw Hooded Crow in flds by dunes + 6 Blk-t Godwit. L.Egret Cefni Est + albino Knot, 15 Blk-t Godwit.
ARGYLL & BUTE:- Islay Richardson's Canada Goose Loch Gruinart + drk GwTeal. Y/Day Red-b Goose RPTD at Grainel.
BEDFORD:- Willington GPs redhead Smew on smaller fishing pit 9.40am + 2 Green Sand, 3 Redshank.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Hedgerley Tip ad Caspian Gull 12-40-12.50pm on covered section of landfill then flew off.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk American Wigeon on Border Pool + drk Smew.
CHESHIRE:- Moore NR 1w Iceland Gull 1pm on tip pools NE of NR with 10,000 gulls.
CLWYD:- Conwy RSPB Water Pipit + Knot, Water Rail, Blk-t Godwit, Kingfisher.
CLWYD:- Little Orme 2 male Black Redstart in top quarry.
CO.DURHAM:- Jarrow 15 Waxwing 10am off B1297 Chaytor St at Rohm Haas factory entrance NZ325656.
CORNWALL:- Goldsithney 1w Rose-col Starling 1ml E.of Marazion 12.45pm in gdns N.of B3280 bhnd Crown Pub (SW545307) + Black Redstart.
CUMBRIA:- Rockcliffe Marshes ad Ross's Goose am with Barnacle Geese viewed from Burgh Marsh Edward I monument area.
DERBYSHIRE:- Staunton Harold Resr Red-necked Grebe 2pm showing well nr dam from main c/pk.
DORSET:- Portland Hbr Red-necked Grebe + 10 Slav Grebe, GNDiver, 3 BTDiver, 2 Eider, 3 Razorbill, Peregrine, 80+RbMerg.
DORSET:- Weymouth Sandwich Tern 2pm at The Nothe + RTDiver, GNDiver. Y/day drk Eider + 4 Blk Redstart recently.
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:- Milton Loch 2 1w drk Lesser Scaup 9ml W.of Dumfries 11.40am + drk RnDuck, view from rd.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bempton RSPB Long-eared Owl at The Dell + 5 SEOwl, Stonechat.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Spurn Waxwing mid am at Chalk Bank. 5 WfGeese at The Triangle.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Welton Water Slavonian Grebe am on sailing pit + Marsh Harrier.
ESSEX:- Westcliff-on-sea 9(ad,5.2w,3.1w) Mediterranean Gull + ad Kittiwake, RbMerg.
FLINTSHIRE:- Border Pool, Inner Msh Fm drk American Wigeon + drk Smew.
GLAMORGAN:- Mynydd Margam (SS818894) Great Grey Shrike 3ml SW of Maesteg on high tree stumps on left of clearfell by logpiles (SS818894).
GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Northwick Wharf 1w Glaucous Gull midway btwn the 2 Severn Bridges + ad Med Gull.
GWYNEDD:- Aber Ogwen NR 3 Little Egret + L.Egret Llanfaifechan.
HAMPSHIRE:- Hook 45 Eider + 110 Grey Plover, Dartford Wblr (Links), 2 Cetti's Wblr (Christmas House f/pth).
HAMPSHIRE:- Lakeside CP Bittern 9.15am on marsh NE of main lake in flight + ad Kittiwake S.@ 9.08am.
HAMPSHIRE:- Ringwood drk Smew on Linbrook Lake, Snails Ln.
HAMPSHIRE:- Titchfield Canal Merlin + 2 Water Pipit, Bar-t Godwit, Sanderling, 5 Pintail.
HIGHLAND:- 1ml W.of Nethy Bridge Great Grey Shrike 3.30pm by B970 in clearing by old tarmac rd opp Tomachrochar Farm, then roosted.
HIGHLAND:- Gruinard Bay 3 Little Auk
KENT:- Bough Beech Resr drk Goosander + Shelduck, 40 Siskin, 2 Redpoll.
KENT:- Capel Fleet 2 Rough-legged Buzzard pm showing well. 20 Twite 400m before Harty Ferry pub by entrance to fm with silos in fld on right.
KENT:- Dungeness RSPB 8(1drk) Smew on new excavations + 3 Msh Harrier. 7 Whooper Swan Denge Marsh.
KENT:- Northward Hill RSPB Merlin from Marshland Viewpoint + 2 ringtail Hen Harrier. 18 Tree Sparrow Bromhey Fm + 60 Corn Bunting.
LANCASHIRE:- Brierfield 3 Hawfinch 9.30am at Edge End Clough by 'The Beeches' bungalow SD855368.
LANCASHIRE:- Starr Gate Great Northern Diver past + 2 LtDuck, 56 RTDiver, 2000+C.Scoter, 2 Eider, SEOwl.
LANCASHIRE:- Wyre Est drk American Wigeon 1pm at Barnaby's Sands from Wyre Ecology Cntr at Stanah + drk Goosander.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Gibraltar Point Waxwing 9.30am at Sykes Farm Plntn + 4 Shorelark on beach.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Welland Bank Pits 2 Whooper Swan with Mutes opp pits + f Stonechat, Redshank, Shelduck, 5f Goldeneye, 26 Gadwall, Grn Woodpecker.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Worlaby Carrs juv Rough-legged Buzzard 3ml N.of Brigg off Carr Lane + Merlin, Buzzard, 4 Whooper Swan.
LONDON:- Rainham Marshes ad Caspian Gull pm on pools btw riverside c/pk + Cold Harbour Lane.
LOTHIAN:- Aberlady Bay 5 Purple Sandpiper + 4(2drk)Scaup, 109 Sanderling, f Stonechat, m Blackcap, Peregrine.
NORFOLK:- Acle Waxwing 9.15am at Old Rd/A1064 jctn.
NORFOLK:- Cley 7 Water Pipit on The Serpentine E.of E.Bank + 9 Bewick's Swan over.
NORFOLK:- Cockthorpe ad Glaucous Gull E.over airfield at 11am.
NORFOLK:- Lynford Arboretum 2 Hawfinch by c/pk.
NORFOLK:- Mundesley sub ad Black-browed Albatross RPTD E.@ 8.30am.
NORFOLK:- Sheringham Waxwing E.@ 8.15am twds Beeston Common.
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey juv fem Pallid Harrier SE over at 8.50am.
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey campsite Yellow-browed Warbler in woods 100m E.of crosstracks (TF965439).
NORFOLK:- Warham Greens juv fem Pallid Harrier 2.29pm showing v.well.
2 Short-eared Owl + 11 L.Egret.
NORFOLK:- Wayland Wood 4 male Golden Pheasant
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Staithes 20+ Shorelark in ploughed fld by Cleveland Way + Lapland Bunting.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- York Firecrest by Link Rd r/bout, New Earswick 200m N.of Lock Cottage.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Gringley Carr Blyth's Pipit 3ml NW of Gringley on The Hill in setaside E.of pumping stn. Access granted but birders must not stray due to shooting.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Old Moor NR 5 Long-eared Owl + 2 Pintail. 20 Redshank Wombwell Ings.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Rotherham male Blackcap feeding on pyracanthus in gdn in Hall Rd, Moorgate.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Handsacre Great Grey Shrike 3ml ESE of Rugeley on wires 400m E.of B5014 bridge (SK094170).
STRATHCLYDE:- East Kilbride ad Iceland Gull 1.45pm on N.side at Heritage Park Loch.
SUFFOLK:- Kessingland Swg Wks Dusky Warbler + Chiffchaff, 3 Scaup. Off A12 twds Suffolk Wildlife Pk, pk after 1ml in c/pk + down muddy track to view.
SURREY:- Thorpe Park 2 redhead Smew + 3 Goldeneye.
SUSSEX:- Pevensey Levels Hen Harrier + Msh Harrier, 2 Peregrine.
SUSSEX:- Winchelsea f/imm Surf Scoter pm off Pett Levels + 25 V.Scoter, LtDuck.
WARWICKSHIRE:- Draycote Water 1-3 Great Northern Diver 12.30pm, 1 close inshore opp yacht club + sev Goosander, Goldeneye + Teal.
2 Slavonian Grebe 1.20pm in Rainbow Bay + 2-3 Smew RPTD.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Ilkley 2 Waxwing am in Cunliffe Rd/The Grove area, access via Bolton Bridge Rd off A65.
WORCESTERSHIRE:- Throckmorton Tip ad Iceland Gull pm on cliff face bhnd tipping area, view from layby on A4538 Wyre Piddle bypass.
*ALERT*:- FOCALPOINT *Announcement* Win A Skua Bird Watchers Jacket!!
Competition
ANGLESEY:- Aberffraw Hooded Crow in flds by dunes + 6 Blk-t Godwit. L.Egret Cefni Est + albino Knot, 15 Blk-t Godwit.
ARGYLL & BUTE:- Islay Richardson's Canada Goose Loch Gruinart + drk GwTeal. Y/Day Red-b Goose RPTD at Grainel.
BEDFORD:- Willington GPs redhead Smew on smaller fishing pit 9.40am + 2 Green Sand, 3 Redshank.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Hedgerley Tip ad Caspian Gull 12-40-12.50pm on covered section of landfill then flew off.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk American Wigeon on Border Pool + drk Smew.
CHESHIRE:- Moore NR 1w Iceland Gull 1pm on tip pools NE of NR with 10,000 gulls.
CLWYD:- Conwy RSPB Water Pipit + Knot, Water Rail, Blk-t Godwit, Kingfisher.
CLWYD:- Little Orme 2 male Black Redstart in top quarry.
CO.DURHAM:- Jarrow 15 Waxwing 10am off B1297 Chaytor St at Rohm Haas factory entrance NZ325656.
CORNWALL:- Goldsithney 1w Rose-col Starling 1ml E.of Marazion 12.45pm in gdns N.of B3280 bhnd Crown Pub (SW545307) + Black Redstart.
CUMBRIA:- Rockcliffe Marshes ad Ross's Goose am with Barnacle Geese viewed from Burgh Marsh Edward I monument area.
DERBYSHIRE:- Staunton Harold Resr Red-necked Grebe 2pm showing well nr dam from main c/pk.
DORSET:- Portland Hbr Red-necked Grebe + 10 Slav Grebe, GNDiver, 3 BTDiver, 2 Eider, 3 Razorbill, Peregrine, 80+RbMerg.
DORSET:- Weymouth Sandwich Tern 2pm at The Nothe + RTDiver, GNDiver. Y/day drk Eider + 4 Blk Redstart recently.
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:- Milton Loch 2 1w drk Lesser Scaup 9ml W.of Dumfries 11.40am + drk RnDuck, view from rd.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bempton RSPB Long-eared Owl at The Dell + 5 SEOwl, Stonechat.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Spurn Waxwing mid am at Chalk Bank. 5 WfGeese at The Triangle.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Welton Water Slavonian Grebe am on sailing pit + Marsh Harrier.
ESSEX:- Westcliff-on-sea 9(ad,5.2w,3.1w) Mediterranean Gull + ad Kittiwake, RbMerg.
FLINTSHIRE:- Border Pool, Inner Msh Fm drk American Wigeon + drk Smew.
GLAMORGAN:- Mynydd Margam (SS818894) Great Grey Shrike 3ml SW of Maesteg on high tree stumps on left of clearfell by logpiles (SS818894).
GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Northwick Wharf 1w Glaucous Gull midway btwn the 2 Severn Bridges + ad Med Gull.
GWYNEDD:- Aber Ogwen NR 3 Little Egret + L.Egret Llanfaifechan.
HAMPSHIRE:- Hook 45 Eider + 110 Grey Plover, Dartford Wblr (Links), 2 Cetti's Wblr (Christmas House f/pth).
HAMPSHIRE:- Lakeside CP Bittern 9.15am on marsh NE of main lake in flight + ad Kittiwake S.@ 9.08am.
HAMPSHIRE:- Ringwood drk Smew on Linbrook Lake, Snails Ln.
HAMPSHIRE:- Titchfield Canal Merlin + 2 Water Pipit, Bar-t Godwit, Sanderling, 5 Pintail.
HIGHLAND:- 1ml W.of Nethy Bridge Great Grey Shrike 3.30pm by B970 in clearing by old tarmac rd opp Tomachrochar Farm, then roosted.
HIGHLAND:- Gruinard Bay 3 Little Auk
KENT:- Bough Beech Resr drk Goosander + Shelduck, 40 Siskin, 2 Redpoll.
KENT:- Capel Fleet 2 Rough-legged Buzzard pm showing well. 20 Twite 400m before Harty Ferry pub by entrance to fm with silos in fld on right.
KENT:- Dungeness RSPB 8(1drk) Smew on new excavations + 3 Msh Harrier. 7 Whooper Swan Denge Marsh.
KENT:- Northward Hill RSPB Merlin from Marshland Viewpoint + 2 ringtail Hen Harrier. 18 Tree Sparrow Bromhey Fm + 60 Corn Bunting.
LANCASHIRE:- Brierfield 3 Hawfinch 9.30am at Edge End Clough by 'The Beeches' bungalow SD855368.
LANCASHIRE:- Starr Gate Great Northern Diver past + 2 LtDuck, 56 RTDiver, 2000+C.Scoter, 2 Eider, SEOwl.
LANCASHIRE:- Wyre Est drk American Wigeon 1pm at Barnaby's Sands from Wyre Ecology Cntr at Stanah + drk Goosander.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Gibraltar Point Waxwing 9.30am at Sykes Farm Plntn + 4 Shorelark on beach.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Welland Bank Pits 2 Whooper Swan with Mutes opp pits + f Stonechat, Redshank, Shelduck, 5f Goldeneye, 26 Gadwall, Grn Woodpecker.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Worlaby Carrs juv Rough-legged Buzzard 3ml N.of Brigg off Carr Lane + Merlin, Buzzard, 4 Whooper Swan.
LONDON:- Rainham Marshes ad Caspian Gull pm on pools btw riverside c/pk + Cold Harbour Lane.
LOTHIAN:- Aberlady Bay 5 Purple Sandpiper + 4(2drk)Scaup, 109 Sanderling, f Stonechat, m Blackcap, Peregrine.
NORFOLK:- Acle Waxwing 9.15am at Old Rd/A1064 jctn.
NORFOLK:- Cley 7 Water Pipit on The Serpentine E.of E.Bank + 9 Bewick's Swan over.
NORFOLK:- Cockthorpe ad Glaucous Gull E.over airfield at 11am.
NORFOLK:- Lynford Arboretum 2 Hawfinch by c/pk.
NORFOLK:- Mundesley sub ad Black-browed Albatross RPTD E.@ 8.30am.
NORFOLK:- Sheringham Waxwing E.@ 8.15am twds Beeston Common.
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey juv fem Pallid Harrier SE over at 8.50am.
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey campsite Yellow-browed Warbler in woods 100m E.of crosstracks (TF965439).
NORFOLK:- Warham Greens juv fem Pallid Harrier 2.29pm showing v.well.
2 Short-eared Owl + 11 L.Egret.
NORFOLK:- Wayland Wood 4 male Golden Pheasant
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Staithes 20+ Shorelark in ploughed fld by Cleveland Way + Lapland Bunting.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- York Firecrest by Link Rd r/bout, New Earswick 200m N.of Lock Cottage.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Gringley Carr Blyth's Pipit 3ml NW of Gringley on The Hill in setaside E.of pumping stn. Access granted but birders must not stray due to shooting.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Old Moor NR 5 Long-eared Owl + 2 Pintail. 20 Redshank Wombwell Ings.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Rotherham male Blackcap feeding on pyracanthus in gdn in Hall Rd, Moorgate.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Handsacre Great Grey Shrike 3ml ESE of Rugeley on wires 400m E.of B5014 bridge (SK094170).
STRATHCLYDE:- East Kilbride ad Iceland Gull 1.45pm on N.side at Heritage Park Loch.
SUFFOLK:- Kessingland Swg Wks Dusky Warbler + Chiffchaff, 3 Scaup. Off A12 twds Suffolk Wildlife Pk, pk after 1ml in c/pk + down muddy track to view.
SURREY:- Thorpe Park 2 redhead Smew + 3 Goldeneye.
SUSSEX:- Pevensey Levels Hen Harrier + Msh Harrier, 2 Peregrine.
SUSSEX:- Winchelsea f/imm Surf Scoter pm off Pett Levels + 25 V.Scoter, LtDuck.
WARWICKSHIRE:- Draycote Water 1-3 Great Northern Diver 12.30pm, 1 close inshore opp yacht club + sev Goosander, Goldeneye + Teal.
2 Slavonian Grebe 1.20pm in Rainbow Bay + 2-3 Smew RPTD.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Ilkley 2 Waxwing am in Cunliffe Rd/The Grove area, access via Bolton Bridge Rd off A65.
WORCESTERSHIRE:- Throckmorton Tip ad Iceland Gull pm on cliff face bhnd tipping area, view from layby on A4538 Wyre Piddle bypass.