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Tuesday 14th January 2003, 08:55
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0905hrs
NORF 8 Waxwing. Norwich, on Spencer St on N.side of Norwich.
LANCS 9 Waxwing. Earnsdale Resr, E.over at 8.45am.
NORF 4 Crane Horsey 8.40am S.of Nelson Head Pub twds windfarm + 3 Msh Harrier.
0958hrs
CAMBS 6 Waxwing St Neots 9.10am off Barford Rd at Tesco petrol stn.
SUSX f/imm Surf Scoter. Winchelsea, 915am on pools opp Pett Level.
DORS drk Lesser Scaup Little Sea, am from hide with Scaup, f Ruddy Duck, Woodcock flushed on Studland Heath.
NORF Rough-legged Buzzard Bircham Plantation (TF733330) - 1ml S.of Fring, 8.55-9.25am at least.
1044hrs
ESX Waxwing. Maldon, 9.40am on bypass by Mariners Way jctn.
E.YKS 3 Waxwing Grimston, W.@ 8.15am.
S.YKS 4 Waxwing Sheffield, 9.45am at Prince of Wales Rd/Fairleigh jctn.
GLOS Little Bunting. Forest of Dean, N.of Tidenham Chase at The Park (ST554992). From c/pk W.of B4228 go Wto obelisk + look by pool to S.
GLAM ad Ring-billed Gull. Gower, am at West Cross + ad L.Gull Swansea Docks.
LANCS 300+Brambling Sunnyhurst Woods, roving in 2 flocks.
NORF 4+ Waxwing. Cromer, 10am at least on roof of 59 Station Rd.
1056hrs
SUFF 2 Hawfinch Santon Downham in St Helens c/pk +50 Crossbill, 200+Brambling.
SUFF 2 redhd Smew Minsmere RSPB beach platform +44 European WfGeese.
NRF Ross's Goose 1ml ESE of Shernborne 10.15am in fld N.of Anmer Rd with 4k PfGeese.
SURR 1w Glaucous Gull. Seale Tip - 2ml E.of Farnham, viewed from rd SU8981475.
LANCS drk Ring-necked Duck. Rivington Resr, still N.of cswy (SD622145).
1126hrs
LANCS drk Ring-necked Duck. Rivington Resr, still N.of cswy (SD622145).
HANTS drk Ferruginous Duck Longparish 4ml E.of Andover (hybrid not eliminated). Off B3048 on fishing pond opp Owls Roost Fm off Nuns Walk SU433438.
SURR fem Ring-necked Duck. Bourne Hall Lake - Ewell Village, 8.30am (TQ219628).
NRF Greenland WfGoose Egmere 11.15am +500 PfGeese in 2nd fld S.of S.Creek Rd nr ruined church.
NRF YbWblr Stiffkey Campsite Wood E.of crosstracks.
1152hrs
CAMBS 15 Waxwing. Elm, 8.30am briefly then flew twds March.
CLVLND 3 Hawfinch. Hutton, 10.15am in yew L.of yellow building down rd to School House.
LOTHIAN 6 Waxwing. Haddington, 10.05am by old A1 opp Jet garage.
LOTHIAN 9 Waxwing. Musselburgh, 10.50am by railway stn but mobile.
SUFF Waxwing Haverhill in bushes opp Coupals Primary School off Chalkstone Way.
LINCS juv Rough-legged Buzzard. Worlaby Carrs - 3ml N.of Brigg, 11.25am off Carr Lane nr village.
KENT ad Baltic Gull Greatstone-on-sea RPTD from beach c/pk at 11.15am + RnGrebe offshore.
SUFF Green Sand Melton, 9.45am at Wilford Bridge.
1318hrs
NORF 2 Scaup Weybourne am +Puffin.
NORF 6+Waxwing Snettisham 11.15am by Common Rd/Beach Rd jctn.
NORF ad Blk Brant Cley in Eye Field + 1k DbBrents.
DORS Spoonbill off Ham Common in Wareham Channel +redhead Smew earlier.
CLWYD 3 Snow Bunting Kinmel Bay W.of beach c/pk. 3 Gadwall on marine lake + 4 RbMerg, GcGrebe, Little Grebe. 2drk Goosander on R.Conwy at Rhyl Hbr.
NOTTS Great Grey Shrike. Forest Town - 2.5ml ENE of Mansfield, by Crown Farm Way/bridleway jctn (SK578621).
CUMB 1w drk Lesser Scaup. R.Eden - 4ml SE of Wetheral, at Low Holm 1ml NW of Holmwrangle NY513495.
DEV Glossy Ibis. 200m N.of Powderham Church, 12.28pm by R.Exe + Spoonbill on E.side of estuary. Green Sand Countess Wear Pools.
LOND ad Ring-billed Gull. Woolwich Common, 12.30pm on grass in front of Royal Military Academy.
HANTS ad Ring-billed Gull Langstone Hbr, 11.50am by Broadmarsh Slipway. 3 Twite 12.20pm 300m E.of c/pk at end of Southmoor Lane.
LEICS 4 Waxwing. Oakham, on E.side on Burley Way off A606.
NORF 7 Waxwing Acle am opp Q8 Garage.
CAMBS 1w Glaucous Gull. Cow Lane GPs, 12.51pm when flew from pits twds tip.
NORF 60 Shorelark Holkham Gap pm + 60 Twite, 6+V.Scoter.
W.YKS 3 Waxwing Bradford 11.15pm on Lumb Lane nr Manningham Health Cntr.
ARG&BUTE ad Red-breasted Goose. Islay , W.side of Loch Gruinart below Leckgruinart NR278692.
DEV 3 Spoonbill Powderham Pk, + 20+L.Egret.
1402hrs
A/DEENS 2 Waxwing. Inverurie, am on A96 bypass btw R.Don + Blackhall r/bout.
NRF 50+Taiga Bean Geese Cantley Marshes 12.45+4 WfGeese.
ESX Rough-legged Buzzard. Great Holland, over Holland Brook. Look NW along valley from Gt Holland Pits NR.
NRF 10+Euro WfGeese Lady Annes Drive pm on Wells side +1k DbBrents. 6k PfGeese opp side.
NOTTS Waxwing. Rufford CP, on S.side of lake + 4 Goosander, L.Redpolls, feral Bean Goose.
HANTS Bittern Fleet Pond 1.30pm from Chestnut Grove showing well.
SUFF 8 Waxwing. Copdock, 12.30pm in Curry's c/pk.
W.YKS Black-throated Diver. Pugney's CP, 1pm on boating lake.
1502hrs
BEDS male Firecrest. The Lodge, Sandy, pm in holly around quarry trail path bhnd bike shed in v.back c/pk nr Avocet Building.
STAFFS 8 Waxwing. Branston, 2pm on S.side on Torrance Close.
SHROPS 4 Waxwing. Market Drayton, nr Palethorpes Factory on Rowan Road.
W.YKS 17 Waxwing. Huddersfield, 2.30pm on Jim Lane, Marsh.
1533hrs
HANTS Purple Sand Southsea Castle 9am + 8 Sanderling.
HANTS Water Pipit. N.of Barton Stacey, 1.50pm in flooded fld SU438425 btw A303 + swg wks.
SUFF Marsh Harrier. Kessingland Marshes, 10.30am + 2.30pm from nr anglers c/pk, Coopers Lane. Fem Scaup on RHundred. 8 Fieldfare in area.
NRF 20+Brambling 1ml SW of Sedgeford 3pm in hedge opp Beech wood TF700352.
KENT Great Northern Diver. Whitstable Bay, pm offshore.
NOTTS 4 Waxwing. Worksop, 3.20pm by Ashes Park Ave nr jctn with Beaufort Way.
1601hrs
E.YKS Lapland Bunting. Aldbrough, in 1st 2 flds N.of c/van pk TA253399.
ANGLSY Slav Grebe Beddmanarch Bay. 18 PbBrent Geese Holyhead Bay. RTDiver Holyhead Hbr. L.Egret Alaw Est.
CLWYD m B.Redstart L.Orme top quarry.
GMCR 15 Goosander Pennington Flash+12 Bullfinch.
GMCR Bittern Wigan Flashes over Hawkley Reedbed +6 Willow Tit.
LANC 2 Bewicks Swan Aldcliffe Marsh.
1652hrs
KENT 1w Caspian Gull Dungeness Patch pm.
KENT 2 Bittern. New Hythe GPs, am + 2 L.Egret, G.Sand, 5(2drk) Smew, Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Wblr.
BEDS fem Ferruginous Duck. Elstow claypits - S.of Bedford W.of A6 S.of A421, 3.30pm + f Scaup, drk Goldeneye.
CUMB pr Scaup. Talkin Tarn (NY545586).
LOTHIAN 4(2drk) Scaup. Aberlady Bay, at hi tide + 2 Slav Grebe, 1720 Knot, 295 Bar-t Godwit.
LOTHIAN ad Med Gull Silverknowes by pool opp golfcourse + Greenland WfGoose opp Lauriston Fm Pub, 4+PfGeese, Buzzard. 2 Grey Plover, 440 Dunlin.
N.YKS 12 Waxwing over Harrogate Business Pk 3.45pm twds Morrisons.
S.YKS Richard's Pipit Sheffield 1.30pm RPD at Birtley Edge. NO DETAILS.
CLWYD 2 Snow Bunting. Pensarn, W.end of beach.
LANCS 1+Waxwing Blackburn pm in Weir St c/pk, Mincing Lane SD682277.
M/SIDE 3 Snow Bunting Wallasey W.of lifeguard stn. 8 Purple Sand Fort Perch + Shag.
M/SIDE ad YlGull New Ferry Shore + 50 Knot, Blk-t Godwit.
CORN 2(1w,2w)RbGull Drift Resr pm +6f Scaup, f LtDuck, J.Snipe.
CORN drk Am Wigeon Hayle main est pm +drk GwTeal, YlGull, 4 L.Egret, Greenshank.
CORN 1w RcStarling Goldsithney pm in gdns N.of B3280 W.of Crown Pub SW545307.
CORN 2 Balearic Shearwater past Carbis Bay pm +2 Slav Grebe, GNDiver.
1834hrs
HANTS Hawfinch. Romsey, S.end of Mercer Way.
HANTS Little Egret. Ibsley, by R.Test.
KENT redhead Smew Bough Beech Resr.
W.YKS 19(9drk) Goosander. Blackmoorfoot Resr, late a/noon.
KENT 5 Waxwing NW of Dover 2.30pm on Buckland Estate nr Green Lane r/bout TR308432.
LANCS 2 Firecrest. Martin Mere WWT, nr Janet Kear Hide + 5k PfGeese, 30 Barnacle Geese, Peregrine, 100+Ruff, 60 Tree Sparrow.
SUFF Slavonian Grebe. R.Deben, at Waldringfield.
0905hrs
NORF 8 Waxwing. Norwich, on Spencer St on N.side of Norwich.
LANCS 9 Waxwing. Earnsdale Resr, E.over at 8.45am.
NORF 4 Crane Horsey 8.40am S.of Nelson Head Pub twds windfarm + 3 Msh Harrier.
0958hrs
CAMBS 6 Waxwing St Neots 9.10am off Barford Rd at Tesco petrol stn.
SUSX f/imm Surf Scoter. Winchelsea, 915am on pools opp Pett Level.
DORS drk Lesser Scaup Little Sea, am from hide with Scaup, f Ruddy Duck, Woodcock flushed on Studland Heath.
NORF Rough-legged Buzzard Bircham Plantation (TF733330) - 1ml S.of Fring, 8.55-9.25am at least.
1044hrs
ESX Waxwing. Maldon, 9.40am on bypass by Mariners Way jctn.
E.YKS 3 Waxwing Grimston, W.@ 8.15am.
S.YKS 4 Waxwing Sheffield, 9.45am at Prince of Wales Rd/Fairleigh jctn.
GLOS Little Bunting. Forest of Dean, N.of Tidenham Chase at The Park (ST554992). From c/pk W.of B4228 go Wto obelisk + look by pool to S.
GLAM ad Ring-billed Gull. Gower, am at West Cross + ad L.Gull Swansea Docks.
LANCS 300+Brambling Sunnyhurst Woods, roving in 2 flocks.
NORF 4+ Waxwing. Cromer, 10am at least on roof of 59 Station Rd.
1056hrs
SUFF 2 Hawfinch Santon Downham in St Helens c/pk +50 Crossbill, 200+Brambling.
SUFF 2 redhd Smew Minsmere RSPB beach platform +44 European WfGeese.
NRF Ross's Goose 1ml ESE of Shernborne 10.15am in fld N.of Anmer Rd with 4k PfGeese.
SURR 1w Glaucous Gull. Seale Tip - 2ml E.of Farnham, viewed from rd SU8981475.
LANCS drk Ring-necked Duck. Rivington Resr, still N.of cswy (SD622145).
1126hrs
LANCS drk Ring-necked Duck. Rivington Resr, still N.of cswy (SD622145).
HANTS drk Ferruginous Duck Longparish 4ml E.of Andover (hybrid not eliminated). Off B3048 on fishing pond opp Owls Roost Fm off Nuns Walk SU433438.
SURR fem Ring-necked Duck. Bourne Hall Lake - Ewell Village, 8.30am (TQ219628).
NRF Greenland WfGoose Egmere 11.15am +500 PfGeese in 2nd fld S.of S.Creek Rd nr ruined church.
NRF YbWblr Stiffkey Campsite Wood E.of crosstracks.
1152hrs
CAMBS 15 Waxwing. Elm, 8.30am briefly then flew twds March.
CLVLND 3 Hawfinch. Hutton, 10.15am in yew L.of yellow building down rd to School House.
LOTHIAN 6 Waxwing. Haddington, 10.05am by old A1 opp Jet garage.
LOTHIAN 9 Waxwing. Musselburgh, 10.50am by railway stn but mobile.
SUFF Waxwing Haverhill in bushes opp Coupals Primary School off Chalkstone Way.
LINCS juv Rough-legged Buzzard. Worlaby Carrs - 3ml N.of Brigg, 11.25am off Carr Lane nr village.
KENT ad Baltic Gull Greatstone-on-sea RPTD from beach c/pk at 11.15am + RnGrebe offshore.
SUFF Green Sand Melton, 9.45am at Wilford Bridge.
1318hrs
NORF 2 Scaup Weybourne am +Puffin.
NORF 6+Waxwing Snettisham 11.15am by Common Rd/Beach Rd jctn.
NORF ad Blk Brant Cley in Eye Field + 1k DbBrents.
DORS Spoonbill off Ham Common in Wareham Channel +redhead Smew earlier.
CLWYD 3 Snow Bunting Kinmel Bay W.of beach c/pk. 3 Gadwall on marine lake + 4 RbMerg, GcGrebe, Little Grebe. 2drk Goosander on R.Conwy at Rhyl Hbr.
NOTTS Great Grey Shrike. Forest Town - 2.5ml ENE of Mansfield, by Crown Farm Way/bridleway jctn (SK578621).
CUMB 1w drk Lesser Scaup. R.Eden - 4ml SE of Wetheral, at Low Holm 1ml NW of Holmwrangle NY513495.
DEV Glossy Ibis. 200m N.of Powderham Church, 12.28pm by R.Exe + Spoonbill on E.side of estuary. Green Sand Countess Wear Pools.
LOND ad Ring-billed Gull. Woolwich Common, 12.30pm on grass in front of Royal Military Academy.
HANTS ad Ring-billed Gull Langstone Hbr, 11.50am by Broadmarsh Slipway. 3 Twite 12.20pm 300m E.of c/pk at end of Southmoor Lane.
LEICS 4 Waxwing. Oakham, on E.side on Burley Way off A606.
NORF 7 Waxwing Acle am opp Q8 Garage.
CAMBS 1w Glaucous Gull. Cow Lane GPs, 12.51pm when flew from pits twds tip.
NORF 60 Shorelark Holkham Gap pm + 60 Twite, 6+V.Scoter.
W.YKS 3 Waxwing Bradford 11.15pm on Lumb Lane nr Manningham Health Cntr.
ARG&BUTE ad Red-breasted Goose. Islay , W.side of Loch Gruinart below Leckgruinart NR278692.
DEV 3 Spoonbill Powderham Pk, + 20+L.Egret.
1402hrs
A/DEENS 2 Waxwing. Inverurie, am on A96 bypass btw R.Don + Blackhall r/bout.
NRF 50+Taiga Bean Geese Cantley Marshes 12.45+4 WfGeese.
ESX Rough-legged Buzzard. Great Holland, over Holland Brook. Look NW along valley from Gt Holland Pits NR.
NRF 10+Euro WfGeese Lady Annes Drive pm on Wells side +1k DbBrents. 6k PfGeese opp side.
NOTTS Waxwing. Rufford CP, on S.side of lake + 4 Goosander, L.Redpolls, feral Bean Goose.
HANTS Bittern Fleet Pond 1.30pm from Chestnut Grove showing well.
SUFF 8 Waxwing. Copdock, 12.30pm in Curry's c/pk.
W.YKS Black-throated Diver. Pugney's CP, 1pm on boating lake.
1502hrs
BEDS male Firecrest. The Lodge, Sandy, pm in holly around quarry trail path bhnd bike shed in v.back c/pk nr Avocet Building.
STAFFS 8 Waxwing. Branston, 2pm on S.side on Torrance Close.
SHROPS 4 Waxwing. Market Drayton, nr Palethorpes Factory on Rowan Road.
W.YKS 17 Waxwing. Huddersfield, 2.30pm on Jim Lane, Marsh.
1533hrs
HANTS Purple Sand Southsea Castle 9am + 8 Sanderling.
HANTS Water Pipit. N.of Barton Stacey, 1.50pm in flooded fld SU438425 btw A303 + swg wks.
SUFF Marsh Harrier. Kessingland Marshes, 10.30am + 2.30pm from nr anglers c/pk, Coopers Lane. Fem Scaup on RHundred. 8 Fieldfare in area.
NRF 20+Brambling 1ml SW of Sedgeford 3pm in hedge opp Beech wood TF700352.
KENT Great Northern Diver. Whitstable Bay, pm offshore.
NOTTS 4 Waxwing. Worksop, 3.20pm by Ashes Park Ave nr jctn with Beaufort Way.
1601hrs
E.YKS Lapland Bunting. Aldbrough, in 1st 2 flds N.of c/van pk TA253399.
ANGLSY Slav Grebe Beddmanarch Bay. 18 PbBrent Geese Holyhead Bay. RTDiver Holyhead Hbr. L.Egret Alaw Est.
CLWYD m B.Redstart L.Orme top quarry.
GMCR 15 Goosander Pennington Flash+12 Bullfinch.
GMCR Bittern Wigan Flashes over Hawkley Reedbed +6 Willow Tit.
LANC 2 Bewicks Swan Aldcliffe Marsh.
1652hrs
KENT 1w Caspian Gull Dungeness Patch pm.
KENT 2 Bittern. New Hythe GPs, am + 2 L.Egret, G.Sand, 5(2drk) Smew, Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Wblr.
BEDS fem Ferruginous Duck. Elstow claypits - S.of Bedford W.of A6 S.of A421, 3.30pm + f Scaup, drk Goldeneye.
CUMB pr Scaup. Talkin Tarn (NY545586).
LOTHIAN 4(2drk) Scaup. Aberlady Bay, at hi tide + 2 Slav Grebe, 1720 Knot, 295 Bar-t Godwit.
LOTHIAN ad Med Gull Silverknowes by pool opp golfcourse + Greenland WfGoose opp Lauriston Fm Pub, 4+PfGeese, Buzzard. 2 Grey Plover, 440 Dunlin.
N.YKS 12 Waxwing over Harrogate Business Pk 3.45pm twds Morrisons.
S.YKS Richard's Pipit Sheffield 1.30pm RPD at Birtley Edge. NO DETAILS.
CLWYD 2 Snow Bunting. Pensarn, W.end of beach.
LANCS 1+Waxwing Blackburn pm in Weir St c/pk, Mincing Lane SD682277.
M/SIDE 3 Snow Bunting Wallasey W.of lifeguard stn. 8 Purple Sand Fort Perch + Shag.
M/SIDE ad YlGull New Ferry Shore + 50 Knot, Blk-t Godwit.
CORN 2(1w,2w)RbGull Drift Resr pm +6f Scaup, f LtDuck, J.Snipe.
CORN drk Am Wigeon Hayle main est pm +drk GwTeal, YlGull, 4 L.Egret, Greenshank.
CORN 1w RcStarling Goldsithney pm in gdns N.of B3280 W.of Crown Pub SW545307.
CORN 2 Balearic Shearwater past Carbis Bay pm +2 Slav Grebe, GNDiver.
1834hrs
HANTS Hawfinch. Romsey, S.end of Mercer Way.
HANTS Little Egret. Ibsley, by R.Test.
KENT redhead Smew Bough Beech Resr.
W.YKS 19(9drk) Goosander. Blackmoorfoot Resr, late a/noon.
KENT 5 Waxwing NW of Dover 2.30pm on Buckland Estate nr Green Lane r/bout TR308432.
LANCS 2 Firecrest. Martin Mere WWT, nr Janet Kear Hide + 5k PfGeese, 30 Barnacle Geese, Peregrine, 100+Ruff, 60 Tree Sparrow.
SUFF Slavonian Grebe. R.Deben, at Waldringfield.