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Friday 17th January 2003, 09:24
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ABERDEENSHIRE:- Aberdeen 7 Waxwing 3.35pm on Thistle Place in ash tree by JNCC Office bhnd Holburn jctn.
ARGYLL & BUTE:- Islay blue morph Lesser Snow Goose E.of Port Ellen off A846 by Laphroaig Distillery with Greenland WfGeese.
Todd's Canada Goose 2ml NNW of Port Ellen off A846 fron track to MMachrie Hotel with Greenland WfGeese.
BEDFORD:- Kempston Mill 8(7drk) Mandarin
BEDFORD:- Lower Drakelow 10(8drk) Goosander + 100 Crossbill at Lowes Wood (Beds/Bucks) + 100+Siskin.
BEDFORD:- R.Ivel Little Egret RPTD am Biggleswade Common.
BEDFORD:- The Lodge, Sandy 4+ Waxwing 3pm in lime trees above portakabin.
BEDFORD:- Warren Villas 21 Corn Bunting
BERKSHIRE:- Bottom Lane Floods Little Egret pm + Chiffchaff, 2 Water Rail, 2 Egyptian Geese.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Cambridge Firecrest am briefly off Grange Rd in trees + bushes on Cranmer Rd.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- St Neots 6 Waxwing 8.55am off Barford Rd in Tesco c/pk by bottle bank.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk American Wigeon + drk Smew, 8 Ruff.
CLEVELAND:- Guisborough 20+ Waxwing 8.30am bhnd Guisborough FC by A171 bypass NZ605165.
CLEVELAND:- Saltburn 2 Whooper Swan 8.15am in lg cereal fld on N.side A174 at NZ643214.
CLWYD:- Bodelwyddan 6 Waxwing 2ml W.of St Asaph Take Boddelwyddan turn off A55 twds hospital, view from N.end of bridge over A55.
CLWYD:- Conwy RSPB Little Stint from visitor cntr + 2 Water Rail, 3 Blk-t Godwit.
CLWYD:- Kinmel Bay 12 Snow Bunting pm W.of beach c/pk.
CORNWALL:- Helston Boating Lake (SW655272) 1w Ring-billed Gull at N.end by cafe.
CUMBRIA:- Easton Marsh ad Ross's Goose 3.5ml ESE of Bowness on Solway 1.55pm with Barnacle Geese.
DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup 9.48am + 13 Scaup.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hornsea Mere 80 Barnacle Goose am in fld to S. no sign Lsr Scaup.
1w drk Lesser Scaup mid a/noon from 2nd fld on S.side.
ESSEX:- Great Holland Rough-legged Buzzard 1.30pm over Holland Brook from Gt Holland Pits NR.
ESSEX:- Maldon 7 Waxwing 2.30pm at Mayflower Drive/Fambridge Rd jctn.
ESSEX:- Pitsea 11 Waxwing 8.45am opp Lidl store.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Warburton (SJ695890) 2 Jack Snipe + 15 Redshank M/cr Ship Canal + Buzzard.
HAMPSHIRE:- Eyeworth Pond 7(5drk) Mandarin Fritham.
HAMPSHIRE:- Langstone Hbr ad Black Brant noon at Broadmarsh CP +100 DbBrent. 3 PbBrent N.of A2030/A27 r/bout + DbBrents.
HIGHLAND:- Isle of Skye Little Auk 10.20am at Teangue.
KENT:- Cliffe Pools RSPB 3 Slavonian Grebe am on Flamingo Pool + RTDiver.
KENT:- Kemsing Waxwing 2mlm NNE of Sevenoaks 8.55am on Oxenhill Rd briefly.
KENT:- New Hythe GPs 2 Bittern S.end 2nd pit W.of rlwy from Abbeymeads.
3 Red-crested Pochard on Leybourne Lakes complex. 4 redhead Smew on pit NE of M20 j4 + L.Egret.
LANCASHIRE:- Heysham 3 Waxwing 2.05pm on Curwen Rd (SD414608).
LANCASHIRE:- R.Lune ad Yellow-legged Gull Glasson off Golden Ball Pub.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Grimsby 15 Waxwing by A180 nr Five Star Fish Factory.
LONDON:- Woolwich Common ad Ring-billed Gull 10.04am on grass in front of Royal Military Academy.
LOTHIAN:- Silverknowes White-fronted Goose + 220 Greylags, Peregrine (geese get on golfcourse also). Blk-t Godwit Cramond + 220 Redshank.
MERSEYSIDE:- Marshside RSPB ringtail Hen Harrier 1.30pm on outer marsh from N.of sandplant.
NORFOLK:- Abbey Farm, Flitcham Rough-legged Buzzard 1.30pm feeding on a rabbit NE from Abbey Farm.
NORFOLK:- Aylsham 2 Waxwing 3.40pm by Bure Valley Railway Stn.
NORFOLK:- Banningham 150+ Siskin on Weavers Way + 2 L.Redpoll TG233284.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham 11am.
NORFOLK:- Caister 1w Glaucous Gull 10.40am past lifeboat stn.
NORFOLK:- Cantley Marshes 25+Taiga Bean Goose
NORFOLK:- Cley drk Long-tailed Duck W.@ 8.30am + WfGoose, 11 RTDiver, 2 GNDiver, 2 V.Scoter, 500 C.Scoter. Cetti's Wblr 150m N.of c/pk.
NORFOLK:- Cockthorpe 8 Pale-bellied Brent Goose SW of airfield + DbBrents.
NORFOLK:- Felmingham 2 Waxwing 8.55am opp 8 Aylsham Rd.
NORFOLK:- Holkham Gap 12+ Shorelark 12.30pm off boardwalk + 60+Twite.
NORFOLK:- Loddon 5 Waxwing 8.30am by A146.
NORFOLK:- Norwich Peregrine 1pm over Cathedral.
3 Waxwing 8.20am off A1151 Sprowston Rd opp 71 Spencer St.
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Campsite Wood Yellow-browed Warbler 1.40pm E.end of N.side of wood in gorse + ringtail Hen Harrie, m Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB 2 ad Black Brant 9.28am from Island Hide.
NORFOLK:- Walsey Hills 1+ Water Pipit 2.30pm on muck heap from NOA c/pk.
NORFOLK:- Welney WWT 8 Tundra Bean Goose + 5 PfGeese.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Ellerton Pond 100+ Ruddy Duck + 80+Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 30+Curlew, 30+Gldn Plover, 10 L.Grebe, 120+Coot, Sparrowhawk, 20+LtTit, 20 Cormorant.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Harrogate Waxwing 1.15pm on Wetherby Rd by Harrogate Town FC.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Cramlington 76 Waxwing on N.side by pub in Horton Drive/Northumbrian Rd jctn area.
ORKNEY:- Toab ad Glaucous Gull am at Bay of Suckquoy.
SOMERSET:- Porlock Waxwing 200m N.of High St on Sparkhayes Ln opp campsite in gdn of Bradwell SS886469.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Langsett Resr 1w Mediterranean Gull in evng.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield Richard's Pipit 10.10am at Birley Edge in 3rd grass fld W.of derelict bldg on Steel Hill but mobile.
12 Waxwing am at Prince of Wales Rd/Fairleigh jctn.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Branston 9 Waxwing 12.40pm in playarea off Torrance Close.
SUFFOLK:- Copdock 2 Waxwing 9.30am opp Curry's + PCWorld at Cottingham Rd/Scrivener Drive jctn.
SUFFOLK:- Framlingham Brambling am on Albert Rd.
SUFFOLK:- Landguard NR 8 Snow Bunting pm on beach + 5(2ad,2w,2.1w)Med Gull, 130 Kittiwake offshore.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck from Island Mere Hide.
SUFFOLK:- R.Deben Slavonian Grebe at Waldringfield, 2.20pm just S.of pub.
SURREY:- Bourne Hall Lake fem Ring-necked Duck Ewell Village pm (TQ219628).
SURREY:- Seale Tip 1w Glaucous Gull 2ml E.of Farnham 1.25pm from North Downs Way + ad YlGull.
SURREY:- Staines Resr Black-throated Diver at midday.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Blackley Tip ad Glaucous Gull 2.30pm access off M62 j24.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Halifax 17 Waxwing 1.45pm btw Tesco + fire stn.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Pugney's CP Black-throated Diver 2.30pm on boating lake
ABERDEENSHIRE:- Aberdeen 7 Waxwing 3.35pm on Thistle Place in ash tree by JNCC Office bhnd Holburn jctn.
ARGYLL & BUTE:- Islay blue morph Lesser Snow Goose E.of Port Ellen off A846 by Laphroaig Distillery with Greenland WfGeese.
Todd's Canada Goose 2ml NNW of Port Ellen off A846 fron track to MMachrie Hotel with Greenland WfGeese.
BEDFORD:- Kempston Mill 8(7drk) Mandarin
BEDFORD:- Lower Drakelow 10(8drk) Goosander + 100 Crossbill at Lowes Wood (Beds/Bucks) + 100+Siskin.
BEDFORD:- R.Ivel Little Egret RPTD am Biggleswade Common.
BEDFORD:- The Lodge, Sandy 4+ Waxwing 3pm in lime trees above portakabin.
BEDFORD:- Warren Villas 21 Corn Bunting
BERKSHIRE:- Bottom Lane Floods Little Egret pm + Chiffchaff, 2 Water Rail, 2 Egyptian Geese.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Cambridge Firecrest am briefly off Grange Rd in trees + bushes on Cranmer Rd.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- St Neots 6 Waxwing 8.55am off Barford Rd in Tesco c/pk by bottle bank.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk American Wigeon + drk Smew, 8 Ruff.
CLEVELAND:- Guisborough 20+ Waxwing 8.30am bhnd Guisborough FC by A171 bypass NZ605165.
CLEVELAND:- Saltburn 2 Whooper Swan 8.15am in lg cereal fld on N.side A174 at NZ643214.
CLWYD:- Bodelwyddan 6 Waxwing 2ml W.of St Asaph Take Boddelwyddan turn off A55 twds hospital, view from N.end of bridge over A55.
CLWYD:- Conwy RSPB Little Stint from visitor cntr + 2 Water Rail, 3 Blk-t Godwit.
CLWYD:- Kinmel Bay 12 Snow Bunting pm W.of beach c/pk.
CORNWALL:- Helston Boating Lake (SW655272) 1w Ring-billed Gull at N.end by cafe.
CUMBRIA:- Easton Marsh ad Ross's Goose 3.5ml ESE of Bowness on Solway 1.55pm with Barnacle Geese.
DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup 9.48am + 13 Scaup.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hornsea Mere 80 Barnacle Goose am in fld to S. no sign Lsr Scaup.
1w drk Lesser Scaup mid a/noon from 2nd fld on S.side.
ESSEX:- Great Holland Rough-legged Buzzard 1.30pm over Holland Brook from Gt Holland Pits NR.
ESSEX:- Maldon 7 Waxwing 2.30pm at Mayflower Drive/Fambridge Rd jctn.
ESSEX:- Pitsea 11 Waxwing 8.45am opp Lidl store.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Warburton (SJ695890) 2 Jack Snipe + 15 Redshank M/cr Ship Canal + Buzzard.
HAMPSHIRE:- Eyeworth Pond 7(5drk) Mandarin Fritham.
HAMPSHIRE:- Langstone Hbr ad Black Brant noon at Broadmarsh CP +100 DbBrent. 3 PbBrent N.of A2030/A27 r/bout + DbBrents.
HIGHLAND:- Isle of Skye Little Auk 10.20am at Teangue.
KENT:- Cliffe Pools RSPB 3 Slavonian Grebe am on Flamingo Pool + RTDiver.
KENT:- Kemsing Waxwing 2mlm NNE of Sevenoaks 8.55am on Oxenhill Rd briefly.
KENT:- New Hythe GPs 2 Bittern S.end 2nd pit W.of rlwy from Abbeymeads.
3 Red-crested Pochard on Leybourne Lakes complex. 4 redhead Smew on pit NE of M20 j4 + L.Egret.
LANCASHIRE:- Heysham 3 Waxwing 2.05pm on Curwen Rd (SD414608).
LANCASHIRE:- R.Lune ad Yellow-legged Gull Glasson off Golden Ball Pub.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Grimsby 15 Waxwing by A180 nr Five Star Fish Factory.
LONDON:- Woolwich Common ad Ring-billed Gull 10.04am on grass in front of Royal Military Academy.
LOTHIAN:- Silverknowes White-fronted Goose + 220 Greylags, Peregrine (geese get on golfcourse also). Blk-t Godwit Cramond + 220 Redshank.
MERSEYSIDE:- Marshside RSPB ringtail Hen Harrier 1.30pm on outer marsh from N.of sandplant.
NORFOLK:- Abbey Farm, Flitcham Rough-legged Buzzard 1.30pm feeding on a rabbit NE from Abbey Farm.
NORFOLK:- Aylsham 2 Waxwing 3.40pm by Bure Valley Railway Stn.
NORFOLK:- Banningham 150+ Siskin on Weavers Way + 2 L.Redpoll TG233284.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham 11am.
NORFOLK:- Caister 1w Glaucous Gull 10.40am past lifeboat stn.
NORFOLK:- Cantley Marshes 25+Taiga Bean Goose
NORFOLK:- Cley drk Long-tailed Duck W.@ 8.30am + WfGoose, 11 RTDiver, 2 GNDiver, 2 V.Scoter, 500 C.Scoter. Cetti's Wblr 150m N.of c/pk.
NORFOLK:- Cockthorpe 8 Pale-bellied Brent Goose SW of airfield + DbBrents.
NORFOLK:- Felmingham 2 Waxwing 8.55am opp 8 Aylsham Rd.
NORFOLK:- Holkham Gap 12+ Shorelark 12.30pm off boardwalk + 60+Twite.
NORFOLK:- Loddon 5 Waxwing 8.30am by A146.
NORFOLK:- Norwich Peregrine 1pm over Cathedral.
3 Waxwing 8.20am off A1151 Sprowston Rd opp 71 Spencer St.
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Campsite Wood Yellow-browed Warbler 1.40pm E.end of N.side of wood in gorse + ringtail Hen Harrie, m Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB 2 ad Black Brant 9.28am from Island Hide.
NORFOLK:- Walsey Hills 1+ Water Pipit 2.30pm on muck heap from NOA c/pk.
NORFOLK:- Welney WWT 8 Tundra Bean Goose + 5 PfGeese.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Ellerton Pond 100+ Ruddy Duck + 80+Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 30+Curlew, 30+Gldn Plover, 10 L.Grebe, 120+Coot, Sparrowhawk, 20+LtTit, 20 Cormorant.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Harrogate Waxwing 1.15pm on Wetherby Rd by Harrogate Town FC.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Cramlington 76 Waxwing on N.side by pub in Horton Drive/Northumbrian Rd jctn area.
ORKNEY:- Toab ad Glaucous Gull am at Bay of Suckquoy.
SOMERSET:- Porlock Waxwing 200m N.of High St on Sparkhayes Ln opp campsite in gdn of Bradwell SS886469.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Langsett Resr 1w Mediterranean Gull in evng.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield Richard's Pipit 10.10am at Birley Edge in 3rd grass fld W.of derelict bldg on Steel Hill but mobile.
12 Waxwing am at Prince of Wales Rd/Fairleigh jctn.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Branston 9 Waxwing 12.40pm in playarea off Torrance Close.
SUFFOLK:- Copdock 2 Waxwing 9.30am opp Curry's + PCWorld at Cottingham Rd/Scrivener Drive jctn.
SUFFOLK:- Framlingham Brambling am on Albert Rd.
SUFFOLK:- Landguard NR 8 Snow Bunting pm on beach + 5(2ad,2w,2.1w)Med Gull, 130 Kittiwake offshore.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck from Island Mere Hide.
SUFFOLK:- R.Deben Slavonian Grebe at Waldringfield, 2.20pm just S.of pub.
SURREY:- Bourne Hall Lake fem Ring-necked Duck Ewell Village pm (TQ219628).
SURREY:- Seale Tip 1w Glaucous Gull 2ml E.of Farnham 1.25pm from North Downs Way + ad YlGull.
SURREY:- Staines Resr Black-throated Diver at midday.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Blackley Tip ad Glaucous Gull 2.30pm access off M62 j24.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Halifax 17 Waxwing 1.45pm btw Tesco + fire stn.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Pugney's CP Black-throated Diver 2.30pm on boating lake