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Thursday 23rd January 2003, 09:55
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0958hrs
SUFF 4 Waxwing. Ipswich, 9am off A1156 Norwich Rd at 22 Dales Rd TM150461.
KENT 3 Waxwing. SW side of Herne Bay, 9.30am in Greenhill area at Collins Rd/Roland Drive jctn.
1005hrs
W.MIDS Waxwing. Netherton - 1ml S.of Dudley, 9.10am off B4173 Cradley Rd opp Kwik Save SO946871. 5 L.Redpoll Netherton Resr.
CUMB Y/DAY 2(ad,2w)Med Gull Cavendish Dock 10am on water from E.bank, with BhGulls.
KENT Y/DAY Razorbill Scotney GPs 12.30pm no sign of oiling +2(1drk)Scaup, 2 redhead Smew.
KENT Y/DAY Slav Grebe Dungeness RSPB noon from Scott Hide + f.Msh Harrier.
LINCS Y/DAY ad Med Gull Covenham Resr 11.10am for 10mins then flew NE.
ANGLESEY:- Penmon Point 4 Black Guillemot + 4 Eider.
ANGUS:- Dundee 2 Waxwing on W.side in Speed Street NO385299.
BEDFORD:- Tempsford Hill by Everton f/imm Merlin 8.30am low over rd.
BEDFORD:- The Lodge, Sandy ringed fem Firecrest in Yews + Rhododendrons nr Yew Tree c/pk.
BERKSHIRE:- Bury Down 8 Short-eared Owl am at The Ridgeway.
BERKSHIRE:- Smallmead GP 152 Pochard
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Marlow Barn Owl 6.50am on fencepost nr The Horse Shoes Pub on rd from Handy Cross r/bout to Marlow bottom.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Milton Keynes 2 1w Waxwing 12.15pm at Isaacson Drive/Gaddesden Crescent jctn SP903369.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Willen Lake 13(4drk) Goosander + 13 Goldeneye.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk Green-winged Teal + Sp Redshank.
drk Smew noon + Ruff, drk GwTeal.
CHESHIRE:- Langley Mill Pond (SJ945716) redhead Smew off Holehouse Ln.
CLWYD:- Clocaenog Forest c.20 Crossbill nr Craig Bron-banog mast but NO SIGN Gt Grey Shrike by 11.30am.
CLWYD:- Little Orme male Black Redstart in top quarry + 2 Chiffchaff.
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk American Wigeon 10.50am on Copperhouse Creek by bridge.
CORNWALL:- Lizard Waxwing RPTD 9am only on E.side of St Keverne SW788211.
CUMBRIA:- Newton Marsh ad Ross's Goose am with 2,500 Barnacle Geese from grassy layby at Anthorn.
DERBYSHIRE:- Swarkestone Lake (SK364278) fem Lesser Scaup off A514 5.5ml SW of Derby 1.15pm. ID being questioned by some observers.
DEVON:- Taw est. drk Green-winged Teal 9.45am from Isley Marsh + 6 Spoonbill SS490327.
DORSET:- Hatch Pond, Poole Bittern 11.05am.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Aldbrough Waxwing in back gdns on High St.
ESSEX:- Colchester 15 Waxwing nr Asda in trees by rlwy stn.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Chat Moss 21 Corn Bunting + Willow Tit.
GWYNEDD:- Llanfairfechan drk Black Scoter off W.end of prom + Firecrest by 6 Foot Bridge.
HAMPSHIRE:- Itchen Bridge ad Mediterranean Gull
HAMPSHIRE:- Langstone Hbr ad Black Brant with DbBrents + 2 PbBrents, f Scaup, 11 BnGrebe, 11 Com Sand RPTD.
ad Ring-billed Gull 9.30am by Broadmarsh Slipway.
HIGHLAND:- 1ml W.of Nethy Bridge Great Grey Shrike am by B970 by entrance to Tomachrochar.
KENT:- Greatstone-on-sea 4 Snow Bunting on shingle opp Tavern pub TR083221.
KENT:- Grove Ferry NR Bittern 12.15pm from ramp + 7(2drk)RcPochard on pool right of ramp.
KENT:- Halling 2 Waxwing 10.30am on roadside berries btw church + footbridge.
KENT:- Scotney GPs Red-necked Grebe + drk Scaup, 36 WfGeese.
KENT:- SW side of Herne Bay 3 Waxwing 9.30am in Greenhill area at Collins Rd/Rowland Drive jctn.
LANCASHIRE:- Darwen Moor 4 Raven drifting WSW @ 8.45am.
LANCASHIRE:- Rivington Resr drk Ring-necked Duck noon nr 'The Street' house nr Yew Tree Pub.
MERSEYSIDE:- Ainsdale Beach 2 Little Stint 1pm N.of Shore Rd c/pk + 7 Snow Bunting.
NORFOLK:- 1ml N.of Thetford 7 Waxwing 11.10am by A11 bypass nr Croxton Rd jctn TL875855.
NORFOLK:- Beeston Common 3 Waxwing Sheringham off A149 in gdns by garage.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham 10.40am + 13 Crossbill over.
NORFOLK:- Morston Quay Greenshank
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Campsite Wood Yellow-browed Warbler nr crosstracks still but mobile.
NORFOLK:- Whitlingham CP 2+ Mealy Redpoll 10.55am N.end of pth btw 2 broads.
NORFOLK:- Winterton Velvet Scoter off Beach Rd + 15 C.Scoter, RTDiver.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Colt Crag Resr (NY935783) redhead Smew late am.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Cramlington 59 Waxwing 9.30am on N.side at Brockwell Seam pub c/pk NZ426578.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- North Shields ad Glaucous Gull 1.25pm roosting on Black Middens Rocks + ad Med Gull in c/pk.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Whitley Bay 3+ Waxwing on A1148 Monkseaton Drive nr The Sheiling Pub.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Doncaster Lakeside Black Redstart in gorse on opp side of lake to f/bridge.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield Richard's Pipit at Birley Edge on Skew Hill + Merlin SK330932. Off Oughtibridge to Grenoside rd.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Branston Golfcourse 15 Waxwing 2ml SW of Burton on Birkdale Avenue.
STRATHCLYDE:- 1.5ml S.of Glasgow 10 Waxwing 11am in Govanhill on B763 Calder St by health cntr NS587627.
SUFFOLK:- Great Cornard 5 Waxwing 10.18am at Kempson Drive/Eldred Drive jctn.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 4 Waxwing 9am off A1156 Norwich Rd at 22 Dales Rd TM150461.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck am bhnd W.Hide + redhead Smew, 4 Ruff, 2 Blk-t Godwit, 23 Pintail.
SURREY:- over M25 by A30 Staines turn 9 Ring-necked Parakeet 7.50am.
SUSSEX:- Hove Firecrest 8.30am in St.Anns Well Gardens nr pond.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Netherton Waxwing 1ml S.of Dudley 9.10am off B4173 Cradley Rd opp Kwik Save SO946871. 5 L.Redpoll Netherton Resr.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Pugney's CP Black-throated Diver
0958hrs
SUFF 4 Waxwing. Ipswich, 9am off A1156 Norwich Rd at 22 Dales Rd TM150461.
KENT 3 Waxwing. SW side of Herne Bay, 9.30am in Greenhill area at Collins Rd/Roland Drive jctn.
1005hrs
W.MIDS Waxwing. Netherton - 1ml S.of Dudley, 9.10am off B4173 Cradley Rd opp Kwik Save SO946871. 5 L.Redpoll Netherton Resr.
CUMB Y/DAY 2(ad,2w)Med Gull Cavendish Dock 10am on water from E.bank, with BhGulls.
KENT Y/DAY Razorbill Scotney GPs 12.30pm no sign of oiling +2(1drk)Scaup, 2 redhead Smew.
KENT Y/DAY Slav Grebe Dungeness RSPB noon from Scott Hide + f.Msh Harrier.
LINCS Y/DAY ad Med Gull Covenham Resr 11.10am for 10mins then flew NE.
ANGLESEY:- Penmon Point 4 Black Guillemot + 4 Eider.
ANGUS:- Dundee 2 Waxwing on W.side in Speed Street NO385299.
BEDFORD:- Tempsford Hill by Everton f/imm Merlin 8.30am low over rd.
BEDFORD:- The Lodge, Sandy ringed fem Firecrest in Yews + Rhododendrons nr Yew Tree c/pk.
BERKSHIRE:- Bury Down 8 Short-eared Owl am at The Ridgeway.
BERKSHIRE:- Smallmead GP 152 Pochard
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Marlow Barn Owl 6.50am on fencepost nr The Horse Shoes Pub on rd from Handy Cross r/bout to Marlow bottom.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Milton Keynes 2 1w Waxwing 12.15pm at Isaacson Drive/Gaddesden Crescent jctn SP903369.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Willen Lake 13(4drk) Goosander + 13 Goldeneye.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk Green-winged Teal + Sp Redshank.
drk Smew noon + Ruff, drk GwTeal.
CHESHIRE:- Langley Mill Pond (SJ945716) redhead Smew off Holehouse Ln.
CLWYD:- Clocaenog Forest c.20 Crossbill nr Craig Bron-banog mast but NO SIGN Gt Grey Shrike by 11.30am.
CLWYD:- Little Orme male Black Redstart in top quarry + 2 Chiffchaff.
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk American Wigeon 10.50am on Copperhouse Creek by bridge.
CORNWALL:- Lizard Waxwing RPTD 9am only on E.side of St Keverne SW788211.
CUMBRIA:- Newton Marsh ad Ross's Goose am with 2,500 Barnacle Geese from grassy layby at Anthorn.
DERBYSHIRE:- Swarkestone Lake (SK364278) fem Lesser Scaup off A514 5.5ml SW of Derby 1.15pm. ID being questioned by some observers.
DEVON:- Taw est. drk Green-winged Teal 9.45am from Isley Marsh + 6 Spoonbill SS490327.
DORSET:- Hatch Pond, Poole Bittern 11.05am.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Aldbrough Waxwing in back gdns on High St.
ESSEX:- Colchester 15 Waxwing nr Asda in trees by rlwy stn.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Chat Moss 21 Corn Bunting + Willow Tit.
GWYNEDD:- Llanfairfechan drk Black Scoter off W.end of prom + Firecrest by 6 Foot Bridge.
HAMPSHIRE:- Itchen Bridge ad Mediterranean Gull
HAMPSHIRE:- Langstone Hbr ad Black Brant with DbBrents + 2 PbBrents, f Scaup, 11 BnGrebe, 11 Com Sand RPTD.
ad Ring-billed Gull 9.30am by Broadmarsh Slipway.
HIGHLAND:- 1ml W.of Nethy Bridge Great Grey Shrike am by B970 by entrance to Tomachrochar.
KENT:- Greatstone-on-sea 4 Snow Bunting on shingle opp Tavern pub TR083221.
KENT:- Grove Ferry NR Bittern 12.15pm from ramp + 7(2drk)RcPochard on pool right of ramp.
KENT:- Halling 2 Waxwing 10.30am on roadside berries btw church + footbridge.
KENT:- Scotney GPs Red-necked Grebe + drk Scaup, 36 WfGeese.
KENT:- SW side of Herne Bay 3 Waxwing 9.30am in Greenhill area at Collins Rd/Rowland Drive jctn.
LANCASHIRE:- Darwen Moor 4 Raven drifting WSW @ 8.45am.
LANCASHIRE:- Rivington Resr drk Ring-necked Duck noon nr 'The Street' house nr Yew Tree Pub.
MERSEYSIDE:- Ainsdale Beach 2 Little Stint 1pm N.of Shore Rd c/pk + 7 Snow Bunting.
NORFOLK:- 1ml N.of Thetford 7 Waxwing 11.10am by A11 bypass nr Croxton Rd jctn TL875855.
NORFOLK:- Beeston Common 3 Waxwing Sheringham off A149 in gdns by garage.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham 10.40am + 13 Crossbill over.
NORFOLK:- Morston Quay Greenshank
NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Campsite Wood Yellow-browed Warbler nr crosstracks still but mobile.
NORFOLK:- Whitlingham CP 2+ Mealy Redpoll 10.55am N.end of pth btw 2 broads.
NORFOLK:- Winterton Velvet Scoter off Beach Rd + 15 C.Scoter, RTDiver.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Colt Crag Resr (NY935783) redhead Smew late am.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Cramlington 59 Waxwing 9.30am on N.side at Brockwell Seam pub c/pk NZ426578.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- North Shields ad Glaucous Gull 1.25pm roosting on Black Middens Rocks + ad Med Gull in c/pk.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Whitley Bay 3+ Waxwing on A1148 Monkseaton Drive nr The Sheiling Pub.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Doncaster Lakeside Black Redstart in gorse on opp side of lake to f/bridge.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield Richard's Pipit at Birley Edge on Skew Hill + Merlin SK330932. Off Oughtibridge to Grenoside rd.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Branston Golfcourse 15 Waxwing 2ml SW of Burton on Birkdale Avenue.
STRATHCLYDE:- 1.5ml S.of Glasgow 10 Waxwing 11am in Govanhill on B763 Calder St by health cntr NS587627.
SUFFOLK:- Great Cornard 5 Waxwing 10.18am at Kempson Drive/Eldred Drive jctn.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 4 Waxwing 9am off A1156 Norwich Rd at 22 Dales Rd TM150461.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck am bhnd W.Hide + redhead Smew, 4 Ruff, 2 Blk-t Godwit, 23 Pintail.
SURREY:- over M25 by A30 Staines turn 9 Ring-necked Parakeet 7.50am.
SUSSEX:- Hove Firecrest 8.30am in St.Anns Well Gardens nr pond.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Netherton Waxwing 1ml S.of Dudley 9.10am off B4173 Cradley Rd opp Kwik Save SO946871. 5 L.Redpoll Netherton Resr.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Pugney's CP Black-throated Diver