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Saturday 25th January 2003, 09:02
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ABERDEENSHIRE:- Cairnbulg Hbr 12 Little Auk past btw 2.10-3.10pm.
ABERDEENSHIRE:- Ugie est. ad Ring-billed Gull off golf club c'pk (NK120474).
AYRSHIRE:- btw Ayr & Prestwick off B743 Heathfield Rd in Hunter's Ave area (NS350240) 5 Waxwing a/noon.
AYRSHIRE:- Troon Hbr 1w Iceland Gull
AYRSHIRE:- Turnberry Point 2 Little Auk past @ 9.45am.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Grafham Water ad Kumliens Gull off Mander c'pk from 4.25pm.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- St Neots Waxwing 12.05pm on Barford Rd opp Tesco.
CHESHIRE:- Burton Marsh 25 Little Egret at N.end.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm 1w drk American Wigeon + drk Smew.
CHESHIRE:- Langley Mill Pond (SJ945716) redhead Smew off Holehouse Ln pm.
CHESHIRE:- Marbury CP Bittern @ West end of Budworth Mere.
CHESHIRE:- Neston Old Quay (SJ287768) 4 Water Pipit + 10 L.Egret, c50 Bewicks Swan, Peregrine.
CLEVELAND:- S.Gare 40 Snow Bunting 10.30am.
CLEVELAND:- Scaling Dam Resr Red-necked Grebe @ 2.30pm.
CLWYD:- Little Orme male Black Redstart in top quarry on E.side.
CO.DURHAM:- Newton Hall 16 Waxwing 10.30am.
CO.DURHAM:- Sunderland 30 Waxwing by Fulwell Mill @ 12.25pm.
CORNWALL:- btw Zennor & Pendeen by B3306 probable Rough-legged Buzzard briefly 3.40pm only.
CORNWALL:- Drift Resr 2w Ring-billed Gull a/noon + 2w.Med Gull, 6 fem.Scaup.
2 Whooper Swan + fem LTDuck, Goosander, 5 fem.Scaup, L.Egret.
CORNWALL:- Helston 1w Ring-billed Gull SW.off B3304 @ N.end of boating lake SW655272.
CORNWALL:- Tolcarne 2 Red-throated Diver of Newlyn.
DERBYSHIRE:- Cromford Waxwing off St.Mark's Close @ Rose End Meadows late a/noon.
DERBYSHIRE:- SW of Swarkestone fem Lesser Scaup 5.5ml S.of Derby 10.45am off A514 on sailing lake in NW cnr SK364278.
DEVON:- Barnstaple ad Ring-billed Gull in Seven Brethren Lorry Park.
DEVON:- Taw est. drk Green-winged Teal at Isley Marsh RSPB + 6 Spoonbill.
DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup + 9 Scaup, Firecrest South Beach.
DORSET:- Morden Bog Great Grey Shrike by track to Decoy Pond 11.30am.
DORSET:- Studland Bay fem Velvet Scoter pm + 2 Slav Grebe, 3 GNDiver.
DORSET:- Woodsford 28 Golden Plover pm in flds with Lapwings.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Aldbrough 2 Waxwing in back gdns of 28 North St (TA241387).
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bempton RSPB Long-eared Owl in The Dell.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Brandesburton drk Smew on Dacre Lake @ 10.40.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bridlington 3 Waxwing in Tesco c/pk.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hornsea Mere 1w drk Lesser Scaup in Decoy Bay late morning.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hull drk Ring-necked Duck 12.55pm at East Park Lake off feeding area + drk.Goosander.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- NW.of Beverley Waxwing by 6 Bramble Garth briefly 10.40 then flew off N. (TA039410).
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Welton Water redhead Smew on Blackburn Welfare Pit.
ESSEX:- Maldon 12 Waxwing @ jct of Limebrook Way @ 11.25.
ESSEX:- Pitsea 24 Waxwing by Tesco petrol station.
FIFE:- Largo Bay drk Surf Scoter Nearby 5 Waxwing Leven by r'about @ bottom of B933 Glenlyon Rd opp Co-op (NO377008)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Forest of Dean Little Bunting 10am N.of Tidenham Chase at The Park (ST554992).
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Pennington Flash 30+ Goosander + Kingfisher.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Stockport 20+ Brambling in Torkington Park 11am SJ925868.
GWYNEDD:- Llanfairfechan drk Black Scoter 1.45pm off prom + GNDiver, 2 Slav Grebe.
HAMPSHIRE:- Cheesefoot Head UNKNOWN ORIGIN Black Kite 1.40pm.
HAMPSHIRE:- Langstone Hbr ad Ring-billed Gull Bedhampton Creek mouth off Broadmarsh slipway 2.20pm.
KENT:- Dungeness 1w Caspian Gull on beach early morning + Bonxie.
KENT:- Dungeness RSPB Slavonian Grebe + 2 redhead Smew.
KENT:- Halling 2 Waxwing btw curch & cemy.
KENT:- Meopham 4 Waxwing off Foxendown Lane in gdns on Whitehill Road.
KENT:- Pembury Walks (TQ627416) 20 Crossbill
KENT:- Sevenoaks NR 2 redhead Smew
LANCASHIRE:- Accrington 1w Iceland Gull 1ml N. S.of M56 @ Whinney Hill tip this morning + 1w Glaucous Gull.
LANCASHIRE:- Fleetwood Snow Bunting by boating lake 10am.
LANCASHIRE:- Lytham St.Anne's ad Mediterranean Gull in Granny's Bay on mud @ 10.20am.
LANCASHIRE:- Martin Mere WWT fem Ferruginous Duck 11.15am + Firecrest.
drk Green-winged Teal from Millers Bridge Hide 11am + H.Harrier, M.Harrier.
LANCASHIRE:- Rivington Resr drk Ring-necked Duck N.of c'way SD622145.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- 2ml WNW of Grimsby 2 Waxwing at Great Coates off A180 by 81 Woad Lane TA243108.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Bottesford Waxwing by 49 St.Peters Ave SE895073 @ 12.30pm.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- RAF Cranwell 1w Rose-col Starling 3ml NW of Sleaford 12.30pm on grassy area at end of Flowerdown Ave.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Worlaby Carrs juv Rough-legged Buzzard 3ml N.of Brigg off Carr Lane 2.45pm & Y/day also @ 9.30 (TA001131).
LONDON:- Bedfont Waxwing Bedfont Country Park by rly line @ 2pm + drk.Smew on S.lake.
LONDON:- Rainham ad Caspian Gull @ Rainham tip + 2(ad, 1w) Med Gull, 1+ W.Pipit on concrete barges.
MERSEYSIDE:- Everton Cemy reported 2 Mealy Redpoll + 6 Lsr Redpoll.
MERSEYSIDE:- Hilbre Island 27 Pale-bellied Brent Goose + Dark-b Brent & 18 Purple Sand.
MERSEYSIDE:- Wallasey 3 Snow Bunting W.of lifeguard stn.
NORFOLK:- 1ml N.of Thetford 6 Waxwing 9.10am by A11 bypass nr Croxton Rd jctn TL875855.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham am.
NORFOLK:- btw Cley + Salthouse ad Black Brant N.of A149 in flds + PbBrent, 1.5k Drk-b Brent.
NORFOLK:- Buckenham RSPB drk Green-winged Teal viewed from just E.of hide 3.10pm + 12 W.Pipit.
NORFOLK:- Burnham Overy Staithe 22 Waxwing along A149 by The Hero pub @ 12.30pm.
NORFOLK:- E.of Norwich in Thorpe St.Andrews off A1042 Yarmouth Rd 5+ Waxwing on Dussindale Drive by 3rd r'about TG277097.
NORFOLK:- E.of Sherringham by A149 27+ Waxwing 9.25 at entrance to Beeston Priory Maze (TG170426).
NORFOLK:- Holkham Gap 40+ Shorelark saltings + 60+ Twite, 30+ Velvet Scoters offshore.
NORFOLK:- Holt 6 Waxwing by A148 in St.Andrews Close early morning.
NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB ad Black Brant W.of footpath with D-b Brent Geese again late morning + ad. B-w Stilt.
c15 Waxwing W.over c'pk @ 1.25pm.
NORFOLK:- Warham Greens juv fem Pallid Harrier 3.35-3.50pm @ least + 1+ ringtail H.Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Welney WWT 8 Tundra Bean Goose from main hide midday + B.Owl.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Scalby Mills ad Mediterranean Gull this morning.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:- Daventry Resr 1w drk Ferruginous Duck + ad.Caspian Gull briefly 9.30am + ad.Med Gull.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Long Nanny Burn 6 Shorelark Beadnell Bay 11am (NU230275) + 7 Twite.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Tynemouth ad Glaucous Gull on Black Middens @ 10.55.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- 4ml N.of Nottingham @ Rise Park primary & infants school 6 Waxwing
SOMERSET:- Portbury Wharf drk Ring-necked Duck on CEGB Resr @ 10am.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield Richard's Pipit 12.40pm Birley Edge on Skew Hill SK330932.
10 Waxwing flew over housing office @ jct of A6102 Prince of Wales Road & Fairleigh 8.45am.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Swinton 5 Waxwing in gardens bhd Queen's Ave 11.45am.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Burton-on-Trent 12+ Waxwing @ Branston viewed from golf club c'pk @ 12.30pm.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Lichfield Tundra Bean Goose @ Whitemoor Haye with Mute Swans @ 12.15.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Weeping Cross Waxwing 2ml SE of Stafford nr surgery @ 9.45am.
SUFFOLK:- Elveden Great Grey Shrike 9.50am by A11 viewed from Elveden Monument TL787776.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 4 Waxwing 11am off A1156 Norwich Rd at 22 Dales Rd TM150461.
SUFFOLK:- Lowestoft Hbr 1w Glaucous Gull viewed from S.Pier.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck am bhnd W.Hide + redhead Smew, male.H.Harrier.
SURREY:- Bourne Hall Lake fem Ring-necked Duck Ewell Village pm (TQ219628).
SUSSEX:- Swanbourne Lake (TQ016080) 1+ 1w Ring-necked Duck 12.30pm tho elusive.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Netherton Waxwing 1ml S.of Dudley 9.20am off B4173 Cradley Rd in birch by Kwik Save SO946871.
ABERDEENSHIRE:- Cairnbulg Hbr 12 Little Auk past btw 2.10-3.10pm.
ABERDEENSHIRE:- Ugie est. ad Ring-billed Gull off golf club c'pk (NK120474).
AYRSHIRE:- btw Ayr & Prestwick off B743 Heathfield Rd in Hunter's Ave area (NS350240) 5 Waxwing a/noon.
AYRSHIRE:- Troon Hbr 1w Iceland Gull
AYRSHIRE:- Turnberry Point 2 Little Auk past @ 9.45am.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Grafham Water ad Kumliens Gull off Mander c'pk from 4.25pm.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- St Neots Waxwing 12.05pm on Barford Rd opp Tesco.
CHESHIRE:- Burton Marsh 25 Little Egret at N.end.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm 1w drk American Wigeon + drk Smew.
CHESHIRE:- Langley Mill Pond (SJ945716) redhead Smew off Holehouse Ln pm.
CHESHIRE:- Marbury CP Bittern @ West end of Budworth Mere.
CHESHIRE:- Neston Old Quay (SJ287768) 4 Water Pipit + 10 L.Egret, c50 Bewicks Swan, Peregrine.
CLEVELAND:- S.Gare 40 Snow Bunting 10.30am.
CLEVELAND:- Scaling Dam Resr Red-necked Grebe @ 2.30pm.
CLWYD:- Little Orme male Black Redstart in top quarry on E.side.
CO.DURHAM:- Newton Hall 16 Waxwing 10.30am.
CO.DURHAM:- Sunderland 30 Waxwing by Fulwell Mill @ 12.25pm.
CORNWALL:- btw Zennor & Pendeen by B3306 probable Rough-legged Buzzard briefly 3.40pm only.
CORNWALL:- Drift Resr 2w Ring-billed Gull a/noon + 2w.Med Gull, 6 fem.Scaup.
2 Whooper Swan + fem LTDuck, Goosander, 5 fem.Scaup, L.Egret.
CORNWALL:- Helston 1w Ring-billed Gull SW.off B3304 @ N.end of boating lake SW655272.
CORNWALL:- Tolcarne 2 Red-throated Diver of Newlyn.
DERBYSHIRE:- Cromford Waxwing off St.Mark's Close @ Rose End Meadows late a/noon.
DERBYSHIRE:- SW of Swarkestone fem Lesser Scaup 5.5ml S.of Derby 10.45am off A514 on sailing lake in NW cnr SK364278.
DEVON:- Barnstaple ad Ring-billed Gull in Seven Brethren Lorry Park.
DEVON:- Taw est. drk Green-winged Teal at Isley Marsh RSPB + 6 Spoonbill.
DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup + 9 Scaup, Firecrest South Beach.
DORSET:- Morden Bog Great Grey Shrike by track to Decoy Pond 11.30am.
DORSET:- Studland Bay fem Velvet Scoter pm + 2 Slav Grebe, 3 GNDiver.
DORSET:- Woodsford 28 Golden Plover pm in flds with Lapwings.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Aldbrough 2 Waxwing in back gdns of 28 North St (TA241387).
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bempton RSPB Long-eared Owl in The Dell.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Brandesburton drk Smew on Dacre Lake @ 10.40.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bridlington 3 Waxwing in Tesco c/pk.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hornsea Mere 1w drk Lesser Scaup in Decoy Bay late morning.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hull drk Ring-necked Duck 12.55pm at East Park Lake off feeding area + drk.Goosander.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- NW.of Beverley Waxwing by 6 Bramble Garth briefly 10.40 then flew off N. (TA039410).
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Welton Water redhead Smew on Blackburn Welfare Pit.
ESSEX:- Maldon 12 Waxwing @ jct of Limebrook Way @ 11.25.
ESSEX:- Pitsea 24 Waxwing by Tesco petrol station.
FIFE:- Largo Bay drk Surf Scoter Nearby 5 Waxwing Leven by r'about @ bottom of B933 Glenlyon Rd opp Co-op (NO377008)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Forest of Dean Little Bunting 10am N.of Tidenham Chase at The Park (ST554992).
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Pennington Flash 30+ Goosander + Kingfisher.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Stockport 20+ Brambling in Torkington Park 11am SJ925868.
GWYNEDD:- Llanfairfechan drk Black Scoter 1.45pm off prom + GNDiver, 2 Slav Grebe.
HAMPSHIRE:- Cheesefoot Head UNKNOWN ORIGIN Black Kite 1.40pm.
HAMPSHIRE:- Langstone Hbr ad Ring-billed Gull Bedhampton Creek mouth off Broadmarsh slipway 2.20pm.
KENT:- Dungeness 1w Caspian Gull on beach early morning + Bonxie.
KENT:- Dungeness RSPB Slavonian Grebe + 2 redhead Smew.
KENT:- Halling 2 Waxwing btw curch & cemy.
KENT:- Meopham 4 Waxwing off Foxendown Lane in gdns on Whitehill Road.
KENT:- Pembury Walks (TQ627416) 20 Crossbill
KENT:- Sevenoaks NR 2 redhead Smew
LANCASHIRE:- Accrington 1w Iceland Gull 1ml N. S.of M56 @ Whinney Hill tip this morning + 1w Glaucous Gull.
LANCASHIRE:- Fleetwood Snow Bunting by boating lake 10am.
LANCASHIRE:- Lytham St.Anne's ad Mediterranean Gull in Granny's Bay on mud @ 10.20am.
LANCASHIRE:- Martin Mere WWT fem Ferruginous Duck 11.15am + Firecrest.
drk Green-winged Teal from Millers Bridge Hide 11am + H.Harrier, M.Harrier.
LANCASHIRE:- Rivington Resr drk Ring-necked Duck N.of c'way SD622145.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- 2ml WNW of Grimsby 2 Waxwing at Great Coates off A180 by 81 Woad Lane TA243108.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Bottesford Waxwing by 49 St.Peters Ave SE895073 @ 12.30pm.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- RAF Cranwell 1w Rose-col Starling 3ml NW of Sleaford 12.30pm on grassy area at end of Flowerdown Ave.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Worlaby Carrs juv Rough-legged Buzzard 3ml N.of Brigg off Carr Lane 2.45pm & Y/day also @ 9.30 (TA001131).
LONDON:- Bedfont Waxwing Bedfont Country Park by rly line @ 2pm + drk.Smew on S.lake.
LONDON:- Rainham ad Caspian Gull @ Rainham tip + 2(ad, 1w) Med Gull, 1+ W.Pipit on concrete barges.
MERSEYSIDE:- Everton Cemy reported 2 Mealy Redpoll + 6 Lsr Redpoll.
MERSEYSIDE:- Hilbre Island 27 Pale-bellied Brent Goose + Dark-b Brent & 18 Purple Sand.
MERSEYSIDE:- Wallasey 3 Snow Bunting W.of lifeguard stn.
NORFOLK:- 1ml N.of Thetford 6 Waxwing 9.10am by A11 bypass nr Croxton Rd jctn TL875855.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham am.
NORFOLK:- btw Cley + Salthouse ad Black Brant N.of A149 in flds + PbBrent, 1.5k Drk-b Brent.
NORFOLK:- Buckenham RSPB drk Green-winged Teal viewed from just E.of hide 3.10pm + 12 W.Pipit.
NORFOLK:- Burnham Overy Staithe 22 Waxwing along A149 by The Hero pub @ 12.30pm.
NORFOLK:- E.of Norwich in Thorpe St.Andrews off A1042 Yarmouth Rd 5+ Waxwing on Dussindale Drive by 3rd r'about TG277097.
NORFOLK:- E.of Sherringham by A149 27+ Waxwing 9.25 at entrance to Beeston Priory Maze (TG170426).
NORFOLK:- Holkham Gap 40+ Shorelark saltings + 60+ Twite, 30+ Velvet Scoters offshore.
NORFOLK:- Holt 6 Waxwing by A148 in St.Andrews Close early morning.
NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB ad Black Brant W.of footpath with D-b Brent Geese again late morning + ad. B-w Stilt.
c15 Waxwing W.over c'pk @ 1.25pm.
NORFOLK:- Warham Greens juv fem Pallid Harrier 3.35-3.50pm @ least + 1+ ringtail H.Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Welney WWT 8 Tundra Bean Goose from main hide midday + B.Owl.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Scalby Mills ad Mediterranean Gull this morning.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:- Daventry Resr 1w drk Ferruginous Duck + ad.Caspian Gull briefly 9.30am + ad.Med Gull.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Long Nanny Burn 6 Shorelark Beadnell Bay 11am (NU230275) + 7 Twite.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Tynemouth ad Glaucous Gull on Black Middens @ 10.55.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- 4ml N.of Nottingham @ Rise Park primary & infants school 6 Waxwing
SOMERSET:- Portbury Wharf drk Ring-necked Duck on CEGB Resr @ 10am.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield Richard's Pipit 12.40pm Birley Edge on Skew Hill SK330932.
10 Waxwing flew over housing office @ jct of A6102 Prince of Wales Road & Fairleigh 8.45am.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Swinton 5 Waxwing in gardens bhd Queen's Ave 11.45am.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Burton-on-Trent 12+ Waxwing @ Branston viewed from golf club c'pk @ 12.30pm.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Lichfield Tundra Bean Goose @ Whitemoor Haye with Mute Swans @ 12.15.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Weeping Cross Waxwing 2ml SE of Stafford nr surgery @ 9.45am.
SUFFOLK:- Elveden Great Grey Shrike 9.50am by A11 viewed from Elveden Monument TL787776.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 4 Waxwing 11am off A1156 Norwich Rd at 22 Dales Rd TM150461.
SUFFOLK:- Lowestoft Hbr 1w Glaucous Gull viewed from S.Pier.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck am bhnd W.Hide + redhead Smew, male.H.Harrier.
SURREY:- Bourne Hall Lake fem Ring-necked Duck Ewell Village pm (TQ219628).
SUSSEX:- Swanbourne Lake (TQ016080) 1+ 1w Ring-necked Duck 12.30pm tho elusive.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Netherton Waxwing 1ml S.of Dudley 9.20am off B4173 Cradley Rd in birch by Kwik Save SO946871.