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Wednesday 29th January 2003, 10:12
Thanks to http://www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL for today's Sighting Information.
ANGLESEY:- Trearddur Bay juv Surf Scoter on S.side from Ravenspoint Rd off B4545 SH255788 + 25 Goldeneye.
ARGYLL & BUTE:- Islay Richardson's Canada Goose at Gruinart RSPB with Barnacle Geese. GwTeal from hide still.
AYRSHIRE:- btw Ayr + Prestwick 3 Waxwing 2.40pm off B743 Heathfield Rd in back gdn of 13 Hunter's Ave NS350240.
CENTRAL REGION:- 1/2ml NNW of Slamannan 5 Taiga Bean Goose by R.Avon at Wester Jaw viewed from playarea W.of primary school.
CENTRAL REGION:- Beam Farm 200+Taiga Bean Goose 4ml SW of Falkirk pm NS835765.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk American Wigeon am + drk GwTeal, drk Smew, 8 Sp Redshank. No Sign by 10am of LbDowitcher.
Long-billed Dowitcher noon from hide showing well.
CORNWALL:- Camel est imm Spoonbill E.of B3314 bridge at Walmsley Sanctuary.
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk American Wigeon still.
CORNWALL:- Helston Boating Lake (SW655272) 1w Ring-billed Gull at N.end.
CUMBRIA:- Kendal 4 Waxwing 12.40pm on A6 Shap Rd in Fermanite c/pk.
DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh (SX972875) Glossy Ibis early am only. Later 2 Ruff, Ruddy Duck.
DEVON:- Isley Marsh RSPB drk Green-winged Teal
DEVON:- Powderham Marsh 4 Spoonbill 11.30am + many L.Egret.
DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup + 9 Scaup, 6 RnParakeet. Sandwich Tern Studland Bay.
DORSET:- St Alban's Head Chough 11am flew along W.cliffs.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Cottingham 14 Waxwing 10.20am on 5th Avenue in trees by primary school.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Derwent Cottage Fm 60+ Whooper Swan 1/2ml W.of Bubwith Bridge + Peregrine.
FIFE:- Ruddons Point (NO454004) drk Surf Scoter E.end of Largo Bay am + RnGrebe.
GLAMORGAN:- Gower ad Ring-billed Gull 3pm on beach at West Cross opp West Cross Inn + ad Med Gull.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Pennington Flash redhead Smew 9.30am from Horrock's Hide on Ramsdale's section of flash.
HAMPSHIRE:- 1ml SE of Cheesefoot Head unknown origin Black Kite 3ml ESE of Winchester 2pm viewed from Lane End Down SU550262.
HAMPSHIRE:- Aldershot many Brambling at Rushmore Arena.
HAMPSHIRE:- Fleet Pond 10(8drk) Mandarin in Sandy Bay + Lsr Sp Woodpecker by path by Stn c/pk.
KENT:- 1ml W.of Sandwich ESCAPED White Stork on floods by A257 450m W.of A256 bypass.
KENT:- Oare Marshes Green Sandpiper
KENT:- Sevenoakes Wildfowl Res 3 redhead Smew am + 2 Goldeneye.
LANCASHIRE:- Fairhaven Lake 3(2drk) Red-breasted Merganser
LANCASHIRE:- Heysham N.Hbr 45+ Twite on mound. RTDiver past + 4 Kittiwake.
LANCASHIRE:- Sunnyhurst Woods 4 Waxwing E.over at 8.55am.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- N.of Huttoft Pit 4 Tundra Bean Goose am with 17 Whooper Swan, 11 Bewick's SWan.
MERSEYSIDE:- Bootle 2 Waxwing 10am in Brasenose Ind.Est on tree with feeders on cnr Bedford Rd by Bootle Car & Commercial Ltd.
MERSEYSIDE:- Leasowe ad Mediterranean Gull on floods by lighthouse.
NORFOLK:- 1/2ml S.of Warham 1w Glaucous Gull 11.30am on carcass by R.Stiffkey W.of fort.
juv fem Pallid Harrier 2.20pm perched on post 200m S.of fort.
NORFOLK:- 1/2ml W.of Morston 5 Pale-bellied Brent Goose S.of A149 with DbBrents.
NORFOLK:- Barnhamcross Common 9 Hawfinch best early am, popular dogwalking site!
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham am favours N.end.
NORFOLK:- Buckenham RSPB drk Green-winged Teal 2pm in channel N.of hide by windpump TG354045.
NORFOLK:- Cley coastguards Black-throated Diver past am + 20 Fulmar, 20 Kittiwake.
20 Velvet Scoter W.@ 12.55pm.
NORFOLK:- Hindringham juv fem Pallid Harrier flew S.along valley on E.side at 9.05am.
NORFOLK:- Holkham Park Firecrest midway btwn metal entrance gates + monument.
NORFOLK:- Sheringham Little Auk past + GNDiver, 5 V.SCoter, L.Gull.
2 Waxwing at far E.end by A149 by Beeston Garage.
NORFOLK:- Thorpe St.Andrew 30+ Waxwing 10.10am by Dussindale Dr/Royalist Dr jctn.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Northallerton 15 Waxwing 9am in Tesco c/pk + flying to berries opp library.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Greenlee Lough (NY770696) 2 Whooper Swan 3pm + 6 Crossbill, 200 Fieldfare.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- North Shields ad Glaucous Gull pm at fish quay + 1w Med Gull NZ362684.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- 4ml N.of Nottingham 15 Waxwing 9.35am at Rise Park nr Primary School opp pub.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Old Moor NR 1w Mediterranean Gull at Manvers Lake. 2 LEOwl from Wath Ings Hide.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield 4+ Waxwing 10.30am on St Marys Gate nr London Rd by DWP office.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Weeping Cross Waxwing 2ml SE of Stafford off Bodmin Ave SJ948215.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 5 Waxwing late am off A1156 Norwich Rd in gdn of 22 Dales Rd.
SUFFOLK:- Landguard NR Waxwing S.@ 9.55am + 6+Med Gull here + 8 Snow Bunting.
SUFFOLK:- Lowestoft Hbr 1w Glaucous Gull pm viewed from S.Pier.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck 1.30pm bhnd W.Hide + SEOwl, Water Pipit.
redhead Smew + 2ad Whooper Swan.
SUSSEX:- Pagham Lagoon Bittern am NW of lagoon at SZ881969.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Fens Pool, Brierly Hill 11 Waxwing 11.20am by track from visitor cntr SO920885.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Netherton Waxwing S.of Dudley 9.05am opp Kwik Save off B4173 Cradley Rd SO946871.
WORCESTERSHIRE:- 2ml W.of Pershore Great Grey Shrike am E.of Croome Perry Wood in dead tree 1/2ml N.of crossroads SO905467.
ANGLESEY:- Trearddur Bay juv Surf Scoter on S.side from Ravenspoint Rd off B4545 SH255788 + 25 Goldeneye.
ARGYLL & BUTE:- Islay Richardson's Canada Goose at Gruinart RSPB with Barnacle Geese. GwTeal from hide still.
AYRSHIRE:- btw Ayr + Prestwick 3 Waxwing 2.40pm off B743 Heathfield Rd in back gdn of 13 Hunter's Ave NS350240.
CENTRAL REGION:- 1/2ml NNW of Slamannan 5 Taiga Bean Goose by R.Avon at Wester Jaw viewed from playarea W.of primary school.
CENTRAL REGION:- Beam Farm 200+Taiga Bean Goose 4ml SW of Falkirk pm NS835765.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk American Wigeon am + drk GwTeal, drk Smew, 8 Sp Redshank. No Sign by 10am of LbDowitcher.
Long-billed Dowitcher noon from hide showing well.
CORNWALL:- Camel est imm Spoonbill E.of B3314 bridge at Walmsley Sanctuary.
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk American Wigeon still.
CORNWALL:- Helston Boating Lake (SW655272) 1w Ring-billed Gull at N.end.
CUMBRIA:- Kendal 4 Waxwing 12.40pm on A6 Shap Rd in Fermanite c/pk.
DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh (SX972875) Glossy Ibis early am only. Later 2 Ruff, Ruddy Duck.
DEVON:- Isley Marsh RSPB drk Green-winged Teal
DEVON:- Powderham Marsh 4 Spoonbill 11.30am + many L.Egret.
DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup + 9 Scaup, 6 RnParakeet. Sandwich Tern Studland Bay.
DORSET:- St Alban's Head Chough 11am flew along W.cliffs.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Cottingham 14 Waxwing 10.20am on 5th Avenue in trees by primary school.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Derwent Cottage Fm 60+ Whooper Swan 1/2ml W.of Bubwith Bridge + Peregrine.
FIFE:- Ruddons Point (NO454004) drk Surf Scoter E.end of Largo Bay am + RnGrebe.
GLAMORGAN:- Gower ad Ring-billed Gull 3pm on beach at West Cross opp West Cross Inn + ad Med Gull.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Pennington Flash redhead Smew 9.30am from Horrock's Hide on Ramsdale's section of flash.
HAMPSHIRE:- 1ml SE of Cheesefoot Head unknown origin Black Kite 3ml ESE of Winchester 2pm viewed from Lane End Down SU550262.
HAMPSHIRE:- Aldershot many Brambling at Rushmore Arena.
HAMPSHIRE:- Fleet Pond 10(8drk) Mandarin in Sandy Bay + Lsr Sp Woodpecker by path by Stn c/pk.
KENT:- 1ml W.of Sandwich ESCAPED White Stork on floods by A257 450m W.of A256 bypass.
KENT:- Oare Marshes Green Sandpiper
KENT:- Sevenoakes Wildfowl Res 3 redhead Smew am + 2 Goldeneye.
LANCASHIRE:- Fairhaven Lake 3(2drk) Red-breasted Merganser
LANCASHIRE:- Heysham N.Hbr 45+ Twite on mound. RTDiver past + 4 Kittiwake.
LANCASHIRE:- Sunnyhurst Woods 4 Waxwing E.over at 8.55am.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- N.of Huttoft Pit 4 Tundra Bean Goose am with 17 Whooper Swan, 11 Bewick's SWan.
MERSEYSIDE:- Bootle 2 Waxwing 10am in Brasenose Ind.Est on tree with feeders on cnr Bedford Rd by Bootle Car & Commercial Ltd.
MERSEYSIDE:- Leasowe ad Mediterranean Gull on floods by lighthouse.
NORFOLK:- 1/2ml S.of Warham 1w Glaucous Gull 11.30am on carcass by R.Stiffkey W.of fort.
juv fem Pallid Harrier 2.20pm perched on post 200m S.of fort.
NORFOLK:- 1/2ml W.of Morston 5 Pale-bellied Brent Goose S.of A149 with DbBrents.
NORFOLK:- Barnhamcross Common 9 Hawfinch best early am, popular dogwalking site!
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham am favours N.end.
NORFOLK:- Buckenham RSPB drk Green-winged Teal 2pm in channel N.of hide by windpump TG354045.
NORFOLK:- Cley coastguards Black-throated Diver past am + 20 Fulmar, 20 Kittiwake.
20 Velvet Scoter W.@ 12.55pm.
NORFOLK:- Hindringham juv fem Pallid Harrier flew S.along valley on E.side at 9.05am.
NORFOLK:- Holkham Park Firecrest midway btwn metal entrance gates + monument.
NORFOLK:- Sheringham Little Auk past + GNDiver, 5 V.SCoter, L.Gull.
2 Waxwing at far E.end by A149 by Beeston Garage.
NORFOLK:- Thorpe St.Andrew 30+ Waxwing 10.10am by Dussindale Dr/Royalist Dr jctn.
NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Northallerton 15 Waxwing 9am in Tesco c/pk + flying to berries opp library.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- Greenlee Lough (NY770696) 2 Whooper Swan 3pm + 6 Crossbill, 200 Fieldfare.
NORTHUMBERLAND:- North Shields ad Glaucous Gull pm at fish quay + 1w Med Gull NZ362684.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- 4ml N.of Nottingham 15 Waxwing 9.35am at Rise Park nr Primary School opp pub.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Old Moor NR 1w Mediterranean Gull at Manvers Lake. 2 LEOwl from Wath Ings Hide.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield 4+ Waxwing 10.30am on St Marys Gate nr London Rd by DWP office.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Weeping Cross Waxwing 2ml SE of Stafford off Bodmin Ave SJ948215.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 5 Waxwing late am off A1156 Norwich Rd in gdn of 22 Dales Rd.
SUFFOLK:- Landguard NR Waxwing S.@ 9.55am + 6+Med Gull here + 8 Snow Bunting.
SUFFOLK:- Lowestoft Hbr 1w Glaucous Gull pm viewed from S.Pier.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck 1.30pm bhnd W.Hide + SEOwl, Water Pipit.
redhead Smew + 2ad Whooper Swan.
SUSSEX:- Pagham Lagoon Bittern am NW of lagoon at SZ881969.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Fens Pool, Brierly Hill 11 Waxwing 11.20am by track from visitor cntr SO920885.
WEST MIDLANDS:- Netherton Waxwing S.of Dudley 9.05am opp Kwik Save off B4173 Cradley Rd SO946871.
WORCESTERSHIRE:- 2ml W.of Pershore Great Grey Shrike am E.of Croome Perry Wood in dead tree 1/2ml N.of crossroads SO905467.