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Monday 3rd February 2003, 09:17
Thanks to http://www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL for today's Sighting Information.
ANGLESEY:- Amlwch ad Little Gull off Octel outfall.
ANGLESEY:- Holyhead Hbr Red-necked Grebe at W.end nr breakwater wall.
ANGLESEY:- Trearddur Bay juv Surf Scoter 8.30am from Ravenspoint Rd on S.side of bay on sea at SH255788.
ANGUS:- Arbroath 3 Waxwing btw Safeway + town mission centre by r/bout.
BEDFORD:- 4ml SW of St Neots Crane RPTD am W.of A1 in flds W.of Wyboston but no sign pm.
BEDFORD:- Blunham Lake redhead Smew in SW cnr.
BEDFORD:- Kempston Mill 2 Corn Bunting pm.
BEDFORD:- Stewartby Lake CP Great Grey Shrike in tall trees opp swg wks TL003420. Also Crane RPTD + being checked out.
BERKSHIRE:- Burnthouse Lane GPs Shelduck am + 62 Pochard.
BERKSHIRE:- Lavell's Lake Merlin 1.30pm over c/pk mobbed by corvids.
BERKSHIRE:- Smallmead Pit 4(3ad,1w) Yellow-legged Gull 9am.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Hedgerley Tip ad Iceland Gull 11.35am from bridge over M40.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- NW of Hedgerley male Two-barred Crossbill 2ml W.of Gerrards Cross am + 20+Crossbill off Andrew Hill Ln in Hillmott's Fm Wood SU963880. E.from M40 j2, Pk Hedgerley Ln + walk S.for 1/2ml to view.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Stanground Wash Green Sandpiper + 5 Grey Wag. Prob Water Pipit N.Bank of Nene along outfall downstream of swg wks.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk Green-winged Teal am on Border Pool + drk Smew, 4 Spot Redshank. 30-40 PfGeese also.
CLWYD:- Denbigh Waxwing am on W.side off Gwaenynog Rd at Heulfre School.
CLWYD:- Kinmel Bay 4(3ad,1w) Little Gull mid a/noon.
CO.DURHAM:- Coundongate 2 Waxwing NE of Bishop Auckland off A689 Durham Rd at top of Canney Hill.
CO.DURHAM:- S.Shields 2 Lapland Bunting on The Leas just N.of Marsden Bay NZ395657.
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk American Wigeon am off B3301 cswy.
CORNWALL:- R.Lynher ad Spoonbill am SE of St Germans at Sconner.
CORNWALL:- Sennen 3w Ring-billed Gull pm in flds btwn post office + Maria's Lane + 1w Med Gull SW358261.
DERBYSHIRE:- Swarkestone Lake (SK364278) fem Lesser Scaup off A514 5.5ml SW of Derby noon (hybrid not ruled out).
DORSET:- Corfe Mullen Tip PROB nr-ad Caspian Gull at noon.
ad Ring-billed Gull am but poss flew off S.
8+ Yellow-legged Gull no fthr sign Caspian Gull.
DORSET:- Hengistbury Head Firecrest in wood still + 3 Purple Sand on long groyne.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hull 4 Waxwing 12.30pm briefly on Wolfreton Drive.
ESSEX:- Westcliff-on-sea ad Ring-billed Gull 12.30pm opp Rossi's icecream parlour.
FLINTSHIRE:- Flint Castle 12 Twite 1pm.
FLINTSHIRE:- Shotwick boating lake Long-tailed Duck am.
GLAMORGAN:- Swansea 1w Glaucous Gull 4pm at Jersey Marine Beach + GNDiver in Queens Dock still.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Pennington Flash redhead Smew + drk RbMerg, 20 Goosander.
GWYNEDD:- Bangor fem Long-tailed Duck 11am from Pier + s/plmg Black Guillemot.
HAMPSHIRE:- 2ml ESE of Cheesefoot Hd Black Kite 10.55-11.10am from c/pk off A272 + 2 Red Kite, Peregrine, 12 Buzzard.
HAMPSHIRE:- Farlington Marshes 2 fem Scaup + Com Sand Bedhampton Channel.
HAMPSHIRE:- nr Sopley 1000+ Black-tailed Godwit from Avon Cswy + 2 Ruff.
HAMPSHIRE:- on playing fld bhnd Farlington Services Black Brant 1.35pm + 1000 DbBrent.
HERTFORDSHIRE:- NW of Thorley 5 Waxwing 1.5ml SW of Bishop's Stortford 2.45pm by A1184 St James Way.
KENT:- 1ml W.of Sandwich ESCAPED White Stork on floods by A257 450m W.of A256 bypass.
KENT:- Dover Waxwing 8.35am on A256 Maison Dieu Rd by Co-op.
LANCASHIRE:- Earby male Black Redstart in fenced off closed supermarket compound opp bus stn SD907467.
LANCASHIRE:- Fairhaven Lake ad Mediterranean Gull pm.
LANCASHIRE:- Morecambe 11 Waxwing 11.45am off Regent Rd in Claremont Rd opp Hair Studio.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- RAF Cranwell 1w Rose-col Starling 3ml NW of Sleaford 10am in gdn of 10 Flowerdown Ave.
LOTHIAN:- North Berwick 43 Little Auk past + LtDuck, 6 RTDiver, 2 Peregrine.
MERSEYSIDE:- Crosby Marina Little Gull 9.25am.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham pm + 12 Croassbill on E.side + Barn Owl.
NORFOLK:- Buckenham RSPB drk Green-winged Teal 12.30pm in channel N.of hide by windpump TG354045.
NORFOLK:- Gorleston Pomarine Skua S.@ 2.18pm + 3 L.Gull, 2ad Med Gull, 9 WfGeese in off sea.
NORFOLK:- Norwich 16 Brambling on North Park Ave at Eaton Pk entrance.
NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB 2 ad Black Brant pm in 2nd fld N.of A149 W.of path + 5 Ruff, 60+Snow Bunting, m Hen Harrier, m Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Waxham ad Iceland Gull 11.35am only over flds by B1159.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Forest Town Great Grey Shrike 2.5ml ENE of Mansfield 1.25pm off Lime Grove on Newlands Rd nr troughs SK576622.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Doncaster Lakeside Black Redstart 2pm by new steel structure.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Longton 15+ Waxwing 3ml SSE of Stoke 12.15pm on Longton Hall Rd by John Marston Pub.
SUFFOLK:- Barton Mills 4 Waxwing 2.30pm on A11 r/bout TL728741.
SUFFOLK:- Benacre Pits Black Redstart + 4 Scaup. RTDiver Benacre Broad + ad Med Gull, L.Egret, j Peregrine.
SUFFOLK:- Blythburgh ad Caspian Gull 2.30-3pm at least on Blyth Estuary off White Hart Inn TM455755.
SUFFOLK:- Copdock 10 Waxwing 3ml SW of Ipswich 10.20am opp Tesco c/pk.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 10 Waxwing 10am on Admiral Rd briefly TM140420.
SUFFOLK:- Kessingland Beach 30 Snow Bunting N.of sluice.
SUFFOLK:- Lowestoft Hbr 1w Glaucous Gull noon viewed from S.Pier.
SUFFOLK:- Mildenhall 20 Brambling on NW side at end of Folly Rd TF703762.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck bhnd W.Hide + redhead Smew.
2 Snow Bunting on beach end of N.Wall. Ringtail Hen Harrier over N.Marsh. SEOwl on The levels + Kingfisher at sluice.
228 European White-fronted Goose on The Levels.
SUFFOLK:- Orwell Bridge Peregrine
SUFFOLK:- Shingle Street 4 Pale-bellied Brent Goose + SEOwl.
SURREY:- Frensham Common Great Grey Shrike 11am showing well btw Frensham Little Pond + Kings Ridge SU857409.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- 3ml W.of Leeds 40+ Waxwing 10.55am by A6110 ring rd nr MacDonalds.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Elland 42 Waxwing 3.25pm off Southgate on Langdale St.
ANGLESEY:- Amlwch ad Little Gull off Octel outfall.
ANGLESEY:- Holyhead Hbr Red-necked Grebe at W.end nr breakwater wall.
ANGLESEY:- Trearddur Bay juv Surf Scoter 8.30am from Ravenspoint Rd on S.side of bay on sea at SH255788.
ANGUS:- Arbroath 3 Waxwing btw Safeway + town mission centre by r/bout.
BEDFORD:- 4ml SW of St Neots Crane RPTD am W.of A1 in flds W.of Wyboston but no sign pm.
BEDFORD:- Blunham Lake redhead Smew in SW cnr.
BEDFORD:- Kempston Mill 2 Corn Bunting pm.
BEDFORD:- Stewartby Lake CP Great Grey Shrike in tall trees opp swg wks TL003420. Also Crane RPTD + being checked out.
BERKSHIRE:- Burnthouse Lane GPs Shelduck am + 62 Pochard.
BERKSHIRE:- Lavell's Lake Merlin 1.30pm over c/pk mobbed by corvids.
BERKSHIRE:- Smallmead Pit 4(3ad,1w) Yellow-legged Gull 9am.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Hedgerley Tip ad Iceland Gull 11.35am from bridge over M40.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- NW of Hedgerley male Two-barred Crossbill 2ml W.of Gerrards Cross am + 20+Crossbill off Andrew Hill Ln in Hillmott's Fm Wood SU963880. E.from M40 j2, Pk Hedgerley Ln + walk S.for 1/2ml to view.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Stanground Wash Green Sandpiper + 5 Grey Wag. Prob Water Pipit N.Bank of Nene along outfall downstream of swg wks.
CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk Green-winged Teal am on Border Pool + drk Smew, 4 Spot Redshank. 30-40 PfGeese also.
CLWYD:- Denbigh Waxwing am on W.side off Gwaenynog Rd at Heulfre School.
CLWYD:- Kinmel Bay 4(3ad,1w) Little Gull mid a/noon.
CO.DURHAM:- Coundongate 2 Waxwing NE of Bishop Auckland off A689 Durham Rd at top of Canney Hill.
CO.DURHAM:- S.Shields 2 Lapland Bunting on The Leas just N.of Marsden Bay NZ395657.
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk American Wigeon am off B3301 cswy.
CORNWALL:- R.Lynher ad Spoonbill am SE of St Germans at Sconner.
CORNWALL:- Sennen 3w Ring-billed Gull pm in flds btwn post office + Maria's Lane + 1w Med Gull SW358261.
DERBYSHIRE:- Swarkestone Lake (SK364278) fem Lesser Scaup off A514 5.5ml SW of Derby noon (hybrid not ruled out).
DORSET:- Corfe Mullen Tip PROB nr-ad Caspian Gull at noon.
ad Ring-billed Gull am but poss flew off S.
8+ Yellow-legged Gull no fthr sign Caspian Gull.
DORSET:- Hengistbury Head Firecrest in wood still + 3 Purple Sand on long groyne.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hull 4 Waxwing 12.30pm briefly on Wolfreton Drive.
ESSEX:- Westcliff-on-sea ad Ring-billed Gull 12.30pm opp Rossi's icecream parlour.
FLINTSHIRE:- Flint Castle 12 Twite 1pm.
FLINTSHIRE:- Shotwick boating lake Long-tailed Duck am.
GLAMORGAN:- Swansea 1w Glaucous Gull 4pm at Jersey Marine Beach + GNDiver in Queens Dock still.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Pennington Flash redhead Smew + drk RbMerg, 20 Goosander.
GWYNEDD:- Bangor fem Long-tailed Duck 11am from Pier + s/plmg Black Guillemot.
HAMPSHIRE:- 2ml ESE of Cheesefoot Hd Black Kite 10.55-11.10am from c/pk off A272 + 2 Red Kite, Peregrine, 12 Buzzard.
HAMPSHIRE:- Farlington Marshes 2 fem Scaup + Com Sand Bedhampton Channel.
HAMPSHIRE:- nr Sopley 1000+ Black-tailed Godwit from Avon Cswy + 2 Ruff.
HAMPSHIRE:- on playing fld bhnd Farlington Services Black Brant 1.35pm + 1000 DbBrent.
HERTFORDSHIRE:- NW of Thorley 5 Waxwing 1.5ml SW of Bishop's Stortford 2.45pm by A1184 St James Way.
KENT:- 1ml W.of Sandwich ESCAPED White Stork on floods by A257 450m W.of A256 bypass.
KENT:- Dover Waxwing 8.35am on A256 Maison Dieu Rd by Co-op.
LANCASHIRE:- Earby male Black Redstart in fenced off closed supermarket compound opp bus stn SD907467.
LANCASHIRE:- Fairhaven Lake ad Mediterranean Gull pm.
LANCASHIRE:- Morecambe 11 Waxwing 11.45am off Regent Rd in Claremont Rd opp Hair Studio.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- RAF Cranwell 1w Rose-col Starling 3ml NW of Sleaford 10am in gdn of 10 Flowerdown Ave.
LOTHIAN:- North Berwick 43 Little Auk past + LtDuck, 6 RTDiver, 2 Peregrine.
MERSEYSIDE:- Crosby Marina Little Gull 9.25am.
NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham pm + 12 Croassbill on E.side + Barn Owl.
NORFOLK:- Buckenham RSPB drk Green-winged Teal 12.30pm in channel N.of hide by windpump TG354045.
NORFOLK:- Gorleston Pomarine Skua S.@ 2.18pm + 3 L.Gull, 2ad Med Gull, 9 WfGeese in off sea.
NORFOLK:- Norwich 16 Brambling on North Park Ave at Eaton Pk entrance.
NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB 2 ad Black Brant pm in 2nd fld N.of A149 W.of path + 5 Ruff, 60+Snow Bunting, m Hen Harrier, m Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Waxham ad Iceland Gull 11.35am only over flds by B1159.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Forest Town Great Grey Shrike 2.5ml ENE of Mansfield 1.25pm off Lime Grove on Newlands Rd nr troughs SK576622.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Doncaster Lakeside Black Redstart 2pm by new steel structure.
STAFFORDSHIRE:- Longton 15+ Waxwing 3ml SSE of Stoke 12.15pm on Longton Hall Rd by John Marston Pub.
SUFFOLK:- Barton Mills 4 Waxwing 2.30pm on A11 r/bout TL728741.
SUFFOLK:- Benacre Pits Black Redstart + 4 Scaup. RTDiver Benacre Broad + ad Med Gull, L.Egret, j Peregrine.
SUFFOLK:- Blythburgh ad Caspian Gull 2.30-3pm at least on Blyth Estuary off White Hart Inn TM455755.
SUFFOLK:- Copdock 10 Waxwing 3ml SW of Ipswich 10.20am opp Tesco c/pk.
SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 10 Waxwing 10am on Admiral Rd briefly TM140420.
SUFFOLK:- Kessingland Beach 30 Snow Bunting N.of sluice.
SUFFOLK:- Lowestoft Hbr 1w Glaucous Gull noon viewed from S.Pier.
SUFFOLK:- Mildenhall 20 Brambling on NW side at end of Folly Rd TF703762.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck bhnd W.Hide + redhead Smew.
2 Snow Bunting on beach end of N.Wall. Ringtail Hen Harrier over N.Marsh. SEOwl on The levels + Kingfisher at sluice.
228 European White-fronted Goose on The Levels.
SUFFOLK:- Orwell Bridge Peregrine
SUFFOLK:- Shingle Street 4 Pale-bellied Brent Goose + SEOwl.
SURREY:- Frensham Common Great Grey Shrike 11am showing well btw Frensham Little Pond + Kings Ridge SU857409.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- 3ml W.of Leeds 40+ Waxwing 10.55am by A6110 ring rd nr MacDonalds.
WEST YORKSHIRE:- Elland 42 Waxwing 3.25pm off Southgate on Langdale St.