uk sightings saturday 7th december 2002
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ABERDEENSHIRE:- Aberdeen 6 Waxwing this a/noon @ Union Terrace Gardens off Union Street.
ABERDEENSHIRE:- Loirston Loch (NJ938010) fem Ring-necked Duck S.side of Aberdeen by A956 with Tufted Ducks.
ANGLESEY:- Beddmanarch Bay 3 Slavonian Grebe + GNDiver 2.30pm & 5 RBMerg. GNDiver Inland Sea flew off 3pm + 20+ RBMerg.
BEDFORD:- Elstow claypits fem Ferruginous Duck 10.15a in SW.corner @ edge of reeds + viewable from access road.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Godmanchester GPs 2 ad Caspian Gull + 4 YlGull, ad.Med Gull, 2 Pintail.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Hinxton Great Grey Shrike 9.50am on hedge 300yds North of ford road.
CHESHIRE:- Burton Marsh 3 Little Egret + 4 Bewicks Swan. 4 Ruff Inner Marsh Farm.
CLWYD:- Pensarn 15 Snow Bunting 1/4ml SW.from carpark 12.45pm showing v.well.
CORNWALL:- Goldsithney 1w Rose-col Starling late morning by B3286 @ The Crown pub (SW545307).
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk Green-winged Teal 8.30am opp Ryan,s Field with small group of Teal.
CORNWALL:- Marazion Little Auk on sea adj to St.Michael's Mount briefly 11.50am close inshore + Bittern rptd over reedbed @ Marazion Marsh.
DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh Glossy Ibis SE.of Topsham till 8.20 then flew off + 4 Spoonbill there 9.35am.
DEVON:- Exe est ad Ring-billed Gull on island from N.end of Topsham reclamation ground @ 2.30pm showing well.
DEVON:- Hartford Forest Great Grey Shrike in True plantation this am.
DEVON:- Teignmouth Little Auk in care @ Devon Seabird Trust & will be poss released tomorrow evng.
DORSET:- Ferrybridge Black-throated Diver bhd Ferrybridge pub
DORSET:- Hatch Pond, Poole 2 Bittern 4.pm in NW cnr + 2 W.Rail.
DORSET:- Morden Bog Great Grey Shrike near Decoy Pond.
DORSET:- Morden Park Lake drk Ferruginous Duck
DORSET:- Stanpit Marsh possible fem American Wigeon this am + Firecrest, GNDiver, 7 J.Snipe.
DORSET:- The Fleet pale-b Brent Goose Herbury Gore, Langton Herring amongst 130 Dark-b Brent.
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:- Caerlaverock WWT ad Ross's Goose + escaped Red-br Goose.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Blacktoft Sands RSPB Black-necked Grebe 11.20am from First Hide.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hornsea Sooty Shearwater past btw 12.30pm-2.30pm + 8 L.Auk, Bonxie, GNDiver, 3 RBMerg, 253 Eider.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- N.Cave GPs 1w fem Ring-necked Duck 11am on Pit.5 (SE886328).
ESSEX:- Alresford Creek Black Brant early a/noon with 500 Dark-b Brents in 1st large field heading from Alresford Creek twd Wivenhoe.
ESSEX:- Cudmore Grove CP Shorelark on Mersea Island still @ 2.32pm.
FIFE:- Leven Little Auk off East end of beach by Leven burn mouth near toilets.
FIFE:- Out Head 2 Pomarine Skua past @ 1.30pm.
GLAMORGAN:- Gower Sibe Chiffchaff Peninsula @ Pen-clawdd sewage works feeding along concrete wall.
GLAMORGAN:- Kenfig Pool NNR drk Redhead + Bittern, Kingfisher, Cetti's Wblr.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Forest of Dean prob Little Bunting 12-1pm nr Tidenham Chase (ST557993) + Hawfinch, 10+ Crossbill.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Healey Dell NR Peregrine
HAMPSHIRE:- Farlington Marshes 12+ Jack Snipe + Firecrest N.of road. Also Slav Grebe off Point + 19 BNGrebe, 2 Pale-b Brent on reserve.
HIGHLAND:- Scrabster 10+ Little Auk ferry btw noon-12.30 + Storm petrel, + in harbour BTDiver, 2 GNDiver.
HIGHLAND:- Tain Long-billed Dowitcher 1.10pm feeding along shoreline but then flushed by male Merlin.
KENT:- Bough Beech Resr 4(2drk) Goosander this a/noon.
KENT:- Capel Fleet Rough-legged Buzzard sle of Sheppey + 12 Msh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier, Peregrine, SEOwl, 2 B.Owl, G.Sand.
KENT:- Northward Hill RSPB 2 Peregrine + Msh Harrier.
KENT:- Sandown Castle Purple Sandpiper Deal on concrete apron + 9 Turnstone, 4 Rock Pipit, 2 RTDiver.
KENT:- Sevenoaks NR Oystercatcher till 10.29 when flew off + 2 fem Ruddy Duck, 34 Gadwall, 2 Goldeneye, Chiffchaff, 130 Siskin.
LANCASHIRE:- Altcar Withens Red Kite from Trans Pennine Trail c/pk (SD355044).
LANCASHIRE:- btw Newton & Slaidburn Great Grey Shrike on roadside wires on N.side of B6478 c1/4ml NE.of Newton @ 1.26pm.
LANCASHIRE:- Eagland Hill (SD425455) Grey Partridge Black Hill Farm + 3k P-f Geese.
LANCASHIRE:- Fairhaven Lake juv Scaup pm.
LANCASHIRE:- Myersclough Quarry ad Mediterranean Gull 6ml NNW of Preston
LANCASHIRE:- Stocks Resr Great Grey Shrike 1pm on private land.
LANCASHIRE:- Sunnyhurst Woods 70+ Brambling East @ 8.50am.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- 1ml North of Donna Nook c'pk Great White Egret
LINCOLNSHIRE:- RAF Cranwell 1w Rose-col Starling 3ml NW of Sleaford 3pm bhnd 10 Flowerdown Avenue.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Worlaby Carrs Rough-legged Buzzard 3ml N.of Brigg off Carr Lane.
MERSEYSIDE:- Crosby Marina oiled Red-throated Diver
MERSEYSIDE:- Wallasey 4 Snow Bunting by coastguards on Harrison Drive.
NORFOLK:- 1/2ml S.of Horsey Mill 5 Crane 2.30pm + B.Owl.
NORFOLK:- Cantley 123 Taiga Bean Goose late morning + 27 European White-fronted Geese, 3 Pinkfeet, 2 Barnacle Geese, 3 Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Cantley beet factory Lesser Yellowlegs on SE lagoon 1.05pm.
NORFOLK:- Cley NWT 4 Barnacle Goose with Brent Geese in field bhd vis.centre.
NORFOLK:- E.of Holkham Gap 50+ Shorelark broadwalk on saltings + 150 Snow Bunting, 20 Twite.
NORFOLK:- Gt Yarmouth 12+ Mediterranean Gull seafront btw piers
NORFOLK:- Heacham 2 Purple Sandpiper North beach + 60+ Snow Bunting, 2 Scaup.
NORFOLK:- Hickling 5 Crane Stubb Mill roost this evng + Bittern, 2 H.Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Holme unconfirmed 1w Sabine's Gull c1ml East offshore @ c10.20am.
NORFOLK:- Horsey Mere oiled Red-throated Diver + drk Goosander, H.Harrier, Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Hunstanton Purple Sandpiper 12.30pm + 40 Snow Bunting, 2 Scaup, 43 Eider close to ski ramp.
NORFOLK:- Sheringham possible ad Sabine's Gull East past @ 9.30am but v.distant.
31 Sooty Shearwater East past 10.20am + Pom Skua West @ 10.40am & 2 V.Scoter, Goosander, Scaup, 212 Eider, 69 Wigeon past btw 10.10-12.40.
NORFOLK:- Strumpshaw Fen RSPB 2 redhead Smew from tower hide + 3 Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Waxham Bewick's Swan btw Brograve Farm & Walnut Farm early a/noon.
2 Great Skua past this am + 20 Gannets. Nearby 50 Turnstone bhd Walnut Farm on arable land + 12+ Snow Buntings, ad L.Gull.
ORKNEY:- Stromness Grey Phalarope off golf course road @ 10.50am + Iceland Gull.
Little Auk East past Ness Point @ 11.25am.
1w Rufous Turtle Dove 8.35am in gardns on Hillside Rd.
ORKNEY:- Stromness Hbr ad Ring-billed Gull pm at S.end by play area + ad.Iceland Gull by lifeboat station.
SUFFOLK:- Landguard NR 8 Snow Bunting + 4(3.ad,2w) Med Gull.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB redhead Smew from South Hide + Cetti's Wblr by West Hide + RBMerg bhd South Hide + Avocet, Ruff.
SURREY:- Papercourt sailing lake 2(1drk) Goosander this a/noon.
SURREY:- Staines Moor 4+ Short-eared Owl on Stanwell Moor side @ 9.40am.
SUSSEX:- Arundel WWT Great Grey Shrike 9.40am on E.side of river viewable from riverbank approached from Arundel Mill stream + Cetti's Wblr, W.Rail, Chiffchaff & 4 Bewick's over.
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ABERDEENSHIRE:- Aberdeen 6 Waxwing this a/noon @ Union Terrace Gardens off Union Street.
ABERDEENSHIRE:- Loirston Loch (NJ938010) fem Ring-necked Duck S.side of Aberdeen by A956 with Tufted Ducks.
ANGLESEY:- Beddmanarch Bay 3 Slavonian Grebe + GNDiver 2.30pm & 5 RBMerg. GNDiver Inland Sea flew off 3pm + 20+ RBMerg.
BEDFORD:- Elstow claypits fem Ferruginous Duck 10.15a in SW.corner @ edge of reeds + viewable from access road.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Godmanchester GPs 2 ad Caspian Gull + 4 YlGull, ad.Med Gull, 2 Pintail.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Hinxton Great Grey Shrike 9.50am on hedge 300yds North of ford road.
CHESHIRE:- Burton Marsh 3 Little Egret + 4 Bewicks Swan. 4 Ruff Inner Marsh Farm.
CLWYD:- Pensarn 15 Snow Bunting 1/4ml SW.from carpark 12.45pm showing v.well.
CORNWALL:- Goldsithney 1w Rose-col Starling late morning by B3286 @ The Crown pub (SW545307).
CORNWALL:- Hayle est drk Green-winged Teal 8.30am opp Ryan,s Field with small group of Teal.
CORNWALL:- Marazion Little Auk on sea adj to St.Michael's Mount briefly 11.50am close inshore + Bittern rptd over reedbed @ Marazion Marsh.
DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh Glossy Ibis SE.of Topsham till 8.20 then flew off + 4 Spoonbill there 9.35am.
DEVON:- Exe est ad Ring-billed Gull on island from N.end of Topsham reclamation ground @ 2.30pm showing well.
DEVON:- Hartford Forest Great Grey Shrike in True plantation this am.
DEVON:- Teignmouth Little Auk in care @ Devon Seabird Trust & will be poss released tomorrow evng.
DORSET:- Ferrybridge Black-throated Diver bhd Ferrybridge pub
DORSET:- Hatch Pond, Poole 2 Bittern 4.pm in NW cnr + 2 W.Rail.
DORSET:- Morden Bog Great Grey Shrike near Decoy Pond.
DORSET:- Morden Park Lake drk Ferruginous Duck
DORSET:- Stanpit Marsh possible fem American Wigeon this am + Firecrest, GNDiver, 7 J.Snipe.
DORSET:- The Fleet pale-b Brent Goose Herbury Gore, Langton Herring amongst 130 Dark-b Brent.
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:- Caerlaverock WWT ad Ross's Goose + escaped Red-br Goose.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Blacktoft Sands RSPB Black-necked Grebe 11.20am from First Hide.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hornsea Sooty Shearwater past btw 12.30pm-2.30pm + 8 L.Auk, Bonxie, GNDiver, 3 RBMerg, 253 Eider.
EAST YORKSHIRE:- N.Cave GPs 1w fem Ring-necked Duck 11am on Pit.5 (SE886328).
ESSEX:- Alresford Creek Black Brant early a/noon with 500 Dark-b Brents in 1st large field heading from Alresford Creek twd Wivenhoe.
ESSEX:- Cudmore Grove CP Shorelark on Mersea Island still @ 2.32pm.
FIFE:- Leven Little Auk off East end of beach by Leven burn mouth near toilets.
FIFE:- Out Head 2 Pomarine Skua past @ 1.30pm.
GLAMORGAN:- Gower Sibe Chiffchaff Peninsula @ Pen-clawdd sewage works feeding along concrete wall.
GLAMORGAN:- Kenfig Pool NNR drk Redhead + Bittern, Kingfisher, Cetti's Wblr.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Forest of Dean prob Little Bunting 12-1pm nr Tidenham Chase (ST557993) + Hawfinch, 10+ Crossbill.
GTR. MANCHESTER:- Healey Dell NR Peregrine
HAMPSHIRE:- Farlington Marshes 12+ Jack Snipe + Firecrest N.of road. Also Slav Grebe off Point + 19 BNGrebe, 2 Pale-b Brent on reserve.
HIGHLAND:- Scrabster 10+ Little Auk ferry btw noon-12.30 + Storm petrel, + in harbour BTDiver, 2 GNDiver.
HIGHLAND:- Tain Long-billed Dowitcher 1.10pm feeding along shoreline but then flushed by male Merlin.
KENT:- Bough Beech Resr 4(2drk) Goosander this a/noon.
KENT:- Capel Fleet Rough-legged Buzzard sle of Sheppey + 12 Msh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier, Peregrine, SEOwl, 2 B.Owl, G.Sand.
KENT:- Northward Hill RSPB 2 Peregrine + Msh Harrier.
KENT:- Sandown Castle Purple Sandpiper Deal on concrete apron + 9 Turnstone, 4 Rock Pipit, 2 RTDiver.
KENT:- Sevenoaks NR Oystercatcher till 10.29 when flew off + 2 fem Ruddy Duck, 34 Gadwall, 2 Goldeneye, Chiffchaff, 130 Siskin.
LANCASHIRE:- Altcar Withens Red Kite from Trans Pennine Trail c/pk (SD355044).
LANCASHIRE:- btw Newton & Slaidburn Great Grey Shrike on roadside wires on N.side of B6478 c1/4ml NE.of Newton @ 1.26pm.
LANCASHIRE:- Eagland Hill (SD425455) Grey Partridge Black Hill Farm + 3k P-f Geese.
LANCASHIRE:- Fairhaven Lake juv Scaup pm.
LANCASHIRE:- Myersclough Quarry ad Mediterranean Gull 6ml NNW of Preston
LANCASHIRE:- Stocks Resr Great Grey Shrike 1pm on private land.
LANCASHIRE:- Sunnyhurst Woods 70+ Brambling East @ 8.50am.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- 1ml North of Donna Nook c'pk Great White Egret
LINCOLNSHIRE:- RAF Cranwell 1w Rose-col Starling 3ml NW of Sleaford 3pm bhnd 10 Flowerdown Avenue.
LINCOLNSHIRE:- Worlaby Carrs Rough-legged Buzzard 3ml N.of Brigg off Carr Lane.
MERSEYSIDE:- Crosby Marina oiled Red-throated Diver
MERSEYSIDE:- Wallasey 4 Snow Bunting by coastguards on Harrison Drive.
NORFOLK:- 1/2ml S.of Horsey Mill 5 Crane 2.30pm + B.Owl.
NORFOLK:- Cantley 123 Taiga Bean Goose late morning + 27 European White-fronted Geese, 3 Pinkfeet, 2 Barnacle Geese, 3 Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Cantley beet factory Lesser Yellowlegs on SE lagoon 1.05pm.
NORFOLK:- Cley NWT 4 Barnacle Goose with Brent Geese in field bhd vis.centre.
NORFOLK:- E.of Holkham Gap 50+ Shorelark broadwalk on saltings + 150 Snow Bunting, 20 Twite.
NORFOLK:- Gt Yarmouth 12+ Mediterranean Gull seafront btw piers
NORFOLK:- Heacham 2 Purple Sandpiper North beach + 60+ Snow Bunting, 2 Scaup.
NORFOLK:- Hickling 5 Crane Stubb Mill roost this evng + Bittern, 2 H.Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Holme unconfirmed 1w Sabine's Gull c1ml East offshore @ c10.20am.
NORFOLK:- Horsey Mere oiled Red-throated Diver + drk Goosander, H.Harrier, Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Hunstanton Purple Sandpiper 12.30pm + 40 Snow Bunting, 2 Scaup, 43 Eider close to ski ramp.
NORFOLK:- Sheringham possible ad Sabine's Gull East past @ 9.30am but v.distant.
31 Sooty Shearwater East past 10.20am + Pom Skua West @ 10.40am & 2 V.Scoter, Goosander, Scaup, 212 Eider, 69 Wigeon past btw 10.10-12.40.
NORFOLK:- Strumpshaw Fen RSPB 2 redhead Smew from tower hide + 3 Msh Harrier.
NORFOLK:- Waxham Bewick's Swan btw Brograve Farm & Walnut Farm early a/noon.
2 Great Skua past this am + 20 Gannets. Nearby 50 Turnstone bhd Walnut Farm on arable land + 12+ Snow Buntings, ad L.Gull.
ORKNEY:- Stromness Grey Phalarope off golf course road @ 10.50am + Iceland Gull.
Little Auk East past Ness Point @ 11.25am.
1w Rufous Turtle Dove 8.35am in gardns on Hillside Rd.
ORKNEY:- Stromness Hbr ad Ring-billed Gull pm at S.end by play area + ad.Iceland Gull by lifeboat station.
SUFFOLK:- Landguard NR 8 Snow Bunting + 4(3.ad,2w) Med Gull.
SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB redhead Smew from South Hide + Cetti's Wblr by West Hide + RBMerg bhd South Hide + Avocet, Ruff.
SURREY:- Papercourt sailing lake 2(1drk) Goosander this a/noon.
SURREY:- Staines Moor 4+ Short-eared Owl on Stanwell Moor side @ 9.40am.
SUSSEX:- Arundel WWT Great Grey Shrike 9.40am on E.side of river viewable from riverbank approached from Arundel Mill stream + Cetti's Wblr, W.Rail, Chiffchaff & 4 Bewick's over.
