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Old Sunday 22nd December 2002, 09:42   #1
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uk sightings-sunday 22 december

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ANGLESEY:- Beddmanarch Bay Slavonian Grebe + 56 PbBrent Geese. L.Egret on Cefni Est from Newborough Forest + ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Merlin.

ANGLESEY:- Cemlyn 2 Purple Sandpiper + 17 Grey Plover, 160 Golden Plover.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- 1ml SSE of Sutton on Sea 6 Tundra Bean Goose RPTD pm bhnd Sea Bank Fm with swans (TF531796).

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- W.side of Hinxton Great Grey Shrike am in flds btw R.Cam & railway (TL492450).

CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm drk Green-winged Teal + Spot Redshank.

CHESHIRE:- Marbury CP 1+ Bittern am in Coward Reedbed.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Big Wood + Raven over.

CHESHIRE:- Neston Old Quay (SJ287768) Water Pipit + 29 GBewick's Swan Burton Marsh.

CHESHIRE:- Neumann's Flash Little Stint pm.

CHESHIRE:- Parkgate Marsh ringtail Hen Harrier late a/noon + imm Marsh Harrier, Merlin, 2+L.Egret.

CLEVELAND:- Billingham (NZ451240) 3 Waxwing 8.20am opp 16 Whitehouse Rd off Wolviston Rd.

CORNWALL:- Hayle Estuary RSPB 1w drk Green-winged Teal at SW547365.

CUMBRIA:- Ormsgill Resr ad Mediterranean Gull Barrow 11.15am on soccer pitch by resr. 2 reenshank in area + Grey Wagtail.

DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh Glossy Ibis from 4pm + SEOwl.

DEVON:- Exe est ad Ring-billed Gull 3.40pm N.of Topsham Recreation Ground.

DORSET:- Christchurch Hbr Great Northern Diver + 5 L.Egret, 145 DbBrent Geese. 5 Purple Sand Hengistbury Head.

DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup Studland Heath NR 8.30am + 7 Scaup, 16932 Goldeneye, 95 Pintail.

DORSET:- Middlebere 200 Avocet 11./30 + L.Egret.

DORSET:- Poole Hbr 2 Great Northern Diver at Hamworthy off Ham Pk.

DORSET:- Portland Bill 11 Short-eared Owl + 2 Blk Redstart in area. BTDiver past + 4 RTDiver. 3 BTDiver in hbr + GNDiver, 8 BnGrebe, Eider, C.Scoter.

DORSET:- Studland Bay Sandwich Tern 11am + GNDiver.

DORSET:- Wyke Regis 3 Great Northern Diver on The Fleet off Bridging Camp + Med Gull, Greenshank, 2 L.Egret. S.Tern Weymouth Bay + 3 GNDiver, RTDiver.

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:- Auchenreoch Loch 3 drk Lesser Scaup 10ml WSW of Dumfries off A75 9.45am at W.end NX815713 + Ruddy Duck.

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:- Loch Ryan Black-necked Grebe at The Wig + 20+Slav Grebe, GNDiver, 40+RTDiver, 800+Scaup, 25 PbBrent Geese.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- N.Cave GPs 1w fem Ring-necked Duck

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Tophill Low NR 1w fem Long-tailed Duck + 5(2drk)Smew.

GLAMORGAN:- Kenfig Pool (SS797815) drk Redhead with Pochard.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- 2.5ml E.of Cirencester Great Grey Shrike S.of A417 btw Ampney Crucis + Harnhill by minor rd (SP065007).

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Etherow CP Goosander + 3 Egyptian Geese, L.Redpoll.

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Wigan Flashes Bittern + 6 Willow Tit Hawkley Hall Feeders.

GWYNEDD:- Llanfairfechan 5 Slavonian Grebe + 5 GNDiver.

HAMPSHIRE:- Normandy Lagoon 1w drk Scaup on The Salterns Boating Lake. in area 2 Med Gull, Avocet, 3 Slav Grebe, 9 Greenshank, 2 Peregrine, 6 L.Egret, Stonechat, RTDiver W.

HAMPSHIRE:- Southsea Castle Purple Sandpiper 10.35am.

KENT:- Denge Marsh 2 Tundra Bean Goose + 8 Whooper Swan.

KENT:- Scotney GPs Great Northern Diver + RTDiver, 3drk Scaup.

LANCASHIRE:- Eagland Hill 128 Corn Bunting at feeders on New Lane.

LANCASHIRE:- Edge End Clough, Brierfield (SD854367) 2+ Hawfinch in The Beeches bungalow gdn SD855368.

LANCASHIRE:- ESE of Stake Pool 4 White-fronted Goose at Bone Hill Fm with PfGeese, 3 Barnacle Geese, Merlin.

LANCASHIRE:- Lytham Moss Short-eared Owl nr radar stn at dusk.

LANCASHIRE:- Martin Mere WWT drk Green-winged Teal from Miller's Bridge Hide + Firecrest nr Janet Kear Hide, Peregrine, 5000 PfGeese.

LANCASHIRE:- Marton Mere 5 Bittern RPTD at dusk.

LANCASHIRE:- Morecambe Purple Sandpiper on Strathmore Groyne + ad Med Gull. 20+Twite N.of hbr on mound + 2 Guiilemot on sea + 2 RTDiver, 5 Eider.

LANCASHIRE:- Myersclough Quarry 3 Jack Snipe 10am by pit 4 (SD508384).

LANCASHIRE:- Pine Lakes (SD515723) redhead Smew pm. Bittern Leighton Moss RSPB + Water Rail.

LANCASHIRE:- Sunnyhurst Resr Yellowhammer 1st of the year!

LOTHIAN:- Gullane Point Little Auk 12.15pm close inshore (NT461831).

MERSEYSIDE:- New Ferry Shore 3w Caspian Gull 10am showing well.

250+ Pintail 12.25pm + 50+Teal, 40+Knot, 3 Turnstone, 30+Dunlin, 10+Curlew, 25+Shelduck.

MERSEYSIDE:- Wallasey 3 Snow Bunting 100m W.of lifeguard stn on concrete slope at top of beach. Purple Sand New Brighton groynes.

NORFOLK:- Cley Black Brant in flds N.of A149 500m E.of E.Bank.

NORFOLK:- Holkham Gap 30 Shorelark pm. 80 Snow Bunting Holme Beach am + LtDuck off Holme NOA.

NORFOLK:- Horsey Gap fem Surf Scoter 11am 500m S.of NT c/pk + 6 V.Scoter, 30+C.Scoter.

NORFOLK:- Northrepps ad Little Gull in ploughed fld by airstrip.

NORFOLK:- Stiffkey campsite Yellow-browed Warbler 10.30a in Woods 300m E.of crosstracks (TF973440).

NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Filey Sooty Shearwater past am.

NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Wheldrake Ings 2 European White-fronted Goose + 3 PfGeese, 45 Ruff, 40 Goosander, 2 Barn Owl, 300 Golden Plover. 60 Whooper Swan N.Duffield Carrs + 30 Tree Sparrow.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Colwick CP Sibe Chiffchaff 9.50am 50m W.of fishing lodge + 2+Firecrest.

OXFORDSHIRE:- Dix Pit unknown origin drk Baikal Teal pm.

SOMERSET:- 1ml S.of Burtle Great Grey Shrike 2.30pm by rd then flew N.

SOMERSET:- Catcott Lows NR ad Ring-billed Gull 12.41pm briefly.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Carlton Marsh Bittern am showing well.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Potteric Carr Bittern on Piper Marsh + Jack Snipe, Lsr Spotted Woodpecker, Water Rail, Peregrine.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Handsacre Great Grey Shrike E.of B5014 10.35am E.of old bridge over R.Trent.

SUFFOLK:- Alton WP 2 Scaup Tattingstone water + 3 Ruddy Duck, f Mandarin 2 Water Rail.

SUFFOLK:- Benacre Broad Black-necked Grebe + redhead Smew, RTDiver, f Scaup.

SUFFOLK:- Ipswich Dock 2 Red-throated Diver + 2 Shag.

SURREY:- Hatches Pond, Frimley Little Egret pm. 2 Kittiwake rptd Frensham Great Pond roost.

SUSSEX:- Petley Wood Rough-legged Buzzard 1.5ml NE of Battle RPTD btw 11.15-11.25am then drifted W.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Fairburn Ings 2 Long-eared Owl by boardwalk + Scaup in area.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Pugney's CP juv Black-throated Diver on boating lake.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Wintersett Resr 3 Bittern at dusk in reeds by boathouse. 2drk Smew Anglers CP.





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Old Sunday 22nd December 2002, 10:36   #2
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Good one for the Waxwing in Billingham - three were still there 10.45-11.15 am

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