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uk sightings Wednesday 30th April 2003 (1 Viewer)

Steve

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Thanks to www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL

ABERDEENSHIRE:- Loch of Strathbeg Spoonbill from Tower Hide.

ANGLESEY:- The Range 4 Red-throated Diver past + 104 Manx Shearwater, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Hooded Crow.

BEDFORD:- Luton Airport 2 male Whinchat on perimeter fence.

BEDFORD:- The Lodge, Sandy 1-2 Hobby pm + 5+Swift, 3 C.Tern.

BEDFORD:- Willington GPs 2 Common Sandpiper + 5 Swift, 6 R.Plover, Redshanks, Pochard.

BERKSHIRE:- Dorney Wetlands 8 Little Ringed Plover pm + Common Sand, Dunlin, 2 R.Plover, 3 C.Tern, 2 RnParakeet over.

BERKSHIRE:- Moatlands GPs Black Tern

BERKSHIRE:- Thatcham Marsh 3 Hobby + Lsr Whitethroat.

Turtle Dove E.@ 11.50am + Lsr Whitethroat here.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Aylesbury Yellow Wagtail am in flds nr trout pools + f Greenland Wheatear, f Wheatear, 2 LRP, Common Sand, 2 C.Tern.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Cam Washes White Stork 3.50pm at Upware.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Fen Drayton GPs Hobby 2.15-2.35pm from Drayton Lagoon c/pk + Cuckoo heard.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Ferry Meadows Peregrine pm.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Hampton North Lake Common Sandpiper + Mandarin Orton BPs + Turtle Dove, 3 Lsr Whitethroat. LRP Fleetton BPs.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Meadow Lane GPs Nightingale St Ives 8am.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Paxton Pits 4 Lesser Whitethroat + Nightingales, Gdn Wblrs.

CARMARTHENSHIRE:- Pembrey CP Pomarine Skua 6.07am offshore.

CHESHIRE:- Frodsham Marsh POSS male Sykes's-type Wagtail RPTD 3pm on old turf flds.

CHESHIRE:- Hale Marsh 2 Ruddy Shelduck 2pm on marsh on left at bottom of Within Way SJ481814 + Grasshopper Wblr on rt twds Hale Woods, Swift over Hale Church.

CHESHIRE:- Woolston Eyes NR 2+ Black-necked Grebe Permit only.

CLEVELAND:- Saltburn Cliffs Rough-legged Buzzard 10.50am circled slowly SE.

CORNWALL:- Helston Boating Lake 1s Ring-billed Gull at NE end SW655272.

CORNWALL:- Sennen Little Bunting pm on SE side along track to Brew ool in fld with mobile phone masts E.of A30 N.of Seaview c/van pk.

CUMBRIA:- Bowness on Solway 14 Pomarine Skua 9.30-11.30am off viaduct + 5 A.Skua, G.Skua, 11 RTDiver, 5 RbMerg, 50 Barnacle Geese.

CUMBRIA:- Campfield Marsh, Solway 16 Pomarine Skua noon lingering offshore.

CUMBRIA:- Skinburness 12 Pomarine Skua E.at 9.45am + BTDiver, GNDiver, 12 RTDiver, 2 Black Tern, 3 L.Tern, 3 Whimbrel.

DERBYSHIRE:- Ogston Resr s/pl Spotted Sandpiper early pm on the dam.

DEVON:- Slapton Ley Savi's Warbler am in Ireland Bay singing + seen once in reeds + Turtle Dove, Cetti's Wblr, Marsh Harrier.

DORSET:- Abbotsbury Swannery fem Ring-necked Duck view in Swannery or distant off Rodden Rd + 4 Scaup.

DORSET:- Portland Bill fem type Golden Oriole but mobile, seen flying twds gdns at Southwell.

DORSET:- Studland Wood Warbler singing at Greenland Farm.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Flamborough 1s male Taiga Flycatcher (race of RbFly) 2.25pm at S.Landing.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Tophill Low NR drk Scaup

GLAMORGAN:- Lisvane Resr fem Ring-necked Duck 12.05pm showing well.

GLAMORGAN:- Llanishen Resr fem Ring-necked Duck 8.40am nr sailing centre jetty.

GWENT:- Great Doward Hoopoe 3ml NE of Monmouth briefly in youth camp c/pk entrance am SO545158.

HAMPSHIRE:- Southsea Black Tern E.past + 4 A.Skua, 1s Med Gull.

3 Little Tern past W.am + White Wag on the castle, sev.Med Gull.

HAMPSHIRE:- Titchfield Haven NR Spoonbill from Meadow Hide (or road).

HAMPSHIRE:- Winchester swg fm 3 Hobby + 40+Swift.

HIGHLAND:- St Johns Loch Crane 1.40pm on E.side of B855 just N.of A836 jctn.

ISLE OF WIGHT:- St Catherines Pt Pomarine Skua past + G.Skua, 8 A.Skua.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- St Mary's Savi's Warbler am in reeds opp Sussex Hide at Porthellick showing on + off.

KENT:- Dungeness Black-throated Diver + 5 A.Tern, 2 L.Tern, 530 C.Scoter. Hobby in area + 10 Greenland Wheatear, Whinchat.

KENT:- Oare Marshes Hoopoe 7.45am at least by new hide on W.food.

KENT:- Sandwich 3 Whimbrel 8am over R.Stour nr Bell Hotel.

LANCASHIRE:- 1km SW of Myerscough Quarry 2 1s Mediterranean Gull 11.40am in ploughed fld.

LANCASHIRE:- Heysham Hbr 3(2.1s,2s) Mediterranean Gull past 7-9am + 3 C.Scoter, 3 Whimbrel, 3 RTDiver, 32 A.Tern, 15 S.Tern, 7 C.Tern.

LANCASHIRE:- Heysham N.Hbr 3 Whimbrel 3.15pm.

LANCASHIRE:- Leighton Moss RSPB 18 Avocet on Allen Pool + Common Sand.

LANCASHIRE:- Morecambe Whimbrel 2.45pm at Teal Bay in grass in front of parking area.

LANCASHIRE:- R.Lune 2s Iceland Gull 3.40pm opp Golden Ball Pub.

LANCASHIRE:- Starr Gate Little Tern past. 6 Greenland Wheatear Lytham St Annes NR.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Gibraltar Point NNR 4 Red-rumped Swallow 6am over c/pk but not since.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Welland Bank Pits Barn Owl nr entrance + along main track + 30 C.Tern here + R.Plover.

LOTHIAN:- Cramond fem Scaup am + 20 Blk-t Godwit, 3 Grey Plover.

MERSEYSIDE:- Hilbre Island Great Northern Diver + RTDiver, 650 Gannet, 100 C.Tern, Yellow Wag, Tree Pipit.

NORFOLK:- Blakeney Point 2 Whinchat + 25 Wheatear, 3 Lsr Whitethroat. Whitethroat showing characters of icterops race nr tearooms.

NORFOLK:- Brancaster Staith Osprey W.@ 10.50am twds Brancaster.

NORFOLK:- Cart Gap Red Kite S.@ 9.56am + Ring Ouzel, 2 Blue-h Wag, 2 Whinchat, Tree Pipit, 18 Wheatear.

NORFOLK:- Cley Hobby SE @ 4.35pm.

NORFOLK:- Cley NWT Little Egret

NORFOLK:- Colney GPs 2 Hawfinch RPTD til 2.30pm then flew N.+ Bearded Tit.

NORFOLK:- Holme ad Black Kite 8.20am circled over NR + flew E.

Wryneck 9.50am in dunes on seawardside of golfcourse.

NORFOLK:- Holme glfcse Osprey W.@ 11.25am.

5 Ring Ouzel + 4+Tree Pipit, 3 Nightingale, Lsr Whitethroat, Redstart, 30+Wheatear.

NORFOLK:- Holme Village Osprey SW @ 11.16am.

NORFOLK:- Kelling Water Meadow 1s Mediterranean Gull + 1s L.Gull. Nrby m Ring Ouzel Weybourne Camp + 30 Wheatear, Cetti's Wblr.

NORFOLK:- Old Hunstanton Wryneck 1.20pm 300m E.of last beach hut showing well.

NORFOLK:- Sedgeford 2 Osprey high E.@ 10.40am + Hobby.

NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Fen 1s Little Gull 11.30am.

Turtle Dove + 4 Common Sand.

NORFOLK:- Waxham Sands Hol Camp Ring Ouzel + 3 Whinchat, Tree Pipit, 3 Turtle Dove, Grasshopper Wblr, 2 Yellow Wag, 14 Wheatear.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Attenborough NR ad Purple Heron flew out of roost am (no fthr details).

PEMBROKESHIRE:- Skomer Island Golden Oriole by farm.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Old Moor NR 1s Mediterranean Gull 9.40am from Mere Hide.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield 7 Waxwing am nr Uni in Ponderosa Pk.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Thorne Moors Lesser Yellowlegs am. In Moor Ends pk @ end Grange Rd, take pth by colliery to EN signs, over metal bridge + take 'blue' trail over boardwalk.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Wombwell Hobby W.@ 12.50pm.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Belvide Resr male Whinchat late a/noon + 2+Grasshopper Wblr, 3 R.Plover.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Blithfield Resr 2 male Ring Ouzel am in front of sailing club + 2 White Wag on cswy + 2 C.Tern.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Cannock Chase 3 Wood Warbler nr Seven Springs c/pk + 2 Redstart Stepping Stones.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Meece Brook PROB Red-rumped Swallow 3ml SW of Stone, N.of Norton Bridge RPTD 9.45am at least with Swallows.

SUFFOLK:- Cattawade Bridge 4 Greenshank by barn with red roof.

SUFFOLK:- Corton Spotted Flycatcher by old rail bridge on Stirrups Ln.

SUFFOLK:- Dunwich Black Kite 8.40am over pines 1/2ml W.of cliff cottages drifting S.

SUFFOLK:- Great Livermere Lake Black Tern 12.50pm.

SUFFOLK:- King's Fleet Red Kite S.@ 12.30pm.

SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB Alpine Swift 10am over Island Mere + Black Kite over + high SSW.

Firecrest by cpk entrance.

male Golden Oriole singing in wood btw c/pk + Canopy Hide.

2 Hobby + 2 Turtle Dove.

ringtail Montagu's Harrier S.@ 10.25am.

Red-rumped Swallow 11.35am Island Mere. White Stork over at 11.25am. Crane RPTD over Sizewell 11.30am.

Short-eared Owl + Sp Redshank, Whimbrel, DbBrent.

White Stork S.@ 11.10am.

SUFFOLK:- N.over A14 White Stork 3.58pm twds Tostock.

SUFFOLK:- Sizewell Alpine Swift left power stn roost at 5.45am + still in area at 6.12am.

Rough-legged Buzzard high S.over at 10.10am.

SUFFOLK:- Walberswick White Stork 10.20am circling Westwood Lodge.

SURREY:- Staines Resr Turnstone + Common Sand, LRP.

SURREY:- Stanwell Moor Greenshank + 2 LRP, Hobby.

SUSSEX:- Brighton Marina Slavonian Grebe past am + 2 V.Scoter, Manx Shearwater.

SUSSEX:- Chichester Bee-eater 8.20am on SE side in trees by fishing pits on S.side of Quarry Lane.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Hunnington Hoopoe 2ml S.of Halesowen 10.05am in gdn of 129 Bromsgrove Rd.




 
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