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UK Sightings - Saturday 25 January 2003 (1 Viewer)

ralph

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ABERDEENSHIRE:- Cairnbulg Hbr 12 Little Auk past btw 2.10-3.10pm.

ABERDEENSHIRE:- Ugie est. ad Ring-billed Gull off golf club c'pk (NK120474).

AYRSHIRE:- btw Ayr & Prestwick off B743 Heathfield Rd in Hunter's Ave area (NS350240) 5 Waxwing a/noon.

AYRSHIRE:- Troon Hbr 1w Iceland Gull

AYRSHIRE:- Turnberry Point 2 Little Auk past @ 9.45am.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Grafham Water ad Kumliens Gull off Mander c'pk from 4.25pm.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- St Neots Waxwing 12.05pm on Barford Rd opp Tesco.

CHESHIRE:- Burton Marsh 25 Little Egret at N.end.

CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm 1w drk American Wigeon + drk Smew.

CHESHIRE:- Langley Mill Pond (SJ945716) redhead Smew off Holehouse Ln pm.

CHESHIRE:- Marbury CP Bittern @ West end of Budworth Mere.

CHESHIRE:- Neston Old Quay (SJ287768) 4 Water Pipit + 10 L.Egret, c50 Bewicks Swan, Peregrine.

CLEVELAND:- S.Gare 40 Snow Bunting 10.30am.

CLEVELAND:- Scaling Dam Resr Red-necked Grebe @ 2.30pm.

CLWYD:- Little Orme male Black Redstart in top quarry on E.side.

CO.DURHAM:- Newton Hall 16 Waxwing 10.30am.

CO.DURHAM:- Sunderland 30 Waxwing by Fulwell Mill @ 12.25pm.

CORNWALL:- btw Zennor & Pendeen by B3306 probable Rough-legged Buzzard briefly 3.40pm only.

CORNWALL:- Drift Resr 2w Ring-billed Gull a/noon + 2w.Med Gull, 6 fem.Scaup.

2 Whooper Swan + fem LTDuck, Goosander, 5 fem.Scaup, L.Egret.

CORNWALL:- Helston 1w Ring-billed Gull SW.off B3304 @ N.end of boating lake SW655272.

CORNWALL:- Tolcarne 2 Red-throated Diver of Newlyn.

DERBYSHIRE:- Cromford Waxwing off St.Mark's Close @ Rose End Meadows late a/noon.

DERBYSHIRE:- SW of Swarkestone fem Lesser Scaup 5.5ml S.of Derby 10.45am off A514 on sailing lake in NW cnr SK364278.

DEVON:- Barnstaple ad Ring-billed Gull in Seven Brethren Lorry Park.

DEVON:- Taw est. drk Green-winged Teal at Isley Marsh RSPB + 6 Spoonbill.

DORSET:- Little Sea drk Lesser Scaup + 9 Scaup, Firecrest South Beach.

DORSET:- Morden Bog Great Grey Shrike by track to Decoy Pond 11.30am.

DORSET:- Studland Bay fem Velvet Scoter pm + 2 Slav Grebe, 3 GNDiver.

DORSET:- Woodsford 28 Golden Plover pm in flds with Lapwings.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Aldbrough 2 Waxwing in back gdns of 28 North St (TA241387).

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bempton RSPB Long-eared Owl in The Dell.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Brandesburton drk Smew on Dacre Lake @ 10.40.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bridlington 3 Waxwing in Tesco c/pk.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hornsea Mere 1w drk Lesser Scaup in Decoy Bay late morning.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hull drk Ring-necked Duck 12.55pm at East Park Lake off feeding area + drk.Goosander.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- NW.of Beverley Waxwing by 6 Bramble Garth briefly 10.40 then flew off N. (TA039410).

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Welton Water redhead Smew on Blackburn Welfare Pit.

ESSEX:- Maldon 12 Waxwing @ jct of Limebrook Way @ 11.25.

ESSEX:- Pitsea 24 Waxwing by Tesco petrol station.

FIFE:- Largo Bay drk Surf Scoter Nearby 5 Waxwing Leven by r'about @ bottom of B933 Glenlyon Rd opp Co-op (NO377008)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Forest of Dean Little Bunting 10am N.of Tidenham Chase at The Park (ST554992).

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Pennington Flash 30+ Goosander + Kingfisher.

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Stockport 20+ Brambling in Torkington Park 11am SJ925868.

GWYNEDD:- Llanfairfechan drk Black Scoter 1.45pm off prom + GNDiver, 2 Slav Grebe.

HAMPSHIRE:- Cheesefoot Head UNKNOWN ORIGIN Black Kite 1.40pm.

HAMPSHIRE:- Langstone Hbr ad Ring-billed Gull Bedhampton Creek mouth off Broadmarsh slipway 2.20pm.

KENT:- Dungeness 1w Caspian Gull on beach early morning + Bonxie.

KENT:- Dungeness RSPB Slavonian Grebe + 2 redhead Smew.

KENT:- Halling 2 Waxwing btw curch & cemy.

KENT:- Meopham 4 Waxwing off Foxendown Lane in gdns on Whitehill Road.

KENT:- Pembury Walks (TQ627416) 20 Crossbill

KENT:- Sevenoaks NR 2 redhead Smew

LANCASHIRE:- Accrington 1w Iceland Gull 1ml N. S.of M56 @ Whinney Hill tip this morning + 1w Glaucous Gull.

LANCASHIRE:- Fleetwood Snow Bunting by boating lake 10am.

LANCASHIRE:- Lytham St.Anne's ad Mediterranean Gull in Granny's Bay on mud @ 10.20am.

LANCASHIRE:- Martin Mere WWT fem Ferruginous Duck 11.15am + Firecrest.

drk Green-winged Teal from Millers Bridge Hide 11am + H.Harrier, M.Harrier.

LANCASHIRE:- Rivington Resr drk Ring-necked Duck N.of c'way SD622145.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- 2ml WNW of Grimsby 2 Waxwing at Great Coates off A180 by 81 Woad Lane TA243108.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Bottesford Waxwing by 49 St.Peters Ave SE895073 @ 12.30pm.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- RAF Cranwell 1w Rose-col Starling 3ml NW of Sleaford 12.30pm on grassy area at end of Flowerdown Ave.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Worlaby Carrs juv Rough-legged Buzzard 3ml N.of Brigg off Carr Lane 2.45pm & Y/day also @ 9.30 (TA001131).

LONDON:- Bedfont Waxwing Bedfont Country Park by rly line @ 2pm + drk.Smew on S.lake.

LONDON:- Rainham ad Caspian Gull @ Rainham tip + 2(ad, 1w) Med Gull, 1+ W.Pipit on concrete barges.

MERSEYSIDE:- Everton Cemy reported 2 Mealy Redpoll + 6 Lsr Redpoll.

MERSEYSIDE:- Hilbre Island 27 Pale-bellied Brent Goose + Dark-b Brent & 18 Purple Sand.

MERSEYSIDE:- Wallasey 3 Snow Bunting W.of lifeguard stn.

NORFOLK:- 1ml N.of Thetford 6 Waxwing 9.10am by A11 bypass nr Croxton Rd jctn TL875855.

NORFOLK:- Blickling Hall Lake Red-necked Grebe 2ml NW of Aylsham am.

NORFOLK:- btw Cley + Salthouse ad Black Brant N.of A149 in flds + PbBrent, 1.5k Drk-b Brent.

NORFOLK:- Buckenham RSPB drk Green-winged Teal viewed from just E.of hide 3.10pm + 12 W.Pipit.

NORFOLK:- Burnham Overy Staithe 22 Waxwing along A149 by The Hero pub @ 12.30pm.

NORFOLK:- E.of Norwich in Thorpe St.Andrews off A1042 Yarmouth Rd 5+ Waxwing on Dussindale Drive by 3rd r'about TG277097.

NORFOLK:- E.of Sherringham by A149 27+ Waxwing 9.25 at entrance to Beeston Priory Maze (TG170426).

NORFOLK:- Holkham Gap 40+ Shorelark saltings + 60+ Twite, 30+ Velvet Scoters offshore.

NORFOLK:- Holt 6 Waxwing by A148 in St.Andrews Close early morning.

NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB ad Black Brant W.of footpath with D-b Brent Geese again late morning + ad. B-w Stilt.

c15 Waxwing W.over c'pk @ 1.25pm.

NORFOLK:- Warham Greens juv fem Pallid Harrier 3.35-3.50pm @ least + 1+ ringtail H.Harrier.

NORFOLK:- Welney WWT 8 Tundra Bean Goose from main hide midday + B.Owl.

NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Scalby Mills ad Mediterranean Gull this morning.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:- Daventry Resr 1w drk Ferruginous Duck + ad.Caspian Gull briefly 9.30am + ad.Med Gull.

NORTHUMBERLAND:- Long Nanny Burn 6 Shorelark Beadnell Bay 11am (NU230275) + 7 Twite.

NORTHUMBERLAND:- Tynemouth ad Glaucous Gull on Black Middens @ 10.55.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- 4ml N.of Nottingham @ Rise Park primary & infants school 6 Waxwing

SOMERSET:- Portbury Wharf drk Ring-necked Duck on CEGB Resr @ 10am.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield Richard's Pipit 12.40pm Birley Edge on Skew Hill SK330932.

10 Waxwing flew over housing office @ jct of A6102 Prince of Wales Road & Fairleigh 8.45am.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Swinton 5 Waxwing in gardens bhd Queen's Ave 11.45am.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Burton-on-Trent 12+ Waxwing @ Branston viewed from golf club c'pk @ 12.30pm.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Lichfield Tundra Bean Goose @ Whitemoor Haye with Mute Swans @ 12.15.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Weeping Cross Waxwing 2ml SE of Stafford nr surgery @ 9.45am.

SUFFOLK:- Elveden Great Grey Shrike 9.50am by A11 viewed from Elveden Monument TL787776.

SUFFOLK:- Ipswich 4 Waxwing 11am off A1156 Norwich Rd at 22 Dales Rd TM150461.

SUFFOLK:- Lowestoft Hbr 1w Glaucous Gull viewed from S.Pier.

SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB drk Ferruginous Duck am bhnd W.Hide + redhead Smew, male.H.Harrier.

SURREY:- Bourne Hall Lake fem Ring-necked Duck Ewell Village pm (TQ219628).

SUSSEX:- Swanbourne Lake (TQ016080) 1+ 1w Ring-necked Duck 12.30pm tho elusive.

WEST MIDLANDS:- Netherton Waxwing 1ml S.of Dudley 9.20am off B4173 Cradley Rd in birch by Kwik Save SO946871.

 
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