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Old Hand
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Last update from Ralph @ 0750hrs (17/11)
*ALERT* - KENT - AD PALE PHASE BOOTED EAGLE. PEGWELL BAY, RPTD AM THEN LOST TO VIEW OVER THE SAMPHER.
*ALERT* - LANCASHIRE - 1w NIGHT HERON 3.5ml ESE OF LONGRIDGE, 2/3ml S.OF RIBCHESTER, 8.55AM ON N.SIDE OF OLD PARK WOD PERCHED IN TREE ON E.BANK OF R.RIBBLE @ SD653344.
BEDFORDSHIRE - drk Smew. Willington GPs, 2.50pm + 2 Green Sand, Com Sand, 2 Redshank.
BERKSHIRE - redhead Smew. Woolhampton G.Pits, + RnGrebe still.
BERKSHIRE - Bittern. Lower Farm GPs, in reeds in front of hide til 10.30am then flew to N.shore + fed in open.
BERKSHIRE - 22(1drk) Goldeneye. Dinton Pastures, on Sandford Lake + 70 Siskin, 3 Redpoll.
BERKSHIRE - Little Egret on floods by A327 btw Shinfield + Arborfield.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE - 3 ad Bewick's Swan. Priors Fen, + 5 more 2ad,3j) just N.of Upware.
CHESHIRE - Black-throated Diver. Rostherne Mere, am from churchyard.
CLWYD - L.Auk Rhyl from pelagic + 4 V.Scoter, L.Gull.
CORNWALL - 1w RcStarling Goldsithney in gdns N.of B3280 W.of Crown Pub (SW545307).
CUMBRIA - ad Med Gull Cavendish Dock early am on water in NE cnr + Spot Redshank, 4 Blk-t Godwit, 2 Stonechat.
DERBYSHIRE - 1w Caspian Gull. Ogston Resr, in evng roost + 1w Iceland Gull, 1w Med Gull.
DEVON - 3 Crane. NW of Torbay, 1.45pm flew NW over A380.
DEVON - 4 Spoonbill. Bowling Green Marsh, 10.30am.
DORSET - 5 Purple Sandpiper. Hengistbury Head, + Firecrest in wood. 2 Ravens over Christchurch Hbr am.
DORSET - 16 BnGrebe Studland Bay +6 Slav Grebe, RnGrebe, 3 GNDiver. H.Harrier Little Sea +Firecrest. 2 RTDiver Poole Hbr. Bearded Tit Swineham Pt.
DORSET - redhead Smew. Swineham G.Pits, + Firecrest by track to North Bestwall House.
DORSET - Snow Bunting. Portland Bill, over late am + 3+SEOwl in Top Fields. 2 Black Redstart Culverwell.
DORSET - Egyptian Goose. Swineham G.Pits, with Canada Geese.
DORSET - 4+Water Pipit Swineham GPs 3pm + redhead Smew, Marsh Harrier, Egyptian Goose.
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY - ad Ross's Goose Caerlaverock WWT 2pm along entrance track with 1,000 Barnacle Geese.
EAST YORKSHIRE - ad Mediterranean Gull. Hornsea Mere, pm + 2 L.Gull. Bearded Tit RPTD in Decoy Bay.
ESSEX - Shorelark. Cudmore Grove CP - Mersea Island.
GLAMORGAN - 2w Glaucous Gull. Cardiff Bay, from St Davids Hotel.
HAMPSHIRE - Black-throated Diver. Hurst Castle, + RTDiver, 4 Eider, Barn Owl, 2 Peregrine, Buzzard.
HAMPSHIRE - Bittern. Farlington Marshes, 4pm over reedbed + 4 Avocet. 17 Bewick's Swan flew E.earlier.
KENT - Spoonbill. Worth Marshes - SE of Sandwich, + 6 SEOwl, RnGrebe, 2 Hen Harrier, Water Pipit, Crossbill, 2 Peregrine, 4 PfGeese.
KENT 2 Goosander. Bough Beech Resr.
KENT - 127 Corn Bunt Northward Hill RSPB Bromhey Fm.
KENT - 2 Snow Bunting Swalecliffe beach at mouth of stream + f Msh Harrier W.@ 10.40am.
KENT - 5 Hawfinch. Bedgbury Pinetum, 1.30pm onwards.
KENT - GNDiver Scotney GPs +RnGrebe, 3 RTDiver. 18+Smew Dungeness RSPB. 4 Firecrest Long Pits.
LANCASHIRE - f Ferruginous Duck Martin Mere WWT on Mere with Pochard. Drk GwTeal Millers Bridge + 900 Whooper Swan, 70 Bewick's Swan, 6k PfGeese, 100 Ruff.
LANCASHIRE - 26 Goosander. Parsonage Resr (SD700320) , evng.
LANCASHIRE - Short-eared Owl. 2ml N.of Slaidburn, E.of rd nr Harkers.
LONDON - 3 Little Egrets Broadwater GPs + 4ad YlGull, ad Kittiwake, 76 Ruddy Duck.
NORFOLK - f Surf Scoter Sea Palling N.of lifeboat stn 10am then drifted out. Ad Caspian Gull on beach til 10am. 70 Snow Bunt here +4 L.Gull, 2 Goosander.
NORFOLK - Yellow-browed Warbler. Stiffkey campsite, in Woods midway along crosstracks (TF970440). Hume's YbWblr not ruled out.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - 20 Goosander Daventry CP + 50 Siskin but no sign Ferruginous Duck.
NORTH YORKSHIRE - Black-throated Diver. Scarborough Hbr, RPTD + RTDiver, 46 Purple Sand.
ORKNEY - 1w Rufous Turtle Dove. Stromness, 11am at S.end of Hillside Rd in gdn of derelict looking house (HY256098).
OXFORDSHIRE - ad Caspian Gull. Farmoor Resr, evng on No.1 Basin + 3+YlGull.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE - 500+ Brambling. Ingbirchworth Resr, in beech trees in SW cnr.
SUFFOLK - 2 Water Pipit. Minsmere RSPB, + redhead Smew, Cetti's Wblr, 18 Blk-t Godwit.
SUFFOLK - 9 Snow Bunting. Benacre Broad, + 2 RTDiver, 2 Eider, 2 Goldeneye. 100 RTDiver offshore.
SURREY - 3 SEOwl Staines Moor (TQ035733) 10.30am.
WEST YORKSHIRE - juv BTDiver Pugney's CP 9.30am at least on E.side of boating lake.
WORCESTERSHIRE - ad Iceland Gull. Westwood Pool, in evng roost + LtDuck, Bittern. PERMIT ONLY.
Last update from Ralph @ 0750hrs (17/11)
*ALERT* - KENT - AD PALE PHASE BOOTED EAGLE. PEGWELL BAY, RPTD AM THEN LOST TO VIEW OVER THE SAMPHER.
*ALERT* - LANCASHIRE - 1w NIGHT HERON 3.5ml ESE OF LONGRIDGE, 2/3ml S.OF RIBCHESTER, 8.55AM ON N.SIDE OF OLD PARK WOD PERCHED IN TREE ON E.BANK OF R.RIBBLE @ SD653344.
BEDFORDSHIRE - drk Smew. Willington GPs, 2.50pm + 2 Green Sand, Com Sand, 2 Redshank.
BERKSHIRE - redhead Smew. Woolhampton G.Pits, + RnGrebe still.
BERKSHIRE - Bittern. Lower Farm GPs, in reeds in front of hide til 10.30am then flew to N.shore + fed in open.
BERKSHIRE - 22(1drk) Goldeneye. Dinton Pastures, on Sandford Lake + 70 Siskin, 3 Redpoll.
BERKSHIRE - Little Egret on floods by A327 btw Shinfield + Arborfield.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE - 3 ad Bewick's Swan. Priors Fen, + 5 more 2ad,3j) just N.of Upware.
CHESHIRE - Black-throated Diver. Rostherne Mere, am from churchyard.
CLWYD - L.Auk Rhyl from pelagic + 4 V.Scoter, L.Gull.
CORNWALL - 1w RcStarling Goldsithney in gdns N.of B3280 W.of Crown Pub (SW545307).
CUMBRIA - ad Med Gull Cavendish Dock early am on water in NE cnr + Spot Redshank, 4 Blk-t Godwit, 2 Stonechat.
DERBYSHIRE - 1w Caspian Gull. Ogston Resr, in evng roost + 1w Iceland Gull, 1w Med Gull.
DEVON - 3 Crane. NW of Torbay, 1.45pm flew NW over A380.
DEVON - 4 Spoonbill. Bowling Green Marsh, 10.30am.
DORSET - 5 Purple Sandpiper. Hengistbury Head, + Firecrest in wood. 2 Ravens over Christchurch Hbr am.
DORSET - 16 BnGrebe Studland Bay +6 Slav Grebe, RnGrebe, 3 GNDiver. H.Harrier Little Sea +Firecrest. 2 RTDiver Poole Hbr. Bearded Tit Swineham Pt.
DORSET - redhead Smew. Swineham G.Pits, + Firecrest by track to North Bestwall House.
DORSET - Snow Bunting. Portland Bill, over late am + 3+SEOwl in Top Fields. 2 Black Redstart Culverwell.
DORSET - Egyptian Goose. Swineham G.Pits, with Canada Geese.
DORSET - 4+Water Pipit Swineham GPs 3pm + redhead Smew, Marsh Harrier, Egyptian Goose.
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY - ad Ross's Goose Caerlaverock WWT 2pm along entrance track with 1,000 Barnacle Geese.
EAST YORKSHIRE - ad Mediterranean Gull. Hornsea Mere, pm + 2 L.Gull. Bearded Tit RPTD in Decoy Bay.
ESSEX - Shorelark. Cudmore Grove CP - Mersea Island.
GLAMORGAN - 2w Glaucous Gull. Cardiff Bay, from St Davids Hotel.
HAMPSHIRE - Black-throated Diver. Hurst Castle, + RTDiver, 4 Eider, Barn Owl, 2 Peregrine, Buzzard.
HAMPSHIRE - Bittern. Farlington Marshes, 4pm over reedbed + 4 Avocet. 17 Bewick's Swan flew E.earlier.
KENT - Spoonbill. Worth Marshes - SE of Sandwich, + 6 SEOwl, RnGrebe, 2 Hen Harrier, Water Pipit, Crossbill, 2 Peregrine, 4 PfGeese.
KENT 2 Goosander. Bough Beech Resr.
KENT - 127 Corn Bunt Northward Hill RSPB Bromhey Fm.
KENT - 2 Snow Bunting Swalecliffe beach at mouth of stream + f Msh Harrier W.@ 10.40am.
KENT - 5 Hawfinch. Bedgbury Pinetum, 1.30pm onwards.
KENT - GNDiver Scotney GPs +RnGrebe, 3 RTDiver. 18+Smew Dungeness RSPB. 4 Firecrest Long Pits.
LANCASHIRE - f Ferruginous Duck Martin Mere WWT on Mere with Pochard. Drk GwTeal Millers Bridge + 900 Whooper Swan, 70 Bewick's Swan, 6k PfGeese, 100 Ruff.
LANCASHIRE - 26 Goosander. Parsonage Resr (SD700320) , evng.
LANCASHIRE - Short-eared Owl. 2ml N.of Slaidburn, E.of rd nr Harkers.
LONDON - 3 Little Egrets Broadwater GPs + 4ad YlGull, ad Kittiwake, 76 Ruddy Duck.
NORFOLK - f Surf Scoter Sea Palling N.of lifeboat stn 10am then drifted out. Ad Caspian Gull on beach til 10am. 70 Snow Bunt here +4 L.Gull, 2 Goosander.
NORFOLK - Yellow-browed Warbler. Stiffkey campsite, in Woods midway along crosstracks (TF970440). Hume's YbWblr not ruled out.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - 20 Goosander Daventry CP + 50 Siskin but no sign Ferruginous Duck.
NORTH YORKSHIRE - Black-throated Diver. Scarborough Hbr, RPTD + RTDiver, 46 Purple Sand.
ORKNEY - 1w Rufous Turtle Dove. Stromness, 11am at S.end of Hillside Rd in gdn of derelict looking house (HY256098).
OXFORDSHIRE - ad Caspian Gull. Farmoor Resr, evng on No.1 Basin + 3+YlGull.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE - 500+ Brambling. Ingbirchworth Resr, in beech trees in SW cnr.
SUFFOLK - 2 Water Pipit. Minsmere RSPB, + redhead Smew, Cetti's Wblr, 18 Blk-t Godwit.
SUFFOLK - 9 Snow Bunting. Benacre Broad, + 2 RTDiver, 2 Eider, 2 Goldeneye. 100 RTDiver offshore.
SURREY - 3 SEOwl Staines Moor (TQ035733) 10.30am.
WEST YORKSHIRE - juv BTDiver Pugney's CP 9.30am at least on E.side of boating lake.
WORCESTERSHIRE - ad Iceland Gull. Westwood Pool, in evng roost + LtDuck, Bittern. PERMIT ONLY.
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