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Last update by Ralph @ 0752hrs (3/12)
ABERDEENSHIRE Sibe Chiffchaff. Loch of Strathbeg, am nr Bay Hide + BTDiver from hide. Greenland WfGoose with PfGeese from Starnafin Farm Vis.Cntr.
ANGLESEY 3 Slav Grebe Beddmanarch Bay + 11 PbBrent Geese. GNDiver Holyhead Hbr. 2 GNDiver Inland Sea.
AYRSHIRE ad Iceland Gull. Doonfoot - 2ml SSW of Ayr, mid a/noon at R.Doon mouth.
BERKSHIRE 2 drk Smew. Wraysbury G.Pits, on Heron Lake complex.
BERKSHIRE Red-necked Grebe. Woolhampton G.Pits, still on W.end of the usual pit.
BERKSHIRE pr Mandarin Moor Green Lakes NR on edge of Grove Lake + 2drk Goosander, drk Goldeneye on Colebrook.
BERKSHIRE 6(4ad,2.2w) Yellow-legged Gull. Green Park - on Smallmead Pit, pm.
BERKSHIRE 1w Mediterranean Gull. Dinton Pastures, in SW cnr of Black Swan Lake.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE 150 Ruff Dog-in-a-Doublet + 100 Redshank, 75 Dunlin, Stonechat.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Buzzard Castor bypass S.@ dawn + Woodcock over A1 at Wansford.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Red-throated Diver. Ouse Washes, early pm flew S.twds Earith.
CHESHIRE drk Green-winged Teal. Inner Marsh Farm, on No.1 Pool + 8ad Whooper Swan, Ruff, 25 Blk-tGodwit.
CLEVELAND Great White Egret. Dorman's Pool, 12.55pm from new hide.
CLWYD 8 Snow Bunting Pensarn at W.end of beach. Blk Redstart Towyn Seawall.
CORNWALL 1w Forster's Tern. Hayle est - on Carnsew Basin SW553371, am + S.Tern, access via Jewson's. Drk GwTeal from B3301 by Midway Garage 8.55am.
CORNWALL ad RbGull Hayle Est RSPB Lelant Saltings pm. Drk GwTeal off B3301 +G/shank. 1w Forster's Tern 3pm in Carnsew Basin + GNDiver, 2w Med Gull.
CORNWALL j LtSkua past St.Ives by 3.15pm +2 GPhal, 2 LAuk, 6 GSkua, 5 GNDiver, LGull.
CORNWALL LAuk Hayle Hbr pm + 3+(ad,2.1w)Med Gull on est +6
LEgret.
CORNWALL j RcStarling Goldsithney in gdns N.of B3286 W.of Crown Pub (SW545309).
CORNWALL Grey Phalarope. St.Ives, past am + 5 Gt Skua, 2 Slav Grebe, 2 GNDiver, RTDiver, 2 Black Redstart there.
DEVON Glossy Ibis. Bowling Green Marsh, from 4pm.
DORSET 3 Black Redstart. Hengistbury Head, by beach huts + 5 Stonechat. 2 Firecrest in woods + 12+Goldcrest.
DORSET 5 SEOwl Portland Bill pm + 25 C.Scoter. 2 Slav Grebe Portland Hbr.
DORSET drk Ferruginous Duck Morden Park Lake (SY907929).
DORSET male Hen Harrier Swineham G.Pits, E.@ 9am.
DORSET 2 Blk Redstart Portland, Blacknor housing estate,
Weston.
DORSET 2 Firecrest Durlston CP + 2 Brambling over. Little Gull past
Durlston Head.
DORSET Y/DAY drk Ferruginous Duck Morden Park Lake (SY907929).
EAST YORKSHIRE Snow Bunting. Bempton RSPB, E.over + 3 SEOwl there + Stonechat.
EAST YORKSHIRE fem Ring-necked Duck N.Cave GPs 9.30am on SE pit from main track.
ESSEX Black Brant. Cudmore Grove CP - Mersea Island, til 4.30pm with 800 DbBrent Geese.
FLINTSHIRE 50 Twite Flint Castle.
GREATER MANCHESTER 4+Willow Tit Wigan Flashes at feeders bhnd Hawkley Hall School (SD580033).
GWYNEDD L.Egret Porthmadog Cob Pool 12.25pm.
KENT Y/DAY Great White Egret Harty Marshes 2.45pm often by The Swale W.of Harty Ferry Pub viewed from Oare Marshes side. RTDiver 2pm in The Swale.
KENT LEOwl Elmley RSPB in Kings Hill Fm orchard + Peregrine. 3 SEOwl Harty Marshes + 5 Hen Harrier, Merlin, 2 Ruff, 10 Marsh Harrier.
KENT Y/DAY Peregrine Funton Creek/Chetney Marsh 3.30pm + RTDiver, 3 L.Egret, Rock Pipit.
KENT 2 Slav Grebe Whitstable Bay, offshore + 2 Velvet Scoter,
sev.RTDiver, Guillemot, Shag, sev.RbMerg.
KENT 22(1drk)Smew Dungeness RSPB + RTDiver, Marsh Harrier.
KENT ad Mediterranean Gull. Greatstone-on-sea, on beach.
LEICESTERSHIRE 2 Velvet Scoter. Rutland Water - from Goldeneye Hide, + ad Med Gull.
LINCOLNSHIRE fem Common Scoter. Covenham Resr, noon + Grey Wagtail.
MERSEYSIDE 2 Snow Bunting Ainsdale on beach N.of Shore Road. Snow Bunting Birkdale at Weld Road c/pk.
NORFOLK Ross's Goose. btw Holkham + Wells, S.of A149 til 10am then flew twds E.side of Lady Anne's Drive with PfGeese.
NORFOLK 2 House Martin. Cromer - around pier.
NORFOLK Woodlark. Salthouse, in fld early pm at jctn of A149 + Meadow lane (track to Kelling Water Meadow).
NORFOLK Snow Bunting. Winterton Dunes NNR, am + Brambling, 4 Chiffchaff, Buzzard. 12 V.Scoter on sea + 230+C.Scoter, drk LtDuck, Gannet past.
OXFORDSHIRE ad Caspian Gull. Dix Pit, am + 3+YlGull, 2w Med Gull.
OXFORDSHIRE ad Ring-billed Gull. just SW of Didcot (SU513885) , in fld by Park Rd 10-10.40am but flushed by dog walker.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE Slav Grebe Thrybergh CP 9.55am in SW cnr.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE ad Yellow-legged Gull. Lakeside CP - Doncaster, 1.15pm on playing fld.
SUFFOLK 2 Hen Harrier. Minsmere RSPB, am.
SUFFOLK 7 RTDiver Benacre Broad + 2 Eider, 5 Goldeneye.
SUFFOLK Purple Sandpiper. Old Felixstowe, btw Martello Towers + Snow Bunting.
SUFFOLK 5 Red-throated Diver. Lake Lothing, + Common Sand, 4 Shag.
SUFFOLK RTDiver Lowestoft off Ness Pt + Shag.
SURREY Red-breasted Merganser Staines Resr N.Basin, still.
SURREY Peregrine. N.of Farncombe.
SURREY Short-eared Owl Staines Moor.
SUSSEX Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. nr Jarvis Brook - SE of Crowborough.
SUSSEX Purple Sandpiper. Shoreham Hbr, + 2 Blk Redstart, Velvet Scoter W.
WEST GLAMORGAN 1w Surf Scoter. Swansea, late a/noon distant off West Cross. 1w Ivory Gull 4.10pm off Black Pill.
WEST YORKSHIRE drk Smew. Pugney's CP, on NR lake.
WEST YORKSHIRE Water Pipit. Marley Sewage Wks - btw Keighley + Bingley.
WILDLIFE (SUNDAY) Red Admiral BERKS in Sandhurst.
Last update by Ralph @ 0752hrs (3/12)
ABERDEENSHIRE Sibe Chiffchaff. Loch of Strathbeg, am nr Bay Hide + BTDiver from hide. Greenland WfGoose with PfGeese from Starnafin Farm Vis.Cntr.
ANGLESEY 3 Slav Grebe Beddmanarch Bay + 11 PbBrent Geese. GNDiver Holyhead Hbr. 2 GNDiver Inland Sea.
AYRSHIRE ad Iceland Gull. Doonfoot - 2ml SSW of Ayr, mid a/noon at R.Doon mouth.
BERKSHIRE 2 drk Smew. Wraysbury G.Pits, on Heron Lake complex.
BERKSHIRE Red-necked Grebe. Woolhampton G.Pits, still on W.end of the usual pit.
BERKSHIRE pr Mandarin Moor Green Lakes NR on edge of Grove Lake + 2drk Goosander, drk Goldeneye on Colebrook.
BERKSHIRE 6(4ad,2.2w) Yellow-legged Gull. Green Park - on Smallmead Pit, pm.
BERKSHIRE 1w Mediterranean Gull. Dinton Pastures, in SW cnr of Black Swan Lake.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE 150 Ruff Dog-in-a-Doublet + 100 Redshank, 75 Dunlin, Stonechat.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Buzzard Castor bypass S.@ dawn + Woodcock over A1 at Wansford.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Red-throated Diver. Ouse Washes, early pm flew S.twds Earith.
CHESHIRE drk Green-winged Teal. Inner Marsh Farm, on No.1 Pool + 8ad Whooper Swan, Ruff, 25 Blk-tGodwit.
CLEVELAND Great White Egret. Dorman's Pool, 12.55pm from new hide.
CLWYD 8 Snow Bunting Pensarn at W.end of beach. Blk Redstart Towyn Seawall.
CORNWALL 1w Forster's Tern. Hayle est - on Carnsew Basin SW553371, am + S.Tern, access via Jewson's. Drk GwTeal from B3301 by Midway Garage 8.55am.
CORNWALL ad RbGull Hayle Est RSPB Lelant Saltings pm. Drk GwTeal off B3301 +G/shank. 1w Forster's Tern 3pm in Carnsew Basin + GNDiver, 2w Med Gull.
CORNWALL j LtSkua past St.Ives by 3.15pm +2 GPhal, 2 LAuk, 6 GSkua, 5 GNDiver, LGull.
CORNWALL LAuk Hayle Hbr pm + 3+(ad,2.1w)Med Gull on est +6
LEgret.
CORNWALL j RcStarling Goldsithney in gdns N.of B3286 W.of Crown Pub (SW545309).
CORNWALL Grey Phalarope. St.Ives, past am + 5 Gt Skua, 2 Slav Grebe, 2 GNDiver, RTDiver, 2 Black Redstart there.
DEVON Glossy Ibis. Bowling Green Marsh, from 4pm.
DORSET 3 Black Redstart. Hengistbury Head, by beach huts + 5 Stonechat. 2 Firecrest in woods + 12+Goldcrest.
DORSET 5 SEOwl Portland Bill pm + 25 C.Scoter. 2 Slav Grebe Portland Hbr.
DORSET drk Ferruginous Duck Morden Park Lake (SY907929).
DORSET male Hen Harrier Swineham G.Pits, E.@ 9am.
DORSET 2 Blk Redstart Portland, Blacknor housing estate,
Weston.
DORSET 2 Firecrest Durlston CP + 2 Brambling over. Little Gull past
Durlston Head.
DORSET Y/DAY drk Ferruginous Duck Morden Park Lake (SY907929).
EAST YORKSHIRE Snow Bunting. Bempton RSPB, E.over + 3 SEOwl there + Stonechat.
EAST YORKSHIRE fem Ring-necked Duck N.Cave GPs 9.30am on SE pit from main track.
ESSEX Black Brant. Cudmore Grove CP - Mersea Island, til 4.30pm with 800 DbBrent Geese.
FLINTSHIRE 50 Twite Flint Castle.
GREATER MANCHESTER 4+Willow Tit Wigan Flashes at feeders bhnd Hawkley Hall School (SD580033).
GWYNEDD L.Egret Porthmadog Cob Pool 12.25pm.
KENT Y/DAY Great White Egret Harty Marshes 2.45pm often by The Swale W.of Harty Ferry Pub viewed from Oare Marshes side. RTDiver 2pm in The Swale.
KENT LEOwl Elmley RSPB in Kings Hill Fm orchard + Peregrine. 3 SEOwl Harty Marshes + 5 Hen Harrier, Merlin, 2 Ruff, 10 Marsh Harrier.
KENT Y/DAY Peregrine Funton Creek/Chetney Marsh 3.30pm + RTDiver, 3 L.Egret, Rock Pipit.
KENT 2 Slav Grebe Whitstable Bay, offshore + 2 Velvet Scoter,
sev.RTDiver, Guillemot, Shag, sev.RbMerg.
KENT 22(1drk)Smew Dungeness RSPB + RTDiver, Marsh Harrier.
KENT ad Mediterranean Gull. Greatstone-on-sea, on beach.
LEICESTERSHIRE 2 Velvet Scoter. Rutland Water - from Goldeneye Hide, + ad Med Gull.
LINCOLNSHIRE fem Common Scoter. Covenham Resr, noon + Grey Wagtail.
MERSEYSIDE 2 Snow Bunting Ainsdale on beach N.of Shore Road. Snow Bunting Birkdale at Weld Road c/pk.
NORFOLK Ross's Goose. btw Holkham + Wells, S.of A149 til 10am then flew twds E.side of Lady Anne's Drive with PfGeese.
NORFOLK 2 House Martin. Cromer - around pier.
NORFOLK Woodlark. Salthouse, in fld early pm at jctn of A149 + Meadow lane (track to Kelling Water Meadow).
NORFOLK Snow Bunting. Winterton Dunes NNR, am + Brambling, 4 Chiffchaff, Buzzard. 12 V.Scoter on sea + 230+C.Scoter, drk LtDuck, Gannet past.
OXFORDSHIRE ad Caspian Gull. Dix Pit, am + 3+YlGull, 2w Med Gull.
OXFORDSHIRE ad Ring-billed Gull. just SW of Didcot (SU513885) , in fld by Park Rd 10-10.40am but flushed by dog walker.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE Slav Grebe Thrybergh CP 9.55am in SW cnr.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE ad Yellow-legged Gull. Lakeside CP - Doncaster, 1.15pm on playing fld.
SUFFOLK 2 Hen Harrier. Minsmere RSPB, am.
SUFFOLK 7 RTDiver Benacre Broad + 2 Eider, 5 Goldeneye.
SUFFOLK Purple Sandpiper. Old Felixstowe, btw Martello Towers + Snow Bunting.
SUFFOLK 5 Red-throated Diver. Lake Lothing, + Common Sand, 4 Shag.
SUFFOLK RTDiver Lowestoft off Ness Pt + Shag.
SURREY Red-breasted Merganser Staines Resr N.Basin, still.
SURREY Peregrine. N.of Farncombe.
SURREY Short-eared Owl Staines Moor.
SUSSEX Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. nr Jarvis Brook - SE of Crowborough.
SUSSEX Purple Sandpiper. Shoreham Hbr, + 2 Blk Redstart, Velvet Scoter W.
WEST GLAMORGAN 1w Surf Scoter. Swansea, late a/noon distant off West Cross. 1w Ivory Gull 4.10pm off Black Pill.
WEST YORKSHIRE drk Smew. Pugney's CP, on NR lake.
WEST YORKSHIRE Water Pipit. Marley Sewage Wks - btw Keighley + Bingley.
WILDLIFE (SUNDAY) Red Admiral BERKS in Sandhurst.
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