World Trip Reports

UK Sightings - Monday 13 January 2003



Thanks to http://www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL for today's sighting information.


* BIRD OF THE DAY * - CUMBRIA - 1W DRK LESSER SCAUP. R.EDEN - 5ML SE OF WETHERAL, AT HOLMWRANGLE NY517485 VIEWED FROM W.BANK.

1003hrs
NORF 1+ad Blk Brant Cockthorpe on disused airfield 9.30am +1000 DbBrent Geese.

NORF 11 Waxwing Norwich 8.30am on Sweetbriar Ind Est on Frensham Rd.

STAFFS 8 Waxwing. Branston Golfcourse - 2ml S.of Burton, 9.30am viewable from Country Club c/pk + L.Egret over.

CLWYD 2 Waxwing. Glan Conwy, am at S.end on W.side of A470 just S.of rd called Trem Afon (SH801757).

W.YKS 13 Waxwing. Huddersfield, in Jim Lane, Marsh.

1040hrs
NORF 3 Waxwing. 2ml S.of Cromer, at Crossdale St TG227394.

BEDS Waxwing. Sandy, 8.50am low N.over rail stn twds the mill.

NORF 3 male Golden Pheasant. Wayland Wood.

BEDS drk Green-winged Teal. Warren Villas, on 1st pit on left 400m along towpath from New Rd.

KENT 6 Waxwing. NW of Dover, 10.20am at Buckland in hawthorn opp Hudson Close.

SUSX Red-necked Grebe. Galley Hill, offshore + RTDiver past + Slav
Grebe, 2 Eider, 10 Guillemot, Razorbill, Goldeneye.

S.YKS 4 Waxwing. Sheffield, 9.40am at Prince of Wales Rd/Fairleigh jctn by housing office.

1106hrs
NORF 5 Waxwing. Acle, 10.25am N.of A47 r/bout at A1064/Old Rd jctn (TG407106).

BEDS 2 Waxwing. Biggleswade, 10.20am at Trinity Close off Shortmead St then flew twds town cntr.

SUFF Waxwing. Sudbury, 10am nr Tesco on bypass twds Long Melford on Guelder Rose.

CAMBS 17 Waxwing. Sawtry, SW @ 10.50am over Cavendish Close.

CHESH 25 L.Egret Burton Marsh, at N.end + 120 Bewick's Swan.

CHESH drk Smew Inner Marsh Farm + 4 Spot Redshank, feral Cackling Canada Goose.

S.YKS 2 Waxwing. Old Moor NR, mid am at Manvers Lake.

1250hrs
N/HANTS 1w drk Ferruginous Duck. Daventry Resr, 11.10am off the dam + 24 Goosander.

NORF LtDuck Wiggenhall St.Mary Magdalen 10.50am on relief channel +drk Goosander.

DURH 2 Waxwing. Bishop Auckland, in fld bhnd 19 Lupin Avenue (3rd day).

NORF YbWblr Stiffkey Campsite Wood 11.05am 100m E.of crosstracks.

SUSX Firecrest. Hove, 8.20am in St.Anns Well Gardens calling nr pond.

HANTS 3 Twite Langstone Hbr 8.50am Broadmarsh moving twds Hayling Island end.

CORN 1w Ring-billed Gull. Drift Resr, RPTD + 5f Scaup, 5 Goosander.

AYRS Waxwing. Ayr, off Fort St in Charlotte St P+D c/pk.

CAMBS 1w Glaucous Gull. Cow Lane GPs, late am.

M/SIDE 8 Snow Bunting. Ainsdale Beach - N.of Shore Road, twds wooden barrier.

NRF Pallid Harrier 11.30am flew N.from Wighton twds Warham.

NRF Tundra Bean Goose 1.25ml W.of Egmere (TF888377) 11.40 +1w Greenland+ad Euro WfGeese.

CAMBS 6 Waxwing St Neots 11.50am off Barford Rd at Tesco.

CAMBS White Stork Cottenham Long Drove 11.45am in flds by tip.

NORF drk Ferruginous Duck. Lynford Arboretum, 12.10pm on the gravel pits.

WARKS Crane. Draycote Water, in flight looking SW down valley from Rainbow Corner.

CLWYD 5 Hawfinch Llanbedr-y-cennin am + f.Blackcap on feeders.

E.YKS 1w drk Lesser Scaup. Hornsea Mere, 12.25pm from 2nd fld on S.side. DO NOT enter flds on N.side - PRIVATE.

LEICS 2 Waxwing. Melton Mowbray, 10.40am in oaks on Kirby Lane nr Ab Kettleby road sign.

1414hrs
SUFF 8 Waxwing Copdock 11.30am ranging btw PCWorld c/pk + Ward Rd area on Pinebrook Estate.

NORF 60 Shorelark. Holkham Gap, am NW of gap on saltings + 80 Twite.

BERKS 2 ad Yellow-legged Gull. Smallmead Pit, 9am over tip.

LOND 1w Caspian Gull. Barnes WWT, am + 1w YlGull, Jack Snipe.

N/BLND 40 Waxwing. Cramlington, 12.40pm on N.side by Horton
Drive/Northumbrian Rd jctn.

NORF 1000+Whooper Swan Welney WWT +10+Bewick's, no sign Bean Geese.

SUFF 3 Waxwing Lowestoft, 10.30am at Hoseasons Holidays in rear c/pk on Raglan St off Love Rd.

G.MCR drk Mandarin Wigan on Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Leigh branch.

LANCS Peregrine Martin Mere WWT + Msh Harrier.

SUSX Ruddy Shelduck. Worthing, at Brooklands Lagoon.

CAMBS Great Grey Shrike Grafham Water 1.48pm bhnd Dudney Hide from Mander c/pk.

DURH 2 Waxwing Sunderland 150pm in Civic Centre area.

NORF 8 Tundra Bean Geese Welney WWT 1.30pm.

NORF redhead Smew Tottenhill GPs late am.

LOTHIAN 6 Waxwing. Haddington, 1.50pm by old A1 opp Jet garage.

NRF 20+V.Scoter Holkham Gap pm.

1516hrs
BEDS pr Smew Blunham Lake, pm.

S.YKS LSpWoodpecker Sheffield 2.20pm at Woolley Woods nr Meadowhall.

NORF 1w fem Pallid Harrier. E.of Warham village, 2.20-230pm in fld NW of ford on N.side of crossrds + ringtail Hen Harrier.

CLWYD 2 Water Rail. Conwy RSPB.

GLAM Bittern. Kenfig Pool NNR

GLAM Great Grey Shrike. Mynydd Margam - 3ml SW of Maesteg, pm in clearing nr logpile (SS814895).

MSIDE ad YlGull New Ferry Tip 1pm +2 Twite on saltmarsh.

SURR Great Grey Shrike. Thursley Common, pm by pylon 39.

BEDS Iceland Gull. Brogborough Lake, no details.

CHSH 1+Peregrine Glazebury 9am S.of A580.

CHSH GwTeal Inner Msh Fm Border Pool +drk Smew.

LOTHIAN 49 Waxwing. Musselburgh, 2.45pm 100m W.of rail stn + 2 Redpoll over.

SURR 1w Glaucous Gull Seale Tip 2ml E.of Farnham in flds to SW SU891475.

1535hrs
WARKS 2 Short-eared Owl. Draycote Water, + Peregrine. Crane again flew S.@ 2pm across valley distantly from valve tower.

NORF juv fem Pallid Harrier. Warham Greens, 3.22pm over saltmarsh N.of central track, access N.off A149 opp turn to Warham village.




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