World Trip Reports

uk sightings for tuesday 29th April 2003



Thanks to www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL

ARGYLL & BUTE:- Tiree drk Ferruginous Duck on Loch Bhasapoll NL972470.

BEDFORD:- Blows Down, Dunstable fem Ring Ouzel 8am by chalk pit.

BEDFORD:- The Lodge, Sandy Hobby 1.45pm + 25 SWift.

BEDFORD:- Warren Villas Grasshopper Warbler am + Lsr Whitethroat, Wheatear, Fieldfare, 2 Redshank.

BERKSHIRE:- Burnthouse Lane GPs 2 Common Sandpiper + 80 Swift, 80 H.Martin.

Hobby 8.30am.

BERKSHIRE:- Dinton Pastures Spotted Flycatcher on NW side of Black Swan Lake + 2 Nightingale singing. Common Sand Lavells Lake.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- btw Startops + College Lake Marsh Harrier 11am through N.+ 300 Swift. 200 Swift Wilstone Resr.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Linford Little Egret from road am with herons + 14 C.Tern, 2 Common Sand, 5 Swift.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- A428 btw Cambourne + Caldecote Hobby W.over at 10.30am.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Morborne Hill Lesser Whitethroat + Whitethroat. 2 C.Tern Dog in a Doublet.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Priors Fen 3 Yellow Wagtail 5.30-6.15am + Corn Bunting, Barn Owl, 3 C.Tern, 4 Dunlin, Common Sand, R.Plover.

CHESHIRE:- Danebower Chimney (SK009699) Hobby mobbed by 2 Peregrine.

CHESHIRE:- Frodsham 20+ Swift over town.

CHESHIRE:- Lamaload Resr Redstart

CHESHIRE:- Risley Moss NR Hobby pm.

CHESHIRE:- Trentabank Resr Wood Warbler noon at W,side of c/pk.

CLEVELAND:- Seaton Common Red-rumped Swallow N.over at 12.25pm twds Seaton Carew.

CO.DURHAM:- Boldon Colliery 9 Waxwing on N.side of Henley way just N.of Asda.

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

CORNWALL:- Sennen Shorelark SE of school in wheat fld btwn standing stone + f/pth SW364256.

CUMBRIA:- Campfield Marsh, Solway 42 Pomarine Skua past 9.30-10.30am in 2 flocks (17+25).

CUMBRIA:- Skinburness 17 Pomarine Skua E.at 9.40am. + 2 BTDiver, 55 Gannet.

DERBYSHIRE:- Goyt Valley 5 Common Sandpiper opp Erwood Hall c/pk. Nrby Tree Pipit, Redstart, Pied Fly up on hills.

DEVON:- Braunton prob escape Snowy Owl 8.15am RPTD on lamp post by main rd (no extra details).

DEVON:- Plymouth 6 Swift over Plympton.

DEVON:- Slapton Ley Savi's Warbler am in Ireland Bay singing deep in reedbed, audible from sewage wks.

DORSET:- Abbotsbury Swannery fem Ring-necked Duck view in Swannery or distant off Rodden Rd + 3 Scaup.

DORSET:- Portland Bill Serin over at 8.30am + 3 Pom Skua past, 2 Spotted Fly on Bill.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Bempton RSPB Long-eared Owl 50m W.of c/pk.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Flamborough male Taiga Flycatcher (race of RbFly) 8.15am at S.Landing showing well at top of ravine by c/pk.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Spurn Crane S.over at 10.09am.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Spurn Pt 2 Marsh Harrier S.over + Pied Fly at Point.

HAMPSHIRE:- Hook with Warsash Spoonbill am (no details yet).

HIGHLAND:- Alness 6 Waxwing in Kirkside Housing Estate.

HIGHLAND:- Loch Garten male Capercaillie early am at RSPB organised watch. Starts 5.30pm daily til May 20th.

ISLE OF WIGHT:- St Catherines Pt 5 Pomarine Skua past am + 5 G.Skua, 7 A.Skua, BTDiver, 15 L.Gull.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- St Mary's Savi's Warbler 7.30am in reeds opp Sussex Hide at Porthellick showing on + off.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- Tresco drk Black Duck 12.20pm on Great Pool from David Hunt hide.

KENT:- Dungeness 2 Great Skua past am + 5 A.Skua. 1yr Med Gull on beach.

KENT:- Dungeness RSPB drk Garganey on Burrowes Pit + 2 Med Gull, Peregrine, 5 Whimbrel, Turnstone.

KENT:- Funton Creek 2 Arctic Tern 8.15am + 2 Wheatear.

KENT:- Sandwich Bay estate 4 Turtle Dove + 47 Whimbrel, L.Egret.

KENT:- Worth Marshes male Blue-headed Wagtail + Hobby, Msh Harrier, 2 LRP, 16 Yellow Wag, 17 Corn Bunting, Cetti's Wblr.

LANCASHIRE:- Heysham N.Hbr 7 Arctic Skua 6.15-7.15am + 2 Whimbrel, 3 RTDiver, 15 S.Tern, 440+Kittiwake, 16 C.Scoter, 41 Gannet, 3 A.Tern, 4 Eider.

LANCASHIRE:- Martin Mere WWT Taiga Bean Goose 11am on Sunleys Marsh with 36 PfGeese.

LANCASHIRE:- NW of Myerscough Quarry ad Ring-billed Gull in fld 10.20am only + 2.1s Med Gull SD504393.

LANCASHIRE:- Pendle Hill Dotterel 12.30pm on low side of summit 500m from trig point.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Gibraltar Point NNR 2 Crane flew W.just N.of Point at 3.50pm + Wood Sand Jackson's Marsh.

Red-rumped Swallow 2.15pm flew from The Mere twds Jackson's Marsh.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Tetney Marsh Little Egret 9am but not since + Marsh Harrier S. Also here Cuckoo + 6 Common Sand, Wheatear.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Welland Bank Pits Short-eared Owl + 2yr Med Gull, 34 Swift, Cuckoo, 8 C.Tern.

LOTHIAN:- Musselburgh Black-tailed Godwit + Swift over town centre.

MERSEYSIDE:- Red Rocks Arctic Skua past at 8.45am + 5 A.Tern, 12 Gannet, 4 Whimbrel, Grasshopper Wblr, f Redstart, m Ring Ouzel.

NORFOLK:- Aylmerton 2 male Ring Ouzel 6.30am.

NORFOLK:- Breydon Water Black Kite low S.@ 11.31am mobbed by corvids then high S.over Gt Yarmouth.

NORFOLK:- Catfield Red Kite 4.09pm high over E.of A149 twds Stalham.

NORFOLK:- Cley 5 Yellow Wagtail on The Serpentine.

NORFOLK:- Cley NWT prob Blue-headed Wagtail btw E.Bank c/pk + walsey Hills N.of A149 + sev.Yellow Wag.

NORFOLK:- Cromer 6 Yellow Wagtail on clifftop path twds Overstrand + 3 Wheatear.

NORFOLK:- Felbrigg Pk 3 Common Sandpiper 9am.

NORFOLK:- Gt Yarmouth Crane 1.50pm over racecourse.

NORFOLK:- Happisburgh Long-eared Owl inland at 8.36pm + Hobby, Msh Harrier, 7 Wheatear. 6 Ruff Hickling Broad.

NORFOLK:- Hickling Red Kite 3.57pm over Willow Fm twds pleasure boat.

NORFOLK:- Salthouse 3 Whimbrel at Little Eye + 4 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wag.

NORFOLK:- Sheringham ringtail Montagu's Harrier E.over obs twds Sheringham Pk early am + Red Kite SW @ 9.30am.

NORFOLK:- Snettisham Coastal Park Whinchat + Yellow Wag.

NORFOLK:- Weybourne Cetti's Warbler around S.end of beach c/pk.

NORFOLK:- Weybourne Camp male Blue-headed Wagtail + 6 Wheatear. Nrby m Blue-h Wag Kelling Water Mdws + 2 Whinchat, L.Egret.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Attenborough NR ad Purple Heron 2.45pm in front of hide.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Gringley Carr 8 Dotterel 10.45am. Take tarmac rd on left before pumping stn & park by small hedge & scan flds on right twds farm.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Broomhill Flash Spotted Redshank pm + Greenshank. Bar-t Godwit Old Moor RSPB + 2 A.Tern. 2 Wheatear Wombwell Ings + 18 Dunlin.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Sheffield 11 Waxwing 11.30am nr Uni at Mushroom Ln/Winter St jctn + also in Ponderosa Pk.

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

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Whitley Common (SE194058) 2 Whimbrel Penistone 8.50am.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Cannock Chase 20 Crossbill btw Stepping Stones + Punchbowl + 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Redstart, 4 Wood Wblr.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Westport Lake male Blue-headed Wagtail 8.40-9.10am then flew S.

SUFFOLK:- A14 nr Kentford (TL715668) PROB Red Kite S.@ 8.35am.

SUFFOLK:- Chilton/Sudbury Wheatear am on Churchfield Rd.

SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB Alpine Swift over Whin Hill but reserve shut today + views distant.

SUFFOLK:- Westleton White Stork 11.30 N.over but dropping.

SURREY:- Hurst Green Turtle Dove in display + Grden Wblr, 2+Lsr Whitethroat.

SUSSEX:- Beachy Head male Golden Oriole 11am in Belle Tout area.

SUSSEX:- Pagham Hbr UNCONF REPORT Crag Martin N.@ 10.15am but not again by noon.

SUSSEX:- Rye Hbr NR 287 Whimbrel + Curlew Sand.

SUSSEX:- Selsey Bill 2 Pomarine Skua E.@ 7.15am + 7 A.Skua, Gt Skua.

SUSSEX:- Splash Pt 2 Pomarine Skua E.by 8am + 5 A.Skua.

WEST MIDLANDS:- Clayhanger fem Ring Ouzel at N.Marsh in paddock by railway + Common Sand on Mere.

WEST MIDLANDS:- Lutley Wedge male Whinchat along fences in horse paddocks opp Wassel Grove Business Centre + Wheatear.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Fairburn Ings 1w/1s Bonaparte's Gull 2.45pm on The Cut.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Harewood 8 Red Kite + 50+Swift, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Knotford Nook GPs Blue-headed Wagtail 1ml E.of Otley + 2 Tree Sparrow.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Ossett 15 Waxwing in Church St.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Wakefield 35 Waxwing on Dewsbury Rd by Morrisons.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Hunnington Hoopoe 2ml S.of Halesowen 1pm around 129 Bromsgrove Rd.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Malverns Nightingale singing NE of The Gullet Quarry.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Upton Warren 2 Hobby 10.45am over Moors Pool + 3 Common Sand on Flashes.





Main pit, Theale Wheatear by sailing club 6;00 pm
later oystercatcher flew over


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