World Trip Reports

uk sightings saturday 10th May 2003



Thanks to www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL


ANGLESEY:- Llyn Rhos-ddu Grasshopper Warbler reeling. Cetti's Wblr at Llyn Cerig-bach (Valley) + Lsr Whitethroat, Whinchat. 4 Whimbrel Malltraeth Cob Pool.

BEDFORD:- Aspley Heath Black Kite ENE @ 7.55pm.

BEDFORD:- Blows Down, Dunstable Redstart in small bushes at top of W.cnr of Tesco slope.

BEDFORD:- Willington GPs POSS Black Kite RPTD low SW @ 4.15pm.

Whimbrel + L.Egret, Lesser Sp Woodpecker, 2 Wheatear.

BERKSHIRE:- Caesars Camp Turtle Dove + 5 Tree Pipit, 2 Cuckoo, m Redstart, 200 Crossbill, pr Stonechat.

BERKSHIRE:- Finchampstead Hobby 11.35am low over Reading Rd SU767632.

BERKSHIRE:- Lea Farm Scrape Common Sandpiper am + 5 LRP.

BERKSHIRE:- Wishmoor Bottom 2 Redstart + Wheatear. Cuckoo Wishmoor Cross.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- 1ml W.of Ivinghoe Beacon Black Kite 10.45am.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Fen Drayton GPs 3 Avocet am + 3 Hobby, 2 LRP, 4 Oystercatcher, Egyptian Goose, 4 Shelduck, 12+Redshank, 20+Swift.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Paxton Pits Wood Sandpiper am + 2 L.Egret, 3 Hobby, 4 LRP, Buzzard.

CHESHIRE:- Frodsham Marsh Avocet 9am on Weaver bend + 200+Blk-t Godwit, 2 Buzzard.

CHESHIRE:- Inner Marsh Farm 2 Avocet + Bar-t Godwit, 570 Blk-t Godwit.

CHESHIRE:- Moore NR *Events!!* FREE Migration Watch Thurs 15 May. Meet 9.30am at Lapwing Lane X-rds. Call 01925 730775 for details.

fem Marsh Harrier early am at Halfway House.

CHESHIRE:- Neumann's Flash Little Egret 8.45am at least.

CHESHIRE:- Tegg's Nose Garden Warbler am + Cuckoo.

CLWYD:- Clocaenog Forest 2 Wood Warbler am around Bod Petrual Picnic Area + Pied Fly, (Redstart last night). Tree Pipit Nilig + Cuckoo.

CLWYD:- Great Orme Hobby on wall by limestone pavement showing well (no time given).

CORNWALL:- Gwennap Head Balearic Shearwater past 7-9am + 480 Manxies, 9 GNDiver, 24 Whimbrel, Puffin.

CORNWALL:- Marazion Marsh drk Garganey still.

CORNWALL:- Marazion Marsh RSPB ad Purple Heron 9.20am on main marsh from rd.

CUMBRIA:- Bowness on Solway Little Tern past viaduct am + 3 RTDiver, 5 A.Skua, 3 Eider, 80 Kittiwake, RbMerg, A.Terns, C.Terns.

ad Long-tailed Skua 8.11am past viaduct.

DERBYSHIRE:- Goyt Valley male Redstart early pm in Goyt Clough Quarry + Tree Pipit, 19 Crossbill.

DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh Glossy Ibis 9.55am + 2 Spoonbill.

DEVON:- Northam Burrows CP Short-toed Lark 11.20am at The Skern SS450310. In Appledore go NW off A386 on Broad Ln, over x-rds onto Burrows Ln +track N.to c/pk.

DORSET:- Lodmoor RSPB drk Garganey 10.30am.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- 1.75ml ESE of Swinefleet 2 Dotterel 4.35pm by A161 in peafield by x-rds SE796210.

FIFE:- Leven Beach fem King Eider am on Methil Power Stn wall with 50 Eider viewed from c/pk at R.Leven mouth.

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Moore NR *Events!!* FREE Cheshire Migration Watch on Thurs 15th May. Meet 9.30am, phone 01925 730775 for details.

HAMPSHIRE:- New Forest 13 Crossbill nr Bordon at Hogmoor Inclosure + Redstart.

HAMPSHIRE:- Titchfield Haven NR 1s Mediterranean Gull on beach.

HERTFORDSHIRE:- Wilstone Resr Black Kite 10.20am then drifted E.

ISLE OF WIGHT:- St Catherines Pt 4 Pomarine Skua past am.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- St Mary's fem Montagu's Harrier 8.15am in flds btw Salakee Down + Salakee.

Savi's Warbler at Porthellick Pool opp hides.

KENT:- Denge Marsh Temminck's Stint pm from Dengemarsh Rd + 4 Curlew Sand, L.Stint, Whimbrel, 2 LRP. 3 G.Skua past Dungeness + 2 A.Skua.

KENT:- Grove Ferry 2 Temminck's Stint am from viewing ramp + poss Little Crake singing overnight again. 32 Hobby in area + 2drk Garganey, 3 Msh Harrier.

KENT:- Seabrook Hoopoe btw Hythe + Folkestone 7.55am in priv gdn then flew W.

KENT:- Stodmarsh NNR 28 Hobby over am.

KENT:- Swale NNR 2 Spoonbill 6am then flew N.

LANCASHIRE:- Heysham Arctic Skua N.@ 6.40am + 300 PfGeese N.@ 9.30am.

Osprey N.@ 2.25pm. Nrby crane sp high NW over Leighton Moss at 2pm.

LANCASHIRE:- Leighton Moss RSPB 23 Avocet on Morecambe Complex inc 9 chicks.

Savi's Warbler 5.10-9.30am at least right of Tim Jackson Hide, singing + showing well on + off, esp from ramp to hide.

LANCASHIRE:- Martin Mere WWT Taiga Bean Goose from Millers Bridge Hide.

LANCASHIRE:- R.Lune 2s Iceland Gull late am btw Golden Ball Pub SD449615 + Lancaster Tip.

NORFOLK:- Blakeney Freshmarsh Short-eared Owl 9.45am.

NORFOLK:- Blakeney Point imm male Hen Harrier + Wheatear.

NORFOLK:- Cley NWT Short-eared Owl 3.55pm over Eye Field.

2 Spoonbill 12.40pm circled high overhead.

NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Fen drk Green-winged Teal 7.30am at least.

4 1s Little Gull 10am + Turtle Dove, LRP, drk GwTeal still.

2 Short-eared Owl

NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB 5+ Little Gull + drk Garganey.

NORTHUMBERLAND:- Hauxley NR Lesser Yellowlegs 9am from Erics Hide NU284022, access E.off A1068 thru High + Low Hauxley.

SOMERSET:- Chew Valley Lake drk Ring-necked Duck 11.40am on Herriott's Pool.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Belvide Resr drk Long-tailed Duck 9.05am in SE cnr + Bar-t Godwit, 2 Dunlin.

SUFFOLK:- Suffolk WP Hobby nr Bramford.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Fairburn Ings 1s Bonaparte's Gull 2pm at least from Cut Hide.

WILDLIFE:- NORF sev. Hairy Dragonfly at Hickling Broad am + Four-spotted Chasers, Large Red Damselflies, Azure Damselfly.

4 Painted Lady at Blakeney Pt + 80 Small Copper.

WILDLIFE:- SUFF Painted Lady at Little Cornard am.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Bredon Hill 2 Dotterel SE of Evesham in ploughed fld W.of old overgrown quarry SO977392.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Upton Warren Grasshopper Warbler reeling btw Hen Pool + swg wks + Whimbrel flew through.





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