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uk sightings saturday 24th May 2003



BERKSHIRE:- Cold Harbour male Blue-headed Wagtail singing & showing well.

2+ Yellow Wagtail

CHESHIRE:- Neumann's Flash Hobby + 4 Dunlin, A.Tern briefly.

Co.CORK:- Dursey Sound White-crowned Sparrow in gdn down track on L before cable car.

CUMBRIA:- Bowness on Solway Pomarine Skua past + 7 A.Skua, 12 RTDiver & Harbour Porpoise.

CUMBRIA:- Longtown Ponds drk Lesser Scaup on pool by livestock market @ 8.34 + 8 Tufted Duck.

CUMBRIA:- Walney Island Crane distant from S.end of Biggar Bank.

DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh Glossy Ibis 7.20am then moved away from hide + 2 imm Spoonbill, Goldeneye.

DEVON:- Kingswear Iberian Chiffchaff singing on Dart Valley Trail past NT sign from trail on R.before boatyard.

DORSET:- Bridport 4 Whimbrel @ West Bay + male Whinchat.

DORSET:- Portland Bill Serin 8am.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Blacktoft Sands RSPB Spoonbill E.over @ 2pm.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Kilnsea/Easington area 1s male Montagu's Harrier in fields near Sammy's point late morning then flew South.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Tophill Low NR Wood Sandpiper

HAMPSHIRE:- Beacon Hill Red Kite W.over @ 2.15pm.

HAMPSHIRE:- Curbridge Osprey over @ 12.40.

HAMPSHIRE:- Titchfield Haven NR Osprey Also C.Scoter offshore + 35 Eider.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- St Mary's 2 male Golden Oriole in Lower Moors early a/noon.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- St.Agnes Short-toed Lark E.side of Big Pool @ 11.05am.

KENT:- Denge Marsh drk Garganey + 3 LRPlover, 4 Avocet. Med Gull @ Dungeness RSPB.

KENT:- Dungeness Mediterranean Gull at The Patch + Continental Tit in trapping area + 2 Reed Wblr.

KENT:- Grove Ferry 3(2Drk) Garganey from ramp this morning + 18+ Hobbies.

LANCASHIRE:- Martin Mere WWT Curlew Sandpiper + 20 Dunlin.

LANCASHIRE:- Marton Mere LNR Great Reed Warbler 2ml E.of Blackpool to left of green container hide.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Gibraltar Point NNR Thrush Nightingale in E.Dunes in deep cover c200yds S.of Mill Hill viewpoint still. please keep to pootpaths.

LOTHIAN:- Aberlady Bay ad fem King Eider 11.25am on W.side Kilspindie Golfcourse on rocks W.of hide.

LOTHIAN:- Musselburgh Lagoons drk Surf Scoter 12.55 on sea.

MERSEYSIDE:- Caldy ad White-throated Sparrow off A540 on Kings Drive North in gdn of March Wall SJ229860. Briefly early morning but not since.

NORFOLK:- Blakeney Point male Ring Ouzel + 2 Wheatears this morning.

NORFOLK:- Breydon Water 1s Mediterranean Gull from S.wall this morning + 2 G/shank, Hobby, Corn Bunting.

NORFOLK:- btw Horsey Corner & Waxham Sands holiday camp entrance Short-eared Owl over fields W.of B1159 @ 8.30am.

NORFOLK:- Cley imm Spoonbill Simmond's Scrape, Garganey Pat's Pool (drake).

NORFOLK:- Felbrigg Hall 7 Crossbill 7.45am.

NORFOLK:- SE.of Great Ryburgh from Wensum Valley Raptor Watchpoint 2 Honey Buzzard 1.05pm.

NORFOLK:- SE.of Great Ryburgh over Wensum Valley Raptor Watchpoint Red Kite 8.40am.

NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Fen (TF987440) Temminck's Stint 2pm TF987440.

NORFOLK:- Swanton Novers Red Kite over Watchpoint + 5 Buzzard, 70 Crossbill.

NORFOLK:- Wayland Wood male Golden Pheasant 1ml SE of Watton 6.30-6.45am.

NORTHUMBERLAND:- Holy Island 1s drk Surf Scoter 2.10pm off Snipe Point NU126440.

SHETLAND:- Unst Scops Owl at Northdale roosting in elders @ end of road.

SOMERSET:- Chew Valley Lake ad drk Ring-necked Duck 4pm on Herriott's Pool + Com Sand, 2 Dunlin.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Essington Quarry Pool 2 Black-necked Grebe 1pm SJ948035.

SUFFOLK:- Lakenheath RSPB 3 (2,male) Golden Oriole showing well. use c'pk off B112 N.of rly & follow f'path W.along S.bank of river. DO NOT ENTER PLTNS.

SURREY:- QEII Resr Sanderling + Dunlin. Nearby 2 Oystercatchers @ Staines Resrs.

SUSSEX:- Selsey Bill Serin 10.05am + 2 Balearic Shearwater on sea 10.45-10.55am then drifted West.






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