World Trip Reports

uk sightings tuesday 25th february 2003



Thanks to www.fpoint.co.uk and Birdcall

BEDFORD:- 1.5ml SSE of Woburn Great Grey Shrike 12.50pm 100m SE of road to Potsgrove by A4012 on wires.

BEDFORD:- Priory CP s/pl Red-necked Grebe 1.17pm showing well on main lake.

BERKSHIRE:- Lavell's Lake Bittern in the island reedbed + Egyptian Goose, Water Rail.

BERKSHIRE:- Moor Green Lakes NR 3 Green Sandpiper

BERKSHIRE:- Theale Main Pit POSS Great White Egret RPTD over at 11am + flew off NE.

BORDERS:- Dowlaw 4 Lapland Bunting am in stubble just past compound.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Cambridge Firecrest 8.50am in Girton at end of track bhnd BirdLife International Office showing well.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Dogsthorpe Tip prob ad Iceland Gull briefly from layby on S.side.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Eldernell 20 Ruff + Barn Owl, 50 Blk-t Godwit. Barn owl nr museum entrance on Flag Fen around dawn.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Fen Drayton GPs Little Egret + 2+redhead Smew on Ferry Lagoon.

Purple Gallinule 1.40pm on river E.of main access track (Presumed Escape).

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Peterborough 2w Mediterranean Gull 8.50am on grass outside High Leas School, Ashton Rd, Ravensthorpe/Westwood.

CHESHIRE:- Marbury CP 2 Bittern showing intermittanly early pm in reedbed bhnd small floating island, from screen.

CHESHIRE:- nr Davenham Buzzard 1/2ml S.of Northwich 8.30am on bank by A533 Davenham bypass (SJ665705).

CLWYD:- Bodafon Fields (SH808817) 10 Woodlark just E.of Llandudno in stubble flds, view from roads or public f/pths only.

CLWYD:- Kinmel Bay 7 Snow Bunting midday showing well + 4(2prs)Stonechat.

CO.DURHAM:- Boldon Flats NR ad Iceland Gull at noon.

CO.DURHAM:- Newton Aycliffe 22 Waxwing 10am in Woodham in tops of trees btw Low Green + High Green.

CORNWALL:- Penzance 1w Rose-col Starling off Chapel St in gdns on Custom House Ln + often in laurel by scaffolding SW474302.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Aughton Ings 4 Whooper Swan 1pm from churchyard.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Blacktoft Sands RSPB Slavonian Grebe am on 1st lagoon + 4 Spot Redshank.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Goole 10 Waxwing 8.15am on Normandy Way by traffic lights opp docks.

ESSEX:- Pitsea 21 Waxwing 10.35am in Aldi c/pk.

FIFE:- Kirkcaldy 40 Waxwing 10.30am over fire stn + seemed to land in housing estate btw there + hbr.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Ampney Crucis Great Grey Shrike on minor rd nr Waterton House on hedges SP058014 but mobile.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE:- Slimbridge WWT juv Lesser White-fronted Goose still from Zeiss Hide.

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Marple Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in woods bhnd Roman Lakes (directions from cafe).

HAMPSHIRE:- 1ml SE of Cheesefoot Head Black Kite 3ml ESE of Winchester 12.35-45pm at least cirdling over New Warren Fm, S.of A272.

HAMPSHIRE:- New Forest Lesser Spotted Woodpecker heard at Denny Wood. 3 Woodlark in area.

HAMPSHIRE:- nr Winchester 4 Waxwing 7.10am by M3 southbound services by main entrance.

HAMPSHIRE:- Southsea Castle 4 Purple Sandpiper 1.15pm.

HIGHLAND:- 1ml W.of Nethy Bridge Great Grey Shrike am by B970 nr Tomachrochar Farm entrance.

ISLE OF MAN:- St Judes Crane noon ijn 1st stubble fld N.of crossroads + 36 Whooper Swan Ballamona Beg.

KENT:- Denge Marsh 3 Taiga Bean Goose 8.30am from by small horse paddocks on main rd.

KENT:- Lydd Pits 16(6drk) Smew

KENT:- Scotney GPs 5 Tundra Bean Goose am + 2 RTDiver.

LANCASHIRE:- Blackpool 14 White-fronted Goose at Mythop Rd flood + 1500 PfGeese, Barnacle Goose.

LANCASHIRE:- Morecambe 10 Waxwing 10.14am on Clarendon Road nr Tanning Salon.

LANCASHIRE:- Sunnyhurst Resr 2 Curlew E.over early am (1st returning birds).

LEICESTERSHIRE:- Standford on Soar 3 Buzzard circling at 11.30am.

LOTHIAN:- Haddington 3 Waxwing 2.15pm by old A1 nr Jet garage.

NORFOLK:- Cley NWT ad Black Brant pm + j PbBrent & DbBrents N.of A149, E.of Beach Rd.

NORFOLK:- Heacham fem Black Redstart on N.Beach around chalet 80, N.of c/pk.

NORFOLK:- Holkham Gap 15 Shorelark E.of Gap on saltings + 76 Twite, 3 V.Scoter on sea + 6 Eider.

NORFOLK:- Hunstanton Purple Sandpiper nr Jetski Ramp.

NORFOLK:- Lynford Arboretum 3 Hawfinch 9.30am in paddocks + several Crossbill.

NORFOLK:- S.of E.Harling 1w Glaucous Gull 9am at TL988848.

NORFOLK:- Sparham Pits 2(1drk) Goosander am.

NORFOLK:- Stiffkey Campsite Wood Yellow-browed Warbler in large gorse patch on N.edge 200m E.of pumping stn.

NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB 25 Avocet + 3 Marsh Harrier.

2 ad Black Brant on W.side of main f/pth + Woodcock by Fen Hide.

NORTHUMBERLAND:- E.Chevington 2 Lapland Bunting pm along access track but mobile.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:- Rainworth 20+ Waxwing 11.10am in Hall Close/Westbrook Drive area.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Doncaster 2 Waxwing on E.side at Armthorpe in Southfield Primary Schhol grounds off Tranmoor Lane.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Thorne 2 Mealy Redpoll in private gdn with 4 L.Redpoll, also seen at Thorne Delves fishponds.

STRATHCLYDE:- Glasgow 21 Waxwing 7.50am N.of centre in Port Dundas on A81 Garscube Rd at St Georges Rd/Possil Rd jctn NS585668.

SUFFOLK:- 3ml N.of Ipswich 17 Waxwing 9.15am on A14 on sliproad by Asda TM133476.

SUFFOLK:- Barton Mills 13 Waxwing am on A11 r/bout TL728741.

SUFFOLK:- Copdock 6 Waxwing 3ml SW of Ipswich 9.20am bhnd PC World c/pk.

SUFFOLK:- Elveden Great Grey Shrike by A11 200m WSW of Elveden Monument TL787776.

SUSSEX:- Pett Levels 6 Pink-footed Goose

SUSSEX:- Wiston Park Lake 2 fem Ring-necked Duck 1.5ml W.of Steyning pm from A283 1/2ml W.of B2135 jctn TQ165128.

WEST MIDLANDS:- Wolverhampton 15 Waxwing 8.15am off Hordern Rd on Farndale Ave SJ901001.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Fairburn Ings 8 Smew inc 7(3drk) on Hickson's Pool, redhead on Pylon Pool.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Leeds 100+ Waxwing am in Armley on Armley Rd by The Clock School.

WILDLIFE:- NORF 2 Adder 10.30am at Walsey Hills Cley showing well.




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