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uk sightings tuesday 27th May 2003



ABERDEENSHIRE:- Feddergate Resr Wood Sandpiper 4ml NNW of New Deer 10am + Osprey.

AYRSHIRE:- Kilbirnie Loch ad White-winged Black Tern 8am at N.end then flew off.

BERKSHIRE:- Lavell's Lake Hobby 8am perched in alders by R.Lodden + Kingfisher in area.

CHESHIRE:- Little Neston Hobby N.over Harp Inn at 4.42pm.

CHESHIRE:- Neston Bearded Tit in Neston Reedbed, access from Marshlands Rd, Little Neston.

CLEVELAND:- Saltburn 20 Crossbill W.over at 6.45am.

CLEVELAND:- Scaling Dam Resr Quail 3.45am calling 1/3ml W.of Grinkle Park Hotel from rd just N.of track to High Waupley Fm NZ734147.

Co.CORK:- Dursey Sound White-crowned Sparrow in last gdn on track on L.1km before cable car. Pk in c/pk by standing stones.

CORNWALL:- Swan Pool (SW802317) male Little Bittern SW of Falmouth 8.10am at N.end.

CUMBRIA:- Walney Island Crane 800m S.of Biggar village. Drk LtDuck btw Piel + Roa Islands viewed from Ship Inn.

DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh Glossy Ibis still.

DEVON:- Kingswear Iberian Chiffchaff rptd on Dart Valley Trail past NT sign.

DORSET:- Rodden Osprey over minor rd to W.@ 10.35am. Nrby no sign Woodchat Shrike S.of Langton Herring.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Blacktoft Sands RSPB 2 Little Egret from Townend Hide.

ESSEX:- Two Tree Island 2 Grasshopper Warbler 9.15am W.of flying fld in hemlock + third bird 100m E.of here.

GWYNEDD:- Bardsey Island 3 juv Long-eared Owl around plantation + 12 Spotted Fly.

HAMPSHIRE:- Titchfield Haven NR Grasshopper Warbler 6am singing nr canal path + f Marsh Harrier.

HIGHLAND:- Tornagrain Wood Nightingale 7.5ml WSW of Nairn singing by A96, pk on minor rd to Inverness Airport + view gulley S.of A96 NH776508.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- St.Agnes 1s male Little Bittern 3pm on rocks E.of Cove Vean.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- Tresco drk Black Duck at N.end of Great Pool showing well.

KENT:- Capel-le-Ferne Red-rumped Swallow W.@ 8.20am along cliffs.

KENT:- Oare Marshes drk Garganey on W.Flood + 4 Wood Sand, 1s L.Gull, 6 L.Egret, 25 Avocet, 118 Blk-t Godwit.

KENT:- Sandwich Bay Black Kite 11.55am over obs twds Pegwell Bay.

2 ad Mediterranean Gull S.@ 9.30am + m Marsh Harrier.

LANCASHIRE:- Marton Mere LNR Great Reed Warbler 2ml E.of Blackpool 7.30am in reeds at NE end in reeds L.of green container hide.

LANCASHIRE:- Starr Gate Little Tern S.past btw 7.30-8am + 13 Manxies, 52 S.Tern.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Langtoft Moat Turtle Dove + Corn Bunting.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- North Killingholme imm Spoonbill 11.30am + 12 Blk-t Godwit.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Welland Bank Pits ad Little Gull pm.

LOTHIAN:- NW of Musselburgh drk Surf Scoter off Joppa Bus Terminal then drifted W.

MERSEYSIDE:- Hightown Dunes Grasshopper Warbler pm + Stonechats, Whitethroat, R.Plover.

NORFOLK:- Breydon Water 2s Glaucous Gull 8.50am at W.end at R.Yare/R.Waveney confluence.

NORFOLK:- Cley NWT fem American Wigeon from N.Hide + Greenshank.

NORFOLK:- Docking 2 Honey Buzzard W.@ 3.15pm.

NORFOLK:- Gt Ryburgh Honey Buzzard 3.35pm displaying over raptor watchpoint TF970256.

NORFOLK:- Holkham Pines male Serin 10.05am singing, from N.end of Lady Ann's Drive follow track NE for 50m to gate.

NORFOLK:- Sea Palling Short-eared Owl + Tree Pipit N.

NORFOLK:- Sheringham Honey Buzzard SE over bird obs at 7.50am.

NORFOLK:- Swanton Novers 2 Honey Buzzard 1.10pm over raptor watchpoint + 2 Buzzard (TG010303).

NORFOLK:- Titchwell RSPB Black-winged Stilt + 2 Cetti's Wblr.

NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Scarborough Little Egret 2.50pm at North Bay in Northstead Manor Gardens.

RENFREWSHIRE:- Lochwinnoch RSPB s/pl White-winged Black Tern 10ml SW of Paisley 10am on Barr Loch.

SHROPSHIRE:- Whixall Moss (SJ489352) ad Mediterranean Gull 7.30am in Blk-h Gull colony.

SUFFOLK:- Dunwich Heath Spoonbill N.@ 7.25am.

SUFFOLK:- Lakenheath RSPB Golden Oriole 12.45pm in 1st plantations from S.bank of river.

SURREY:- Chobham Common 19 Crossbill in pines SE of monument c/pk + Hobby, Redstart, 1+Tree Pipit.

SUSSEX:- R.Arun dark-billed Common Tern 10.45am but still no sign of Gull-billed Tern.

Gull-billed Tern 6.30am btw A259 + red bridge at Littlehampton not since.

Little Egret at Littlehampton + 3 C.Tern. No sign Gull-b Tern.

WEST YORKSHIRE:- Blackmoorfoot Resr s/pl Black-necked Grebe 4.07pm showing well viewed from SW cnr.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Upton Warren 5(3y) Avocet on Flashes from main hide



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