World Trip Reports

uk sightings tuesday April 1st 2003



thanks to www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL

ABERDEENSHIRE:- Aberdeen Merlin 6.30am along Queens Rd.

AYRSHIRE:- Troon Hbr (NS308316) 1w Iceland Gull

BEDFORD:- Brogborough Landfill Site Red Kite ober 8.10am twds Woburn + Hobby Y/DAY.

BEDFORD:- Broom GPs Dark-bellied Brent Goose 6.45am from B658 layby.

BERKSHIRE:- Burnthouse Lane GPs male White Wagtail in fld adj to ROF with 15 Pied Wag. 11 Crossbill S.@ 9.05am.

BERKSHIRE:- Moor Green Lakes NR Sedge Warbler 10.40am + m Wheatear. Peregrine Brightwalton pm.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:- Little Marlowe GPs ad Spotted Crake RPTD on private area (6th day).

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Little Paxton GPs pr Garganey + 4 LRP.

CHESHIRE:- Higher Whitley Tree Sparrow on Focalpoint feeders + Coal Tit, Goldfinch.

CORNWALL:- 2.5ml ENE of Sennen harrier sp (prob the Pallid Harrier) 10am over A30 nr Rissick heading twds Carn Brea.

CORNWALL:- Nanjizal Valley 1w American Herring Gull early am only in ploughed flds on SE side SW381237 then flew inland.

CUMBRIA:- Arnside 2 Whimbrel 7.25am by c/pk + 2 Curlew on shore.

DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh (SX972875) Glossy Ibis 2.10pm in ditch by viewing platform + Swallow, House Martin, White Wagtail, 8 L.Egret, 30 Knot, 30 Blk-t Godwit, Raven.

DORSET:- Portland Bill Manx Shearwater past + Puffin, 3 RTDiver, Eider, C.Scoter, 4 Purple Sand on rocks. 5 Wheatear by obs. No Hoopoe reports am.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Hull 18+ Waxwing 10.50am by A63 at Melton traffic lights..

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Altrincham Sewage Wks male Blue-headed Wagtail in horse paddocks at the entrance off Sinderland Lane.

GTR. MANCHESTER:- Audenshaw Resr 1w Little Gull + 30 Sand Martin.

GWYNEDD:- Morfa Madryn Wood Sandpiper on W.Pool.

HAMPSHIRE:- Hook Scrape w/pl Bar-tailed Godwit 10.30am with 37 Blk-t Godwit.

ISLE OF WIGHT:- St Catherines Pt Great Skua past + Arctic Skua, 6 RTDiver, 71 C.Scoter.

KENT:- Bough Beech Resr 5(4drk) Mandarin + escaped drk Wood Duck. No sign C.Scoter.

KENT:- Boughton Monchelsea Deer Park Peregrine over NE am.

KENT:- Northward Hill RSPB 4 ad Mediterranean Gull + ringtail Hen Harrier, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Ruff.

KENT:- Sandwich Bay Osprey N.@ 9.30am + Crossbill, Brambling, ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 White Wagtails, 2 Jack Snipe.

LANCASHIRE:- Clitherow White Stork 10am over A59 nr Barrow Lower Lodge SD742382.

LANCASHIRE:- Heysham N.Hbr 30 Twite 1pm around The Mound.

LANCASHIRE:- Leighton Moss RSPB 13 Avocet on Allen Pool complex this a/noon.

LANCASHIRE:- Myersclough Quarry 2 Whimbrel over at 10.15am.

LANCASHIRE:- Pine Lakes 80+ Sand Martin 11am.

LANCASHIRE:- Starr Gate Arctic Skua past at noon + 9 Fulmar, 2 Gannet.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Scunthorpe 20-25 Waxwing 8.50am on Ashby High Street in trees by Malt Shovel Pub.

MERSEYSIDE:- Ainsdale 3(2drk) Garganey still on Sands Lake (SD301130).

MERSEYSIDE:- Rock Ferry 29 Waxwing in ash trees at far end of sidings rd S.of rail stn.

NORFOLK:- Cley Hangs Red Kite S.@ 1.47pm.

NORFOLK:- Hickling Broad 3(2drk) Garganey on Rush Hills + L.Gull, 2 Water Pipit, 24 Avocet, 3 LRP, 3 R.Plover, 112 Blk-t Godwit, 10 Ruff.

NORFOLK:- Sheringham Red Kite 9.35am NW over Pretty Corner.

NORFOLK:- UEA Broad Norwich Willow Warbler on S.side + several Chiffchaff, Egyptian Goose, Green Woodpecker, Jay.

NORFOLK:- Walsey Hills Cetti's Warbler singing but v.elusive.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Thrybergh Resr s/pl Black-necked Grebe 8.25am at least.

SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB Merlin

SURREY:- Stanwell Moor Little Ringed Plover am + 2 Green Sand.

SUSSEX:- Chichester GPs 1s Little Gull over Ivy Lake on SE side of A27/B2145 jctn + 100 Sand Martin.

WEST MIDLANDS:- Marsh Lane GPs Knot 9.40am from Oak Hide.





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