World Trip Reports

uk sightings Wednesday 28th May 2003



Thanks to www.fpoint.co.uk and BIRDCALL

ABERDEENSHIRE:- NE of Hatton PROB fem Pallid Harrier RPTD 1-1.30pm. Take A90 NE from Hatton for 1.5ml to large area of young conifers on L.of rd, favours N.end.

ANGLESEY:- S.Stack 20 Puffin + 2 Chough, f Peregrine.

BEDFORD:- Sandy Heath 3 Hobby over tree nursery.

BEDFORD:- The Lodge, Sandy Nightingale am singing on NR.

BERKSHIRE:- Lavell's Lake male Peregrine early pm overhead for over 30mins.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Farcet Fen Osprey SW over Crowtree at 1.55pm twds Holme Fen.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Grafham Water s/pl Red-necked Grebe off Mander c/pk + 4 Sanderling.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE:- Holme Fen NR Osprey S.over 7.20am.

CORNWALL:- Swan Pool (SW802317) male Little Bittern SW of Falmouth 8.30am.

DEVON:- Bowling Green Marsh Glossy Ibis 9.15am from hide.

DEVON:- Kingswear Iberian Chiffchaff singing on Dart Valley Trail 50m past NT sign + showing well. Park in trail c/pk nr anchor + take trail on R.before boatyard.

DORSET:- Durlston CP Nightingale + Wood Warbler.

DORSET:- Portland male Red-backed Shrike 12.10pm at The Verne just below prison gate.

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:- nr Ryehills Red Kite 3ml NW of Canonbie 9.10am at NY349787.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Blacktoft Sands RSPB Spoonbill + L.Egret, 31 Blk-t Godwit.

EAST YORKSHIRE:- Broomfleet Golden Oriole 9.30am in flight + prob ringtail Montagu's Harrier flew N.

HAMPSHIRE:- Magdalen Hill Red Kite 1.20pm with a Buzzard + soared out of view.

HAMPSHIRE:- Titchfield Haven NR Golden Oriole briefly early am + Wood Sand, Avocet.

Osprey E.@ 9.20am + Wood Sand, Avocet, Barn Owl, f Msh Harrier. No Sign Golden Oriole.

HIGHLAND:- Loch Shin POSS Great White Egret RPTD at SE end at Collaboll.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- St.Agnes 1s male Little Bittern around Cove Vean.

ISLES OF SCILLY:- Tresco drk Black Duck pm on Great Pool.

KENT:- Dungeness RSPB ad Whiskered Tern 9.50am on Burrowes Pit showing well from Firth Hide.

KENT:- Sevenoaks NR Green Sandpiper am + Egyptian Goose, LRP.

KENT:- Stodmarsh NNR 20+ Hobby 11.20am viewable from Grove Ferry mound + 3 drk Garganey.

LANCASHIRE:- Heysham Grasshopper Warbler reeling by NR hut.

LANCASHIRE:- Marton Mere LNR Great Reed Warbler 2ml E.of Blackpool 9.40am at NE end in reeds L.of green container hide.

LANCASHIRE:- R.Lune 2s Iceland Gull 12.30pm S.of Golden Ball Pub SD449615.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- 1ml N.of R.Nene mouth Great White Egret S.of Gedney Drove End 3.50pm on beach.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Covenham Resr drk Goosander 7pm + 2 Turtle Dove at SE cnr + Common Sand.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Killingholme Haven imm Spoonbill noon on the pits.

LINCOLNSHIRE:- Welland Bank Pits ad Little Gull 2pm + Hobby, Barn Owl, Dunlin.

LONDON:- Dagenham Chase Honey Buzzard NW @ 1.56pm.

NORFOLK:- Cley NWT fem American Wigeon on N.Scrape + 1s L.Gull. SEOwl hunting Eye Field 7.15am.

NORFOLK:- Kelling Heath Honey Buzzard RPTD over 10.15am.

NORFOLK:- SE.of Great Ryburgh 2 Honey Buzzard 10.20am low over wood from road 1/2ml N.of raptor watchpoint + 1 from watchpoint at 9.45am.

NORFOLK:- Welney WWT Temminck's Stint from main hide.

NORTH YORKSHIRE:- Scarborough Little Egret at North Bay in Northstead Manor Gardens, bird has blue ring + v.tame.

NORTHUMBERLAND:- E.Chevington Red-necked Phalarope 7.15am briefly on N.Pool not since.

ORKNEY:- N.Ronaldsay Rustic Bunting 11.50am.

RENFREWSHIRE:- Lochwinnoch RSPB s/pl White-winged Black Tern 9ml SW of Paisley am on Barr Loch showing well.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE:- Old Moor NR Little Egret 7.10am when flew tdws Wath Ings.

STAFFORDSHIRE:- Belvide Resr Little Tern 3.15pm at least + Osprey RPTD over at 12.30pm. Also Whimbrel + 10 Blk-t Godwit.

SUFFOLK:- Lakenheath RSPB 2 Golden Oriole singing in furthest plantations along S.bank of river.

SUFFOLK:- Minsmere RSPB 4 Little Gull

SUFFOLK:- Trimley Marshes Long-eared Owl 6.40am on post nr entrance.

SUSSEX:- Chichester Hbr Gull-billed Tern 1.24pm at least with other terns + gulls at hbr mouth, earlier past Hayling Island.

SUSSEX:- Selsey W.Fields Red Kite in off sea at 10.45am.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Grimley new workings Greenshank late am + 2 C.Tern.

WORCESTERSHIRE:- Upton Warren 6(4y) Avocet from main flashes hide + Grasshopper Wblr reeling nr 1st flash feeding stn from 4.20am.



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