Sunday, 18 January 2026

Saturday, 17 January

Grafham Water - 8 Great Northern Diver, drake Common Scoter, 2 Bewick's Swan, 3 Stonechat (Mark Hawkes)

Friday, 16 January 2026

Friday, 16 January

Grafham Water - 9 Great Northern Diver, imm Scaup, 2 Common Scoter, Caspian Gull, 3 Bewick's Swan, 2 Stonechat (Mark Hawkes) 

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 male Smew (Rachel Lennard)

Eldernell - Hen Harrier, 8 Great Egret, 8 Little Egret to roost (Jonathan Taylor)

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Wednesday, 14 January

Ferry Meadows - WOODLARK still present with Skylarks though often difficult. Best viewing when the birds are south or the railway line (Paul Bolton, Howard Butler); approx. What3words ///data.firms.risen.

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Great Egret, Stonechat (Terry Brown)

Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Tuesday, 14 January

Ferry Meadows - WOODLARK again just north of the CP, difficult viewing (Paul Bolton)

Hare Park - Raven over (Kevin Wilson)

Monday, 12 January 2026

Monday, 12 January

Fen Drayton Lakes - Red-breasted Merganser west end of Ferry Lagoon (Richard Allison)

Ouse Washes - pair of Smew from Cadbury Hide reported 

Milton CP - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, Scaup (Jon Heath)

Sunday, 11 January 2026

Sunday, 11 January

Paxton Pits - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, Goosander on Island Pit, 6 Red-crested Pochard, Caspian Gull on Pumphouse Pit, 2 Tree Sparrows over (Richard Patient) 

Ferry Meadows - WOODLARK reported

Cambridge Research Park - Woodcock (Andrew Tongue)

Saturday, 10 January 2026

Saturday, 10 January

Long Road, Cambridge - Firecrest (Alan Fersht)

Ferry Meadows - WOODLARK with Skylark flock just west of the CP (Will Bowell)

Southy Wood - 6 Crossbills reported

Milton CP - Scaup reported

Fen Drayton Lakes - Red-breasted Merganser, Merlin, Goosander also 2 Smew on St. Ives GPs viewed from the reserve (Joe Parham)

Grafham Water - 8 Great Northern Diver (Richard Ostler)

Cambridge Research Park - 2 White-fronted Geese, Gosander reported

Diddington Pits - drake RING-NECKED DUCK, fem Scaup, redhead Smew, 10 Goldeneye (Duerden Cormack)

Wicken Fen - 21 Marsh Harrier, 2 Bittern, 250 Fieldfare to roost, Barn Owl (Christoph Zöckler)

Hare Park - 3 Tawny Owl hooting (Kevin Wilson)

Eldernell - Water Pipit (Toby Carter)