Sunday 9 March 2008

Sunday, 9 March

Grafham Water - FIRECREST again in SW corner of lagoons, 3+ Sand Martin, 3+ Goosander, Pintail, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)

Stirtloe - female Brambling, 20+ Corn Buntings (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)

Buckden GP - RED-NECKED GREBE still there on first pit, Little Egret (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)

Paxton Pits - Red Kite, 7+ Buzzard, Little Egret, 6+ Sand Martin, White-fronted Goose, 7 Red-crested Pochard, 5 Smew, Goosander, 8 Shelduck, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 189 Common Gull, c.300 Golden Plover, 6+ Redshank, 3+ Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail (Martin Davis, Steve May, Neal Parkin, Jamie Wells et al.)

Abbots Ripton – 2 Red Kite (Duncan Ritchie)

Maxey GP - 4 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper (Brian Stone) also 3 RUDDY SHELDUCKS at 10:00h (Gareth Jones, Richard Astle)

Woodwalton Fen - ringtail Hen Harrier, Bearded Tit(s) calling, Bittern, female Marsh Harrier, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 40 Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Brambling, 2 Barn Owls, Long-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, 2 Water Rail, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Red Kites, 50 Redwings and 500 Fieldfares (Richard Patient)

Orton BP - Black-necked Grebe still present, 9 Goldeneyes, 50 Redwings (Don Gardener)

Ely Beet Pits - Bittern, Marsh Harrier (Michael Price)

Roswell Pits - Barn Owl (Michael Price)

Fen Drayton - 4 Stonechats along the entrance road (David Heath); another 2 Stonechats between the river and Ferry Lagoon (Bruce Martin)

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