Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Wednesday, 26 March

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET just to the east of the village at South Farm, viewable from Cockbrook Lane, south off the B662 (Eleanor McMahon). Still present this evening (per rarebirdalert.com)

Grafham Water - 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER from dam in afternoon, 4 COMMON SCOTER from Mander CP, Sanderling on the dam (Colin Addington); 2cy GLAUCOUS GULL in roost, 2 Swallows, 3 Goosanders (Mark Hawkes); also 3 Wheatears on the dam wall (David & Jonathan Heath)

Ferry Meadows - 3 male and a female COMMON SCOTER on Overton Lake Mike Weedon); also 2 male and a female Goosander (Terry Daunt); Rock Pipit at 16:00h (Matt Webb).

Needingworth GP - 3 BRENT GEESE (dark-bellied) from Overcote Lane (Philip Bubb)

Mepal - male RING OUZEL 16:00h (Duncan Poyser).

Thorney - OSPREY over at 17:15pm (Josh Jones)

Maxey Pits - Grey Plover circled before heading north, male Wheatear, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, also c.750 Golden Plover nearby (Mike Weedon); 2 Wheatear this evening (John Saunders)

Nene Wases - 2 Kittiwakes briefly, Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, Merlin (Jonathan Taylor)

Girton Wood - Barn Owl 14:10h(Ken Sheard)

Haddenham Long Drove - Wheatear & White Wagtail (Ian Dickerson, Paul Mason)

Monks Wood - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Woodcock, White Wagtail (Richard Broughton)

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