Sunday 15 June 2008

Sunday, 15 June

Earith / Ouse Washes - a very mobile summer plumaged CATTLE EGRET with 15 little egrets in the washland opposite Westview Marina (Graham Hirons); later at the Ouse Washes near Earith (David Griffiths) and at Sutton gault early evening, also 12 Little Egrets, 3 Garganey, Hobby (Mark Peck); NIGHT HERON this evening c.100 yards north of KLM factory in Earith, viewed from west bank (Richard Patient, Ade Cooper); later joined by the CATTLE EGRET 21:00h (Mark Hawkes et al.)

Ouse north of Brownshill Staunch - NIGHT HERON flew along river and appeared to drop in the area south of Bluntisham Church (Richard Thomas)

Needingworth - 7 CROSSBILLS south-west over cricket ground (Graham Hirons)

Grafham Water - OSPREY around west end, 2 Avocet in lagoons (Mark Hawkes)

Ely - 2 CROSSBILLS over (Duncan Poyser)

Gamlingay - QUAIL calling in evening from barley field (Mark Thomas)

Wicken Fen - 4 Marsh Harriers, 2 Little Egrets, 3 Cetti's Warblers, Green Sandpiper (David & Jonathan Heath)

Quy - pair of buzzards over the A14 (Ian Anderson)

Paxton Pits - 11 Hobbies, 6+ Little Egrets (Jamie Wells)

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