Sunday, 7 September 2008

Sunday, 7 September

Paxton Pits - GANNET flew south at 10:20hr, juv. BAIRD'S SANDPIPER still (please follow directions below), Ruff (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells, Neal Parkin)

Foul Anchor - juv LONG-TAILED SKUA, pale morph ARCTIC SKUA, ad HONEY BUZZARD, Buzzard, 3+ Hobbies, Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, 2+ Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 5 Whimbrels, 40 Knot, 60 Golden Plover, 20 Yellow Wagtails along the river this afternoon (Stuart Elsom, Richard Pateint)

Ouse Washes - DOTTEREL still in field between pub and visitors centre at 08:30h (David Hopkins)

Ouse Fen - 2 SPOONBILLS (Tony Mallyon); 12 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 10 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Greenshanks, 20 Little Egrets, 2 Turnstones, male Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Hobby, Garganey, 6 Whinchats, 5 Wheatears (Richard Thomas et al.)

Witcham - 4 Redstarts still (David Hopkins)

Landbeach - 5 ARCTIC SKUAS over, Little Egret (Dick Newell)

Grafham Water - HONEY BUZZARD over 13:10hr, adult Little Gull (Jono Leadley); 4 Marsh Harriers through during day, Osprey still, c.7 Hobbies, 6 Black Terns, juv Arctic Tern, Pintail (Mark Hawkes)

Croydon - 3 Whinchats (Darren Oakley-Martin)

Fen Drayton GP - 11 Green Sandpipers, Wheatear (Neil Renwick)

Maxey Pits - 3 Whinchats, 6 Wheatears, 6 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Hobby (Chris Lines)

Ferry Meadows - Redstart still present this morning, 4 Spotted Flycatchers (Chaz Shaw); 8 Spotted Flycatchers by late afternoon and Crossbill over Orton Wistow (Matt Webb); Redstart still this evening, also Whinchat, Hobby (Don Gardener)

Wicken Fen - 7 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Barn Owls (Andrew Knights)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 11 Green Sandpipers, Wheatear (Neil Renwick)

Melbourn, Grange Farm - 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 5 Buzzard, Hobby, Merlin, 5 Golden Plover, 10 Wheatears, Turnstone over (Steve Cooper)

King's Dyke NR - Pied Flycatcher, Redstart (Geroge Walthew)

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