Thursday, 2 July

Grafham Water - ARCTIC SKUA adult still on wall of dam 07:50h, female Common Scoter, Greenshank (Mark Hawkes). The Arctic Skua was humanely put down at 12.20h.


Arctic Skua, Grafham Water, 2nd July © Mark Hawkes (click for larger image). Hand-held shot taken at around 3 foot range. Only the 2nd county record for July.

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Green Sandpipers, Hobby, 7 Little Egrets, 4 Egyptian Geese (Gavin Paterson)

Helpston - Spotted Flycatcher (Richard Astle)

Southoe - pair of Little Owls, possibly with young (Martin Sreeves)