Friday 18 September 2009

Friday, 18 September

Ouse Washes RSPB - 6 GLOSSY IBIS c. 1 mile north of Mepal on Willow Wash Pool. Access Cradge Bank at Mepal, just off the A142. The entrance is past the Three Pickerels pub and over the bridge. Turn right onto Cradge bank next to cattle pens and thick hedge. Walk approximately 1 mile north. As the bank starts to turn there is a water inlet point (upright winding gear in bank, a red van may be present) and view wash that is behind the first small wood. Ibis are on the pool (Alex Thomas)

Kingfishers Bridge - GREAT WHITE EGRET showed well 15:45-16:30h (Mark Pettit)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Cetti's Warbler, c.30 Golden Plovers (Andy Cotton); Rock Pipit, Whinchat (Dave Anderson)

Whittlesford - ad Yellow-legged Gull on plough between the village and Little Shelford 15:45h (Richard Palmer)

Paxton Pits - Marsh Harrier over, Caspian Gull, 3+ Little Egrets, 2 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank (Jamie Wells); Red Kite over, 2 Turtle Doves, Egyptian Goose (Ian Langdon)

Great Gransden - Wheatear (Graham Askew)

Grafham Water - 2 Marsh Harriers over, Red Kite over, Hobby, 6+ Buzzards, 2 Greenshanks (Mark Hawkes)

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