Tuesday 31 August 2010

Tuesday, 31 August

Grafham Water - 2 male COMMON SCOTERS, Garganey, 3+ Greenshanks, 7+ Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - fem Merlin, fem Marsh Harrier, 2 Curlews, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4+ Hobbies, Greenshank, 5 Little Ringed Plovers, 3+ Common Sandpipers (Jamie Wells)

Ouse Washes - 2 Wood Sandpipers, 5 Green Sandpipers, 4 Greenshanks, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzards (Mike Burdekin)

Grantchester - 2 Ruff, Greenshank, 8 Snipe (Mike Foley)

Monday 30 August 2010

Monday, 30 August

Farcet Fen - Mediterranean Gull in tilled stubble field near the Plough Inn (Steve Dudley)

Cambridge Research Park - Greenshank, 2 Common Buzzards (David & Jonathan Heath)

Foul Anchor - 19 GREAT SKUAS, 3 ARCTIC SKUAS, 3 Golden Plovers, Ruff, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 3 Hobbies (Stuart Elsom et al.)

Grafham Water -juv. Little Gull (Mark Hawkes)

Sunday 29 August 2010

Sunday, 29 August

Hilton - PIED FLYCATCHER @ TL296 660. Park near village green (John Clark)

Paxton Pits - Egyptian Goose, Little Ringed Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)

Ouse Fen - 2 Greenshank, 2 Garganey, Ruff, Yellow Wagtail (Mark Brandon)

Grafham Water - Garganey, Little Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 7+ Greenshank, 10+ Green Sandpiper, Hobby (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Drayton - 2 Hobby (Neil Renwick)

Saturday, 28 August

Grafham Water - juv. Little Gull, off Mander CP, 3 Garganey 3 on Gaynes Point, 4-5 Spotted Flycatcher, 7+ Greenshank, 12+ Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, c40 Yellow Wagtail, 10+ Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Turtle Dove, Little Egret, 4+ Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Drayton - GREAT WHITE EGRET over Drayton Lagoon towards Over (Richard Patient)

Cambridge - juv. GANNET flying north over Huntingdon Road (Christoph Zockler)

Paxton Pits - 4 Little Egret, Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, Wheatear (Richard Webb)

Maxey - 2 Pintail, 3 Garganey, 3 Wigeon, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Turtle Dove, 2 Littlle Egrets (Chris Lines)

Tanholt - 3 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Buzzard (Dave Chambers)

Friday 27 August 2010

Friday, 27 August

Grafham Water - 2 juv Black Terns, 2+ Garganey, 3 Greenshanks, 8+ Green Sandpipers, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover (Mark Hawkes)

Cam Washes, Waterbeach - 15+ Ruff briefly, Common Sandpiper, 30+ Yellow Wagtails (David Heath)

Thursday, 26 August

Grafham Water - juv Arctic Tern, 2 juv Black Terns, 3+ Garganey, 4+ Greenshanks, 3+ Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruffs (Mark Hawkes)

Wednesday 25 August 2010

Wednesday, 25 August

Ferry Meadows - Wheatear, 6+ Lesser Whitethroats (Don Gardener); Shag on Overton still (Mike Weedon)

Grafham Water - 2 Black Terns, 8 Greenshanks, 6 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 3 Little Egrets (Mike Everett)

Tanholt Pit - 2 Greenshanks, 6 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper (Dave Chambers)

Tuesday 24 August 2010

Tuesday, 24 August

Grafham Water - 2 Black Terns, juv Little Gull, 5+ Garganey, 2 Ruff, 8+ Greenshanks, 10+ Green Sandpipers, 3 Little Egrets (Mark Hawkes)

Trumpington - 14+ Yellow Wagtails in fields near Hobson's Brook (Mike Foley)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Whinchat, 4 Arctic Terns, 1000+ hirundines, mainly House Martins (Mike Everett)

Wicken Fen - 2 Greenshanks, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpipers, 60 Stock Doves (Tim Dee)

Tubney Fen - Wheatear, 5 Green Sandpipers (Tim Dee)

Monday 23 August 2010

Monday, 23 August

Grafham Water - 7 Egyptian Geese from Fishing Lodge, 14 Whimbrel over south (Colin Addington); juv Black Tern, juv Little Gull, 9 Garganey, juv Spotted Redshank, juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Ruff, 8+ Greenshanks, 5+ Green Sandpipers, 3+ Common Sandpipers, 3+ Little Egrets (Mark Hawkes)

Witcham - Firecrest singing in a private garden late morning (David Hopkins)

Isleham Washes - Ruff, Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, Snipe, 3 Green Sandpipers, Little Egret, Yellow Wagtail (David Collins)

Wicken Fen - Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe on Baker's Fen (David Collins)

Ferry Meadows - Shag on Overton still (Don Gardener)

Paxton Pits - 3 Whinchats, Garganey, Egyptian Goose, 8 Little Egrets, Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers (Martin Davis)

Barleycraft Pit - 42 Little Egrets to roost, 2 Hobbies, Turtle Dove, Barn Owl (Mark Eaton)

Sunday 22 August 2010

Sunday, 22 August

Over area - Redstart at Mare Fen, Whinchat and Wood Sandpiper at Ouse Fen (Richard Thomas)

Ouse Fen - 24 Egyptian Geese (Graham Hirons)

Grafham Water - 4 Black Tern, 1-2 Little Gull, 8 Garganey, juv. Spotted Redshank, Spotted Flycatcher, 13+ Greenshank, 3 Ruff, 10+ Green Sandpiper, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, 3+ Common Sandpiper, Garden Warbler (Mark Hawkes)

Maxey - 3 Garganey, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Winchat, Turtle Dove (Chis Lines)

Tanholt - Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, Hobby (Dave Chambers)

Ellington - 13 Common Buzzard (Ted Stephens)

Paxton Pits - Marsh Harrier, Whinchat, 3+ Common Buzzard, 1-2 Hobby, 5 Dunlin, 6 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, Turtle Dove, Spotted Redshank (Jamie Wells)

Kingfisher bridge - 18 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Snow Goose, Ruddy Duck, Little Egret (Mark Peck)

Midloe Grange farm, Southoe - Whinchat, Hobby (Mark Brandon)

Brownshill Staunch - Turtle Dove (Mark Brandon)

Dry Drayton - 3 Common Buzzards, Hobby (Ken Hook)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Bitterns seen on Oxholme Lake (M Everett), 3 Whinchats, 2 yellow wagtails on entrance road (c/o Neil Renwick)

Ouse Washes - Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, Ruff, 4 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine (Gavin Paterson)

Waterbeach Fen - 4 Turtle Doves, Marsh Harrier, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Green Sandpiper, Barn Owl (David & Jonathan Heath)

Cottenham, Long Drove - ad Caspian Gull recently, Yellow-legged Gulls (Dick Newell)

Landbeach - 6 Buzzards (Dick Newell)

Wicken Fen - 2 Barn Owls, 2 Green Sandpipers, 8 Snipe (Andrew Knights)

Saturday 21 August

Grafham Water - 7 Egyptian Goose from Mander CP, 2 Little Gull 5-6 Garganey, juv Spotted Redshank, 13+ Greenshank, 3 Ruff, 10+ Green Sandpiper, drk. Goldeneye, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, 2 Marsh Tit (Mark Hawkes)

Maxey - 3 Garganey, 3 Greenshank, Ringed Plover (Chris Lines)

Kingfisher's Bridge - 2 Wood Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper, Ruff, Marsh Harrier, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Hobby (Gavin Paterson)

Friday 20 August 2010

Friday, 20 August

Grafham Water - Whinchat below dam, 4 Black Terns, juv Little Gull, juvenile Spotted Redshank, 3 Ruff, 14 Greenshank, 6+ Garganey, 8+ Green Sandpiper, 25 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Little Egrets, 2+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 3+ Common Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Washes - male Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Ruff, 9 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wigeon, Peregrine, Hobby, 4 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Turtle Dove (Joe Lynn)

Wicken Fen - 3 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank on Baker's Fen (Dave Palmer)

Long Drove, Cottenham - Hobby (Dave Gandy)

Kingfisher's Bridge - Wood Sandpiper, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, male Ruff (Dave Gandy)

Ferry Meadows - SHAG still present (Mac Bell)

Thursday 19 August 2010

Thursday, 19 August

Ferry Meadows - juv SHAG on Overton still (Brian Stone)

Hatley St. George - ad fem Whinchat in a private garden this morning (Darren Oakley-Martin, Katie Fuller)

Tanholt Pit - 3 Greenshanks, 3 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper (Peter Beesley)

Grafham Water - 4 Black Terns, Spotted Redshank, 3 Ruff, 5+ Garganey, 13+ Green Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 2 Little Egrets (Mark Hawkes); 2 Little Gulls, drk Goldeneye (Mark Ward)

Haddenham Fen - Whinchat, juv Marsh Harrier (Paul Mason)

Wednesday 18 August 2010

Wednesday, 18 August

Ferry Meadows - juv SHAG on Overton still (Mike Weedon); 60+ Common Terns (Matt Webb)

Grafham Water - juv Spotted Redshank, 8 Garganey, 7+ Greenshanks, 18+ Green Sandpipers, 2+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, Dunlin, Little Egret, 2+ Spotted Flycatchers this morning, also juv Little Gull and a third Ruff this evening (Mark Hawkes)

Fullers Hill - Whinchat at Crooked Billet Farm 08:15h (Darren Oakley-Martin)

RSPB Grange Farm - Tree Pipit and juv Turtle Dove (Katie Fuller, Derek Gruar)

Isleham Washes - 3 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, fem Marsh Harrier (Dave Palmer)

Tuesday 17 August 2010

Tuesday, 17 August

Ferry Meadows - juv SHAG on Overton (Brian Stone)

Grafham Water - juv Spotted Redshank, 8 Garganey, juv Little Gull, 11 Greenshanks, 18+ Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, Ruff, Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail (Mark Hawkes)

Isleham Washes - Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 8 Snipe, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail (David Collins)

Farcet - PIED FLYCATCHER in north-west corner of Crown Lakes, north of footbridge, 18:45h (Steve Dudley)

Paxton Pits - 2 juv Black-necked Grebes, Sanderling, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Greenshanks, 3 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Egyptian Geese, Turtle Dove, c.10 Little Egrets,, c.40 Yellow-legged Gulls (Martin Davis); also Garganey, 2 more Turtle Doves (Jamie Wells)

Monday 16 August 2010

Monday, 16 August

Barleycraft Pits - CATTLE EGRET present at 20:10h, probably from 19:30h (Richard Thomas); also 3+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 6+ Turtle Doves (Mark Eaton)

Peterborough, South Bretton - GANNET over north-east (Don Gardener)

Ferry Meadows - juv SHAG on Overton (Don Gardener); Hobby at Gunwade (Matt Webb)

Sunday 15 August 2010

Sunday, 15 August

Earith - CATTLE EGRET consuming a short-tailed vole, 4 Curlews, Hobby. Also 14 Egyptian Geese, Yellow-billed Pintail & Chestnut Teal between Earith and Berry Fen (Mark Ward)

Ouse Fen - Wood Sandpiper over, 3 eclipse Garganey, Hobby (Richard Thomas)

Paxton Pits - Spotted Redshank, Mediterranean Gull, c35 Yellow-legged Gull, Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, juv Sanderling, juv Black-tailed Godwit, 1+ Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2+ Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Buzzard, 2+ Yellow Wagtail (Jamie Wells)

Grafham Water - 2-3 Little Gull, 8 Garganey, Ruff, 15+ Green Sandpiper, 6+ Greenshank, Water Rail, Goldeneye, 7+ Yellow Wagtail, 3 Little Egret, Redshank, 4+ Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington, David Hollin)

Maxey - 3 Garganey were still present, 17 Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper (Paul Taylor); also 2 Little Egrets, Grey Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpipers, Hobby, Little Owl (Chris Lines)

Eynesbury - GOSHAWK slowly south c.15:56h (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

Tanholt Pit - 2 Greenshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 2 Yellow Wagtails (Dave Chambers)

King's Dyke - 2 Peregrines, Hobby (Joe Taylor)

Ferry Meadows - c.50 Common Terns over Gunwade (Matt Webb)

St. Neots - Merlin at Love's Farm (Mark Ward)

Saturday, 14 August

Ouse Washes - CATTLE EGRET north of Earith directly opposite industrial estate ie about 500m south of the pool it's been favouring for the past few days (David Griffiths)

Hinchingbrooke Country Park - Black Tern (John Lindsell)

Paxton Pits - 8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 7 Greenshank, 8 Dunlin, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Avocet, 11+ Yellow Wagtail (Martin Davis); Ruff, 2 Sanderling (Richard Webb)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 8 Black Terns on Drayton Lagoon (Richard Thomas); BLUE-WINGED TEAL eclipse drake Ferry Lagoon (Hugh Venables); 2 Spotted Flycatchers (Sarah Howlett)

Top Farm Croydon - 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, Stonechat, 14 Yellow Wagtail (Darren Oakley-Martin)

Grafham Water - 2+ juv Little Gulls, juv Mediterranean Gull, adult Arctic Tern, 2 Black Terns, Garganey, 11 Greenshank, Ruff, 2 Turnstones, Dunlin, 13 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets, Little Ringed Plover, 6+ Yellow-legged Gulls (Mark Hawkes)

Maxey Pits - Green Sandpiper, Long-eared Owl, 2 Little Owls, Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfishers (Chris Lines et al.); 3 Garganey, Little Ringed Plover (Mike Weedon)

Farcet - Short-eared Owl (Steve Dudley)

Friday 13 August 2010

Friday, 13 August

Cambridge - Osprey low south-west over Mill Road 08:47h (Andy Symes)

Thursday, 12 August

Paxton Pits - ad summer Mediterranean Gull, 36+ Yellow-legged Gulls, juv Sanderling, 18 Little Egrets, 8 Dunlins, 11 Green Sandpipers, 6 Common Sandpipers, 7 Greenshanks, 3 Avocets, 2 Turtle Doves, juv Hobby, 2 Buzzards (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

Wednesday 11 August 2010

Wednesday, 11 August

Ouse Washes - CATTLE EGRET just north of Earith industrial estate at 11:28h, viewed from west bank of washes (Richard Palmer); flew south and then west along the Ouse 17:15h (David Griffiths)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Wheatear, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfishers (Neil Renwick)

Fowlmere - 3 juv Black-tailed Godwits (Gary Thornton, Jon Warden); juv Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Kingfishers (Doug Radford)

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Tuesday, 10 August

Ouse Washes - CATTLE EGRET about 1/2 mile north of Earith industrial estate until flying south-west at 09:45h. Also Peregrine, Common Sandpiper (Mark Peck)

Needingworth Pits - CATTLE EGRET into roost at 20:10h (Richard Thomas)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Egyptian Geese until 09:25h, 4 Whimbrel over (Andy Cotton)

King's Dyke - Wheatear, 40 Snipe (Joe Lynn)

Grafham Water - 6 Greenshanks, 17+ Green Sandpipers, 5+ Common Sandpipers, ad Hobby, Little Egret (Mark Hawkes)

Melbourn - juv Mediterranean Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls (Steve Cooper)

Monday, 9 August

Needingworth Pits - CATTLE EGRET into roost 19:35h, 10+ Turtle Doves (Richard Thomas)

Ferry Meadows - Golden Plover over (Matt Webb)

Beeby's BP - 3 Black-tailed Godwits, Little Egret (Paul Taylor)

Cambridge - Red Kite north-east over Roseford Road c.12:30h (Brian Cleary)

Grafham Water - 5+ Garganeys, Turnstone, Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers (Richard Palmer)

Sunday 8 August 2010

Sunday, 8 August

Grafham Water - 7+ Garganey still around spit from Plummer CP, 2 Black Tern, Marsh Harrier, Sanderling on dam, 8+ Greenshank, 8+ Green Sandpiper, 9+ Little Egret, Hobby, 2 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 7+ Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Redshank (Mark Hawkes); 10 Sandwich Terns going south over Gaynes creek (Mark Ward)

Tanholt Pit - 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier (Dave Chambers)

Needingworth Pits - CATTLE EGRET on the pit at TL366733, however it is best viewed from footpath alongside River Ouse, accessed from Brownshill Staunch or Berry Fen (Richard Thomas)

Paxton Pits - 14+ Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, 5 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Black-tailed Godwit (Richard Webb); Cetti's Warbler (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

Woodwalton Fen - ad HONEY BUZZARD 13:40h (David Sampson)

Saturday, 7 August

Grafham Water - 8 Garganey in Gaynes Creek, juv. Black Tern along north shore, 5 Greenshank, juv. Ruff, 8+ Green Sandpiper, 5+ Common Sandpiper, 6+ Yellow-legged Gull, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 3 Ringed Plover, 5+ Little Egret, Oystercatcher, 3 Turtle Dove (Mark Hawkes); 2 Mediterranean Gulls (Ade Cooper, Richard Patient)

Paxton Pits - 18+ Little Egret, Egyptian Goose, Bar-headed Goose, Shelduck, Hobby, 3 Avocet, 4 Dunlin, Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Turtle Dove, Yellow Wagtail (Jamie Wells); 72 Yellow-legged Gulls (Ade Cooper, Richard Patient)

Fowlmere - juv. Marsh Harrier (Doug Radford)

Earith - male Redstart (Graham Hirons)

Ouse Fen - 11 Whimbrel over (Graham Hirons)

Friday, 6 August

Brownshill Staunch - juv Whinchat still present (Richard Thomas)

Fowlmere - Marsh Harrier, Turtle Dove (Doug Radford)

Ferry Meadows - Marsh Harrier over (Matt Webb)

Isleham Washes - 4 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe (David Collins)

Thursday 5 August 2010

Thursday, 5 August

Brownshill Staunch - juv Whinchat this morning (Richard Thomas)

Grafham Water - Garganey, 6 Greenshanks, 8+ Green Sandpipers, 4+ Common Sandpipers, male Goldeneye (Mark Hawkes)

Wednesday, 4 August

Paxton Pits - 9 Little Ringed Plovers, 5 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 6 Dunlins, 4+ Greenshanks, 17 Little Egrets, 41 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Buzzards, Hobby, Egyptian Goose (Martin Davis)

Tuesday 3 August 2010

Tuesday, 3 August

Paxton Pits - 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 5+ Dunlins, Greenshank, 4 Little Egrets, 26 Yellow-legged Gulls, 4 Buzzards, Red Kite (Martin Davis)

Isleham Washes - Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 2 juv Little Ringed Plovers (David Collins)

Hinxton - juv Mediterranean Gull until 19:45h (Steve Cooper)

Monday 2 August 2010

Monday, 2 August

Grafham Water - 4 Greenshanks, Ruff in Dudney Creek (Colin Addington)

Sunday 1 August 2010

Sunday, 1 August

Grafham Water - juv BLACK-NECKED GREBE from Dudney hide, 5+ Greenshank, Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 6 Little Egret, 3+ Yellow-legged Gull, juv Common Gull, Goldeneye (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Drayton - Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, juvenile Cuckoo, 3 Ruff, 2 Turtle Dove, Grasshopper Warbler (c/o Neil Renwick)

Paxton Pits - ad Caspian Gull, 42+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 8 Turtle Doves (Mark ward); 7 Little Egret, 6 Common Gull, Barn Owl, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper (Stuart Elsom)

Saturday, 31 July

Grafham Water - 9+ Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 6+ Common Sandpiper, 8+ Yellow-legged Gull, 4+ Little Egret, Turtle Dove, Oystercatcher (Mark Hawkes)

Wicken Fen - 19 Wimbrel over, male Stonechat (Mark Peck)

Monks Wood - juvenile Long-eared Owl

Paxton Pits - Greenshank, 4 Avocets, 8 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 15 Little Egrets (Martin Davis)

Waresely Wood - pair of Spotted Flycatchers with dependant young (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Turnstone over south (Richard Thomas)