Cambridge - Crossbill over Roseford Road 10:20h (Alex Lees)
Ouse Washes, Mepal - PURPLE HERON south of A142 road bridge 17:57h (David Hopkins)
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
Monday, 30 July
Aldreth - Whimbrel still present (Paul Mason & Ian Dickerson)
Ouse Washes, Mepal - PURPLE HERON south of A142 road bridge (David Hopkins); flew towards Sutton Gault end of this wash (Tony Lowe)
Ouse Washes, Mepal - PURPLE HERON south of A142 road bridge (David Hopkins); flew towards Sutton Gault end of this wash (Tony Lowe)
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Sunday, 29 July
Grafham Water - Red-crested Pochard, 2 Dunlin, 2+ Green Sandpipers (Mark Hawkes)
Earith Washes - Turnstone, 5 Green Sand, 20+ Blackwit,11 Dunlin, 20+ Little Egret,12 Egyptian Goose (Ade Cooper)
Fowlmere - juv Little Egret on mere edge, Green Sand briefly (Ade Cooper)
Earith Washes - Turnstone, 5 Green Sand, 20+ Blackwit,11 Dunlin, 20+ Little Egret,12 Egyptian Goose (Ade Cooper)
Fowlmere - juv Little Egret on mere edge, Green Sand briefly (Ade Cooper)
Saturday, 28 July
Paxton Pits - 2 Whimbrel over, Garganey, pair of Egyptian Geese, 7 Black-tailed Godwits (Martin Davis)
Aldreth - Whimbrel in grass field near village (Simon Stirrup)
Late news from 26-27 July: Earith Washes - PECTORAL SANDPIPER, also in the last few days 80+ Little Egret, 11 Egyptian Geese, 2 Garganey, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 6 Ruff, 40 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 2 Turtle Dove, 40+ Yellow Wagtail (Steve Cooper, Ade Coper, Richard Patient)
Aldreth - Whimbrel in grass field near village (Simon Stirrup)
Late news from 26-27 July: Earith Washes - PECTORAL SANDPIPER, also in the last few days 80+ Little Egret, 11 Egyptian Geese, 2 Garganey, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 6 Ruff, 40 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 2 Turtle Dove, 40+ Yellow Wagtail (Steve Cooper, Ade Coper, Richard Patient)
Friday, 27 July 2012
Friday, 27 July
Ouse Washes, Eairth - 53 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 30+ Little Egret, 2 pairs of Egyptian Geese (Richard Palmer)
Thursday, 26 July
Paxton Pits - Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Yellow-legged Gulls (Jamie Wells); 3 Hobbies (Martin Shadbolt)
Fowlmere - Short-eared Owl (Matt Mellor)
Beeby's BPs - juv Mediterranean Gull, Greenshank (Mike Weedon)
Wicken Fen - Barn Owl, Cetti's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Woodcock (Gavin Paterson); 2 Crossbills over Burwell Lode (Colin Jakes)
Hemingford Grey - 10 Crossbill over (Mike Everett)
Fowlmere - Short-eared Owl (Matt Mellor)
Beeby's BPs - juv Mediterranean Gull, Greenshank (Mike Weedon)
Wicken Fen - Barn Owl, Cetti's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Woodcock (Gavin Paterson); 2 Crossbills over Burwell Lode (Colin Jakes)
Hemingford Grey - 10 Crossbill over (Mike Everett)
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Sunday, 22 July
Grafham Water - moulting drake Scaup at west end at with 300+ Tufted Ducks, 22 Dunlin (Mark Hawkes)
Beeby's BP - Sanderling, 2 Whimbrel (Mike Weedon)
Beeby's BP - Sanderling, 2 Whimbrel (Mike Weedon)
Saturday, 21 July
Cam Washes - Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpipers (David & Jon Heath)
Paxton Pits - OSPREY over pump house pit, 2 Hobbies, 3 Turtle Doves (Martin Davis)
Hemingford Grey - 11 Crossbills (Mike Everett)
Beeby's BP - juv Wheatear (Mike Weedon)
Paxton Pits - OSPREY over pump house pit, 2 Hobbies, 3 Turtle Doves (Martin Davis)
Hemingford Grey - 11 Crossbills (Mike Everett)
Beeby's BP - juv Wheatear (Mike Weedon)
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Thursday, 19 July
Eltisley / Waresley - ringtail Harrier sp. over B1040/B1046 junction 08:50h (Duncan McNiven)
Ouse Washes, Earith - Greenshank, 2 Ruff, also c.1400 Swift close to Chain Corner (Mark Eaton)
Paxton Pits - Whimbrel & later 5 more, all very briefly (Martin Davis)
Ouse Fen - Short-eared Owl (Richard Thomas)
Ouse Washes, Earith - Greenshank, 2 Ruff, also c.1400 Swift close to Chain Corner (Mark Eaton)
Paxton Pits - Whimbrel & later 5 more, all very briefly (Martin Davis)
Ouse Fen - Short-eared Owl (Richard Thomas)
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Monday, 16 July
Paxton Pits - male Whinchat, 9+ Yellow-legged Gull (Martin Davis)
Cambridge - ad Shag over Birdwood Road towards Cherry Hinton fishing pits (Pete Holt)
Cambridge - ad Shag over Birdwood Road towards Cherry Hinton fishing pits (Pete Holt)
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Sunday, 15 July
Paxton Pits - Crossbill over Heronry North (Katie Fuller and Ian Dillon); 2 Garganey, 3 Hobbies (Jamie Wells)
Grafham Water - juv. Crossbill at Mander car park (Richard Patient); Knot at north end of dam (per rarebirdalert)
Earith Washes - 30+ Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, 5+ Greenshank, 2 Ruff (Mark Eaton)
Fen Drayton - Crossbill over Middle Fen (Peter Herkenrath)
Grafham Water - juv. Crossbill at Mander car park (Richard Patient); Knot at north end of dam (per rarebirdalert)
Earith Washes - 30+ Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, 5+ Greenshank, 2 Ruff (Mark Eaton)
Fen Drayton - Crossbill over Middle Fen (Peter Herkenrath)
Saturday, 14 July
Ouse Washes - PECTORAL SANDPIPER up from Earith Industrial site from the west bank (Steve Cooper); later moved to Ouse Fen (on phase 7) but flew south again towards Over (Richard Thomas)
Cam Washes - 6+ Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit (David & Jonathan Heath)
Cam Washes - 6+ Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit (David & Jonathan Heath)
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Wednesday, 11 July
Fen Drayton Lakes - Nuthatch (Richard Bradury)
Ouse Washes, Earith - 8 Greenshank, c.55 Black-tailed Godwits, Common Sandpiper, Curlew (Mark Eaton)
South Cambs - Short-eared Owl over arable land 18:55h (Gareth Rees)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling from eastern end of Harrison's Drove, also Quail calling (Mark Welch)
Ouse Washes, Earith - 8 Greenshank, c.55 Black-tailed Godwits, Common Sandpiper, Curlew (Mark Eaton)
South Cambs - Short-eared Owl over arable land 18:55h (Gareth Rees)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling from eastern end of Harrison's Drove, also Quail calling (Mark Welch)
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Monday, 9 July
Elsworth - Northern Bobwhite singing nearby (Ian Dillon)
Thriplow - 2 Quail calling south-east of the village (James Hanlon)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling from 22:20h (Mike Foley)
Thriplow - 2 Quail calling south-east of the village (James Hanlon)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling from 22:20h (Mike Foley)
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Sunday, 8 July
Ouse Fen - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER for it's second day (Richard Thomas). Viewable in the evening from footpath 3/4 mile SW of Earith on south side of River Ouse (Mark Hawkes et al.)
Earith Washes - 2 Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, c.22 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 6 Black-tailed Godiwt, 8 Little ERgret, 25 Egyptian Geese (Mark Ward et al.)
Grafham Water - 2 Osprey (Mark Ward)
Paxton Pits - female Garganey on Diddington pit, Knot, Osprey (Martin Davis)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling between Harrison's Drove and Burwell Lode again tonight, starting calling at 22h15 (Claire Spottiswoode, Mike Brooke & Ade Long)
Block Fen GPs - LITTLE TERN, 4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Rob Partridge)
Earith Washes - 2 Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, c.22 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 6 Black-tailed Godiwt, 8 Little ERgret, 25 Egyptian Geese (Mark Ward et al.)
Grafham Water - 2 Osprey (Mark Ward)
Paxton Pits - female Garganey on Diddington pit, Knot, Osprey (Martin Davis)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling between Harrison's Drove and Burwell Lode again tonight, starting calling at 22h15 (Claire Spottiswoode, Mike Brooke & Ade Long)
Block Fen GPs - LITTLE TERN, 4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Rob Partridge)
Saturday, 7 July
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling from 10pm (David and Jon Heath); 9 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, Hobby (Gavin Patterson)
Paxton Pits - Osprey over New Workings at midday (Jamie Wells)
Paxton Pits - Osprey over New Workings at midday (Jamie Wells)
Friday, 6 July 2012
Friday, 6 July
Maxey Pits - 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpiper (Bob Titman)
Paxton Pits - 2 Curlew, Whimbrel (Martin Davis)
Paxton Pits - 2 Curlew, Whimbrel (Martin Davis)
Thursday, 5 July 2012
Thursday, 5 July
Orton Brimbles - 18 Crossbills over south 07:50h (Matt Webb)
Southey Wood - c.11 Crossbills (Matt Webb)
Grunty Fen - 5 Turtle Doves (David Nation)
Maxey Pits - 8 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Green Sandpiper (Richard Astle)
Grafham Water - 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 5+ Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling near Burwell Lode from c.22:30h (Matthew Mellor)
Southey Wood - c.11 Crossbills (Matt Webb)
Grunty Fen - 5 Turtle Doves (David Nation)
Maxey Pits - 8 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Green Sandpiper (Richard Astle)
Grafham Water - 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 5+ Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling near Burwell Lode from c.22:30h (Matthew Mellor)
Wednesday, 4 July
Maxey Pits - 9 Green Sandpiper (Mike Weedon)
Paxton Pits - 4 Hobby, Barn Owl, 2 Nightingale (Jamie Wells); 17 Yellow-legged Gull (Ade & Steve Cooper)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE still calling from 22:20h, 10 Black-tailed Godwits (Dave Fricker & Andrew Knights)
Paxton Pits - 4 Hobby, Barn Owl, 2 Nightingale (Jamie Wells); 17 Yellow-legged Gull (Ade & Steve Cooper)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE still calling from 22:20h, 10 Black-tailed Godwits (Dave Fricker & Andrew Knights)
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July
Maxey Pits - Osprey lingered briefly 09:10h, also 4 Green Sandpiper (Bob Titman)
Fowlmere - Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby over, 2 Cetti's Warbler singing (Ade Cooper)
Fowlmere - Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby over, 2 Cetti's Warbler singing (Ade Cooper)
Monday, 2 July 2012
Monday, 2 July
Paxton Pits - CommonSandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret (Martin Davis)
Sunday, 1 July
Paxton Pits - 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Green Sandpiper, Hobby (Jamie Wells)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling from 22:10h between Harrison's Drove and Burwell Lode (Tim Dee and Claire Spottiswoode)
Wicken Fen - SPOTTED CRAKE calling from 22:10h between Harrison's Drove and Burwell Lode (Tim Dee and Claire Spottiswoode)
Saturday, 30 June
Paxton Pits - 4 Black-tailed Godwits, Hobby (Jamie Wells)
Maxey Pits - 6 Green Sandpipers (Malcolm Holley)
Maxey Pits - 6 Green Sandpipers (Malcolm Holley)
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