Burwell Fen - Water Pipit, Little Stint, 4 Stonechat (Richard Johnson)
Ouse Washes - 24 Crane (Mike Everett
Cambridge - Hawfinch over Lovell Road (Jon Heath), another at the Botanical Gardens (as per Birdguides)
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Monday, 30 October 2017
Monday, 30 October
Ferry Meadows - 4 Stonechat (John Atkins); 6 Hawfinch over, 3 Goldeneye (Matt Webb et al.)
Grafham Water - Hawfinch over (Mark Hawkes)
Farcet Fen - Bittern (Steve Dudley)
Small numbers of Whooper Swan reported widely in recent days
Grafham Water - Hawfinch over (Mark Hawkes)
Farcet Fen - Bittern (Steve Dudley)
Small numbers of Whooper Swan reported widely in recent days
Sunday, 29 October 2017
Sunday, 29 October
Paxton Pits - 2 Hawfinches over, 2 Bearded Tits, Peregrine, Marsh Tit, 2 Whooper Swans (Jamie Wells)
Histon - Short-eared Owl (Dave Wege)
Foul Anchor - 12 GREAT SKUA over (Richard Patient, Jonathan Taylor)
Buckden - 2 Hawfinch briefly (Mark Ward)
Ferry Meadows - 8 Pink-footed Geese over (Mike Weedon et al.)
Burwell Fen - 2 Little Stint, possible Tundra Peregrine F. p. calidus (brendan Doe)
Histon - Short-eared Owl (Dave Wege)
Foul Anchor - 12 GREAT SKUA over (Richard Patient, Jonathan Taylor)
Buckden - 2 Hawfinch briefly (Mark Ward)
Ferry Meadows - 8 Pink-footed Geese over (Mike Weedon et al.)
Burwell Fen - 2 Little Stint, possible Tundra Peregrine F. p. calidus (brendan Doe)
Saturday, 28 October
Ouse Fen - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER still present towards Brownshill Staunch 09:25h (Hugh Venables); DOTTEREL briefly (Richard Thomas)
Earith - Hawfinch over (Graham Hirons)
Ferry Meadows - 17 Hawfinch over, 7 Bramblings, 2 Ravens (Matt Webb)
Stuntney - 4 Hawfinch over (Duncan Poyser)
Ouse Washes - 27 Common Cranes (Mike Burdekin)
Burwell Fen - Water Pipit, 2 Little Stints, Peregrine, 6 Stonechat (Malcolm Ausden); Grey Plover (David Fisher)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Great White Egrets, 50+ Little Egrets (Hugh Venables)
Earith - Hawfinch over (Graham Hirons)
Ferry Meadows - 17 Hawfinch over, 7 Bramblings, 2 Ravens (Matt Webb)
Stuntney - 4 Hawfinch over (Duncan Poyser)
Ouse Washes - 27 Common Cranes (Mike Burdekin)
Burwell Fen - Water Pipit, 2 Little Stints, Peregrine, 6 Stonechat (Malcolm Ausden); Grey Plover (David Fisher)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Great White Egrets, 50+ Little Egrets (Hugh Venables)
Friday, 27 October 2017
Friday, 27 October
Grafham Water - 6 Hawfinch, 6 Bullfinch & 2 Brambling over (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows - visible migration included 9 Hawfinch, 1376 redwing, 343 Fieldfare, 4079 Wood Pigeon, 2870 Starling (Matt Webb et al.)
Ouse Fen - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER still present towards Brownshill Staunch 09:25h (Richard Bradbury)
Haddenham Long Drove - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER south of the road between the village and Earith(Duncan Poyser)
Peterborough - BEE-EATER nearby at Stanground Gullet this morning, but not relocated; access from North Street, follow footpath S by River, cross footbridge (George Walthew)
Ferry Meadows - visible migration included 9 Hawfinch, 1376 redwing, 343 Fieldfare, 4079 Wood Pigeon, 2870 Starling (Matt Webb et al.)
Ouse Fen - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER still present towards Brownshill Staunch 09:25h (Richard Bradbury)
Haddenham Long Drove - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER south of the road between the village and Earith(Duncan Poyser)
Peterborough - BEE-EATER nearby at Stanground Gullet this morning, but not relocated; access from North Street, follow footpath S by River, cross footbridge (George Walthew)
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Thursday, 26 October
Brownshill Staunch - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER with c.1500 Golden Plover in the field to the left along the rough track that runs from Overcote Lane to Brownshill Staunch (Richard Thomas)
Ferry Meadows - visible migration this morning included 4027 Wood Pigeon, 183 Chaffinch, 200 redwing, 7 Brambling (Matt Webb)
Fen Drayton - Raven over (Richard Allison)
Coppingford - RING OUZEL along Bullock Road (Chris Brown)
Great Shelford - 32+ Cron Bunting on stubble between the village and Addenbrookes (Nick Croft)
Haddenham North Fen - c.3000 Golden Plover, 5000+ Lapwing, 300 Linnet (Paul Mason)
Ferry Meadows - visible migration this morning included 4027 Wood Pigeon, 183 Chaffinch, 200 redwing, 7 Brambling (Matt Webb)
Fen Drayton - Raven over (Richard Allison)
Coppingford - RING OUZEL along Bullock Road (Chris Brown)
Great Shelford - 32+ Cron Bunting on stubble between the village and Addenbrookes (Nick Croft)
Haddenham North Fen - c.3000 Golden Plover, 5000+ Lapwing, 300 Linnet (Paul Mason)
Wednesday, 25 October
Ouse Fen - c.1000 Golden Plover, c.400 Lapwing, 3 Bearded Tit (Josh Carter)
Nene Washes - 3 Bittern, 8 Crane, Merlin, 2 Stonechat (Ian Gordon)
Nene Washes - 3 Bittern, 8 Crane, Merlin, 2 Stonechat (Ian Gordon)
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Tuesday, 24 October
Gog Magog Down - DARTFORD WARBLER briefly 11:30h (Richard Fowling)
Prickwillow - c.30 Whooper Swan nearby (Pete Cook)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Raven (Matt Webb)
Prickwillow - c.30 Whooper Swan nearby (Pete Cook)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Raven (Matt Webb)
Monday, 23 October 2017
Monday, 23 October
Ferry Meadows - Rock Pipit over (Matt Webb)
Grafham Water - 2 Rock Pipit, Greenshank (Ian Dawson)
Granta Park - Nuthatch (Gareth Rees)
Fen Drayton Lakes- 2 Great White Egret (Richard Allison; Derek and Peter Gruar)
Hawfinches reported widely across the county, mainly in flight, along with Brambling, Siskin and Redpoll.
Grafham Water - 2 Rock Pipit, Greenshank (Ian Dawson)
Granta Park - Nuthatch (Gareth Rees)
Fen Drayton Lakes- 2 Great White Egret (Richard Allison; Derek and Peter Gruar)
Hawfinches reported widely across the county, mainly in flight, along with Brambling, Siskin and Redpoll.
Sunday, 22 October
Witcham - Firecrest in a private garden, Hawfinch at the end of Silver Street (David Hopkins)
Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander (Matt Webb)
Baker's Fen - Peregrine, 2 Swallow (Derek and Peter Gruar)
Hawfinches reported widely across the county, mainly in flight, along with Brambling, Siskin and Redpoll.
Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander (Matt Webb)
Baker's Fen - Peregrine, 2 Swallow (Derek and Peter Gruar)
Hawfinches reported widely across the county, mainly in flight, along with Brambling, Siskin and Redpoll.
Sunday, 22 October 2017
Saturday, 21 October
Grafham Water - 7 Hawfich over heading south, Sanderling (Mark Hawkes)
Paxton Pits - Peregrine, 2 Ravens, Stonechat (Jamie Wells)
Paxton Pits - Peregrine, 2 Ravens, Stonechat (Jamie Wells)
Friday, 20 October 2017
Friday, 20 October
Over - Hawfinch over (Jeremy Lindsell)
Stow-cum-Quy - 6 Hawfinch over 07:45h (Duncan Poyser)
Cambridge Research Park - Bittern in flight, Goldeneye, 3 Redpoll over (Jon & David Heath)
Witcham - 4 Hawfinch (David Hopkins)
Burwell Fen - 3 Great White Egret flew low west, 5 Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, 127 Ruff, Peregrine (Malcolm Ausden)
Stow-cum-Quy - 6 Hawfinch over 07:45h (Duncan Poyser)
Cambridge Research Park - Bittern in flight, Goldeneye, 3 Redpoll over (Jon & David Heath)
Witcham - 4 Hawfinch (David Hopkins)
Burwell Fen - 3 Great White Egret flew low west, 5 Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, 127 Ruff, Peregrine (Malcolm Ausden)
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Thursday, 19 October
RSPB Hope Farm - Raven over, Marsh Tit (Derek Gruar)
Branch Bank - 300+ Golden Plover at TL568823 (Matt Wilson)
Grafham Water - 5 Rock Pipit, Raven over (Mark Hawkes)
Branch Bank - 300+ Golden Plover at TL568823 (Matt Wilson)
Grafham Water - 5 Rock Pipit, Raven over (Mark Hawkes)
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Wednesday, 18 October
Little Shelford - 30 Redpoll (Ali Cooper)
Foxton - Tree Sparrow (Marcus Kohler)
Dry Drayton - Firecrest (Rowena Baxter)
Foxton - Tree Sparrow (Marcus Kohler)
Dry Drayton - Firecrest (Rowena Baxter)
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Tuesday, 17 October
Block Fen - c.20 Redpoll (Rob Partridge)
Burwell Fen - 2 Little Stint (Dave Palmer)
Foxton - Raven over (Marcus Kohler)
Burwell Fen - 2 Little Stint (Dave Palmer)
Foxton - Raven over (Marcus Kohler)
Monday, 16 October 2017
Monday, 16 October
Stretham - 3 HAWFINCH over south-east 07:43h (Ian Barton)
Eaton Ford - HAWFINCH in a private garden briefly (Richard Patient)
Grafham Water - Merlin, 2 Siskin & Redpoll over (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge - HAWFINCH over Lovell Road calling 08:53 & 08:56h (Jonathan Heath)
Paxton Pits - male Scaup, 2 Rock Pipit (Jamie Wells)
Kimgs/Abbots Ripton - Raven between the villages (Duncan Ritchie)
Eaton Ford - HAWFINCH in a private garden briefly (Richard Patient)
Grafham Water - Merlin, 2 Siskin & Redpoll over (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge - HAWFINCH over Lovell Road calling 08:53 & 08:56h (Jonathan Heath)
Paxton Pits - male Scaup, 2 Rock Pipit (Jamie Wells)
Kimgs/Abbots Ripton - Raven between the villages (Duncan Ritchie)
Sunday, 15 October 2017
Sunday, 15 October
Little Paxton - Merlin (Ian Dawson)
Etton Maxey Pits - 3 Egyptian Geese, Ruddy Shelduck (Malcolm Holley)
Grafham Water - 3 Brambling, Redpoll, 50+ Redwings, Merlin (Mark Hawkes)
Cherry Hinton Hall - WRYNECK flying over west, calling (Iain Web)
Paxton Pits - 2 HAWFINCHES over, Great White Egret, Rock Pipit, 2 Siskin, Redpoll (Jamie Wells)
Litlington - 2 Raven briefly on plough to the north of the village (Geoff Barlow)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Water Pipit (Richard Patient
Ring's End - 3 Grey Plover, 2 Redpoll, Stonechat (Mike Weedon)
Etton Maxey Pits - 3 Egyptian Geese, Ruddy Shelduck (Malcolm Holley)
Grafham Water - 3 Brambling, Redpoll, 50+ Redwings, Merlin (Mark Hawkes)
Cherry Hinton Hall - WRYNECK flying over west, calling (Iain Web)
Paxton Pits - 2 HAWFINCHES over, Great White Egret, Rock Pipit, 2 Siskin, Redpoll (Jamie Wells)
Litlington - 2 Raven briefly on plough to the north of the village (Geoff Barlow)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Water Pipit (Richard Patient
Ring's End - 3 Grey Plover, 2 Redpoll, Stonechat (Mike Weedon)
Saturday, 14th October
Eaton Ford - HAWFINCH over (Richard Patient)
Paxton Pits - 2 Bearded Tits, Wheatear, 2 Redpoll (Jamie Wells)
Little Paxton - 2 HAWFINCH over (Ian Dawson)
Cambridge - Merlin in pursuit of Skylarks over Huntingdon Road (Christoph Zöckler)
Paxton Pits - 2 Bearded Tits, Wheatear, 2 Redpoll (Jamie Wells)
Little Paxton - 2 HAWFINCH over (Ian Dawson)
Cambridge - Merlin in pursuit of Skylarks over Huntingdon Road (Christoph Zöckler)
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Thursday, 12 October
Ferry Meadows - 2 Goosander, 2 Stonechat (Don Gardener)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Stonechat, 48 Little Egret (Mike Everett)
Ouse Fen - 2 WOODLARK reported over south-west
Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Stonechat, 48 Little Egret (Mike Everett)
Ouse Fen - 2 WOODLARK reported over south-west
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Wednesday, 11 October
Grafham Water - male Scaup in Valley Creek (Colin Addington)
Ferry Meadows - 2 fem Goosander on Gunwade (Don Gardener)
Godmanchester NR - 2 Great White Egret (Bill Simmonds)
Great Knieghton CP - BRENT GOOSE (Alexey Murzin)
Ferry Meadows - 2 fem Goosander on Gunwade (Don Gardener)
Godmanchester NR - 2 Great White Egret (Bill Simmonds)
Great Knieghton CP - BRENT GOOSE (Alexey Murzin)
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Monday, 9 October 2017
Monday, 9 October
Mepal - 250+ Redwing over (Rob Partridge)
Paxton Pits - male Scaup (Martin Shadbolt)
Littleport - 5 Common Crane at a private site nearby (Steve Mumford)
Burwell Fen - 5 Little Stint (Andy Hannaford)
Cottenham - FIRECREST i n the hedgerow on the right hand side of broad lane as you leave the village by the pond area (Neil Howard)
Hare Park, Six Mile Bottom - 40+ Redwing (Kevin Wilson)
Paxton Pits - male Scaup (Martin Shadbolt)
Littleport - 5 Common Crane at a private site nearby (Steve Mumford)
Burwell Fen - 5 Little Stint (Andy Hannaford)
Cottenham - FIRECREST i n the hedgerow on the right hand side of broad lane as you leave the village by the pond area (Neil Howard)
Hare Park, Six Mile Bottom - 40+ Redwing (Kevin Wilson)
Sunday, 8 October 2017
Sunday, 8 October
Grafham Water - juv Black Tern, 43 Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)
Castor Hanglands - 135 Redwings, 3 Fieldfares (Jonathan Taylor)
Ferry Meadows - Mediterranean Gull, Redwing (Don Gardener)
Cam Washes - 55 Redwings, 8 Swallows, 6 Redpoll, 5 Siskin (Jon Heath)
Cambridge - Brambling over (Jon Heath)
Godmanchester NR - 25 Fieldfare, 2 Great White Egret, Stonechat (Pam Evan)
Castor Hanglands - 135 Redwings, 3 Fieldfares (Jonathan Taylor)
Ferry Meadows - Mediterranean Gull, Redwing (Don Gardener)
Cam Washes - 55 Redwings, 8 Swallows, 6 Redpoll, 5 Siskin (Jon Heath)
Cambridge - Brambling over (Jon Heath)
Godmanchester NR - 25 Fieldfare, 2 Great White Egret, Stonechat (Pam Evan)
Saturday, 7 October
Etton Pits- 2 Redwings (Jonathan Taylor); 2 Whooper Swan, Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Geese (Bob Titman)
Etton/Maxey (Langdyke Trust reserve) - 2 Whooper Swans, Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Geese (Bob Titman)
Prior's Fen - 12 Whooper Swan (David Withrington)
Ouse Washes - 4 Redwing at Pymoor, 219+ Whooper Swan (Brendan Doe)
Etton/Maxey (Langdyke Trust reserve) - 2 Whooper Swans, Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Geese (Bob Titman)
Prior's Fen - 12 Whooper Swan (David Withrington)
Ouse Washes - 4 Redwing at Pymoor, 219+ Whooper Swan (Brendan Doe)
Friday, 6 October 2017
Friday, 6 October
Soham - Ring-necked Parakeet by the A142 nearby (Chris Barker)
Littleport - Great White Egret, 14 Whooper Swan at a private site nearby (Steve Mumford)
Grafham Water - juv Black Tern, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine (Ian Dawson)
Burwell Fen - 5 Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, 8 Whopper Swan, 173 Ruff (Steve Cooper)
Stretham - 4 Whooper Swan over 09:15h (Ian Barton)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper on Moore Lake (John Le Gassick)
Nene Washes - 27 Whooper Swan left Low Wash this morning, Short-eared Owl this evening (Charlie Kitchin)
Little Shelford - c.12 redwing over (Ali Cooper)
Littleport - Great White Egret, 14 Whooper Swan at a private site nearby (Steve Mumford)
Grafham Water - juv Black Tern, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine (Ian Dawson)
Burwell Fen - 5 Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, 8 Whopper Swan, 173 Ruff (Steve Cooper)
Stretham - 4 Whooper Swan over 09:15h (Ian Barton)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper on Moore Lake (John Le Gassick)
Nene Washes - 27 Whooper Swan left Low Wash this morning, Short-eared Owl this evening (Charlie Kitchin)
Little Shelford - c.12 redwing over (Ali Cooper)
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Thursday, 5 October
Ferry Meadows - 2 fem Goosander on Gunwade Lake (John Atkins)
Grafham Water - Rock Pipit over, juv Black Tern (Richard Patient)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret (Mark Hawkes)
Grafham Water - Rock Pipit over, juv Black Tern (Richard Patient)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret (Mark Hawkes)
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Wednesday, 4 October
Wimblington - LAPLAND BUNTING over. A group of three birds, but only one called (mark Peck)
Paxton Pits - Great White Egret, juv Peregrine (Ian Dawson)
Foxton - 3 Redpoll over (Marcus Kohler)
Paxton Pits - Great White Egret, juv Peregrine (Ian Dawson)
Foxton - 3 Redpoll over (Marcus Kohler)
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Tuesday, 3 October
Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret on Moore Lake (Pete Cook); 6 Redpoll (Mike Everett)
Burwell Fen - Great White Egret over south 12:00h (David Palmer)
Wicken Fen - Spotted Redshank, Great White Egret 11:00h (Roger Cresswell)
Melbourn - 3 Caspian Gull following the plough (Steve Cooper)
Over - 6 Redpoll over 07:17h (Richard Thomas)
Little Downham - Raven over (David Ellis)
Burwell Fen - Great White Egret over south 12:00h (David Palmer)
Wicken Fen - Spotted Redshank, Great White Egret 11:00h (Roger Cresswell)
Melbourn - 3 Caspian Gull following the plough (Steve Cooper)
Over - 6 Redpoll over 07:17h (Richard Thomas)
Little Downham - Raven over (David Ellis)
Monday, 2 October 2017
Monday, 2 October
Burwell Fen - 12 Little Stints, Spotted Redshank, c.50 Ruff, Greenshank (Andy Hannaford)
Great Cambourne - 2 Raven over (Iain Webb)
Ouse Washes - 2 Whinchat (Mike Burdekin)
Great Cambourne - 2 Raven over (Iain Webb)
Ouse Washes - 2 Whinchat (Mike Burdekin)
Sunday, 1 October 2017
Sunday, 1 October
Fen Drayton - 3 Great White Egret, Little Stint (Josh Carter); 41+ Little Egret, 3 juv Hobby (Mark Hawkes)
Burwell Fen - 10 Little Stints, Great White Egret, Spotted Redshank, 50+ Ruff, Green Sandpiper Greenshank, Peregrine (Richard Johnson)
Huntingdon - 2 Ravens over A14 (Josh Carter)
Burwell Fen - 10 Little Stints, Great White Egret, Spotted Redshank, 50+ Ruff, Green Sandpiper Greenshank, Peregrine (Richard Johnson)
Huntingdon - 2 Ravens over A14 (Josh Carter)
Saturday, 30 September
Burwell Fen - 10 Little Stints, Great White Egret (Chris Rider); Spotted Redshank, 42 Ruff, Green Sandpiper (Malcolm Ausden); Greenshank, 2 Stonechat (Pete Holt)
Paxton Pits - Wheatear, 2 Redpoll (Jamie Wells)
Dry Drayton - Nuthatch (Ken Hook)
Paxton Pits - Wheatear, 2 Redpoll (Jamie Wells)
Dry Drayton - Nuthatch (Ken Hook)
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