Sunday, 31 December 2017

Sunday, 31 December

Waterbeach, Amey Cespa site - 2 ICELAND GULLS (Brendan Doe)

March Farmers - 4000 Golden Plover, 7 Crane, 48 Ruff, 220 Pintail (Charlie Kitchin)

Fletton Lake - Merlin (Matt Webb)

Saturday, 30 December

Waterbeach, Amey Cespa site - 1cy ICELAND GULL in a partially flooded pasture immediately south of the Amey buildings (Simon Gillings)

Castor Hanglands - Raven (Matt Webb)

Burwell Fen - pair Stonechat (Paul Craske)

Friday, 29 December 2017

Friday, 29 December

Cottenham Long Drove - 1st c.y. ICELAND GULL, Yellow-legged Gull (Brendan Doe)

Thursday, 28 December 2017

Thursday, 28 December

Wimpole - 2+ Hawfinch near car park sporadically (Martin Leader)

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Tuesday, 26 December

Stretham - 2 Water Pipit just south of the marina (Chris Rider)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 redhead Smew on Drayton Lagoon (Josh Carter)


Sunday, 24 December

Grafham Water - 2 Common Scoter, 7 Goosander (Richard Patient)

Kingfishers Bridge - Merlin, Peregrine' also Water Pipit towards Stretham  and 2 Water Pipit near Stretham Marina  (Graeme Reed)

Cam Washes, Upware - fem Merlin (Carlos Davies)

Wimpole - 4 Raven, 2 Brambling (Mike Wood)

Saturday, 23 December

Wimpole - c.6 Hawfinch near car park and 2 near entrance gate (Richard Gregory)

Rampton - Hawfinch over (Brendan Doe)

Paxton Pits - Merlin, Woodcock, Lesser Redpoll, Red-crested Pochard (Jamie Wells)

Eldernell - 25 Crane east of car park (Chris Rider)

Friday, 22 December 2017

Friday, 22 December

Paxton Pits - Great White Egret (Jamie Wells)

Wimpole - 10+ Hawfinch at the hall car park (Ian Dickerson)

Wicken Fen - 2 male Hen Harrier to roost (Richard Palmer)

Thursday, 21 December 2017

Thursday, 21 December

Wimpole - Hawfinch, Brambling around the car park, 2 Kingfisher at the lake (Peter Louden)

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Wednesday, 20 December

Grafham Water - 2 Common Scoter of Littless Creek (Richard Palmer)

Tuesday, 19 December

Fen Drayton Lakes - Bittern, Peregrine, 2 Water Rail (Peter Louden)

Monday, 18 December 2017

Monday, 18 December

Grafham Water - 6 Common Scoter off Mander CP, 1st win Mediterranean Gull (Tim Rea)

Wimpole - Hawfinch in NW corner of car park (Colin Kirtland)

Barton - 4 Raven over (Vince Lea)

Sunday, 17 December 2017

Sunday, 17 December

Kingfishers Bridge - Water Pipit, 34 Whooper Swans (Graeme Reed)

Burwell Fen - Water Pipit, pair of Stonechats (Malcolm Ausden)

Saturday, 16 December

Eldernell - 28+ Common Cranes, 6+ Short-eared Owls (Mike Weedon)

Friday, 15 December 2017

Friday, 15 December

Wimpole - 2+ Hawfinch still, 3 Raven on grazed parkland behind hall, redhead Goosander (Vince Lea, Louise Bacon)

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Thursday, 14 December

Litlington - 5 Raven low over Whitethorn Wood (Geoff Barlow)

Eldernell - 22 Crane, 5 Short-eared Owl (Paul Pateman)

Baker's Fen - 2 Little Owl near barn in SE corner, Barn Owl (Josh Carter)

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Tuesday, 12 December

Fowlmere - Firecrest in St. Mary's Churchyard 11:40h (Doug Radford)

Eldernell - 6 Short-eared Owl, 3 Crane, 3 Barn Owl (Ian Gordon)

Monday, 11 December 2017

Monday, 11 December

Fowlmere - fem Merlin between the village and Duxford (Doug Radford)

Ferry Meadows - Shag on Overton Lake (Matt Webb)

Sunday, 10 December 2017

Sunday, 10 December

Fen Drayton - Great White Egret over Elney, 10 Bullfinch (Josh Carter); Bittern (David Gandy)

Ferry Meadows - Shag on the tern island (Matt Webb)

Cambridge Research park - Great White Egret over central lake (Ian Burfield)

Saturday, 9 December

Wicken Fen - 3 male Hen Harriers to roost (Josh Carter)

Northstowe - BLACK REDSTART on the Linden Homes plot of Northstowe late afternoon, just beyond the show home. Access east off the B1050 between Longstanton and the busway, approx TL404675 (Hugh Venables)

Cambridge Research Park - Merlin, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail (Jon & David Heath)

Friday, 8 December 2017

Friday, 8 December

Wimpole Hall - Hawfinches sighted in several places, minimum of 3 birds, often in trees behind coach parking spaces and near cafe (Matt Mellor)

Eldernell - 4 Crane, 3 Short-eared Owl (Paul Pateman)

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Thursday, 7 December

Eldernell - fem Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl (Paul Pateman)

Fen Drayton Lakes - redhead Smew, Great White Egret, Peregrine, Caspian Gull, 7 Goldeneye (James Hanlon)

Wimpole Hall - 2 Mandarin in trees behind cafe, 2 Mandarin on lake (Richard Palmer)

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Wednesday, 6 December

Grafham Water - 3 fem/imm. Common Scoter (Colin Addington)

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Tuesday, 5 December

Grafham Water - 3 fem/imm. Common Scoter distantly from Mander, 4 Goosander (Ian Dawson); Great Northern Diver (Mark Hawkes)

Eldernell - 6 Short-eared Owl (Ken Davies)

Monday, 4 December

Eldernell - 5 Short-eared Owl, 7 Crane (Ian Gordon)

Sunday, 3 December 2017

Sunday, 3 December

Wimpole Hall - 6 Hawfinches in car park (Chris Bowden)

Cottenham - Great White Egret In fields south of the Lode (Ian Ellis)

Kingfishers Bridge - Smew, 69 Whooper Swans (Graeme Reed)

Stapleford - 500+ Golden Plover, male Merlin in the area (Nick Croft)

Saturday, 2 December

Wimpole Hall - 8-10 Hawfinches (Chris Rider)

Cottenham - Great White Egret over (Neil Howard)

Fen Drayton - 2 Great White Egrets at Moore Lake (Chris Rider); Bittern (Richard Allison); Merlin (Julian Wheel)