Tuesday 31 March 2020

Tuesday, 31 March

Barton - pair of Mandarin  (Louise Bacon)

Sutton Gault - 1000 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Shoveler, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Kingfisher, 25 Corn Bunting, 4 Crane over (Rob Partridge)

Trumpington Meadows - 250 Fieldfare at the southern end (Andrew Dobson)

Orwell - Raven over (Richard Gregory)

Eldernell - 12 Crane (David Withrington)

Monday 30 March 2020

Monday, 30 March

Barton - 22 Corn bunting (Vince Lea)

Trimpington Meadows - 30 Filedfare, 200 Golden Plover (Richard Palmer)

Farcet Fen - 22 Fieldfare, 38 Golden Plover (Steve Dudley)

Ferry Meadows - Great Egret, Redwings (Mike Weedon)

Kneesworth/Bassingbourn - 106 Yellowhammer with Corn Buntings, Linnets & Chaffinches (Gareth Rees)

Barrington/Orwell - 150 strong flock of Yellowhammers, Linnets, Chaffinches, Reed Buntings; als 30 Fieldfare (Diana Leech)

Hare Park - Peregrine, pair of Nuthatch (Kevin Wilson)

Saturday, 28 March

Hare Park - 28 redwing still (Kevin Wilson)

Soham - Redwing (Andy Hannaford)

Duxford - 20 Golden Plover (Ann Beeby)

Barton - 16 Fieldfare (Vince Lea)

Ferry Meadows - Black Redstart reported (as per Mike Weedon)

Friday 27 March 2020

Friday, 27 March

Somersham - Mediterranean Gull over south (Russell Watkins)

Hare Park, Six-Mile Bottom - pair of Nuthatch, 20+ redwing (Kevin Wilson)

Thursday 26 March 2020

Thursday, March 26

Comberton - fem Black Restart at the South Street allotments briefly (Vince Lea)

Ferry Meadows - Swallow, Ring-necked Parakeet, 30+ Snipe (Don Gardener)

Wednesday 25 March 2020

Wednesday, 25 March

Cambridge Science Park - Sedge Warbler at the lake (Jon Heath)

Ferry Meadows - Ring-necked Parakeet, 20+ Chiffchaff, singing Redwing (Don Gardener)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 7 Little Gull until 16:15h (Richard Allison); also Bittern (Michael Clydesdale)

Melbourn - 2 Crane over (Steve Cooper)

Tuesday, 24 March

Eaton Ford - Osprey over north (Richard Patient)

Monday 23 March 2020

Monday, 23 March

Nene Washes - Grey Plover, Great White Egret, also Garganey reported (Robin Ward)

Needingworth - 5 Smew (Tony Plant)

Southey Wood - pair of Ring-necked Parakeey (Keith Lievesey)

Ouse Washes - Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Great Egret, 300 Whooper Swan, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 11 Crane, 480 Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail (Steve Cooper)

Sunday 22 March 2020

Sunday, 22 March

Ferry Meadows - Grey Plover, Ring-necked Parakeet (Don Gardener)

Ouse Washes - 2 Water Pipit at Sutton Gault, 5 Great Egret, 40+ Little Egret, 10+ Sand Martin, 45 Golden Plover at the Earith end (Mark Hawkes); 13 Crane at Four Balls Farm, Little Ringed Plover at Oxlode, Yellow Wagtail, Mediterranean Gull, Little Ringed Plover at Witcham Gravel (Brendan Doe)

Paxton Pits - 8 Smew,  Red-crested Pochard, 6 Pintail, pair Scaup (Martin Davis)

Haddenham Long Drove - 2+ Wheatear (Stuart Elsom)

Beery Fen - 60+ Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 2 Swallow, Great Egret (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

The English School of Falconry (Wilstead, Beds) is missing a Turkey Vulture: "Unfortunately our baby vulture got frightened yesterday during his training and has managed to get himself lost. Please could we ask you to keep your eyes open for him and if you do see him please call Sarah on 07803017145. If you do see him please don’t approach him, he is not dangerous in any way but will be scared. Thank you."

Saturday, 21 March

Paxton Pits - 6 Smew, pair of Scaup (Mark Ward)

Haddenham Long Drove - 4 Wheatear (Brendan Doe)

Ouse Washes - Great Egret at Chain Corner, 6+ Water Pipit at Sutton Gault, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Water Pipit, Caspian Gull, 330 Black Tailed Godwit at Witcham Gravel (Brendan Doe)

Fen Drayton Lakes - juv ICELAND GULL, 2 Fieldfare, 10 Chiffchaff singing (Carlos Davies)

Nene Washes - male Garganey west of Lord's Holt (Duncan McNiven)

Friday, 20 March

Toft - male Wheatear (Louise Bacon & Vince Lea)

Bassingbourn - 60+ Yellowhammer (Gareth Rees)

Thursday 19 March 2020

Thursday, 19 March

Grafham Water - 5 COMMON SCOTER, 50 Sand Martin (Richard Patient); also 3 Common Sandpiper, 25 Snipe (Tim Rea)

Ferry Meadows - 6 Sand Martin, 11+ Chiffchaff, Ring-necked Parakeet (Don Gardener)

Cam Washes - 2 Garganey, 9 Avocet (Jon & David Heath)

Knarr Fen - 320 Whooper Swan, 9 Crane (David Withrington)

Dernford reservoir - 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Goosander (Nigel Lister)

Wednesday, 18 March

Fowlmere - juv ICELAND GULL by A505 (Steve Cooper)

Dernford Reservoir - 11 Sand Martin, 3 Goosander, pair of Mandarin (Steve Cooper)

Tuesday 17 March 2020

Tuesday, 17 March

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2cy Caspian Gull (Richard Palmer)

Ferry Meadows - 12 Sand Martin, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Don Gardener)

Monday 16 March 2020

Monday, 16 March

Ferry Meadows - Peregrine, c.10 Siskin, Water Rail, Ring-necked Parakeet (Don Gardner)

Sunday 15 March 2020

Sunday, 15 March

Stow-cum-Quy - 2 Crane over (Mat Wilson)

Ferry Meadows - 3 Sand Martin (Don Gardener)

Saturday, 14 March

Wicken Fen - 3 Hen Harrier, 2 Crane, 5 Barn Owl, Little Owl, Woodcock (Norman Ratcliffe)

Nene Washes - 2 Great Egret, 16 Crane, 1800 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1000+ Shoveler, 500+ Gadwall, 500 Whooper Swan, 14 Buzzard (Steve Cooper)

Isleham - male Hen Harrier over (Ian Seamark)

Fen Drayton Lakes - juv ICELAND GULL, Great Egret, 400+ Black-tailed Godwit (Hugh Venables)

Saturday 14 March 2020

Friday, 13 March

Fenstanton - fem Merlin (Mike Everett)

Friday 13 March 2020

Thursday, 12 March

Fen Drayton Lakes - 800+ Black-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, 3 Stonechat (Barbara York); 2 Great Egret, juv ICELAND GULL, Sand Martin, 50+ Pintail (Hugh Venables)

Isleham Water Meadows - 67 Avocet (Mark Ward)

Wednesday 11 March 2020

Wednesday, 11 March

Dry Drayton - Merlin (Rowena Baxter)

Ouse Fen - Bittern, 60 Black-tailed Godwit over (Carl Howard)

Tuesday, 10 March

Cambridge Research Park, Waterbeach - 3rd c.y. ICELAND GULL briefly (Jonathan Heath)

Ferry Meadows - pair of Goosander, Cetti's Warbler (Don Gardener)

Tuesday 10 March 2020

Monday, 9 March

Nene Washes - 1830 Black-tailed Godwit, 39 Dunlin, 31 Ruff, 3 Avocet, Brent Goose, 536 Whooper Swan, 7221 Wigeon, 269 Pintail, 169 Shelduck, 1036 Shoveler, 522 Gadwall, 1814 Coot (Charlie Kitchin)

Sunday 8 March 2020

Sunday, 8 March

Graham Water - 3 Avocets (Mark Hawkes); Sand Martin at Gaynes Cove this morning (Carol Hollin)

Waterbeach Long Drove - 2 Green Sandpiper (Carl Howard)

Friday 6 March 2020

Thursday, 5 March

Grunty Fen - ad Mediterranean Gull (David Nation)

Ferry Meadows - 5 Whooper Swan, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Don Gardener)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 1600+ Black-tailed Godwit, including 24 colour-ringed birds, also Dunlin, 10+ Ruff, 2 Curlew over (Robin Ward et al.)

Wednesday 4 March 2020

Wednesday, 4 March

Magog Down - 6 Stonechat (Mike Foley)

Granta Park - Brambling by Milstein building feeders briefly (Garteh Rees)

New Shardlows Farm - 115+ Linnet to roost (Kevin Wilson)

Wicken Fen - 3 Hen Harrier, Merlin, roding Woodcock, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl (Christoph Zöckler)

Tuesday 3 March 2020

Tuesday, 3 March

Nene Washes - 21 Crane at Eldernell, 3 fem Scaup at March Farmers (Ian Gordon)

Grafham Water - 2 Avocet (Mark Hawkes)

Monday, 2 March

Fen Drayton Lakes - c.500 Black-tiled Godwit, 2 Kingfisher (Mike Everett)

Sunday 1 March 2020

Saturday, 29 February

Quy Water - 3 male & a female Mandarin (Kevin Wilson)