Saturday, 1 May 2021

Saturday, 1 May

Dernford Reservoir - 2 Arctic Terns briefly, 6 Yellow Wagtail (Steve Dutton)

Burwell - Whinchat & Wheatear at Heath Road, 2 Whimbrel just NW of Reach, Grasshopper Warbler at Reach Lode, Raven south over Reach around 10:20h, drake Garganey, Green Sandpiper at Burwell Fen (Richard Dale); GLOSSY IBIS, Cuckoo, 9 Swift (Isaac Swift)

Haddenham - pair of Siskin (Babs York) 

Barton - Wheatear south of the village (Roger Hardie)

Ouase Washes - 8 Whimbrel, Greenshank, Avocet, Jack Snipe at Witcham Gravel (Duncan McNiven)

Kimngfsihers Bridge - 4 Arctic terns, 2 juv Little Gull, Hobby, Ring Ouzel, Wheatear. (David Nation)

Whittlesey - Laughing Kookaburra flew across recreation ground near Crescent Close 07:30h, also seen perched (Richard Allison). The origin of this certain escape is not yet known.

1 comment:

Charles Faulkner said...

The Kookaburra seen in Whittlesey may have moved on, or this could be a multiple escape; I saw one in Cherry Hill Park, Ely, on Friday evening (7th May), about 6.10pm. I will try and get a photograph before it moves on.