Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Tuesday, 30 Septemebr

Etton/Maxey pits -  LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper (Hugh Wright)

Nene Washes, Hgh Wash pool - Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret (Charlie Kitchin) 

Wicken area - 8 Stonechat, 3 Bearded Tit, Hobby over Adventurer's Fen (Kevin Wilson)

Grunty Fen - WOODLARK, Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin over, 2 Raven (David Nation)

Monday, 29 September 2025

Monday, 29 September

Wicken area - 2 Beareded Tit at Adventurer's Fen, 2 Kingfisher along Wicken Lode (Kevin Wilson)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Glossy Ibis (Dave Anderson)

Paxton Pits - Osprey over (Dean Harlow)

Nene Washes, High Wash pool - Glossy Ibis, Littel Ringed Plover, 9 Cattle Egret reported

Etton/Maxey pits - Rock Pipit reported 

Oakington - 9 Glossy Ibis over (Andy Levitt)

Sunday, 29 September

Castor Hanglands - 20 Redpoll reported

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Mike Weedon) 

Franks Pit - 11 Black-tailed Godwit (Paul Bolton)

Saturday, 27 September

Grafham Water - Grey Plover briefly (Mark Hawkes)

Friday, 26 September 2025

Friday, 26 September

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Grey Plover through (Hugh Wright)

Chippenham Fen - WOODLARK over 09:15h, other passge included a Hobby, Curlew, 30 Redpoll, 50 Siskin; Redstart, 22 Lesser Redpoll, Stonechat amongst the birds ringed this morning (Richard Dale)

Thursday, 25 September 2025

Thursday, 25 September

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Goosander, Great Egret, Curlew briefly (Hugh Wright); also 13 Black-tailed Godwit, Caspian Gull (Paul Bolton)

Grafham Water - Common Scoter off dam early morning, Rock Pipit & 3 Redwing over (Mark Hawkes) 

Fen Drayton Lakes - 9 Cattle Egret at north-east side of Ferry Lagoon (Peter Leonard)

Sutton Gault - Jack Snipe over south (Rob Partridge) 

Great Shelford - Redwing over (Peter Bircham)

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Wednesday, 24 September

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank (Hugh Wright); also 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Dunlin, Great Egret (Brian Stone)

Frank's Pit - 18 Black-tailed Godwit, Great Egret (Brian Stone)

Elney - Hobby over (Mike Clydesdale)

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Tuesday, 23 September

Isleham Wash - PECTORAL SANDPIPER this morning (Chris Brown); still present 15:45h (JP Hook)

Etton/Maxey pits - BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL (as per Will Bowell); LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank (Hugh Wright)

Grafham Water - Glossy Ibis at Dudney Creek (Colin Addington)

Monday, 22 September 2025

Monday, 22 September

Grafham Water - GREAT SKUA off Mander CP 07:00h, then east of fishing lodge 07:13h before flying and landing further north on the reservoir (Mark Hawkes); also 4 Redpoll, Peregrine; GANNET briefly late afternoon (Richard Patient)

Ellington - imm GANNET over south towards Grafham (Stuart Elsom)

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS still, Greenshank (Hugh Wright); also Little Stint (Mark Hawkes); Red-crested Pochard reported

Soham - a MANX SHEARWATER taken into care, unfortunatley much lighter than the recent Haddenham bird (Simon Stirrup)

Sunday, 21 September 2025

Sunday, 21 September

Grafham water - GANNET, 2 Sandwich Tern from Mander CP (Mark Hawkes)

Nene Washes - 2 Whooper Swan, 5 Ruff, distant Cattle Egret at High Wash pool (Charlie Kitchin) 

Etton Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS still (m.o.); 2 Wheatear (Mike Weedon); 7 Whooper Swan over (Hugh Wright)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Glossy Ibis, Garganey, 15 Cattle Egret north of river, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper (Richard Allison)

Kingfishers Bridge - 4  ad Whooper Swan (David Nation)

Sutton West Fen - 16 Whooper Swan (Rob Partridge)

Saturday, 20 September

Etton Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS (m.o.); 4 Golden Plover to the east (Chris Lines); Spotted Redshank through reported

Stretham - Short-eared Owl nearby (Katherine & David Nation)

Witchford - Woodcock over (Katherine & David Nation)

Dimmocks Cote - Whinchat nearby (Katherine & David Nation)

Grafham Water - Knot at Farm Bay (Jon Roe)

Haddenham Manx Shearwater released successfully at Hunstanton by Chris Percival today. 

Ouse Fen - Glossy Ibis (Richard Thomas)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Glossy Ibis (Dave Anderson); a second Glossy Ibis (Max Bradley)

Ouse Washes - Glossy Ibis reported from Stockdales hide 

Sutton Gault - 2 Hobby south with migrating hirundines (Rob Partridge) 

Kingfishers Bridge - Hobby, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Great Egret (James Littlewood)

Friday, 19 September 2025

Friday, 19 September

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper (m.o.); also several Hobby over the Cut (Jerry Jolly)

 Ouse Fen - DOTTEREL over towards Fen Drayton calling (Richard Grimmett)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Glossy Ibis (Alice Groom) 

Nene Washes - Wood Sandpiper, 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Whinchat (Charles Kitchin); aslo Curlew Sandpiper reported

Thursday, 18 September 2025

Thursday, 18 September

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS at south-east corner of Rectory Pit early morning. Also around the pits Greenshank, Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper (Hugh Wright)

Over - dark phase HONEY BUZZARD low over south (Jeremy Lindsell)

Franks Pit - 2 Green Sandpiper, 13 Black-tailed Godwit (Paul Bolton)

Grafham Water - Meadow Pipit passage at c.500 per hour this morning, also 23 Siskin over (Richatrd Patient); Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 6 Great Egret, Wheatear around the reservoir (Andy Day)

Nene Washes - Short-eared Owl, Greenshank, 6 Whinchat reported

Hobson's Park - 2 Wheatear reported 

Sutton Gault - 200 Meadow Pipit in a single field (Rob Partridge)

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Wednesday, 17 September

Nene Washes, High Wash - Wood Sandpiper (Charles Kitchin) 

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS at Rectory Pit, also GREY PHALAROPE briefly, 4 Glossy Ibis (HughWright)

Grafham Water - 2 Sanderling on dam (Mark Hawkes)

 

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Tuesday, 16 September

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS briefly before flying off. Also 7 Ruff, 6 Common Sandpiper (Hugh Wright); Greenshank, 5 Goosander, Green Sandpiper (Paul Bolton)

Ouse Washes RSPB - Knot, Wood Sandpiper, 4 Glossy Ibis (Brendan Doe) 

Nene Washes, High Wash - 2 Whinchat, 8 Cattle Egret (Charles Kitchin)

Haddenham - MANX SHEARWATER picked up this evening, being taken into care.

Sunday, 14 September 2025

Sunday, 14 September

Soham Lode - Peregrine nearby (Chris Barker)

Sutton Gault - strong southerly movement of House Martin and Swallow, also Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (Rob Partridge) 

Nene Washes, High Wash - Wood Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Ruff (Charles Kitchin); 7 Cattle Egret (Paul Bolton)

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Saturday, 13 September

Hare Park - Hobby through (Kevin Wilson)

Kingfishers Bridge - Great Egret, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit (Kevin Wilson)

Friday, 12 September 2025

Friday, 12 September

Iselham Wash - LESSER YELLOWLEGS until departing north-east at 09:05h (Andrew Tongue)

Nene Washes - Curlew Sandpiper, 29 Ruff, 15 Cattle Egret, Hobby, 3 Whinchat (Charles Kitchin) 

Franks Pit - 2 Green Sandpiper, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, Great Egret (Brian Stone)

Hare Park - Raven over (Kevin Wilson) 

Hobsons Park - Hobby through (Gareth Rees)

Grafham Water - Spotted Flycatcher at Valley Creek Hide, 3 Black Tern from Mander CP, 3 Whinchat below dam (Mark Hawkes); 17 Vurlew Sandpiper reported

Longstanton - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff Greeen Sandpiper (Duncan McNiven)

Thursday, 11 September 2025

Thursday, 11 September

Ouse Washes - 19 Glossy Ibis from Stockdales Hide reported

Clopton - male Redstart ringed this morning (Mark Thomas)

Etton/Maxey pits - Cattle Egret (Chris Lines) 

Nene Washes - Wood Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, 28 Ruff (Charles Kitchin); 3 Cattle Egret reported

Wicken area - 2 Hobby, 2 Green Sandpiper, Whinchat at Honeywell (Christoph Zöckler)

Grafham Water - 5 Black Tern (mark Hawkes); 11 Curlew Sandpiper (Stewart Short)

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Wednesday, 10 September

Ouse Washes - 19 Glossy Ibis from Stockdelas Hide (Keith Honnor)

Grafham Water - at Valley Creek, juv Black Tern, 10 Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank briefly (Mark Hawkes)

Longstanton - Curlew Sandpiper (Marilyn Peterkin)

Nene Washes - Wood Sandpiper, 10 Ruff, 2 Whinchat at High Wash (Charlie Kitchin)

Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Tuesday, 9 September

Nene Washes - 19 Cattle Egret, Hobby at Low Wash, 31 Snipe at High Wash (Paul Bolton)

Cambridge - 3 Ring-necked Parakeet over the city centre (Daniel Osbourne) 

Ouse Washes - 19 Glossy Ibis from Stockdales Hide, 84 Crane (Brendan Doe)

Monday, 8 September 2025

Monday, 8 September

Grafham Water - SQUACCO HERON at Gaynes Creek 18:30h, flew into willows 18:55h. Car park closes at 19:00h (Rob Connor, Mark Hawkes); earlier 9 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 9 Ruff from Valley Creek Hide, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank at Dudney Creek (Mark Hawkes)

Pymoor - 74 Crane reported

Ferry Meadows - Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher at Heron Meadow (Don Gardener)

Nene Washes, High Wash - Garganey, 7 Ruff (Paul Bolton)

Whittlesey - 4 Cattle Egret on Common Wash (John Pegden) 

Longstanton - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Ruf (JP Hook)

Clopton - 2 Whinchat, Grasshopper Warbler ringed this morning (Mark Tomas)

Sunday, 7 September 2025

Sunday, 7 September

Fen Drayton Lakes - 4 Glossy Ibis over east, 12 Cattle Egret, 7 Great Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (Richard Allison)

Ditton Meadows - 2 Pied Flycatcher, 7 Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher; also recentlyRedstart, Grasshopper Warbler, Tree Pipit (Noah Bailey) 

Grafham Water - 9 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 10 Dunlin, 8 Ruff, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Greenshank, 2 Caspian Gull, 3 Hobby, Peregrine, Whimbrel over (Mark Hawkes)

Granta Park, Great Abington - Common Sandpiper, 4 Mandarin, Nuthatch (Andy Merryweather) 

Ferry Meadows - Redstart, Spotted Flcatcher at Heron Meadow (Don Gardener)

Milton airfield - Whinchat, Corn Bunting reported 

Kingfishers Bridge - 2 Great Egret, Hobby, 4 Green Sandpiper, 12 Snipe (Kevin Wilson)

Longstanton - 3 Curlew Sandpiper (Brendan Doe)

Saturday, 6 September 2025

Saturday, 6 September

Fowlmere - a flock of 10 Glossy Ibis over south-east at 10:31h (Ade Cooper)

Ouse Fen - 17 Glossy Ibis (Richard Bradbury)

Ferry Meadows - Redstart at Heron Meadow (Don Gardener)

Clopton - 2 Nightjar, 3 Whinchat ringed this morning (Mark Thomas) 

Grafham Water - 2 Sandwich Tern at Mander (Mark Hawkes); Little Stint at Valley Creek (Richard Patient)

Cambourne - 2 Tree Pipit (JP Hook)

Litlington clunchpit - 2 Whinchat (Geoff Barlow)

Etton/Maxey Pits - Opsrey over reported

Friday, 5 September

Grafham Water - Arctic Tern, Garganey, Caspian Gull, Osprey, 6 Ruff, 6 Greenshank, Goldeneye, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Washes - Wood Sandpiper from Cadbury Hide (Andrew Tongue); Wheatear (Rahcel Lennard)

Frank's Pit - Osprey over, Great Egret (Ian Musselbrook); 3 Garganey, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, Hobby (Vin Fleming) 

Etton/Maxey Pits - Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Ringed Plover, also 2+ Spotted Flycatcher around Etton village (Hugh Wright) 

Kingfishers Bridge - 3 Raven, Bittern (Saimon Clark)

 

Thursday, 4 September 2025

Thursday, 4 September

Frank's Pit, Helpston - 5 Garganey, Wood Sandpiper, 24 Black-tailed Gowdit, Green Sandpiper (Hugh Wright)

Nene Washes, HIgh Wash - 3 Wood Sandpiper, 13 Ruff (Charles Kitchin) 

Ouse Fen - Curlew Sandpiper (Rachel Lennard)

Wednesday, 3 September

Nene Washes, High Wash - 2 Wood Sandpipers, 24 Ruff, Whinchat (Charles Kitchin); 44 Cattle Egret (Jonathan Taylor)

Etotn/Maxey pits - Osprey (Hugh Wright)

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Tuesday, 2 September

Grafham Water - Whinchat amonsgt solar panels, Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Caspian Gull at dam (Tim Rea); 4 Trunstone this evening (Mark Hawkes)

Clopton - Whinchat ringed (Mark Thomas) 

Blackbush, Whittlesey - Whinchat (Charlie Kitchin)

Nene Washes Hgh Wash - 3 Wood Sandpiper, 17 Ruff, Peregrine at High Wash pool, 24 Cattle Egret, 2 Whinchat (Charlie Kitchin); PURPLE HERON in flight at March Farmers reported

Franks Pit, Helpston - Wood Sandpiper, 2 Garganey, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper (Hugh Wright)

Etton/Maxey pits - Wheatear, 2 Common Sandpiper (Hugh Wright)

Grunty Fen - Raven (Andrew Tongue) 

Bainton pits - Wood Sandpiper (Paul Bolton)

 

Monday, 1 September 2025

Monday, 1 September

Grafham Water - Spotted Redshank at Gaynes Creek (Tim Rea)

Etton/Maxey pits - Redstart, Glossy Ibis departed 08:15 (Hugh Wright); also Wheatear reported

Frank's Pit, Helspton - Osprey, Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Bittern, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Egret, 2 Raven, Peregrine (Hugh Wright)

Sunday, 31 August

Frank's pit - Osprey briefly, Wood Sandpiper, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Garganey, Great Egret, 3 Water Rail (Mike Weedon)

Grafham Water - Turnstone, Spotted Redshank (Mark Hawkes) 

Ouse Washes - 40 Cattle Egret near Welches dam (Andrew Tongue)