Friday, 31 October 2025

Friday, 31 October

Ferry Meadows CP - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still (JP Hook)

Ouse Washes RSPB - 36 Crane from Cadbury Hide (Terry Brown) 

Ouse Washes - SNOW BUNTING on a private farm access road nearby, parallel to Vermudens Drain (Richard Cutting)

Thursday, 30 October 2025

Thursday, 30 October

Ferry Meadows - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling in hedge between Overton & Lynch Lakes (Chris Jones)

Grafham Water - 5 Crossbill, 6 Redpoll & a Brambling over (Mark Hawkes) 

Waterbeach - 2 Ring-necked Parakeet over Waterbeach Court (Daniel Osborne)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Glossy Ibis, 15 Great Egret (Tracey Graves) 

Wicken Fen - 8 Marsh Harrier & 2 Bittern to roost, Kingfisher, Bearded Tits and Water Rails also present (Christoph Zöckler)

Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Wednesday, 29 October

Ferry Meadows - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling in hedge between Overton & Lynch Lakes,  Mediterranean Gull on Overton (Don Gardener)

Cottenham Long Drove - 4 Caspian Gull (Brendan Doe)

Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Tuesday, 28 October

Ferry Meadows - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling in hedge between Overton & Lynch Lakes (Don Gardener); ad Mediterranean Gull (Matt Webb)

Grafham Water - 5 Whooper Swan at Valley creek (Mark Hawkes); Glossy Ibis reported from Littless hide 

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Glossy Ibis at Moore Lake (Dave Anderson)

Kingfishers Bridge - 3 Ruddy Shelduck, 3rd winter Caspian Gull (David Nation) 

Eldernell - Short-eared Owl roosting (Dick Burnham)

Monday, 27 October 2025

Monday, 27 October

Brampton East Pit - fem FERRUGINOUS DUCK 07:35h but viewing difficult in the wind (Mark Hawkes)

Sunday, 26 October 2025

Sunday, 26 October

Grafham Water - 3 Crossbill at Littless Creek (Andrew Tongue); 4 Whooper Swan from Valley Creek hide (Mark Hawkes)

Lockspit's Mere - 5 Whooper Swan, Kingfisher (Tracey Graves)

Saturday, 25 October

Brampton - fem FERRUGINOUS DUCK, imm SCAUP (Duerden Cormack)

Grafham Water - juv Merlin, 2 Glossy Ibis, 3 Whooper Swan through, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Brambling, 2 Ruff (Mark Hawkes) 

Ouse Washes - 93 Crane (Rachel Lennard)

Late news from 22 October: 104 Crane over Manea early morning.

Friday, 24 October

Barford Road Pocket Park - pair os Stonechat (Andrew Tongue)

Grafham Water - 2 Glossy Ibis at Littless Creek, also distant Harrier sp. strongly suggestive of Pallid (Mark Hawkes, Matthew Rodgers)

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Wednesday, 22 October

Ferry meadows CP - Red-crested Pochard, Great Egret, Water Rail (Don Gardener)

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Tuesday, 21 October

Frank's Pit, Helpston -  Jack Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Great Egret, Water Rail (Brian Stone)

Grafham Water - 2 Glossy Ibis at Littless Creek (Nigel Butler); reported later at Savages Creek

Monday, 20 October 2025

Monday, 20 October

Ferry Meadows CP - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in trees by Mound/Gunwade 07:48h (Mike Weedon) 

Fulbourn - Marsh Harrier over Balsham Road nearby, Raven over Fulbourn Fen (Kevin Wilson)

Frank's Pit, Helpston -  Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Black-tailed Godwit (Hugh Wright)

Sunday, 19 October 2025

Sunday, 19 October

Ferry Meadows CP - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER reported

Etton Maxey pits - RING OUZEL (Hugh Wright)

Frank's Pit, Helpston - Jack Snipe, also Brambling over (Hugh Wright); RING OUZEL over (Mike Weedon)

Saturday, 18 October

Ouse Washes - 27 Cattle Egret reported, also 13 Siskin over

Grafham Water - Brambling over, Curlew (Mark Hawkes)

Saturday, 18 October 2025

Friday, 17 October

Grafham Water - Jack Snipe, 5 Common Scoter (Mark Hawkes) 

Isleham Washes - c.100 Whooper Swan (Paul Whiteman)

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Thursday, 16 october

Woodwalton Fen - 9 Marsh Harrier to roost (John Wells)

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Wednesday, 15 October

Chatteris - Glossy Ibis over (Derek Benton) 

Ferry Meadows - Scaup on Overton Lake (as per Mike Weedon) 

Nene Washes - Merlin (Brian Hedley)

Pink-footed Geese reported over Sutton, Wisbech & Witcham

Tuesday, 14 October

Ouse Fen RSPB - FERRUGINOUS DUCK reported, from Lockspit path (as per Sue Greenway) 

Ferry Meadows - 23 Brent geese over (Matt Webb)

Woodwalton Fen - 15 Pink-footed Geese over 

Etton/Maxey Ppits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Great Egret, Rock Pipit, Stonechat, 18 Golden Plover over (Brian Stone)

Cottenham Long Drove - Mediterranean Gull (Brendan Doe)

Monday, 13 October 2025

Monday, 13 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Hugh Wright)

Grafham Water - 2cy Mediterranean Gull at Mander CP (Andrew Tongue) 

Isleham Wash - Merlin but distant (Paul Whiteman)

Dernford Reservoir - Rock Pipit, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank (Carl Howard)

Sunday, 12 October 2025

Sunday, 12 October

Fen Drayton Lakes - Glossy Ibis, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Caspian Gull, Cattle Egret, Great Egret, 38 Golden Plover over (Carlos Davies)

Chippenham Fen - Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, Brambling, 40 Siskin, 30 Redpoll, 20 Golden Plover, 2 Hobby (Richard Dale)

Cuckoo Fen - 20 Bearded Tit, pair of Stoenchat (Simon Passey)

Saturday, 11 October 2025

Saturday, 11 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Cattle Egret, 11 Whooper Swan (Hugh Wright)

Kingfishers Bridge - 26 Whooper Swan (Kevin Wilson)

Friday, 10 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank, 6 Whooper Swan; also 50 Golden Plover, 16 Redwing over (Hugh Wright)

Bythorn/Clopton track - 350+ Linnet (Stewart Short)

Hare Park - 2 Tawny Owl, Nuthacth, Raven over (Kevin Wilson)

Pymoor - c.70 Crane reported

Thursday, 9 October 2025

Thursday, 9 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Paul Bolton)

Burwell Fen - Little Owl at Priory Farm (Paul Craske)

Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Wednesday, 8 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Black-tailed Godwit (Hugh Wright); 4 Whooper Swan (Bob Titman)

Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Tuesday, 7 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS,  Rock Pipit, Great Egret (Hugh Wright)

Clopton - Woodlark, 6 Redwing over (Mark Thomas) 

Sutton Gault - 7 Redwing (Rob Partridge)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Whooper Swan, departed 14:15h (Mike Clydsedale) 

Littleport - 25 Redwing over just to the north (Kevin Wilson)

Monday, 6 October 2025

Monday, 6 October

Grafham Water - Rock Pipit (Mark Hawkes); Whooper Swan (Rob O'Connor); 2 ad Yellow-legged Gull (Tim Rea)

Clopton - Whooper Swans over calling early morning (Mark Thomas) 

Nene Washes - 34 Whooper Swan, also 13 Pink-footed Geese over & 8 Crane reported

Burwell fen - Green Sandpiper, Tree Pipit (Paul Craske)

Etton/Maxey pits - 5 Whooper Swan, Rock Pipit, 6 Goosanders (Paul Bellamy) 

Frank's Pit - 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Great Egret (Paul Bellamy)

Sunday, 5 October 2025

Sunday, 5 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS departed 07:44h, 2 Green Sandpiper(Hugh Wright); TEMMINCK'S STINT, 2 Rock Pipit (Mike Weedon))

Saturday, 4 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank (Hugh Wright); Rock Pipit, Caspian Gull briefly (Paul Bolton)

Friday, 3 October 2025

Friday, 3 October

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank, 200 Golden Plover circling (Paul Bolton)

Nene Washes, High Wash - Glossy Ibis, Stonechat (Charlie Kitchen)

Grafham Water - fem/imm Scaup off fishing lodge (Mathew Rodgers)

Thursday, 2 October 2025

Thursday, 2 October

Isleham Washes - Spotted Redshank, 4 Ruff, 12 Snipe (Paul Whiteman)

Babraham - 2 Redwing over (Andrew Knights) 

Etton/Maxey pits - LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Greenshank (Paul Bolton)

Ouse Washes RSPB - 8 Glossy Ibis briefly (Kevin Taylor)

Wednesday, 1 October

Isleham Washes - Spotted Redshank (Mush Ahmad); also 3 Green Sandpiper (Paul Whiteman)