Saturday 30 May

Chippenham Fen - GOLDEN ORIOLE briefly early morning but not since (Richard Dale). Use public footpaths ONLY at this site. Unauthorised access of the fen jeopardises bird ringing and monitoring activities and release of future sightings.

Friday 29 May

Wicken area - drake Garganey, 2 Avocet, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Cuckoo at Burwell Fen, Little Owl at Priory Farm (Kevin Wilson)

Wednesday, 27 May

Grafham Water - FULMAR, Great Northern Diver, 8 Sanderling (Richard Patient)

Burwell - Spotted Flycathcer in a privet garden (Paul Craske); male Garganey on the Fen (Andy Hannaford)

Sunday, 24 May

Paxton Pits - PURPLE HERON flew in c.11:15h, seen in flight only (JP Hook)

Grafham Water - 3 Sanderling on dam (JP Hook)

Burwell Fen - Bittern, 3 Greenshank, 3 Avocet, 2 Kingfisher, Corn Bunting (Christoph Zöckler)

Saturday, 23 May

Grafham Water - Sanderling in dam (Mark Hawkes)

Ellington - Spotted Flycatcher (Stuart Elsom)

Etton/Maxey - 4 Sanderling, 14 Ringed Plover at Pig Jaw Pit (Hugh Wright) 

Isleham wash - Black Tern (Paul Whiteman)

Brampton - imm WHITE-TAILED EAGLE over (Jamie Wells) 

 

Friday, 22 may

Grafham Water - 2 Common Scoter from dam (Mark Hawkes); 2 Great Northern Diver reported

Etton/maxey - Curlew Sandpiper on Pig Jaw Pit (Hugh Wright); Kittiwake briefly, 6 Sanderling (Josh Jones); PURPLE HERON on the central meadow of the reserve (Hugh Wright) 

Eldernell/March Farmers - Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Andrew Gardener)

 

Thursday 21 May

Etton/Maxey - 3 Sanderling on Pig Jaw Pit (Hugh Wright)

Bedford Purlieus -  Spotted Flycatcher (Phill Hicks)

Wednesday, 20 May

Etton/Maxey - Grasshopper Warbler just west of Pig Jaw Pit, 2 Sanderling on Pig Jaw Pit, Glossy Ibis on the reserve (Josh Jones); PURPLE HERON from south hide on the reserve (Chris Orders)

Beebys East pit - Sanderling (Stephen McAvoy) 

Kingfishers Bridge - Glossy Ibis (Bruce Martin)

Grafham Water - 4 Sanderling on dam (Mark Hawkes) 

 

Tuesday, 19 May

Grafham Water - Sanderling on dam, 3 Great Northern Diver (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Cuckoo (Terry Brown)

Etton/Maxey - Glossy Ibis, Sanderling on the reserve, 3 Knot through Pig Jaw Pit, PURPLE HERON by the Cut briefly (Hugh Wright); reported later on the reserve but elusive and mobile

Monday, 18 May

 Great Chishill - HONEY BUZZARD departed roost 06:40h (Alan Harris)

Sunday, 17 May

Magog Trust - Quail singing in wheat crop (Mike Foley) 

Etton - Turnstone on Pig Jaw Pit still (Hugh Wright) 

Saturday, 16 May

Etton - 3 Sanderling, Turnstone, 13 Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper (Hugh Wright)

Magog Trust - Quail singing in wheat crop (Mike Foley) 

Somersham GP - Bittern, Little Ringed Plover (Russell Watkins) 

Ouse Fen - FERRUGINOUS DUCK at Lockspit's Mere, also Turtle Dove at Overcote Marina (Carlos Davies) 

Friday, 15 May

Eldernell - Spoonbill over (Andrew Gardener); Spoonbill over again and Redwing reported

Etton - Sanderling, Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, 12 Ringed Plover, Avocet on Pig Jaw Pit (Hugh Wright)

Thursday, 14 May

Etton - 4 Turnstone, 12 Ringed Plover, 6 Avocet, 2 Common Sandpiper at Pig Jaw Pit reported, also Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail.

Wednesday, 13 May

Grafham Water - 6 Kittiwake (Richard Patient); 8 Arctic Tern through (Richard Patient, Mark Hawkes)

Etton - 2 Sanderling, 8 Avocet, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper on Pig Jaw Pit (Hugh Wright) 

Tuesday, 12 May

Fen Drayton Lakes - BLACK-WINGED STILT on Ferry Lagoon (Richard Thomas)

Grafham Water - 3 Turnstone (Nigel Butler); 2 Sanderling (Mark Hawkes)

Monday, 11 May

Grafham Water - Sanderling on dam this morning (Colin Addington); but not this evening. Great Northern Diver (Mark Hawkes) 

Etton - Turnstone on Pig Jaw Pit (Hugh Wright) 

Sunday, 10 May

Paxton Pits - male RED-FOOTED FALCON briefly from Hayden Hide, trying to relocate (JP Hook)

Gamlingay - 13 DOTTEREL from lower gate (Mark Thomas) 

Somersham - 2 Glossy Ibis over north (Russell Watkins) 

Grafham Water - 4 Great Northern Diver, 2 of which departed, 3 Arctic Tern through (Mark Hawkes)  

March Farmers - Knot, 5 Grey Plover (Jonathan taylor)

Etton - Turnstone, 3 Common Samdpiper, 2 Red-crested Pochard, Wheatear (Hugh Wright); also Grey Plover through (Josh Jones)

Saturday, 9 May

Ouse Fen - Osprey reported

Fowlmere - Glossy briefly (Rob Wilson)

Grafham Water - 5 Great Northern Diver, drake Common Scoter, 2 Sanderling (Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Washes - Spoonbill, Whimbrel, 4 drake Garganey (Brendan Doe)

Wicken area - 3 Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank at Burwell Fen, 2 Greenshank, Ruff on Baker's Fen (Chris Brown) 

Fen Drayton Lakes - Tundra Bean Goose (Jeremy Lindsell) 

Friday, 8 May

Ouse Fen - TEMMINCK'S STINT on cell 10 (Andrew Tongue)

Etton - 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Avocet, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Goosander (Hugh Wright)

Southey Wood - Spotted Flycatcher, Crossbill, Nightingale (Kerry Harrison) 

Thursday, 7 May

Gamlningay - 5 DOTTEREL 13:40h (Tim Watling)

Burwell Fen - 4 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank (Andy Hannaford) 

Nene Washes - 4 Whooper Swan, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Whimbrel over, Curlew, Fieldfare (Charlie Kitchin)

Grafham Water - Wheatear, Cuckoo (John Roe) 

Wednesday, 6 May

Gamlingay - 5 DOTTEREL still (Paul Whiteman)

Cam Washes, Upware - Bar-tailed Godwit (Richard Dale)

Tuesday, 5 May

Gamlingay - 5 DOTTEREL (Duncan McNiven)

Grafham Water - Great Northern Diver (John Roe)

Southey Wood - Spotted Flycatcher (Paul Bolton); also 2 Crossbill, Nightingale (Mike Weedon)

Etton - 3 Red-crested Pochard, Little Ringed Plover, Avocet on Pig Jaw Pit reported 

Monday, 4 May

Caxton Gibbet - ringtail Hen Harrier over north (JP Hook)

Fen Drayton Lakes Grey Plover on Moore Lake (Richard Palmer)

Etton - Sanderling, Tiurnstone, Avocet, 24 Ringed Plover at Pig Jaw Pit, 6 Wood Sandpiper briefly on the reserve (Hugh Wright); Whimbrel on Pig Jaw Pit (Mike Weedon)

Eldernell - Spoonbill over (Charlie Kitchin)

Grafham Water - 6 Great Northern Diver (Matk Hawkes) 

 

 

Sunday, 3 May

Ouse Fen - 28 Hobby, Wood Sandpiper, Grey Pover, Spotted Redshank (Mark Thomas)

Wicken area - 6 Hobby, 2 Bittern in flight (David Wege)

Burwell Fen - 2 Avocet, Garganey, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank, 5 Wood Sandpiper (Kevin Wilson) 

Etton - Little Tern briefly at Pig Jaw Pit, also Turnstone, Curlew through (Hugh Wright) 

Hobson's Park - 2 Common Tern through, Peregrine over, 5 Swift (Joanna Kubica)

Saturday, 2 May

Gamlingay - 11 DOTTEREL (Mark Thomas) 

Ferry Meadows - Whinchat (Don Gardener)

Tanholt - Bar-tailed Godwit (Chris Jones); also 2 Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper (Andy Golding)

 

Friday, 1 May

Ouse Washes - PURPLE HERON reported flying north from Four Balls Farm

Gamlingay - 11 DOTTEREL (m.o.) 

Burwell Fen - 7 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Ruff, 2 Avocet, Cuckoo (Kevin Wilson)

Etton/Maxey Pits - Wood Sandpiper, Ruff on the reserve (Hugh Wright); On Pig-Jaw Pit Bar-tailed Godwit on  (Chris Lines) and Greenshank (Hugh Wright)

Tanholt - Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper (Chris Jones)

March Farmers - Garganey, 2 Avocet, Greenshank reported

Smithy Fen - 2 Wood Sandpiper (Marilyn Peterkin)