Cambridgeshire Bird Club What's About

Thusrday, 2 February

2012-02-02T10:13:00.003Z

Bluntisham - ringtail Hen Harrier nearby (Mark Eaton)

Wednesday, 1 February

2012-02-01T10:12:00.003Z

Nene Washes - 2 BEAN GEESE with swans at western end of March Farmers (Charlie Kitchin); 2 Dunlin, 2 Egyptian Geese (Peter Beesley); ringtail Hen Harrier (Mark Hows)

Fen Drayton Lakes - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD over north-west 13:40h (Andy Cotton)

Oxlode - 41 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE and a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE with Bewick's Swans in fields near potato packing farm 14:45h before flying to the Ouse Washes 15:00h (David Hopkins)

Burwell Fen - 5+ Short-eared Owls (Tim Dee)

Peterbrough - Jack Snipe near Millenium Bridge, also 3 Green Sandpipers (Dave Chambers)

Tuesday, 31 January

2012-02-01T09:38:00.000Z

Cawdle Fen Way - GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Ely end, near where railway crosses the Ouse (David Hopkins)

Monday, 30 January

2012-01-30T11:01:00.002Z

Fen Drayton lakes - SLAVONIAN GREBE, Green Sandpiper (John Hoppett)

Ferry Meadows - White-fronted Goose still (Don Gardener)

Ouse Washes - TEMMINCK'S STINT from Grose Hide still (Tony Lowe); also 124 Ruff, 2313 Black-tailed Godwit, 2939 Golden Plover (Mike Burdekin); Peregrine, Merlin (Colin Kirtlnd, Graham Easy)

Nene Washes - 7 Cranes, Hen Harrier, Merlin, 6 Short-eared Owl, pair of Stonechat (Colin Kirtlnd, Graham Easy)

From Satrurday, 28 January: Fowlmere - 500 Reed Buntings to roost, 4 Egyptian Geese over (Ade Cooper); Wimpole Hall - 2 pairs of Mandarin (Ade Cooper); Milton - 4 Caspian Gull, 11 Yellow-legged Gull (Steve Cooper)

Sunday, 29 January

2012-01-29T18:03:00.000Z

Fen Drayton - SLAVIONIAN GREBE still on Drayton Lagoon (Richard Allison); also Goosander, Green Sandpiper, Bittern, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Short-eared Owl (Nigel Sprowell)

Grafham water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER at Hill Farm (Peter Beesley)

Ouse Washes - TEMMINCK'S STINT (David Fisher, Tim Stowe)

Wicken Fen – 3 Short-eared Owl on Burwell Fen, 3 Marsh Harrier on Adventurer’s Fen, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier over Mere, 4 Cetti’s singing, 4 drake Pintail from Charlie’s Hide (Carl Howard)

Toft - 2 Short-eared Owls hunting along the grass margins of arable fields between Toft Meridian Golf Course and Great Eversden (Roger Buisson)

Paxton Pits - Knot, Common Sandpiper, 6 Smew, 4 Egyptian Geese, 3 Goosander (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells)

Nene Washes, Eldernell to March Farmers - 7 Cranes over east, 10+ Short-eared Owl, ringtail Hen Harrier (Steve Dudley)

Saturday, 28 January

2012-01-29T17:57:00.003Z

Braham Farm - GREAT GREY SHRIKE on private land but can be viewed along the Cawdle Fen Way (Phil Savage)

Guyhirn - 7 COMMON CRANES viewed from the pull-in on the south side of the A47, just under 1/2 mile east of the Chill Out cafe (Alan Clarke)

Fen Drayton - 2 Short-eared Owls, Cetti's Warbler (Richard Allison); Bittern on Holywell Lake (Duncan Ritchie)

Foxton village - Hen Harrier over (Matthew Mellor)

Haddon - fem Merlin (Andrew Gardener)

Ely BF - Bittern (Mark Grooms)

Wicken Fen - 3 Short-eared Owl, 3 Marsh Harrier, ringtail Hen Harrier, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Carl Howard)

Paxton Pits - Bittern reported over visitors centre

Friday, 27 January

2012-01-27T10:12:00.001Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Drayton Lagoon this morning (Richard Bradbury); Bittern, Cetti's Warbler, 'orange' ringtail Harrier sp. (Monica & Owen Marks)

Eldernell - 3 Cranes just east of decoy wood (Kev Wolstencroft); 4 more Cranes, 8+ Short-eared Owls (Steve Dudley)

Ferry Meadows - White-fronted Goose, Little Owl, Nuthatch, 20+ Siskin (Don Gardener)

Thursday, 26 January

2012-01-27T09:10:00.002Z

Cherry Hinton - Peregrine (Roger Horton)

Fowlmere - ringtail Hen Harrier (Mike Foley)

Wednesday, 25 January

2012-01-26T09:24:00.000Z

Paxtin Pits - male Smew (Tony Lowe)

Cambridge - Goosander over Fulbrooke Road (Bob Jarman)

Fen Drayton Lakes - SLAVONIAN GREBE (Mike Knowles)

Grafham water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Shag (Vic & Pauline Cozens)

Tuesday, 24 January

2012-01-24T14:09:00.003Z

Stanley Park, Peterborough - ad Mediterranean Gull (Matt Webb)

Paxton Pits - male and female Smew on Sailing Lake (as per RBA)

Monday, 23 January

2012-01-23T10:51:00.001Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - SLAVONIAN GREBE still, on Drayton Lagoon (Bruce Martin); also redhead Smew on Oxholme Lake, redhead Goosander on Moore Lake (Jacqui Miller); Short-eared Owl, 6 Siskin (Vic & Pauline Cozens)

Ferry Meadows - White-fronted Goose, Little Owl, 8 Siskin (Don Gardener)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Vic & Pauline Cozens)

Ouse Washes - TEMMINCK'S STINT still from Grose Hide (per rarebirdalert.com)

Needingworth GP - 4 male & 8 redhead Smew, Green Sandpiper (Bruce & Gwen Martin, Monica and Owen Marks)

Turves - Short-eared Owl (Andy Bayes)

Maxey Pots - 5 Goosander (BobbTitman)

Sunday, 22 January

2012-01-22T21:00:00.001Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - SLAVONIAN GREBE on still on Ferry Lagoon (Nigel Sprowell); 2nd-winter GLAUCOUS GULL briefly before flying west (Richard Thomas, Steve Cooper)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER off Sailing Club, Shag still on boom, Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)

Barleycraft GP - 18 Smew including 6 drakes (Jeff Stenning & Andrew Maddocks)

Milton Tip - 2nd winter GLAUCOUS GULL (Steve Cooper)

Cam Washes - 6 White-fronted Geese again in grassy field on Upware side of the river, 17 Whooper Swan still in nearby sugar beet field (David and Jon Heath)

Eldernell - 7 Cranes (Stuart Ball)

Paxton Pits - fem Red-crested Pochard, redhead Smew, Common Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)

Saturday, 21 January

2012-01-22T20:52:00.000Z

Ouse Washes - TEMMINCK'S STINT from Grose Hide, ~2000 Black-tailed Godwit, 57 Ruff, Peregrine, 106 Stock Dove at Manea (Gavin Paterson)

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING (Vic & Pauline Cozens)

Ferry Meadows - White-fronted Goose (Don Gardener)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Bittern, Short-eared Owl (Matt Mellor)

Thursday, 19 January

2012-01-19T15:33:00.002Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Ferry Lagoon (Mike Everett)

Grafham Water - Shag, male Goosander (Graham Moates)

Wednesday, 18 January

2012-01-18T10:20:00.001Z

Peterborough - Bittern flushed from near Nene North Bank, landed in area of Bradley Fen (Steve Dudley)

Tuesday, 17 January

2012-01-17T13:27:00.003Z

Witcham - GREAT GREY SHRIKE briefly, before flying high north-west (David Hopkins)

Dogsthorpe Tip - juv ICELAND GULL (Brian Stone)

King's Dyke NR - Peregrines showing well, also Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Cetti's Warbler recently (Philip Parker)

Six Mile Bottom - c.50 Bramblings in Beeches by Bottisham Heath Stud (Chris Barker)

Grafham Water - male & female Crossbill near hatchery sheds at north end (Vic & Pauline Cozens)

Monday, 16 January

2012-01-16T14:42:00.003Z

Ferry Meadows - White-fronted Goose, Little Owl (Don Gardener)

Dogsthorpe Tip - juv ICELAND GULL (Josh Jones)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 3 ringtail Hen Harrier, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1+ Bearded Tit (Stuart Elsom; Mark Peck)

Eynesbury (Barford Pocket Park) - Bittern, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Stuart Elsom)

Fowlmere - Merlin, ringtail Hen Harrier (Edward Imber)

Sunday, 15 January

2012-01-15T23:41:00.000Z

Grafham Water - 3 GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS, Brent Goose, 3 Green Sandpiper, drake Scaup, 133 Goldeneye (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington, David Hollin, Chris Shurlock)

Cam Washes - 18 Whooper Swans still in nearby sugar beet field, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail (Jon and David Heath)

Ouse Fen - 2 Hen Harriers, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 1-2 Short-eared Owls, presumed hybrid Pallid x Hen Harrier c.16:00h (Richard Hook)

Fen Drayton Lakes - presumed hybrid Pallid x Hen Harrier 08:45h (Bruce Martin & Phil Pitelen)

Little Wilbraham Fen - 14 Corn Bunting, Barn Owl, Grey Partridge (Saimon Clark)

Nene Washes - 6 Short-eared Owl, 2 Barn Owl, 7 Crane (Stuart Ball)

Woodwalton Fen - Bittern, male Merlin, Cetti's Warbler (Mike Weedon)

Paxton Pits - Peregrine, 5 Smew, 6 Goosander, 2 Green Sandpiper (Martin Davis, Steve May, David Milne, Neal Parkin, Jamie Wells)

Saturday, 14 January

2012-01-15T23:29:00.000Z

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 2 ringtail Hen harriers, presumed hybrid Pallid x Hen Harrier, Merlin, 2 Grey Partridges (Andy Cotton); SNOW BUNTING, Merlin, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, 172 Mute Swans (Peter Herkenrath and Vicki Harley)

Milton Tip - adult Mediterranean Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1200 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Peter Herkenrath)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER along north shore this morning, Scaup in Dudney creek, Shag on boom, 2 Goosander, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Woodcock (Mark Hawkes)

Cam Washes - 6 White-fronted Geese in grassy field on Upware side of the river, 17 Whooper Swans, Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Green Sandpiper, 5 Grey Partridge, 15 Corn Bunting (Jon and David Heath)

Paxton Pits - 15 Pink-footed Geese over, 2 Whooper Swans heading (Martin Davis/Mark Rayment); 4 Smew, Jack Snipe (Jamie Wells)

Ely Beet Pits - Peregrine (Stuart Sharp)

Eldernell - 7 COMMON CRANES, Long-eared Owl, 7+ Short-eared Owl, 2+ Barn Owl (Steve Dudley)

Woodwalton Fen - Bittern (Matt Webb)

Farcet - Bittern reported from Crown Lakes (Steve Dudley)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Bittern, 3 Short-eared Owls, male Smew, Woodcock, presumed hybrid Pallid x Hen Harrier 11:15h (Andy Massey)

Black Horse Drove - 2 Peregrines (Malcolm Rains)

Chainbridge, March - 3 Goosanders (Andy Bayes)

Friday, 13 January

2012-01-13T13:30:00.000Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - male Smew, Bittern, redhead Goosander (Andy Cotton); presumed hybrid Pallid x Hen Harrier over Ferry Mere just after 13:00h (Jacqui Miller); 3 Short-eared Owls (Bill Simmonds)

Burwell Fen - 5 Short-eared Owls (Dave Palmer)

Milton CP - male Goosander still on Dickerson's Pit (David Heath)

Thursday, 12 January

2012-01-12T10:24:00.002Z

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (David Hollin); 3 Scaup (per rarebirdalert.com)

Wicken Fen - male & a ringtail Hen Harrier, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Cetti's Warbler singing, 260 Gadwall, 98 Shoveler, 339 Teal, 299 Wigeon (Gavin Paterson)

Fen Drayton Lakes - male Smew, Goosander, presumed hybrid Pallid x Hen Harrier over 09:30h & 10:05h (Andy Cotton; Jacqui Miller); and still at 14:00h (Bill Simmonds); 3 Short-eared Owls near entrance track (Gill Parish)

Wednesday, 11 January

2012-01-11T12:40:00.000Z

Needingworth GPs - 5 Smew in flight (Mark Eaton)

Haddenham Fen - Stonechat (Paul Mason)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, 4 Goosander, redhead Smew (David Hollin)

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, presumed Pallid x Hen Harrier, 2 Hen Harriers, 3 Marsh Harriers, Green Sandpiper (Mike Everett)

Fen Drayton Lakes - presumed Pallid x Hen Harrier 09:30h (Pam Peacock); male Smew, Goosander (Andy Cotton); also 2 Green Sandpipers (Jacqui Miller)

Milton CP - Goosander on Dickerson's Pit (David Heath)

Ouse Washes - 3500+ Golden Plover, 800+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Stonechat (Mike Burdekin)

Tuesday, 10 January

2012-01-10T09:42:00.001Z

Thorney Toll - juv & 6 adult Cranes in fields south of the A47 towards Guyhirn, opposite the "Chill Out" cafe (Duncan Ritchie)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, 8 Goldeneye (Tony Lowe)

Cambourne - fem Goosander, Short-eared Owl (Martin Leader)

Ouse Washes - 16 Ruff, 1500+ Golden Plover, Merlin, Stonechat (Mike Burdekin)

Monday, 9 January

2012-01-09T12:16:00.002Z

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, drk Scaup, 2 male & 3 female Smew, Shag still (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Cambourne - Short-eared Owl (Martin Leader)

Thorney Toll - 7 adult Cranes in fields south of the A47 towards Guyhirn, opposite the "Chill Out" cafe (Duncan Ritchie)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 'orange' ringtail harrier species, 3 Short-eared Owls near entrance track, 2+ Bitterns in Holywell Lake reedbeds, redhead Goosander, Cetti's Warbler (Andy Cotton et al.)

Foxton - ringtail Hen Harrier over the Fowlmere Road, TL421469, this morning (Matt Mellor)

Eldernell - 7 Short-eared Owls, 3 Barn Owls, ringtail Harrier (Peter Beesley)

Grunty Fen - ringtail Hen Harrier over (David Nation)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 2 Hen Harriers, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl (Colin Kirtland, Monica & Owen Marks)

Sunday, 8 January

2012-01-09T09:48:00.002Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - male Smew (Nigel Sprowell)

Grafham Water - adult GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, drk Scaup from Dudney Hide, Shag still on boom, Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, SNOW BUNTING still, 2 Hen Harriers, 2 Marsh Harriers, Short-eared Owl (Richard Patient); presumed hybrid Pallid x Hen Harrier (Richard Thomas et al.)

Ouse Washes - TEMMINCK'S STINT still from Grose Hide (per rarebirdalert.com)

Cambourne - Short-eared Owl in the Whomping Willow Lake area (Rowena Baxter); 2+ Short-eared Owls (Jonathan Hook)

Cam Washes - 16 Whooper Swans, Short-eared Owl, 5 Little Egrets, Green Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, 12 Corn Buntings (David and Jon Heath)

Wicken Fen - 5 Hen Harriers, 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Barn Owls Bittern, Cetti's Warbler (Matt Mellor)

Swaffham Prior Fen - Short-eared Owl Burwell Fen - 3 Short-eared Owls from Reach Bridge (Peter Wells)

Comberton - Short-eared Owl hunting across a pasture field between the church and Fox's Bridge Farm (Roger Buisson)

Paxton Pits - female FERRUGINOUS DUCK still, 8 Smew, 2 Pintail (Jamie Wells et al.)

Great Eversden - 2+ Short-eared Owls (Jonathan Hook)

Saturday, 7 January

2012-01-08T12:17:00.000Z

Ouse Washes RSPB - TEMMINCK'S STINT still from Grose Hide (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - female FERRUGINOUS DUCK at the south end of Pumphouse Pit (Martin Davis); 7 Smew, Goosander, Ruddy Duck, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Tree Sparrows (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells)

Grafham Water - Juvenile Shag still on boom, 6+ Goosander (Mark Hawkes)

Great Eversden - 3 Short-eared Owls off Wimpole Lane (Graham Moates)

Burwell Fen - 6 Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl (Les Bunyan; Giles Merritt)

Somersham GP - Green Sandpiper, pair Egyptian Geese (Russell Watkins)

Ouse Fen - 2+ ringtail Harriers, 2+ Short-eared Owls, 2+ Barn Owls (Jonathan Hook)

Cambourne - 2+ Short-eared Owls (Jonathan Hook)

Friday, 6 January

2012-01-06T15:20:00.002Z

Ferry Meadows - European White-fronted Goose, Goosander (Mike Weedon)

Alconbury - 2+ Short-eared Owls along Globe Lane still (Tony Lowe)

Little Shelford - Firecrest in garden near the level crossing on Hauxton Road again (Ali Cooper)

Nene Washes - 24 Short-eared Owls (Jonathan Taylor)

Thursday, 5 January

2012-01-05T10:23:00.000Z

Ouse Washes RSPB - TEMMINCK'S STINT from Grose Hide 09:20h (Bruce Martin, James Cadbury)

Wednesday, 4 January

2012-01-04T12:15:00.001Z

Ouse Washes RSPB - TEMMINCK'S STINT from Grose Hide, 11:45h onwards (Nick Sinden)

Ferry Meadows - White-fronted Goose still, showing well with Greylags this morning (Mike Weedon)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, 4 Goosander (David Hollin)

Tuesday, 3 January

2012-01-03T14:14:00.002Z

Ferry Meadows - fem Goosander on Gunwade (Matt Webb)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 2 ringtail Hen Harriers (David Collins)

Monday, 2 January

2012-01-03T14:12:00.000Z

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, SNOW BUNTING still, also 3 ringtail Hen Harriers (Duncan Ritchie); orange ringtail Harrier until c.11:15h, seen later at Fen Drayton Lakes (Robin Cox)

Great Eversden/Mares Way - 3 Short-eared Owl, male Merlin (David Fotherby); a fourth Short-eared Owl (Stuart & Jill Elsom, Mark Ward, Aubrey Warboys)

Waterbeach Fen - 13 Whooper Swan, Little Egret, Ross's Goose (David & Jonathan Heath)

Nene Washes - 2 ringtail Hen Harriers, 4+ Marsh Harriers, c.50 Bewick's Swan, c.150 Whooper Swan (David Chambers); BRENT GOOSE, 3+ Short-eared Owls (Paul Taylor)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (Colin Addington)

Fowlmere - ringtail Hen Harrier (Rogher Buisson)

Sunday, 1 January

2012-01-01T22:31:00.002Z

Ferry Meadows - 1st winter Mediterranean Gull on the Gunwade shoreline, White-fronted Goose (Matt Webb); RAVEN low over Bluebell wood (Andrew Frost)

Ouse Washes - probable Temminck's Stint from Grose Hide (John Wells)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, SNOW BUNTING, 3 Peregrines, Jack Snipe, 4 Hen Harriers (Richard Thomas); c.48 Pink-footed Geese flew over (David Heath)

Little Shelford - FIRECREST is still resident in the hedges of my garden near the level crossing on Hauxton Road (Ali Cooper)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (David Hollin)

Paxton Pits - 2 Tree Sparrow, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 1+ Peregrine, 7 Smew, 5 Goosander, Ringed Plover, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, 2 Corn Bunting (Martin Davis, Gary Rawlings, Martin Shadbolt, Jamie Wells, Jim Stevenson)

Somersham GP - ad Caspian Gull, Green Sandpiper (Russell Watkins)

Eldernell to March Farmers - Hen Harrier, 4 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 2+ Short-eared Owl, 140 Whooper Swan, 65 Bewick's Swan (Duncan Ritchie); also BRENT GOOSE, Peregrine (Mike Weedon et al.)

Cambourne - Short-eared Owl, JACK SNIPE (Jonathan Heath)

Maxey Pits - 3 JACK SNIPE, 2 Goosander (Mike Weedon et al.)

Saturday, 31 December

2012-01-01T22:15:00.002Z

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, drake Scaup, 3 Ruddy Ducks 2 Goosander (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells)

Gamlingay Wood - Short-eared Owl at dusk on Sugley Meadow (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

Ferry Meadows - 2 Mediterranean Gulls 2, White-fronted Goose on Heron Meadows (Mike Weedon)

Eldernell - 8 Common Cranes, 4 Short-eared Owls, Merlin (Dave Chambers)

Friday, 30 December

2012-01-01T20:12:00.003Z

Eldernell - 8 COMMON CRANES, 2 Short-eared Owls, Peregrine (Gavin Patterson)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, SNOW BUNTING (m.o.)

Fen Drayton - adult Mediterranean Gull in the Ferry Lagoon roost (Richard Thomas)

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Shag, 3+ Goosander (Duncan Ritchie)

Cambourn - 4+ Short Eared Owls (Jonathan Hook)

Thursday, 29 December

2012-01-01T20:05:00.004Z

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Shag, drk Scaup, 4+ Goosander (Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING, Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl (David Hollin)

Eldernell / March Farmers - 8 COMMON CRANES, 3-4 Marsh harrier, Peregrine (Mike Weedon, Ray and Will Bowell)

Maxey GP - 2 Jack snipe, 9 Goosander, (Mike Weedon, Ray and Will Bowell)

Wednesday, 28 December

2011-12-28T14:23:00.000Z

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, SNOW BUNTING still showing well, 2 Peregrine (Mark Hawkes); 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, Stonechat (Mark Eaton)

Tuesday, 27 December

2011-12-28T09:29:00.002Z

Paxton Pits - 2 redhead Smew, 2 Little Egrets and a Corn Bunting (Jamie Wells)

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 2+ Hen Harriers, 2 Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Merlin (David Heath)

Waterbeach Fen - 26 Corn Bunting, Green Sandpiper (Gavin Patterson)

Great Eversden / Wimpole - 5+ Short-eared Owls showing well over fields south of the water tower adjacent to the Mare Way (Stuart Elsom)

Eldernell - 5 COMMON CRANES, 10 Short-eared Owls, 2 Barn Owls, 90 Whooper and 18 Bewick's Swans (Duncan Ritchie)

Wicken Fen - 4-6 Marsh Harrier, 7 Hen Harrier, 4 Short-eared Owls, 3 Barn Owls, 2 Stonechat (Jeff Stenning and Andrew Maddocks)

Woodwalton Fen - 3 Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler, 15 Siskin (John Wells)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Green Sandpiper, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls, ad Caspian Gull, Short-eared Owl (Richard Allison)

Cambourne - 2 Short-eared Owls (Martin Leader)

Monday, 26 December

2011-12-27T11:25:00.001Z

Great Eversden - 3 Short-eared Owls (Louise Bacon)

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 2 Hen Harriers, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier (David & Jon Heath)

Fowlmere - 2 Hen Harriers (Doug Radford)

Ferry Meadows - 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull on Overton Lake, c.120 Common Gulls (Matt Webb)

Saturday, 24 December

2011-12-26T10:25:00.002Z

Fowlmere - Hen Harrier (Matt Mellor)

Milton - 1st winter ICELAND GULL among large gull flock in field to N of Milton P + R (Gavin Patterson)

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING along fen end road at TL386730 (Jamie Wells/Martin Davis); ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Richard Thomas); female Hen Harrier (Russell Watkins)

Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swans near Hill Farm car park this morning, juv Shag, 11+ Goosander (Mark Hawkes)

Alconbury - Short-eared Owl along Globe Lane (Matthew Rogers)

Paxton Pits - Smew, 2 Marsh Tit, 9 Lesser Redpoll (Jamie Wells)

Friday, 23 December

2011-12-26T10:16:00.001Z

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, juvenile Shag, 13 Goosander (Mark Ward)

Cambridge - Peregrine over Addenbrookes hospital (Graeme Reed)

Thusday, 22 December

2011-12-26T10:12:00.000Z

Aldreth - male Hen Harrier hunting along Dambank Drove (Simon Stirrup)

Gamlingay Wood - 2 ringtail Hen Harriers in to roost on Sugley meadow, Short-eared Owl (Stuart Elsom)

Burwell Fen - 9 Short-eared Owls

Wednesday, 21 December

2011-12-21T15:51:00.005Z

Cherry Hinton - Peregrine 09:30h (Roger Horton)

Tuesday, 20 December

2011-12-21T15:51:00.002Z

Eldernell - 3 Cranes (Joe Lynn)

Monday, 19 December

2011-12-19T14:23:00.001Z

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING is still on the track at Ouse Fen, about 50 yards beyond the dumped tyres (Richard Thomas)

St. Neots - 4 imm GANNETS low over St. Andrews Road, heading south at 14:25h (Stuart Elsom)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Short-eared Owls south of access track (Richard Allison)

Sunday, 18 December

2011-12-18T15:34:00.002Z

Waterbeach Fen - 51 Corn Bunting, 5 Grey Partridge (Gavin Paterson)

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING is still on the track at Ouse Fen - about 100 yards further north than it was yesterday, beyond the dumped tyres, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier (Andy Cotton)

Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swans still in Dudeny Creek, Shag still around harbour, Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes, David Hollin, Chris Shurlock)

Eldernell - 5 COMMON CRANES flying E between Eldernell and March Farmers, 11 Short-eared Owls, 2 Barn Owls, Marsh Harriers (Duncan Ritchie)

Wicken Fen - 6 Hen Harriers, Marsh Harrier, 3 Barn owls, 2 Short-eared Owls (David Heath)

Paxton Pits - 2 redhead Smew (Jamie Wells, Neal Parkin)

Sarturday, 17 December

2011-12-18T15:19:00.001Z

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING, still present feeding on the track 300 yards past Sophie's pool, near the area where some tyres have been dumped, juv ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, ringtail Hen Harrier (Richard Thomas); 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 ringtail Hen Harriers, Marsh Harrier, Bewick's Swan (Andy Cotton)

Fen Drayton - juv ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, about a mile south of the village by the A14, c.300 yards from the Conington turn (Stuart Elsom)

Bakers Fen / Burwell Fen - 8 Short-eared Owls (Vicki Harley)

Ferry Meadows - adult Kittiwake flying north east over the Mound (Matt Webb)

Great Eversden - 6-8 Short-eared Owls hunting over and roosting in rough grassland around and to the SE of the water towers above Wimple Road (David Fotherby)

Cambourne - 2-3 Short Eared Owls still present above Whomping Willow Lake this morning, Stonechat (Jonathan Hook)

Paxton Pits - fem. Goosander on river near moorings (Jim Stevenson)

Friday, 16 December

2011-12-16T14:21:00.001Z

Ouse Fen - SNOW BUNTING, first seen in late October, is still present but very elusive. This morning it was feeding on Long Holme Drove - the extension of Fen End Road as you drive out of Over - beyond Sophie's Pool and before you get to the main quarry entrance. ca. TL386730. Long Holme Drove is a public right of way, but obviously keep out of the way of any farm or quarry vehicles and on no account leave the public rights of way and go onto private farmland or into the working quarry area (Richard Thomas).

Fen Drayton Lakes - ad ICELAND GULL into roost on Ferry Lagoon 15:20h (Richard Bradbury)

Thursday, 15 December

2011-12-15T15:45:00.005Z

Burwell Fen - 7 Short-eared Owls (Dave Palmer)

Eldernell - 8 Cranes, c.60 Whooper Swan, c.200 Golden Plover, Kingfisher, c.250 Lapwing, c.200 Fieldfare, probable Green Sandpiper (Don & Andrew Gardener)

Fowlmere - ringtail Hen Harrier (Doug Radford)

Fen Drayton Lakes - ad ICELAND GULL over west 15:50h, also Caspian Gull, 6+ Yellow-legged Gull (Hugh Venables)

Wednesday, 14 December

2011-12-15T12:32:00.002Z

Cambourne - Merlin, Stonechat (Louise Bacon)

Tuesday, 13 December

2011-12-14T17:17:00.002Z

Little Shelford - FIRECREST still in garden near level crossing on Hauxton Road (Ali Cooper)

Monday, 12 December

2011-12-12T17:38:00.003Z

Duxford - 3 Little Egrets on the river (Neil Howard)

Paxton Pits - ad ICELAND GULL into roost on Ferry Lagoon 16:05h, 5 Yellow-legged Gull (Richard Thomas)

Burwell Fen - 9 Short-eared Owls (Matt Mellor)

Sunday, 11 December

2011-12-12T09:38:00.000Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Short-eared Owls (Sarah Howlett)

Impington - Woodcock over (David Wege)

Paxton Pits - Smew, 3 Red-crested Pochard 35 Golden Plover, Corn Bunting with c.100 Yellowhammer (Martin Davis, Neal Parkin, Gary Rawlings, Jamie Wells)

Saturday, 10 December

2011-12-11T12:57:00.004Z

Little Shelford - FIRECREST still in garden near level crossing on Hauxton Road (Ali Cooper)

Paxton Pits - redhead Smew on Sailing Lake, female Ruddy Duck on A1 North (Jamie Wells)

Cambourne - Short-eared Owl between Crow Hill and Whomping Willow lake

Fen Drayton - ICELAND GULL in the gull roost at the East end of Ferry Lagoon (Richard Thomas, Richard Grimmett); LITTLE STINT showing well from Coucher Hide, 2 Smew, Green Sandpiper (Alex Quig)

Cam WAshes - 20 White-fronted Geese in grassy field on Upware side of river, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Merlin (Jon and David Heath)

Little Wilbraham - Merlin over (Jon and David Heath)

Fowlmere - Hen Harrier flew over the reserve, FIRECREST in dense hawthorn/ivy near Spring Hide at 2.30pm, and then presumably the same bird seen going to roost near the Watercress Hut at (Doug Radford)

Ely Beet Factory - Bittern flew up from the narrow fringe of reeds at the north-western corner (Colin Kirtland)

Friday, 9 December

2011-12-09T16:56:00.000Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - Little Stint on Moore Lake (Dave Anderson); also redhead Smew, 4 Bewick's Swans over (Nigel Sprowell)

Wednesday, 7 December

2011-12-07T17:19:00.002Z

Little Shelford - FIRECREST in garden on hauxton Road by level-crossing, calling vigorously; seen previously on 24 November (Ali Cooper)

Bakers Fen, Wicken - male Hen Harrier (David Hartill)

Cherry Hinton - Peregrine over 14:30h (Roger Horton)

Tuesday, 6 December

2011-12-06T13:39:00.003Z

Ferry Meadows - fem Goosander on Overton (Chris Park)

Impington - Peregrine over (David Wege)

Monday, 5 December

2011-12-05T16:35:00.002Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Short-eared Owls to south of entrance track (Richard Allison)

Babraham - Short-eared Owl from the Roman Road nearby (Iain Webb)

Cam Washes - c.17 White-fronted Geese (Colin Kirtland)

Sunday, 4 December

2011-12-04T18:14:00.004Z

Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swans & redhead Smew from Dudney hide, adult drake Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Shag (Mark Hawkes)

Gamlingay Wood - RAVEN over Sugley Wood heading SE, 1+ Short-eared Owl, Woodcock (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

Burwell Fen - 6 Short-eared Owls (Matt Mellor)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Little Stint, redhead Smew, Bittern (Neil Renwick); ad Caspian Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Hugh Venables)

Haddenham - ringtail Hen Harrier 13:00h (Mark Brandon)

Kingfishers Bridge - Ruff, Green Sandpiper (Mark Brandon)

Woodwalton Fen - Peregrine, Woodcock, Cetti's Warbler (Gavin Paterson)

Ferry Meadows - 3 Goosanders (Matt Webb)

Saturday, 3 December

2011-12-04T10:06:00.005Z

Ouse Fen - juv. ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD still, 3 Hen Harriers, 2 Marsh Harriers, Peregrine (Mark Hawkes, Andrew Massey)

Fen Drayton - adult ICELAND GULL in gull roost at the east end of Ferry Lagoon, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Caspian Gulls (Richard Thomas)

Little Wilbraham Fen - Short-eared Owl (David Heath)

Great Eversden - 5 Short-eared Owls, Peregrine in clover field north of The Gloucesters and south of the Harcamlow/ Mare Way track (Darren Oakley-Martin)

Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swans from Dudney hide today (per rarebirdalert.com)

Nene Washes - 8 Cranes, Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, 260 Whooper Swan (Mike Weedon)

Ferry Meadows - redhead Smew, White-fronted Goose, Goosander (Matt Webb); 3 Goosander over (Paul Taylor)

Cam Washes - 20 White-fronted Geese (Jon & David Heath)

Friday, 2 December

2011-12-02T12:17:00.007Z

Ferry Meadows - 2 male Goosander (Don Gardener); ad European White-fronted Goose nearby still (Brian Stone)

Orton BP - pair Red-crested Pochard, 2 male Goldeneye (Paul Taylor)

Cam washes, Upware - 20 European White-fronted Geese (as per birdguides.com)

Milton Tip - 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, ad Caspian Gull (Peter Herkenrath)

Paxton Pits - 4 Goosander, Woodcock (Jamie Wells)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 4 ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Peregrine (David Fotherby)

Thursday, 1 December

2011-12-01T09:55:00.006Z

Ferry Meadows - 2 Goosander, 2 Crossbill (Chris Avanti)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 4 redhead Smew on Moore Lake 13:00h (Alex Quig)

Alconbury - 4 Short-eared Owls, ringtail Hen Harrier (Jeff Harrison)

Burwell Fen - 10 Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, 2 Little Owls (Robin Cox)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 4 ringtail Hen Harriers (Duncan Ritchie)

River Nene, Peterborough - Bittern reported

Wednesday, 30 November

2011-11-30T11:48:00.006Z

Ferry Meadows - fem Goosander on Overton still (Mike Wilson); White-fronted Goose (Matt Webb)

Grafham water - 2 ad & 3 juv Bewick's Swans off Dudney Bay 15:40h (David Hollin)

Stanley Park, Peterborough - ad Peregrine (Brian Stone)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 redhead Smew on More lake (John Le Gassick)

River Nene, Peterborough - Bittern reported

Burwell fen - 5+ Short-eared Owls, Little Owl, Stonechat (James Hanlon)

Dogsthorpe - 8 Cranes to south of A47 (Anthony Fenn)

Tuesday, 29 November

2011-11-29T14:09:00.002Z

Ferry Meadows - ad European White-fronted Goose, redhead Goosander still (Brian Stone)

Monday, 28 November

2011-11-28T10:45:00.003Z

Cambourne - Short-eared Owl 09:15h (Louise Bacon)

Ferry Meadows - Goosander on Overton lake (Matt Webb)

Burwell Fen - 2 Short-eared Owls (Dave Palmer)

Alconbury Weston - 5 Short-eared Owls (Bill Simmonds)

Grafham Water - juv Shag still, redhead Goosander (Richard Allison)

Cambridge - Peregrine along Hills Road (Mrs Scoffin)

Sunday, 27 November

2011-11-27T23:24:00.004Z

Grafham Water - 3 VELVET SCOTER, Smew, Red-crested Pochard, Shag, 6 Goosander, 3 Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)

Cam WAshes - 18 White-fronted Geese still in grassy field on the Upware side of the river (Jon and David Heath)

Cambourne - 2 Short-eared Owls, male Merlin (Rob Spragg)

Waterbeach Fen - Peregrine, 18 Corn Bunting, 5 Grey Partridge (Gavin Paterson)

Fen Drayton - 2 red-headed Smew still at Moore Lake, 5 Dunlin, a snipe and a LITTLE STINT (c/o Neil Renwick); 2 Short-eared Owl (Andy Massey)

Caldecote - Merlin over (Elliot and Richard Hook)

Wimpole Hall - 4+ Short-eared Owls between the hall and Great Eversden (Chris Bowden)

Ferry Meadows - Goosander (Don Gardener)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, ringtail Hen Harrier (Richard Allison)

Barleycraft - male Smew (Richard Thomas)

Saturday, 26 November

2011-11-27T11:55:00.003Z

Grafham Water - 3 VELVET SCOTER, Grey Plover over, Yellow Wagtail, juv Shag, 2 Smew, 7 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 19 Little Egret, Ruddy Duck, 6 Goosander, 16 Siskin (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington, David Hollin, Chris Shurlock).

Paxton Pits - 1-2 Smew, Goosander (Neal Parkin, Jamie Wells)

Wicken / Soham - Merlin low over fields between Wicken and Soham (Peter Bircham)

Fen Drayton - 2 red-headed Smew, Green Sandpiper (Neil Renwick)

Friday, 25 November

2011-11-25T15:20:00.008Z

Swaffham Prior Fen - RAVEN over south-west (Tim Dee & Claire Spottiswoode)

Burwell Fen - Short-eared Owl, ringtail Hen Harrier (Dave Palmer); c.3000 Golden Plover (Tim Dee & Claire Spottiswoode)

Tubney Fen - 8 Whooper Swan (Tim Dee & Claire Spottiswoode)

Ferry Meadows - White-fronted Goose still (Don Gardener)

Grafham Water - 3 juv VELVET SCOTER still, juv Shag, 14 Little Egret, 4 Goosander, Green Sandpiper, Red-crested Pochard, 3+ Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Grey Wagtail (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)

Alconbury - Short-eared Owl, Red Kite (Jeff Harrison)

Cam Washes - 24 White-fronted Geese, very wary and diffiuclt to view without disturbing them (Jon & David Heath)

Thursday, 24 November

2011-11-24T13:41:00.008Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - 4+ Biterns in Holywell Lake reeds (dennis Hall et al.); 2 Short-eared Owls in fields by entrance track (Jacqui Miler); 2 redhead Smew from Coucher Hide (Andy Cotton)

Ferry Meadows - redhead Goosander this morning (Brian Stone)

Little Shelford - Firecrest in conifer hedge near level crossing on Hauxton Road 08:00h, present since dusk last night (Ali Cooper)

Cambourne - Short-eared Owl reported between Crow Hill and Whomping Willow Lake (Martin Leader)

Ouse Washes - ad fem Peregrine, 20 White-fronted Geese, c.600 Whooper Swans (Jonathan Taylor and Owen Marks)

Cam Washes - 6 White-fronted Geese on the Upware side, Peregrine (Jon & David Heath)

Alconbury - 2 Short-eared Owls but distant, Peregrine (Mike Everett)

Burwell Fen - 5 Short-eared Owls, c.3000 Golden Plover (Dave Palmer)

Ouse Fen - 2 Hen Harriers, fem Peregrine (Mark Eaton)

Wednesday, 23 November

2011-11-23T12:03:00.004Z

Ferry Meadows - European White-fronted Goose stil, Grey Wagtail (Brian Stone)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, juv Hen Harrier (Richard Thomas)

Alconbury - 4 Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier along Globe Lane (Jeff Harrison)

Ousw Washes - 19 Cranes north-east over Four Balls Farm 15:50h, ad fem Peregrine, also 13 White-fronted Geese, c.65 Black-tailed Godwits, 13 Ruff near Pymore Railway Bridge (Owen Marks)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 redhead Smew, Bittern, also 3 Short-eared Owls south of Far Fen Lake (Andy Cotton)

Nene Washes - 2000+ Golden Plover, 2000+ Lapwing, 15 Whooper Swans, Short-eared Owl, 10+ Kestrels (Don Gardener)

Devil's Dyke - Crossbill over at Swaffham Prior (Iain Webb)

Tuesday, 22 November

2011-11-22T14:22:00.000Z

Ferry Meadows - European White-fronted Goose stil, also Merlin (Chris Park)

Monday, 21 November

2011-11-21T12:48:00.004Z

Mare Way - Short-eared Owl (Clive Sinclair)

Ferry Meadows - European White-fronted Goose still (Mike Weedon)

Alconbury - ringtail Hen Harrier still (Matthew Rodgers); also 2 Short-eared Owls reported

Grafham Water - 3 juv VELVET SCOTER, 6 Goosander, juv Shag, 20+ Lesser Redpoll (Mark Hawkes)

Wilbraham Fen - Peregrine, 2 Barn Owls (Bob Jarman)

Ouse Washes - 13 White-fronted Geese, 1964 Lapwing, 1023 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 63 Ruff, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, 3 Barn Owl, 5 Short-eared Owl, 4 Stonechat (Mike Burdekin)

Sunday, 20 November

2011-11-20T19:12:00.002Z

Ferry Meadows - European White-fronted Goose still in with Greylags in field bordered by Nene Valley Railway (Mike Weedon)

Cam Washes - 3 Short-eard Owls (Jonathan & David Heath)

Mare Way - Merlin (Mike Crosby)

Saturday, 19 November

2011-11-20T19:07:00.004Z

Cam Washes - 7 White-fronted Geese, 2 Short-eared Owls (Jon and David Heath)

Grafham Water - 3 VELVET SCOTER, juv Shag, Goosander (Jamie Wells); Short-eared Owl (David Hollin)

Paxton Pits - 3 redhead Smew, Peregrine (Jamie Wells)

Alcolnbury - 5 Short-eared Owls (Matthew Rogers)

Fen Drayton - 2 redhead Smew, 7 Little Egret, 4 Water Rail, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper and 2 Cetti's Warblers (Colin Kirtland)

Wilbraham Fen - Barn Owl, Merlin, ring-tail Hen Harrier (Saimon Clark)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, 20 Corn Bunting (Jeff Stenning, Andrew Maddocks)

Burwell Fen - 6 Short-eared Owl 6, 500 Golden Plover (Tim Dee & Claire Spottiswoode)

Tubney Fen - 6 Whooper Swan (Tim Dee & Claire Spottiswoode)

Cambourne - 3 Short Eared Owls above Whomping Willow Lake (Jonathan Hook)

Nene Washes - 8 COMMON CRANE from Eldernell car park, 12+ Short-eared Owl between Bassenhally and March Farmers, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl (Steve Dudley)

Mare Way - 6 Short-eared Owls, Little Owl (Mike Crosby)

Friday, 18 November

2011-11-18T09:46:00.005Z

Ferry Meadows - ad European White-fronted Goose with a flock of Greylags just west of the river along the railway line just after it crosses the river (Brian Stone)

Farcet Fen - male Hen harrier over west 11:55h (Steve Dudley)

Kimbolton - ad KITTIWAKE over towards Grafham Water 15:50h (Andy plumb)

Alconbury - ringtail Hen Harrier along Globe Lane 09:30h (Jem Holding)

Burwell Fen - 9 Short-eared Owls (Les Bunyan)

Little Wibraham - Merlin reported

Thursday, 17 November

2011-11-17T14:01:00.006Z

Grafham Water - 3 VELVET SCOTER from Mander CP 13:15h (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 redhead Smew (Jacqui Miller)

Ferry Meadows - GREAT GREY SHRIKE, White-fronted Goose (Malte Busch)

Burwell Fen - 12 Short-eared Owls, 2 Barn Owls, 4 Water Rails, 4 Cetti's Warblers (Colin Kirtland); also Merlin (Andrew Balmford)

Wednesday, 16 November

2011-11-16T16:15:00.002Z

Alconbury Weston - 5 Short-eared Owls to the south-west along Buckworth Road, also Short-eared Owl near along Globe Lane, Alconbury (Nigel Sprowell)

Great Shelford - 6 Crossbills over south (Iain Webb)

Tuesday, 15 November

2011-11-15T14:18:00.002Z

Alconbury - BRENT GOOSE in fields along Globe Lane, south-west of the village, 12:55h. Also fem Hen Harrier (John Lindsell, Matthew Rodgers); 3 Short-eared Owls (David Hollin)

Milton CP - redhead Goosander, 65 Gadwall, 2 Kingfisher (Colin Kirtland)

Eldernell - 6 Short-eared Owls, Cetti's Warbler west of CP (Joe Taylor); Cetti's Warbler east of CP towards March Farmers (Nick Mudge)

Monday, 14 November

2011-11-14T14:09:00.005Z

Milton CP - redhead Goosander on Dickerson's Pit (David Heath, Jeff Stenning)

Alconbury - 4 Short-eared Owls, ringtail Hen Harrier (David Hollin); a further 2 Short-eared Owls (Mike Everett)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 redhead Smew, 3000+ Starlings at roost; also Short-eared Owl nearby (Andy Cotton)

Burwell Fen - 3 Short-eared Owl, Merlin (Tim Dee)

Sunday, 13 November

2011-11-13T17:38:00.006Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - redhead Smew (Sarah Howlett)

St Neots - 3 Crossbill over Riverside Park (Richard Bashford)

Sutton Gault - 3 Curlew, 2 Grey Wagtail, Water Pipit (Mark Peck)

Grafham Water - 7 Red crested Pochards in Valley creek (Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, 3 Bewick Swans, 13 Whooper Swans, 2 Pink-footed Geese (David & Jonathan Heath)

Alconbury - 6 Short-eared Owls, female Hen Harrier, 3 Red Kite (Mark Ward, Mark Hawkes et al.)

Paxton Pits - 2 redhead Smew (Jamie Wells)

Burwell Fem - 11+ Short-eared Owls (Hugh Venables); also Merlin (Andrew Knights) and 3 Barn Owls in the area (Simon Phelps)

Nene Washes - 8 Cranes, Merlin, 3 Short-eared Owls, c.50 Bewick's Swans (Howard Butler); 6+ Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl, Peregrine at Eldernell (Mike Weedon); 10+ Short-eared Owls, 2 Barn Owls and Little Owl at March Farmers (Paul Taylor)

Cambridge - 2 Mealy Redpoll in Fanshawe Road (Richard Patient)

Woodwalton Fen - 15+ Mealy Redpoll in flock of 100+ Redpoll spp., 70 Siskins, male Hen Harrier (Richard Patient); Cetti's Warbler (Mike Weedon)

Ferry Meadows - 7 Brambling (Matt Webb)

Saturday, 12 November

2011-11-13T17:29:00.004Z

Paxton Pits - adult Caspian Gull, Merlin (Jamie Wells)

Grafham Water - 3 juvenile VELVET SCOTER, juv. Shag, Ruddy Duck, Goosander, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes); Red-crested Pochard, 26 Pintail (Colin Addington)

Fen Drayton - 6000-7000 starlings in the roost flock (Neil Renwick); GREAT WHITE EGRET over (Graham Askew)

Alcolnbury - 5+ Short-eared Owls around the sheep-fields 1/4 mile west of the village on the Woolley Road this afternoon, ringtail Hen Harrier (Stuart Elsom)

Nene Washes - 3 Short-eared owls (Simon Phelps)

Cambridge - WAXWING over Adams Road Sanctuary (Iain Webb)

Beeby's BP - SLAVONIAN GREBE still (Tony Rowe)

Bainton Pits - Cetti's Warbler, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Richard Astle)

Friday, 11 November

2011-11-11T10:10:00.004Z

Ferry Meadows - redhead Smew briefly (Brian Stone)

Orton BPs - 2 SLAVONIAN GREBES (Paul Taylor)

Thursday, 10 November

2011-11-11T10:09:00.001Z

Guyhirn - 8 Cranes south of A47 about 1 mile to the west, in field opposite cafe 10:55h (Richard Allison)

Fowlmere - male Mandarin (Mike Foley)

Grafham Water - 3 VELVET SCOTER still from mander CP 13:00h (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Burwell Fen - 8 Short-eared Owls (Richard Allison)

Wednesday, 9 November

2011-11-10T10:35:00.005Z

Ferry Meadows Country Park - 1st-winter GREY PHALAROPE until 10:00h then flew north (Brian Stone et al).

Grafham Water - 3 VELEVET SCOTER still; fem/imm from Mander car park, 2 juvs (male and female) from Plummer car park (Colin Addington, Mark Hawkes); SLAVONIAN GREBE from Mander car park, 3 Goosander (David Hollin)

St. Neots - 10 White-fronted Geese flew south over Eaton Socon 08:15h (Mark Hawkes)

Fowlmere - fem/imm Smew (per RSPB)

Nene Washes - 8 CRANES, 3 Short-eared Owl, 13 Whooper Swans (Monica & Owen Marks)

Brampton Wood - Crossbill (Vince Lea)

Late news from 6th November: Alconbury - 3 Short-eared Owls, with 2 still on 7/11 (per rarebirdalert.com)

Tuesday, 8 November

2011-11-08T13:38:00.003Z

Grafham Water - Imm/fem VELVET SCOTER from fishing lodge until 08:00h at least, also juv Shag and Goosander (Mark Hawkes, David Hollin); Osprey over 11:50h (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Ouse Washes - 1862 Whooper Swan, 2 Bewick's Swan 2 Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler (Mike Burdekin)

Bar Hill - Woodcock nearby (Ken Hook)

Monday, 7 November

2011-11-07T16:47:00.006Z

Grafham Water - 3 VELVET SCOTER from fishing lodge 16:30h (David Hollin)

Nene Washes - 8 CRANES reported (Garry)

Tubney Fen - male Hen Harrier, Wheatear (Peter Wells)

Ouse Washes - 116 Whooper Swan, 12 Egyptian Geese, 352 Golden Plover, 5 Ruff, 24 Snipe, 9 Curlew, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, Merlin, 2 Peregrine (as per Mike Burdekin)

Sunday, 6 November

2011-11-06T19:23:00.007Z

Fen Drayton Lakes - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD over Hollywell Lake car park (as per Neil Renwick); GREAT WHITE EGRET over north-east 11:10h (Richard Patient); Stonechat, Bittern, 4 Goldeneyes, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper also reported (as per Neil Renwick)

Sutton Gault - DOTTEREL opposite the microlite airfield, also Merlin, ad Peregrine (David Hopkins)

Ouse Washes - GREAT WHITE EGRET south along the Washes (Mark Eaton)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD showing at 11:43h and 12:25h, also 2 ringtail Hen Harriers, Peregrine (Andy Cotton)

Grafham Water - Red-crested Pochard, ad Mediterranenan Gull, Shag, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Goosander (Mark Hawkes)

Nene Washes - 8 Cranes (Tony Lowe, Dave Griffiths and Les Turner)

Little Wilbraham Fen - Merlin, Barn Owl (Saimon Clark)

Stutney - WAXWING over (Duncan Poyser)

Saturday, 5 November

2011-11-06T19:18:00.001Z

Grafham Water - Mealy Redpoll at south end of dam in silver birches with c.20 Lesser Redpolls (Mark Hawkes)

Nene Washes - 5 COMMON CRANES, up to 3 Hen Harriers, 10+ Short-eared Owls (Jonathan Taylor)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Mark Eaton)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Hen Harrier (Nigel Sprowell)

Burwell Fen - 10+ Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier, Merlin (Dave Griffiths)

Cambridge Research Park - 8+ Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail (David & Jonathan Heath)

Cam Washes - Merlin (Saimon Clark)

Paxton Pits - Grey Plover (Jamie Wells)

Friday, 4 November

2011-11-04T17:19:00.001Z

Burwell/Adventurer's Fen - 4+ Short-eared Owls, Little Owl, Peregrine over (Les Bunyan); 13+ Short-eared Owls, 3+ Barn Owls (Stuart Elsom); ringtail Hen Harrier (Colin Kirtland)

Tubney fen - 10 Short-eared Owls, male Hen Harrier (David Hollin and John Lindsell)

Nene Washes - 8 Cranes reported, 4 Short-eared Owls at Eldernell (Duncan Ritchie)

Thursday, 3 November

2011-11-03T15:13:00.000Z

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, ringtail Hen Harrier (Peter Louden)

Burwell Fen - Peregrine (Peter Louden)

Wednesday, 2 November

2011-11-02T10:37:00.006Z

Ferry Meadows - 3 Red-crested Pochard on Gunwade Lake (Matt Webb)

Burwell Fen - 3 Short-eared Olws (Jeff Harrison)

Fen Drayton Lakes - ringtail Hen Harrier, Bittern, Cetti's Warbler (as per Neil Renwick); fem Goosander, 5 Little Egrets (Andy Cotton)

Haddenham - male Hen Harrier (Paul Mason)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Paul Mason); also 2 ringtail Hen Harriers (Duncan Ritchie)

Fowlmere - Water Rail showing well from Drewer Hide (Doug Radford)

Tuesday, 1 November

2011-11-01T09:18:00.004Z

Burwell Fen - 3+ Short-eared Olws 07:00-08:00h (Kevin Harris); 9+ Short-eared Owls this afternoon, also pair of Barn Owls, Little Owl, male Hen Harrier (James Hanlon)

Haddenham - 3rd win Caspian Gull until 07:35h, juv male Hen Harrier, male Merlin, ad Yellow-legged Gull (as per ararebirdalert.com)

Dogsthorpe Tip - 1st win Caspian Gull briefly (Josh Jones)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, 2 Hen Harriers, Short-eared Owl, c.500 Golden Plover, Cetti's Warbler (Colin Kirtland)

Nene Washes - 4 Short-eared Owls (Simon Phelps)

Sunday, 30 October

2011-10-30T21:24:00.003Z

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, SNOW BUNTING in ditch north of car park, 2 ringtail Hen Harriers, 2 Marsh Harriers (Jeff Stenning & Andrew Maddocks); 2 Merlins (Geoff Barlow); Short-eared Owl, 6 Siskin, Bearded Tits heard (James Hanlon)

Grafham Water - SLAVONIAN GREBE in Valley Creek (per rarebirdalert.com); Greenshank, juv.Shag (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Draytom - Bittens recorded in 3 locations (c/o Neil Renwick)

Burwell Fen - 4 Short-eared Owls (Andrew Knights); also 600+ Golden Plover (Alan Pool)

Gamlingay Cinques - RAVEN over (Peter Bradley)

Nene Washes - BLACK KITE over Eldernell (as per Mike Foley)

Saturday, 29 October

2011-10-29T22:25:00.002+01:00

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, male and 2 juv Hen Harrier, 2 juv Marsh Harrier, 3 Bearded Tits (Mark Ward)

Buckden - 3 Bramblings (Mark Ward)

Grafham Water - juv. Shag still by fishing lodge, 3 Crossbill west over Plummer car park, Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - Merlin and Crossbill over (Katie Fuller)

Upton - RAVEN over village (Richard Broughton)

Cambridge - Swallow over (Jonathan Heath)

Woodwalton Fen - Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine, Barn Owl (Mike Weedon)

Friday, 28 October

2011-10-28T14:16:00.003+01:00

Murrow - Short-eared Owl nearby (Marie Barton)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the area (Paul Mason); seen very well from about 2 miles south of Earith 10:15h (David Griffiths, Tony Lowe); also 2 Hen Harriers, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl (Brian Groombridge)

Upton Wood - Hawfinch over, Merlin (Richard Broughton)

Babraham - Merlin nearby (Andrew Knights)

Late news: Wimpole - Reeve's Pheasant photographed at about TL325530 some four weeks ago (Richard Hook)

Thursday, 27 October

2011-10-28T14:15:00.000+01:00

Wicken - ringtail Hen Harrier, 4 Short-eared Owls at Burwell Fen, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Bearded Tit at Wicken Fen (Gavin Paterson)

Wednesday, 26 October

2011-10-26T13:46:00.002+01:00

Earith - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD to the south, ranging widely (David Hopkins)

Dogsthorpe Tip - 2nd win GLAUCOUS GULL on the tip 09:00h (Mike Weedon)

Wicken Fen - 7 Cetti's Warblers singing (Gavin Paterson)

Woodwalton Fen - male Hen Harrier roosting near north hide with Marsh Harriers for the last nine days, but not tonight (John Waine)

Tuesday, 25 October

2011-10-25T14:19:00.003+01:00

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the area still (Colin Kirtland)

Dogsthorpe Tip - 2nd win GLAUCOUS GULL in a field opposite the tip 10:30h, later to the south of the tip (Josh Jones)

Grafham water - Shag still (Matthew Rodgers)

Monday, 24 October

2011-10-24T15:28:00.003+01:00

Ferry Meadows - 5 Grey Wagtails (Chris Avanti)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the area this afternoon (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Fowlmere - male and fem Merlins over the reserve and adjacent farmland recently (Doug Radford)

Sunday, 23 October

2011-10-23T12:24:00.005+01:00

Eldernell - 3 Common Cranes

Bare Fen (just east of Ouse Fen) - DOTTEREL Access along Fen End Causeway, then take track which heads to Willingham, park by drove after sewage works and walk 1/4 mile to view (Richard Thomas)

Grafham Water -imm SPOONBILL over, Shag, Greenshank, Goosander (Matthew Rodgers); also 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Pintail (Mark Hawkes)

Saturday, 22 October

2011-10-23T11:15:00.003+01:00

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the area east of the conveyor belt, DOTTEREL with 150+ Golden Plover, Rock Pipit over (Richard Thomas)

Grafham Water - Grey Phalarope still off south end of dam this morning, Grey Plover. Greenshank at Gaynes creek, Shag still by fishing lodge, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)

Milton Tip - Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull (Peter Herkenrath)

Burwell Fen - Short-eared Owl (Andrew Knights)

Barford Pocket Park, Eynesbury - 2+ Cetti's Warblers (Stuart & Jill Elsom)