Monday, 27 October 2008

Monday, 27 October

Milton CP - 1st win male Goosander on Todd's Pit, 5 Siskins and a Redpoll (Jonathan Heath)

Toft - 2 House Martins over this morning (Clive Sinclair)

Monks Wood - Red Kite, 2 Buzzards, 20 Redwings (Rich Broughton)

D'Engaynes Fen - Buzzard, 5+ Stonechats (Darren Oakley-Martin)

Grunty Fen - Hobby 11:30h (Stephen Green)

Great Gidding - ringtail Hen Harrier at Glatton Road 16:00h (Stefan Tinworth)

Grafham - Osprey low over fields north of the village around noon today (Mark Brandon)

Sunday, 26 October

Long Drove, Cottenham - 3 Caspian Gulls, 12+ Yellow-legged Gulls, Grey Wagail, 2 Common Buzzards (Stuart Elsom, Richard Patient and Dick Newell)

Fen Drayton - 3+ Little Egret, 100+ Golden Plover, Grey Wagtail, Water Rail (James Hanlon); five sightings of possibly two Bitterns at Holywell Lake, also Cetti's Warbler heard (Neil Renwick)

Eldernell - Osprey seen approaching Eldernell Pit across the Nene from the north east, 2 Marsh Harriers, Water Rail, 2 Marsh Harriers, Barn Owl (Steve Gann)

Wicken Fen - Bearded Tits heard in reedbed by Harrison's Drove (Andrew Knights)

Sunday, 26 October 2008

Saturday, 25 October

Paxton Pits - Little Egret, 3 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Buzzard, Dunlin, c.80 Golden Plover, 1+ Yellow-legged Gull (Jamie Wells)

Waterbeach, Long Drove - Merlin, Yellow-legged Gull, 23 Golden Plover, 2+ Brambling (Jonathan and David Heath)

D'Engayne Woods and Meadows - possible Rough-legged Buzzard (Saimon Clark)

Long Drove, Cottenham - 4 Caspian Gulls, 12+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Buzzards, Grey Wagtail over (Stuart Elsom, Richard Patient, Dick Newell)

Friday, 24 October 2008

Friday, 24 October

Grafham Water - 3 Common Scoters and a fem Smew reported this morning

Orton BP - 10+ Tree Sparrows (Brian Stone)

Thursday, 23 October 2008

Thursday, 23 October

Grafham Water - GREAT NORTHERN DIVER between Littless and Savage's Creeks as viewed from Hill Farm 15:05h; probably viewable from Mander CP (Colin Addington); no sign of the diver 17:25-a8:00h, but weather and viewing conditions poor (Mark Hawkes)

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Tuesday, 21 October

Woodwalton Fen - GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Steve Gann)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Bittern seen twice briefly in flight over Holywell Lake this morning (Dennis Hall); fem Merlin (Andy Cotton)

Wicken Fen - 3 Stonechats on Baker's Fen (Dave Palmer)

Eldernell - Bittern and Osprey at the pit this afternoon (Kevin Du Rose)

Monday, 20 October

Ouse Washes RSPB - 1st win Scaup, Knot, 2 Grey Plover, 16 Ruff, 4 Stonechats (Alex Thomas, Bruce Martin)

Paxton Pits - Rock Pipit, 2 Little Egret, Goldeneye (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells)