Saturday, 30 April 2022

Saturday, 30 April

Devil's Dyke - 4 RING OUZEL in same field near Ditch Farm (Richard Dale)

Cambridge - Nightingale singing and showing very well 11:40-11:55h, c.100m from the community farm along the path by the railway (Pete Holt)

Northstowe - 7 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Green Saandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Raven (Christoph Zöckler)

Berry Fen - 6 Cattle Egret, Great Egret, Garganey, Cuckoo, Swallow Christoph Zöckler)

Fowlmere - 12 Crane over the village early morning (Bob Steed)

Burwell Fen - 10+ Hobby, Garganey, Greenshank (Tim Dee & Claire Spottiswoode)

Friday, 29 April 2022

Friday, 29 April

Berry Fen - BLUE-WINGED TEAL still, Garganey, Swift, Hobby, Garden Warbler (James Hanlon)

Ferry Meadows - Hobby (Matt Webb); Cuckoo (Paul Gallagher)

Paxton Pits - 2 RING OUZEL, 6 Nightingale (John Hoppett)

Grafham Water - Bar-tailed Godwit, Whinchat (Colin Addington)

Cambridge - Nightingale at Coldham's Common still, in hawthorn thicket on east side of the railway line about 100m south from blue footbridge (Andrew Dobson)

Ouse Fen - 4 Swift, 3 Hobby (Rowena Baxter)

Maxey pits - 7 Arctic Tern (Chris Lines)

Ferry Meadows - WHITE STORK over A47/A1260 junction nearby (Mark Hawkes)

Fowlmere - escaped male Eider, from Dernford collection (Ade Cooper)

RSPB Hope Farm, Knapwell - RING OUZEL through, Wheatear (Derek Gruar)

Thursday, 28 April 2022

Thursday, 28 April

Baker's Fen - Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank (Simon Stirrup)

Cambridge - Nightingale at Coldham's Common still 07:10h (Roger Hardie); again at 10:30h (Tanmay Dixit); Swift over city centre (Ian & Amanda Seamark)

Teversham Fen - Wood Sandpiper, Green sandpiper (Roger Hardie)

Grafham Water - Arctic Tern, Brambling, Wheatear, Swift (Mark Hawkes)

Cambridge - 2 Wheatear along path to Grantchester (Peter Louden)

Berry Fen - WHITE STORK circling 10:50h, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, Garganey (Ian Dawson)

Paxton Pits - 2 RING OUZEL south-west of Diddington Pit, Grasshopper Warbler (Mark Hawkes); 4 Nightingales singing along concrete road, Cuckoo, Hobby (Geoff Barlow); 6 Nightingale in Stirtloe/Diddington area (David & Sallie Jones)

Ely - RING OUZEL in a private garden (Chris Thaxter)

Maxey Cut - Goosander with 9 ducklings, Cuckoo nearby, Great Egret over (Ian Misselbrook)

Swaddywell NR - RING OUZEL near car park (Kevin Cade)

Brampton Woods - Cuckoo (Marcelo Lima)

Wyton - Crane over (John Wells)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Bittern (David & Sallie Jones); 3 Swift (Jeremy Lindsell); drake Scaup, 2 Goldeneye (Jon Heath)

Smithey Fen - Whimbrel (Brendan Doe)

Ferry Meadows - Arctic Tern, Yellow Wagtail (James Pender)

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

Wednesday, 27 April

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Arctic Tern (Rachel Lennard); Bar-tailed Godwit (Richard Thomas)

Teversham Fen - Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank; also fem Merlin at Wilbraham Fen (Peter Louden) 

Grafham Water - Black Tern (Colin Addington); Cuckoo, 8 Swallow, 7 Yellow Wagtail (Stewart Short)

Shropshires Reservoir - 2 Arctic Tern, Common Swift (David Nation)

Impington - Cuckoo (Nigel Butcher)

Coldham's Common, Cambridge - Nightingale still 07:00h (Vernon Dursley); singing and showing very well on occasion, though mainly quiet & elusive 09:30-09:45h (Pete Holt)

Ferry Meadows - Garden Warbler (Kevin Eldred); Brambling over, Sandwich Tern (Matt Webb)

Castor Hanglands - Grasshopper Warbler (Bob Titman)

Grunty Fen - Turtle Dove (David & Sallie Jones)

Berry Fen - WHITE STORK, 2 GLOSSY IBIS, Cattle Egret, Garganey (Vernon Dursley)

Wicken area - Little Owl, Garganey (Stephen Hughes)

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Tuesday, 26 April

Ferry Meadows - 4 Sandwich Tern briefly (Matt Webb)

Paxton Pits - 2 RING OUZEL, 5 Nightingale (John Raven)

Croydon Hill - RING OUZEL (Mark Thomas)

Devil's Dyke - 2 RING OUZEL near farm buildings (David Nation)

Barton - Blue-headed Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, 60 Corn Bunting (Vince Lea)

Coldhams Common, Cambridge - Nightingale (Chris Smith)

Grunty Fen - 2 Turtle Dove (David Nation)

Teversham Fen - Wood Sandpiper (David Nation)

Shropshires Reservoir - Arctic Tern (David Nation)

Kingfishers Bridge - 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Egyptian Geese (Kevin Wilson)

March Farmers - Grey Plover (Charlie Kitchin)

Maxey - Turtle Dove nearby (Mike Weedon)

Monday, 25 April 2022

Monday, 25 April

Grafham Water - Whimbrel on the dam this morning (Colin Addington); also Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes); 9 Little Ringed Plover, 16 Yellow Wagtail, Cuckoo (Stewart Short)

Ferry Meadows - Common Sandpiper, Greenshank over (Matt Webb); Arctic Tern, Little Gull (Mike Weedon)

Etton-Maxey pits - RING OUZEL briefly (Hugh Wright)

Shropshires Reservoir - 2 Arctic Tern (David Nation)

March Farmers - RING OUZEL (Alan Bull)

Paxton Pits - 2 RING OUZEL (Jamie Wells)

Sunday, 24 April 2022

Sunday, 24 April

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Whimbrel (Diana Leech); Bar-tailed Godwit. drake Scaup, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 3 Goldeneye (Babs York); 17 Little Gull (Mark Ward); 4 Green Sandpiper (Richard Allison)

Devil's Dyke - fem RING OUZEL south-west of Ditch Farm, 7 Wheatear, 2 Curlew briefly (Richard Dale)

Berry Fen - 10 Cattle Egret (David Nation)

Etton/Maxey pits - Great Egret, pair of Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel over (Hugh Wright); Cuckoo (Bob Titman)

Tanholt pits - Bar-tailed Godwit (Jonathan Taylor)

Cambridge Research Park - Cuckoo (David & Sallie Jones)

Shropshires Reservoir - 2 Arctic Tern (David Nation)

Grunty Fen - Turtle Dove (David Nation)