Sunday, 24 May 2026

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 2026

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 2026

Thursday 21 May

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

Bedford Purlieus -  Spotted Flycatcher (Phill Hicks)

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

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 2026

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 2026

Monday, 18 May

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