Tuesday 31 October 2017

Tuesday, 31 October

Burwell Fen - Water Pipit, Little Stint, 4 Stonechat (Richard Johnson)

Ouse Washes - 24 Crane (Mike Everett

Cambridge - Hawfinch over Lovell Road (Jon Heath), another at the Botanical Gardens (as per Birdguides)

Monday 30 October 2017

Monday, 30 October

Ferry Meadows - 4 Stonechat (John Atkins); 6 Hawfinch over, 3 Goldeneye (Matt Webb et al.)

Grafham Water - Hawfinch over (Mark Hawkes)

Farcet Fen - Bittern (Steve Dudley)

Small numbers of Whooper Swan reported widely in recent days

Sunday 29 October 2017

Sunday, 29 October

Paxton Pits - 2 Hawfinches over, 2 Bearded Tits, Peregrine, Marsh Tit, 2 Whooper Swans (Jamie Wells)

Histon - Short-eared Owl (Dave Wege)

Foul Anchor - 12 GREAT SKUA over (Richard Patient, Jonathan Taylor)

Buckden - 2 Hawfinch briefly (Mark Ward)

Ferry Meadows - 8 Pink-footed Geese over (Mike Weedon et al.)

Burwell Fen - 2 Little Stint, possible Tundra Peregrine  F. p. calidus (brendan Doe)

Saturday, 28 October

Ouse Fen - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER still present towards Brownshill Staunch 09:25h (Hugh Venables); DOTTEREL briefly (Richard Thomas)

Earith - Hawfinch over (Graham Hirons)

Ferry Meadows - 17 Hawfinch over, 7 Bramblings, 2 Ravens (Matt Webb)

Stuntney - 4 Hawfinch over (Duncan Poyser)

Ouse Washes - 27 Common Cranes (Mike Burdekin)

Burwell Fen - Water Pipit, 2 Little Stints, Peregrine, 6 Stonechat (Malcolm Ausden); Grey Plover (David Fisher)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Great White Egrets, 50+ Little Egrets (Hugh Venables)

Friday 27 October 2017

Friday, 27 October

Grafham Water - 6 Hawfinch, 6 Bullfinch  & 2 Brambling over (Mark Hawkes)

Ferry Meadows - visible migration included 9 Hawfinch, 1376 redwing, 343 Fieldfare, 4079 Wood Pigeon, 2870 Starling (Matt Webb et al.)

Ouse Fen - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER still present towards Brownshill Staunch 09:25h (Richard Bradbury)

Haddenham Long Drove - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER  south of the road between the village and Earith(Duncan Poyser)

Peterborough - BEE-EATER nearby at Stanground Gullet this morning, but not relocated; access from North Street, follow footpath S by River, cross footbridge (George Walthew)

Thursday 26 October 2017

Thursday, 26 October

Brownshill Staunch - AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER with c.1500 Golden Plover in the field to the left along the rough track that runs from Overcote Lane to Brownshill Staunch (Richard Thomas)

Ferry Meadows - visible migration this morning included 4027 Wood Pigeon, 183 Chaffinch, 200 redwing, 7 Brambling (Matt Webb)

Fen Drayton - Raven over (Richard Allison)

Coppingford - RING OUZEL along Bullock Road (Chris Brown)

Great Shelford - 32+ Cron Bunting on stubble between the village and Addenbrookes (Nick Croft)

Haddenham North Fen - c.3000 Golden Plover, 5000+ Lapwing, 300 Linnet (Paul Mason)

Wednesday, 25 October

Ouse Fen - c.1000 Golden Plover, c.400 Lapwing, 3 Bearded Tit (Josh Carter)

Nene Washes - 3 Bittern, 8 Crane, Merlin, 2 Stonechat (Ian Gordon)

Tuesday 24 October 2017

Tuesday, 24 October

Gog Magog Down - DARTFORD WARBLER briefly 11:30h (Richard Fowling)

Prickwillow - c.30 Whooper Swan nearby (Pete Cook)

Ferry Meadows - 2 Raven (Matt Webb)

Monday 23 October 2017

Monday, 23 October

Ferry Meadows - Rock Pipit over (Matt Webb)

Grafham Water - 2 Rock Pipit, Greenshank (Ian Dawson)

Granta Park - Nuthatch (Gareth Rees)

Fen Drayton Lakes- 2 Great White Egret (Richard Allison; Derek and Peter Gruar)

Hawfinches reported widely across the county, mainly in flight, along with Brambling, Siskin and Redpoll.

Sunday, 22 October

Witcham - Firecrest in a private garden, Hawfinch at the end of Silver Street (David Hopkins)

Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander (Matt Webb)

Baker's Fen - Peregrine, 2 Swallow (Derek and Peter Gruar)

Hawfinches reported widely across the county, mainly in flight, along with Brambling, Siskin and Redpoll.

Sunday 22 October 2017

Saturday, 21 October

Grafham Water - 7 Hawfich over heading south, Sanderling (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - Peregrine, 2 Ravens, Stonechat (Jamie Wells)

Friday 20 October 2017

Friday, 20 October

Over - Hawfinch over (Jeremy Lindsell)

Stow-cum-Quy - 6 Hawfinch over 07:45h (Duncan Poyser)

Cambridge Research Park - Bittern in flight, Goldeneye, 3 Redpoll over (Jon & David Heath)

Witcham - 4 Hawfinch (David Hopkins)

Burwell Fen - 3 Great White Egret flew low west, 5 Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, 127 Ruff, Peregrine (Malcolm Ausden)

Thursday 19 October 2017

Thursday, 19 October

RSPB Hope Farm - Raven over, Marsh Tit (Derek Gruar)

Branch Bank - 300+ Golden Plover at TL568823 (Matt Wilson)

Grafham Water - 5 Rock Pipit, Raven over (Mark Hawkes)

Wednesday 18 October 2017

Wednesday, 18 October

Little Shelford - 30 Redpoll (Ali Cooper)

Foxton - Tree Sparrow (Marcus Kohler)

Dry Drayton - Firecrest (Rowena Baxter)

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Tuesday, 17 October

Block Fen - c.20 Redpoll (Rob Partridge)

Burwell Fen - 2 Little Stint (Dave Palmer)

Foxton - Raven over (Marcus Kohler)

Monday 16 October 2017

Monday, 16 October

Stretham - 3 HAWFINCH over south-east 07:43h (Ian Barton)

Eaton Ford - HAWFINCH in a private garden briefly (Richard Patient)

Grafham Water - Merlin, 2 Siskin & Redpoll over (Mark Hawkes)

Cambridge - HAWFINCH over Lovell Road calling 08:53 & 08:56h (Jonathan Heath)

Paxton Pits - male Scaup, 2 Rock Pipit (Jamie Wells)

Kimgs/Abbots Ripton - Raven between the villages (Duncan Ritchie)

Sunday 15 October 2017

Sunday, 15 October

Little Paxton - Merlin (Ian Dawson)

Etton Maxey Pits - 3 Egyptian Geese, Ruddy Shelduck (Malcolm Holley)

Grafham Water - 3 Brambling, Redpoll, 50+ Redwings, Merlin (Mark Hawkes)

Cherry Hinton Hall - WRYNECK flying over west, calling (Iain Web)

Paxton Pits - 2 HAWFINCHES over, Great White Egret, Rock Pipit, 2 Siskin, Redpoll (Jamie Wells)

Litlington - 2 Raven briefly on plough to the north of the village (Geoff Barlow)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Water Pipit (Richard Patient

Ring's End - 3 Grey Plover, 2 Redpoll, Stonechat (Mike Weedon)

Saturday, 14th October

Eaton Ford - HAWFINCH over (Richard Patient)

Paxton Pits - 2 Bearded Tits, Wheatear, 2 Redpoll (Jamie Wells)

Little Paxton - 2 HAWFINCH over (Ian Dawson)

Cambridge - Merlin in pursuit of Skylarks over Huntingdon Road (Christoph Zöckler)

Thursday 12 October 2017

Thursday, 12 October

Ferry Meadows - 2 Goosander, 2 Stonechat (Don Gardener)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Stonechat, 48 Little Egret (Mike Everett)

Ouse Fen - 2 WOODLARK reported over south-west

Wednesday 11 October 2017

Wednesday, 11 October

Grafham Water - male Scaup in Valley Creek (Colin Addington)

Ferry Meadows - 2 fem Goosander on Gunwade (Don Gardener)

Godmanchester NR - 2 Great White Egret (Bill Simmonds)

Great Knieghton CP - BRENT GOOSE (Alexey Murzin)

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Tuesday, 10 October

Godmanchester GP - Great White Egret, Brambling over (Peter Beckenham)

Monday 9 October 2017

Monday, 9 October

Mepal - 250+ Redwing over (Rob Partridge)

Paxton Pits - male Scaup (Martin Shadbolt)

Littleport - 5 Common Crane at a private site nearby (Steve Mumford)

Burwell Fen - 5 Little Stint (Andy Hannaford)

Cottenham - FIRECREST i n the hedgerow on the right hand side of broad lane as you leave the village by the pond area (Neil Howard)

Hare Park, Six Mile Bottom - 40+ Redwing (Kevin Wilson)

Sunday 8 October 2017

Sunday, 8 October

Grafham Water - juv Black Tern, 43 Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)

Castor Hanglands - 135 Redwings, 3 Fieldfares (Jonathan Taylor)

Ferry Meadows - Mediterranean Gull, Redwing (Don Gardener)

Cam Washes - 55 Redwings, 8 Swallows, 6 Redpoll, 5 Siskin (Jon Heath)

Cambridge - Brambling over (Jon Heath)

Godmanchester NR - 25 Fieldfare, 2 Great White Egret, Stonechat (Pam Evan)

Saturday, 7 October

Etton Pits- 2 Redwings (Jonathan Taylor); 2 Whooper Swan, Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Geese (Bob Titman)

Etton/Maxey (Langdyke Trust reserve) - 2 Whooper Swans, Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Geese (Bob Titman)

Prior's Fen - 12 Whooper Swan (David Withrington)

Ouse Washes - 4 Redwing at Pymoor, 219+ Whooper Swan (Brendan Doe)

Friday 6 October 2017

Friday, 6 October

Soham - Ring-necked Parakeet by the A142 nearby (Chris Barker)

Littleport - Great White Egret, 14 Whooper Swan at a private site nearby (Steve Mumford)

Grafham Water - juv Black Tern, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine (Ian Dawson)

Burwell Fen - 5 Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, 8 Whopper Swan, 173 Ruff (Steve Cooper)

Stretham - 4 Whooper Swan over 09:15h (Ian Barton)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper on Moore Lake (John Le Gassick)

Nene Washes - 27 Whooper Swan left Low Wash this morning, Short-eared Owl this evening (Charlie Kitchin)

Little Shelford - c.12 redwing over (Ali Cooper)

Thursday 5 October 2017

Thursday, 5 October

Ferry Meadows - 2 fem Goosander on Gunwade Lake (John Atkins)

Grafham Water - Rock Pipit over, juv Black Tern (Richard Patient)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret (Mark Hawkes)

Wednesday 4 October 2017

Wednesday, 4 October

Wimblington - LAPLAND BUNTING over. A group of three birds, but only one called (mark Peck)

Paxton Pits - Great White Egret, juv Peregrine (Ian Dawson)

Foxton - 3 Redpoll over (Marcus Kohler)

Tuesday 3 October 2017

Tuesday, 3 October

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret on Moore Lake (Pete Cook); 6 Redpoll (Mike Everett)

Burwell Fen - Great White Egret over south 12:00h (David Palmer)

Wicken Fen - Spotted Redshank, Great White Egret 11:00h (Roger Cresswell)

Melbourn - 3 Caspian Gull following the plough (Steve Cooper)

Over - 6 Redpoll over 07:17h (Richard Thomas)

Little Downham - Raven over (David Ellis)

Monday 2 October 2017

Monday, 2 October

Burwell Fen - 12 Little Stints, Spotted Redshank, c.50 Ruff, Greenshank (Andy Hannaford)

Great Cambourne - 2 Raven over (Iain Webb)

Ouse Washes - 2 Whinchat (Mike Burdekin)

Sunday 1 October 2017

Sunday, 1 October

Fen Drayton - 3 Great White Egret, Little Stint (Josh Carter); 41+ Little Egret, 3 juv Hobby (Mark Hawkes)

Burwell Fen - 10 Little Stints, Great White Egret, Spotted Redshank, 50+ Ruff, Green Sandpiper Greenshank, Peregrine (Richard Johnson)

Huntingdon - 2 Ravens over A14 (Josh Carter)

Saturday, 30 September

Burwell Fen - 10 Little Stints, Great White Egret (Chris Rider); Spotted Redshank, 42 Ruff, Green Sandpiper (Malcolm Ausden); Greenshank, 2 Stonechat (Pete Holt)

Paxton Pits - Wheatear, 2 Redpoll (Jamie Wells)

Dry Drayton - Nuthatch (Ken Hook)