Ellington - GREAT GREY SHRIKE n hedgerow east of Grafham Road though elusive. Take footpath from Green Lane, Ellington, down to field then east along field edge to valley bottom and stream/farm track. Bird near pylon but very mobile. Farmer has asked visitors to keep to footpaths (Tim Rea)
Mare Fen - 7 CATTLE EGRET (Bill Simmonds)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Great White Egret, Black-necked Grebe (Bill Simmonds)
Ouse Washes - 41 cranes including 5 juveniles west of the rail crossing; with others known to be elsewhere in the Fens, the Fens total is now about 52 (Norman Sills)
Burwell Fen - Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Bearded Tit, Green Sandpiper (CVhristoph Zöckler)
Farcet Fen - Brambling, ad Mediterranean Gull, 450+ Golden Plover (Steve Dudley)
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Tuesday, 30 October
Ellington - GREAT GREY SHRIKE n hedgerow East of Grafham Road. Take footpath from Green Lane, Ellington, down to field then east along field edge to valley bottom and stream/farm track. Bird near pylon but very mobile. Farmer has asked visitors to keep to footpaths (Tim Rea)
Grafham Water - 2 Common Scoter; drake close in east of church hill and female type near Plummer; c.15 Whooper Swans, c.30 Goldeneye (Mark Ward)
Fulbourn - Peregrine over New Shardlows Farm (Kevin Wilson)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black-necked Grebe on Ferry Mere (Chris Rider)
Grafham Water - 2 Common Scoter; drake close in east of church hill and female type near Plummer; c.15 Whooper Swans, c.30 Goldeneye (Mark Ward)
Fulbourn - Peregrine over New Shardlows Farm (Kevin Wilson)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black-necked Grebe on Ferry Mere (Chris Rider)
Monday 29 October 2018
Monday, 29 October
March - 20 Crane, 100 Whooper Swan nearby, viewed from the Ely train (Rod Newbery)
Over - 7 CATTLE EGRET at end of Overcote/Chain Road in field past pumping station (Garth Peacock); 8 birds present later (Duncan McNiven)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black-necked Grebe (John Hoppett)
Ferry Meadows - Rock Pipit, Brambling and Goosander over (Matt Webb)
Grafham Water - fem Scaup, 15 Whooper Swan over (Ade Cooper)
Paxton Pits - Great White Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper (Ade Cooper)
Fowlmere - fem Merlin, male Bearded Tit (Ade Cooper)
Over - 7 CATTLE EGRET at end of Overcote/Chain Road in field past pumping station (Garth Peacock); 8 birds present later (Duncan McNiven)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black-necked Grebe (John Hoppett)
Ferry Meadows - Rock Pipit, Brambling and Goosander over (Matt Webb)
Grafham Water - fem Scaup, 15 Whooper Swan over (Ade Cooper)
Paxton Pits - Great White Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper (Ade Cooper)
Fowlmere - fem Merlin, male Bearded Tit (Ade Cooper)
Sunday, 28 October
Hare Park - 4 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black-necked Grebe on Ferry Lagoon, Great White Egret, CATTLE EGRET on Swavesey Lake (Barbara North); nearby, 5+ Cattle Egret on Mare Fen still (Pete Holt)
Ouse Washes - 20+ Crane (Julian Wheel)
Burwell Fen - 3+ Short-eared Owl (Norman Ratcliffe)
Ferry Meadows - 4 Whooper Swan, Goosander over, Red-crested Pochard (Matt Webb)
Thriplow - Nuthatch in a private garden (Gary Thornton)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black-necked Grebe on Ferry Lagoon, Great White Egret, CATTLE EGRET on Swavesey Lake (Barbara North); nearby, 5+ Cattle Egret on Mare Fen still (Pete Holt)
Ouse Washes - 20+ Crane (Julian Wheel)
Burwell Fen - 3+ Short-eared Owl (Norman Ratcliffe)
Ferry Meadows - 4 Whooper Swan, Goosander over, Red-crested Pochard (Matt Webb)
Thriplow - Nuthatch in a private garden (Gary Thornton)
Saturday, 27 October
Cambridge - Woodcock along the Histon Road (Kevin Hand)
Ferry Meadows - 4 Whooper Swan, ad Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine (Don Gardener)
Grafham Water - 9 Whooper Swan, 2 Raven, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4+ Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Foul Anchor - 40 GREAT SKUA, 2 juv POMARINE SKUA, juv ARCTIC SKUA, 5 KITTIWAKE (Jonathan Talyor, Richard Patient)
Ferry Meadows - Black-necked Grebe, 3 Great White Egret; also 7 CATTLE EGRET nearby at Mare Fen (Richard Patient)
Hare Park - 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Cam Washes - 5 Bewick's Swan over (Carl Howard)
Ferry Meadows - 4 Whooper Swan, ad Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine (Don Gardener)
Grafham Water - 9 Whooper Swan, 2 Raven, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4+ Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Foul Anchor - 40 GREAT SKUA, 2 juv POMARINE SKUA, juv ARCTIC SKUA, 5 KITTIWAKE (Jonathan Talyor, Richard Patient)
Ferry Meadows - Black-necked Grebe, 3 Great White Egret; also 7 CATTLE EGRET nearby at Mare Fen (Richard Patient)
Hare Park - 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Cam Washes - 5 Bewick's Swan over (Carl Howard)
Friday 26 October 2018
Friday, 26 October
Grafham Water - Great White Egret in Dudney Creek, 8 ad Whooper Swan (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows - Great White Egret, ad win Mediterranean Gull (Don Gardener)
Cam Washes - c.40 Bewick's Swan over, 2 Tawny Owl calling (Jon & David Heath)
Ferry Meadows - Great White Egret, ad win Mediterranean Gull (Don Gardener)
Cam Washes - c.40 Bewick's Swan over, 2 Tawny Owl calling (Jon & David Heath)
Thursday 25 October 2018
Thursday, 25 October
Mare Fen - 7 CATTLE EGRET this morning in small field with cows close to the pumping station at TL3609070860 (Andy Jennings)
Devil's Dyke - 820 Fieldfares, 2 Redpoll sp., Siskin over Devil's Dyke this morning, also Peregrine, Merlin (Richard Dale)
Farcet Fen - ad Mediterranean Gull at Crowtree Farm (Steve Dudley)
Benwick - PALLID HARRIER reported 16:40h (as per rarebirdalert.com)
Ouse Washes - 37 Crane, with 6+ on the Nene Washes too (Jonathan Taylor)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Bittern, 6 Goosander briefly (Ian Dawson))
Paxton Pits - 3 Great White Egret (Ian Dawson))
Grafham Water - 8 Whooper Swan (Tim Mason)
Devil's Dyke - 820 Fieldfares, 2 Redpoll sp., Siskin over Devil's Dyke this morning, also Peregrine, Merlin (Richard Dale)
Farcet Fen - ad Mediterranean Gull at Crowtree Farm (Steve Dudley)
Benwick - PALLID HARRIER reported 16:40h (as per rarebirdalert.com)
Ouse Washes - 37 Crane, with 6+ on the Nene Washes too (Jonathan Taylor)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Bittern, 6 Goosander briefly (Ian Dawson))
Paxton Pits - 3 Great White Egret (Ian Dawson))
Grafham Water - 8 Whooper Swan (Tim Mason)
Wednesday, 24 October
Mare Fen - 8 CATTLE EGRET this morning with lots of brown cows in the field close to the pumping station at TL3609070860; best viewed from the footpath that runs along the River Great Ouse (Richard Thomas); at least 5 still present this afternoon (Bill Simmonds)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 6 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Nene Washes - 2 Crane at March Farmers, 2 Crane, ringtail Hen Harrier, 1000+ Lapwing, 200+ Golden Plover at Eldernell (Ian Gordon)
Stilton - 40+ Red Kite in the area (Richard Broughton)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 6 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Nene Washes - 2 Crane at March Farmers, 2 Crane, ringtail Hen Harrier, 1000+ Lapwing, 200+ Golden Plover at Eldernell (Ian Gordon)
Stilton - 40+ Red Kite in the area (Richard Broughton)
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Tuesday 23 October 2018
Monday, 22 October
Middle Fen Drove - 7 CATTLE EGRET (Tim Mason)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Burwell Fen - 5 Short-eared owl (Paul Pateman)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Burwell Fen - 5 Short-eared owl (Paul Pateman)
Sunday 21 October 2018
Sunday, 21 October
Middle Fen - 7 CATTLE EGRET NE of Swavesey Lake with cattle (Diana Leech)
Grafham Water - 8 Whooper Swans in Littless creek, Stonechat, 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers (Mark Hawkes et al.)
Paxton Pits - 6 Great White Egret (Ian Dawson)
Eldernell - Hen Harrier, Peregrine (Steve Dudley)
Hare Park - 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Great Fen - 2 Raven (Andy Frost)
Grafham Water - 8 Whooper Swans in Littless creek, Stonechat, 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers (Mark Hawkes et al.)
Paxton Pits - 6 Great White Egret (Ian Dawson)
Eldernell - Hen Harrier, Peregrine (Steve Dudley)
Hare Park - 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Great Fen - 2 Raven (Andy Frost)
Saturday, 20 October
Middle Fen - 6 CATTLE EGRETS between Swavesey and Overcote (Tony Plant)
Grafham Water - 3 Brambling over, Rock Pipit (Richard Patient)
Reach - Redstart in horse paddocks adjacent to Reach Wood, on south side of village (Richard Dale)
Burwell Fen - 4 Short-eared Owl (Bob Grice)
Grafham Water - 3 Brambling over, Rock Pipit (Richard Patient)
Reach - Redstart in horse paddocks adjacent to Reach Wood, on south side of village (Richard Dale)
Burwell Fen - 4 Short-eared Owl (Bob Grice)
Friday 19 October 2018
Friday, 19 October
Ferry Meadows - 12 Whooper Swan over (Mike Weedon); Brambling over (Don Gardener)
Sheep's Green, Cambridge - probable YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling in trees just off Fen Causeway c.13:45h but not seen or relocated (Nick Littlewood)
Grafham Water - Rock Pipit on dam (Mark Brandon)
New Shardlows Farm, Fulbourn - Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Fowlmere - 3 Brambling feeding on Sorbus berries behind St Mary's Church this morning.
Sheep's Green, Cambridge - probable YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling in trees just off Fen Causeway c.13:45h but not seen or relocated (Nick Littlewood)
Grafham Water - Rock Pipit on dam (Mark Brandon)
New Shardlows Farm, Fulbourn - Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Fowlmere - 3 Brambling feeding on Sorbus berries behind St Mary's Church this morning.
(Doug Radford)
Thursday 18 October 2018
Thursday, 18 October
Grafham Water - 6 Whooper Swan this morning (Colin Addington)
Woodwalton Fen - Great White Egret, Barn Owl (Andy Frost)
Woodwalton Fen - Great White Egret, Barn Owl (Andy Frost)
Wednesday 17 October 2018
Wednesday, 17 October
Dunkirk - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER mist-netted in a private garden this morning but not seen since (Tony Martin)
Cottenham Long Drove - HOODED CROW still (Jon Heath)
Grafham Water - Rock Pipit, Mandarin, Whinchat, 10 Siskin (Richard Patient)
Ferry Meadows - Rock Pipit (Mike Weedon); 2 Brambling (Matt Webb)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black Tern (Duncan McNiven)
Cottenham Long Drove - HOODED CROW still (Jon Heath)
Grafham Water - Rock Pipit, Mandarin, Whinchat, 10 Siskin (Richard Patient)
Ferry Meadows - Rock Pipit (Mike Weedon); 2 Brambling (Matt Webb)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Black Tern (Duncan McNiven)
Tuesday 16 October 2018
Tuesday, 16 October
Ferry Meadows - Great White Egret (David Withrington); CATTLE EGRET (Don Gardener)
Paxton Pits - 5 Great White Egret, 5 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Ouse Washes - 31 ad and 5 juv Crane just west of railway crossing (Norman Sills)
Paxton Pits - 5 Great White Egret, 5 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Ouse Washes - 31 ad and 5 juv Crane just west of railway crossing (Norman Sills)
Monday 15 October 2018
Sunday, 14 October
Ouse Washes - 5 CATTLE EGRET briefly from Welches dam hide 16:20h (James Littlewood)
Nene Washes - Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank (Charlie Kitchin)
Nene Washes - Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank (Charlie Kitchin)
Saturday 13 October 2018
Saturday, 13 October
Cottenham, Long Drove - HOODED CROW in field opposite active tip (Jon & David Heath)
Fen Drayton lakes - 2 CATTLE EGRET, Great White Egret, juv Black Tern, Goldeneye (Hugh Venables); a third CATTLE EGRET (Julian Wheel)
Grafham Water - Whinchat (Richard Patient)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 10+ Green Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)
Ferry Meadows - Brambling (Don Gardener et al.)
Sutton West Fen - male Merlin (Rob Partridge)
Fen Drayton lakes - 2 CATTLE EGRET, Great White Egret, juv Black Tern, Goldeneye (Hugh Venables); a third CATTLE EGRET (Julian Wheel)
Grafham Water - Whinchat (Richard Patient)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 10+ Green Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)
Ferry Meadows - Brambling (Don Gardener et al.)
Sutton West Fen - male Merlin (Rob Partridge)
Friday 12 October 2018
Friday, 12 October
Cottenham, Long Drove - HOODED CROW in field opposite active tip (Brendan Doe)
Dog-in-a-Doublet - Great White Egret along the River Ouse 08:20 (Hugh Wright)
Ferry Meadows - Great White Egret over 08:55h (Don Gardener)
Northstowe - Baltic-type Lesser Black-backed Gull (Hugh Venables)
Dog-in-a-Doublet - Great White Egret along the River Ouse 08:20 (Hugh Wright)
Ferry Meadows - Great White Egret over 08:55h (Don Gardener)
Northstowe - Baltic-type Lesser Black-backed Gull (Hugh Venables)
Thursday, 11 October
Cottenham, Long Drove - HOODED CROW in field to the west (Mark Peck)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 5 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Paxton Pits - 4 Great White Egret, 5 Green Sandpiper (Ian Dawson)
Wednesday 10 October 2018
Wednesday, 10 October
Godmanchester GP - Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Rail (Peter Beckenham)
Eaton Ford - Woodlark over (Richard Bashford)
Cottenham Long Drove - HOODED CROW at 10:00 and 11:45 but not relocated at 13:00h (Shaun Sowden)
Eldenell - 2 juv GANNET over (Andy Frost)
Eaton Ford - Woodlark over (Richard Bashford)
Cottenham Long Drove - HOODED CROW at 10:00 and 11:45 but not relocated at 13:00h (Shaun Sowden)
Eldenell - 2 juv GANNET over (Andy Frost)
Tuesday 9 October 2018
Tuesday, 10 October
Cambridge - Peregrine along the Madingley Road (Robin Cox)
Grafham Water - MANX SHEARWATER from Mander CP (Colin Addington); still present but distant and mobile 18:10h, also 2 Whooper Swan still (Mark Hawkes)
Hemingford Grey - 7 Siskin in a private garden briefly (Mike Everett)
Mare Fen - 3 CATTLE EGRET 16:30h (Duncan McNiven)
Grafham Water - MANX SHEARWATER from Mander CP (Colin Addington); still present but distant and mobile 18:10h, also 2 Whooper Swan still (Mark Hawkes)
Hemingford Grey - 7 Siskin in a private garden briefly (Mike Everett)
Mare Fen - 3 CATTLE EGRET 16:30h (Duncan McNiven)
Monday 8 October 2018
Monday, 8 October
Grafham Water - 4 Rock Pipit, 2 Whooper Swan (Ian Dawson)
Northstowe - Goosander, Caspian Gull, 5 Yellow-legged Gull (Hugh Venables)
Northstowe - Goosander, Caspian Gull, 5 Yellow-legged Gull (Hugh Venables)
Sunday 7 October 2018
Sunday, 7 October
Paxton Pits - 6 Great White Egret, Caspian Gull, Rock Pipit, Jack Snipe, 2 Curlew, Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Brambling over (Jamie Wells)
Grafham Water - 2 Whooper Swan, 4 Rock Pipit, 13 Siskin (Richard Patient)
Nene Washes - Little Stint, Greenshank, Short-eared Owl, 15 Tree Sparrow, White Stork of unknown origin (Charlie Kitchin)
Etton Pits - 60 Fieldfare over (Jonathan Taylor)
Waterbeach Long Drove - 40 Fieldfare, Peregrine (Carl Howard)
Dimmock's Cote - 13 Pink-footed Geese over north (Carl Howard)
Fish and Duck marina - Garganey on pond just to the south (Carl Howard)
Knapwell - 4 Raven (Christoph Zöckler)
Sutton Gault - 2 Fieldfare over, Brambling (Rob Partridge)
Hare Park - 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Small numbers of Redwing reported widely across the county over the last two days
Grafham Water - 2 Whooper Swan, 4 Rock Pipit, 13 Siskin (Richard Patient)
Nene Washes - Little Stint, Greenshank, Short-eared Owl, 15 Tree Sparrow, White Stork of unknown origin (Charlie Kitchin)
Etton Pits - 60 Fieldfare over (Jonathan Taylor)
Waterbeach Long Drove - 40 Fieldfare, Peregrine (Carl Howard)
Dimmock's Cote - 13 Pink-footed Geese over north (Carl Howard)
Fish and Duck marina - Garganey on pond just to the south (Carl Howard)
Knapwell - 4 Raven (Christoph Zöckler)
Sutton Gault - 2 Fieldfare over, Brambling (Rob Partridge)
Hare Park - 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Small numbers of Redwing reported widely across the county over the last two days
Saturday 6 October 2018
Saturday, 6 October
Grafham Water - 3 male and a female Common Scoter, 2 Whooper Swan from Mander, 2 Rock Pipit (Richard Patient)
Colne Fen - 3 male and a female Common Scoter this evening (Nick Littlewood)
Paxton Pits - 7 Great White Egret (Martin Davis); 2 Caspian Gull (Jamie Wells)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret (Richard Thomas)
Colne Fen - 3 male and a female Common Scoter this evening (Nick Littlewood)
Paxton Pits - 7 Great White Egret (Martin Davis); 2 Caspian Gull (Jamie Wells)
Fen Drayton Lakes - Great White Egret (Richard Thomas)
Friday 5 October 2018
Friday, 5 October
Ouse Fen - 3 Woodlark over (Jeremy Lindsell)
Paxton Pits - 6 Great White Egret, 7+ Green Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)
FenDrayton Lakes - 2 CATTLE EGRET, 2 Great White Egret, 3+ Cetti's Warbler (Ian Burfield)
Northstowe - RING OUZEL in hedge beyond Linden site, near the lake; Goosander , 4 Yellow-legged Gull on the lake (Hugh Venables)
Eldernell - 53+ Whooper Swan (Barbara North)
Kingfishers Bridge - 3 Whooper Swan (Colin Kirtland)
Paxton Pits - 6 Great White Egret, 7+ Green Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)
FenDrayton Lakes - 2 CATTLE EGRET, 2 Great White Egret, 3+ Cetti's Warbler (Ian Burfield)
Northstowe - RING OUZEL in hedge beyond Linden site, near the lake; Goosander , 4 Yellow-legged Gull on the lake (Hugh Venables)
Eldernell - 53+ Whooper Swan (Barbara North)
Kingfishers Bridge - 3 Whooper Swan (Colin Kirtland)
Thursday 4 October 2018
Thursday, 4 October
Dog-in-a-Doublet - White Stork of unknown origin in the area still (David Withrington)
Paxton Pits - 6 Great White Egret (Richard Palmer)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Whopper Swan, 3 Mandarin (Matt Webb, Don Gardener)
Grafham Water - 2 Whooper Swan (Richard Palmer)
Northstowe - Goosander (Hugh Venables)
Wicken Fen - male Hen Harrier over Sedge Fen (Christoph Zöckler)
Paxton Pits - 6 Great White Egret (Richard Palmer)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Whopper Swan, 3 Mandarin (Matt Webb, Don Gardener)
Grafham Water - 2 Whooper Swan (Richard Palmer)
Northstowe - Goosander (Hugh Venables)
Wicken Fen - male Hen Harrier over Sedge Fen (Christoph Zöckler)
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Wednesday, 3 October
Eldernell - 3 Crane over, 17 Whooper Swan over, c.200 Golden Plover (Mike Weedon)
Grafham Water - 2 Whooper Swan (Colin Addington)
Wimblington - Alexandrine Parakeet (Jonathan Taylor)
Redwing reported from Ferry Meadows and Eaton Ford
Grafham Water - 2 Whooper Swan (Colin Addington)
Wimblington - Alexandrine Parakeet (Jonathan Taylor)
Redwing reported from Ferry Meadows and Eaton Ford
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Tuesday, 2 October
Paxton Pits - 5 Great White Egret (Ian Dawson)
Trumpington - 630 Golden Plover (Steve Cooper)
Stapleford - 1 cy Mediterranean Gull (Steve Cooper)
Trumpington - 630 Golden Plover (Steve Cooper)
Stapleford - 1 cy Mediterranean Gull (Steve Cooper)
Monday 1 October 2018
Monday, 1 October
Grafham Water - 2 Whooper Swan from Dudney Hide (Mark Hill)
Wicken Fen - 2 Redwing (Peter Bircham)
Paxton Pits - 7 Great White Egret (Ian Dawson)
Wicken Fen - 2 Redwing (Peter Bircham)
Paxton Pits - 7 Great White Egret (Ian Dawson)
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