Thorney Toll - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD to the east of Wryde Croft Wind Farm this morning (Jonathan Taylor)
Werrington - 2 WAXWING by Crab & Winkle pub (Ian Gordon)
Ellington Thorpe - GREAT GREY SHRIKE nearby (Mark Brandon)
Ferry Meadows - c.170 Siskin visitor centre car park early this morning (Matt Webb)
Hobson's Park - Bearded Tit at the main lake still 11:30h (Geoff Barlow)
Wilburton - Short-eared Owl north over the village 16:15h (Barbara York)
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Tuesday, 29 January
Werrington - 2 WAXWING by Crab & Winkle pub (Stuart Pedley)
Ellington - GREAT GREY SHRIKE between Ellington Thorpe and Grafham village, c.100 metres south of the Ellington Thorpe signpost (Stuart & Jill Elsom)
Hobson's Park - 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Rail, Bearded Tit (Dave Fisher, Dave Odell)
Cottenham, Long Drove - HOODED CROW, Merlin (Dave Fisher, Dave Odell)
Ellington - GREAT GREY SHRIKE between Ellington Thorpe and Grafham village, c.100 metres south of the Ellington Thorpe signpost (Stuart & Jill Elsom)
Hobson's Park - 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Rail, Bearded Tit (Dave Fisher, Dave Odell)
Cottenham, Long Drove - HOODED CROW, Merlin (Dave Fisher, Dave Odell)
Monday, 28 January 2019
Sunday, 27 January 2019
Sunday, 27 January
Needingworth Pits - 5 Smew, Great White Egret (James Littlewood)
Hobson's park - male Bearded Tit (Matthew Mellor)
Hobson's park - male Bearded Tit (Matthew Mellor)
Saturday, 26 January
Ouse Washes - 2 CATTLE EGRET on the verge and bank by the B1411 just north of Four Balls Farm, 34 Common Cranes, c.1000 Black-tailed Godwits on the Reserve (Brendan Doe)
Manea - 1st win Mediterranean Gull near the sewage works (Paul Harrington)
Ferry Meadows - HOODED CROW, Great White Egret (Howard Butler)
Long Drove Cottenham - 2nd winter ICELAND GULL, HOODED CROW in the quarry just up the road from tip (Ade Cooper)
Fowlmere - juv Hen Harrier over, 700 Reed Bunting to roost (Ade Cooper)
Hobsons Park - Bearded Tit (Carlos Davies); 2+ Jack Snipe (Matthew Mellor)
Needingworth Pits - 6 Smew (Carlos Davies)
Manea - 1st win Mediterranean Gull near the sewage works (Paul Harrington)
Ferry Meadows - HOODED CROW, Great White Egret (Howard Butler)
Long Drove Cottenham - 2nd winter ICELAND GULL, HOODED CROW in the quarry just up the road from tip (Ade Cooper)
Fowlmere - juv Hen Harrier over, 700 Reed Bunting to roost (Ade Cooper)
Hobsons Park - Bearded Tit (Carlos Davies); 2+ Jack Snipe (Matthew Mellor)
Needingworth Pits - 6 Smew (Carlos Davies)
Thursday, 24 January 2019
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
Monday, 21 January
Ouse Washes - 6 White-fronted Geese over south, Merlin, 3+ Peregrine (Jonathan Taylor)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 6 White-fronted Geese, pair of Goosander (Jon & David Heath); also Great White Egret (Gill Parrish); Peregrine (Bill Simmonds)
Fowlmere - ringtail Hen Harrier through, 2 Raven (Geoff Barlow)
July Race Course, Newmarket - Little Owl calling (Kevin Wilson)
Hobson's Park - 3 Jack Snipe, Bearded Tit, water Rail reported
Fen Drayton Lakes - 6 White-fronted Geese, pair of Goosander (Jon & David Heath); also Great White Egret (Gill Parrish); Peregrine (Bill Simmonds)
Fowlmere - ringtail Hen Harrier through, 2 Raven (Geoff Barlow)
July Race Course, Newmarket - Little Owl calling (Kevin Wilson)
Hobson's Park - 3 Jack Snipe, Bearded Tit, water Rail reported
Monday, 21 January 2019
Sunday, 20 January
Hobson's Park, Trumpington - 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 56+ Snipe (Simon Gillings); 5+ Jack Snipe showing this afternoon (Geoff Barlow)
Ouse Washes - 2 CATTLE EGRET at Purl's Bridge, Crane flock at Maea but distant (Duncan McNiven)
St. Ives GPs - 2male & 4 female Smew TL332712 (Tony Plant); also Great White Egret (Patrick Woods)
Needingworth - Great White Egret over (Patrick Woods)
Swaffham Prior Fen - Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl to the north-west (Kevin Wilson)
Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swan, 117 Goldeneye, 8 Goosander, 538 Great-crested Grebe (Mark Hawkes et al.); juv ICELAND GULL (Andrew Tongue)
Colne Fen GP - Pink-footed Goose, Bittern, 14 Ruff (Steve Cooper)
Sutton North Fen - 32 Bewick's Swan with Whoopers, 23 Barnacle Geese, Yellow-legged Gull (Steve Cooper)
Ferry Meadows - HOODED CROW (Matt Webb)
Fen Drayton Lkes - Bittern, 2 Goosander (Sarah Howlett)
Ouse Washes - 2 CATTLE EGRET at Purl's Bridge, Crane flock at Maea but distant (Duncan McNiven)
St. Ives GPs - 2male & 4 female Smew TL332712 (Tony Plant); also Great White Egret (Patrick Woods)
Needingworth - Great White Egret over (Patrick Woods)
Swaffham Prior Fen - Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl to the north-west (Kevin Wilson)
Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swan, 117 Goldeneye, 8 Goosander, 538 Great-crested Grebe (Mark Hawkes et al.); juv ICELAND GULL (Andrew Tongue)
Colne Fen GP - Pink-footed Goose, Bittern, 14 Ruff (Steve Cooper)
Sutton North Fen - 32 Bewick's Swan with Whoopers, 23 Barnacle Geese, Yellow-legged Gull (Steve Cooper)
Ferry Meadows - HOODED CROW (Matt Webb)
Fen Drayton Lkes - Bittern, 2 Goosander (Sarah Howlett)
Sunday, 20 January 2019
Saturday, 19 January
Cottenham - ICELAND GULL at Long Drove briefly (Brendan Doe)
Manae - 48 Common Cranes (Mark Ward)
Hobson's Park, Trumpington - Jack Snipe (Diana Leach)
Northstowe - Short-eared Owl (Hugh Venables)
Ouse Washes - 2 CATTLE EGRET over (Mark Ward); 11 Curlew (Brendan Doe)
Wicken Fen - 3 Stonechats (Kevin Wilson)
Ferry Meadows - 6 Goosander (Andy Frost)
Manae - 48 Common Cranes (Mark Ward)
Hobson's Park, Trumpington - Jack Snipe (Diana Leach)
Northstowe - Short-eared Owl (Hugh Venables)
Ouse Washes - 2 CATTLE EGRET over (Mark Ward); 11 Curlew (Brendan Doe)
Wicken Fen - 3 Stonechats (Kevin Wilson)
Ferry Meadows - 6 Goosander (Andy Frost)
Friday, 18 January 2019
Friday, 18 January
Hobson's Park - 3 Jack Snipe (Pete Holt)
Hare Park - 11 Brambling, Nuthatch (Kevin Wilson)
Ferry Meadows - 5 Goosander, HOODED CROW on Heron Meadow, also Smew reported (Don Gardener)
Fen Drayton Lakes - pair of Goosander on river by Drayton Lagoon (Gill Parrish)
Cambrdige Beechwoods - c.30 Brambling (David Chandler)
Manes - 46 Crane to the north, from Day's Lode Road (Andy Symes)
Hare Park - 11 Brambling, Nuthatch (Kevin Wilson)
Ferry Meadows - 5 Goosander, HOODED CROW on Heron Meadow, also Smew reported (Don Gardener)
Fen Drayton Lakes - pair of Goosander on river by Drayton Lagoon (Gill Parrish)
Cambrdige Beechwoods - c.30 Brambling (David Chandler)
Manes - 46 Crane to the north, from Day's Lode Road (Andy Symes)
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Thursday, 17 January
Burwell Fen - 2 Crane departed 10:40h (Andy Hannaford)
Hobson's Park - 2 Jack Snipe reported
Hobson's Park - 2 Jack Snipe reported
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Wednesday, 16 January
Cambridge Beechwoods - 30+ Brambling (Andrew Maddocks)
Fen Drayton Lakes - pair of Goosander upriver from Drayton Lagoon (Nick Langley)
Fen Drayton Lakes - pair of Goosander upriver from Drayton Lagoon (Nick Langley)
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Tuesday, 15 January
St. Ives - Black Redstart, still tailless, on the bus station roof again this morning (Mike Everett)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD between cottages and Tower Farm this morning (Howard Butler)
Orton BP - redhead Smew, 9 Goldeneye (Andy Frost)
Godmanchester pits NR - 6 White-fronted Geese (Peter Beckenham)
Nene Washes - 31 Crane, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Peregrine, 5 Bewick's Swan, 30+ Whooper Swan (Ian Gordon)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD between cottages and Tower Farm this morning (Howard Butler)
Orton BP - redhead Smew, 9 Goldeneye (Andy Frost)
Godmanchester pits NR - 6 White-fronted Geese (Peter Beckenham)
Nene Washes - 31 Crane, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Peregrine, 5 Bewick's Swan, 30+ Whooper Swan (Ian Gordon)
Monday, 14 January 2019
Monday, 14 January
Hare Park - 11 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Fen Drayton Lakes - pair of Goosander on the river by Ferry mere (Richard Thomas)
Needingworth - 2 female and a male Smew viewed from gate at TL355721 (Mark Hill)
Fen Drayton Lakes - pair of Goosander on the river by Ferry mere (Richard Thomas)
Needingworth - 2 female and a male Smew viewed from gate at TL355721 (Mark Hill)
Sunday, 13 January
Godmnachester NR - 6 European White-fronted Geese briefly (Nick Littlewood)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Caspian Gull (Richard Johnson)
Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Great White Egret, Caspian Gull (Richard Johnson)
Sunday, 13 January 2019
Saturday, 12 January
Cam Washes - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Julian Wheel)
Wicken Fen - Green Sandpiper, 2 Hen and 12+ Marsh Harriers, 3 Woodcock, Peregrine (Carlos Davies)
Cambridge Research Park - 3cy ICELAND GULL, 3 Caspian Gull (Jon Heath)
Ferry Meadows - ad Mediterranean Gull (Matt Webb)
Wicken Fen - Green Sandpiper, 2 Hen and 12+ Marsh Harriers, 3 Woodcock, Peregrine (Carlos Davies)
Cambridge Research Park - 3cy ICELAND GULL, 3 Caspian Gull (Jon Heath)
Ferry Meadows - ad Mediterranean Gull (Matt Webb)
Friday, 11 January 2019
Friday, 11 January
Great Fen - 4 Raven over Holme Fen NNR, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Peregrine (Andy Frost)
Fen Drayton Lakes - ringtail Hen Harrier over Swavesey Lake (Bill Simmonds)
Fery Meadows - 7 Goosander, 25 Siskin (Don Gardener)
Waterbeach Pits - Bittern, 2 Water Rail (Colin Kirtland)
Fen Drayton Lakes - ringtail Hen Harrier over Swavesey Lake (Bill Simmonds)
Fery Meadows - 7 Goosander, 25 Siskin (Don Gardener)
Waterbeach Pits - Bittern, 2 Water Rail (Colin Kirtland)
Thursday, 10 January 2019
Thursday, 10 January
Burwell Fen - Short-eared Owl (Andy Hannaford)
Tubney Fen - Merlin (Andy Hannaford)
Girton - Merlin over the A14 (Guy Belcher)
Tubney Fen - Merlin (Andy Hannaford)
Girton - Merlin over the A14 (Guy Belcher)
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Wednesday, 9 Januay
Ouse Washes - White Stork of unknown origin over south (Graham Cole)
Ferry Meadows - 4+ Goosander (David Withrington)
Baker's Fen - male Hen Harrier, 2 Woodcock along Wicken Lode (Andy Hannaford)
Girton - Eastern Jackdaw in field at TL419618 (Jon Heath)
Ferry Meadows - 4+ Goosander (David Withrington)
Baker's Fen - male Hen Harrier, 2 Woodcock along Wicken Lode (Andy Hannaford)
Girton - Eastern Jackdaw in field at TL419618 (Jon Heath)
Tuesday, 8 January 2019
Tuesday, 8 January
Needingworth - Great White Egret, but no sign of Smew or Great Grey Shrike (Pete Cook)
Tanholt Pits - HOODED CROW, Caspian Gull (Ian Gordon)
Cottenham, Long Drove - 3rd c.y. ICELAND GULL (Steve Cooper)
Ferry Meadows - 8 Goosander (Don Gardener)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Merlin (Ian Gordon)
Tanholt Pits - HOODED CROW, Caspian Gull (Ian Gordon)
Cottenham, Long Drove - 3rd c.y. ICELAND GULL (Steve Cooper)
Ferry Meadows - 8 Goosander (Don Gardener)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Merlin (Ian Gordon)
Monday, 7 January 2019
Monday, 7 January
Purl's Bridge - 3 Tundra Bean Geese (Jonathan Taylor)
Needingworth - 3 male & 6 female Smew, Great White Egret and GREAT GREY SHRIKE south of Overcote Lane TL355714 (Jon & David Heath)
Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander (Don Gardener)
Needingworth - 3 male & 6 female Smew, Great White Egret and GREAT GREY SHRIKE south of Overcote Lane TL355714 (Jon & David Heath)
Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander (Don Gardener)
Sunday, 6 January 2019
Sunday, 6 January
Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander on Gunwade Lake (Don Gardener); Scaup on Gunwade (Barbara North)
Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swans in savages creek today (Chris Shurlock)
St Ives - Black Redstart was on the roofs of the bus station and the adjacent antiques market (Duncan McNiven)
Needingworth - 5 Smew, Great White Egret (Duncan McNiven)
Ouse Fen - Great White Egret (Duncan McNiven)
Colne Fen - Pink-footed Goose (Nick Littlewood)
Burwell Fen - male Hen Harrier through towards Sedge Fen, also c.40 Whooper Swan on Baker's Fen (Norman Ratcliffe); 3 Short-eared Owl, male Hen Harrier to roost at Sedge Fen (Patrick Woods); 74 Whooper Swan over Burwell Fen early morning (Christoph Zöckler)
March - 47 Crane over 16:00h (Martin Green)
Oxlode - 3rd winter ICELAND GULL to roost, redhead Smew, Peregrine over (Brendan Doe)
Thorney Toll - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the Wryde Croft wind farm area (Mike Weedon)
Eye Tip - HOODED CROW (Mike Weedon)
Grafham Water - 5 Bewick's Swans in savages creek today (Chris Shurlock)
St Ives - Black Redstart was on the roofs of the bus station and the adjacent antiques market (Duncan McNiven)
Needingworth - 5 Smew, Great White Egret (Duncan McNiven)
Ouse Fen - Great White Egret (Duncan McNiven)
Colne Fen - Pink-footed Goose (Nick Littlewood)
Burwell Fen - male Hen Harrier through towards Sedge Fen, also c.40 Whooper Swan on Baker's Fen (Norman Ratcliffe); 3 Short-eared Owl, male Hen Harrier to roost at Sedge Fen (Patrick Woods); 74 Whooper Swan over Burwell Fen early morning (Christoph Zöckler)
March - 47 Crane over 16:00h (Martin Green)
Oxlode - 3rd winter ICELAND GULL to roost, redhead Smew, Peregrine over (Brendan Doe)
Thorney Toll - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the Wryde Croft wind farm area (Mike Weedon)
Eye Tip - HOODED CROW (Mike Weedon)
Saturday, 5 January
Needingworth/Barleycraft - Great White Egret (Patrick Woods)
Cam Washes - Hen Harrier, Peregrine, 70 Whooper Swans over, Jack Snipe, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Grey Wagtails (Jon & David Heath)
Friday, 4 January 2019
Friday, 4 January
Cambridge Beechwoods - 4 Brambling (Paul Rule)
Ramsey forty foot - 3 CATTLE EGRET (Jonathan Taylor)
Hare Park - 7 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander, Goldeneye, Nuthatch (Don Gardener)
Ramsey forty foot - 3 CATTLE EGRET (Jonathan Taylor)
Hare Park - 7 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)
Ferry Meadows - 7 Goosander, Goldeneye, Nuthatch (Don Gardener)
Thursday, 3 January 2019
Thursday, 3 January
St. Ives - male Black Redstart still, on Bus Station roof and surrounds this afternoon, currently tailless (Duncan McNiven)
Grafham Water - 3 Bewick's Swan, Common Sandpiper (Tim Mason)
March - 47 Crane over north this evening (Derek Benton)
March Farmers - 4 Bewick's Swan, Peregrine (Hugh Wright)
Great Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Short-eared Owl (Hugh Wright)
Maxey Pits - 4 Jack Snipe (Hugh Wright)
Grafham Water - 3 Bewick's Swan, Common Sandpiper (Tim Mason)
March - 47 Crane over north this evening (Derek Benton)
March Farmers - 4 Bewick's Swan, Peregrine (Hugh Wright)
Great Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Short-eared Owl (Hugh Wright)
Maxey Pits - 4 Jack Snipe (Hugh Wright)
Wednesday, 2 January 2019
Wednesday, 2 January
Windsor Road, Cambridge - male Brambling in a private garden (Chris Akhurst)
St. Ives - Black Redstart still present in Station Road area but mobile (Bill Simmonds)
Wicken - male Hen harrier over Sedge Fen, 18 Whooper Swan flew from Baker's Fen, Short-eared Owl over Burwell Fen (Christoph Zöckler)
Grafham Water - 3 Bewick's Swan (Ben Atkinson)
Wyton Airfield - 2 Short-eared Owl (Duncan McNiven)
Ferry Meadows - 5 Goosander (Don Gardener)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD from northern loop path (Diana Leech)
March - 45 Crane over west 16:10h (Alan Bull)
Milton CP - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF east of orchard but very mobile (Nigel Butcher)
St. Ives - Black Redstart still present in Station Road area but mobile (Bill Simmonds)
Wicken - male Hen harrier over Sedge Fen, 18 Whooper Swan flew from Baker's Fen, Short-eared Owl over Burwell Fen (Christoph Zöckler)
Grafham Water - 3 Bewick's Swan (Ben Atkinson)
Wyton Airfield - 2 Short-eared Owl (Duncan McNiven)
Ferry Meadows - 5 Goosander (Don Gardener)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD from northern loop path (Diana Leech)
March - 45 Crane over west 16:10h (Alan Bull)
Milton CP - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF east of orchard but very mobile (Nigel Butcher)
Tuesday, 1 January
Ouse Washes - c.200 Whooper Swan, 4 Bewick's Swan, c.400 Golden Plover, c. 800 Lapwing (John Wells); 3 CATTLE EGRET at Oxlode (Robert Palmer, Owen Marks)
Melbourn - ringtail Hen Harrier nearby to the south-east (Steve Cooper)
Cottenham - possible 1st winter ROSE-COLOURED STARLING with Starling flock (Vicki Harley)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Great Fen - male Merlin, 2 Short-eared Owl (Mike Weedon et al.)
St. Ives - Black Redstart (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Ferry Meadows - Mediterranean Gull, fem Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, 4 Goosander (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser); also Woodcock, Tawny Owl (Don Gardener)
Needingworth - 3+ Smew (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Windsor Road, Cambridge - 2 Brambling in a private garden (Chris Akhurst)
Maxey Pits - Jack Snipe (Mike Weedon et al.)
Melbourn - ringtail Hen Harrier nearby to the south-east (Steve Cooper)
Cottenham - possible 1st winter ROSE-COLOURED STARLING with Starling flock (Vicki Harley)
Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Great Fen - male Merlin, 2 Short-eared Owl (Mike Weedon et al.)
St. Ives - Black Redstart (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Ferry Meadows - Mediterranean Gull, fem Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, 4 Goosander (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser); also Woodcock, Tawny Owl (Don Gardener)
Needingworth - 3+ Smew (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Windsor Road, Cambridge - 2 Brambling in a private garden (Chris Akhurst)
Maxey Pits - Jack Snipe (Mike Weedon et al.)
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