Monday 30 October 2023

Monday, 30 October

Grafham Water - juv GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Shag, Snow Bunting over (Richard Patient)

Sunday 29 October 2023

Sunday, 29 October

Grafham Water - juv and adult GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Shag (Mark Hawkes, Richard Patient)

Maxey - Osprey to north of the cut (Chris Lines)

Coe Fen - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER briefly (Joe Parham)

Saturday, 28 October

Wandlebury - 4 Brambling at junction with Roman Road (James Littlewood)

Eldernell - 30 Crane departed towards March, Bittern, hundreds of Whooper Swan left roost (Ian Gordon); Barnacle Goose (Mike Weedon)

Maxey/Helspton Road - 2 Barnacle Geese to south of drain (Mike Weedon)

Friday 27 October 2023

Friday, 27 October

Grafham Water - juv Shag, Ring-necked Parakeet, Firecrest east of fishing lodge (Richard Patient) 

Hare Park - 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)

Burwell Fen -  220 Golden Plover in flight, 2 Egyptian Geese (Kevin Wilson)

Nene Washes - Great Egret, 10 Cattle Egret on Low Wash, Spotted Redshank east of Eldernell CP (Charlie Kitchin)

Thursday, 26 October

Hare Park - 2 Brambling (Kevin Wilson)

Thursday 26 October 2023

Wednesday, 25 October

Grafham Water - Red-necked Grebe briefly (Richard Patient)

Tuesday 24 October 2023

Tuesday, 24 October

Dernford Reservoir - Slavonian Grebe (David Dives); not located at 15:00h (Andy Merryweather)

Wicken area - 10 Whooper Swan on Burwell Fen, 2 Little Owl, pair of Stonechat at Priory Farm, 10 Cattle Egret, 2 Egyptian Geese at Upware (Kevin Wilson)

A47 - c.75 Crane from the road just past Ken Thomas between Rings End & Thorney (Tina Lindsay)

Tanholt - 3 Caspian Gull (Paul Bolton)

Monday 23 October 2023

Monday, 23 October

Cam Washes, Upware - 16 Cattle Egret (Jon Heath); 10 Whooper Swan, 10 Golden Plover (Ian Burfield)

Magog Down - Raven (Mike Foley)

Sunday, 22 October

Pymoor - YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER trapped and riged at a private site (Tony Martin)

Ferry Meadows - Hen Harrier over, 3 Great Egret (Matt Webb)

Nene Washes - 10 Cattle Egret on Low Wash, 50 Crane, Tawny Owl at Eldernell (Charlie Kitchin)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Scaup (Rachel Lennard)

Coveney Byall Fen - Brent Goose (Brendan Doe)


Sunday 22 October 2023

Saturday, 21 October

Grafham Water - probable RICHARD'S PIPIT over calling, but not seen (Mark Hawkes)

Dernford Reservoir - 3 Little Gull (Jake Reich); also Rock Pipit over, 2 Mandarin (Chris Ruis)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 6 Bearded Tit, Bittern, 9 Cattle Egret, Great Egret (Carlos Davies); Scaup (Richard Thomas)

Tanholt - Scaup (Paul Bolton)

Cambridge Research Park - Bittern, pair of Raven, Brambling (Jon Heath)

Saturday 21 October 2023

Friday, 20 October

Grafham Water - 12 Little Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull into roost (Mark Hawkes)

Ditton Meadows - pair of Stonechat (Iain Webb)

Thursday 19 October 2023

Thursday, 19 October

Roswell Pits, Ely - juv Shag (Neal Gates)

Orton Wistow - RING OUZEL briefly (Matt Webb)

Maxey Pits - Mediterranean Gull over (Jonathan Taylor)

Wednesday 18 October 2023

Wednesday, 18 October

Grafham Water - Rock Pipit (Mark Hawkes)

Isleham Washes - Spotted Redshank (Rich Dale)

Tuesday 17 October 2023

Tuesday, 17 October

Berry Fen - Great Egret, 7 Cattle Egret (Tracey Graves)

Grafham Water - Rock Pipit on dam, Green Sandpiper, Rock Pipit and Stonechat through, also 5 Siskin over (Mark Hawkes)

Etton Pits - 2 mobile Rock Pipit, Brambling over (Hugh Wright)

Monday 16 October 2023

Monday, 16 October

Maxey pits - PECTORAL SANDIPER on Pig Jaw Pit and Rectory Pit until departing high 15:50h (Mike Weedon); on Pig Jaw Pit 2 Ruff, 2 Rock Pipit although elusive, Stonechat (Brian Stone)

High Wash - 8 Cattle Egret (Charlie Kitchin)

Wicken - 2 Little Owl at Priory Farm, Redpoll over (Kevin Wilson)


Sunday 15 October 2023

Sunday, 15 October

Grafham Water - RING OUZEL in Lagoons this morning, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit (Mark Hawkes); 4 further Rock Pipit (Richard Patient)

Maxey Pits - Osprey, Peregrine over (Chris Lines)


Friday 13 October 2023

Friday, 13 October

Ouse Washes RSPB - 49 Crane (Terry Brown)

Grafham Water - 5 Avocet (Matthew Rodgers)

Thursday 12 October 2023

Thursday, 12 October

Grafham Water - Turnstone, Sanderling, Rock Pipit (Nigel Butler); Wheatear (Andrew Dobson); Brent Goose, 6 Whooper Swan (Matthew Rodgers)

Nene Washes - 100 Whooper Swan over (Charlie Kitchin) 

Berry Fen - 7 Cattle Egret (Nicola Ann)

Wednesday, 11 October

Grafham Water - Spoonbill, Bittern in flight (Nigel Butler)

New Shardlows Farm - 18 Swallow over (Kevin Wilson)

Tuesday 10 October 2023

Tuesday, 10 October

Dernford Reservoir - Garganey, 100 Golden Plover over (Steve Dutton)

Monday 9 October 2023

Monday, 9 October

Great Shelford - Great Egret, 2 Brambling & 12 Siskin over (Chris Ruis)

Tanholt - 9 Caspian Gull (Paul Bolton)

Devils Dyke - Merlin (Rich Dale)

Movements of Redwing and Fieldfare reported widely over the last few days.

Sunday, 8 October

Chippenham Fen - STONE CURLEW calling nearby pre-dawn, also 40 Redpoll through, 30 Siskin (Rich Dale)

Saturday 7 October 2023

Friday, 6 October

Ouse Washes - 30 Cattle Egret (Jonathan Taylor)

Thursday 5 October 2023

Thursday, 5 October

Dernford Reservoir - 2 Garganey, Marsh Harrier through (Steve Dutton)

Eldernell - 22 Crane to east of CP (Ian Gordon)

March - 72 Crane over (Alan Bull)

Wednesday 4 October 2023

Wednesday, 4 October

Ouse Fen - Great Egret, Merlin, Swallow (Colin Kirtland)

Grafham Water - Rock Pipit, Caspian Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)

Dog-in-a-Doublet - 6 Cattle Egret (Alan Bull)

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Tuesday, 3 October

Grafham Water - Rock Pipit briefly, 2 Green Sandpiper, 8 Great Egret (Mark Hawkes)

Nene Washes - Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 15 Cattle Egret, Great Egret (Charlie Kitchin)

Ellington - Spotted Flycatcher in a private garden (Stuart Elsom)

Monday 2 October 2023

Monday, 2 October

Grafham Water - 2 Spoonbill (Mark Hawkes)

Cambridge - 1cy male Hen Harrier nearby (Jon Heath)

Sunday 1 October 2023

Sunday, 1 October

Ouse Washes - 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER on pool near railway, 17 Crane, 2 Great Egret, 14 Ruff (James Littlewood)