Thursday, 30 January 2025

Thursday, 30 January

Burwell Fen - Cattle Egret, also 2 Short-eared Owl at Burwell Fen (David Wege)

Ouse Washes RSPB - drake Smew from Cottier Hide (Paul Harrington)

Litlington Sewage Works - Black Redstart (Geoff Barlow)

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Wednesday, 29 January

Wicken area - 28 Marsh Harrier to roost, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl at Burwell Fen, pair of Crane near Tubney Fen, 1200 Lapwing at Swaffham Prior Fen (Christoph Zöckler)

Thorney - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE opposite Poplar Tree Farm still (Paul Bolton)

Tuesday, 29 January

Whittelsey - to the north, along the B1040, opposite Poplar Tree farm, 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE with 112 Pink-footed Geese & Whooper Swan reported

Monday, 27 January 2025

Sunday, 26 January

Kingfishers Bridge - TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE with Greylags along entrance road (Steve Cooper)

St. Ives Meadow Lane GPs - 2cy LESSER SCAUP relocated on northern most pit, which is private (Joe Parham). Possibly viewable from footpath along north-eastern shore

Saturday, 25 January 2025

Saturday, 25 January

Waterbeach - Black Redstart in Kendale Road area still, Peregrine nearby (Carlos Davies)

Ouse Fen - 6 Bearded Tit (Mark Jackson)

Dog-in-a-Doublet - in the first field to the north, Whooper Swan flock 126 Pink-footed Geese, 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, viewable from entrance to Poplar Tree Farm (Mike Weedon)

Friday, 24 January

Northstowe - Bearded Tit (Hugh Venables)

Wilbraham Fen - White-fronted Goose, Merlin (Jon Heath)

Thursday, 23 January 2025

Thursday, 23 January

Fen Drayton Lakes - Black-necked Grebe on Ferry Lagoon (Richard Palmer)

Wednesday, 22 January

Grafham Water - LONG-TAILED DUCK (Stewart Short)

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Tuesday, 21 January

Ely - 70 Whooper Swan, 5 Bewick's Swan on field opposite the University Boat Club (Andy Hannaford)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Black-necked Grebe on Ferry Lagoon (Mike Clydesdale)

Monday, 20 January

Ouse Washes RSPB - drake Smew from Rickwood Hide (Jonathan Taylor)

Sunday, 19 January 2025

Sunday, 19 January

Burwell Fen - 2 Short-eared Owl, male Merlin (Christoph Zöckler)

Ouse Washes, Earith - Knot (Rachel Lennard)

Swaffham Prior Fen - 2 Crane (Christoph Zöckler)

Wicken Fen - roost count of 24 Marsh Harrier, 2 male Hen Harrier, Merlin, 2 Barn Owl, Bittern (as per Christoph Zöckler)

Waterbeach - Black Redstart at the end of Kendale Road (David & Sallie Jones)

Kingfishers Bridge - 2 Pink-footed Geese with Greylags & 12 more over (David Nation)

Somersham/Chatteris - Woodcock along the old railway line (Russell Watkins)

Singay/Wendy area - Little Owl, Woodcock, 80 Redwing (Gareth Rees)

Eldernell - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE still, south of A605 & viewable from entrance to Eldernell Farm (Mike Weedon)

Dog-in-a-Doublet - 4 Cattle Egrets in fields to the north (Mike Weedon)

Helpston - Hawfinch over (Hugh Wright)

Grafham Water - Brent Goose, 2 Great Northern Diver from Mander CP (Mark Hawkes)

Saturday, 18 January 2025

Saturday, 18 January

Fowlmere RSPB - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF near the old cresshut pool (Ade Cooper)

Eldernell - 2 Long-eared Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl; also 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE with 120 Pink-footed Geese, east of Coates/south of A605 near Eldernell Farm (Mark Hawkes)

Waterbeach - Black Redstart at the end of Kendale raod (Diana Leech)

Friday, 17 January 2025

Friday, 17 January

Hobson's Park - 3 Redpoll with Goldfinch flock in alders by skate park pond (Howard Saltter)

Ouse Washes - 315 Bewick's Swan (Jonathan Taylor)

Burwell Fen - Short-eared Owl (Finley Croxon)

Earith Washes - Pink-footed Goose, Water Pipit, 65 Pochard, 15 Dunlin (Simon Gillings)

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Wednesday, 15 January

Burwell Fen - Short-eared Owl (Christoph Zöckler)

Swaffham Prior Fen - 2 Crane, 100 Golden Plover over (Christoph Zöckler)

Anglesey Abbey - Green Sandpiper (Christoph Zöckler)

White Fen - Little Owl nearby (Christoph Zöckler)

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Tuesday, 14 January

Dernford Reservoir - ad & 2CY Mediterranean Gull, 2 Mandarin, fem Goosander (Steve Cooper) 

Eldernell - 34 Crane, 2 Long-eared Owl (Tim Appleton)

Nene Washes - 3899 Whooper Swan, 96 Bewick's Swan (Charles Kitchin)

Thorney Dyke - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, 85 Pink-footed Geese, 100 Whooper Swan (Tim Appleton)

Waterbeach Barracks - Black Redstart (Rachel Lennard)

Monday, 13 January

Eldernell - 3 Long-eared Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl, 4 Crane over, 5 Cattle Egret over (Chris Boness)

Trumpington Meadows - Black Redstart (Tim Watling)

Sunday, 12 January 2025

Sunday 12 January

Tumpington Meadows - fem Black Redstart (Jill Aldred)

Cottenham Long Drove - 1CY GLAUCOUS GULL reported 

Thorpe Meadow - 2CY Mediterranean Gull briefly (Joe Taylor)

Knarr Fen/Thorney Dyke - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE with 75 Pink-footed Geese and a few hundred Whooper Swan (Mike Weedon)

Fowlmere - Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Woodcock, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler (Andy Goodey)

Saturday, 11 January 2025

Saturday, 11 January

Cottenham Long Drove - Brambling with finch flock, 250 Linnet (Stewart Short)

Burwell Fen - Bittern, Short-eared Owl, 3 Kingfisher, 7 Stonechat (Kevin Wilson); also 150 Corn Bunting to roost, Barn Owl (James Littlewood)

Wilbraham/Teversham Fens - male Hen Harrier & 9 Marsh Harriers to roost, Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler and Water Rail all calling (Chris Brown)

Hobson's Park - Redpoll & Siskin in the area, probable Cetti's Warbler along the brook reported

Cambs Research Park - 10 Caspian Gull (Jon Heath, Duerden Cormack)

Cottenham Long Drove - 2 GLAUCOUS GULL, leucistic Great Black-backed Gull (Brendan Doe)

Grafham Water - LONG-TAILED DUCK, 2 Great Northern Diver, Bittern, Red-necked Grebe, 3 Goosander (Mark Hawkes)

Friday, 10 January 2025

Friday, 10 January

Grafham Water - 2 Great Northern Diver, drake LONG-TAILED DUCK (Simon Gillings)

Hare Park - 3 Brambling with finch flock (Kevin Wilson)

Thursday, 9 January 2025

Thursday, 9 January

Eldernell - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE with Pink-footed Geese still, also 5 Whooper Swan, Ruff, opposite entrance to Eldernell farm, to south of A605 (Gerv Orton)

Cottenham Long Drove - Raven over, male Merlin through, Great Egret, female Brambling with finch flock (Chris Boness) 

Peterbrough - 22 Chiffchaff at the sewage works, 2 Raven, Peregrine, Cattle Egret, Green Sandpiper and 13 Black-tailed Godwit along the north bank (Howard Butler, Andy Frost)

Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Wednesday, 8 January

Manea area - Whooper Swan flock, Crane from Days Lode, Great Egert (Kevin Taylor)

CEGB/Teardrop Lake - 2 Barnacle Geese (Mike Weedon)

Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Tuesday, 7 January

Grafham Water - LONG-TAILED DUCK (Geoff Barlow); Great Northern Diver (Richard Palmer)

Eldernell - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE still, viewed from entrance to Eldernell farm, near A605 (Paul Bolton)

Wicken Fen - 21 Marsh Harrier to roost, 2 Merlin, Bittern, 2 Raven, 5 Water Rail (Christoph Zöckler) 

Swaffham Prior Fen - 2 Peregrine, 2 Crane nearby (Christoph Zöckler) 

Hare Park - 2 Raven over (Kevin Wilson)

Monday, 6 January 2025

Monday, 6 January

Eldernell - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE still, viewed from entrance to Eldernell farm, near A605 (Diana Leech)

Grafham Water - LONG-TAILED DUCK (Stewart Short)

Sunday, 5 January 2025

Sunday, 5 January

Roughly half-way between Eldernell and March Farmers, from A605 - 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE with c.250 Pink-footed Geese to south of road (Mike Weedon)

Cottenham ong Drove - 3CY GLAUCOUS GULL (JP Hook)

Saturday, 4 January 2025

Saturday, 4 January

Grafham Water - 2 Great Northern Diver, Red-necked Grebe from lagoons (Mark Hawkes)

Cottenham Long Drove - 3CY GLAUCOUS GULL briefly (Simon Gillings)

Maxey - 8 White-fronted Geese north-west over cut (Hugh Wright)

Tongue End - 5 Cattle Egret (Vin Fleming)

March Farmers - Spotted Redshank through, Peregrine (Charlie Kitchin)

Earith/Colne GPs - 2 White-fronted Geese (Rachel Lennard)


Friday, 3 January 2025

Friday, 3 January

Cottenham Long Drove - 1st win GLAUCOUS GULL (Jonathan Taylor)

Ouse Fen - LESSER SCAUP cell 10 (JP Hook)

Parsons Drove - 500+ Pink-footed Geese (Stuart Elsom)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 5 Grey Partridge nearby, 5 Great Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Egyptian Geese (Tracey Graves)

Thursday, 2 January

Nene Washes - 15 Cattle Egret & 7 Great Egret to roost, 10 Crane, 100s of Black-tailed Godwit, 1000s of Whooper Swan, 300 Pink-footed Geese (Charlie Kitchin)

Grafham Water - LONG-TAILED DUCK (Simon Gillings); Red-necked Grebe (Paul Cooper); also 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Pink-footed Goose, Peregrine (Richard Patient)

Swaffham Bulbeck - fem BLACK REDSTART at Red Tile Farm (Giles Merritt)

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Wednesday, 1 January

Grafham Water - LONG-TAILED DUCK, 2 Great northern Diver (Stewart Short, Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Fen - LESSER SCAUP on cell 10 (Richard Thomas)

Cottenham Long Drove - GLAUCOUS GULL (Rachel Lennard)

Ouse Washes - GLAUCOUS GULL, 4 Caspian Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Ward, Rachel Lennard)

Tuesday, 31 December

Smithy Fen - 2 GLAUCOUS GULL (Ian Ellis) 

Grafham Water - Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver, 2 Bewick's Swan, 2 Stonechat, Common Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)