Friday, 7 March

Farcet - COMMON CRANE over the B1095 near the Plough Inn 10:30h (rarebirdalert)

Maxey GPs - 3+ Green Sandpipers, 5 Golden Plovers, Dunlin (Brian Stone)

Thursday, 6 March

Maxey GPs - 3 Green Sandpipers 07:30h (John Saunders); 7 Green Sandpipers, 35 Golden Plovers at lunchtime (Brian Stone)

Fen Drayton - 6 Stonechats along the access road this afternoon (Mike Everett)

Witcham Gravel - 4 Stonechats (David Hopkins)

Wednesday, 5 March

Woodwalton Fen - Red Kite, Water Rail, 2 Barn Owls, Brambling, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat (Gavin Paterson)

Maxey GPs - Curlew, Green Sandpiper (John Saunders)

Cottenham, Long Drove - Brambling, Buzzard (David Heath); 3 Barn Owls c.17:20h (Allistair Berry)

Tuesday, 4 March

Stirtloe - fem LAPLAND BUNTING 09:30h (Bob Scott)

Paxton Pits - 9 Buzzards in the air together (Bob Scott)

Woodwalton Fen - Bittern, Mealy Redpoll, 10+ Siskin, Water Rail, Barn Owl, 3 Treecreepers singing (Brian Stone)

Ouse Washes - GREAT WHITE EGRET seen from train near Pymoor 08:00h (Jez Bird)

Monks Wood - HAWFINCH briefly, possibly several, disappearing through the canopy, also Buzzard, drumming Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Bullfinch (Rich Broughton)

Newborough - Little Egret by the Thorney Road just west of the village 13:15h (Brian Stone)

Ouse Washes - Peregrine, fem Marsh Harrier, c.450 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 2 Little Egrets, Kingfisher (Gavin Paterson)

Wicken Fen - fem Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Water Rail, Kingfisher (Gavin Paterson)

Monday, 3 March

Cottenham Long Drove - 2 Bramblings in a small flock of Chaffinches and Yellowhammers, 1 2CY ICELAND GULL, 1 3CY Yellow-legged Gull and 1 3CY CASPIAN GULL (Dick Newell)

Caspian Gull © Dick Newell

Sunday, 2 March

Paxton Pits - FIRECREST at the south end of the moorings early am (Gary Rawlings); Marsh Tit, Water Rail, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher (Gary Rawlings, Mark Ward, Jamie Wells); Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Smew, c.1500 Golden Plover (Martin Davis)

Stirtloe - LAPLAND BUNTING female still 12.15-12.45pm (Mark Hawkes et al.)

Cam Washes, Upware - Avocet, 2 Little Egrets, also fem Gosander and 2 Egyptian Geese nearby (Tom Smith)

Godmanchester GP - Yellow-legged Gull, 12+ Goldeneye, 4 Oystercatcher (Mark Hawkes)

Grafham Water - GLAUCOUS GULL 1st-winter at 17:13h, 3 KNOT, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, drk Goosander, leucistic Black-headed Gull (Mark Hawkes)

Wicken Fen - GREAT GREY SHRIKE, 2 Hen Harriers, 5 Marsh Harriers (per rarebirdalert)

Barleycraft GP - KNOT (Richard Patient)

Buckden Marina - Short-eared Owl, 2 Barn Owls (Martin Davis)

Buckden GP - Red-necked Grebe still present (Jonathan & David Heath)

Maxey Pits - Curlew (Chris Lines); 6 Dunlin, 5 pairs of Shelduck (Mike Weedon)

Five Arches Pit - Water Rail, 2 Red Kites, c.8 Buzzards (Duncan McNiven)

Cottenham, Long Drove - 3 Buzzards, 4+ Bramblings, Barn Owl, 2 Shelduck (Jonathan & David Heath)

Saturday, 1 March

Stirtloe - Red Kite over mid-morning 3 Brambling, 20+Corn Bunting (Mark Hawkes); 1+ LAPLAND BUNTING this morning (John Raven); 2 still late afternoon, plus female Merlin (Mark Ward et al.)

Buckden GP - Red-necked Grebe still on first pit this afternoon, Little Egret (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - redhead Smew on Pumphouse pit (Mark Hawkes)

Grafham Water - Peregrine flew west, drk Goosander (Mark Hawkes)

Wimpole Hall -Peregrine flew north towards folly at 11:00h (Jim Lawrence)