Wednesday, 7 May 2008

Wednesday, 7 May

Paxton Pits - WRYNECK at south end of moorings along River Ouse at midday (Jim Stevenson), and still present this evening (Martin Davis, Mark Hawkes et al) 3 Black Terns (Peter Stockwell) 2 Wood Sandpipers (Mark Ward)

Ouse Washes - SPOONBILL still from Grose Hide, 2 Whimbrel (per rarebirdalert.com)

Buckden GP - 10 Black Terns, Greenshank, drake Red-crested Pochard, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Nightingales (per rarebirdalert.com)

Fen Drayton GP - 12 Black Terns through (Dave Anderson) Garganey, Greenshank (Gavin Paterson)

Orton Brick Pit - 6 Black Terns (Howard Butler)

Maxey GP - Grey Plover still, Ruff (Brian Stone, Mike Weedon) 4 Wood Sandpipers, then flew north, Short-eared Owl, Green Sandpiper (Will Bowell)

Ferry Meadows - 4 Little Gulls this morning (Chris Park) 6 this afternoon (Mike Weedon)

Fletton BP - 2 Spotted Flycatchers (Ben Fraser)

Wicken Fen - 2 Wood Sandpipers, Garganey, pr Shelduck on Bakers Fen, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Dave Palmer) 5 Wood Sandpipers this afternoon (Bruce Martin)

Tuesday, 6 May

Ouse Washes - SPOONBILL still Grose Hide (per rarebirdalert.com) 2 Garganey, Greenshank, 2 Turnstones, Med Gull at Chain Corner (Monica & Owen Marks) Garganey, Greenshank, 2 Arctic Terns at Sutton Gault (Mark Peck)

Ferry Meadows - 12 Black Terns (Brian Stone)

Nr. Litlington - 3 DOTTERELS still (Dave Griffiths), 2 flew off north in evening (Stuart Elsom et al)

Paxton Pits - 2 Black Terns (Jamie Wells)

Wicken Fen - 6 Wood Sandpipers on Bakers Fen in evening (per rarebirdalert.com) Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Hobbies (Rebecca Nason/Phil Harris).

Ickleton - HONEY BUZZARD reported over at 13:30hr (Neil Rawlings)

Between Fen Drayton & Fenstanton - Spotted Flycatcher (Mark Eaton)

Maxey GP - Sanderling (Chris Lines)

Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Monday, 5 May

Grafham Water - 2 Black Terns (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)

Ouse Washes - SPOONBILL (adult) from Grose hide early morning (Richard Patient) Still present this evening (Duncan Poyser et al) also 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Oystercatchers, male MarshHarrier, c10 Little Egrets, Avocet, Black Tern (various observers)

Fen Drayton GP - TEMMINCK'S STINT on Moore Lake (per rarebirdalert.com) still present c14:30hr (Richard Allison et al) drake Garganey and Hobby (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - WOOD WARBLER reported by Kingfisher hide this evening (per rarebirdalert.com) Cetti's Warbler (Roger Hughes)

Nr Litlington - 3 DOTTEREL still - directions as below (Nigel Blake)

Woodwalton Fen - Spotted Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler (Gavin Paterson)

Maxey GP - Grey Plover, Ruff, Wheatear (Chris Lines)

Sunday, 4 May 2008

Sunday, 4 May

Paxton Pits - BLACK STORK reported over Heronry South at 12:21hr (James Timms). MONTAGU'S HARRIER female over visitors centre at 12:25hr (Jamie Wells) and at the north end at 14:45hr heading northwest (Martin Davis, Neal Parkin). 2 Garganey, Sanderling, Turnstone, Whinchat, 5+ Black Terns (Jamie Wells, Martin Davis, Gary Rawlings)

Fen Drayton GP - 2 TEMMINCK'S STINTS late morning only, Garganey (Richard Patient, Neil Renwick)

Elton - MONTAGU'S HARRIER female northeast at c.16:00hr (Brian Stone)

Hardwick - BLACK KITE over A428 at 9:00hr (Ken & Maggie Hook)

Boxworth - Ring Ouzel (Peter Herkenrath)

Morborne Hill - FIRECREST in compound (Brian Stone)

Nr. Litlington - 2 DOTTEREL early morning only (Geoff Barlow)

Grafham Water - Black Tern, 3 Sanderling, 4 Common Sandpipers (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Drayton - 6 Black Tern, Cetti’s Warbler along Great Ouse north of Swavesey Lake, 3 Hobbies (Robin Jones)

Saturday, 3 May 2008

Saturday, 3 May

Paxton Pits - WOOD WARBLER singing in wood south of Diddington Pit late morning, access only along footpath SE of Diddington village, plus Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Black Terns, White-fronted & Pink-footed Geese (Jamie Wells, Martin Davis, Jono Leadley, Mark Hawkes et al)

Little Abington - WOODLARK flew over at 6am (Phil Harris)

Buckden GP - Little Egret, Hobby, Nightingale (Mark Hawkes)

Near Litlington - 2 DOTTEREL in field SE of Limelow Hill. From west of Royston on A505, park in Little Chef car park. Cross north over A505, then down concrete path, cross railway line, then walk north through 2 fields (along bridleway) to view third field. Birds were at east end of pea field near white flag (Geoff Barlow, John Dingemans).

Cam Washes - 3 Black Terns, 2 Egyptian Geese (per rarebirdalert.com)

Grafham Water - 2 Black Terns (Jono Leadley)

Friday, 2 May 2008

Friday, 2 May

Paxton Pits - 3 LITTLE TERNS, Black Tern, Little Gull, Red-crested Pochard, 3 Little Egret, Wheatear, 3 Turtle Dove (Jamie Wells)

Grafham Water - Osprey over Savages Creek (Colin Addington), 3 Black-tailed Godwits in the lagoons (Jono Leadley)

Fen Drayton - 3 Hobby hunting over Far Fen, Cetti's warbler singing from Drayton Lagoon and Ferry Lagoon, Yellow wagtail along the Entrance Track (Andy Cotton)

Upware (rear of Carpark) - Grasshopper Warbler (Owen Marks)

Thursday, 1 May

Limepit Hill, Fulbourn - 3 Greenland Wheatears (Colin Kirkland)

Roswell Pits - male Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby (Craig Sammels)

Upware - STONE CURLEW in an arable field just south of village (Ed Maughfling)