Sunday, 7 September 2008

Sunday, 7 September

Paxton Pits - GANNET flew south at 10:20hr, juv. BAIRD'S SANDPIPER still (please follow directions below), Ruff (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells, Neal Parkin)

Foul Anchor - juv LONG-TAILED SKUA, pale morph ARCTIC SKUA, ad HONEY BUZZARD, Buzzard, 3+ Hobbies, Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, 2+ Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 5 Whimbrels, 40 Knot, 60 Golden Plover, 20 Yellow Wagtails along the river this afternoon (Stuart Elsom, Richard Pateint)

Ouse Washes - DOTTEREL still in field between pub and visitors centre at 08:30h (David Hopkins)

Ouse Fen - 2 SPOONBILLS (Tony Mallyon); 12 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 10 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Greenshanks, 20 Little Egrets, 2 Turnstones, male Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Hobby, Garganey, 6 Whinchats, 5 Wheatears (Richard Thomas et al.)

Witcham - 4 Redstarts still (David Hopkins)

Landbeach - 5 ARCTIC SKUAS over, Little Egret (Dick Newell)

Grafham Water - HONEY BUZZARD over 13:10hr, adult Little Gull (Jono Leadley); 4 Marsh Harriers through during day, Osprey still, c.7 Hobbies, 6 Black Terns, juv Arctic Tern, Pintail (Mark Hawkes)

Croydon - 3 Whinchats (Darren Oakley-Martin)

Fen Drayton GP - 11 Green Sandpipers, Wheatear (Neil Renwick)

Maxey Pits - 3 Whinchats, 6 Wheatears, 6 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Hobby (Chris Lines)

Ferry Meadows - Redstart still present this morning, 4 Spotted Flycatchers (Chaz Shaw); 8 Spotted Flycatchers by late afternoon and Crossbill over Orton Wistow (Matt Webb); Redstart still this evening, also Whinchat, Hobby (Don Gardener)

Wicken Fen - 7 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Barn Owls (Andrew Knights)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 11 Green Sandpipers, Wheatear (Neil Renwick)

Melbourn, Grange Farm - 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 5 Buzzard, Hobby, Merlin, 5 Golden Plover, 10 Wheatears, Turnstone over (Steve Cooper)

King's Dyke NR - Pied Flycatcher, Redstart (Geroge Walthew)

Saturday, 6 September

Paxton Pits - Juv BAIRD'S SANDPIPER again. Please access only from Stirtloe. Park near sewage works, then follow road south, then east for 3/4 mile to view Pumphouse Pit. DO NOT access from Diddington, and DO NOT enter working areas of site. View from north or east side of pit only (Jamie Wells).

Grafham Water - MANX SHEARWATER, Osprey, Marsh Harrier, 6 Black Terns (Jono Leadley)

Ouse Washes - DOTTEREL near access road, in field between pub and visitor centre, 5 Garganey, Merlin, 40 Ruff (Richard Patient)

Witchford - COMMON CRANE over c.10:30h (Margaret Peyton)

Milton Country Park - Osprey over at 7:30hr, 2 Spotted Flycatchers (Jonathan Heath)

Cottenham - Osprey over at 10:10hr (Peter Herkenrath)

Waterbeach - Osprey at midday over pits (Colin Kirtland); 6 Wheatears (Gavin Paterson)

Ferry Meadows - Redstart, 12 Spotted Flycatchers (Matt Webb)

Witcham - 5 Whinchats, 8 Wheatears (David Hopkins)

Friday, 5 September

Maxey GP - 3 Whinchats (John Saunders)

Witcham - 3 Redstarts (David Hopkins)

Thursday, 4 September 2008

Thursday, 4 September

Grafham Water - adult Osprey (flew off southeast early morning), c.6 Black Terns, Wheatear, Turnstone, 2 Little Egrets (Mark Hawkes); adult Knot, Whinchat (Jono Leadley)

Ferry Meadows CP - 5 Black Terns, 18 Common Terns (Matt Webb)

Maxey GP - 3 Whinchats (Leon Smith)

Wednesday, 3 September 2008

Wednesday, 3 September

Grafham Water - 6 Black Terns, Marsh Harrier, Turnstone (Jono Leadley); Whinchat (Colin Addington); adult Osprey still, 9 Black Terns in evening (Mark Hawkes)

Ferry Meadows CP - 3 Black Terns (Mike Weedon, Don Gardener)

Maxey GP - Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, 7 Green Sandpipers (John Saunders); Whinchat (Brian Stone)

Ferry Meadows - 3+ Black Terns, Little Egret (Mike Weedon); juv Black-tailed Godwit (Don Gardener)

Tuesday, 2 September

Grafham Water - 4 Black Terns, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Jono Leadley); 10 Black Terns in evening, 4 Little Egrets, Greenshank (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - 13 Little Egrets, 3 Wheatears (Jamie Wells)

Ferry Meadows CP - 5 Black Terns (Brian Stone)

Monday, 1 September

Grafham Water - 2 Black Terns (Jono Leadley)

Paxton Pits - Juv BAIRD'S SANDPIPER still, Curlew Sandpiper (per rarebirdalert.com)

Ferry Meadows CP - 5 Black Terns (Mike Weedon); juv Shag (Stuart Pedley)