Sunday, 7 December 2008

Sunday, 7 December

Ely - pair of Bearded Tits at Roswell Pits (Will Burdett)

Grafham Water - female Scaup off Plummer, Water Pipit still on the dam, GREAT NORTHERN DIVER off the north end of the dam near Marlow CP (Jono Leadley)

Fen Drayton - female Red-breasted Merganser and Shag on Ferry Lagoon (Peter Herkenwrath); 11 Grey Partridges, drake Smew, Merlin (David & Jonathan Heath); pr. Stonechat, Short-eared Owl, 5 Water Rails (Mike Everett); 2 redhead Smews, 9 Ruddy Ducks (Dave Anderson); 2 further drake Smews and a Bittern (as per Neil Renwick)

Eldernell - 2 COMMON CRANES on the flooded wash south east of the decoy wood, 2 Peregrines (Max Catterwell)

Paxton Pits - 2 Water Rails, 2 Woodcocks, Stonechat, Marsh Tit (Jamie Wells, Gary Rawlings)

Wicken Fen - 3 Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl on and around Adventurers' Fen (Andrew Knights); pr. Stonechat (Gavin Paterson); 3 ringtail Hen Harriers to roost (Richard Palmer)

Chippenham - male Merlin perched in the top of the hedgerow near the entrance to the La Hogue farm shop (Andrew Knights)

Waterbeach Fen - 3 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE at 9am only, Ross's Goose, Whooper Swan (Richard Palmer); Little Owl (Gavin Paterson)

Woodwalton Fen - Firecrest by bungalow, male Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzards, 10 Siskins (Richard Patient); female Mealy Redpoll (Mike Weedon)

Saturday, 6 December

Grafham Water - Water Pipit again at south end of dam, juv. Great Northern Diver juv still at north end of dam (Mark Hawkes); Little Egret at Savages (Colin Addington).

Buckden GP - c.20 Corn Buntings, Siskin, Stonechat (Mark Hawkes)

Cottenham - juv GLAUCOUS GULL still (Duncan Poyser); Caspian Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, Green Sandpiper (Richard Patient)

Hinchingbrooke Park - 2 Goosanders on Sewells Lake (John Lindsell)

Cam Washes - 3 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, White-fronted Goose, Hen Harrier, Buzzard, 7 Little Egrets (David & Jonathan Heath)

Fen Drayton - Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Shag, 3 Water Rail, Marsh Harrier, 2 Barn Owl (Stuart Elsom, Mike Everett and Richard Patient); Waxwing over, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (Richard Patient); Woodcock (Mike Everett and Richard Patient)

Eldernell - 2 COMMON CRANES (Peter Beesley)

Friday, 5 December 2008

Friday, 5 December

Cambourne - fem SCAUP on Whomping Willow Lake (Louise Bacon)

Alconbury Weston - pair of Tree Sparrows in a private garden 09:00h (John Plaice)

Thursday, 4 December 2008

Thursday, 4 December

Peterborough - CRANE opposite the power station off Storey's Bar Road 08:55h (Max Catterwell)

Fen Drayton - Shag on Ferry Lagoon, also Red-breasted Merganser, male Stonechat (Mike Everett)

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Wednesday, 3 December

Bluntisham - possible Night Heron flew along the River Ouse at Berry Fen towards Brownshill Staunch (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Tuesday, 2 December

Cambridge - Peregrine on Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church again 14:00h (Saimon Clark); still present 15:00h (Chris Went)

Fen Drayton - 2 redhead Smew, Red-breasted Merganser (Dave Anderson)

Eldernell - Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, fem Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzards (Max Catterwell)

Cottenham, Long Drove - juv Glaucous Gull, Caspian Gull (1 1st W, 1 adult, 1 hybrid), Yellow-legged Gull 6+ (Anon)

Monday, 1 December 2008

Monday, 1 December

Grafham Water - 2 GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS this afternoon (Mark Hawkes)

Ouse Washes RSPB - 2 Water Pipits, Peregrine (Alex Thomas)

Cottenham, Long Drove - juv GLAUCOUS GULL, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, Barn Owl (James Hanlon)

Late news for Thursday, 27 November: St. Ives - WAXWING in Green Leys briefly (Catherine Morton)