Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Tuesday, 15 June

Fen Drayton Lakes - male BLUE-WINGED TEAL feeding on the scrape next to Ferry Mere with Teal 11:00h, but a little elusive (Dennis Hall); still present 16:20h, also Green Sandpiper (Mark Peck). Please keep to the riverbank footpath as the grasslands in that area are home to breeding waders, many of which have chicks hiding in the long grass.

Fowlmere - CRANE over south/south-west 10:45h (Doug Radford)

Grunty Fen - Quail calling (David Nation)

Ouse Washes RSPB - 3 SPOTTED CRAKES calling at dusk, two of which can be heard from the visitor centre (Mike Burdekin)

Sunday, 13 June 2010

Sunday, 13 June

Wilbraham Fen - Red Kite over and heading East, Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier (David Heath)

Ouse Fen - COMMON CRANE circling high over Phase (Richard Thomas)

Saturday, 12 June

Ouse Fen - 1st summer male RED-FOOTED FALCON (Richard Thomas)

Milton Country Park - 3 Turtle Doves (David & Veronica Heath)

Friday, 11 June 2010

Friday, 11 June

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 Avocets (Dennis Hall)

Cambridge - Crossbill over Emmanuel College playing fields at Wilberforce Road (Matthew Silk); 2 Oystercatchers over Campkin Road (Iain Webb)

Great Gransden - Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (Graham Askew)

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Thursday, 10 June

Ouse Fen - 1st summer male RED-FOOTED FALCON (Mike Knowles); also present Wednesday, 9 June with at least 7 Hobbies (Mike Everett, Garth Peacock)

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Tuesday, 8 June

Wicken Fen - 6+ Cuckoos, Grasshopper Warbler, 2 roding Woodcocks, 4 Cetti's Warblers, Barn Owl (Alan Pool)

Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Monday, 7 June

Ouse Fen - 1st summer male RED-FOOTED FALCON over the main pools briefly at c.19:50h (Jem Holding); Red Kite, 6 Hobbies, 6 Little Egrets (Colin Kirtland)