Monday, 7 May

Paxton Pits - OSPREY over the Anglian water road 08:05h, 2 Turnstones, 2 Grey Plover (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells); OSPREY over 18:35h (David Fisher & Phil Yates)

Sutton Gault - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker feeding in the willows across the causeway (Mark Peck)

Nene Washes - 10 CRANES, 4 Black Terns (Jonny Taylor); 10-14 Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Garganey, Hobby, 20+ Black-tailed Godwit (Mark Hawkes)

Grafham Water - RED-RUMPED SWALLOW (James Hutchinson); 9 Arctic Terns, Hobby (Mark Hawkes, Mark Ward)

Cam Washes - Peregrine, Short-eared Owl, 2 Barn Owls (Saimon Clark)

Wicken Fen - 2 Short-eared Owl, Whimbrel 2 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Taylor)

Sunday, 6 May

Paxton Pits - BLACK-WINGED STILT  still present, also 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Greenshank (Ade Cooper)

Fowlmere - 2 Turtle Doves, Marsh Harrier (Ade Cooper)

Melbourn - RING OUZEL  (Ade Cooper)

Earith - 3 Spotted Redshank, Greenshank (Jon Smith)

Little Wilbraham Fen - Whinchat (Saimon Clark)

Berry Fen - 3 Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit (Mark Peck)

Ouse Washes - 3 COMMON SCOTER 1/2 mile north of Earith (Mark Peck)

March Farmers - Curlew Sandpiper, 14 Whimbrel, 2 Avocets (Jonathan Taylor); 5 Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, Hobby, Garganey (Mike Wedon, Will Bowell)

Isleham Washes - GREAT WHITE EGRET (Alastair Burn)

Mare Way - RING OUZEL (Mike Crosby)

Beeby's BP - 3 Grey Plovers (Paul Taylor); White Wagtail (Mike Wedon, Will Bowell)


Bradley Fen - ICELAND GULL, Short-eared Owl (Mike Wedon, Will Bowell)


Ferry Meadows - 12 Barnacle Geese over east, 4 Hobby (Don Gardener, Matt Webb)

Saturday, 5 May

Grafham Water - male Whinchat, 3 Wheatears, 2 Arctic Terns, Hobby, White Wagtail (Mark Hawkes)

Mare Fen - 2 drake Garganey (Richard Thomas)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Mediterranean Gull, Black Tern at Ferry Lagoon (Richard Thomas)

Nene washes - Spotted Redshanks, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Greenshank, 2 Avocets, 6 islandica Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Short-eared Owls, Hen harrier, Black Tern, 6 Wheatears, Bittern, Common Crane, Corncrake, Garganey (Jonathan Taylor); 15 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Mike Weedon); fem BLACK REDSTART at March Farmers briefly (Peter Beesley)

Paxton Pits - BLACK-WINGED STILT  still present (Peter Chapman); Mediterranean Gull (Mark Brandon); Red-crested Pochard, 2 Avocets, 10 Greenshank, Arctic Tern, 16 Wheatears, Turtle Dove, (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells et al.)

Woodwalton Fen - Hobby, 3 Nightingale, 15 Redpoll. Also 2 KNOT on Thursday, 3 May (Jon Smith)

Berry Fen - 3 Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, Hobby (Alan Hitchings)

Maxey Pits - 2 Turtle Doves, Whinchat, Hobby (Chris Lines)

Friday, 4 May

Paxton Pits - BLACK-WINGED STILT 13:00h still;  also CURLEW SANDPIPER, Turnstone, Sanderling, 13 Greenshank, 2 Avocet, 4 Wheatear, Hobby (Martin Davis); Grey Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Owen Marks)

Park carefully by sewage works SE of Buckden at Stirtloe. Follow Anglian Water road south and the then east to pumphouse pit, continue along north side of pit/road, then walk carefully down east side of this pit (making sure not to flush birds on flooded field). At south end of pumphouse pit, take muddy track to east and view flooded field from metal gate. This is quite some walk, so allow at least 30 minutes to get there. It seems that the moorings are still under flood.
Please do not walk around other areas of the pits, as they are still run by the quarry company, and be cautious at all times not to flush birds or upset the landowner, as access right here are a subject still being discussed.
Do not park at Diddington.

Maxey Pits - Grey Plover briefly (Mike Weedon)

Ferry Meadows - 2 Hobby

Cam Washes, Upware - 2 Black Tern, Short-eared Owl (David & Jon Heath)

Beeby's BP - 4 Grey Plovers, Bar-tailed Godwit, White Wagtail, 4 Wheatear (Paul Taylor)

Nene washes - 12 Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet, Black Tern, Hen Harrier, 6 Wheatear (Jonathan Taylor)

Grafham Water - Whinchat along the dam (Colin Addington & David Hollin); 4 Wheatears, 9 Yellow Wagtails (Duncan Ritchie)

Ouse Washes - 3 COMMON SCOTER (Mark Eaton); 4 Spotted Redshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 pair of Garganey, 4 Avocets, 14 Arctic Terns over (Paul Harrington)

Thursday, 3 May

Paxton Pits - BLACK-WINGED STILT 13:35h until 14:00h and again at 16:00h (Martin Davis); also Grey Plover, Turnstone, Greenshank, Sanderling reported.

Buckden - 44 Bar-tailed Godwits north-east along the Ouse Valley 08:10h (Mark Ward)

Earith - up to 5 Spotted Redshanks (Mark Eaton)

Ferry Meadows - c.25 Arctic Terns (Howard Butler); Wheatear, 30 Yellow Wagtails (Chris Park); Short-eared Owl, Hobby (Matt Webb)

Maxey Pits - Knot until flying off 12:10h (John Saunders); male Whinchat (Peter Beesley); 2 Whimbrel over, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff (Mike Weedon)

Eldernell - GREAT WHITE EGRET just west of the CP (John Saunders)

Ouse Washes - Avocet, 44 Bar-tailed Godwit over, Knot over (David Hopkins); 3 Arctic Tern over, Grey Plover over, Hobby (Monica and Owen Marks)

Godmanchester - 2 Cranes over 20:05h (Ian Hellary)

Wednesday, 2 May

Roswell Pits, Ely - 3 Turtle Doves, male Garganey on the water meadows, 2 Black Tern, 3 Arctic Tern (Ben Green); male Garganey moved to the Beet Pits (Stuart Sharp)

Earith - 4 Spotted Redshanks, 7 Black-tailed Godwit in fields towards Berry Fen (Mark Eaton)

Wicken Fen - Wood Sandpiper, male Garganey, Greenshank (Chris Boness); Hobby, pair of Garganey (Dave Palmer)

Ferry Meadows - up to 34 Arctic Terns on Gunwade, another 10 on Overton (Mike Weedon, Chris Park); 2 Wheatears (Tony Rowe)

Eldernell - GREAT WHITE EGRET from CP 15:30h but moving east (Mike Wilson)

Lolworth - male Whinchat in a private garden, 2 Whimbrel over, Little Owl, 5 pairs Yellow Wagtail (Vince Lea)

Maxey Pits - male Whinchat (John Saunders); 2 Whimbrel, Wheatear, White Wagtail (Mike Weedon)

Ouse Washes - 4 Black Tern, 12 Arctic Tern, Hobby, Whimbrel (Mike Burdekin)

Witcham Gravel - 112 Bar-tailed Godwit over, ringtail Hen Harrier, Wheatear; also 3 Fieldfares in Witcham village (David Hopkins)

Paxton Pits - 8+ Arctic Tern, 4 Wheatear, 2+ Hobby (Martin Davis); 33+ Arctic Tern, Little Gull briefly, 36 Bar-tailed Godwit,Whimbrel over, 9+ Greenshank, 2 Sanderlin (Mark Ward, Jamie Wells)

Bradley Fen -  imm Shag, White Wagtail (George Walthew)

Tuesday, 1 May

Paxton Pits - Turnstone, 2 Greenshank, 2 Black Tern, 3 Wheatear, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, Short-eared Owl (Martin Davis); ad POMARINE SKUA, 2 LITTLE TERN, 4 Whimbrel, Hobby (Jamie Wells)

Ferry Meadows - Black Tern on Gunwade (Mike Weedon); 35 Yellow Wagtails (Matt Webb)

Ouse Washes - pair of Cranes, 2 Whimbrel, 2 male and a female Garganey on the reservoir, Grey Plover over (Mike Burdekin); 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Hobby (Mark Eaton)

Witcham - Turtle Dove (David Hopkins)

Earith - 4 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Ruff, male Wood Duck in fields towards Berry Fen (Mark Eaton)

Wicken Fen - pair Garganey, Greenshank, Bearded Tit (Gavin Paterson)

Eldernell - GREAT WHITE EGRET still in ditches west of CP (Brian Stone)

Nene Washes - Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Garganey, 30 islandica Black-tailed Godwits, Short-eared Owl (Brian Stone, Will Bowell, Mike Weedon)

Shropshire's Reservoir - Black Tern (Stuart Sharp)

Roswell Pits - 2 Nightingales, Cetti's Warbler (Staurt Sharp)

Cherry Hinton - 3 Wheatears (Bob Jarman)

Caldecote (Hunts) - 7 Fieldfare (Brian Stone)