Thursday, 7 March 2013

Thursday, 7 March

Girton - Firecrest, also Siskins, Trecreeper (Colin Kirtland)

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Wednesday, 6 March

Paxton Pits - fem Red-breasted Merganser, Goosander, 7 Smew, Rock Pipit (Martin Davis)

Ferry Meadows - Red-crested Pochard (Peter Hogan)

Needingworth GPs - 2 fem Smew (Colin Kirtland)

Grafham Water - Slavonian Grebe still, with Goldeneyes just south of control tower at lunchtime, also Common Scoter early afternoon (David McCarthy)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Slavonian Grebe (Mike Everett)

Girton College, Cambridge - Firecrest (Colin Kirtland)

Cambridge -  Kingfisher west along River Cam from Elizabeth Way (Kevin Hand)




Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Tuesday, 5 March

Barleycraft GP - GREAT WHITE EGRET over south-west following River Ouse 10:06h; also 8 Smew (Chris Boness)

Adventurer's Fen - 10 Whooper Swan, 4 Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher (Colin Kirtland)

Swaffham Prior Fen - fem Hen Harrier, male Merlin (Colin Kirtland)

Teversham Fen - ringtail Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl (David Heath)

Girton - Firecrest (David Heath)

Fowlmere - fem Hen Harrier; also 2 Jack Snipe, Merlin reported (James Hanlon)

Landbeach - ad Caspian Gull (Dick Newell)

Monday, 4 March 2013

Monday, 4 March

Ouse Washes - 4 Egyptian Geese, 1170 Golden Plover, 138 Dunlin (Monica & Owen Marks)

Buckden - 24 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE  over north-east 08:20h (Mark Ward)

Paxton Pits - 3 DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE (Phil Cadman)

Eldernell - 2 Crane (Mike Wilson)

WAXWINGS today: Woodland Road, Sawston (10+)

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Sunday, 3 March

Paxton Pits - Red-brested Merganser, 9 Smew (Jamie Wells)

Fen Drayton - SLAVONIAN GREBE, 5 Smew, Goosander (Hugh Venables; Andrew Taylor)

Grafham Water - SLAVONIAN GREBE, Common Scoter (Mark Hawkes)

Berry Fen - 332 Gadwall (Jonathan Smith)

Nene Washes - 9+ Marsh Harrier over High Wash towards King's Dyke (Matt Webb)

Southhoe - fem Merlin (Mark Brandon)

WAXWINGS today: Kentings Junction, Comberton (14); Montgomery Road, Cambridge (3)

Saturday, 2 March

Grafham Water - SLAVONIAN GREBE and Common Scoter at south end of dam, Turnstone, Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)

Wimpole - HAWFINCH still present (Andy Massey)

Fen Drayton - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Ferry Lagoon (Andy Massey); Goosander (Graeme Reed)

Ouse Washes - c.1000  Black-tailed Godwits at Fortrey's Hall (Gavin Patterson); one pale and one dusky 1st win GLAUCOUS GULLS off Witcham Gravel, Short-eared Owl (David Hopkins)

Godmanchester - pair of  Ravens over (Ian Hellery)

Eldernell - pair of COMMON CRANES (Peter Hoags)

Swaffhan Prior Fen - Short -eared Owl (Giles Merrit)

WAXWINGS today: Montgomery Road, Cambridge (7);  Verlum Way, Cambridge (5); Kentings Junction, Comberton (14)

Friday, 1 March 2013

Friday, 1 March

Peterborough - ad Mediterranean Gull over park in Sugar Way estate 08:45h (Brendan Fraser)

Paxton Pits - pair of Scaup, 4 Smew, 4 Goosander (Martin Davis)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Slavoniain Grebe, c.1000 Black-tailed Godwit, Stonechat (Richard Palmer)

Grafham Water - Slavonian Grebe, Common Scoter (Colin Addington)

WAXWINGS today: Montgomery Road, Cambridge (12);