Thursday, 14 March 2013

Thursday, 14 March

St. Ives - Sand Martin (Mike Everett)

Girton - Firecrest still (Andy Symes)

Paxton Pits - 5 Smew, Jack Snipe (Martin Davis)

Wicken Fen - male Garganey on Bakers Fen, Brent Goose, 7 Whooper Swan on Burwell Fen and 7 more on Swaffham Prior Fen (Bruce & Gwen Martin)

Peterborough - RAVEN over Monument Street c.12:00h (Tina Lindsay)

Ferry Meadows - Woodcock, Little Owl, Long-eared Owl, pair of Kingfisher (Peter Hogan)

WAXWINGS today: Kendal Way, Cambridge (18);Eachard Road, Cambridge (30); Hill Rise, St. Ives (20+)

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Wednesday, 13 March

River Nene, Peterborough - Dark-bellied Brent Goose just west of Millenium Bridge 13:00h, also 4 Green Sandpiper at North Bank sewage works (Matt Webb)

Ferry Meadows - Long-eared Owl over Goldie meadow, 2 Woodcock (Don Gardener)

WAXWINGS today: Hill Rise, St. Ives (20+); Eachard Road, Cambridge (42);

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Tuesday, March 12

Monks Wood - 2 Crossbill (Richard Broughton)

Great Eversden - Short-eared Owl (David Barr)

WAXWINGS today: Shirley Grove, Cambridge (14); Hill Rise, St. Ives (30);

Monday, 11 March 2013

Monday, 11 March

Stanground Wash - Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Philip Parker)

Cottenham, Long Drove - juv GLAUCOUS GULL, 4 Caspian Gull (Steve Cooper)

Paxton Pits - Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Smew (Martin Davis)

WAXWINGS today: Eachard Road, Cambridge (38); Brook Road, Eaton Ford (2); Shirley Grove, Cambridge (c.13); Hill Rise, St. Ives (21); Hemingford Grey (21);

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Sunday, 10 March

Paxton Pits - 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL on pump house pit, Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Smew, Jack Snipe (Martin Davis)

Grafham Water - Slavonian Grebe, male Smew, Turnstone, 7 Avocet (Mark Hawkes et al.)

Maxey Pits - Brent Goose (Chris Lines et al.)

Monks Wood - 10 Woodcock (Richard Broughton)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Peregrine, pair of Marsh Harrier (Sarah Holwett)

WAXWINGS today: Kendal Way, Cambridge (13+); Eachard Road, Cambridge (70);

Saturday, 9 March

Paxton Pits - 13 Brent Geese, Scaup, 6 Goosander, 8 Smew, Pintail, Woodcock (Jamie Wells)

Cam Washes - 3 Avocets, Green Sandpiper, 6 Pintail (Gavin Paterson)

Fen Drayton Lakes - SLAVONIAN GREBE, 2 Brent Geese (Richard Palmer); 48+ Black-tailed Godwits (Graeme Reed)

Girton College - FIRECREST, 8 Siskin (Peter Herkenrath)

Maxey Pits - Avocet (Richard Astle); 5 Sanderling (Chris Lines)

Icknield Way W of West Wratting - c.12 Bramblings with flock of Chaffinches (Kevin Hand)

Cambridge - 6 Brent Geese over Chesterton High St. (Iain Webb)

Eldernell - Brent Goose over, Mealy Redpoll (Mike Weedon); as Mediterranean Gull (Matt Webb)




Friday, 8 March 2013

Friday, March 8

Wimpole  - HAWFINCH still present by the restaurant garden 11:00h (Ian Dawson)

Ouse Fen - Bittern, Short-eared Owl, Bearded Tit , 3 Marsh Harrier (Gavin Paterson)

Icknield Way, west of West Wratting - 12 Brambling over with Chaffinch & Yellowhammer flock (Kevin Hand)

WAXWINGS today: by 143, Church End, Cambridge (c.20);