Monday, 31 March 2008

Monday, 31 March

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET still north of B662 near Grange Farm (per rarebirdalert.com)

Grafham Water - ROCK PIPIT on dam in evening (Colin Addington)

Sawston - House Martin near the Spicer's factory along the bypass (Anne Howard)

Paxton Pits - Avocet early evening (Martin Davis)

Little Paxton - 6 House Martins by the mill (Bob Scott)

Bevill's Wood - c.50 Siskin, 3 Redpoll (Rich Broughton)

Sutton Gault - 5 Water Pipits, 5 Little Egrets, 9 Black-tailed Godwits (Mark Peck)

Over - 3 calling Tawny Owls (Andy Cotton)

Cambridge - Little Egret at A14 bridge over the railway (Will Burdett)

Mare Fen - Little Egret, 50+ Ruff (Andy Cotton)

Sunday, 30 March 2008

Sunday, 30 March

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET still north of B662 near Grange Farm, also 3 Common Buzzards and 150 Common Gulls (Peter Herkenwrath); 3 Swallows (Kathleen Rosewarne and Ian Barton)

Swaddywell - RING OUZEL, Peregrine (Mick Beeson)

Buckden GP - RED-NECKED GREBE still, Little Egret (Mark Hawkes)

Woodwalton - 3 Red Kites, 2 Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Grey Partridge (Duncan & Debbie McNiven); male Hen Harrier, Barn Owl(Luise Addison)

Grafham Water - Ring-necked Parakeet in a tree by the entrance to Mander Car Park (Jono Leadley); 1+ singing Willow Warblers along the north shore (Mark Hawkes)

Wicken Fen - possible Great White Egret over West Mere hide (John Thake); GREAT GREY SHRIKE, Short-eared Owl, 7 Little Egret (Carlos Davies)

Bury Fen, Earith - 610 Black-tailed Godwit, Knot, 41 Dunlin (Kathleen Rosewarne and Ian Barton)

Nene Washes - 2 Grey Plovers, 3 Water Pipits, Ruff, Little Egret, Buzzard, Merlin, 1000+ islandica Black-tailed Godwits (Mike Weedon)

Maxey Pits - 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Richard Astle)

Cotteham, Long Drove - 3 Barn Owls, Little Owl (David & Jonathan Heath)

Waterbeach - 1+ Little Owl, Barn Owl, Brambling, 20 Corn Bunting (Gavin Paterson)

Cambridge - small flock of Brambling near Addenbrooke's Hospital (Mike Foley)

Saturday, 29 March 2008

Saturday, 29 March

Fowlmere - FIRECREST (Rob Jones per Doug Radford)

Woodwalton Fen - Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 14 Redwing (Gavin Paterson)

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET still north of B662 near Grange Farm, also 3 Wheatear, Red Kite(Peter Beesley)

Buckden GP - RED-NECKED GREBE still present, Little Egret (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - Grey Plover, White-fronted Goose, Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Smew, 2 Little Egret, 3 Dunlin, 6+ Ringed Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Sand Martin, Green Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)

Ouse Washes - Red Kite, c.190 Fieldfares, Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 7 Sand Martins (Monica and Owen Marks)

Maxey GP - Kittiwake, 7 Green Sandpipers, 6 Little Ringed Plovers, c.1000 Golden Plovers, 6 Black-tailed Godwits (Mike Weedon)

Milton CP - Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 2 Blackcaps singing (Jonathan Heath)

Friday, 28 March 2008

Friday, 28 March

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET still north of B662 near Grange Farm (per rarebirdalert.com)

Fen Drayton - Goosander (Mike Everett)

Thursday, 27 March 2008

Thursday, 27 March

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET in the area by Grange Farm, north of the B662 (per rarebirdalert.com) . Still present 18:10h (Mark Hawkes)

Grafham Water - 8 COMMON SCOTER (5 drks) from Marlow car park, Sanderling on dam, 2 male Wheatears, Little Ringed Plover (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley); another COMMON SCOTER in Littless Creek, 2nd win GLAUCOUS GULL from Mander CP 15:45h (Colin Addington). ICELAND GULL adult & possible Kumlien's Gull in roost (Jono Leadley et al.).

Fen Drayton GPs - male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at east end of Ferry Lagoon 15:55h, drk Garganey, Little Egret, 500 Black-tailed Godwits (Richard Allison)

Paxton Pits - GLAUCOUS GULL 2cy until 18:25h then flew west (Martin Davis); Barn Owl (Tina Parkin)

Milton CP - FIRECREST between the pontoon and Hall's Pool, fem Brambling, a male and possibly a female Garganey on Dickerson's Pit (Jonathan & David Heath)

Ferry Meadows - ROCK PIPIT on north shore of Gunwade Lake (Matt Webb); male & fem Goosander on Overton Lake (Mike Weedon)

Maxey GPs - 4 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers, 9 Dunlin (Mike Weedon)

Sutton Gault - Little Ringed Plover east of 100 foot drain (Owen Marks)

St. Neots GC - Woodcock over the first fairway 08:35h (Rod Bee)

Thriplow - GOSHAWK reported north-east over at 12:40h (rarebirdalert.com)

Whittlesford - RING-NECKED PARAKEET over Ley Grove Cottages, between the village and Little Shelford (Guy Belcher)

Ouse Washes - 2 adult Kittiwakes through Pymoor in evening (Duncan Poyser, Ben Green)

Mepal - male Hen Harrier south of the A142 (Jake Allsop)

Cambridge, Peterhouse College - Tawny Owl (Richard Hall)

Heydon - 7 Buzzards, Barn Owl (John Miller)

Buckden - RED-NECKED GREBE still present (Monica & Owen Marks)

Cambridge - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at King's College School (per rarebirdalert.com)

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Wednesday, 26 March

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET just to the east of the village at South Farm, viewable from Cockbrook Lane, south off the B662 (Eleanor McMahon). Still present this evening (per rarebirdalert.com)

Grafham Water - 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER from dam in afternoon, 4 COMMON SCOTER from Mander CP, Sanderling on the dam (Colin Addington); 2cy GLAUCOUS GULL in roost, 2 Swallows, 3 Goosanders (Mark Hawkes); also 3 Wheatears on the dam wall (David & Jonathan Heath)

Ferry Meadows - 3 male and a female COMMON SCOTER on Overton Lake Mike Weedon); also 2 male and a female Goosander (Terry Daunt); Rock Pipit at 16:00h (Matt Webb).

Needingworth GP - 3 BRENT GEESE (dark-bellied) from Overcote Lane (Philip Bubb)

Mepal - male RING OUZEL 16:00h (Duncan Poyser).

Thorney - OSPREY over at 17:15pm (Josh Jones)

Maxey Pits - Grey Plover circled before heading north, male Wheatear, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, also c.750 Golden Plover nearby (Mike Weedon); 2 Wheatear this evening (John Saunders)

Nene Wases - 2 Kittiwakes briefly, Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, Merlin (Jonathan Taylor)

Girton Wood - Barn Owl 14:10h(Ken Sheard)

Haddenham Long Drove - Wheatear & White Wagtail (Ian Dickerson, Paul Mason)

Monks Wood - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Woodcock, White Wagtail (Richard Broughton)

Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Tuesday, 25 March

Grunty Fen - c.12 Tree Sparrows this morning (David Nation)

Ferry Meadows - pair of Goosander (Matt Webb)

Castor Mill - Red Kite and 2 Buzzards over, Grey Wagtail (Matt Webb)

Grafham Water - 5 Buzzards, Grey Wagtail over this morning (Stuart Elsom); 4 Wheatears at Marlow CP this afternoon (Colin Addington)

Fen Drayton - male White Wagtail, c.135 Golden Plover, c.40 Black-tailed Godwit, c.90 Sand Martins, 3 Swallows (Mike Everett)

High Cross - Peregrine over west 15:30h(Andrew Clarke)