Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Tuesday, 31 March

Grafham Water - 3 Common Scoters off Marlow CP until 08:20h at least, fem Scaup, 2 Goosanders, c.10 Sand Martins (Mark Hawkes); Willow Warbler (birdguides.com)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Willow Warbler singing (Neil Renwick); 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Swallows, Little Owl, Cetti's Warbler, 550 Golden Plovers (Andy Cotton)

Litlington - Swallow (Geoff Barlow)

Ouse Washes - pair of Garganey, male Scaup, 11 Little Egrets, 3 Egyptian Geese, 60+ Golden Plovers, 2 Avocets, male Wheatear, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Barn Owsl, 4 Little-ringed Plovers, Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipits (Steve Cooper)

Cam Washes, Waterbeach - male Garganey, Marsh Harrier, Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruffs, 41 Avocets, 2 Little Egrets (David & Jonathan Heath)

Kimbolton School - HAWFINCH reported (rarebirdalert.com)

From Saturday, 28 March: Great Chesterford (Essex) - WHITE STORK over early afternoon, heading north/north-east and probably into Cambs (Sheila Elliot)

Monday, 30 March 2009

Monday, 30 March

Shepreth - Swallow 07:20h (Doug Radford)

Ouse Washes RSPB - 2363 Black-tailed Godwits, 18 Ruffs, 2 Avocets, 292 Whooper Swans, pair of Garganey, Whetear, Swallow, 2 White-fronted Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plovers (Alex Thomas)

Fen Drayton Lakes - male Marsh Harrier, Swallows, Cetti's Warbler (Neil Renwick)

Eldernell - Swallow, fem Wheatear, 700+ Black-tailed Godwits, Ruff, 5+ Marsh Harriers (Josh Jones)

Grafham Water - Little Ringed Plover, Grey Wagtail, 3 Goosanders, 2 Siskins (Karl Bucknall)

Cam Washes - Little Egret, 2 Whooper Swans, fem Hen Harrier, Red Kite, Barn Owl, 4 Ruffs, 26 Avocets, 2 Green Sandpipers, Sand Martin (Colin Kirtland)

Waterbeach - House Martin (Andy Massey)

Ferry Meadows - 100+ Sand Martins, Swallow (Brian Stone)

Sunday, 29 March 2009

Sunday, 29 March

Eynesbury, St. Neots - BLACK REDSTART again by entrance to Pocket Park near Bevington Way (James Hanlon, Mark Hawkes)

Grafham Water - fem Scaup, Swallow, Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, c.30 Sand Martin, 2 Goosanders, 6 Goldeneyes, 2 Grey Wagtails, c.12 Siskins, fem Scaup (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)

Godmanchester GP - 2 Egyptian Goose, Barnacle Goose (Mark Hawkes)

Eaton Ford - 4 Common Buzzard (Richard Bashford)

Elton - 2 RUDDY SHELDUCKS flew south 10.15h, 2 Mandarins over (Brian Stone); presumed same at Ferry Meadows, Swallow & 40 Sand Martins (Paul Gallagher) and at Nene Washes at 19:00h (Steve Gann)

Tanholt GP - juv ICELAND GULL, 2 Green Sandpipers (David Chambers)

Cam Washes, Waterbeach - 54 Avocets (Kathleen Rosewarne & Ian Barton); 4 Ruffs, Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, male Hen Harrier, 5+ Marsh Harriers, 2 Buzzards, Peregrine (David & Jonathan Heath)

Wicken Fen - 9 Marsh Harriers, ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Buzzards (Andrew & Jonah Balmford)

Cambridge - Swallow along the River Cam this evening (Graeme Reed)

Sutton Gault - 3 Water Pipits, 7 Little Egrets (Stuart Sharp)

Eldernell - Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Buzzards, (Mike Weedon); possible Aquila species reported

Dog-in-a-Doublet - pair of Garganey (Mike Weedon)

Maxey Pits - fem Wheatear, Little Egret, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Green Sandpipers, c.750 Golden Plovers (Mike Weedon); Swallow reported

Saturday, 28 March

Grafham Water - fem Scaup in Gaynes creek, male Pintail in lagoons (Mark Hawkes)

British Sugar, Oundle Road - 2 WAXWINGS (Kevin Durose)

Cam Washes, Waterbeach - drk Garganey, 51 Avocets, 3 Marsh Harriers, Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruffs, 2 Oystercatchers, 20+ Redshanks, 2 Little Egrets (David & Jonathan Heath)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 3 Swallows with Sand Martins (Dermot Cooper)

Paxton Pits - House Martin, Goosander, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells)

Friday, 27 March 2009

Friday, 27 March

St. Neots - fem BLACK REDSTART on roof-tops at marina end of Bevington Way (Mark Hawkes)

Swaddywell - Swallow, Little Egret (Mick Beeson)

Grafham Water - c.20 Sand Martins around Gaynes Creek, 4 Goosanders (Mark Hawkes)

Wennington Wood - 3 Buzzards mobbed by a Peregrine, 15 Marsh Tits, 6 Nuthatches (Rich Broughton)

Chatteris - WHITE STORK reported nearby at 16:20h, but no longer present (per Cliff Carson)

Marsh Lane, Hemingford Grey - Swallow among c60 Sand Martins (Mike Everett)

St. Ives - Swallow (Alan Bull)

Thursday, 26 March

Girton - pair of Siskins in a private garden (Ken Sheard)

Farcet Fen - male Hen Harrier over at 11.50 (Steve Dudley)

Newnham - Little Egret over (Olwen Williams)

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Wednesday, 25 March

Grafham Water - Wheatear on the dam (Colin Addington, Jono Leadley)