Monday, 30 November 2009

Monday, 30 November

Ferry Meadows - 3 ad Whooper Swans on Gunwade Lake this morning (Mike Weedon)

St. Ives Pits - redhead Smew on Long Reach Pit still (Neal Gates)

Sutton Gault - 2 Little Gulls over flooded fields to the south, also Short-eared Owl and Marsh Harrier in the area (Neal Gates)

Sunday, 29 November

March Farmers - 308 Whooper Swans, fem Marsh Harrier (Paul Taylor)

Barcham - ad male Peregrine nearby, Little Egret over (David Hopkins)

Fen Drayton Lakes - 2 redhead Smews, 6 Cetti's Warblers, Water Rail, Bearded Tits (as per Neil Renwick)

Sunday, 29 November 2009

Saturday, 28 November

Ely Beet Factory - Bittern (Cliff Carson)

Grafham Water - 5 GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS still present, and viewable from the fishing lodge, adult Yellow-legged Gull, adult at south end of dam, 14+ Redpolls with 3+ Siskins in lagoons (Mark Hawkes); male Scaup, 3 Marsh Tits and 4 Goldcrests with the tit flock, Woodcock in the wood (Stuart & Jill Elsom)

Stirtloe - 8 Corn Buntings (Mark Hawkes)

March Farmers - Short-eared Owl (Marie Barton)

Friday, 27 November 2009

Friday, 27 November

Farcet Fen - ad Mediterranean Gull, Jack Snipe (Steve Dudley)

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Thursday, 26 November

Grafham Water - ad & juv GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS, 2 ad KITTIWAKES west past sailing club early morning (Mark Hawkes)

Ferry Meadows - 3 male & 2 fem Mandarins on Overton Lake at lunchtime (Mike Weedon)

Milton - 14+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Caspian Gulls (Matthew Silk)

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Wednesday, 25 November

Grafham Water - LEACH'S PETREL 07:30-08:30 at least, 2 juv GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS still (Mark Hawkes); LEACH'S PETREL visbile from bank at end of Church Lane at midday (Tony Fenn); taken into care early afternoon after being attacked by a crow (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Fen Drayton Lakes- redhead Smew on Moore Lake this morning (Nigel Sprowell)

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Tuesday, 24 November

March Farmers - 2 COMMON CRANES over, landing a few times, Merlin 08:00-09:00 (Marie Barton)

Grafham Water - fem Common Scoter & ad Mediterranean Gull from Mander CP late morning (Colin Addington)

St. Ives Pits - redhead Smew on Long Reach Pit this afternoon (Neal Gates)

Milton landfill - ad Caspian Gull, 7 Yellow-legged Gulls (Matthew Silk)

Holt Fen - juv Grey Plover, 4500+ Golden Plovers, ad Caspian Gull, 12 Yellow-legged Gulls (Ian Barton)