Sunday, 28 February 2010

Sunday, 28 February

Cambridge - 3 WAXWING in Lovell Rd. (David Heath)

Grafham Water - 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, 3+ GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (Mark Hawkes); SLAVONIAN GREBE still by the fishing lodge today (John Lindsell)

Witcham - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD near Burnt Hill (David Hopkins)

Saturday, 27 February

Nene Washes - 3 TAIGA BEAN GEESE still present this morning (Mike Weedon)

Woodwalton Fen - 2-3 Mealy Redpoll, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Barn Owl, Water Rail (Mike Weedon)

Grafham Water - 3+ GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, SLAVONIAN GREBE, BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Avocet (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - 17+ Smew, 5 Red-crested Pochard, Pintail, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Little Egret, 2 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 3 Sparrowhawk in display over Great Meadow (Jamie Wells)

Ely Beet factory - 2 Smew, 3 Marsh Harriers (Colin Kirtland)

Cambridge - 3 WAXWING in apple tree, Tenison Rd area (Edward Bullmore)

Maxey Pits - Jack Snipe, 3 Green Sandpipers (Chris Lines)

Friday, 26 February 2010

Friday, 26 February

Nene Park - ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Goldeneyes on Overton Lake (Don Gardener)

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Thursday, 25 February

Bury/Berry Fen - 44 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Ruffs, 11+ Dunlins (Mike Everett)

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Wednesday, 24 February

Bury Fen - 17 Ruffs, 75 Black-tailed Godwits, c.20 Dunlins, Oystercatcher (Mark Eaton)

Cambridge - 2 WAXWINGS showed for 10 minutes this lunchtime opposite, and viewable from inside, the Salisbury Arms pub (Toby Austin); 3 birds present early morning and again at 15:15h (Martin Walters)

Nene Northbank - 3 TAIGA BEAN GEESE but distant on flooded field at c. TL248995 between Roslyn & Plum Tree Farms. Also 10 golden Plovers, 2 Ruffs over, large numbers of Bewick's Swans (Brian Stone)

Trumpington - Little Egret (Mike Foley)

Grafham Water - 4 GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS still, ad Mediterranean Gull (Colin Addington)

Kingfishers Bridge - 2 Little Egrets, Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Water Pipits (Mark Peck)

Paxton Pits - male & 6 fem Smew (Roger Hughes)

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Tuesday, 23 February

Fen Drayton Lakes -male & 2 redhead Goosanders (Dennis Hall)

Cambridge - 3 WAXWINGS between Tenison and Mawson Roads, present for a few days already (Martin Walters)

Paxton Pits - 7 Red-crested Pochards, 2 Buzzards (John Hoppett)

Kingfishers Bridge - 3 BEAN GEESE, 6 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE (James Cadbury)

Monday, 22 February 2010

Monday, 22 February

Ouse Washes RSPB - 5 Goldeneyes, 717 Black-tailed Godwits,72 Snipe, Curlew, Water Pipit, 4 Stonechats (Alex Thomas)

Nene Washes - 3 TAIGA BEAN GEESE at Northey Fen, 2 COMMON CRANES, 299 Whooper Swans, 947 Bewick's Swans, 2220 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Peregrines. Also record counts of 9012 Teal, 22571 Wigeon (Jonathan Taylor)

Eldernell - Grey Plover, ringtail Hen Harrier, Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harriers, 7 Ruff, male Stonechat (John Saunders)