Sunday, 30 October 2011

Sunday, 30 October

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, SNOW BUNTING in ditch north of car park, 2 ringtail Hen Harriers, 2 Marsh Harriers (Jeff Stenning & Andrew Maddocks); 2 Merlins (Geoff Barlow); Short-eared Owl, 6 Siskin, Bearded Tits heard (James Hanlon)

Grafham Water - SLAVONIAN GREBE in Valley Creek (per rarebirdalert.com); Greenshank, juv.Shag (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Draytom - Bittens recorded in 3 locations (c/o Neil Renwick)

Burwell Fen - 4 Short-eared Owls (Andrew Knights); also 600+ Golden Plover (Alan Pool)

Gamlingay Cinques - RAVEN over (Peter Bradley)

Nene Washes - BLACK KITE over Eldernell (as per Mike Foley)

Saturday, 29 October 2011

Saturday, 29 October

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, male and 2 juv Hen Harrier, 2 juv Marsh Harrier, 3 Bearded Tits (Mark Ward)

Buckden - 3 Bramblings (Mark Ward)

Grafham Water - juv. Shag still by fishing lodge, 3 Crossbill west over Plummer car park, Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes)

Paxton Pits - Merlin and Crossbill over (Katie Fuller)

Upton - RAVEN over village (Richard Broughton)

Cambridge - Swallow over (Jonathan Heath)

Woodwalton Fen - Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine, Barn Owl (Mike Weedon)

Friday, 28 October 2011

Friday, 28 October

Murrow - Short-eared Owl nearby (Marie Barton)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the area (Paul Mason); seen very well from about 2 miles south of Earith 10:15h (David Griffiths, Tony Lowe); also 2 Hen Harriers, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl (Brian Groombridge)

Upton Wood  - Hawfinch over, Merlin (Richard Broughton)

Babraham - Merlin nearby (Andrew Knights)

Late news: Wimpole - Reeve's Pheasant photographed at about TL325530 some four weeks ago (Richard Hook)

Thursday, 27 October

Wicken - ringtail Hen Harrier, 4 Short-eared Owls at Burwell Fen, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Bearded Tit at Wicken Fen (Gavin Paterson)

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Wednesday, 26 October

Earith - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD to the south, ranging widely (David Hopkins)

Dogsthorpe Tip - 2nd win GLAUCOUS GULL on the tip 09:00h (Mike Weedon)

Wicken Fen - 7 Cetti's Warblers singing (Gavin Paterson)

Woodwalton Fen - male Hen Harrier roosting near north hide with Marsh Harriers for the  last nine days, but not tonight (John Waine)

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Tuesday, 25 October

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the area still (Colin Kirtland)

Dogsthorpe Tip - 2nd win GLAUCOUS GULL in a field opposite the tip 10:30h, later to the south of the tip (Josh Jones)

Grafham water - Shag still (Matthew Rodgers)

Monday, 24 October 2011

Monday, 24 October

Ferry Meadows - 5 Grey Wagtails (Chris Avanti)

Ouse Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD in the area this afternoon (as per rarebirdalert.com)

Fowlmere - male and fem Merlins over the reserve and adjacent farmland recently (Doug Radford)