Friday, 31 January 2014

Friday, 31 January

Wicken - 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, 3 Marsh Harrier, 80 Golden Plover, 2 Stonechat at Burwell Fen (Andy Hannaford); 10 Whooper Swan over, 2 Whitefronted Geese, 550 Greylag Geese, 1500 Lapwing at Adventurer's Fen (Christoph Zockler)

Grafham Water - Slavonian Grebe from dam but distant (Colin Addington)

Milton Tip - 1st year ICELAND GULL, Caspian Gull (Lee Gregory); 5 more caspian Gull, 5 Yellow-legged Gull (James Hanlon)

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Wednesday, 29 January

Holme Fen - Hooded Crow still behind Ladyseat Farm off New Long Drove, 3 Mealy Redpoll with Lesser Redpoll  along the same drove (Steve Dudley)

Paxton Pits - male Smew (Martin Davis)

Wicken Fen - 9 Marsh Harrier,  male & 2 fem Hen Harrier to roost, pair of Stonechat, 2 Water Rail (Colin Kirtland)

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Tuesday, 28 January

Farcet Fen - 3 Woodcock this afternoon (Steve Dudley)

Dry Drayton - Raven 12:25h (Ken & Maggie Hook)

Ouse Fen - 3 Marsh Harrier, Smew, c.1200 Lapwing, 60 Golden Plover, 103 Ruff, Stonechat (Monica & Owen Marks)

Milton Estate - Raven over the A47 nearby towards Milton Ferry bridge area (Mike Weedon)

Monday, 27 January 2014

Monday, 27 January

St. Ives - Merlin over B1040 nearby (Mark Eaton)

Cambridge -  Peregrine over the city centre (Matt Mellor)

Sunday, 26 January 2014

Sunday, 26 January

Milton Tip - Glaucous Gull, 3 ad Caspian Gull (Brendan Doe)

Ely - 2 Common Cranes over

Mare Fen - 5 Water Pipits (Richard Thomas)

Paxton Pits - Smew, 2 Green Sandpiper, Marsh Tit (Martin Davies)

Milton CP - 2 Woodcock (Nigel Butcher/Helen Booker)

Saturday, 25 January 2014

Saturday, 25 January

Fen Drayton Lakes - presumed escaped Red-breasted Goose in field between the reserve and Fenstanton, no ring seen yet (James K)

Ouse Fen - TWITE at c.TL375733 with flighty Linnet flock, Whitethroat at c.TL372726, though elusive. This site is very muddy. (Richard Thomas)

Paxton Pits - juv GLAUCOUS GULL briefly, GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Smew, Grey plover, Peregrine, c.350 Black-tailed Godwit (Jamie Wells); Bewick's Swan late afteroon, ringtail Hen Harrier nearby (Martin Davis); 3 Goosander (Julian Young)

Tanholt - 1st win ICELAND GULL from approach road (Jonathan Taylor)

Holme Fen - Hooded Crow still (Jamie Wells); GREAT GREY SHRIKE (Brian Stone)

Wicken Fen - Bittern, male & fem Hen Harrier, 5+ Marsh Harrier, Peregrine (Matt Mellor); another Bittern and male Hen harrier (Christoph Zockler)

Ouse Washes - from Pymoor railway bridge, Pink-footed Goose, 2 Crane over, 310 Whooper Swan, 7 Bewick's Swan, pair of Stonechat; at Earith 2 Water Pipit, 6 Egyptian Geese (Ade Cooper)

Ely - 2 Crane over (per Dick Newell)

Cambridge Research Park, Waterbeach - probably the 2 TAIGA BEAN GEESE again (James Hutchison)

Milton/Impington Village - Mediterranean Gull, 7 Caspian Gull, 5+ Yellow-legged Gull (Andrew Tongue)

Friday, 24 January 2014

Friday, 24 January

Holme Fen - GREAT GREY SHRIKE, 2 Short-eared Owl mid-afternoon (John Hoppett)

Fowlmere - Bittern in flight (Ade Cooper)

West Cambridge - 11 Barnacle Geese from the Coton footpath near the University buildings (Iain Thomas)

Milton - 2nd c.y. GLAUCOUS GULL, Caspian Gull from Landbeach Road (Simon Stirrup)

Cambridge - 2 Peregrine on King's College chapel (James Hutchison)