Wednesday 17 April 2024

Wednesday, 17 April

March - RING OUZEL in paddock at north end of Silt Road (Derek Benton)

Fowlmere/Thriplow - RING OUZEL on farmland between this villages briefly this morning (Doug Radford)

March Farmers - RING OUZEL reported east of car park 12:30h

Southey Woods - Redstart, heard only (Steve Zealand)

Ouse Washes - Spotted Redshank (Mark Hawkes)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Sandwich Tern through (Terry Brown)

Stapleford - Whinchat, pair of Mandarin nearby (Chris Ruis)

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Tuesday, 16 April

Etton pits - Knot (Jonathan Taylor)

Harrison's Drove - 5 Wheatear, Whinchat (Rachel Lennard)

March - RING OUZEL at Fourwinds campsite (Andy Swainston)

Monday 15 April 2024

Monday, 15 April

Etton pits - Little Tern briefly, departed 06:45h (Hugh Wright)

Hobson's Park - Wheatear, 4 Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin (Joe Parham)

Ouse Washes - Osprey, 3 Arctic Tern (Jonathan Taylor)

Sunday 14 April 2024

Sunday, 14 April

March - male RING OUZEL in horse paddock at north end of Silt Lane (Paul Harrington)

Wicken area - Spoonbill & Great Egret over south (David Wege)

Grantchester Meadows - BLUETHROAT very briefly 12:00h and no sign since (Arjun Dutta, Joe Parham)

Castor Hanglands - 5 Nightingale, Garden Warbler reported

Hobson's Park - Wheatear, Common Tern reported

Saturday 13 April 2024

Saturday, 13 April

Stretham - BLACK KITE over east (Owen Marks, Ian Barton)

Fen Drayton Lakes - Whinchat (Jeremy Lindsell); Cattle Egret, 5 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Lesset Whitethroat, 23 Willow Warbler, 22 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven (Joe Parham)

Longstanton - Wheatear (Rachel Lennard)

Northstowe - Yellow Wagtail (Rachel Lennard)

Etton Pits - 2 Greenshank (Hugh Wright); Corn Bunting (Chris Lines)

Wicken area - Bar-tailed Godwit, pair of Garganey, Cuckoo at Burwell Fen, Green Sandpiper flushed from Soham Lode pumping station (Carlos Davies)

 

Friday 12 April 2024

Friday, 12 April

Soham Lode - Sedge Warbler (Andy Hannaford)

Hobson's Park - 2 Sand Martin through, distant ringed plover sp. by farm pool to the south (Gareth Rees); 2 distant plovers late afternoon (Pete Holt)

Barton - Leeser Whitethroat and Whitethroat nearby (Roger Hardie)

Etton pits - Bar-tailed Godwit, Sanderling through (Hugh Wright); Reed Warbler (Paul Bolton); Red-crested Pocahrd, 2 Ringed Plover (Josh Jones)

Eastrea/Coates - RING OUZEL through (Andrew Gardener)

Ferry Meadows - Nightingale singing at corner of Short Meadow nearest Heron Meadow/Gunwade Lake (Don Gardener)

Orton Mere - Nightingale singing (Don Gardener)

Grafham Water - 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Swallow reported

Wicken area - pair of Garganey from Charlie's Hide, Bittern in flight, Reed & Sedge Warblers; 6 White Wagtail, 5 Yellow Wagtail at Swaffham Prior Fen (Marilyn Peterkin)

Cambridge - Turtle Dove nearby (Jon Heath)

Lockspit's Mere - 3 Short-eared Owl (Simon Passey)

Thursday 11 April 2024

Thursday, 11 April

Fen Drayton Lakes - 220 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet, 17 Cattle Egret, 6 Goldeneye, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 7 Willow Warbler(Terry Brown)

Kingfishers Bridge - Little Gull (Rachel Lennard)

Ouse washes - Little Gull from Cottier Hide (Henry Cook)

Grafham Water - 4 Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper (Anthony Lowe)

Maxey Pits - Cuckoo, Common Sandpiper (Hugh Wright)