Saturday, 30 April
Ouse Washes - BLACK-WINGED STILT flying north towards Welney (Birdline) 2 m Garganey, 2 Wheatear, 2 Hobby, 5 Ruff 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2+ Marsh Harrier (Mark Hawkes)
Chain Corner - 6 DOTTEREL (Duncan Poyser)
Chatteris - 6 DOTTEREL at Honeypot Farm in field by counter drain (Mark Hawkes)
Black Bush Drove - DOTTEREL (Will Bowell)
Paxton Pits - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Black Tern, Turnstone, Greenshank, 22 Dunlin, male Wheatear, Little egret, Grasshopper Warbler (Paul Lippett/Neal Parkin/Jamie Wells) 2 Little Tern (Martin Davis)
Witcham - Wood Warbler singing and showing well in willows by entrance to Grange Farm (David Hopkins)
Lode - RING OUZEL feeding on the playing field (John Oates)
Fowlmere - Wood Warbler, 3 Wheatear (Ade Cooper) 4 Whinchat (Alan Wadsworth)
Farcet Fen - male Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 3 Turtle Dove, Cuckoo, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Wheatear (Steve Dudley)
Dog in a Doublet - GREEN-WINGED TEAL still present (Owen Marks)
Cottenham, Broad Lane - 2 Wheatear (Vicki Harley)
Ferry Meadows - 2 RING OUZEL close to the Western side of Ferry Meadows where it borders the Farmland, Dunlin, Wheatear (Matt Webb) Hobby between Bluebell Wood and the scrapes(Kevan Wolstencroft)
Warboys - 6 DOTTEREL at Honey Farm, 2 Short-eared Owl quartering the network of drains 3 Wheatear, Barn Owl, 2 Corn Bunting, Yellow Wagtail (Stuart & Jill Elsom)
Toft golf course - Yellow WAgtail (Clive Sinclair)
Friday, 29 April
Wicken - Turtle Dove in recreation ground (Ben Green)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on second lagoon (c/o Focalpoint)
Paxtom Pits - 3 Nightingale, Ad/m Merlin (Stuart & Jill Elsom)
Thursday, 28 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK (BirdGuides)
Nene Washes RSPB Ð 17 Black-tailed Godwits, Wheatear, Reed Warbler (Peter Beesley)
Eldernell Ð ad sum Mediterranean Gull, Turtle Dove, f Marsh Harrier, 20+ Swallows (Brian Stone)
Welney Wash Ð Little Egret heading north 08:00h (Tony Stones)
Wednesday, 27 April
Ferry Meadows Ð Grasshopper Warbler (Brain Stone); Wheatear (Howard Butler)
Ouse Washes RSPB Ð AMERICAN WIGEON reported from ChurchmanÕs Hide, also Hobby (Ian Barton)
Fen Drayton Ð Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Common Terns, Ruddy Duck, Wheatear this morning (Richard Patient); Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Common Terns this evening (Dave Anderson)
Coates - m Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail south-east of the village at c. TL317977 (Ken Hooks)
Sutton Gault - m Whinchat, Swift (Mark Peck)
Eldernell - a Swift amongst the hirundines, 2 Marsh Harriers, Yellow Wagtail (Ken Hooks)
Haddenham Fen - 11 Wheatears, 14 Yellow Wagtails over the last 2 days (Jake Allsop)
Tuesday, 26 April
Block Fen - Arctic Tern, m Marsh Harrier, Sedge Warblers & Whitethroats singing(Jake Allsop)
Fen Drayton - 16 Common Terns, 40+ Swifts, Ruddy Duck, Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear (Richard Patient)
Milton CP - Nightingale showing and singing in wooded area behind Dickerson's Lake, 2 Swallows, Swift (David Heath)
Paxton Pits - WOOD WARBLER in the copse on the east side of Pumphouse Pit at c. TL211660. Access via public footpath south of the Anglian Water pumping station. Still present 18:45h, although it can be elusive (Jamie Wells et al.)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK (BirdGuides)
Nene Washes RSPB - 5 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshanks, Jack Snipe, 3 Avocets, 2 Ruff, 22 Black-tailed Godwits (Jonathan Taylor); 3 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail (Brian Stone)
Sutton Gault - m Wheatear, Common Sandpiper, Water Rail, Kingfisher (Mark Peck)
Ferry Meadows - Grasshopper Warbler 08:15h (Don Gardener)
Werrington - Nightingale singing 01:00h (Chris Monk)
Monday, April 25
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on second lagoon 18:20h, 2 Common Terns (Mark Hawkes); 7 Common Terns, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, Buzzard, Ruddy Duck, Little Egret over (Richard Patient)
Marsh Lane GP - Green Sandpiper, 4 Swifts, 2 Dunlins, 7 Common Terns (Richard Patient)
Milton CP - Nightingale (David Chandler)
Godmanchester GP - Hobby, Swift, Nightingale (Richard Patient)
Fen Drayton - Buzzrad, f Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Arctic Tern, 11 Common Terns, 12 Swifts, Cetti's Warbler (Richard Patient)
Chain Corner - drake AMERICAN WIGEON but elusive in the vegetation (James Hanlon)
Bainton Pits - 7+ singing Nightingales, 2 Grasshopper Warblers, 2 Tawny Owls this evening (Richard Astle)
Ferry Meadows - 80+ Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns on Gunwade and Overton Lakes, Black Tern, Water Rail, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat near Visitor Centre CP (Brian Stone et al.)
Swaffham Bulbeck - 2 Swifts this evening (Giles Merritt)
Sunday, 24 April
Swavesey - m Wheatear, Garden Warbler (Keith Honnor)
Fen Drayton - Hobby, Ruddy Duck, 3+ Cuckoos, 6 Swift, Purple Gallinule sill at large (Sarah Howlett)
Castor Hanglands - 2 Nightingales, Grasshopper Warbler, Tawny Owl, Cuckoo (Chris Monk et al.)
Chain Corner - drake AMERICAN WIGEON (per Richard Allison)
Hail Weston water works - Buzzard, Yellow Wagtail (Nigel Willits)
Milton CP - Nightingale this evening at the far corner of Dickerson's Lake (David Heath)
Ferry Meadows - male PIED FLYCATCHER, Bluebell Wood, near the sports club (Mac Bell); 2 Ring Ouzels flying over, 16 Little Gulls on Gunwade and Overton, 2 Arctic Terns (Matt Webb); Black Tern on Overton Lake (Tony Rowe)
Wicken Fen - c.100 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Whimbrel at about 6 pm (Ben Green)
Godmanchester - WHITE STORK at c.12:15h today, just east of Godmanchester (Lee Gregory)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons (Mark Hawkes)
Ouse Washes - Greenshank, ad Peregrine, 3 male Garganey, 2 Cuckoo, 4 Common Tern (Ian Barton)
Paxton Pits - 2 Knot, ad Kittiwake, Black-necked Grebe, Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlins, Greenshank, 12 nightingales, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Hobbies, 6+ Swifts, Goldeneye, male Red-crested Pochard, Cuckoo (Martin Davis, Julian Hughes, Paul Lippett, Neal Parkin, Steve May, Jamie Wells, Nigel Willits)
Ely, River Ouse - Short Eared Owl, Sandwich Tern following river southwards, Snipe displaying, male and fem. Marsh Harrier, pair Black Swans (Chris Barker)
Ely, Roswell Pits - Nightingale, Grasshopper Warbler, 4+ Sedge Warblers, 5+ Common Terns, Yellow Wagtail over (Paul Atkinson)
Saturday, 23 April
Ouse Washes - Greenshank, ad Peregrine, 2 male Garganey, Cuckoo, 4 Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Avocet (Ian Barton)
Castor Hanglands NR - 4 Nightingale, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Buzzard (Katie Fuller)
Chain Corner - drake AMERICAN WIGEON (Simon Stirrup)
River Nene - GREEN-WINGED TEAL just east of the bridge at Dog-in-a-Doublet (Simon Stirrup)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons (Simon Stirrup); 2 ARCTIC SKUAS (Richard Patient); 2 Yellow-legged Gull, Cuckoo (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Paxton Pits - ROSEATE TERN seen on Sailing Lake before flying towards Heronry Lake (anon); Hobby, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming by start of Heron Trail, Little Ringed Plover, Nightingale (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser); Whimbrel, Grasshopper Warbler, Buzzard, Hobby, Male and female cuckoo (Jamie Wells/Havering RSPB Group)
Ferry Meadows CP - BLACK TERN on Gunwade Lake (Brian Stone); Arctic Tern (Josh Jones)
Godmanchester GP - Arctic Tern, 4 Common Tern, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Goldeneye (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Fen Drayton - 11 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, CETTI'S WARBLER singing in NW corner of Elney Lake (Richard Patient)
Friday, 22 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons (Mark Hawkes)
Chain Corner - drake AMERICAN WIGEON (Mark Hawkes)
River Nene - GREEN-WINGED TEAL just east of the bridge at Dog-in-a-Doublet (Mark Hawkes)
Eldernell - Turtle Dove and 3 Yellow Wagtails (Howard Butler)
Fen Drayton - 2 Common Tern, CETTI'S WARBLER (Richard Allison)
Paxton Pits - Red kite, male Garganey, Black-necked Grebe, Hobby, 2 Red-crested Pochards (Steve May/Paul Lippett)
Wicken Fen - pair of Marsh Harriers, Barn Owl, c.100 Black-tailed Godwit (Saimon Clark)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Little Gulls (Kevin Wicks); also Whitethroat
Thursday, 21 April
Chain Corner - drake AMERICAN WIGEON, Greeenshank (Mark Peck)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Little Gulls at Gunwade Lake (Howard Butler)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons, Whimbrel in lagoons briefly (Lee Evans)
River Nene - GREEN-WINGED TEAL just east of the bridge at Dog-in-a-Doublet (Lee Evans)
Paxton Pits - 5 Whimbrel high over heading south, Cuckoo (Martin Davis)
Wednesday, 20 April
Chippenham Fen - RING OUZEL (Kevin Warrington)
Priors Fen - Jack Snipe, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, 6+ Swallow (Brian Stone)
Fen Drayton - 6 Whitethroats, 2 Reed Warblers, 3 adult Little Gulls (Bruce Martin)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons, Arctic Tern off Mander CP with 5+ Common Terns (Colin Addington)
Chain Corner - drake AMERICAN WIGEON (Colin Kirkland and Graham Easy)
Sutton Gault - m Marsh Harrier and 2 Whitethroat (Colin Kirkland and Graham Easy)
Welches Dam - 2 m Garganey, Spotted Redshank, m Marsh Harrier (Colin Kirkland and Graham Easy)
Block Fen - m Marsh Harrier (Colin Kirkland and Graham Easy)
Tuesday, 19 April
River Nene - GREEN-WINGED TEAL just east of the bridge at Dog-in-a-Doublet (Colin Head)
Peterbourgh - RING OUZEL 2nd field west of A1(M) just south of Peterborough services (Colin Head)
Wimpole Park - m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Jim Lawrence)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons, Cuckoo (Richard Palmer)
Fen Drayton - Short-eared Owl hunting between Far Fen Lake and Swavesey (Mark Eaton)
Cottenham Long Drove - 1st winter Caspian Gull (Dick Newell)
Paxton Pits - Arctic Tern, 2 ad Little Gull, 4 Yellow Wagtail, Common Buzzard (Martin Davis/Jamie Wells)
Monday, 18 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons, 10 Little Gulls (Jono Leadley); fem. Marsh Harrier reported over lagoons.
Peterbourgh - 2 RING OUZEL 2nd field west of A1(M) just south of Peterborough services (Brian Stone)
Hampton - 20 Waxwings in the Blackwell Road area of Serpentine Green (Trevor Williams)
River Nene - GREEN-WINGED TEAL just east of the bridge at Dog-in-a-Doublet (Brian Stone)
Flag Fen - Wheatears together on a field east of Pearce's Road (Brian Stone)
Ferry Meadows - at least 2 Arctic Terns (Don Gardener & Brian Stone)
Sunday, 17 April
Over - 12 Waxwings feeding on berries in old orchard from footpath behind Giffords Way (Richard Thomas)
Wimpole Park - m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Ken Hook)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons (RBA)
River Nene - GREEN-WINGED TEAL just east of the bridge at Dog-in-a-Doublet (RBA)
Fen Drayton - 2 CETTI'S WARBERS, Cuckoo, Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail and 23 Goldeneye (Richard Allison)
Paxton Pits - 2 summer plumage BLACK-NECKED GREBES, 3 Common Buzzards, White Wagtail (Julian Hughes/Gary Rawlings/Jamie Wells); Turtle Dove also reported (anon)
Peterbourgh - 2 RING OUZEL 2nd field west of A1(M) just south of Peterborough services (Mark Hawkes)
Haddenham Fen - 4 Wheatear, 7 Yellow Wagtail, and c 20 alba Wagtails (Jake Allsop)
Saturday, 16 April
Wicken Fen - CETTI'S WARBER singing in front of Tower Hide, also 135 Black-tailed Godwit, Cuckoo and Sedge Warbler (Christoph Zockler)
Cam Washes - Wheatear (Christoph Zockler)
Peterbourgh - 2 RING OUZEL 2nd field west of A1(M) just south of Peterborough services (RBA)
River Nene - GREEN-WINGED TEAL just east of the bridge at Dog-in-a-Doublet (Mike Weedon)
Over Fen - calling Quail (Richard Thomas); from Over take Overcote Rd and then after a few hundred yards follow the track on the right towards Brownshill Staunch. The bird is calling behind the small pool
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons, RING OUZEL in the lagoons flew towards Plummer, another seen nearby briefly in flight, Cuckoo, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 2 White Wagtail by the dam, Caspian Gull, 3 Yellow legged Gulls (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley); Whimbrel (Colin Addington)
Paxton Pits - OSPREY north at 09:30h, 2 summer-plumage BLACK-NECKED GREBES, Common Tern, Red-crested Pochard (Julian Hughes/Jamie Wells)
Orton Malborne - 23 WAXWING eating sycamore flowers (Katie Fuller, Kevin Du Rose)
Chesterton - 25 WAXWING AT Green End Road corner Milton Road, low-flying & drifting northwest (Peter Herkenrath)
Long Drove, Haddenham - 18 Yellow Wagtails, and c 25 alba wagtails, of which at least 9 were nominate race (Jake Allsop)
Godmanchester GP - OSPREY flew low north-east, White Wagtail, 2+ Green Sandpiper, 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull, 2+ Goldeneye (Mark Hawkes, Richard Patient, John Clark)
Friday, 15 April
Toft - m Redstart (Clive Sinclair)
Paxton Pits - 4 Common Scoters, Little Egret, male Wheatear, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Yellow Wagtails (Martin Davis/Jamie Wells)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons (Richard Allison); 3 female Common Scoter off Mander, Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail (Mark Hawkes)
Nene Washes - male Marsh Harrier, pair Garganey, Peregrine, Ringed Plover (Garry Heath)
Thursday, 14 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons (RBA)
Sutton Gault - 18 Icelandic Blacktailed Godwit, male Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, Bittern booming (Jason Allsop, Paul Mason)
Wandlebury - Garden Warbler (Bob Scott)
Mettle Hill, Meldreth - 300 Golden Plover (Ian Dodd)
Wednesday, 13 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK still on the lagoons (Mark Hawkes); 2 Common Scoter off Mander CP (Colin Addington)
Farcet Fen - fem Wheatear, Curlew, 2 Gadwall (Steve Dudley)
Ferry Meadows CP - Arctic Turn on Gunwake Lake (Mike Weedon)
Tuesday, 12 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons, Caspian Gull (Mark Hawkes); 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 White Wagtail, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Cambourn - BLACK REDSTART in the garden of the Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust office (NB. This is private property) (Louise Bacon, Mark Ricketts, Jono leadley)
Farcet Fen - Short-eared Owl (Steve Dudley)
Monday, 11 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons (Mark Hawkes); male Blue-headed Wagtail on dam, 5 White Wagtail & 10+ Yellow Wagtail around dam, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Mark Pettit, Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Ouse Washes - 5 Garganey (2 m Earith end, pr Mepal, m Oxlode), Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier (Ian Barton)
Fletton BP - 2CY ICELAND GULL (Steve Dudley & Katie Fuller)
Farcet Fen - Peregrine, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Steve Dudley)
Cambourn - WAXWING, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, and a Swallow (Louise Bacon)
Sunday, 10 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons, male Wheatear, Kittiwake (Jono Leadley, Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington); 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Jono Leadley); Red Kite over lagoons (Robin Cox)
Farcet Fen - Tree Pipit, 3 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, ad male Peregrine, 4 Grey Partridge, 11+ Tree Sparrow (Steve Dudley)
Buckden GP - 2 Red Kite (Mark Hawkes)
Godmanchester GP - Common Tern, male White Wagtail, Green Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes)
Flag Fen - 1st winter ICELAND GULL (Kevin Du Rose)
Nene Washes - SPOTTED REDSHANK, 2 Ruddy Duck (Kevin Du Rose, Katie Fuller); Stonechat (Howard Butler)
CEGB Reservoir - 2nd cal year MEDITTERRANEAN GULL flew off north (Mike Weedon)
Paxton Pits - adult Kittiwake, 77 Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Red Kites, Nightingale, Garden Warbler, 10 White Wagtails, 2 Sedge Warblers, Red-crested Pochard, 2 Buzzards, 4 Wheatears, 3 Yellow Wagtails, probable Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Green Sandpiper (Martin Davis/Mark Hawkes/Julian Hughes/Neal Parkin/Gary Rawlings/Jamie Wells)
Saturday, 9 April
Paxton Pits - Nightingale (Neal Parkin)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)
Nene Washes RSPB - SPOTTED REDSHANK by ditch just SE of the corral along central drove, also 2 Garganey and 3 Yellow Wagtails (Mike Weedon)
Blackbush Drove - 2 male Wheatear in first ploughed field after the ponies (Mike Weedon)
Friday, 8 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons (Peter Stockwell); 7 Kittiwake off Mander, Knot on dam (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)
Thursday, 7 April
Fen Drayton - Common Sandpiper, 6 Black Tailed Godwit, CETTI'S WARBLER singing, 4 Sedge Warbler singing, c.260 Sand Martin, c.40 Swallow (David Wright)
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons (Mark Hawkes)
Milton CP - 1 Male Redstart in the far North East section of the park near a small bench that overlooks the railway line (David Heath)
Barton - WAXWING flew over A603 from Orchard to Barton Rifle Range (Vince Lea)
Farcet Fen - fem Merlin, 2 Brambling, Short-eared Owl (Steve Dudley)
Papworth - Common Buzzard over A1198 (Russell Watkins)
A14/A428 Junction - Common Buzzard (Clive Sinclair)
Wednesday, 6 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons (Julian Hughes/Mark Hawkes) 2 Little Gulls off Mander car park (Colin Addington)
Between Great Staughton and Perry Red Kite (Martin Smith)
Denton Village - Redstart (Ashley Wheal)
Tuesday, 5 April
Grafham Water - RING-NECKED DUCK on the lagoons (Jono Leadley)
Ferry Meadows - 8 Little Gulls, mainly second calendar year birds on Gunwade Lake (Brian Stone, Katie Fuller and Mike Weedon)
Eldernell - 8 Tree Sparrows, 2 Barn Owls, 3 Marsh Harrier (Brian Stone)
Monday, 4 April
Caxton Gibbett - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the trees just west of the Chinese Restaurant (Jono Leadley)
Wicken Fen - fem Hen Harrier, 3 Marsh Harriers, 2 'roding' Woodcock (David Heath)
Alconbury - 6+ WAXWINGS near old MacDonalds (Mark Hawkes)
Grafham Water - SANDWICH TERN, 2 Common Tern, Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear on dam (Colin Addington, Jono Leadley, Mark Hawkes)
Cambourne - WAXWING hawking insects from tops of trees in Oaks Wood (Jono Leadley, Louise Bacon) 2 Little Ringed Plover, blackcap singing (Louise Bacon)
Cambridge - Late news from March 25, 26 27 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Eachard Road, 1 seen and calling on each day (Christoph Zockler)
Sunday, 3 April
Wicken Fen - 3 Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit (Christoph Zockler)
Eldernell - Up to a max of 8 Marsh Harriers (David Wright)
Fen Drayton - 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Common Tern, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 10 Willow Warblerss (David Wright)
Ouse Washes - Red Kite flew west across Haul Road in close promiximity to Kingfisher Hide, 3 Whimbrel flew high north-east, 2 male Bramblings around centre, 2 Little Egrets, Short-eared Owl, 6 Ruff, c10 Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits. 12 Sand Martins. male and female Marsh Harrier (Mark Ward and Ade Cooper)
Paxton Pits - Cuckoo, male heard regularly around Heronry North, Sedge Warbler, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, male Red-crested Pochard, Buzzard, Little Egret, 2 Grey Partridges, Marsh Mit, Tawny Owl (Martin Davis, Trevor Gunton, JH, Steve May, Neal Parkin, Gary Rawlings)
Farcet Fen - OSPREY, over drifted south-west and went down in Holme Fen at c.7.25pm Sedge Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, 4 Little Owl, 4 Grey Partridge calling (Steve Dudley)
Alconbury - 7+ WAXWINGS near old MacDonalds at 3pm (per RBA)
Saturday, 2 April
Paxton Pits - Adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 1st winter Little Gull (Martin Davis, Julian Hughes, Jamie Wells)
Stilton Fen- Caldecot Fen - Red Kite (Luise Addison)
Alconbury - 8 WAXWINGS near old MacDonalds at 3pm (Ken Hook)
Milton Country Park - Woodcock, 9 Bullfinches, 5 Blackcaps, 8 Chiffchaffs and 2 Kingfishers (David Heath)
Beechwood NR: 1+ Brambling & 3 Redwings at Wandlebury
Friday, 1 April
Ouse Washes - GREAT WHITE EGRET at Ouse from Rickwood Hide (2nd hide south of vis. centre)(Mark Ward)
Alconbury - 9 WAXWINGS near old MacDonalds at 3pm (RBA)
Paxton Pits - the first Nightingale of the year reported this afternoon, behind the Hayden Hide (Julian Hughes)
Cambridge - c.20 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave in tree by the bus stop until 11:20h at least (David Heath)
Serpentine BP - 550 Golden Plovers, 3 Ringed Plovers (Brian Stone)
Chiffchaffs reported from Serpentine BP, Elton Furze GC; Blackcaps reported from Midsummer Common, Cambridge;
Thursday, 31 March
Milton CP - 3 Bullfinches, 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 3 Kingfishers (David Heath)
Paxton Pits - 3 Swallows, 31 Sand Martins, 23 Golden Plovers (Martin Davis)
Grafham Water - Knot on the dam early afternoon (Colin Addington); 2nd win Caspian Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, but no sign of the Knot this evening (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows - 7 WAXWINGS reported along the watersports road at the south end of Oak Meadow (Chris Park)
Monks Wood - 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Buzzards, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, lots of Marsh Tits, many Chiffchaffs arrived overnight (Rich Broughton)
Cambridge - 20 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/Kings Hedges Rd junction 16:00h (Bruce Martin)
Farcet Fen - f Brambling briefly this morning, Yellow Wagtail over this afternoon, Short-eared Owl, Curlew over this evening (Steve Dudley)
Ferry meadows, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 14 Sand Martins, Common Tern (Brian Stone)
Alconbury - 3 WAXWINGS just south of the north gate to the airfield at TL198763, 16:50h (Mark Hawkes)
Wednesday, 30 March
Alconbury - 3 WAXWINGS on airfield perimeter 12:45h, at TL198763 (as per RBA)
Cambridge - 28 WAXWINGS in NIAB CP off Huntingdon Road 14:10h, flew off towards Girton 14:20h (Ade Long, Bob Jarman)
Tuesday, 29 March
Wicken Fen - 3+ Marsh Harriers, m Hen Harrier, Merlin this afternoon (Dave Griffiths)
Ouse Washes RSPB - 2 m Garganeys from Common Wash Hide, ad m & f Peregrine, 2 Sand Martins, ad m & f Marsh Harriers, pair Mandarins, singing Willow Warbler (Ian Barton)
Grafham Water - 2nd win Caspian Gull, 2+ Yellow-legged Gulls (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Nene Washes - Grey Plover, 2 Ruff, Peregrine, Water Pipit, Water Rail, 2 Marsh Harriers, Little Ringed Plover (Chris Orders, Josh Jones, Will Bowell); m Garganey at Eldernell late afternoon (Jono Leadley)
RAF Wyton - BLACK REDSTART near generator buildings 12:10h, but no public access (as per RBA)
Monks Wood - pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Buzzards, 7 Chiffchaffs, 12 Marsh Tits (Rich Broughton)
Monday, 28 March
Peterborough, Thorpe Park Road - 13 WAXWINGS (Mike Weedon)
Grafham Water - 2 Common Scoter, Lesser Redpoll, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Shepreth L Moor NR - male Redstart (Guy Manners)
Ouse Washes - 2 Little Egets half a mile south of Chain Corner (David Griffiths)
Great Chishill - 7 Common Buzzards drifting SE in a thermal (Jack Harrison)
Fen Drayton - CETTI'S WARBLER in NW corner of Elney Lake, Tawny Owl by nest box, Swallow in village (Richard Allison); 2 Swallows, 6 Sand Martins, Green Sandpiper (Stuart & Jill Elsom); 2 CETTI'S WARBLERS, 17+ Chiffchaffs, 5 Willow Warblers (Mark Eaton)
Nene Washes - GREEN WINGED TEAL still present (Jim Lawrence)
Priory Park, St. Neots - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Bob Scott)
Toft - Buzzard over early afternoon (Kevin Harris)
Sunday, 27 March
Littleport - WHITE STORK reported yesterday between Littleport and Southery over River Ouse at 14:15h (per RBA)
Grafham Water - ICELAND GULL (1st-winter) in roost from 19:15h, 2 fem COMMON SCOTER by tower off Hill Farm, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Nene Washes - GREEN WINGED TEAL still present, male Marsh Harrier (Ken Hook)
Turf Fen - Short-eared Owl (Ken Hook)
Fen Drayton GP - plenty of Chiffchaffs, 4+ Willow Warbler, CETTI's WARBLER, Sedge Warbler (Richard Patient)
Paxton Pits - Yellow Wagtail, Swallow, with 30 Sand Martins, fem Wheatear (Martin Davis/Jamie Wells)
Saturday, 26 March
Cottenham Long Drove - 3 1st winter, 2 2nd winter and 1 adult Caspian Gull (Dick Newell)
Woodwalton Fen - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming briefly, 2 Marsh Harrier (Kate Fuller) 2 Siskin, Woodcock
Fen Drayton - at least 1 CETTI'S WARBLER singing, 20+ Sand Martins, 7 Ruddy Duck on Moore Lake and at least 4 Willow Warblers singing (Richard Allison, James Hanlon); Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Paul Rule); 2 CETTI'S WARBLERS singing, one on an isalnd in Elney Lake and one in the NW corner (Mark Hawkes & Dave Anderson)
Nene Washes - GREEN WINGED TEAL still present (Mike Weedon)
Grafham Water - Red Kite seen over (Martin & Wendy Phillips)
East Hatley - Red Kite flying south (Bill and Ann Jordan)
Friday, 25 March
Woodwalton - f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Mark Eaton)
Cottenham, Long Drove - 1st winter Caspian Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (per RBA/Steve Arlow)
St Ives - 8 comic Terns seen flying high over St Ives heading towards Grafham Water (Darren Frost)
Nene Washes - GREEN WINGED TEAL at centrel drove (Kevin Du Rose); Knot (Katie Fuller); Peregrine (David Manton & Tony Moorcroft); Water Pipit, Little Ringed Plover, c.300 Black-tailed Godwits, fem Marsh Harrier (Mark Hawkes, Mike Weedon)
Fen Drayton - 2 sum plumage BLACK-NECKED GREBES on Elney Lake, 4 Willow Warblers and 20 + Chiffchaffs were singing from various points, drake Ruddy Duck was on Ferry Lagoon, 9 Sand Martins (Jim Lawence); 2 CETTI's WARBLERS singing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Sand Martin, 10+ Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes, Dave Anderson)
Thursday, 24 March
Fen Drayton - 2 sum plumage BLACK-NECKED GREBES on Elney Lake, CETTI'S WARBLER singing on one of the islands on Elney Lake (Bruce & Gwen Martin)
RAF Wyton - 10+ WAXWINGS briefly 11:10h (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge - 20+ WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave 07:35h before flying west (Ed Bullmore); 6 birds near Meadows Community Centre in Arbury Rd, 11:30h (John Hoppett)
Wednesday, 23 March
Paxton Pits - 11 Sand Martins, 4 Blackcaps, Curlew, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, m Red-crested Pochard (Martin Davis) Merlin (Julian Hughes)
Cottenham, Long Drove - 2nd c.y. Caspian Gull, (photo here) 3rd c.y. Yellow-legged Gull (Dick Newell)
Wicken Fen - 70 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 2 Ringed Plovers on Baker's Fen (John Oates; Ben Green)
Ouse Washes - Sand Martin, Little Egret, 400 Black-tailed Godwits (David Griffiths)
Grafham Water - BLACK REDSTART around the buildings at Marlow CP 16:30h at least (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge - c.20 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/Kings Hedges Rd junction 06:40h (Peter Stockwell); singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff in Grantchester this morning (Guy Dutson); 14 birds next to King Hedges Junior School in Northfield Ave 14:40h (John Hoppett)
Maxey/Etton Pits - Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plovers, 3 Green Sandpipers (Mike Weedon)
Chiffchaffs reported from Paxton Pits, Hayley Wood, Ely & 5 at Monks Wood
Tuesday, 22 March
Cottenham, Long Drove - 3 Caspian Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull, Buzzard over (Dick Newell)
Paxton Pits - 2 m Wheatears, Black Swan (Martin Davis)
Fen Drayton - CETTIS WARBLER singing at Elney lake (Colin Kirtland)
Cottenham, Long Drove - 2 c.y. Caspian Gull, 2+ Yellow-legged Gulls 13:00h (Simon Stirrup)
Wicken Fen - 2 c.y. Caspian Gull on Baker's Fen briefly, 23+ Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 4+ Marsh Harriers, ringtail Hen Harrier (John Oates)
Cambridge - 2 Mandarins over the Cam at Grantchester (Guy Dutson); no sign of any Waxwings at Northfield Road 08:10h this morning, but 40 Black-tailed Godwits over (Sarah Howlett); Little Egret at Milton GP this evening (Colin Kirtland)
Chiffchaffs reported from Fen Drayton, Monks Wood, Cambridge & Hardwick
Monday, 21 March
St. Neots - OSPREY reported over 10:20h (as per RBA)
Ferry Meadows - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Visitor Services)
Elton Furze GC - Red Kite over (Peter Beesley)
Maxey GPs - s/p Scandinavian ROCK PIPIT on the first slurry pit before being chased off by a Meadow Pipit, Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtails, Ringed Plover, Kingfisher (Will Bowell); no sign of Rock Pipit, but 5 Green Sandpipers this lunchtime (Brian Stone, Mike Weedon)
Cambridge - 32 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/Kings Hedges Rd junction 08:20h (Bruce Martin); Brambling in a Lovell Road garden (David Heath)
St. Neots - f Brambling taking black sunflower seeds from a feeder in a private garden (Bob Scott)
Chiffchaffs reported from Ferry Meadows, Maxey GPs & Landbeach
News from Saturday, 19 March: Little Paxton - Firecrest (Andrew Taylor)
Sunday, 20 March
Paxton Pits - FIRECREST in bushes along the Moorings
Woodwalton Fen - 6 Lesser Redpolls, 3+ Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Kingfishers, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff (Mike Weedon)
Fen Drayton -Avocet on Moore Lake, 8 Ruddy Ducks, 9 Sand Martins (Dave Anderson); c.50 Sand Martins, 40 Black-tailed Godwits over c.12:00h (Sarah Howlett)
Milton CP - Little Egret briefly but elusive, 4 Chiffchaffs, 3 Kingfishers (David Heath)
Grafham Water - 2 Chiffchaffs, Water Rail, no sign of Black Redstart by 09:30h, 2nd sum Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes, Dean Harlow)
Cottenham, Long Drove - sub-adult Iceland Gull before flying towards the tip (Simon Stirrup)
Paxton Pits - 2 COMMON SCOTER, 3 ROCK PIPIT (photos here) , Marsh Harrier, Wheatear, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 12+ Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover, drk Red-crested Pochard, drk Ruddy Duck, fem Brambling, Buzzard, 3 Goosanders (Martin Davis, Neal Parkin, Gary Rawlings, Jamie Wells); 3 White Wagtails (Dean Harlow)
Cambridge - 25 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/Kings Hedges Rd junction again this morning at 10:00h before moving 100 yds into Alder in Armitage Way (Bruce Martin)
Saturday, 19 March
Paxton Pits - 2+ Little Ringed Plovers (Martin Davis)
Cambridge - 12+ WAXWINGS in Mercers Row 14:20h before flying towrads Coldham's Common (John Walsh)
Grantchester - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by the Cam behind The Orchard tea garden 14:30h (Rich Broughton)
Fen Drayton - Bittern in to roost on Holywell Pit 18:15h (Dave Anderson)
Grafham Water - fem/imm male BLACK REDSTART, TL135672, at 17:30h (David Lawrence)
Crow Hill, Cambourne - male Wheatear, 39 Corn Buntings (Jim Lawence)
Nene Washes - on the RSPB reserve, Water Pipit, f Marsh Harrier, c.200 Golden Plovers (Mike Weedon); at Chain Corner, 4 Water Pipits about halfway between the two sets of Cormorant trees (Monica and Owen Marks)
Haddenham Fen - 3 Wheatears and small flocks of alba Wagtails including at least four nominates, Short-eared Owl (Jake Allsop)
Ouse Washes - male Wheatear along the bank, a Little Egret half a mile south of Chain Corner and a Pink-footed Goose with Greylags (David Griffiths); 2 WAXWINGS present since yesterday (Ian Barton)
Fowlmere - Common Buzzard (Paul Bentinck)
Friday, 18 March
Cottenham, Long Drove - Stonechat, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (Dick Newell)
Fen Drayton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bitterns in to roost on Holywell Pit 18:30h (Dave Anderson)
Ferry Meadows CP - Hawfinch put in a brief appearance in the garden this afternoon.
Great Abbington - Wheatear (BridGuides)
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit - 1st w GLAUCOUS GULL briefly, 15:00h (Mike Weedon & Mark Ward)
Cambourne - m & f Wheatears at Crow Hill 13:30h (Jono Leadley)
Farcet Fen - m Wheatear, 3 Merlin, m Stonechat this morning, Peregrine over this afternoon (Steve Dudley)
Cambridge - 10 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/King's Hedges Road 10:00h (Bruce Martin)
Nene Washes - 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Barn Owls, 6 Tree Sparrows at Eldernell; 2 Water Pipits, 6 Black-tailed Godwits on the reserve (Brian Stone)
Paxton Pits - Sand Martin, Green Sandpiper this morning (Jamie Wells)
Chiffchaffs reported singing at Milton Ferry Bridge, Ferry Meadows & Whittlesey this morning
Thursday, 17 March
Grafham Water - possible 2nd w (3rd c.y.) KUMLIEN'S GULL 17:30-18:00h (Jono Leadley)
Farcet fen - f Merlin (Kevan Wolstencroft)
Eldernell - 3 Marsh Harriers (Steve Gann)
Lode - ringtail Hen Harrier, with the same or another bird at Swaffham Prior Fen later in the day (John Oates)
Gog Magogs - Red Kite over (Ruth Tubbs)
Paxton Pits - Sand Martin, 2 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper late afternoon (Martin Davis)
Cambridge - 29+ WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/King's Hedges Road 13:45h (Charles Williams)
Cambourne - m Wheatear at Crow Hill c.13:00h (Jono Leadley)
Farcet Fen - m Wheatear, m Merlin, 60+ Golden Plovers (Steve Dudley)
Cambridge - Chiffchaff singing by Madingly Rd/Storey's way junction this morning (Guy ?)
From Sunday, 13 March: Cam Washes, Upware - Merlin, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, 30 Snipe, 6+ Pintail, 350+ Wigeon; Wicken Fen -2 Hen Harriers, Barn Owl, 4+ Woodcock roding (Charles Williams).
Wednesday, 16 March
Kingfisher's Bridge - Sand Martin over (Bruce Martin)
Paxton Pits - 5 Sand Martins this afternoon (Martin Davis)
Cambridge - 25 WAXWINGS over Brooklands Ave/Trumpington Rd junction 16:40h (Iain Webb)
Monks Wood - 4 live and 1 dead Woodcock, 10 Marsh Tits (Rich Broughton)
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit - 1st w GLAUCOUS GULL 13:15-13:45h (Brian Stone)
Cambourne - m Wheatear at Crow Hill this lunchtime (Jono Leadley)
Alconbury - Merlin 07:45h (BirdGuides)
St. Neots - Red Kite 09:55h (BirdGuides)
Cambridge - 27+ WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/King's Hedges Road 09:45h (Daniel Morton)
From Sunday, 13 March: Eldernell - m Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 2+ Barn Owls (Bill Meek)
Tuesday, 15 March
Ouse Washes - between Earith & Sutton a Little Egret, c.1000 Black-tailed Godwits, 1500 Golden Plovers, 6 Water Pipits north of Chain Corner, also Merlin & Peregrine over fields west of the washes & 3 Water Pipits in to roost at Welches Dam (Colin Kirtland)
Eaton Socon - WAXWING at Field Cottage Road (John & Dorothy Slack)
Milton CP - Little Egret on Dickerson Pit, possible f Scaup also (Daniel Morton)
Cambridge - 28 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/King's Hedges Road 11:15h (Bruce Martin)
Peterborough - Red Kite over west near the fire station (Tony Parker); 3 WAXWINGS at the Shell Garage, Lincoln Rd, Walton (Martin Coates); 5 WAXWINGS in Thorpe Park Road (Peter Beesley)
St. Ives - probable Merlin, far end of Old Ramsey Road, 07:45h (Martin Philips)
Monday, 14 March
Ouse Washes - 2 Water Pipits, 2 Scaup, 2528 Black-tailed Godwits, 173 Snipe, 117 Redshank, 1707 Pintail, 3 Curlew, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl, Grey Wagtail (Ian Barton)
Trumpington - 70 Golden Plovers c.17:30h (Peter Bircham)
Priory Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, c.70 Redwings singing (Bob Scott)
Paxton Pits - f Stonechat, 8 Oystercatchers, 46 Golden Plovers (Martin Davis)
Grafham Water - Red Kite over Savages Creek, as per the wardens, 1st w Caspian Gull briefly 16:25h, 2 Oystercatchers (Mark Hawkes)
Cam Washes, Upware - 2 Short-eared Owls (John Oates)
Lode - eastern race Jackdaw around the allotments (John Oates)
Monks Wood - Peregrine (Gavin Broad); 10+ Marsh Tits, 2 Woodcock (Rich Broughton)
Peterborough - 19 WAXWINGS in Orton Wistow, in Svenskaby off Wistow Way 08:10h before flying off west (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water - Ringed Plover, Redshank, Dunlin on the dam 08:15h (Jono Leadley)
Swaffham Bulbeck - Buzzard (John Oates)
Swaffham Prior Fen - Short-eared Owl, Bar-headed Goose (John Oates)
Sunday, 13 March
Paxton Pits - m Smew, f Stonechat, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Water Rails, 7 Goosanders, 6 Oystercatchers, Red-crested Pochard (Martin Davis et al.)
Maxey GP - 3 Green Sandpipers, Ringed Plover (Mike Weedon)
Fen Drayton GPs - 160 Golden Plovers, 34 Goldeneyes, 2 Ruddy Ducks, Greenshank (Richard Patient)
Whittlesey - Short Eared Owl c.2 miles from the village on the Benwick Road, 5 Barn Owls in the area (Matt Francis)
Woodwalton Fen - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Marsh Tits (Steve Stones); Peregrine Falcon (David Manton & Tony Moorcroft);
Monks Wood - Common Buzzard, 250 Golden Plovers near Saul's Gate, Redwing in full song (Stuart & Jill Elsom)
Eldernell - Stonechat (David Manton & Tony Moorcroft); warden reported a Water Pipit just past Lords Holt also.
Swaffham Prior - Barnacle Goose and Bar-headed Goose with the Canadas and Greylags (John Oates)
Grafham Water - adult Kittiwake, Dunlin on the dam (Jono Leadley)
Buckden GP's - Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid, fem Goosander over (Jono Leadley)
Saturday, 12 March
Monks Wood - 50+ Redwings in song chorus (Rich Broughton)
Milton CP - Little Egret on bushes in centre of east lake (Mike Wood)
Orton Brick Pits - BLACK-NECKED GREBE still present, Common Buzzard (Dave Bradley)
Hardwick - Common Buzzard soaring over Hardwick wood (Clive Sinclair)
Eldernell - 2 adult sum plum Mediterranean Gulls on the wash, Jack Snipe flying along the drain (Gareth, Josh + Marlene Jones)
Woodwalton Fen - female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and small flock of Marsh Tits (Peter Beesley)
Grafham Water - 2 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Buzzard, 21+ Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes)
Buckden GP's - Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid (sex unsure), male Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge - 11 WAXWINGS at Northfield Ave/King's Hedges Road (RBA), 6 WAXWINGS at King's Hedges Road by post office (Dr Zbigniew Karpowicz)
Friday, 11 March
Trumpington - 50 Golden Plovers c.17:30h (Peter Bircham)
Long Drove, Cottenham - 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (Dick Newell)
Paxton Pits - 10 Smew (2 drakes) on A1 North Pit (Jim Lawrence)
Grafham Water - KNOT on the dam briefly early afternoon (Colin Addington); Buzzard over the dam wood this morning (Jim Lawrence)
Cambridge - 26 WAXWINGS in Newmarket Road in the large tree in Ivett & Reed Funeral Director's garden this morning, flew towards the bowls club at the junction with Barnwell Road 09:04h (Allistair Berry); 5-10 birds on the south edge of Parker's Piece 09:05h (Rich Broughton)
Peterborough - 45 WAXWINGS in Orton Wistow, in Svenskaby off Wistow Way 09:30h (BirdGuides)
Thursday, 10 March
Manea - CETTI'S WARBLER on the east side of the fishing pit (Paul Harrington)
Grafham Water - KNOT on the dam 14:50-15:15h before flying off, ROCK PIPIT on dam, 2 Goosanders, 1st w Yellow-legged Gull, Grey Wagtail (Mark Hawkes)
St. Ives - probable Merlin past the cemetery 17:15h (Martin Philips)
Westmoor Farm, Chatteris - 3 Short-eared Owls, m Stonechat, 52 Golden Plovers, 6 Tree Sparrows, 120 Corn Buntings (Mark Ward)
Paxton Pits - Smew, 5 Goosanders, m Red-crested Pochard, 82 Golden Plovers, 5 Dunlin, 3 Oystercatchers, 5 Pintails reported also (Martin Davis)
Cambridge - 2 WAXWINGS at Northfiled Avenue 12:35h (Bruce Martin); 5 birds present at the junction of King's Hedges Road with Northfield Avenue 13:10h (James Smith); 5 birds still present 13:40h (David Heath); 6 birds on Coldhams Lane by the recreation area also (Nigel Lister)
Peterborough - at the North Bank SW this lunchtime, 3 Stonechats, Kingfisher, 20 Redshanks & a Tawny Owl at the Old SW (Brian Stone)
Wednesday, 9 March
Grafham Water - 2 ROCK PIPITS on the grassy area west of Marlow CP 16:32h (Colin Addington); ad Kittiwake off Church Lane c.17:15h, 3rd c.y. Yellow-legged Gull (Jono Leadley)
Trumpington, Cambridge - 1500+ Golden Plovers on the west side of the A10 17:30h (Peter Bircham)
Milton CP - Little Egret on Dickerson Pit 13:15h (Dan Morton)
Peterborough - 17 WAXWINGS in Gresley Way this lunchtime (Mike Weedon)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still present but not calling & elusive, 6 Chiffchaffs, Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtails (Stuart Elsom)
Dogsthorpe - 1st w GLAUCOUS GULL over the Tip c.13:00h (Jono Leadley); drifted off over Eye 13:30h (Brian Stone, Mike Weedon)
Cambridge - 30 WAXWINGS in Mercers Row off Newmarket Road 07:35-07:50h (Richard Thewlis); at the junction of Newmarket and Barnwell Roads 12:30h (Louise Bacon); 27 birds reported in the Chesterton area, at Pippin Drive TL471608 today (as per Bruce Martin)
St. Neots - 2 WAXWINGS near the petrol station in Tesco’s car park 09:20h (Stuart Geeves)
News from Monday, 7 March: Whittlesey - WILLOW WARBLER singing in a private garden (Matt Francis); from Sunday, 6 March cracking photo of female Stonechat on the Nene Washes here.
Tuesday, 8 March
Swaffham Bulbeck Fen - WHEATEAR (as per RBA, via Mark Hawkes)
Prior’s Fen GP - 3 Pink-footed Geese, 2+ Whopper Swans this lunchtime (Brian Stone)
Eldernell - 3 Bitterns flying between pits and reedbed 11:00h; a single Bittern flew into the pit 17:55h on Sunday 6 March too (Jonathan Taylor)
Cambridge - c.30 WAXWINGS on Newmarket Road near the railway bridge and old Leper Chapel 10:30h (as per Iain Webb)
Orton Brick Pits - ROCK PIPIT on the island, s/p BLACK-NECKED GREBE still present, 12 Goldeneyes, Curlew over (Mark Ward); no sign of the Rock Pipit 13:30-14:10h (Katie Fuller)
Cambridge - 9 WAXWINGS at the junction of King's Hedges Road with Northfield Avenue 08:50h (David Heath)
Grafham Water - 3 ad Kittiwakes at the east end of the water from 08:15h (Jono Leadley); 5+ ad Kittiwakes off Church Lane from 15:50h, m Goosander, Ringed Plover on dam (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)
Lattenbury Hill - 5 Buzzards soaring 08:35h, TL 270660 (Duncan McNiven)
Monday, 7 March
Swaffham Prior Fen - 2 Curlews (John Oates)
Cambridge - 16 WAXWINGS near the junction of King's Hedges Road with Northfield Avenue 08:45h (Charles Williams)
Sunday, 6 March
Longthorpe, Peterborough - 3 WAXWINGS in a tree in Harefield Gardens (Matt Webb)
Needingworth/Barleycraft - 13 Smew (Jem Holding)
Gamlingay/St. Neots - 5 Buzzards & a Red Kite west over Cromwell Golf Course c.12:00h (Frank James)
Orton Brick Pits - BLACK-NECKED GREBE until 16:00h at least (Iain Thomas)
Peterborough - 7 WAXWINGS in Thorpe Park Road (David Cromack)
Bar Hill - WAXWING by the library (Richard Patient)
Cambridge - 27 WAXWINGS at King's Hedges Road SW of the Regional College, then flying off to the junction of King's Hedges Road and Northfield Avenue for a brief visit before heading off again (Peter Herkenrath)
Paxton Pits - 11 Goosanders, 3 Smew, m Red-crested Pochard, Dunlin, 13 Ringed Plovers, 4 Marsh Tits, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Stonechats, Grey Wagtail, Pink-footed Goose, 4 Kingfishers, 5 Barnacle Geese, 428 Cormorants in roost (Julian Hughes)
Sawtry - Red Kite soaring over A1M about 1 mile north of Sawtry at 07:10h (Richard Bayldon)
Saturday, 5 March
Cambridge - 14 WAXWINGS briefly on Northfield Avenue 08:20h (David Heath)
Ely BF - fem. Marsh Harrier (Ben Green)
Grafham Water - drk Goosander, 29 Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes); Grey Plover over west (Jono Leadley)
Paxton Pits - drk Red-crested Pochard, 2 Smew, 5 Goosander from Hayden & Kingfisher Hides (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley); 8 Smew on A1 pit (Richard Bashford)
Orton Brick Pits - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, pair of Ruddy Duck, Merlin (Jim Lawrence)
Milton - 1st winter Caspian Gull and 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull (Dick Newall); ad Yellow-legged Gull and a 5th c.y Caspian Gull (Peter Herkenrath)
A1 south of Norman Cross - Red Kite (Jim Lawrence)
Friday, 4 March
A1 Pit at Little Paxton - 14 Smew (3 ad drakes, a 2cy drake & 10 females) (Mark Ward)
Grafham Water - GLAUCOUS GULL 1st-winter/summer off Mander, Dunlin on dam (Colin Addington, Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
St Neots - WAXWING in Tesco car park briefly at 11.45 (per RBA)
Ferry Meadows CP - 30 WAXWINGS feeding by Ham Bridge (Don Gardener)
Cottenham, Long Drove - Barn Owl (David Heath)
Thursday, 3 March
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit - 1st w Caspian Gull (Kevin Du Rose)
Doddington Road - Short-eared Owl and several Corn Buntings west of the road at TL384895 (Colin Head)
Orton Brick Pits - s/p BLACK-NECKED GREBE 17:45h (Gary Heath)
Benwick - Short-eared Owl (Jake Allsop)
Woodwalton Fen - m & f Siskin & a f Lesser Redpoll in a 25+ Goldfinch charm, Buzzard over, 10+ Marsh Tits (Jim Lawrence)
Monks Wood - 1+ m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 15+ Treecreepers, 2 Buzzards, Woodcock, 15+ Marsh Tits (Rich Broughton)
Eynesbury - 2 WAXWINGS in the Barford Road Tesco's Car Park 13:40h (Paul Lippett); present until 14:30h when they flew south (Mark Hawkes, Jim Lawrence, Chris Habard)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Grey Wagtails (Stuart Elsom)
Cambridge - 6 WAXWINGS at the junction of King's Hedges Road with Northfield Avenue and nearby 07:15h (Iain Thomas); 26 birds present in the area 09:30-10:30h (Mark Ward); present at the junction of King's Hedges Road with Northfield Avenue 11:26h, but can disappear for hours (Bruce Martin)
Wednesday, 2 March
Cow Lane sewage works, Godmanchester - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 8 Chiffchaffs, 4 Grey Wagtails, 80 Pied Wagtails (Colin Kirtland)
Grafham Water - 2 ad Kittiwakes off Church Lane, 4 Goosanders (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Orton Brick Pits - s/p BLACK-NECKED GREBE (Brian Stone, Chaz Shaw et al.)
Cambridge - 20 WAXWINGS (photos here) at the junction of King's Hedges Road and Northfield Avenue 14:45h (Bruce Martin)
Needingworth SW - 5 Chiffchaffs (Bruce Martin)
Whittlesford GP - Little Egret 11:50h (Guy Belcher)
Tuesday, 1 March
Paxton Pits - 2 Short-eared Owls, 11 Smew, 2 Red-crested Pochards, f Stonechat (Martin Davis, Jamie Wells)
Ouse Washes - Bean Goose, Goosander, 7 Goldeneyes, Short-eared Owl, 3 Water Pipits (Ian Barton)
Westmoor Farm - 2+ Short-eared Owls, c.150 Corn Buntings, c.40 Yellowhammers, c.30 Reed Buntings this afternoon (Mark Ward)
Cambridge - at least 24 WAXWINGS feeding on Guelder Rose berries in Northfield Avenue 13:00h (Colin Kirtland)
Whittlesford GP - Little Egret on the island in the big trout fishing lake (Mike Foley)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - no sign of the Siberian Chiffchaff in heavy rain 10:00-11:30h, 8+ Grey Wagtails flew towards the sewage works (Jamie Wells)
Monday, 28 February
Paxton Pits - Firecrest at the south end of Washout Pit c.11:00h, Water Rail calling, Buzzard, 2 Ringed Plovers (Jamie Wells)
Ouse Washes - ad Yellow-legged Gull, f Hen Harrier, 3 Barn Owls, Tawny Owl, at least 20 Tree Sparrows (Mark Ward)
Grafham Water - c.465 Great-crested Grebes at the dam end (Jono Leadley)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF briefly c.14:00h, not heard to call (Jono Leadley)
Woodwalton Fen - 6 Woodcock & 8 Bullfinches; Bittern reported on Gordon Mere 27 February (Jim Lawrence)
Whittlesford GP - 2 Little Egrets on the island in the big trout fishing lake (Guy Belcher)
Monks Wood - 2 Woodcock, c.10 Marsh Tits, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling in north-west corner of the wood (Rich Broughton)
Orton Brick Pits - summer-plumaged BLACK-NECKED GREBE favouring the northern part of pit, 3 Ruddy Ducks (Kevan Wolstencroft, David Roberts); BLACK-NECKED GREBE still present 15:00h (Peter Beesley)
Cambridge - 6 WAXWINGS at the corner of Kings Hedges Road and Northfield Avenue early this morning (Ade Cooper & Bruce Martin); still present 09:30h (John Oates); no sign at 10:30h (Jim Lawrence)
Sunday, 27 February
Prior's Fen - Short-eared Owl, Jack Snipe, 7 Goldeneyes, 52 Bewick's Swans, 8 Whooper Swans (Mike Weedon)
Swavesey - m (& possibly f) Stonechat between River Drove and bridleway 5 (Sue Rogers)
Cambridge - 6 WAXWINGS at the corner of Kings Hedges Road and Northfield Avenue (Ade Cooper)
Paxton Pits - 4 Smew (1 male), 4 Goosanders (1 male), 2 Snipe, Buzzard, 3 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 10 Redshanks, male Red-crested Pochard, 3 Barnacle Geese, Pink-footed Goose (Julian Hughes)
Woodwalton Fen - 4 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Common Buzzards, Red Kite, Woodcock, Tawny Owl, Grey Wagtail (Richard Patient)
Peterborough - FIRECREST in the little garden at east end of the black and white house opposite the lido in Gravel Walk, Bishops Road and Vine Yard Corner (Chaz Shaw)
Orton Brick Pits - summer-plumaged BLACK-NECKED GREBE on northern part of pit, redhead Smew on western part, c10 Goldeneye (Kevin Du Rose and Katie Fuller)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF showing well on ground around rear of sewage works, favouring area with the damaged 'white' Elder bush at approx TL265710 (Mark Ward)
Saturday, 26 February
Maxey - Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plovers 2 Goosanders (Mike Weedon)
Barleycraft - Water Rail, Goldcrest, 10+ Redshank (Martin & Wendy Phillips)
Ouse Washes - 113 Pintail, c.250 Teal, 1000+ Wigeon, c.200 Black-tailed Godwits, 26 Dunlin, 15 Redshank and 1 Ruff (David Griffiths)
Chatteris - Short-eared Owl hunting alongside New Road (Mark Ward)
Paxton Pits - redhead Goosander, male Red-crested Pochard (Chris Akhurst)
Friday, 25 February
Maxey - ad SHAG on the fishing pits (Josh Jones)
Prior's Fen - 3 Pink-footed Geese this morning (photo here), Jack Snipe, 5 Goldeneyes, Barn Owl (Brian Stone)
Thursday, 24 February
Cottenham, Long Drove - 2nd c.y. ICELAND GULL on the new pool 13:10h (Simon Stirrup); still present 14:30h (John Oates); Yellow-legged Gull, ICELAND GULL departed 14:39h (Mark Ward)
Ouse Washes - Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Little Egrets, Tawny Owl on telegraph pole by CP entrance, c.500 Whooper Swans & c.100 Bewick's Swans roosted, c.100 Ruff, c.80 Dunlin, c.100 Black-tailed Godwits, Water Pipit calling at Rickwood Hide (Mark Ward)
Wednesday, 23 February
Roswell Pits, Ely - f Marsh Harrier over, 2 Snipe, Woodcock, Kingfisher, no sign of the Bittern seen in mid-January (Ben Green)
Peterborough - c.15 WAXWINGS near Westagte House (Matt Webb)
Cam Washes - Peregrine, 2 Stonechats (John Oates)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF seen briefly this morning, but again not heard to call (Mark Ward); this bird was seen 'late January' (John Clark); 2 Grey Wagtails, 3+ Chiffchaffs, Green Sandpiper present also (Mark Ward)
Tuesday, 22 February
Maxey Pits - 9 Goosanders, 2 Little Ringed Plovers (Keith Lawton)
Ouse Washes - 2 Caspian Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull, Tundra Bean Goose, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, c.400 Whooper Swans & c.400 Bewick's Swans roosted, c.200 Ruff & c.80 Black-tailed Godwits over north-east, 2 Water Rails, pair Stonechats (Mark Ward)
Monks Wood - 3 Red Kites together today (Rich Broughton)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF seen well again this morning, but not heard to call, despite vocal behaviour from some of the c.5 Chiffchaffs present (Jim Lawrence); present 12:30-12:50h, but still not calling (Stuart Elsom)
Peterborough - 14 WAXWINGS in Stanley Rec briefly this morning at 10:00h (David Withrington); 20 WAXWINGS at the junction of Lincoln & Fitzwilliam Roads (Matt Webb)
Monday, 21 February
Ouse Washes - 4th c.y. Caspian Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, Tundra Bean Goose, ad m Peregrine, f Marsh Harrrier, Little Egret, 168 Ruff, 2 Stonechat, 3 Kingfishers together, Barn Owl, c.600 Bewick's Swans, c.50 Whooper Swans 13:30-18:15h (Mark Ward)
Barton - flock of 100 Stock Doves this lunchtime (Louise Bacon)
Cow Lane, Godmanchester - probable SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF showed well twice between 12:15-13:05h, but not again by 13:25h and not heard to call; also 3+ Chiffchaffs, 23 Goldcrests, 30+ Reed Buntings, 2 Grey Wagtails. All these birds around the rear of the sewage works and very mobile (Stuart Elsom)
Heydon - Buzzard at TL432404, 11:45h; seen again just south of Chrishall Grange at 14:30h (Jack Harrison)
Abbington Piggots - Common Buzzard perched in tall trees just north east of the village this morning, at TL314443 (Jim Lawrence)
Croydon - Little Owl perched in the open 10:00h (Jim Lawrence)
Sunday, 20 February
Sutton Gault - 4 Barn Owls, Little Egret (Allistair Berry)
Grafham Water - 2 drake Goosander, 11 Ruddy Duck, 2 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gulls, presumed fem Tufted x Scaup, Tawny Owl calling (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Maxey Pits - 5 Goosander (3 drakes), Green Sandpiper (Bob Titman)
Chatteris - Short-eared Owl opposite Holbrook Nursery, on the road to Somersham (Mark Ward)
Saturday, 19 February
Paxton Pits - 11 Smew, f Stonechat, Oystercatcher, Redshank (Martin Smith)
Needingworth - 8 Smew inc. one adult male, 4+ Chiffchaffs by the sewage works (Jem Holding}
Woodwalton Fen - fem Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, several singing Marsh Tits (Jono Leadley)
Grafham Water - 1st winter Caspian Gull, 2+ 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gulls, imm. male Peregrine, Chiffchaff (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Friday, 18 February
Monks Wood - Red Kite, 7 Buzzards, 6 Woodcock (Rich Broughton)
Ferry Meadows - Grey Wagtail (Chris Park)
Paxton Pits - Waxwing south over the Visitor Centre this morning (Ian Langdon)
Thursday, 17 February
Barleycraft - 13 redhead Smew, Barn Owl, 1500+ Wigeon (Mark Ward, Ade Cooper, Mark Hawkes)
Chain Corner - Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit, 80 Redshanks, c.100 Ruff, 25 Black-tailed Godwits (Mark Ward)
Farcet Fen - ad Mediterranean Gull, Green Sandpiper 12:45h (Steve Dudley)
Cow lane GP, Godmanchester - 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Redshanks, 6 Goldeneyes, Water Rail (Stuart Elsom)
Wednesday, 16 February
Chain Corner - 700+ Black-tailed Godwits (David Griffiths)
Farcet Fen - 2 Merlin, 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Barn Owls, 4 Little Owls, Tawny Owl, 30+ Tree Sparrows (Steve Dudley)
Milton CP - Water Rail, 7 Bullfinches, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers first thing this morning (David Heath)
Fen Dayton - Peregrine c.11:00h (Jim Guthrie)
River Welland - m Red-breasted Merganser (photo here) & 3 Goosanders near where the B1006 turns 90û north-west away from the river at TL188082 (Jim Lawrence); at least 2 further Red-breasted Mergansers have been seen regularly recently on the Welland, flirting with the Cambs border.
Wicken Fen - Tawny Owl roosting in full view along Harrison's Drove today (John Oates)
Dog-in-a-Doublet - Short-eared Owl (Jim Lawrence)
March Farmers - Short-eared Owl (BirdGuides)
Peterborough, Nene North Bank - 3+ Stonechats, 2 Green Sandpipers, 25+ Redshanks, 400+ Golden Plovers, Tawny Owl (Brian Stone)
Tuesday, 15 February
St. Neots - a very vocal Tawny Owl at St. Anselm Place 22:30h (Stuart Elsom, Julian Hughes)
Cam Washes, Upware - 3 Short-eared Owls, 2 Stonechats, Barnacle Goose (John Oates)
Swaffham Prior Fen - ad m Merlin, ringtail Hen Harrier, 500 Golden Plovers (John Oates)
Upton - 17 WAXWINGS around oak trees just north of Top Lodge Farm, c. TF104017 16:50h (Trevor Willimas)
Cambridge - Buzzard circling between the American Cemetery and Madingley village this morning (Paul Rule)
Sunday, 13 February
Eldernell - 2 Water Pipits over, Barn Owl, 150+ Bewick's Swans (Mike Weedon)
Paxton Pits - 10+ Smew, 4 Barnacle Geese, Red-crested Pochard (Julian Hughes, Jamie Wells)
Barleycraft GP - 12 Smew, imm Peregrine, 65 Dunlin (Justin Lansdell)
Wicken Fen - 4 Hen Harriers to roost this evening (Justin Lansdell)
Grafham Water - Red Kite over west side, 7 Goosander, Common Buzzard, 60+ Goldeneye (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley, Colin Addington)
Cambridge - m Mandarin on the river Cam at Chesterton, present yesterday also (Peter Herkenrath)
Saturday, 12 February
Paxton Pits - 2 Barnacle Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, 7 Goosanders, Tawny Owl, Green Sandpiper (Julian Hughes, Jamie Wells)
Ferry Meadows - adult Kittiwake flying across the reserve towards Overton Lake (Matt Webb)
Grafham Water - 1st and 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gulls, 6 Goosander (4 drks) (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley, Richard Patient, Jim Lawrence, Colin Addinton)
Waresley / Gamlingay - 3 Common Buzzards, 8 Stock Doves (Stuart & Jill Elsom)
Friday, 11 February
Monks Wood - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (a drumming bird has been seen & heard regularly over the past month), Woodcock, Buzzard, lots of Marsh Tits (Rich Broughton)
Thursday, 10 February
Orton BP - redhead Smew, 5 Goldeneyes (Dave Bradley)
Wednesday, 9 February
Peterborough - Red Kite 13:00h (BirdGuides)
Cow Lane GP, Godmanchester - 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Bullfinches, 2 Grey Wagtails, 3 Redshank, Oystercatcher (Stuart Elsom)
Gamlingay - a large owl species, believed most likely Eagle Owl, seen near the pharmacy for a couple of minutes, in flight and perched, at dusk yesterday (Lennox Campbell)
Tuesday, 8 February
Cam Washes - 5 Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl, 3 Stonechats (David Heath)
Grafham Water - ad Mediterranean Gull off sailing club 16:30h (Colin Addington)
Maxey Pits - 9 Goosanders roosted this evening (Josh Jones)
Monday, 7 February
Great Eversden - GREAT GREY SHRIKE off Wimpole Road along the path just west of 77m trig point at TL352526 c.16:00h (Jonathan Ekstrom)
Nene Washes - 3 Peregrines, 2 Merlin, 7000+ Golden Plovers, 5 Stonechat (Jonathan Taylor)
Milton Country Park - 4 Kingfishers, m Blackcap (David Heath)
Fenstanton - Buzzard over the village 14:00h (John Chipperfield)
Woodwalton Fen - f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Alan Wadsworth, Guy Manners)
Prior's Fen - 5 Short-eared Owls, Ringed Plover, 2 Goldeneyes (Brian Stone)
Dog-in-a-Doublet - m Stonechat (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water - 2 m Smew off Marlow CP 07:40h (BirdGuides); ad Mediterranean Gull off fishing lodge 16:05h, 5 Goosanders, 2+ Yellow-legged Gulls (Mark Hawkes)
Sunday, 6 February
Paxton - ROCK PIPIT north east over the village towards the pits c.12:40h (Jamie Wells)
Dog-in-a-Doublet - Water Pipit (Steve Dudley)
Grafham Water - CETTI'S WARBLER reported singing by dragonfly pond late morning, 2 dk Goosander, 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes et al.)
Tanholt - 1st winter ICELAND GULL (Kevin Du Rose); 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (Martin Coates)
Saturday, 5 February
Paxton Pits - Little Egret over south, 2nd win Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Smew, 7 Goosander, Woodcock, Chiffchaff (Jamie Wells)
Fen Drayton - Little Egret (Alan Wadsworth); 2 Water Rail (Stuart & Jill Elsom)
Grafham Water - adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL off Mander Car Park (Josh Jones)
Beechwoods NR - Wood Lark in flight over at 14:35h, 5 Brambling (Peter Herkenrath)
Tanholt - 1st winter ICELAND GULL (Kevin Du Rose)
Queen Adelaide - ad Shag on top of the rail bridge (Richard Allison)
Manea - Merlin hunting over farmland just before the village (Peter Bircham)
Cambridge - Grey Wagtail over Great St Mary's Church (Jim Lawrence)
Impington - f Merlin (David Wege)
Friday, 4 February
Grafham Water - 7-8 Goosander (4 drks), Grey Wagatail with albino tertials on dam (Mark Hawkes)
Queen Adelaide - ad Shag on top of the rail bridge (Monica and Owen Marks)
Ferry Meadows CP - TWITE with Linnet flock at Roman Point 16:15h, 2m Ruddy Duck on Lynch Lake (Chris Park)
Thursday, 3 February
Elderwood Farm - 1st win Turtle Dove opposite the farm at c.TL497927 14:30-14:45h (Monica and Owen Marks)
Fletton BP - 1st win ICELAND GULL and ad Yellow-legged Gull into roost c.17:00 (Josn Jones)
Ferry Meadows CP - 2nd win ICELAND GULL on Overton Lake 13:00 (BirdGuides); showing very well on Orton Mere c.15:00h (Peter Farbridge)
Eldernell - 5 Barn Owls, Water Rail calling 07:10h (Brian Stone)
Nene Washes RSPB - Water Pipit, 2 Stonechat, Peregrine, c.25 Dunlin, ad m Marsh Harrier (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water - imm Shag by dam late morning, off Mander CP 16:00h, also 6 Goosanders (Mark Hawkes)
Maxey Pits - 6m, 5f Goosanders c.16:30h (Keith Lawton)
Cottenham - 2 Barn Owls (David Heath)
Wednesday, 2 February
Ouse Washes - 2 f Peregrines over south west, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 4+ Barn Owls, also c.800 Whooper Swans & c.300 Bewick's Swans in from the south-west (Mark Ward)
King's Dyke Brickworks - 3 Woodcock, Green Sandpiper (Phil Parker)
Wicken Fen - 2m, 2f Hen Harriers, f Marsh Harrier, 2 Barn Owls, Woodcock (Colin Kirtland)
Paxon Pits - 2m, 4f Smew, 3 Goosander, c.50 Goldeneyes, 4 Kingfishers (Colin Kirtland)
Eldernell - Bittern, 5 Barn Owls, 3 Short-eared Owls, m Merlin, ad m Marsh Harrier, Water Rail. 2 Barn Owls at each of Blackbush Drove and Farcet Fen also (Steve Dudley)
Grafham Water - imm Shag on Water Tower this afternoon until dusk, 6 Mandarins, 4 Goosanders, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Grey Wagtails (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)
Godmanchester GP - Green Sandpiper, 5+ Goldeneyes (Mark Hawkes)
Peterborough - 22 WAXWINGS outside entrance to Media House, Lynchwood Business Park, 08:40h at least (Chris Jones); not relocated this lunchtime (Katie Fuller, Mike Weedon)
Tuesday, 1 February
Eldernell - 2 ringtial Hen Harriers, 2 m Marsh Harriers, Short-eared Owl, 2 Barn Owls (David Roberts)
Milton, Cambridge - Barn Owl by new cycle bridge over A14 (David Heath)
Ferry Meadows - Jack Snipe from Ian Prestt Hide birefly this morning (Don Gardnener)
Needingworth Sewage Farm - Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 5 Ruff (Monica & Owen Marks)
Cow Lane GP, Godmanchester - 2 Green Sandpipers, 3+ Bullfinches, 2 Grey Wagtails, 3 Redshank (Stuart Elsom)
Prior's Fen - 3+ Short-eared Owls, 7 Goldeneyes, 8 Snipe (Brian Stone)
Farcet Fen - ad Mediterranean Gull over towards Pondersbridge this morning (Steve Dudley)
Grafham Water - Shag off dam by water tower with Great-crested Grebe flock this morning (Jono Leadley); still present in the same area 14:00h, Chiffchaff by Marlow CP (Mark Hawkes)
Monday, 31 January
Eldernell - Bittern, 4 Barn Owls, m Marsh Harrier, f Hen Harrier (Jonathan Taylor)
CEGB Reservoir - ad Mediterranean Gull arrived 17:10h (Mike Weedon)
Bevill's Wood (no public access) - 4 Buzzards, Woodcock, Marsh Tit (Rich Broughton)
Woodston, Peterborough - Kittiwake circled before heading south towards Fletton (Tony Parker)
Grafham Water - juv Shag off dam by water tower 09:45h, m Goosander (Mark Hawkes); Shag still present 14:38h, probably a second bird with Cormorants in the Great-crested Grebe flock (Jim Lawrence)
Longthorpe - 2 Tawny Owls calling this morning 03:15h (Gordon Hamlett)
Recently deceased - Kittiwake (Grafham Water); winter plumage Guillemot (Ouse Washes)
Sunday, 30 January
Needingworth, Barleycraft - 6 redhead Smew, 3 Red-crested Pochard (Jem Holding)
Fen Drayton - 2m, 3 redhead Smew, 30+ Goldeneyes, Red-crested Pochard, Ruddy Duck this afternoon (Iain Thomas)
Wicken Fen - 2 m, 2 ringtail Hen Harriers from Tower Hide (Jonathan Stacey)
Paxton Pits - 10 Smew, 10 Goosanders, Peregrine, single Pink-footed Goose with the Greylags, Red-crested Pochard (Neal Parkin, Jamie Wells)
March Farmers - 34 Bewicks's Swans, 46 Shelduck, Buzzard, m Marsh Harrier, 10 Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Little Owl, 2m Stonechat (Monica & Owen Marks)
Eldernell - 3 Water Pipit to west of Lord's Holt, 250-300 Black-tailed Godwit, male Marsh Harrier, ringtail Hen Harrier, Short-ear Owl, Peregrine, 3 Stonechat (Mike Weedon)
Ouse Washes - Guillemot still south of Pymoor Bridge and 87+ Tundra Bean Geese flew north at Four Balls Farm, Turtle Dove at Elderwood Farm TL496926 (Ian Barton)
Guyhirn/River Nene - 2 Short-eared Owl (Mark Hawkes)
Grafham Water - adult Kittiwake, Shag still off dam, 2 Goosander (per RBA)
Orton Brick Pits - redhead Smew on small fishing lake (Dave Bradley)
Saturday, 29 January
Paxton Pits - m, f Stonechat, 3 Smew, Green Sandpiper, Red-crested Pochard (Trevor Gunton, Martin Smith)
Milton Tip - Woodcock in the small woodland west of the tip (Peter Herkenrath)
Grafham Water - Shag off dam (Colin Addington)
Ouse Washes - summer plumaged bridled Guillemot on the east side of the Washes, south of Pymoor bridge (John Oates, James Hanlon)
Cambourne - Peregrine west over Crow Hill (Jonathan Hook)
Eaton Ford, St. Neots - Whooper Swan (Del Pearson)
Friday, 28 January
Peterborough - 2 WAXWINGS in the town centre at the Westgate CP, North Street near Bogart's Bar, although a little flighty (Pete Clement & Dick Seamons); still present at 16:00h (Mike Weedon et al.)
Grafham Water - Buzzard & Peregrine 12:25h (Jono Leadley); SHAG off Lagoons 16:00h, then near Water Tower off Hill Farm and present until 17:00h at least (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Thursday, 27 January
Upton Wood - Buzzard, 3 Marsh Tits (Rich Broughton)
From Tuesday, 25 January: Royston - RAVEN over the chalk down just north of the town, quite possibly in Cambridgeshire airspace (Helen MacDonald, as per Mark Hawkes)
Wednesday, 26 January
Haddenham Fen - 50 Corn Bunting, 250+ Golden Plover (Jake Allsop)
Cam Washes, Upware - 2 Short-eared Owls, pair Stonechat (Carl Howard)
Dimmock's Cote - Buzzard over, Stonechat (Carl Howard)
Ferry Meadows/Bluebell Wood - 7 Snipe, 4 Nuthatches coming to stump feeder, 4 Bullfinches (Ray Bowell)
Needingworth SW - 5 Chiffchaffs, Buzzard, Ruff (Jim Lawrence)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE (Jim Lawrence)
Fen Drayton - 155 Golden Plovers, 2 m Smew, f Ruddy Duck, 3+ Water Rails calling, Tawny Owl, Bittern showed well in north-west corner of Elney lake c.16:30h (Jim Lawrence et al.)
Tuesday, 25 January
Fen Drayton - Bittern showed well in north-west corner of Elney Lake this afternoon until 16:15h at least (Bruce Martin et al.)
Cottenham, Long Drove - 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Caspian Gulls (Dick Newell)
Grafham Water - 3 m Pintails, 22 Ruddy Ducks & the Argentine Bluebill is still around (Mark Hawkes)
Needingworth SW - 8+ Chiffchaffs (Duncan Ritchie)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE (BirdGuides)
Trumpington, Cambridge - 2000+ Golden Plovers 08:45h (Peter Bircham)
Monday, 24 January
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE c.11:50h, Buzzard (Jim Lawrence)
Longstanton - 100+ Pink-footed Geese over north-west c.10:20h (James Hanlon)
New images on the Photos page, including the Ferry Meadows Red-necked Grebe (Simon Stirrup, Terry Simms); White-tailed Eagle (Bruce Martin); Woodcock (Katie Fuller); Water Rail, Kingfisher, Fieldfare (Michael Lawrence)
Sunday, 23 January
Peterborough - imm. WHITE-TAILED EAGLE south-west over A1/A47 junction on the north-east of the city 10:45h (Richard Patient)
Wicken Fen - f Bearded Tit in front of Baker's Fen Hide c.10:15h (John Oates)
Grafham Water - Peregrine, 6 Mandarins, Goosander, Green Sandpiper, 2 Buzzards (Mark Hawkes)
Paxton Pits - 8 m & 2 f Goosanders, 2 redhead Smew, Grey Wagtail (Julian Hughes, Sandra Hughes)
Beechwoods, Cambridge - 6 Bramblings (Catherine Andrews)
Coton - Peregrine just south of the village this morning (Vince Lea)
Ouse Washes - 48 Tundra Bean Geese over this morning (Ray & Will Bowell, Josh Jones)
Fen Drayton - 2 Ruddy Duck, 3 Red-crested Pochard, c.20 Goldeneyes (Michael Ashburner); 6 Smew on Far Fen Lake (Jim Lawrence); Bittern showed well on Elney Lake from c.15:30h (Richard Allison)
Eldernell - Buzzard, m Marsh Harrier, ringtail Hen Harrier, Barn Owl (Jim Lawrence)
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit - 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls (Martin Coates)
Saturday, 22 January
Ouse Washes - imm. WHITE-TAILED EAGLE on the Cambs side until c.10:30h when it headed back to Welney (Duncan Coates, Jim Lawrence, many other observers); also 14 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Peregrines at Pymoor (Stuart Elsom, Dave Buckingham); last seen heading west from Welney early afternoon (Dave Hatton, Tony Mills et al.); 2nd c.y. ICELAND GULL from Cottier Hide this evening (Richard Patient et al.); 2-4 Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl (Monica & Owen Marks)
Nene Washes, Central Drove - m Marsh Harrier, 2 Short-eared Owls, 3 Stonechats, Ruff (Bill Meek)
Paxton Pits - 6 m & 3 f Goosanders on Washout Pit 14:00h (John Hoppett); Jack Snipe, 19 Black-tailed Godwits, Water Rail, Barn Owl (Julian Hughes et al.)
Grafham Water - 3rd win Caspian Gull off the harbour, ad Mediterranean Gull off the Lagoons, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Goosanders, Water Rail (Jono Leadley)
Ferry Meadows - Jack Snipe, Water Rail at Ian Prestt Hide (Matt Webb)
Eldernell - Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl, m Marsh Harrier, ringtail Hen Harrier (Brian Stone)
Fen Drayton - Bittern on Elney Lake, 4 Smew on Far Fen Lake (as per RBA)
Farcet Fen - Peregrine, Merlin, 2 Barn Owls, 2 Buzzards, Kingfisher, 30+ Tree Sparrows, flock of 145 Reed Buntings (Steve Dudley)
Friday, 21 January
Grafham Water - 2 m Goosanders, redhead Smew, lots of Goldeneyes from Mander CP Jake Allsop)
Paxton Pits - 3 m & a redhead Smew on A1 North (Jake Allsop)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE 10:15h (BirdGuides)
Ouse Washes - Tundra Bean Geese (BirdGuides)
Thursday, 20 January
Ouse Washes - 9 Little Egrets, 500+ Black-tailed Godwits just after dawn (John Oates); imm. WHITE-TAILED EAGLE south past the reserve office c.10:30h (Paul Harrington, Ian Clayton, Ian Barton); sighted over Jono Leadley at Mepal Bridge 13:00h (John Oates), then past Purl's Bridge; present in tree south of Four Balls Farm, south of railway, viewable from B1411 c.14:00h (Richard Allison et al.); reported back in Norfolk by c.15:00h (BirdGuides)
Wednesday, 19 January
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present, 2 Buzzards, 3 Water Rails, 2 Little Owls, 350 Fieldfares (Colin Kirtland)
Ouse Washes - 47 Tundra Bean Geese & 10 Little Egrets south of railway bridge just after dawn, Water Pipit over Welches Dam (Ian Barton); Peregrine, Barn Owl, Little Owl north of Pymore 15:00 - 16:45h (Monica & Owen Marks)
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit - ICELAND GULL until 08:50h at least (Brian Stone)
Tuesday, 18 January
Ouse Washes - ad ICELAND GULL roosted from 15:40h, viewed from Cadbury Hide (Ade Cooper)
Monday, 17 January
Woodwalton Fen - ringtail Hen Harrier, Water Rail, Bittern reported from Gordon's Mere c.13:00h (Mark Eaton)
Grafham Water - Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Farcet Fen - 3 Jack Snipe, 2 Green Sandpipers, 65+ Yellowhammers (Steve Dudley)
King's Dyke NR - 2 Woodcock, Common Snipe, Water Rail heard (Phil Parker)
Sunday, 16 January
Eldernell - 6+ Short-eared Owls, 2+ Peregrines, Merlin, ringtail Hen Harrier, 3 Barn Owls (Gordon Hamlett)
cam washes, Upware - 3 Stonechats (Michael Ashburner)
Cambridge, Cherry Hinton Hall - 6+ Bramblings with the Chaffinches feeding on Beech mast late afternoon (Pete & Sarah Holt)
Swaddywell Pit - Short-eared owl, 62 Tree Sparrows roosting near feeding station (Richard Astle)
Swaffham Prior Fen - c.5000 Golden Plovers (Michael Ashburner)
Ouse Washes - 40 tundra Bean Geese departed south, 3 Little Egrets, 45 Black-tailed Godwits & 58 Ruff over south, Woodcock flushed behind Visitor's Centre (Ian Barton)
Grafham Water - 2 Goosander (1 m), c.800 Great Crested Grebe, 3+ Water Rails (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley, Colin Addington, Duncan Poyser); 1st winter Caspian Gull (Mark Hawkes, Duncan Poyser)
Dogsthorpe Star Pit - ICELAND GULL (Kevin Du Rose); 86 Bewick's Swans along Willow Hall Lane (Steve Dudley)
Milton CP - adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL (John Oates) and albino Black-headed Gull (Chris Martin) on Dickerson's Pit; Woodcock on the south-west side of the tip (James Hanlon)
Car Dyke area - Little Egret, 2 Tree Sparrows, Green Sandpiper, 4 Water Rail at Werrington Lake (Tony Parker)
Stibbington GP - fem Red-crested Pochard (Brian Stone)
Bedford Purlieus - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, female in NE block of Pebblegate Sale, 6+ Marsh Tit (Brian Stone)
Paxton Pits - 315 Teal, 1954 Wigeon, 8 Goosanders (6 males), 6 Smew (3 males), pair of Stonechats (Julian Hughes)
Saturday, 15 January
Ouse Washes - 2 ring-tailed Hen Harriers, Merlin, Short-eared Owl (Ian Barton)
Ferry Meadows CP - Red-necked Grebe in channel off Overton Lake (Josh Jones)
Milton Tip - Woodcock on the SW side of the Tip (James Hanlon)
St Ives - Red-crested Pochard on the river by the Quayside (Sharon Williamson)
Ouse Washes RSPB - 3 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, Peregrine, Merlin, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, 120 Ruff, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 20 Dunlins (Ade Cooper, Richard Patient)
Grafham Water - Yellow-legged Gull 2 (3rd-winter & 2nd-winter), 20+ Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley, Duncan Poyser)
Friday, 14 January
Ferry Meadows - At least 4 Short-eared Owls, 1+ ringtail Hen Harrier(Richard Allison); Red-necked Grebe (BirdGuides)
Wicken Fen - 1 male and 2 ringtail Hen Harriers, Barn Owl (John Oates)
Monks Wood - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker showing and drumming at corner of Aspen and Hotel Rides (Rich Broughton)
Grafham Water - redhead Goosander, also Blue & Yellow Macaw flying along dam towards Grafham Village (Colin Addington)
Peterborough - Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzards at North bank Sewage Works; Green Sandpiper, 38+ Redshank, 40+ Moorhens at Padholme Pumping Station (Brian Stone)
Orton BP - 10 Goldeneyes, Water Rail (Brian Stone)
Little Paxton - Red Kite over (Martin Davis)
RSPB Ouse Washes - a single Bean Goose with Bewick's Swans over 09:30h (Ian Barton)
Thursday, 13 January
Ferry Meadows CP - Red-necked Grebe on Overton Lake, photos by Terry Simms here (Will Bowell); 2 Shags headed east along the adjacent river
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE, c.7 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Little Owl, 2 Kingfishers, 250+ Fieldfares (Jim Lawrence)
Prior's Fen - 5 Short-eared Owls, Jack Snipe, Stonechat, c.300 Golden Plovers (Brian Stone)
Ouse Washes - 40 Tundra Bean Geese south of Pymore railway bridge (Ian Barton)
Cam Washes - 2+ Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl, 4 Stonechats this afternoon (John Oates)
Wednesday, 12 January
Ferry Meadows CP - Red-necked Grebe on Overton Lake (Will Bowell et al.); GLAUCOUS GULL briefly 12:10h (Bernard Dawes)
Six Mile Bottom - flock of c.50 Bramblings in belt of beech trees at TL583577, present on and off for several days (Christine Barker)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE in trees near lake below the folly 10:20h (John Hoppett)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present (John Oates)
Grafham Water - 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull off Mander (Mark Hawkes)
Tuesday, 11 January
Ferry Meadows CP - Red-necked Grebe (Mike Weedon); Hawfinch reported behind the park offices.
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 mobile Tundra Bean Geese still present, 2000+ Golden Plovers (John Oates)
Wicken Fen - pair Stonechats on Baker's Fen (John Oates)
Upware - Hen Harrier (BirdGuides)
Monday, 10 January
Ferry Meadows CP - Red-necked Grebe on Overton Lake, photo here (Brian Stone et al.); Mediterranean Gull on Heron Meadow (Don Gardener)
Fletton BP - redhead Smew (Steve Dudley)
Grafham Water - Shag flew from dam towards Plummer CP 15:45h and not relocated (Colin Addington)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE 13:00h (BirdGuides)
Fowlmere - 2 Whooper Swans in winter wheat by B1368 16:00h (as per RBA)
Sunday, 9 January
Woodwalton Fen - Bittern on Gordon's Mere 16:10-16:30h (Jem Holding)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present (Ian Anderson)
Trumpington - 2900 Golden Plover, 210 Lapwing, 20 Stock Dove, Kingfisher, Stonechat, 9 Corn Bunting (Howard Slatter)
Grafham Water - Yellow-legged Gull (2nd winter off dam), 21 Ruddy Duck, drk Goosander, Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Water Rail (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present in trees to east of minor road (Dave Griffiths)
Paxton Pits - 10 Smew (2 males), 2 Goosanders (1 male), 2 male Red-crested Pochards, Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Partridge, Marsh Tit, Shelduck, Lesser Redpoll, Little egret, Tawny Owl, 355 Cormorants in roost, including 25 occupied nests, 40 Yellowhammers, Grey Wagtail (Julian Hughes/Jamie Wells)
Cambridge (Milton Road) - SNOW BUNTING - heard flying overhead 12.40 pm at EMG Ford (Kathleen Rosewarne and Ian Barton)
Ouse Washes - 160 Black-tailed Godwits, 180 Ruff, 95 Dunlin, 45 Redshank, 60 Golden Plover, 500 Lapwing, 90 Carrion Crows (Monica and Owen Marks); Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl (Kathleen Rosewarne and Ian Barton)
Eldernell - Hen Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Short-eared Owl (Brian Stone)
Farcet Fen - Jack Snipe (Steve Dudley)
Saturday, 8 January
Cottenham, Long Drove - Barn Owl 21:00h (David Heath)
Beechwoods - c.30 Brambling (Howard Slatter)
Milton tip - Woodcock flushed in small woodland west of tip (Peter Herkenwrath)
Ferry Meadows - Mediterranean Gull and Common Buzzard this morning on, and over, Heron Meadow (Matt Webb)
Earith - Bittern flying north-west over the Earith Causeway this afternoon (David Griffiths)
Grafham Water - 2 adult Yellow-legged Gull, drk Goosander (Mark Hawkes)
Coe Fen - 2 Little Egrets (Ade Cooper)
Cherry Hinton Hall - 1/2 Bramblings (Richard Patient)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present, 200 Golden Plover (John Oates)
Cam Washes, Upware - 3 (possibly 4) Short-eared Owls and 2 Barn Owls (John Oates)
Ely - 2 Stonechats, one between the River Great Ouse and the railway, 200 yards east of the eastern-most railway bridge and another north of the railway line in Springhead Lane (Ian Delgardo)
Friday, 7 January
Cambridge - GREAT WHITE EGRET flew over the A14 c.7 miles north-west of the city at 11:00h (as per RBA)
Prior's Fen - 3+ Short-eared Owls, Jack Snipe, 2 redhead Smew, 3 Goldeneyes (Brian Stone)
Thursday, 6 January
Cow Lane GP, Godmanchester - 6 WAXWINGS over south-west 12:55h, 2 Grey Wagtails, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher (Stuart Elsom)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese reported, c.6 present 13:00h at about TL553673 (Paul Atkinson); 12 present in winter wheat between large haystack and Reach Lode 16:10h, also c.600 Golden Plovers (John Oates)
Cam Washes, Upware - Stonechat, Short-eared Owl 13:15h (Paul Atkinson)
Woodwalton Fen - Bittern flew from Rothschild's to Gordon's Mere 15:30h, also m Mandarin, Chiffchaff (Colin Kirtland)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present 12:00h (BirdGuides)
Wednesday, 5 January
Earith GP - Scaup (David Griffiths)
Farcet Fen - Green Sandpiper, 13 Tree Sparrows (Steve Dudley)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present (Jono Leadley, Louise Bacon)
Ferry Meadows - Hawfinch in garden feeding on Field Maple keys
Tuesday, 4 January
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present (John Oates)
Fen Drayton - Merlin, Chiffchaff, also male Blackcap in private garden (David Anderson)
Monday, 3 January
Cambridge, Midsummer Common - Grey Wagtail and Kingfisher (David Heath)
Fen Drayton - Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper, 13 (5 drakes) Smew on Far Fen (Mark Eaton)
Paxton Pits - Little Egret, Water Rail, Chiffchaff, 10 Snipe, 9 Smew (1 male), Mediterranean Gull reported, 196 Teal, 10 Goosanders (Julian Hughes)
Beechwoods NR - Brambling flock still present (Dave Griffiths)
Cam Washes - 3 Short-eared Owls hunting over the Cam Washes on the Upware side this afternoon, male Stonechat (Andy Massey)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present (Ade Long)
Landbeach - DARTFORD WARBLER still present (Bruce Martin)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present (RBA)
Sunday, 2 January
Paxton Pits - Pink-footed Goose, 2 Woodcocks, Common Sandpiper, 10+ Smew (2 males), 10 Goosanders, 2 Grey Partridges, 2 Stonechats, 3 Marsh Tits (Julian Hughes)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present in roadside trees north of folly (Carol Senior)
Landbeach - DARTFORD WARBLER still present, favouring the grassy field (Paul Rule et al.)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present by the road to Reach Lode, Little Egret in the ditch by the bridge (John Oates))
Prior's Fen - a first-winter male LONG TAILED DUCK on far end lake (Phil Todd); drake Smew (Mike Weedon)
Saturday, 1 January
Paxton Pits - Little Egret, Common Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, 4 Red-crested Pochards (2 males), Redhead Smew, 5 Barnacle Geese, 4 Goosanders (3 males), 2 Shelducks, Peregrine (Julian Hughes)
Eldernell - Bittern flying over reeds at west end of pit 10.10 am (Gordon Shaw)
Woodwalton Fen - Garganey (Gordon Shaw)
Beechwoods NR - 20+ Bramblings (Bruce Martin)
Fen Drayton - 3 redhead Smew on Far Fen Lake, 3 Red-crested Pochards (2 drakes), 2 Pintail, 5 Ruddy Ducks, Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 8 Water Rails (Richard Patient)
Milton - Caspian Gull (Richard Patient)
Landbeach Tip - adult Caspian Gull (Richard Patient)
Landbeach - DARTFORD WARBLER still present, favouring the grassy field (Mike Crosby); Merlin (Richard Patient)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present by the road to Reach Lode (John Oates); Merlin (Richard Patient)
Wimpole Hall - GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present (RBA)
