Friday, 31 December
Fen Drayton - on Far Fen Lake 1m & 3 redhead Smew, 2m + 3f Goldeneye, 4m Pintail; in RHS field/sky just before FFL: 1000+ Golden Plover (+ similar no. of Lapwing), with 10+ Dunlin (Alan Wadsworth & Guy Manners) 2 m Smew and a pair of Ruddy Duck on Elney Lake (Ian Anderson)
Cottenham Long Drove - Barn Owl (Ian Anderson)
Cam Washes - pair of Short-eared Owls (Ian Anderson)
Kingfisher's Bridge - 1 Water Pipit, 11 Redshank (Alan Wadsworth & Guy Manners)
Wicken Fen - 1m + 2 ringtail Hen Harrier.(Alan Wadsworth & Guy Manners)
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present (Mike Foley)
Landbeach - DARTFORD WARBLER, favouring the young hedge between the Cottenham Rd and the conservation area, just after leaving Landbeach, where it was best viewed from the grassy footpath running parallel to the road (Zbigniew Karpowicz)
Thursday, 30 December
Fen Drayton - 2 dk Smew on Elney Lake and a Green Sandpiper overhead (Mark Eaton)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 9 Tundra Bean Geese still present by the road to Reach Lode (John Oates)
Ferry Meadows - RED-NECKED GREBE at Overton lake (Peter Beesley), Long-eared Owl (Matt Webb)
Woodwalton Fen - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Jono Leadley)
Milton - 2 1st winter Caspian Gulls (Dick Newell)
Wednesday, 29 December
Cambridge - Little Egret in the high poplar trees south of Fen Causeway, between the two arms of the River Cam (Vince Lea, Louise Bacon)
Ferry Meadows - RED-NECKED GREBE at Overton lake (Brian Stone)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present by the road to Reach Lode (John Oates)
Landbeach - 3rd winter Caspian Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull (Dick Newell)
Beechwoods NR - 20+ Bramblings (James Hanlon)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese (James Hanlon)
Cam Washes - Short-eared Owl (James Hanlon)
Tuesday, 28 December
Beechwoods NR - 20+ Bramblings (Paul Rule)
Brinkley - 7 Buzzard between Hungry hill and Brinkley Wood (Owen and Monica Marks)
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present & SNOW BUNTING over (Richard Patient)
Ferry Meadows - RED-NECKED GREBE at Overton lake (Kevin Wicks)
Fen Drayton/Swavesey area - Purple Swamp-hen was seen again along the river
Monday, 27 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE on roadside trees near The Belts, north of Wimpole (Zbigniew Karpowicz)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present by the road to Reach Lode (Owen Marks)
Sunday, 26 December
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese still present by the road to Reach Lode (John Oates)
Woodwalton Fen - Woodcock, Garganey (moulting drake) on Rothschild's Mere, Firecrest reported from Gordon's Mere (Mike Weedon)
Saturday, 25 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE (James Hanlon)
Friday, 24 December
Eldernell - Water Pipit on the flood near Lord's Holt (Mike Weedon)
Ferry Meadows - Hawfinch again along Ham Lane (Kevin Du Rose)
Thursday, 23 December
Beechwoods - c20 Brambling (Bruce & Chris Martin)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 12 Tundra Bean Geese the road to Reach Lode (John Oates)
Tuesday, 21 December
Ferry Meadows - Hawfinch along Ham Lane (Kevin Du Rose)
Monday, 20 December
Ouse Washes - 34 Tundra Bean Geese north of Four Balls Farm (John Oates)
Sunday, 19 December
Fen Drayton - 7 Smew (1 drake, 6 redheads) on Swavesey Lake and 30 Bewicks Swans over (Richard Allison) Merlin, Chiffchaff, Water Rail (Mark Eaton)
Chesterton - Common Buzzard over Oak Tree Ave Chesterton at 11.15, meandering south-ish towards centre of Cambridge (Michael Wood)
Saturday, 18 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE (Mike Foley)
Chain Corner - 30 Bean Geese in fields between Chain Corner and Haddenham/ Earith Road (Mark Peck)
Great Chishill - RED KITE (Jack Harrison)
Grafham Water - adult Caspian Gull, 2 adult and one 1st cal year Yellow-legged Gulls. (Jono Leadley)
Friday, 17 December
Ferry Meadows CP - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Gunwade Lake (Chris Park)
Arington - Male Brambling in private garden (Jim Law)
Thursday, 16 December
Fen Drayton - 4 Smew (1 male, 3 redheads) this morning on the Swavesey pit (Bruce Martin)
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE (Jim Law)
Ferry Meadows CP - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Gunwade Lake (Katie Fuller and Mark Ward)
Cambridge - WAXWING feeding on berries in the central courtyard of the British Antarctic Survey (No public veiwing area) (Keith Reid)
Wednesday, 15 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE (Mike Foley)
Trumpington - 550 + Golden Plover in field just south of M11 interchange (Mike Foley)
Ferry Meadows CP - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Gunwade Lake (Don Gardener)
Prior's Fen - Short-eared Owl, Stonechat, Pintail, 13 Ruff, 3 Bewick's Swan (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water - SLAVONIAN GREBE off north end of dam (Colin Addington)
Fodder Fen - 60+ Bean Geese, 15+ Whitefronts (John Kemp)
Tuesday, 14 December
Ferry Meadows CP - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Gunwade Lake (Matt Webb, Don Gardener, Terry Daunt, Mike Weedon, Katie Fuller)
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE in the tall hedgerow near the folly.
Monday, 13 December
Ferry Meadows CP - SLAVONIAN GREBE on Gunwade Lake (Don Gardener)
Cow Lane - Knot, 3+ Green Sandpiper, Ruddy Duck, Grey Wagtail (Stuart Elsom)
Nene Washes - GREEN-WiINGED TEAL - on resrve floods, viewed from south barrier bank west of Lords Holt in field c250mtrs past fence. 8 Bean Geese, 1 Pink Footed Goose, Cettis warbler in swamp at west end of Eldernell pits, 2 Bittern 2 at Eld pits, 3 Common Buzzard 3 at March Farmers, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Peregrine, Bearded Tit in counter drain 3/4 mile east of Eldernell Car Park (Jonathan Taylor)
Cambridge - WAXWING in the vicinity of Fitzwilliam College (Peter Kirkham), 2 WAXWINGS at Addenbrook's Hospital in J car park (RBA)
Woodwalton Fen - fem Garganey on Rothschild's Mere, Woodcock (Mike Weedon)
Sunday, 12 December
Wicken Fen - 1 ad. 1 juv. Peregrine perched in adjacent trees on Baker's Fen (John Oates) 7 Tundra Bean Geese on Baker's Fen, Barn Owl and 1 ad male Hen Harrier. (Peter Herkenrath)
Grafham Water - fem Common Scoter, Ruddy Duck (Iain Thomas)
Saturday, 11 December
Eldenell - fem Hen Harrier. 2 Short-eared Owl. male Merlin, ad Peregrine (Owen Marks)
Nene Washes - 8 Bean Geese, 1 Pink Footed Goose (news per RBA), 1 male Hen Harrier, 2 Peregrins, Common Buzzard, c25 Corn Bunting (Owen Marks)
Woodwalton Fen - Bittern, fem Scaup (Katie Fuller) fem Garganey on Rothschild's Mere (Duncan McNiven)
Friday, 10 December
Six Mile Bottom - Hooded Crow was with Carrion Crows (Keith Reid)
Nene Washes - 8 Bean Geese, 1 Pink Footed Goose on north side of reserve or to the south of the Thorney Dyke Rd (Mark Ward), 2 fem/imm Hen Harrier, c7 Short-eared Owl, c12 Tree Sparrow, Buzzard (Jono Leadley)
Friday, 10 December
Thursday, 9 December
Nene Washes - 9 Bean Geese on north side of reserve or to the south of the Thorney Dyke Rd, c1/2 mile east of B1040 (Jonathan Taylor)
Ely - 2 Stonechats between the River Great Ouse and the railway, 200 yards east of the eastern-most railway bridge; and a third north of the railway line in Springhead Lane field.
Cambridge - WAXWING off Coleridge Road, on Greville Road on TV aerial opposite Northfield Stores (Mark Hawkes)
Tuesday, 7 December
Woodwalton Fen - Bittern showing very well to the right from the tower hide overlooking Gordon's Mere (Tracy Farrer and PaulLockwood)
Grafham Water - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Mark Hawkes)
Monday, 6 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE 11:00h (BirdGuides)
Fen Drayton 51 Goldeneyes (Mike Foley)
Sunday, 5 December
Wicken Fen 4 Hen Harriers to roost from Tower Hide (Andrew Taylor)
Wimpole Hall 9 Mandarins and 2 Kingfishers on the lake (James Hanlon)
Ouse Washes RSPB - 19 Tundra Bean Geese, f Hen Harrier, 3 Whooper Swans, m Stonechat (Mark Hawkes et al.
Nene Washes Peregrine, Stonechat 9 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 8 Kestrels on the RSPB reserve; 4 Short-eared Owls (Steve Dudley)
Eldernell; 11+ Short-eared Owls, 13+ Kestrels, Water Pipit, 2 Water Rails ay March Farmers (Steve Dudley)
Paxton Pits f Firecrest, m Peregrine, 10 Goosanders (Julian Hughes, Steve May, Jamie Wells)
Fen Drayton 10+ redhead Smew, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Richard Patient, Sarah Howlett)
Ely WAXWING by the Almonry Tearooms
again (Kathleen Rosewarne, Ian Barton)
Grafham Water 2 Common Scoter, Common Sandpiper (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Saturday, 4 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE 13:00h (Jamie Wells, Alan Wodsworth, et al)
Ely WAXWING, feeding on insects in Almonry Tearoom gardens (Paul Rule)
Paxton Pits - Pink-footed Goose and redhead Smew onHeronry South + Chiffchaff by the Visitor Centre (Jamie Wells)
Nene Washes - 9 Tundra Bean Geese (Bill Meak) 47+ Ruff, Short-eared Owl - ringtail Hen Harrier, 3 Stonechat - male Pintail, 5+ Dunlin (Mark Hawkes)
Grafham Water - adult Caspian Gull, 2 Common Scoter, 75+ Goldeneye, 2 Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes)
Stretham - male Hen harrier (Jim Law, Duncan Coates)
Ouse Washes - 15 Tundra Bean Geese, adult Mediterranean Gull in roost, 6+ Tree Sparrows, Barn Owl (Mark Ward)
Friday, 3 December
Ouse Washes RSPB 19 Tundra Bean Geese in field to west of reserve approach road TL475866, 11:30h (Robert Coleman)
Peterborough at least one WAXWING on St. Johns Road this morning, on the cathedral side of the BP garage (Kevin Du Rose)
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE 13:00h (BirdGuides)
Priors Fen 115 Mute Swans, Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, 7 Goldeneyes (Brian Stone)
Cambridge possible Water Rail in the ditch from Burnside at c.TL476573 again this morning (Giles Merritt)
Thursday, 2 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE present again this morning, favouring the area between the minor road north of Thornberry Hill Cottages and the folly (Jim Lawrence); showing well in the hedgerow parallel to the minor road this afternoon, 15:00h at least (Louise Bacon)
Ely 2 WAXWINGS late morning, favouring tree in Almonry Tearoom gardens (Mark Ward)
Sutton Gault up to 3 Water Pipits (Mark Ward)
Grafham Water 2 Common Scoters off Mander 10:45h (Mark Hawkes)
Swaffham Prior Fen no sign of the PHALAROPE sp. reported from Monday, 29 November (Mark Hawkes)
Cam Washes - Short-eared Owl just south of Upware 13:30h (Mark Hawkes)
Wednesday, 1 December
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE 08:30-08:45h at least (John Oates); still present 14:05h on the edge of the small wood at the top of the upward sloping filed just east of the Folly; f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in this wood also (Mike Foley)
Peterborough 3 WAXWINGS in Asda car park first thing, present briefly at lunchtime, last seen in the vicinity of B&Q (Kevin Du Rose)
Eldernell 2 Hen Harriers, f Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrines, Merlin, 6+ Short-eared Owls, Water Pipit, 16 Tree Sparrows near barns, c.60 Bewicks Swans over (Katie Fuller, Mark Ward et al.)
Priors Fen 49 Bewicks Swans over east, 2 Jack Snipe, 5 Snipe, 4 Redshanks (Brian Stone)
Trumpington, Cambridge 500+ Golden Plovers present this morning (Peter Bircham)
Tuesday, 30 November
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE in hedges to the north of the lakes in the hall grounds, just south of the Folly, to 13:00h at least (Jim Lawrence, Jono Leadley); still present 16:00h (Richard Allison)
Ely WAXWING in tree by Almonry Tea Rooms 09:55h (Monica Marks)
Peterborough 3 WAXWINGS in Asda car park 12:30h (Kevin Du Rose); moved to area behind Furniture Warehouse 14:10h (Katie Fuller, Mike Weedon); Woodcock flying along the Broadway towards the city centre (Brian Stone)
Farcet Fen 2 Short-eared Owls, ad m Merlin, Grey Wagtail, 131+ Pied Wagtails (Steve Dudley)
Cow Lane GP, Godmanchester 7 Green Sandpipers, 2 f Blackcaps, 2 Grey Wagtails, 240 Lapwings (Stuart Elsom)
Cambridge possible Water Rail with the Moorhens along the ditch from Burnside at c.TL476573 this morning (Giles Merritt)
Monday, 29 November
Dogsthorpe GOSHAWK over west mid-afternoon (Kevin Du Rose)
Wimpole Hall GREAT GREY SHRIKE c.150 metres north west of the entrance to the hall at 15:00h (Guy Hillyard)
Ferry Meadows CP f Hawfinch in Field Maples (Visitor Services)
Cow Lane GP, Godmanchester 2 Green Sandpipers, 7 Goldeneyes, Redshank, Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfishers (Stuart Elsom)
Sunday, 28 November
Ely WAXWING present in berry-laden tree on the Butter Market this morning (Will Burdett)
Mepal GP - presumed Pochard x Ferruginous hybrid (John Oates)
Paxton Pits - 6 Goosanders (4 males), redhead Smew, 4 Barnacle Geese, 3 Ruddy Ducks (1 male), 12 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Tit (Julian Hughes)
Dry Drayton - adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL on Elney Lake, also in area Goosander and Ruddy Duck (Richard Allison)
Fen Drayton 2nd winter ICELAND GULL west over Holywell lake 16:00h, Bittern on Holywell Lake briefly 16:18h, Green Sandpiper, 2 Goosander, 15 Goldeneyes, 3 Water Rail (Mark Ward, Richard Patient)
Saturday, 27 November
Paxton Pits - female-type Stonechat, 4 Goosander, Marsh Tit, 3 Ruddy Ducks (1 male), 2 redhead Smew (Jim Stevenson, Jamie Wells)
Cambourne 2 f Goosanders on Ewart lake, female Blackcap in Oak Woods (JP Hook)
Ely WAXWING present in tree by the Almonry tea rooms (Bruce Martin)
Fen Drayton - Cetti's Warbler in SW corner of Elney Lake, 3 redhead Smew, 4 fem Goosander, 2 fem Ruddy Duck, 7 Pintail, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, leucistic Black-headed Gull, 6 Water Rail, Ruff, Siskin (Richard Patient)
Cambourne 2 f Goosanders on Redgrave Water, f Blackcap in Oak Woods (JP Hook)
Grafham Water SLAVONIAN GREBE off south end of dam 12:50h, Common Scoter off Mander 13:15h, 40 + Goldeneyes (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)
Friday, 26 November
Ely WAXWING present in tree by the Almonry tea rooms in the High Street 14:25h (Ian Delgado)
Cambourne 2 f Goosanders on Ewart lake 14:30h, c.70 Corn Buntings around Crow Hill (Jono Leadley)
Ferry Meadows 30+ Siskins reported in Alders
Fen Drayton 350+ Golden Plovers (Richard Allison)
Cow Lane GPs, Godmanchester Green Sandpiper (BirdGuides)
Paxton Pits Common Sandpiper 13:20h (BirdGuides)
Thursday, 25 November
Cow Lane GP, Godmanchester 2 Green Sandpipers, Redshank, Golden Plover, 3 Bullfinches, 5 Reed Buntings, Grey Wagtail (Stuart Elsom)
Bradley Fen Stonechat (Brian Stone)
Ferry meadows 4 m Goosanders reported on Orton water
Wednesday, 24 November
Netherton 3 WAXWINGS at the junction of Audley Gate & Ledbury Road (Matt Webb)
Paxton Pits 2 m Mandarins, 5 Kingfishers, 3 Ruddy Ducks (Julian Hughes)
Ely WAXWING (BirdGuides)
Grafham Water Common Scoter off Savages, 35 Goldeneye off Mander CP (Jono Leadley); also 2 Tawny Owls reported in Littless Wood this afternoon.
Ferry Meadows 5 Goldeneyes, 2 Golden Plovers, 305 Lapwings (Brian Stone)
Tuesday, 23 November
Ely WAXWING in the Butter Market briefly 14:55h (Owen Marks)
Redgrave Water, Cambourne m & 3f Goosanders this morning (Andrew Taylor)
Tanholt GP 4 Goosanders over (Brian Stone)
Mepal/Block Fen pits 2 Goldeneyes, Ruddy Duck, Chiffchaff, 40 Corn Buntings (Mark Ward)
Cow Lane GP, Godmanchester Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail (Stuart Elsom)
Eldernell m Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Buzzard, 10+ Short-eared Owls, Barn Owl, 2 Stonechats (Colin Kirtland)
Monday, 22 November
Fen Drayton 2 Little Egrets over west 16:10h, Water Rail (Richard Allison)
Oakington Little Egret. Originally disturbed from a ditch at Abbey Farm, Histon but last seen flying towards Oakington village (John Hoppett)
Beechwoods, Cambridge 5+ Bramblings with the Chaffinches this afternoon (Bruce Martin)
Shropshires Reservoir f Merlin, 390 Golden Plovers, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (Owen Marks)
Ely 2 WAXWINGS in Market Square 13:15h (BirdGuides)
Paxton Pits - redhead Smew (BirdGuides)
Farcet Fen 3 Short-eared Owls, Stonechat, f Merlin, 9 Snipe, 33 Red-legged Partridges (Steve Dudley)
Sunday, 21 November
Fen Drayton - Bittern showed well today in flight over Oxholme Pit, f Ruddy Duck, Water Rail (James Hanlon)
Cambourne - 4 Goosanders (3 female, 1 male) at Redgrave Water (Maggie & Ken Hook)
Grafham Water Red-breasted Merganser north end of dam 07:55h (Mark Piercey)
Saturday, 20 November
Ouse Washes - Barnacle Goose, ad Yellow-legged Gull in the gull roost, hundreds of Whooper and Bewick's Swans, 5 Tree Sparrows (Peter Herkenrath)
Fen Drayton - 2 Bitterns (Dave Anderson)
Grafham Water - 2 Red-crested Pochard, Common Scoter, 2 Ruddy Duck, 60+ Goldeneyes, 2+ Grey Wagtails (Mark Hawkes)
Buckden GP - Green Sandpiper, Ruddy Duck, 12+ Goldeneyes (Mark Hawkes)
Paxton Pits - m & f Stonechat, redhead Smew, 4 Ruddy Duck, Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit (Martin Smith, Jamie Wells)
Friday, 19 November
Grafham Water - 2 Common Scoter, 3 drk Goosander (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington)
Nene Washes - 65 Short-eared Owls and 34 Stonechats (Jonny Taylor)
Ouse Washes 2 Short-eared Owls, f Merlin, Stonechat, 4 Tree Sparrows (Mark Ward)
Milton Country Park Parakeet, Kingfisher (David Heath)
Thursday, 18 November
Grafham Water - Common Scoter fem/imm still off dam at 07.45(Mark Hawkes)
Wednesday, 17 November
Cambourne c.300 Golden Plovers by the A428 just east of the village (Andrew Taylor)
Shropshires Reservoir m Mandarin, f Ruddy Duck (John Oates)
Grantchester Rose-ringed Parakeet in a private garden, reportedly present for its third day (as per John Oates)
Brinkley 4 Buzzards in the area (Monica & Owen Marks)
Tuesday, 16 November
Monks Wood Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 80+ Marsh Tits (Rich Broughton)
Grafham Water 7 Common Scoters, 5 Ruddy Ducks (Mark Hawkes)
Wicken Fen 2 m Hen Harriers going to roost on Sedge Fen (Colin Kirtland)
Monday, 15 November
Woodwalton Fen Garganey on Rothschilds Mere, f Marsh Harrier (Jem Holding)
Sunday, 14 November
March Farmers - 8 Short-eared Owls, 2 Hen Harriers, Barn Owl, 3 Whooper Swans overhead (Steve Gann & Kevan Wolstencroft)
Wicken Fen - FIRECREST among a group of 3 Goldcrests in scrub on the east side of the Lode and 2 male Goosander on the Mere (Ralph Sergeant)
Prior's Fen - fem Bearded Tit on the edge of East Pit (Mike Weedon)
Farcet Fen - SLAVONIAN GREBE and BLACK-NECKED GREBE at Crown Lakes (Kevan Wolstencroft and Howard Butler)
Paxton Pits 5 Jack Snipe, Buzzard, Chiffchaff (Julian Hughes et al.)
Saturday, 13 November
Grafham Water - 8+ Common Scoter (7 imms off Mander, 1 fem/imm off dam), Tree Sparrow, 2 Dunlin (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Ouse Washes - Short-eared Owl, 4+ Whooper Swan, 2+ Bewick's Swans, ad Yellow-legged Gull, c.30 Black-tailed Godwit, 20+ Ruff, 6 Tree Sparrows (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Prior's Fen Turnstone flew low south-west (Mike Weedon)
Eldernell - 7 Tree Sparrows, Short-eared Owl, 2 Bewick's Swans, Marsh Harrier (Katie Fuller)
A 603 south of Barton - Merlin (Louise Bacon)
Friday, 12 November
Grafham Water f RED-BREASTED MERGANSER off the dam, at least 20 COMMON SCOTERS off Mander CP this morning (Jono Leadley, Mark Hawkes); the Red-breasted Merganser not relocated this afternoon (as per Mark Hawkes); 3 Turnstones on the dam 15;50h (Colin Addington)
Red Kite over B661 between West Perry & Great Staughton 11:00h (Martin Smith)
Thursday, 11 November
Grafham Water at least 20 COMMON SCOTERS off Mander CP this morning (Jono Leadley)
Monks Wood Chiffchaff (Rich Broughton)
Peterborough, North Bank Sewage Works no sign of the Swallow or any sandpipers, but at least 3 Grey Wagtails & a Water Rail in the old sewage works reedbed (Brian Stone)
Upware 2 Short-eared Owls this afternoon (Jack Harrison)
On Wednesday, 9 November 2 WAXWINGS on the south side of Coates village (Tony Butters); on Tuesday, 8 November 3 WAXWINGS over Helpston (Richard Astle); on Thursday, 28 October a HOODED CROW on the Nene Washes (Charlie Kitchin, as per Brian Stone)
Wednesday, 10 November
March Farmers 3 Hen Harriers, Peregrine, f Marsh Harrier late morning (Steve Gann)
Monks Wood Chiffchaff (Rich Broughton)
Peterborough, North Bank Sewage Works SWALLOW, 2 Green Sandpipers (Kevin Du Rose)
Tuesday, 9 November
Ouse Washes RSPB 1st win PURPLE SANDPIPER until c.1610h (Robert Coleman); watched feeding along a ditch on the edge of a shallow flood on the east, i.e. Cradge Bank, side just south of the Norfolk border (Mark Ward)
Peterborough, North Bank Sewage Works SWALLOW, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water 19+ COMMON SCOTERS, 2 Dunlin, Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes)
Kings Dyke NR Jack Snipe (Phil Parker)
Swallow reported over Reach village yesterday (as per Chris Hewson)
Monday, 8 November
Cambridge WAXWING over Chesterton/Arbury this morning (Peter Herkenrath)
Cambridge 16 WAXWINGS over Station Road (Richard Patient)
Fen Drayton fem/imm COMMON SCOTER east end of Ferry Lagoon, ad Caspian Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, Green Sandpiper (Richard Patient)
Grafham Water 17+ COMMON SCOTERS off Mander although the birds have split up and are difficult to count, Dunlin, Oystercatcher (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows fem/imm COMMON SCOTER on Overton Lake this morning (Don Gardener)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane GP c.100 Golden Plovers over, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Green Sandpipers (Stuart Elsom)
Sunday, 7 November
Paxton Pits - Male and fem RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2nd win Caspian Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 2 male Mandarins, 1+ Blackcap, Marsh Tit, Shelduck, 6 Dunlins, 20+ Snipe, 2+ Redshanks, Green Sandpiper (Martin Davis/Julian Hughes/Ian & Linda Langdon/Jamie Wells); male Pintail, redhead Smew (Martin Davis/Jamie Wells)
Grafham Water - 21 COMMON SCOTERS still off Mander, Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, Chiffchaff (Mark Piercey, Mark Hawkes)
Priors Fen - BEARDED TIT in east pit in edge by footpath, 12 Goldeneyes, 2 Bewicks Swans, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits over and a Brambling (Mike Weedon)
Eldernell 4+ Short-eared Owls, 130+ Fieldfares, 20 + Redwings (Steve Dudley)
Ouse Washes RSPB Willow Tit visiting the bird table, f Hen Harrier, 2 Ruff, 4 Tree Sparrows (Mark Ward)
Saturday, 6 November
Ouse Washes - 2 Waxwings by the visitor centre (Rob Palmer).
Swaffham Bulbeck - 100+ Brambling by road verge at TL593604 (Ade Long)
Grafham Water - 21 COMMON SCOTERS, 2 m Mandarin, Woodcock, 2 Barnacle Goose, 50+ Goldeneye, 8 Redshank, drk Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge - Woodcock in Fanshawe Road (Richard Patient)
Coton - Grey wagtail and Short-eared Owl (Louise Bacon, Vince Lea)
Woodwalton Fen 1+ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 Water Rail, Lesser Redpoll (Brian Stone)
Red Kite along the A1 near Glatton and one over Elton (Brian Stone)
B660 near Holme Fen - Merlin (Brian Stone)
Priors Fen - BEARDED TIT in east pit in edge by footpath, 1000+ Golden Plovers, 2 Dunlin, 19 Snipe (Mike Weedon)
Fen Drayton - Drake Goosander, Water Pipit, 2 Ruddy Ducks, Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper, Pintail (Richard Patient)
Friday, 5 November
Peterborough - WAXWING in Cathedral grounds (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water - 21 fem/imm COMMON SCOTERS off Mander car park all day (Mark Hawkes, Jim Lawrence, Jono Leadley)
Paxton Pits - redhead Smew on Island Pit this afternoon (Martin Davis)
Ouse Washes - 1st winter Pink-footed Goose, 1st winter male Peregrine, fem Hen Harrier, Willow Tit, 200 Whooper Swans (Mark Ward)
Thursday, 4 November
Farcet Fen - ad Mediterranean Gill, imm Peregrine, fem Merlin, fem (Steve Dudley)
Cow Lane - possible NORTHERN BULLFINCH, 2 Green Sandpipers (Stuart Elsom)
Broad Lane Cottenham - 2 Short-eared Owls, c.3000 Golden Plover (Vikki Harley)
Paxton Pits - male Peregrine, 2 Stonechat (Martin Davis)
Eldernell - Peregrine, 7 Short-eared Owls, ringtail Hen Harrier, Barn Owl (Kevan Wolstencroft & Steve Gann)
Wednesday, 3 November
Grafham Water SLAVONIAN GREBE, 20 Common Scoters off Savages Point, very distant but viewable from Mander CP, Redpoll over, Brambling, 07:30-08:45h (Colin Addington, Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Stretham DOTTEREL 07:30 (BirdGuides)
Tuesday, 2 November
Fidwell Fen - PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER 13:10-13:25h, then flushed by a jet and not relocated by dusk (Lee Evans, Mark Hawkes, John Oates)
Grafham Water 20 COMMON SCOTERS off Savages Point, very distant but viewable from Mander CP 10:10h (Mark Hawkes)
Paxton Pits Brambling, Water Rail, 3 Marsh Tits (Martin Davis)
Monday, 1 November
Fidwell Fen - PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER, also Water Pipit, 3 Little Stints (Mark Ward et al.)
Ferry Meadows - 20 Common Scoters on Gunwade Lake (Don Gardener)
Ouse Washes RSPB Black Tern heading north, Little Gull, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Little Stint, Stonechat (Ian Barton)
Cambridge, Trumpington Red Kite over this morning (Mike Foley)
Sunday, 31 October
Fidwell Fen - PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER (John Oates)
Saturday, 30 October
Fidwell Fen - PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER with with 2500 Golden Plovers. (John Oates and James Hanlon) Please view only from the A1123 and do not drive down the private road
Paxton Pits - Whitethroat, male Stonechat, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail (Jamie Wells)
Grafham Water - LAPLAND BUNTING heard flying over the dam at Grafham Water heading south 10:55h, Rock Pipit on the dam wall nearby (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley).
Friday, 29 October
Cow Lane Godmanchester - Grey Plover, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Grey Wagtail, Green Sandpiper (Stuart Elsom)
Eldernell - Hen Harrier, 2-3 Marsh Harriers, 2-3 Buzzards, 7 Short-eared Owls, 2 Peregrines, 2 Bewick's Swan, Barn Owl (Mark Hawkes, John Oates, Peter Farrbridge et al.)
Thursday, 28 October
Grafham Water Arctic Tern over west, Little Gull, 15 Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull this morning (Jon Leadley); SLAVONIAN GREBE in Littleness Creek to 13:50 at least (Jono Leadley, Mark Hawkes); imm. m Peregrine (Duncan Poyser)
Priors Fen 1st win SCAUP still present, 5 Bewicks Swans, Buzzard, 19 Snipe, Ruff, c.500 Golden Plovers (Mike Weedon)
Meldreth 1500-2000 Golden Plovers, c.200 Lapwings at c. TL385481, 11:00h (Ian Dodd)
Wednesday, 27 October
Ely Peregrine over east 13:05h (Paul Atkinson)
Sutton Gault, Chain Corner 2 Bewicks Swans, 60 Golden Plover, 150 Fieldfares, 30 Corn Buntings 14:45-17:00h (Owen Marks)
Late news from Saturday, 23 October, Ouse Washes - SNOW BUNTING on the Haul Road just north-east of Cadbury Hide (Mark Ward)
Late news from Sunday, 24 October, Dogsthorpe Star Pit ad Caspian Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull; Priors Fen 1st winter m SCAUP, Merlin, Dunlin (Kevin Du Rose)
Tuesday, 26 October
Fen Drayton c.300 Golden Plover beside A14 (westbound) near the Little Chef (Richard Broughton)
Ferry Meadows European White-fronted Goose with Canada Geese on Heron Meadow this lunchtime (Mike Weedon)
Ouse Washes ad Mediterranean Gull, Greenshank, 2 Water Pipits heading north-east, c.500 Whooper Swans & a lone Bewicks Swan in vicinity of Kingfisher Hide, 5 Ruff, 8 Tree Sparrows. Also seen recently: Willow Tit at the bird table, up to 3 Brambling around the Visitor Centre, m Hen Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl (Mark Ward)
Monday, 25 October
Aldreth - SHORE LARK at c.TL442731 until c.16:45h (as per John Oates); photos from Richard Patient here. Go through Aldreth, turn right at the T junction, park by the metal gate then take footpath southwest and view corner of ploughed field near metal shed. Last seen being flushed by someone trying stupidly to get too close to the bird.
Sunday, 24 October
Aldreth - SHORE LARK Go through Aldreth, turn right at the T junction, park by the metal gate at TL442731, take footpath SW and view ploughed field. The Shore Lark is hanging around with Sky Larks (Richard Thomas); still present 15:15h (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Siskin, 2 Chiffchaff, Lesser Redpoll, 21 Fieldfare (Don Gardener & Matt Webb)
Paxton Pits ad Mediterranean Gull, f Peregrine, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper, 20 Goldeneyes, 39 Snipe (Julian Hughes)
Farcet Fen Swallow, Merlin, Buzzard, 13+ Tree Sparrows, 7 Grey Partridge (Steve Dudley)
March Farmers Hen harrier (Kevan Wolstencroft)
Saturday, 23 October
Cambridge - Juvenile Peregrine over Fanshawe Road
Grafham Water Little Stint, 20 Dunlin, Redshank (Mark Hawkes)
Friday, 22 October
Melbourn ad AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER by the A505 Melbourn turn (Steve Cooper)
Sawtry Red Kite (as per BirdGuides)
Swaffham prior Fen TWITE at TL540667, 11:00h (as per BirdGuides)
Grafham Water Curlew Sandpiper with 22 Dunlin north end of dam (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge, Trumpington c.350 Golden Plovers by A10/M11 junction this morning (Peter Bircham)
Late news from Monday, 18 October: Ouse Washes RSPB 2053 Golden Plover, 9252 Lapwing, 305 Whooper Swans, 88 Bewicks Swans, 8453 Wigeon, 1942 Teal, 377 Pintail, House Martin, Marsh Harrier (Robert Coleman)
Thursday, 21 October
Godmanchester, Cow Lane GP 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Grey Wagtails, Kingfisher, 3 Bullfinches, 25 Redwings, 13 Fieldfares, 20+ Goldcrests (Stuart Elsom); Peregrine over main pit late morning (John Clark)
Wednesday, 20 October
Farcet Fen 2 Bramblings, 8+ Tree Sparrows, 9 Redwings, 45 Yellowhammers, 8 Reed Buntings, 85 Pied Wagtails, 240 Meadow Pipits (Steve Dudley)
Late news from Monday, 18 October: Anglesey Abbey Honey Buzzard over (Trevor Dant)
Tuesday, 19 October
Cottenham, Long Drove ad Mediterranean Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Brambling (James Hanlon)
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit 11 Redshank, 5 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, Dunlin (Brian Stone)
Cambourne Merlin 15:00h (Mike Foley)
Wicken Fen juv Peregrine, 2 Lesser Redpolls from Tower Hide (John Oates)
Grafham Water juv Little Stint, 12+ Dunlins, 6 Ruddy Duck, 2 Grey Wagtails (Mark Hawkes)
Paxton Pits Swallow, 2 m Mandarins (Steve May)
Monday, 18 October
Grafham Water - juv Curlew Sandpiper, juv Little Stint, 17 Dunlin, 4+ Bramblings with c. 100 Chaffinches at Hill Farm, Redpoll, 120+ Fieldfares (Mark Hawkes); Short-eared Owl flushed from Dudney this morning (Jono Leadley) and lagoons in the evening (Colin Addington)
Eldernell Marsh Harrier, 11 4 Short-eared Owls, Tree Sparrows on feeder, 200+ Fieldfares (David Manton, Tony Moorcroft)
Swaffham Prior Fen Merlin (John Oates)
Wicken Fen GOSHAWK over the workshop (Ralph Sargeant); juv Peregrine from Tower Hide (John Oates)
Sunday, 17 October
Cambridge - LEACH'S PETREL at Shire hall, Castle Hill in Cambridge at 09:00h. It flew off east being mobbed by crows (Ian Webb)
Grafham Water - CETTI'S WARBLER singing and calling in private area 08.00-10.15h but very elusive, juv Curlew Sandpiper, juv Little Stint, 16 Goldeneye (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington, Jono Leadley et al.)
Wicken Fen m Firecrest trapped (as per Chris Thorne)
Buckden GP - juv Garganey, fem Ruddy Duck (Mark Hawkes)
Swaffham Prior Fen - 2 TWITE south of Upware along road between Ducketts Farm and Carrot plant at TL539692 (John Oates)
Paxton Pits Ruddy Duck, Little Egret, 6 Lesser Redpolls, escaped m Wood Duck (Julian Hughes et al.)
Saturday, 16 October
Woodwalton Fen pair of BEARDED TITS from Rothschilds Hide, f Peregrine, Little Owl, Siskin, Blackcap (Dave Deboo)
Eldernell 6 Short-eared Owls, 6 Marsh Harriers (Steve Gann)
Fidwell Fen Grey Plover, Ringed Plover, 2 Barnacle Geese (John Oates); 60 Golden Plover, 65 Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail, Common Gull (Owen Marks)
Grafham Water - 3 Common Scoter (2 drks) off Mander, 2 juv Little Stint, & juv north end of dam, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, 5+ Brambling, ad Little Gull, ad Yellow- legged Gull, 8+ Goldeneye, 2+ Grey Wagtail, Grey Plover (Mark Hawkes)
Priors Fen - 2 Rock Pipit, 45 Pink-footed Geese, Saker - massive bird hunting the abundant wildfowl, Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 7 Dunlin, 6 Ruff, 2 Brambling (Mike Weedon)
Ouse Washes - 8+ Goldcrests, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Brambling, probable Twite, 8+ Tree Sparrows, juv Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, Curlew, 2 Marsh Harriers, Peregrine, 3 Swallows (Ian Barton)
Friday, 15 October
Godmanchester, Cow Lane GP FIRECREST, a very elusive bird 3/4 mile west of main CP, accessed via old railway line, 12:45h. Also 4 Bullfinches, 7 Jays, Treecreeper, 18 Redwings, Fieldfare, 35 House Martins over the northern pit (Stuart Elsom)
Fidwell Fen m Stonechat, Grey Plover, 3 Dunlins, Ringed Plover, Grey Wagtail, 20 House Martins, 3 Swallows, Swift, viewed from A1123 (John Oates, Owen Marks)
Thursday, 14 October
Fidwell Fen 2 Rock Pipits, 15 Dunlins, 2 Ringed Plovers viewed from A1123 (John Oates); Grey Plover briefly, 8 Golden Plovers, 107 Shoveler (Owen Marks)
Grafham Water Rock Pipit by Hill farm CP, Yellow Wagtail, Little Stint, 31 Dunlin, 2 Goldeneye, ad Yellow-legged Gull , 2 Grey Wagtails (Mark Hawkes)
Wednesday, 13 October
Grafham Water TWITE, heard only, with Linnets over Hill Farm 13:05h, 2 Rock Pipits on shore by Hill Farm (Colin Addington); ad Little Gull, 4 Goldeneyes, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Stonebridge Corner - 10+ Bramblings at first light, Redwing, Fieldfare (Brian Stone)
Cambridge, Trumpington 570+ Golden Plovers just north-east of M11 junction 11 (James Hanlon)
Fidwell Fen Grey Plover, 200+ Golden Plovers, 24 Dunlin, Ringed Plover (James Hanlon); 107 Shoveler (Mike Foley)
Ferry Meadows 2 Rock Pipits, Dunlin on north side of Gunwade (Don Gardener)
Tuesday, 12 October
Fen Drayton Hobby, 45 Golden Plover, 120 Lapwing between Fenstanton and Fen Drayton this lunchtime (Mark Eaton)
Fidwell Fen Grey Plover, 22 Dunlins, Ringed Plover viewed from A1123 (John Oates)
Grafham Water 2 juv Little Stints, ad Yellow-legged Gull, c.20 Dunlin, c. 10 Swallows (Mark Hawkes)
Monday, 11 October
Kings Dyke 2 JACK SNIPE, c.10 Redwings (Brian Stone)
Fidwell Fen Rock Pipit, Grey Plover, 19 Dunlins, Ringed Plover viewed from A1123 (John Oates)
Grafham Water 2 Little Gulls off Mander, 2 Goldeneyes, juv Little Stint, 9 Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Longstowe 2 Buzzards over A1198 just north of the village 10:00h (Russell Watkins)
Sunday, 10 October
Toft 1st winter Stonechat (Louise Bacon)
Grafham Water Curlew Sandpiper, 2 juv Little Stints, 3 Goldeneyes, 18 Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Long Drove, Cottenham - adult Yellow-legged, adult Caspian Gull (Dick Newell)
Eldernell - 4 Marsh Harriers, 3 Barn Owls, 10 Brambling over, a few Redwings and Fieldfares, Buzzard, 18 Whooper Swans, Bearded Tit calling from dyke just before Lord Holts Wood near the 'sheep' pen but not seen 07:00-10:40h (Richard Mays et al.)
Saturday, 9 October
Woodwalton Fen - Red Kite over N. end at 12:20h towards Holme Fen, male Stonechat, 10 Marsh Tits (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows - Estimated 3,650 migrating Redwings counted between 07:00-08:00h, 3 Great Black-Backed Gull, 3 Yellowhammer, Curlew, c50 Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail (Don Gardener & Matt Webb)
Friday, 8 October
Ouse Washes RSPB 14 Whooper swans east, 3 Brambling with Redwing flocks heading south west, Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Dunlin (Ian Barton)
Priors Fen 2 Whooper Swans through (Brian Stone)
Tanholt GP 70 Redwings & 4 Fieldfares over west (Brian Stone)
Cambourne 2 House Martins, c.80 Golden Plover just of the A428 near the village (Andrew Taylor)
Fowlmere 500 Golden Plovers in filed south west of A505 junction with Fowlmere Road (Ian Dodd)
Grafham Water 3 juv Little Stints, Rock Pipit, 26 Dunlin, Redpoll over, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Buzzard (Mark Hawkes)
Thursday, 7 October
Eldernell 3 Marsh Harriers, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, several Barn Owls (David Manton)
Grafham Water juv Little Stint at Plummer, juv Curlew Sandpiper lagoons shoreline, 2 Ringed Plover, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
St. Ives Buzzard over 11:40h (Martin Phillips)
Wednesday, 6 October
Hauxton 2 FIELDFARES over south-west 08:30h (Peter Bircham)
Barton - 3 FIELDFARES over south-west c.08:30h (Louise Bacon)
Priors Fen 600+ Golden Plovers (Brian Stone)
Farcet Fen 2 Swifts over (Steve Dudley)
Tuesday, 5 October
Grafham Water juv Curlew Sandpiper, 20+ Dunlins (Mark Hawkes)
Monday, 4 October
Fidwell Fen Avocet (John Oates)
Milton 1st win & 4 c.y. Caspian Gulls (photos here; Dick Newell)
Grafham Water juv Peregrine, juv Curlew Sandpiper, 23+ Dunlins (Mark Hawkes)
Priors Fen Wheatear, 3 Dunlin, c.50 Golden Plover this lunchtime (Brian Stone)
Paxton Pits juv Curlew Sandpiper this evening (Martin Smith)
Sunday, 3 October
Grafham Water 2 juv Curlew Sandpipers, 17 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, Redshank (Mark Hawkes)
Fen Drayton 2 Red-crested Pochards, Hobby, 2 Redwings over (Sarah Howlett)
Paxton Pits 6 Redwings, Wheatear, 2 Green Sandpipers, 10+ Snipe, c.80 House Martins (Jamie Wells)
Saturday, 2 October
Eldernell Short-eared Owl, 4 Marsh Harriers, 3+ Hobbies, Peregrine (Gordon Hamlett); Stonechat near Bassenhally Farm (David Manton)
Friday, 1 October
Eldernell Barn Owl, 4 Marsh Harriers, Hobby, 15+ Kestrels, m Wheatear (Rachel & Peter Beesley)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane 2 Little Egrets, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Kingfishers, 20+ Goldcrests, 2 Redwings, 5 Jays, Sedge Warbler still present (Stuart Elsom)
Monks Wood at least 2 Redwings with an arrival of Song Thrushes today, also 8 Buzzards & many Goldcrests (Rich Broughton)
Gamlingay Buzzard over B1040 just north of the village 11:25h (Russell Watkins)
Chatteris m Peregrine over 14:00h (Mark Ward)
Recent Little Stint, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gulls on the Photos page.
Thursday, 30 September
Godmanchester, Cow Lane 6 Black Terns this afternoon (Bill Simmons)
Fowlmere 500+ Golden Plover over the A505 between Fowlmere & Chrishall Grange 10:00h (Jack Harrison)
Cambourne, Crow Hill 300+ Linnets, 40+ Corn Buntings, 50+ Greenfinches (Jono Leadley)
Wednesday, 29 September
Ferry Meadows at least 2 REDWINGS over amongst a movement of thrushes this morning, Kingfisher, Water rail calling near first hide (Brian Stone)
Ouse Washes ad WHOOPER SWAN this morning, before departing east (Mark Ward)
Grafham Water ROCK PIPIT, 2 juv Curlew Sandpipers, 24 Dunlin, Caspian Gull & 3 Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost (Jono Leadley, mark Hawkes)
Farcet Fen Swift over, Buzzard, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Sudan Golden Sparrow still present (Steve Dudley)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane Little Egret, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail (Stuart Elsom); 2 Little Egrets, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper 12:30-13:00h (Mike Foley)
Priors Fen f Marsh Harrier, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin (Brian Stone)
Tuesday, 28 September
Landbeach STONE CURLEW calling 23:20h, also Little Owl (Dick Newell)
Grafham Water juv Curlew Sandpiper on north end of dam, 20+ Dunlin (Mark Hawkes)
Wicken Fen - 3 Marsh Harriers (James Hanlon)
Trumpington 67 Golden Plover this morning (Peter Bircham)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 3 Bullfinches, 7 Chiffchaffs (Stuart Elsom)
Monday, 27 September
Grafham Water juv Curlew Sandpiper on dam, 20+ Dunlin, 4 Mandarin, Common Sandpiper, Redshank (Mark Hawkes)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane 2 Little Egrets, juv Garganey, Green Sandpiper, 2 Treecreepers, Kingfisher (Stuart Elsom)
Fen Drayton Hobby, Green Sandpiper (Mark Eaton)
Sunday, 26 September
Grafham Water ad RED-NECKED GREBE off Mander 08:00-10:00h, 11 Ringed Plovers, 18 Dunlin, 3 Buzzards, Hobby (Mark Hawkes); ad RED-NECKED GREBE at Dudney Creek 12:45h (Mark Piercey)
Paxton Pits m Stonechat, Little Egret, f Red-crested Pochard, 2 f Goldeneyes, Yellow-legged Gull, 5+ Green Sandpipers, 7+ Dunlin, Spotted Flycatcher (Julian Hughes, Neal Parkin, Jamie Wells)
Priors Fen Little Stint, Hobby (Kevin Du Rose)
Toft Stonechat (Clive Sinclair)
Eldernell Hobby, 4 Marsh Harriers, 5 Short-eared Owls a good way east of the CP (Steve Gann); Buzzard, barn Owl (David & Tony Moorcroft)
Earith Wheatear, Marsh Harrier, 13 Golden Plovers (David Griffiths)
Saturday, 25 September
Grafham Water - ad Little Gull, 2 juv Arctic Terns, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Ringed Plovers, 12 Dunlin, 1+ Grey Wagtail, BLACK-NECKED GREBE in Dudney creek 15;20-16:00h (Mark Hawkes)
Cambridge - 30 Pink-footed Geese flying SW over Fanshawe Road (Richard Patient)
Eldernell 8+ Marsh Harriers, 12+ Kestrels, m Peregrine, Short-eared Owl, Tree Sparrow, 50 Golden Plovers (Gordon Hamlett)
Thursday, 23 September
Grafham Water 3 juv Black Terns, 2 juv Little Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull, 25+ Yellow Wagtails this morning, also juv Curlew Sandpiper just west of Marlow, Common Tern, 17 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 10+ Sand Martins this afternoon (Mark Hawkes)
Eldernell 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Barn Owls, 2 Peregrines, 2 Buzzards, several Marsh Harriers (Katie Fuller)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane GP juv Little Egret, juv Garganey, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Snipe, Swift, 4 Bullfinches (Stuart Elsom)
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit 2 ad Caspian Gulls, 5 Yellow-legged Gulls (Kevin Du Rose)
Trumpington 38 in field near M11 junction, c.70 in flight over Barton (Mike Foley)
Priors Fen Wheatear, 4 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 91 Golden Plovers (Brian Stone)
Bevills Wood 5 Buzzards together this afternoon (Rich Broughton)
Cottenham c.250 Golden Plovers, 2 Wheatears 16:30h (Vicki Harley)
Wednesday, 22 September
Grafham Water dark phase ARCTIC SKUA showing from Mander CP 07:45-09:00h, also 23 Common Terns for c.45 min only, 3 Black Terns, 2 Little Gulls, 10 Dunlin, Buzzard, Yellow-legged Gull, 1000+ House Martins, 200+ Swallows (Mark Hawkes et al.); no sign of the Arctic Skua off Mander CP 10:25h (Jim Lawrence)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane GP juv Little Egret, juv Garganey, 3 Treecreepers, 3 Swifts, 3 Bullfinches (Stuart Elsom)
Monks Wood Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher (Rich Broughton)
Tuesday, 21 September
Grafham Water BLACK-NECKED GREBE in Dudney creek, 2 Little Gulls, 2 Black Terns, Yellow-legged Gull (Colin Addington, Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Ferry Meadows Buzzard, Grey Wagtail (Brian Stone)
Godmanchester, Cow Lane GP juv Little Egret, 2 Treecreepers, Grey Wagtail, 150+ House Martins, 50 Swallows, 4 Sand Martins, 4 Bullfinches (Stuart Elsom)
Fidwell Fen Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 4 Ringed Plovers, 4 Ruff (Mike Foley)
Cambridge Hobby over Hills Road this morning (Gary Allport)
Monday, 20 September
Fidwell Fen 4 juv Curlew Sandpipers, juv Little Stint, several Dunlin & Ruff (James Hanlon)
Grafham Water OSPREY 15:30h and 17:00h, juv Little Gull, juv Black Tern, juv Little Stint, 3 ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 8 Yellow Wagtails (Mark Hawkes et al.); Swift (Jono Leadley)
Paxton Pits juv Black Tern, 2+ Green Sandpipers (Jamie Wells)
From Thursday, 15 September: Paxton Pits - Slavonian Grebe, Stonechat, 3 Red-crested Pochards (Jim Stevenson). From Friday, 17 September: RAF Alconbury - Merlin (Richard Broughton)
Sunday 19 September
Ferry Meadows - Tree Pipit (Matt Webb and Don Gardener)
Grafham Water - MANX SHEARWATER off dam 08.50-10.00h, found dead on dam at 11.15h, juv Curlew Sandpiper, juv Little Stint, juv Little Gull, Dunlin, 5+ Ringed Plover, 3 Pintail, 3 Ruddy Duck 3 (Mark Hawkes, Mark Piercey, Colin Addington); OSPREY 15:25-15:55h, Swift, 30+ Yellow Wagtails, Turtle Dove (Andrew Taylor)
Fen Drayton - juv Little Egret, juv Marsh Harrier, Black Tern, 3 Hobbies, 2 Swifts, Green Sandpiper, Golden Plover (Richard Patient)
Paxton Pits juv m Peregrine, 2 Hobbies, 4 Sparrowhawks, juv Black Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank, 43 Little Grebes (Julian Hughes, Neal Parkin, Jamie Wells)
Priors Fen - Whinchat (Kevin Du Rose)
Saturday 18 September
Grafham Water - juv Curlew Sandpiper, juv Little Stint, Hobby, juv Little Gull, juv Black Tern, 5 Pintail, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8+ Ringed Plover, 7+ Dunlin, Yellow- legged Gull (Mark Hawkes); 2 Little Gulls, Black Tern, OSPREY, Buzzard, juv Hobby, Grey Wagtail, several Yellow-legged Gulls distantly in the roost (Dick Newell, Richard Patient)
Fen Drayton - Black Turn, 3 Hobbies (Bruce Martin)
Eldernell - 8 Marsh Harriers, Hobby, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, 2 Pintail (Gordon Hamlett)
Friday 17 September
Ouse Washes - Ad fem and juv Garganey, 2 juv Ruff, 4 juv Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits, c.300 Teal, c.100 Wigeon, ad male and 2 juv Marsh Harriers roosted, 2 Tree Sparrows (Mark Ward)
Grafham Water - OSPREY arrived c.12:15h, headed off north of Hill Farm CP with trout 12:30h, juv Curlew Sandpiper, juv Black Tern, juv Little Gull, c.10 Swifts (Mark Ward)
Thursday, 16 September
Grafham Water - OSPREY from 14:20 at least, 2 Little Gulls, Black Tern, Yellow-legged Gull, Grey Wagtail, 2+ Buzzards (Paul Atkinson); HONEY BUZZARD circled over Grafham Village c.15:30h, 3 Common Terns, 5 Dunlin (Mark Hawkes); OSPREY over north shore 16:40h, 4 Pintail (Colin Addington)
Serpentine BP - no sign of the Pied Flycatcher this morning (Brian Stone)
Wednesday, 15 September
Monks Wood - 1st win/fem Redstart, 4 Buzzards, Spotted Flycatcher (Rich Broughton)
Serpentine BP - 1st win Pied Flycatcher (George Walthew); no sign of the Pied Flycatcher 16:00-18:30h, but Grasshopper Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher present (Mike Weedon, Katie Fuller)
Grafham Water - OSPREY over the north shore 16:30h, f/imm Merlin 15:50h, Red Kite c.15:00h, 4 Buzzards, 2 juv Little Gulls, 2 Black Terns, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Little Stint & Dunlin at Marlow (Mark Hawkes, Colin Addington, Jono Leadley)
Priors Fen - Marsh Harrier, Golden Plover, 8 Snipe (Brian Stone)
Fen Drayton - Black Tern on Moore Lake (Richard Allison)
Flag Fen - Wheatear (Brian Stone)
Cottenham - 10 Golden Plovers over 10:45h (Vicki Harley)
Tuesday, 14 September
Monks Wood - BLACK KITE 11:52 showing well in open grassland (BirdGuides); no sign in heavy rain c.13:00h (Rich Broughton); 3 Marsh Harriers, several Buzzards, Hobby, but no sign of Black Kite by 14:45h (Mark Hawkes et al.)
Grafham water - OSPREY, Little Gull, Black Tern (Mark Pettit)
Cambridge, Chesterton - OSPREY over south-east c.17:00h (Mike Wood)
From Sunday, 12 September: Cantelupe Reservoir - SHAG briefly, headed off north-west (Louise Bacon)
Monday, 13 September
Monks Wood - BLACK KITE 17:10-17:20h before gaining height & heading off north (Rich Broughton); juv Marsh Harrier 17:45h (Duncan Ritchie)
Grantchester - 2 Wheatears this morning (Louise Bacon)
Fen Drayton - Black Tern, Garganey, Green Sandpiper, Black Swan 07:30-0915h (Richard Allison)
Dogsthorpe Star Pit - ad Hobby (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water - SHAG, Black-necked Grebe off Plummer, Garganey, ad Yellow-legged Gull this morning (James Hanlon); OSPREY seen to catch fish at 12:45 & 16:30h, 2 Hobby, juv Arctic Tern, 3+ Common Terns, Black Tern, 2 juv Little Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull, Little Owl, no further sign of Black-necked Grebe or Shag by dusk (Jono Leadley et al.)
Paxton Pits - Black Tern, 2 Little Egrets, 6 Snipe, Grey Wagtail (Martin Davis); 2 Greenshanks, 2 Hobbies (Jamie Wells)
Sunday, 12 September
Dogsthorpe Star Pit - SABINE'S GULL 18:10-18:40h, photo here (Kevin Du Rose)
Grafham Water - MANX SHEARWATER 12:25h, OSPREY west over north shore at 13.20h, 2 Black Terns, Common Tern, juv Little Gull, 10 Dunlins, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Mark Hawkes); OSPREY also seen at 15:30h (Robert Ulph)
Priors Fen - RED-BACKED SHRIKE, juv. SABINE'S GULL at 09:30h last seen flying west (Alan Payne)
Paxton Pits - Little Egret, greenshank, Green Sandpiper (Jamie Wells)
Saturday, 11 September
Priors Fen - RED-BACKED SHRIKE (Katie Fuller)
Grafham Water - 2 Black Terns, juv Little Gull, 6+ Common Sandpipers, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Common Buzzards, Dunlin, 1+ Ringed Plover (Mark Hawkes)
Paxton Pits - 2 Little Egrets, juv Black Tern, Green Sandpiper (Julian Hughes, Jamie Wells)
Friday, 10 September
Priors Fen - RED-BACKED SHRIKE first thing this morning, also Wheatear, Marsh Harrier, 3 Hobbies, 2 Greenshanks, Golden Plover (Brian Stone)
Grafham Water - Little Gull, Black Tern, Yellow-legged Gull, 3+ Common Sandpipers, Turnstone (Mark Hawkes)
Thursday, 9 September
Grafham Water - OSPREY with fish over Savages hide, 2 Little Gulls, Black Tern c.14:50h (Colin Addington); OSPREY fishing off Mander 17:15-17:25h, flew off west after making a catch, also 3 juv Little Gulls, ad Black Tern, juv Turnstone, ad Yellow legged Gull (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows - 2 Water Rail on the scrape (Matt Weedon); Ring-necked Parakeet (Brian Stone)
Paxton Pits - 3 Little Egrets, Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers 5 Snipe, 2 Hobbies (Neal Parkin, Jamie Wells)
The male Sudan Golden Sparrow appearing sporadically in Steve Dudleys garden has been caught on camera at last, photo here; juv Wheatear from Serpentine BP here.
Wednesday, 8 September
Priors Fen - 2 Golden Plover, 12 Snipe first thing this morning (Brian Stone); RED-BACKED SHRIKE present 10:00h, also 3 Hobbies, Buzzard (Peter Beesley); on Sunday, 5 September Spotted Redshank, Tawny Owl, Little Owl present at dusk (Martin Coates)
Eldernell - 15 Marsh Harriers, 3 Buzzards, 4 Short-eared Owls (Jonathon Taylor)
Paxton Pits - 2 Little Egrets this afternoon (Martin Davis)
Grafham Water - 4 Turnstones of Plummer CP this morning (Colin Addington); 2 juv Little Stints, juv Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, ad Yellow-legged Gull this afternoon (Mark Hawkes)
Ferry Meadows - Whinchat, 6 Spotted Flycatchers (Matt Webb)
Fen Drayton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in trees to west of Elney Lake, Hobby (Carl Howard)
Monks Wood - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Buzzard, 2 Nuthatches, 4 Spotted Flycatchers in the south-west corner of the wood (Rich Broughton)
Tuesday, 7 September
Priors Fen - 1st winter RED-BACKED SHRIKE in bushes half way along the second pit this morning, also Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 8 Golden Plovers, 1+ Hobby (Brian Stone)
Farcet Fen - Hobby, 5 Yellow Wagtails, Golden Plover, Turtle Dove (Steve Dudley)
Grafham Water - Pintail off Plummer this morning (Colin Addington); juv Garganey & 2 juv Little Stints in lagoons, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls & Common Tern off Mander, also Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, Greenshank, 4+ Ringed Plovers this evening (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley)
Ferry Meadows - juv Black Tern, 3 Golden Plovers (Matt Webb)
Monday, 6 September
Dogsthorpe, Star Pit - ad Caspian Gull, 4+ Yellow-legged Gulls (Kevin Du Rose)
Sunday, 5 September
Priors Fen - 1st winter RED-BACKED SHRIKE, photos here & here (Howard Butler et al.); Curlew, Hobby, 3 Marsh Harriers, 9+ Yellow Wagtails (Steve Dudley)
Paxton Pits - 3 f Red-crested Pochard, c.15 Wigeon, Common Tern (Mark Hawkes et al.)
Grafham Water - moulting adult BLACK-NECKED GREBE off Marlow at 09.40h then from Dudney Hide at 14.20h, Knot, Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 6+ Common Sandpiper, 12+ Dunlin, 5+ Ringed Plover, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Wigeon (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley); ad Little Gull, Garganey (James Hanlon)
Fen Drayton - 2 pairs of Red-crested Pochards, Garganey, Common Sandpiper, Tawny Owl (Mark Ward)
Saturday, 4 September
Paxton Pits - SLAVONIAN GREBE, 3 Little Egrets (Paul Rule et al)
Priors Fen - 1st winter RED-BACKED SHRIKE, also Whinchat on edge of Middle Pit, 3 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 20 Golden Plover, Hobby, Marsh Harrier (Katie Fuller); 5 Wigeon and 7 Yellow Wagtails (Brian Stone); Hobby, Turtle Dove (Trevor Williams); Spotted Redshank, 4 Hobbies, 3+ Marsh Harriers, Common Buzzard (Mark Ward)
Fen Drayton GP - 4 Common Buzzards, juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobbies, 2 Common Sandpipers, Garganey, 13 Wigeon, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, Red-crested Pochard 4 (2m, 2f), Common Tern (Richard Patient)
Godmanchester GP - Green Sandpiper, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Wigeon, Spotted Flycatcher (Richard Patient)
Friday, 3 September
Priors Fen - RED-BACKED SHRIKE just past the causeway (ie. on the north side of the middle pit) and viewable from the public footpath that runs east-west at the site. Please DO NOT trespass off this path. (Kevin Du Rose)
Grafham Water - BLACK-NECKED GREBE just west of Mander CP from Valley Creek Hide 08:35h (Colin Addington); still present 13:20h at least, also MANX SHEARWATER best viewed from just west of Marlow CP 12:50h but very mobile, 6+ Black Terns (Mark Hawkes et al.)
Ouse Washes - 11 Marsh Harriers to roost this evening (Mark Ward)
Thursday, 2 September
Grafham Water - RED-NECKED PHALAROPE present at c.TL154684 from 06:55h to 18:00h at least but distant. Park carefully at the end of Church Lane and walk east to view from c.TL153688. Also SHAG on steps of water tower, 10+ Black Terns, Greenshank, ad Yellow-legged Gull this morning, 4+ Dunlin early evening (Mark Hawkes); 34+ Black Terns, Little Gull mid-morning (Lee Evans, Jim Lawrence); flock of 15 Grey Herons, Stonechat in lagoons (Colin Addington)
Fidwell Fen - OSPREY over 19:07h heading towards Stretham, also 2 Black Terns, 11 Golden Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Greenshanks, 5 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff (Kathleen Rosewarne & Ian Barton)
Paxton Pits - Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 4 + Common Terns, 6+ Snipe, Ruff, Little Ringed Plover Greenshank, 4+ Green Sandpipers (Jamie Wells); Stonechat, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff this afternoon (Martin Davis)
Fen Drayton - Little Egret, 3 Common Terns, f Goldeneye this morning, 4 Black Terns over Ferry Lagoon this evening (Richard Allison)
Priors Fen - f/imm Garganey, Golden Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Marsh Harriers (Brian Stone)
1st winter male Redstart from Ferry Meadows, August 28, on the Photos page.
Wednesday, 1 September
Grafham Water - RED-NECKED PHALAROPE in the bay west of Church Lane (John Parslow); still present until 20:10 at least, Red Kite over, SHAG still present, Whinchat by north end of dam, Hobby, Sanderling, 6+ Dunlin, 10+ Ringed Plovers, 2+ Greenshanks, 2 Buzzards, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 4+ Common Terns, 40+ Yellow Wagtails (Mark Hawkes et al.); Red-necked Grebe in the lagoons, Redstart reported there too (Colin Addington)
Eltisley - Short-eared Owl by the A426 (Nigel Butcher, David Chandler)
Ferry Meadows - ad sum m Redstart (Don Gardener)
Stretham - Little Owl calling 03:00-04:00h (John Thake)