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Happy New Year and Good Birding in 2026
Welcome to the Club
Welcome to the Club
The Cambridgeshire Bird Club promotes the study, recording and conservation of birds in Cambridgeshire and encourages a wider interest in natural history and the protection of county wildlife habitats.
We record the County's birds in our Annual Report, so we need your records. We have a stunning Gallery, so we want your photos. We have field projects, we have indoor meetings and trips, and we keep you informed with our monthly emailed bulletins. We have links to active bird ringing groups. And have a look at our Facebook and our Twitter (X) sites.
You can see What's About? and we urge you to report interesting, sensitive or confidential sightings to the County Recorder.
We email Club members with many announcements but we also use our website to provide information. We hope you enjoy your visit and come back soon.
Announcements
Announcements
Next Club indoor talk - January 16th. Stanislas Wroza, 'Identifying migratory birds by sound'. Using the Zoom platform.
Picture of the Month for December is Alan Fersht's Little Owl - see it here
CBC Annual Reports for 2000, 2001 and 2002 are now available to read and search See here
Bird flu in wild birds, latest - reporting to Defra of dying and dead birds suspected to be infected with bird flu can now be done online. Start at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-dead-wild-birds - reporting takes about five minutes. Best to have location details at hand. Reports can also be added to BirdTrack.
Also, read the RSPB narrative here https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/avian-influenza-updates
We are now offering free membership to anyone aged 25 or younger.
Photo of the Year for 2024 was voted by members to be Chris Kenyon's Hobby. Congratulations to Chris. Runner-up was Jan Michalec's Marsh Harriers and in third place was Rachel Lennard's Bearded Tit. See them here
Club e-Bulletins up to August are now available to all to read. They contain records, photos, articles and event reminders: read the recent ones here
Other announcements
Other announcements
The 2023 Annual Report (No. 97) is now available to purchase. Look here for details.
The CBC recording checklist can be viewed and downloaded here
Club Bulletins back to the first issue in 1951 have now been digitised and were added to the website in 2021- read them here
The 2019 Annual Report (No. 93) is now available to read on this website - read here 2020 and 2021 Annual Reports to be added as soon as possible.
Do read Bob Jarman's Centenary Lecture presented at the Club's Centenary Dinner 16 April. Read here Also to be found under 'Publications'
Avian Flu in wild birds -latest
Avian Flu in wild birds -latest
AVIAN FLU: Please under no circumstances go near or touch wildfowl suspected to have avian flu, leave this to the professionals.
Bird flu in wild birds, latest - Rob Partridge has today (9 November 2025) reported dead and dying Whooper Swans and Mute Swans on the Ouse Washes. The reporting to Defra of dying and dead birds suspected to be infected with bird flu can now be done online. Start at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-dead-wild-birds - reporting takes about five minutes. Best to have location details at hand.
Read the RSPB narrative here https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/avian-influenza-updates
X (fomerly Twitter)
X (fomerly Twitter)
We will let you know when we can resume feeds to this webpage.
Next Club indoor talk - January 16th. Stanislas Wroza, 'Identifying migratory birds by sound'. Using the Zoom platform.
Stanislas is a leading researcher in bioacoustics and is author of the recently published 'Identifying migratory birds by sound.' https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/identifying-migratory-birds-by-sound-inbritain-and-europe-9781399410076/
Picture of the Month - December
Picture of the Month - December
Little Owl © Alan Fersht , Burwell, 15 December 2025
Ed King chose December's bird.
"Matthew Webb's pictures of a sizeable flock of cranes in flight are a wonderful reminder of the success story that is the growing number of these remarkable birds that we are now fortunate to be able to witness in the county. Conversely, Roger Cresswell's fortunate sequence of a Kingfisher regurgitating a pellet is a fascinating sight that I, at least, have never witnessed in person. I also enjoyed Tracey Graves' two atmospheric images captured in the dying light at Ouse Fen, showing silhouetted Stonechat and Marsh Harrier.
My photo of the month is Alan Fersht’s portrait of a Little Owl that grabs the attention, full of character and nicely composed, amusingly poised on the apex of the log.
Photo of the year 2024
Photo of the year 2024
Congratulations to Chris Kenyon for his winning photo of a Hobby. Second place goes to Jan Michalac with his Marsh Harriers and Rachel Lennard's Bearded Tit takes third place. Click here to view all three photos. and click 2024 candidates to see all the candidates.
The 2023 Report No. 97 is now available to purchase at £15.00 including postage and packing.
The 2023 Report No. 97 is now available to purchase at £15.00 including postage and packing.
Where's that site?
Where's that site?
If you are unsure of the location of the less well-known birding sites, check our Gazetteer, which also provides standardised names to include in recording checklists for the Club's database and Birdtrack. Check the Grabagrid map which provides precise site grid references, and also shows pop-up vice-county boundaries
Centenary Lecture presented by Bob Jarman on 16 April 2025 at the Club's Centenary Dinner
Centenary Lecture presented by Bob Jarman on 16 April 2025 at the Club's Centenary Dinner
Lists and facts
Lists and facts
County birders life lists, individual record year lists / record day lists, garden lists and other records - view them here
County birders life lists, individual record year lists / record day lists, garden lists and other records - view them here
Found and injured bird? Contact a rehabilitator. Baby birds? Read here and also here
Local bird news from Cambirds.
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