Thursday 27 March 2008

Thursday, 27 March

Clopton - CATTLE EGRET in the area by Grange Farm, north of the B662 (per rarebirdalert.com) . Still present 18:10h (Mark Hawkes)

Grafham Water - 8 COMMON SCOTER (5 drks) from Marlow car park, Sanderling on dam, 2 male Wheatears, Little Ringed Plover (Mark Hawkes, Jono Leadley); another COMMON SCOTER in Littless Creek, 2nd win GLAUCOUS GULL from Mander CP 15:45h (Colin Addington). ICELAND GULL adult & possible Kumlien's Gull in roost (Jono Leadley et al.).

Fen Drayton GPs - male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at east end of Ferry Lagoon 15:55h, drk Garganey, Little Egret, 500 Black-tailed Godwits (Richard Allison)

Paxton Pits - GLAUCOUS GULL 2cy until 18:25h then flew west (Martin Davis); Barn Owl (Tina Parkin)

Milton CP - FIRECREST between the pontoon and Hall's Pool, fem Brambling, a male and possibly a female Garganey on Dickerson's Pit (Jonathan & David Heath)

Ferry Meadows - ROCK PIPIT on north shore of Gunwade Lake (Matt Webb); male & fem Goosander on Overton Lake (Mike Weedon)

Maxey GPs - 4 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers, 9 Dunlin (Mike Weedon)

Sutton Gault - Little Ringed Plover east of 100 foot drain (Owen Marks)

St. Neots GC - Woodcock over the first fairway 08:35h (Rod Bee)

Thriplow - GOSHAWK reported north-east over at 12:40h (rarebirdalert.com)

Whittlesford - RING-NECKED PARAKEET over Ley Grove Cottages, between the village and Little Shelford (Guy Belcher)

Ouse Washes - 2 adult Kittiwakes through Pymoor in evening (Duncan Poyser, Ben Green)

Mepal - male Hen Harrier south of the A142 (Jake Allsop)

Cambridge, Peterhouse College - Tawny Owl (Richard Hall)

Heydon - 7 Buzzards, Barn Owl (John Miller)

Buckden - RED-NECKED GREBE still present (Monica & Owen Marks)

Cambridge - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at King's College School (per rarebirdalert.com)

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