Thursday 17 April 2008

Thursday, 17 April

Bainton Pits - WOOD WARBLER (Mike Weedon); still present 08:45h at TF106070 (John Saunders); also Nightingale, Yellow Wagtail, Buzzard (Brian Stone)

Ouse Washes - male RING OUZEL by visitor centre, last seen flying into trees behind the pumping station (Alex Thomas); 2 Little Egrets, 6 Little Ringed Plover (Paul Harrington); pair of Garganey, 3 Common Tern, Grey Plover (David Griffiths)

Folksworth - male RING OUZEL along the Morborne Road this morning TL142908 (Brian Stone); still present 19:00h (Will Bowell)

Ely, roswell Pits - male RING OUZEL (Duncan Poyser)

Grafham Water - Whimbrel over Plummer CP 05:55h, Lesser Redpoll over, Common Tern off Mander CP (Mark Hawkes); 2 RING OUZELS north over lagoons towards Marlow CP 10:50h but not seen since, Sanderling on the dam this afternoon (Colin Addington); 1st win/sum Little Gull and Black-tailed Godwit in lagoons, a wagtail showing characters of Blue-headed Wagtail with c.20 Yellow Wagtails near Marlow CP (Jono Leadley)

Waterbeach - ad Little Gull east over the A10 at 08:20h (Craig Samuels)

Eldernell - male Wheatear (Max Catterwell)

Ferry Meadows - male Redstart still just west of the bridge over the Nene until 11:45h at least (Peter Beesley); present at 17:30h (John Saunders)

Paxton Pits - Redstart, 2 Nightingales, Red Kite over (Tony Lowe); 4 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Ruff (Bob Scott)

Buckden GP - Red-necked Grebe still present (Birdguides.com)

Fen Drayton - Sanderling, Little Ringed Plover, Cettis' Warbler, 2 Common Terns (Dave Anderson); Little Stint (Robin Cox)

Cambridge - Chiffchaff with unusual song by Cherry Hinton Pits along Burnside (Nigel Lister)

Long Drove, Cottenham - White Wagtail, Barn Owl, Little Owl (David & Jonathan Heath)

Maxey Pits - 3 Whimbrel (Mike Foley)

Westwick - possible WOODCHAT SHRIKE reported bewteen the village and Cottenham

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