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Cambridgeshire Birding (5 Viewers)

Grafham Water 24 July. Mediterranean Gull juv on the dam at 0630. Different bird to yesterday, this one has a red ring. Number should be readable later from photos. 3 Common Sands and 5+ Yellow-legged Gulls. Not forgetting the Mandarin still on the dam!

Med Gull colour ring P1J1 or something close to this. https://www.flickr.com/photos/140874789@N04/27893952694/in/album-72157664662036243/lightbox/

Ring number appears to be PTJ1 when examined forensically, see screenshot. Presumably an eastern European number ? Poland? https://www.flickr.com/photos/140874789@N04/28520001865/in/album-72157664662036243/ To be continued...
 
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Grafham Water 29 July evening. A single Sanderling providing good close ups after the sun had gone behind the clouds. A lot of Yellow-legged Gulls around.
 
Grafham Water 31 July. 5 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper on the dam early morning. Several Yellow-legged and Great Black-back Gulls.
 
Grafham Water 5 August early evening, 1 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover and 1 Common Sandpiper on the dam. A few Yellow-leged Gulls about and a collection of Yellow Wagtails as wary as ever.
 
Grafham Water 22 Aug morning, an obliging Turnstone on the dam (south end) plus a single Dunlin. A Curlew Sandpiper in the lagoons as per MH. Hope it stays....

Only managed 2 Ruff in lagoons later but didn't go in...
 
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Couple of record shots attached (cropped, iPhone held to Scope & through reeds, hence the quality). The first I've seen at the reservoir for a few years...
 

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Grafham Water 23 Aug. Great White Egret at west end last seen in Littleless bay at 1900 but mobile, a very rare bird at Grafham so glad for the immediate news from MH as I was just arriving at the dam.
Black Tern juv off sailing club. Curlew Sand still present in the lagoons but still to catch up with this one...
 
Grafham Water 24 Aug evening. Marsh Harrier over lagoons , 1 Ruff, 4 Green Sands and 2 Snipe. (missed the Curlew Sand again!), 1 Dunlin and Redshank on the dam and at least 35 Yellow Wagtails out numbering Pied. Well worth checking them all this time of year....

Note: Stanwick 'Azorean type' Gull is back, so expect it to visit Grafham (again?)
https://northantsbirds.com/latest-reports/
 
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Grafham Water 25 Aug evening: the Yellow Wagtail flock still on the dam, though very mobile tonight so total not confirmed but probably still 30+
 
Grafham water 26 Aug evening. Great White Egret in Dudney creek viewed from fishing lodge. 3 Black Terns , 2 Caspian Gulls and several Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost. Missed the Osprey while on the dam. Still plenty of Wagtails .
 
Grafham Water 28 Aug early morning. 3 Black Terns briefly at 0630 and then left (?) Great White Egret still around in Savages Creek mid morning. Several Yellow legged Gulls

Black necked Grebe this afternoon from Dudney hide
 
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