Cambridgeshire Birding (1 Viewer)

[Matthebirder]

8 July Grafham Water early am ; Osprey in trees at west end. Two juv Little Ringed Plovers on the dam plus Ringed Plover. Two Yellow-legged Gulls and at least 31 Little Egrets

 

[Matthebirder]

13 July Cottenham - Broad Lane - calling Turtle Dove , presumably the regular Broad Lane bird.....

 

[Matthebirder]

15 July Grafham Water , am ; 3 Dunlin, 3 Common Sanpipers , 4 Ringed Plover & 1 Little Ringed around the Dam area. At least 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
Silver-washed Fritillary along the dam and one in my garden!

 

[Matthebirder]

21 July Grafham Water; 3 Little-ringed Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 6 Common Sandpipers at the Dam

 

[Matthebirder]

29 July Grafham Water ; 2 Yellow-legged Gulls and Mandarin duck off the dam. Flock of 9 Whimbrels over Mander Carpark heading south. Tame Barnacle goose still with Greylags....

 

[Matthebirder]

25 Aug Grafham Water : Knot on the dam, southern end this evening in very poor light.https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/29329100527/in/album-72157664662036243/
Also 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshanks, 5+ Green Sandpipers 5+ Common Sandpipers in Gaynes Creek. Pintail in Valley Creek 4 Ringed Plovers on the dam early morning. Yellow-legged Gull feeding on dead fish on the dam. 50+ Yellow Wagtails on the dam; all checked carefully just in case....
Spotted Flycatcher at north end of dam this morning; a year tick!!

 

[mark clements]

Thanks for the updates Matt.
Never did see a spotted flycatcher at Grafham Water, did see one in my garden at Grafham Village though.

 

[Matthebirder]

26 Aug Grafham Water : the Knot still here but in Gaynes Creek (Plummer Carpark) with the wader flock. At least 3 Greenshanks, 4 Black-tailed Godwits 6+ Green Sandpipers
3 Yellow-legged Gulls on the dam plus many Yellow Wagtails still.

 

[GWB77]

Another Spotted Flycatcher yesterday in spinney between Valley and Dudney creeks. My first of The year at Grafham. Sadly, it seems the days of breeding pairs at Mander car park, Hill Farm and Marlow car park are long gone.

 

[Matthebirder]

27 Aug Grafham Water pm : 2 Dunlin on the dam and single Ringed Plover ; 2 Greenshanks in Gaynes Creek with a Green Sandpiper. Little else with the Bank Holiday disturbance; glad I was working....

 

[Ed Woods]

Tuesday 28th August 6.30pm - 3 x Cranes flying in a South West direction over Stow Cum Quy. Probably flying from Lakenheath? to where I do not know.

 

[Matthebirder]

1 Sep Grafham Water: Knot still at Valley Creek, Osprey 1 +1 , some interesting juvenile gulls too ......https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/albums/72157664662036243

 

[wildfire68]

Hi Ed
looks like the Cranes have settled at the reed bed area near the A14/Quy roundabout (Little Wilbraham fen?) I first saw them on the 28th, then again on the 1st September.
Wonder if they'll stay long?

 

[Matthebirder]

8 Sep Grafham Water; Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper on the dam early morning.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/43839328184/in/album-72157664662036243/

2 Garganey in Dudney Creek mid pm

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham gulls?

Is anyone seeing this approachable individual Juv Caspian still?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/30543484778/in/album-72157664662036243/

It would be good to follow it photographically through the winter. Maybe a gull feeding station at Plummer would be feasible....
Ethically no different to feeding the Tits at Mander Hide!

1 Sep Grafham Water: Knot still at Valley Creek, Osprey 1 +1 , some interesting juvenile gulls too ......https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/albums/72157664662036243

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 15 Sep; Osprey mid morning, 2 Dunlin and 3 Ringed Plovers on the dam.

 

[GWB77]

Grafham gulls?

Is anyone seeing this approachable individual Juv Caspian still?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/30543484778/in/album-72157664662036243/

Hi Matt - sorry for delay in responding to this, I've been in Germany for last week - this bird was still around when we did the WeBS count on Sunday 9th

 

[GWB77]

Grafham gulls?

Is anyone seeing this approachable individual Juv Caspian still?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/30543484778/in/album-72157664662036243/
!

Still around this evening too. Feeding at Marlow car park.
Video clip here; https://twitter.com/GrafhamWBirder/status/1042141851799773184?s=19

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham - yellow ringed 'Caspian' type juvenile from 1 Sep.

Ringed near Polish border I believe; interested if this one is still around too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/42978722930/in/album-72157664662036243/

The video clip taken by Mark certainly looks like the same bird I photographed at the fish on 1 Sep.

My video here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/43880924855/in/album-72157664662036243/

 

[GWB77]

I've been keeping an eye open for that yellow-ringed individual, but not seen it since Sept 1st.