Cambridgeshire Birding (1 Viewer)

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 24 Aug; an Osprey in from the east high over the dam at 08:30; not necessarily the regular bird?
Lots if Shags in the Midlands currently......

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 25 Aug ; Great White Egret off the Lagoons, Peregrine and Hobby. A lot of Yellow-legged Gulls

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 27 Aug; two Great White Egrets. Single Dunlin on the dam and 4 Common Sandpipers. Of more interest, X90A (Yellow) ring - Hybrid Caspian x Herring Gull returned again. Latest plumage update https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50275609293/in/album-72157712463187667/
Don't forget to take it some bread!

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham water 28 Aug; single Great White Egret still off lagoons. Marsh Harrier and 5 Arctic Terns (RP) . Dunlin still on the dam. At least 10 Yellow-legged Gulls.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 29 Aug ; 1 Great White Egret off lagoons in the morning.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 31 Aug ; 2 Turnstones early morning briefly; Little Stint successfully twitched early evening thanks to pager message. Plus a Dunlin and 2 Wheatears. Little Stints always worth a shot https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50291144918/in/album-72157712463187667/

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 1 Sep; Great White Egret and Osprey plus single Ringed Plover.
Dunlin early afternoon at dam
2 Shags on Hill Farm water tower in evening.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 2 Sep; 2 Great White Egrets together at the west end early morning. Osprey mid morning.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 3 Sep; late afternoon. The two Shags still on the tower off Hill Farm but still rather too far in poor light https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50302703481/in/album-72157712463187667/

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham water 5 Sep ; single Shag off Hill Farm on the tower morning and afternoon. (2 still on 4 Sep in morning only)

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 6 Sep; Shag still on tower off Hill Farm in morning. Seems to favour the lower level openings so difficult to see.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 9 Sep evening; Mediterranean Gull 1w in gull roost off Fishing lodge. No sign of any Shags this evening.

 

[GWB77]

One on boom at midday.

https://twitter.com/grafhamwbirder/status/1303763407917776896?s=21

Also Tree Pipit south over dam at 10.25, calling as it went.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 10 Sep ; 3 Sandwich Terns off Fishing Lodge briefly at 07:10. Plus a Caspian Gull juv under review; later same bird on the dam bridge. No Shag....
Also a female Marsh Harrier with red wing tag.

Nice Shag Photos Mark; I’m still waiting for my perfect Shag opportunity.....

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 11 Sep; one for the hybrid fans; 'Tufted/Scaup type' drake showing well from Littless Hide this afternoon. probably the same bird as last 'winter'. Quite a bully, chasing Tufted ducks away so maybe more of a Scaup really? https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50331608217/in/album-72157712463187667/

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 12 Sep: 4 Sanderling on the dam early morning. Single Shag on the tower off Hill Farm all pm. A Caspian Gull type 3W at the fishing lodge - pm

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 17 Sep ; evening, 4 Dunlin on the dam.....

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 19 Sep; single Great White Egret at west end mid morning; a Dunlin on the dam; still several Yellow Wagtails on the dam.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 24 Sep evening; twitched the Curlew Sandpiper on the dam. Finally the new A14 has yielded an after-work bird of note. https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50380431016/in/album-72157712463187667/ Very difficult light.

 

[Matthebirder]

Grafham Water 25 Sep, evening; a visit to try to see the reported 'hybrid' Baikal Teal type off Plummer Carpark.
Eventually seen just before dusk with a few Teal, Gadwall and Shoveler but only briefly as the ducks were distant and in and out of the willows; no photos possible. Obviously not a Teal and showing faint male Baikal type markings. So what features point to hybrid? There can't be many birders experienced in eclipse Baikal Teals in the UK. Hope for better views tomorrow.