Monday, May 06, 2024

Common Tern






 Common Tern, Dernford Reservoir, 2nd May 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Sunday, May 05, 2024

Barn Swallow

 

Barn Swallow, Cottenham, 5th May 2024 © Colin Brown

Bittern


 Bittern, Lockspit's Mere, 4th May 2024 © Tracy Graves

Common Crane


 Common Crane, Lockspit's Mere, 4th May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Marsh Harrier



 Marsh Harrier, Lockspit's Mere, 4th May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Cormorant


 Cormorant, Lockspit's Mere, 4th May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Mute Swan


 Mute Swan, Lockspit Mere, 4th May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Friday, May 03, 2024

Moorhen


 Moorhen, Milton CP, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Pochard


 Pochard, Ouse Fen RSPB, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Mallard


 Mallard, Ouse Fen RSPB, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Reed Bunting


 Reed Bunting, Ouse Fen RSPB, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Mute Swan


 Mute Swan, Ouse Fen RSPB, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Grey Heron


 Grey Heron, Milton CP, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Greylag Goose


 Greylag Goose, Milton CP, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Mallard


 Mallard, Milton CP, 2nd May 2024 © Tracey Graves

Robin


 Robin, Milton CP, 2nd May © Tracey Graves

Thursday, May 02, 2024

Hobby

Hobby, Wicken Fen, 30th April 2024 © Roger Cresswell
 

Whimbrel




 Whimbrel, Grafham Water, 29th April 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Whitethroat


 Whitethroat, Grafham Water, 28th April 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Common Tern



 Common Tern, Dernford Reservoir, 28th April 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Sand Martin


 Sand Martin, Dernford Reservoir, 26th April 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Great Crested Grebe


 Great Crested Grebe, Dernford Reservoir, 20th April 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Treecreeper



 Treecrepper, Clare College Cambridge, 12th April 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Jay


 Jay, Clare College Cambridge, 18th April 2024 © Cookie Shorten

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Mediterranean Gull


 Mediterranean Gull, Dunkirk, 1st May 2024 © Tony Martin

'There are now two med gull pairs nesting within 2m of each other on the scrape island nearest to my hide, and they look established, so I'm expecting photo opportunities to be good until the vegetation conceals them before long. Interestingly, one bird in each pair has a yellow tip to the beak, and in an attempted copulation yesterday I noted that the upper bird had the yellow tip. Small sample size, but I do wonder if this is a breeding season sexual difference. I found reference to the yellow tip at one place online (see image below), but nothing about it being sex-linked. https://gull-research.org/melanos/med03cy.html' TM

Little Gull



 Little Gull, Dernford Reservoir, 27th April 2024 © Ian Dale

Yellow Wagtail


 Yellow Wagtail, Stapleford, 25th April 2024 © Ian Dale

Reed Bunting


 Reed Bunting, Dernford Reservoir, 25th April 2024 © Ian Dale

Great Crested Grebe


 Great Crested Grebe, Dernford Reservoir, 24th April 2024 © Ian Dale

Black-tailed Godwit


 Black-tailed Godwit, Fen Drayton Lakes, 26th April 2024 © Christoph Zoeckler

'This is Limosa l. limosa the nominate form that used to  breed here.' CZ