Sparrowhawk

Female Sparrowhawk, Fen Drayton, August 2009, © Ken Hook
The Killing Fields of Dry Drayton! The fourth kill in our garden this month and the second in 2 days. The upper picture shows a dead Blackbird, the middle and lower a Woodpigeon, showing the characteristic way a Sparrowhawk deals with its prey.

Black Tern

Black Tern, Grafham Water, 24th August 2009 © Mark Hawkes
At least 41 of these superb birds appeared at Grafham for a short stay.

Mediterrean Gull

Medterranean Gull, Grafham Water, 21st August 2009 © Mark Hawkes

Little Gull

Little Gull, Grafham Water, 21st August 2009 © Mark Hawkes

Yellow-legged Gull

Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, Milton, 18th August 2009, © Dick Newell
Not infrequently, gull identification is not 100% certain, but there is enough here to be reasonably sure. In particular, the head and breast moult is well advanced and it has a few 2nd generation scapulars, as well as a new tertial. Other contenders would not look like this yet (RGN).

Whinchat

Whinchat, Grafham Water, 18th August 2009 © Mark Hawkes

Great White Egret

Great White Egret, Over Fen, 15th/16th August 2009 © Richard Thomas
Photograph 3 shows the ring detail - Richard has e-mailed the French ringer for details - Watch this space.
Update 4th September 2009 - Ringed as a nestling by Dr Loic Marion at Lac de Grand-Lieu near Nantes France 14th May 2009. This is the first sighting since then.

Collared Pratincole

Collared Pratincole, Tubney Fen, 11th August 2009, © Claire Spottiswoode & Tim Dee

Sparrowhawk

Adult female Sparrowhawk, Little Gransden, August 2009, © Adrian George

Sparrowhawk

Female Sparrowhawk, Dry Drayton, 5th August 2009, © Ken Hook
The prey was a Wood Pigeon which the bird carried onto the hedge at the bottom of our garden. She had plucked a lot of feathers before taking it up onto the hedge. Eventually she flew off with her prey.

Turnstone

Turnstone, Grafham Water, 4th August 2009 © Mark Hawkes
One of two birds present.

Grey Heron

Grey Heron, Fen Road Milton, 3rd August 2009 © Alan Skull

Sedge Warbler

Juvenile Sedge Warbler, Wicken Fen, 2nd August 2009, © Mark Peck

Robin

Juvenile Robin, Wicken Fen, 2nd August 2009, © Mark Peck

Wren

Juvenile Wren, Soham, 1st August 2009 © Andrew Knights

Ferruginous Duck

Drake Ferruginous Duck, Buckden Gravel Pits, 1st August 2009 © Mark Hawkes
At the time of posting, a short stayer giving the opportunity of just one record shot.