Great Northern Diver, Grafham Water, 30th October 2009 © Anthony Fenn
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Red-rumped Swallow
Perching briefly once, it was soon flushed by a Sparrowhawk...
...and was always in close company with a juvenile House Martin.
Juvenile Red-rumped Swallow, Witcham, 27th October 2009 © Jim Lawrence.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Red-crested Pochard
Male Red-crested Pochard, Paxton Pits NR, 19th October 2009 © Garth Peacock
1 male and 1 female present.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Snipe
Common Snipe, Fowlmere RSPB, 15th October 2009 © Simon Ansell
'These pictures are of a blue-legged Snipe...this is the only one with blue legs as all the others have the normal colour' SA
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Jackdaw
Jackdaw, Peterborough, 14th October 2009 © Peter Beesley
The obvious contrast between a grey body, back and nape, and black wings, tail, crown and forehead is consistent with Eastern/Nordic Jackdaw Corvus m. monedula. The lack of an obvious white neck collar is indicative of an immature and/or female (Rudy Offereins in litt). There is another picture of this bird on Peter's Blog.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Moorhen
Moorhen, Fen End Over, 13th October 2009 © Colin Brown
A Moorhen apparently eating blackberries. Is this an unusual diet for the species?
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Friday, October 09, 2009
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Sparrowhawk
Male Sparrowhawk, Girton, 7th October 2009 © Garth Peacock
I have always been envious of photo opportunities of Sparrowhawks in gardens - it never happened to me - until this morning.
Monday, October 05, 2009
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Grey Phalarope
Grey Phalarope, Grafham Water, 4th October 2009 © Mark Hawkes
Most County records relate to juveniles so this adult is unusual.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Buff-beasted Sandpiper, Paxton Pits, 4th October 2009 © Mark Hawkes
A first for Paxton Pits.
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Jack Snipe
Jack Snipe, Grafham Water, 4th October 2009 © Paul Hackett
One of two located in the lagoons.
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis, Paxton Pits, 4th October 2009 © Paul Hackett
This must be the most photographed bird in the county so far this month.
Grey Wagtail
Grey Wagtail, Dry Drayton, 4th October 2009 © Ken Hook
One of two that have been visiting Ken's dried-out garden pond over the past week.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Friday, October 02, 2009
Whooper Swan
Whooper Swan, Ouse Fen, 2nd October 2009 © Richard Thomas
Whoopers are beginning to move South in some numbers for the winter. This image shows a comparison between Whooper Swan and our resident Mute Swan.
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis, Paxton Pits, 2nd October 2009 © Jamie Wells
At last, a County record of this species that allows a reasonably close-up photograph, no doubt after some painstaking field work from Jamie.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Barred Warbler
Barred Warbler, Fordham, 1st October 2009 © David Collins
Only the fifth record for Cambs. What a way to start the month.