Monday, January 31, 2011

Waxwing

Waxwing, Orton Goldhay, 31st January 2011 © Andy Bayes

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Common Gull

Partial albino Common Gull, Grafham Water, 30th January 2011 © Mark Hawkes
A record shot of an unusual and interesting Gull.

Scaups

1st-winter male Scaups, Grafham Water, 29th January 2011 © Mark Hawkes

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Great Grey Shrike


Great Grey Shrike, Barton, 29th January 2011 © Vince Lea

Friday, January 28, 2011

Treecreeper

Treecreeper, Little Gransden, 28th January 2011 © Adrian George

Herring Gull

1st Winter Herring Gull, Milton CP, 28th January 2011 © Alan Skull

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck, Milton CP, 28th January 2011 © Alan Skull

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Caspian Gull

1st Winter Caspian Gull, Milton Tip, 27th January 2011 © James Hanlon

Blackcap

Male Blackcap, Eynesbury, 27th January 2011 © Stuart Elsom
A very obliging visitor to Stuart's garden feeders.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Barn Owl



Barn Owl, Willingham, 25th January 2011 © Colin Brown

Sunday, January 23, 2011

White Fronted Goose


White-Fronted Goose, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 23rd January 2011 © Nigel Sprowell
A total of 7 feeding by Ferry Mere.

Kestrel

Female Kestrel, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 23th January 2011 © Nigel Sprowell

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Scaup

First Winter Drake Scaup, Milton CP, 20th January 2011 © Nigel Spowell

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Scaup


First Winter Drake Scaup, Milton CP, 19th January 2011 © Garth Peacock

Waxwing

Waxwing, Milton 19th January 2011 © Garth Peacock
Just one bird on station instead of the 7 the day before.

Coot

Coot, Milton CP, 18th January 2011 © Garth Peacock

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Hybrid Duck

Hybrid Duck, Milton CP, 18th January 2011 © Jonathan Heath
'Attached a record shot of the hybrid...This is the same bird that was wrongly identified as a Baikal Teal at Cambourne last year.
It looks most likely to be a Wigeon/Pintail combo but cannot be sure
Striking looking bird nevertheless.'DH

Waxwing


Waxwing, Milton, 18th January 2011 © Matthew Silk
'7 Waxwings showing down to 2 feet at times.' MS

Bullfinch

Female Bullfinch, Swavesey, 18th January 2011 © Colin Brown

Pintail


Male Pintail, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 18th January 2011 © Colin Brown

Kestrel


Female Kestrel, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 18th January 2011 © Colin Brown

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Stonechat

Male Stonechat, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 15th January 2011 © Nigel Sprowell

Scaup


First Winter male Scaup, Milton Country Park, 16th January 2011 © Jonathan Heath
'We first spotted this duck in the morning whilst doing WeBS but as we only had binoculars we were not entirely sure and couldn't entirely rule out a hybrid.
After looking at a few reference books and pictures on the computer we decided to go back armed with a scope.
Luckily the bird was still around, accompanying a few Tufted Duck, but spent most of the time asleep.
...after looking at it through the scope we were sure that the bird in question was a 1st winter male Scaup, a good record for Milton Country Park as the last one spotted here during a WeBS count was exactly 30 years ago!.' D&J Heath

Monday, January 10, 2011

Siskin

Male Siskin, Fowlmere RSPB, 10th January 2011 © Gary Thornton

Gadwall

Gadwall, Fowlmere RSPB, 10th January 2011 © Gary Thornton

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Common (Mealy) Redpoll



Common (Mealy) Redpoll, Bainton Gravel Pits, 9th January 2011 © James Hanlon
From a flock of 45+.

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Waxwing

Waxwing, Peterborough, 8th January 2011 © Mike Weedon

Friday, January 07, 2011

Buzzard


Buzzard, Little Gransden, 7th January 2011 © Adrian George
Two birds seen from Adrian's bedroom window perched in a tree in a neighbours garden. An adult and this possible juvenile.

Waxwing

Waxwing, Cambridge (Panton St.), 7th January 2011 © David Harris

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Wren

Wren, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 6th January 2011 9 Colin Brown

Pintail

Drake Pintail, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 6th January 2011 © Colin Brown

Smew

Drake Smew, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 6th January 2011 © Colin Brown

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Waxwing

Waxwing, Cambridge (Panton Street, 5th January 2011 © Luca Patriccioli

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Ring-billed Gull


2nd Winter Ring-billed Gull, Barford Pocked Park, 2nd January 2011 © Stuart Elsom
Only a handful of this North American vagrant have been identified in Cambs making this a true rarity for the county. Well done Stuart for a cracking start to 2011.

Monday, January 03, 2011

Yellow-legged Gull, IQ Cambridge Nature Reserve (Waterbeach Gravel Pits), 3rd January 2011 © Jonathan Heath

Smew

Drake Smew, Cambridge Research Park (Waterbeach), 3rd January 2011 © James Hanlon

Waxwing

Waxwing, Cambridge, 3rd January 2011 © James Hanlon