Grey Heron

Grey Heron, Fowlmere RSPB, 30th July 2012 © Brian Wallace
'Doug Radford was with me when I took these shots.He suggested I send them in as they show the huge variation in quality of the wing feathers between the adult and the juvenile.' BW

Swift

Swift, Willingham, 30th July 2012 © Colin Brown

House Martin

House Martin, Willingham, 30th July 2012 © Colin Brown

House Sparrow

Female House Sparrow, Willingham, 30th July 2012 © Colin Brown

Bullfinch

Juvenile Bullfinch, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 27th July 2012 © Colin Brown

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 27th July 2012 © Colin Brown

Kestrel

Female Kestrel, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 27th July 2012 © Colin Brown

Common Tern

Common Tern, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, 27th July 2012 © Colin Brown

Corn Bunting

Corn Bunting, Melbourn, 24th July 2012 © Malcolm Housden

Kestrel

About 10 this morning, I noticed a male Kestrel eating some prey on our garden table outside the front door. I rushed to get my camera but the bird and prey appeared to have gone when I returned (Photo 1, the site

I then noticed the Kestrel on the low wall beside the table, hiding its prey under a geranium plant (Photos 2, 3 & 4).

The bird then flew onto a chair for some minutes where it preened and cleaned its feathers, (Photo 5).

When it had gone I examined the prey which appeared to be a fledgling Blackbird. About 12.00, I went to fill up the car and the prey was still under the geranium, but when I got back 30 minutes later it had gone leaving a few feathers on the wall. I can’t be certain that it was the Kestrel that had returned to remove the prey but it certainly seems very likely. I had not seen or heard of such behaviour before and the Sparrowhawks which also hunt in the garden certainly leave their Woodpigeon prey all over it in the open. I wondered whether others might have had similar experiences. Male Kestrel, Dry Drayton, 18th July 2012 © Ken Hook

Barn Owl

Barn Owl, North Hunts, 14th July 2012 © Kevin Robson

Grey Heron

Grey Heron, Cambridge, 14th July 2012 © Roger Cresswell

'.... successfully fishing in the floodwaters of the Cam in front of King's College boathouse.' RC

Bullfinch

Male and Female Bullfinch, Fowlmere RSPB, 12th July 2012 © Gary Thornton

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 10th July 2012 © Malcolm Housden

Grey Heron

Grey Heron, Fowlmere RSPB, 10th July 2012 © Malcolm Housden

Turtle Dove

Turtle Dove, Fowlmere RSPB, 10th July 2012 © Malcolm Housden

Linnet

Male Linnet, Fowlmere RSPB, 10th July 2012 © Malcolm Housden

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull, Foxton, 9th July 2012 © Steve Cooper
A 2CY with Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Bullfinch

Male Bullfinch, Fowlmere RSPB, 9th July 2012 © Gary Thornton

Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher, Ouse Fen, 7th July 2012 © Richard Thomas
A couple of record shots of this first for Cambs. Congratulations to Richard for a cracking find.

Sandpipers - Common and Green

Common Sandpiper (left) and Green Sandpiper (right), Fowlmere RSPB, 3rd July 2012 © Roger Cresswell
'Of interest for comparison purposes.' RC

Grey Heron

Grey Heron, Fowlmere RSPB, 2nd July 2012 © Brian Wallace

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher, Thriplow, 1st July 2012 © Gary Thornton

Caspian Gull

3rd Calendar Year

2nd Calendar Year

Caspian Gull, Milton Tip, 1st July 2012 © Steve Cooper

'Photo’s of Summer Caspian Gulls are not very easy to find so thought these two birds may be of interest to some, sorry about the quality, both birds were on Milton Tip ....

Both were large birds (males) and typically very aggressive as Caspian tend to be, the under wing shot shows the very clean white underwing and the mirror on P.10 both important feature’s for this age of Caspian Gull.' SC

Marsh Harrier

Marsh Harrier, Woodwalton Fen, 1st July 2012 © Martin Bell