Saturday, August 31, 2013

Osprey


Osprey, Milton CP, 31st August 2013 © Geoff Harries

Osprey

Osprey, Milton CP, 31st August 2013 © Leslie Prosser

Osprey

Osprey, Cam Washes, 31st August 2013 © Jonathan Heath
'We are fairly sure that this is a different juvenile bird to the one photographed at Milton CP.' DH

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank, Dunkirk, 31st August 2013 © Tony Martin

Friday, August 30, 2013

Osprey

Osprey, Milton CP, 30th August 2013 © Jonathan Heath

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit, Fowlmere RSPB, 30th August 2013 © Matthew Mellor (taken by son Greg)

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 30th August 2013 © Malcolm Housden

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail, Yelling, 29th August 2013 © Ian Whitaker

Pied Flycatcher

Pied Flycatcher, Yelling, 29th August 2013 © Ian Whitaker
'A 'female' pied flycatcher that visited our garden in Yelling village (near to Papworth) on passage last week. It may be the same bird that visited our garden in August, 2012.' IW

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher, Paxton Pits NR, 28th August 2013 © Jamie Wells

Grey Heron

Grey Heron, Paxton Pits NR, 28th August 2013 © Jamie Wells
'Young still being fed at the nest' JW

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Red-backed Shrike

Juvenile Red-backed Shrike, Paxton Pits NR, 27th August 2013 © Jamie Wells

House Martin

House Martin, Diddington Village, 27th August 2013 © Jamie Wells

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 27th August 2013 © Malcolm Housden
'Good size fish for a small bird - not looking at her best as she is going through the moult.' MH

Monday, August 26, 2013

Great White Egret

Great White Egret, Fen Drayton RSPB, 26th August 2013 © Roger Cresswell

Friday, August 23, 2013

Wheatear

Wheatear, Fowlmere, 23rd August 2013 © Brian Wallace
'An incredibly cooperative bird which allowed me to follow it up a dirt track for about 45 minutes with full tripod and zoom lens. It only flew off when a dog walker came along' BW

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Water Rail

Leucistic Water Rail, Fowlmere RSPB, 22nd August 2013 © Gary Thornton

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Wren

Wren, March, 21st August 2013 © Andy Bayes
'Wrens using our House Martin nest box.' AB

Monday, August 19, 2013

Kingfisher

Kingfisher with Otter, Fowlmere RSPB, 19th August 2013 © Gary Thornton

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 19th August 2013 © Keith Gypps

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 18th August 2013 © Brian Wallace
'Spent 6:30 til 11:15 at Spring Hide. Saw three , 2 males and 1 female , they kept coming back and sometimes sat on the nearby stick perches for between 5 and 10 minutes. Two males sat for ages on the same perch. Apparently Drewer hide was standing room only!' BW

Friday, August 16, 2013

Greenshank

Greenshank, Ferry Meadows, 16th August 2013 © Peter Beesley

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Sparrowhawk

Juvenile Female Sparrowhawk, Central Cambridge, 15th August 2013 © David Wagland

Water Rail

Water Rail, Fowlmere RSPB, 15th August 2013 © Geoff Harries

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher, Wimpole Hall, 13th August 2013 © Roger Cressell

Monday, August 12, 2013

Jackdaw

Jackdaw, Grafham Water, 12th August 2013 © Garth Peacock

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 7th August 2013 © Geoff Harries
'These are actually different birds. The upper bird is a juvenile (brown top to the foot and dark breast band), and I suspect is a male from the colour of the crown feathers. The lower bird is an adult (bright orange feet) female (extensive orange on the lower mandible). I’m using Baker (1993) as my guide.
I think the fish in the lower pic is a baby perch. Anyone have an opinion?' Doug Radford