Saturday, August 30, 2014

Yellow Wagtail

JuvenileYellow Wagtail, Fowlmere, 29th August 2014 © Doug Radford
'One of about 50 yellow wagtails feeding in a former oilseed rape field, a lot easier to hear than to see!' DJR

Friday, August 29, 2014

Starling

Starling, Dunkirk, 28th August 2014 © Tony Martin
'A few photos of the starling roost which develops at Dunkirk each summer. They dive in to the bramble thickets on the islands in the lake, just outside my house. Flock size is up to 10,000. There are 3,754 birds in image 572 (Lower image). Yes, I counted them!' TM

Sand Martin

Juvenile Sand Martin, Paxton Pits, 16th August 2014 © Jamie Wells

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis, Bakers Fen, 27th August 2014 © Roger Cresswell

Whinchat

Whinchat, Bakers Fen, 27th August 2014 © Roger Cresswell

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Bakers Fen, 27th August 2014 © Roger Cresswell

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Little Egret

Little Egret, Fowlmere RSPB, 20th August 2014 © Doug Radford
'It is rewarding when birds use the habitat we provide for them. This little egret landed next to Reedbed Hide in a tiny pool we have created. It had a very successful foraging technique, disturbing the sediment with one foot to flush out prey for it to catch.' DJR

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis, Bakers Fen, 26th August 2014 © Roger Cresswell

Great White Egret


Great White Egret, Bakers Fen, 26th August 2014 © Roger Cresswell

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 10th August 2014 © Brian Wallace

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Reed Warbler

Reed Warbler(Adult and Juvenile), Fowlmere RSPB, 26th August 2014 © Geoff Harries

Yellow-legged Gull

Adult Bird
Fourth Calendar Year
Juvenile
Yellow-legged Gull, Milton Tip, 24th August 2014 © Steve Cooper

Monday, August 25, 2014

Great White Egret

Great White Egret, Berry Fen, 23rd August 2014 © Neil Bramwell

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Paxton Pits NR, 22nd August 2014 © P K Phil

Friday, August 22, 2014

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit, Grafham Water, 21st August 2014 © P K Phil

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher, Wimpole Hall, 20th August 2014 © Roger Cresswell

Monday, August 18, 2014

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher, Cambridge, 18th August 2014 © Jon Heath
'...a Spotted Flycatcher in my north Cambridge garden this afternoon, for the second year running (last year's also turned up in August).' JH

Caspian Gull

Juvenile Caspian Gull, Milton Tip, 17th August 2014 © Steve Cooper

Yellow-legged Gull

Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, Milton Tip, 17th August 2014 © Steve Cooper

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull, Milton Tip, 17th August 2014 © Steve Cooper

Herring Gull

Juvenile Herring Gull, Milton Tip, 17th August 2014 © Steve Cooper

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Green Woodpecker

Juvenile Green Woodpecker, Cambridge, 15th August 2014 © Jonathan Heath

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Corncrake

Corncrake, Nene Washes, 14th August 2014 © James Hanlon
'...adult bird (top image) is a wild-born female (aged by warm orange-brown iris as opposed to colder olive tone of juvenile), mother of the (2nd gen wild-born) chick.' JH
Editors Note - all images except bottom one taken of birds in hand.