CAMBRIDGESHIRE BIRD CLUB GALLERY: June 2016

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Little Owl

Little Owl, Site Undisclosed, 27th June 2016 © Gary Thornton

Song Thrush

Juvenile Song Thrush, Cambourne, 29th June 2016 © James Hanlon

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Shelduck

Shelduck, Cam Washes, 21st June 2016 © Jonathan Heath

Reed Warbler

Reed Warbler, Paxton Pits, 28th June 2016 © Phil Smith

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Paxton Pits, 28th June 2016 © Phil Smith

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, 27th June 2016 © Malcolm Housden

Little Owl

Little Owl, Undisclosed Site, 19th June 2016 © Gary Thornton

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail, Clayhithe, 27th June 2016 © Saimon Clark

Red Kite

Red Kite, Paxton Pits, 27th June 2016 © Phil Smith

Reed Warbler

Reed Warbler, Paxton Pits, 25th June 2016 © Phil Smith

Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff, Paxton Pits, 25th June 2016, © Phil Smith

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Siskin

Juvenile Siskin, Haddenham, 26th June 2016 © Chris Boness

Little Grebe

‘A pleasant surprise last week was the discovery of a brood of dabchicks in front of the house. I had no idea that there was a nest, though I had been seeing the adults quite frequently.I am staggered at the rate at which these chicks put away their food. The parents are catching a stickleback every 30 seconds!

Also, two fun images of a tuftie female having a go at a dabchick (both defending young) and then with the tables turned. Hilarious to watch, given the David and Goliath nature of the encounter, but in the end there was no contest. David Dabchick routed his opponent. Of course, the dabchick may have been a female, but then the biblical analogy becomes sadly redundant.’ TM