Tuesday 31 May 2016

Heron Trail: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing at Washout Pit, plus Hobby and many 100's of hirundines, but no sign of yesterday's Red-footed Falcon today. 23 Common Tern pairs using the Tern rafts on Heronry North.

Northern Pits: Turnstone on new workings in evening. c.40 Common Terns.

Monday 30 May 2016

Heron Trail: female RED-FOOTED FALCON aerial feeding over Heronry North and sanctuary area mid afternoon to early evening, but no sign after 6pm. Also 2 Hobbies. Turtle Dove singing by Hayden Hide late afternoon, plus adult KITTIWAKE flew south.

Some record shots of the falcon by James Hanlon here: http://cambsbirdclub.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/red-footed-falcon.html

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER singing still mid afternoon.

Thursday 26 May 2016

Heron Trail: Turtle Dove reported near Education Centre at 9am, per RBA.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER singing still today.

Tuesday 24 May 2016

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing this morning.

Monday 23 May 2016

Northern Pits: Two 2nd-cal year Caspian Gulls in evening, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull still, single Dunlin and pair of Little Ringed Plovers.

Sunday 22 May 2016

Northern Pits: 7 Hobbies over Pumphouse Pit, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull still.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing and showing well in the morning, but elusive during the afternoon.

Friday 20 May 2016

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing and showing well on and off this morning.

Wednesday 18 May 2016

Northern Pits: 5 Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, 2+ Cuckoo's.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing at southern end of reedbed today.

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still early morning.

Monday 16 May 2016

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing and showing well at times in at southern end of reedbed. Also Water Rail calling, Kingfisher and singing Cetti's Warbler.

Northern Pits: 2 Greenshank, 2 Tundra Ringed Plover, 4 Hobbies.


            Great Reed Warbler by Steve Blain

Sunday 15 May 2016

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still at southern end of Washout Pit reedbed. Also Otter early morning.

Northern Pits: Adult KITTIWAKE on new workings (Pumphouse Pit west) mid morning briefly; 2cy Caspian Gull, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, 2cy Common Gull, Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, RAVEN over & 2 Hobbies.



Thursday 5 May 2016

Northern Pits: adult KITTIWAKE through north late morning; also 37 Black Terns (16 straight through, 21 lingering), 4 Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, Hobby & 3 Cuckoo's.

21 Black Terns on Pumphouse Pit













Heronry North: 2 Black Terns early morning. No sign of yesterday's Wood Warbler. Good numbers of Garden Warblers.

Wednesday 4 May 2016

Heron Trail: WOOD WARBLER singing at north end of haul road by main quarry plant workings this morning.