A lucky Lifer at Burwell Fen 13/5. Went to Carlton Marshes hoping to see the Red Footed Falcons on Saturday, no joy but downloaded pics to find one 15mins from my house 🫣😃 Cambs Bird Club BTO RSPB Birders RSPB England #birds #birder #bto #rspb #nature #cambsbirdclub

Marsh Harrier, Fowlmere, Cambs. Cambs Bird Club

My first Turtle Dove of 2025 was heard this morning at Fen Drayton RSPB It was the highlight from a walk around Ferry Lagoon Also noted were 2 Cuckoo a male Marsh Harrier 15 Cattle Egret 14 Swift 2 Oystercatcher a Great Egret & the usual mix of singing Warblers Cambs Bird Club

Some of my favourite bird encounters from last month taken at Hobson's Park. Arctic Tern, Barn Swallow, Northern Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat Cambs Bird Club

rspb fen drayton. Good views of the white winged black tern, although quite distant and very mobile. Great to catch up with others enjoying this beautiful bird too. Cambs Bird Club Rachel Lennard

Red-Backed Shrike showing well at the entrance to #RSPBFenDrayton, Cambs. this morning. Cambs Bird Club

Cracking Bitterns at Burwell Fen, 8 flying views of at least 3 separate birds. Stonking walk. BTO Cambs Bird Club RSPB Birders RSPB #bto #rspb #cambsbirdclub #ukbirder #ukbirds #birdlover #bittern #birds

Apologies for the rubbish video, got surprised by this Bittern! Also 1st time we’ve ever heard one that wasn’t booming, a real treat. Cambs Bird Club RSPB Birders RSPB England BTO rspb #cambsbirdclub #ukbirder #birds #birdlover #bto #rspb #bittern #burwellfen

"Is inbreeding a problem for England's Black-tailed Godwits?" With only 50-60 pairs, it's a distinct possibility. Answers from Jen Smart & colleagues summarised in this blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/is-… Paper in BOU 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧕🏽👳🏽‍♂️ 🌈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ib… #ornithology

Incredible weekend. Headed west to see Large Blue, 6 seen. Also Ruddy Duck, Glossy Ibis, Purple Emperor, Wood White, c100 Purple Hairstreak. Finished off with catching the Ouse Fen Pratincole, great find by Rachel Lennard Brendan Doe. Cambs Bird Club

Fen Drayton & Ouse Fen were relatively quiet yesterday in the blazing heat but some highlights included both Great Spotted & Greenpeckers at the former plus Turtle Dove heard from the busway path. At the latter, GWE, Marsh Harrier & Bearded Tit heard from reedbed Cambs Bird Club

Thanks to my friend Richard for the heads up about the Spotted Sandpiper at Dernford Reservoir,well camouflaged along the bank! A new lifer for us 😎 Cambs Bird Club BTO RSPB England RareBirdAlertUK #cambsbirdclub #birding #bird #rspb #rarebirdalert

Swift Flypast at St Mary’s Church, Guilden Morden UKSwifts Cambs Bird Club RSPB

Low water levels at PaxtonNR has increased the Wader population on the heronry lakes to 5 Green and 1 Common Sandpiper The low levels also enticing 6 Little Grebe 7 Lapwing a Great Egret 2 Little Egret and an impressive 22 Moorhen to search for food Cambs Bird Club

5 Green Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper still on Heronry Lakes at PaxtonNR Cambs Bird Club

Now that the tip at Tanholt is no longer processing waste, these juv Yellow-legged gulls will be prized year ticks in the PBC area. This one was found by Josh Jones on Rectory Pit, Etton, Cambs on the 17/07 Cambs Bird Club

5 Green Sandpipers at PaxtonNR this morning 4 on Heronry and 1 on the exposed mud in the corner of Island lake Also a female Marsh Harrier Cambs Bird Club

Estimating birds on Ferry Lagoon not easy Birds thinly spread But - 460 Tufted Duck 450 Coot 140 Mallard 50 Pochard 50 GC Grebe 10 Gadwall 8 Teal 3 Little Grebe 145 Mute Swan 5 Little Egret 2 Great Egret 8 Lapwing 2 Kingfisher 1 Green Sand and a Male Sparrowhawk Cambs Bird Club

Excellent start to the ringing season at Clopton, South Cambridgeshire- 500 warblers from 6 visits with record numbers of Sedge & Reed Warblers. Willow, Grasshopper, Garden and Lesser Whitethroat increasing and first passage Redstart yesterday. Cambs Bird Club

I saw roughly 20 Crane from my Train yesterday near Manea Cambs Bird Club