Green Heron

BIRDWATCH MAGAZINE-JANUARY 2009

First Winter Green Heron at West Hythe, Kent

Bird Identification

Have a Guess!

Cormorant at Ferry Meadows

Carrion Crow

Also at Ferry Meadows, Peterborough were two Jays and four Snipe

Pelargic Cruise

Gannet Herring Gull. The highlight of the Pelargic Cruise into the North Sea off Flamborough Head were Four Great Skuas and close views of a flying Velvet Scoter

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tits at Ferry Meadows on 19 Sept 08

Chiffchaff

Numerous Chiffchaff present at Ferry Meadows on 19 Sept 08

Osprey at Eldernell Pits

Record Shot of Osprey at Eldernell Pit. Also Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Hobby and Water Rail

Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit on Nene low wash

Wheatear

CAMBRIDGESHIRE BIRD CLUB PHOTO OF THE MONTH--WINNER

Ten Wheatear , one Whinchat and three Grey Wagtails on Nene low wash on Sat 23 August

Spoonbill

Record shot of Spoonbill from Peake Hide , Ferry Meadows on 5th August 2008

All Change

Mute Swans at Woodwalton Fen, Peterborough

Yellow Hammer

Yellow Hammer at Baston Fen

Little Owl in Norfolk

A Little Owl watching over its Chick which had just been blown into a patch of Brambles by a sudden gust of wind

Nene Washes

Eldernell Washes produced two calling Corncrakes, one 200 yards West of the car park and the other 300 yards before Lord's Holt.

Low Washes showed a few drumming Snipe and the Black-tailed Godwits above

Spotted Flycatcher at Elton

A single( I believe)Spotted Flycatcher in the church yard of Elton Church. favouring the Yew trees and Gravestones at the rear of the church

No Photo Opportunities

During a two week period starting on 27 May 08 six first class birds were seen including two Megas and four lifers. Rutland Water had both Stilt and Marsh Sandpiper.Then a Trumpeter Finch at Blakeney followed by Icterine Warbler (Whitchford) and Thrush Nightingale( Dunwich Heath),and to finish off a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Maxey Pits. All these and not one photo opportunity due to reasons of distance and sulkiness( on the part of the bird)

Gosling at Ferry Meadows

Canada Goose Gosling

Blue Tits in a Peterborough Garden

Cygnets at Ferry Meadows

BIRD ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE-WINTER 2010

Mute Swan Cygnets

Godwits at Nene Washes

Black-tailed Godwits

Warblers at Orton Brick Pits

Sedge Warbler

Willow Warbler

A day at Minsmere

Swallow

A full day at Minsmere with Chris and Anne Orders showed 76 species including Bittern, Dartford Warbler, Little Tern and Mediterranean Gulls.Good views were had of both Nightingale and Cetti's Warbler. First male Orange Tip of the year also seen

Sand Martin at Minsmere

Sand Martin

Common Tern at Minsmere

Common Tern

Avocets at Minsmere

Avocets having a ball!

Dartford Warbler at Minsmere

Dartford Warbler

Common Whitethroat at Minsmere

Common Whitethroat

Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler at Orton Brick Pits, Peterborough on 1st May 2008