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Black-shouldered Nightjar nigriscapularis
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Hen Harrier
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Hen Harrier
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Peregrine Falcon
Tuesday, 4 April 2023

Foxton Sewage Works
Sunny 5C 8E

Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Common Moorhen, Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit, Eurasian Skylark, Barn Swallow, Common Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Common Blackbird, European Robin, Dunnock, White Wagtail, Eurasian Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, Common Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, European Goldfinch, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Common Reed Bunting, European Rabbit

Sunday, 4 April 2021

Saturday, 4 April 2020

Thursday, 4 April 2019

Fowlmere
Clear 2C 7SE

Greylag Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Common Pheasant, Little Grebe, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Water Rail, Common Moorhen, Common Wood Pigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Blackcap, Goldcrest, Eurasian Wren, Common Blackbird, Fieldfare, European Robin, Dunnock, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Bullfinch, Common Linnet, European Goldfinch, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Common Reed Bunting, Reeves's Muntjac

Foxton Sewage Works
Heavy showers 8C 13SE

Mute Swan, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Common Moorhen, Common Wood Pigeon, European Green Woodpecker, Common Kestrel, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Common Blackbird, Fieldfare, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Common Chaffinch, Common Linnet
Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Foxton Sewage Works
Light drizzle 10C 18SSW

Mallard, Grey Partridge, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Northern Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Mew Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Skylark, Common Starling, Common Blackbird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, European Robin, Dunnock, White Wagtail, Common Chaffinch, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, European Hare, European Rabbit

Monday, 4 April 2016

Amwell

RobinA day away from work. A Sandwich Tern was reported at Amwell. I wasn't expecting to see it. And didn't. But it looked perfect for more to maybe come through. They didn't. Three Greenshanks were the obvious highlight. And this Robin...

Starlings have begun nesting in the roof.

Amwell
04 April 2016 11:13 - 13:27
Patchy cloud 11C 9S
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Greater Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Greenshank, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit (heard), Great Tit (heard), Bearded Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler (heard), Chiffchaff (heard), Blackcap (heard), Wren (heard), Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting, Peacock

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Picathartes Day!

Picathartes village

Kakum (Aboabo) 
African Harrier-Hawk, Black Goshawk (1), Black Kite, African Jacana, African Green-Pigeon, Yellowbill, Black-shouldered Nightjar (1), Cassin's Spinetail, Little Swift, African Palm-Swift, White-throated Bee-eater, White-headed Woodhoopoe (1), African Pied Hornbill, Naked-faced Barbet, Speckled Tinkerbird, Red-rumped Tinkerbird (1), African Piculet, Fire-bellied Woodpecker, Black-crowned Tchagra, Blue Cuckoo-shrike, Barn Swallow, Tit-hylia (1), Kemp's Longbill (1), Wood Warbler (1), Green Hylia, Ussher's Flycatcher, Dusky-blue Flycatcher, Copper-tailed Glossy-Starling, Collared Sunbird, Western Olive Sunbird, Superb Sunbird (1), Red-legged Sun Squirrel (1), Green Bush Squirrel (1)  

“Picathartes Site” 
Red-fronted Parrot, White-necked Rockfowl (4), Common Bulbul

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Other Birds at various stop-offs etc.
Senegal Coucal (Black Morph), Common Swift, Common Fiscal, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (1), Village Weaver 

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Cambridge Botanic Gardens
Showery 10C 2NE

Mallard, Common Moorhen, Common Wood Pigeon, European Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Magpie, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit, Eurasian Blackcap, Goldcrest, Common Blackbird, European Robin, Common Chaffinch

Fowlmere
Cloudy 11C 6NE

Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Common Pheasant, Little Grebe, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Coot, Northern Lapwing, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, European Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Common Blackbird, Common Blackbird, Song Thrush, European Robin, White Wagtail, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Bullfinch, Common Linnet, European Goldfinch, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Common Reed Bunting

Monday, 4 April 2011

Fowlmere

A very quick walk around on a blustery afternoon produced no new migrants (though a snatch of Willow Warbler may have been heard in the wind.) Cetti’s Warbler singing by the Mere hide as usual and a Greylag with goslings.

Sunday, 4 April 2010

World’s quietest Cetti’s Warbler!

 FowlmereSpent over four hours in the Drewer Hide at Fowlmere. The Cetti’s Warbler had apparently been claimed there. It called about once every half an hour (though more frequently at dusk) but from deep within the reed-bed. It was never seen.

A couple of Swallows and a Buzzard were the only notable birds seen whilst waiting, though I took a few snaps to ease the boredom.

Earlier in the day, a Goldcrest was in the garden. The first I’ve seen all year!

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Saturday, 4 April 2009

50th Bird for Garden!

Fowlmere was sunny but cool during a late morning walk. Two late Fieldfares were noted along the Guilden Brook before a Wheatear was found, a new bird for me here. A couple of Blackcaps were also heard and several Brimstones and probable Peacocks were on the wing.

From Fowlmere I went to Therfield Heath to see if there were any Wheatears there. Unfortunately none were found, but a Buzzard and Swallow were seen along with a couple of Peacock butterflies.

The big surprise for the day however happened late afternoon, whilst sitting in the garden enjoying a beer late afternoon: A fly-over ring-tail Hen Harrier.

Friday, 4 April 2008

Fowlmere and Garden

A very quick afternoon stroll around a cloudy Fowlmere where the year's first Swallow was seen. Meanwhile in the garden, it seems we have nesting Great Tits, House Sparrows, Starlings, and Robins, with Blue Tits checking out a nestbox as well as Blackbirds and Chaffinches close by (if not somewhere in the garden.)
Tuesday, 4 April 2006

Amwell
Bright and sunny, but with very cold northerly

Redshank
Little Egret
Little Ringed Plover
Sunday, 4 April 2004

Amwell
Heavy showers

Ringed Plover - pair
Swallow x 3
Thursday, 4 April 2002

Garden

Holy Blue

Amwell

Ringed Plover; Little Ringed Plover; Redshank; Shelduck etc.
Tuesday, 4 April 2000

Garden

Peacock