I finally got a pic of the Scaup in Milton Country Park in nice light, though it was a little distant. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

I located this 2cy Great N Diver at Grafham Water yesterday (1 of 8 seen). Prior to this, the counts of 8-9 birds have all involved 3cy/adults. It seems another has arrived!! It’s getting hard to keep track though @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

A couple of record shots of the Woodlark at Ferry Meadows, from mid-week. A Peterborough area first for me. Hugh Wright and I got unexpected great scope views. @weedonsworld.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @paolobolton.bsky.social

A flooded river Ouse @rspb.bsky.social Fen Drayton this morning but lots to see. Couldn't find the smews but so many other birds including flocks of fieldfare, a kestrel and a pair of little egrets who look like they are plotting something! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

At least 8 Great N Divers still at Grafham Water today. Finally showing better (with 5 close to dam). Drk Common Scoter, 3 Bewick’s, 3 Stonechats, 2 Dunlin @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

Two Smew at Fen Drayton Lakes today. An easy lunchbreak twitch from work. Couldn't resist. Smew is a good duck! 🤩 @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

9 GN Divers again at Grafham Water late PM (all viewed from fishing lodge - 6 in the photo), imm Scaup, 2 C.Scoters, 2cy Caspian Gull, 3 Bewick’s, 2 Stonechats @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

The Woodlark that’s keeping company with upwards of 65 Skylark at Ferry Meadows, P’boro, Cambs, isn’t an easy bird to see, but it occasionally gives itself up when the flock relocates to the field south of the railway @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @csmbs.bsky.social #ukbirds

An update from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social on the running of Grafham Waters nature reserve @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

Todays obs for Ferry Lagoon/Mere & Swavesy 3 Goosander 37 Tufted Duck 62 Gadwall 290 Teal 7 Shoveller 4 Pintail 220 Wigeon 5 Goldeneye 2 Pochard 21 Little Grebe 19 GC Grebe Marsh Harrier Sparrowhawk 2 Great Egret Stonechat 11 Redwing 4 Fieldfare @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Quick cycle ride after school to see the drake Ferruginous Duck at Milton CP in fading light. Nice bird to see irrespective of origin. Great found by @jonheath.bsky.social. Also drake Scaup still. @lucasnature.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

A drake Ferruginous Duck at Milton CP today was a real surprise, whatever its origin, and topped off an excellent few days of local birding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

Pair of Smew from Cadbury hide #rspbousewashes @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Woodlark still beside Ferry Meadows this morning, though took 2 hours of scoping through skylarks in fallow to spot before the a steam train flushed them giving nice flight views! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Ferruginous Duck at Diddington Pits. Just as pleased to get this colour-ringed Wigeon on the ice! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Drake Greater Scaup still present locally at Milton Country Park this afternoon. My best ever views of one, as the wildfowl were pushed close due to the ice #birds #photography #winter @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

County tick! 😁 Red-breasted Merganser is scarce in Cambs and a bit slippery! So I was pleased to connect at Fen Drayton Lakes with @JoeParham19.bsky.social's bird. Good find! And good team effort to get everyone on it, as it proved mobile & skulky at times @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

First patch foray of 2026 at Fen Drayton. Nice stumble upon this Red-breasted Merg, which I believe is the first for some years. Two drake Smew visible from the reserve on St Ives gravel pits. Merlin, Goosander and lots of expected wildfowl the supporting cast. #PWC2026 @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Fantastic views of EIGHT great northern divers off Dudney hide Grafham. Personal record. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

An excellent #patch tick with 2 Greater White-fronted Geese showing well at the Cambridge Research Park this morning. Many thanks to @jonheath.bsky.social for finding. An adult female Goosander also present #birds #PWC2026 #photography @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

For clarity, at Diddington this morning: drake Ring-necked Duck, female Scaup, redhead Smew, 2 Pintail, 2 R-c Pochard, 380+ Tufted Duck, c.500 Pochard, 168 Teal, 10 Goldeneye, 350 Wigeon. Great birding! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Very large P F Geese flock seen from Train at 0930 near Turves Use Whittlesey Road to view @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Dake Ring-necked Duck at Diddington Pits. Hundreds of Athyas to scan through still, 500+ Pochard easy @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

A drake Scaup late this afternoon on a small ice free area of Todd's Lake at Milton CP. After being well out of finding form recently it was nice to get something good on patch for a change @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

Large numbers of birds on ice free Barleycroft (Ouse Fen) @rspb.bsky.social today. I'm sure there must be some pink footed geese somewhere in this crowd but we couldn't see any. Stonechats always beautiful in the wintry sunshine. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Grafham Water late-PM; Woodcock over at dusk (my first here since November 2019), 7 Great Northern Divers, Peregrine, 9 Pintail @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

The Snow Goose departed Deeping Lakes roost at 08.17 with Whoopers and crossed River Welland SE into Cambs airspace (for c15 seconds). It then continued off NE. Viewed from NE of Sissons farm, Peakirk. Potentially the first county record of a wild individual @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

20 Russian White-fronted Geese over Barleycraft Lake, Cambs this morning @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

Grafham Water so far today; 2 Blk-n Grebes, R-b Merg, 4+ GN Divers, Jack Snipe, adult male Marsh Harrier, 3 Bewick’s, adult Caspian Gull @birdguides.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding

Grafham Water this AM, adult Kittiwake thru W, 2cy Red-b Merg, 2 Scoters (2cy + drk) at least 5 GN Divers, Common Sand, 3 Bewick’s Swans @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

Beautiful winter light @rspb.bsky.social Fen Drayton Lakes and Swavesey today. Tiny hazel flowers, cattle egrets, fieldfares in churchyard yew trees. But the highlight was a pair of glossy ibises flying up from Swavesey Lake -sadly not quick enough with camera for a shot @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Nice end to the years birding in Cambs; 13 Tundra Bean’s, 12+ White-front’s, Barnacle and 1,000+ Pink’s at Thorney Toll just before dusk. Happy New Year to all @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

Happy New Year! Some of the best birds seen and favourite pics from locally around Cambs this year. One of my highlights was recording over 100 species in April at my Tev Fen patch, though the habitat there and then interesting birds soon dried up @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

The 3 Bewick's Swans, Red-breasted Merganser, and Common Scoter were great to see at Grafham today. Best of the rest were a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull and a German-ringed Caspian Gull X2F1 @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

8+ Divers still at Grafham Water 10.30, from Mander, plus juv Common Scoter & 3 Bewick’s. 1CY Red-b Merg at north end of dam, plus Oystercatcher & Marsh Harrier @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

Managed to run to the boot of the car, grab the camera and get the back end of this first for site 1cy Little Gull at Cottenham Long Drove on its way north. More typical were 10 Caspian Gull including ringed birds P7P3 and X7LE @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirding

On a wild goose chase today, checking the local Greylags flocks. Best so far is a Pink-footed Goose at Cow Lane Gravel Pits, Godmanchester. Eight Goosander here too @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

A stroll around Wimpole to check if any of the resident Greylags had attracted any White-fronts or Bean geese. Sadly not, with only some of the flock present, but did have a Hawfinch in the woodland shelter belts @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Nice views of the @rspb.bsky.social Fendrayton Red-necked Grebe, in the Southeast corner of Ferry Lagoon. Also there 10 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye and, after a long muddy walk, flushed a Glossy Ibis. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Prolonged views of a Bittern at Fen Drayton yesterday, and in the same place again today, from the main busway viewpoint over Elney Lake. Often heard here in spring and sometimes seen in flight, good to have a non-shy one @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Hundreds-strong mixed finch flock building up around this plot of winter bird food just outside Westom Colville. Several Brambling present from a quick scan @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Good day around Grafham, first time all the way round with the scope. Only saw one of the Great Northern Divers, other highlights 3 Bewicks still around, 6 Siskin, Raven, 1 common and 3 green sands, and a Nuthatch. 62 species in total, a record for me! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

8 G N Divers today at Grafham Water (new birds found earlier by Richard Patient), and still viewable from Mander car park at 4.05pm (groups of 4,2+2). New county record count @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

Finally managed to get within "colour-ring readable" distance of some Whooper Swans in the Fens today. 8 rings read which was about 1 per 100 birds! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Not much birding this weekend, meaning that the Red-necked Grebe, seen briefly and fairly distantly at Fen Drayton RSPB, Cambridgeshire, was the so-called highlight! A bit of video is the best I can do... 14/12/25. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #birds 🪶🐦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRgE...

Bewick Swans at Grafham Water today #birds @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

December sunshine lighting up the beautiful colouring of stonechats, shovellers, wigeons and many more waterfowl and hedgerow birds around the lakes @rspb.bsky.social Fen Drayton today. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Didn’t bother taking the scope (as usual) on a walk over Ouse washes, Earith yesterday. Nice Common buzzards in the bi-noc-u-lars and only checking a few photos where the zoom was straining did I realise one was sitting on prey! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

Male and female Goosander at Diddington Pits this morning. Also 2 Green Sandpiper, and c.400 each Wigeon and Coot @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Now 6 Great N Divers at Grafham Water this AM; 5 together near J buoy and this one close in at lagoons @birdguides.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding