Shag at Dog in a Doublet

© Brian Stone
The sluice at the Dog in a Doublet is the place to look for Shags or indeed most seabirds in the PBC area. Brian Stone was duly rewarded for heading out there this bitterly cold lunchtime, to check what may have drifted in on the strong northerlies. The brown plumage and pale-tipped wing coverts age this bird as a first-winter.

Sparrowhawk in Peterborough

© Mike Weedon
This young bird consumed what appears to be a House Sparrow or Greenfinch (can anyone ID it from this leg?) at its leisure in Mike Weedon's West Town garden (or rather on next-door's netting to protect their figs.

Cormorant at Orton Brick Pit

© Mike Weedon

Gadwall, Lynch Lake, Ferry Meadows

© Mike Weedon
Gadwalls (this is a drake) hang out with Coots, their favourite feeding partners, on this the smallest lake at Ferry Meadows.

Common Scoter at Ferry Meadows

© Brian Stone (click for larger pic)
Three female type Common Scoter on Overton Lake yesterday were replaced by eight on Gunwade Lake today. This normally coastal duck doesn't occur every year in the area and rarely stays long. Most are females or immatures so it was a treat to see an adult male with these.

Magpie in West Town, Peterborough

© Mike Weedon
Digiscoped in Mike Weedon's garden, where a pair were coming to peck at bread and take peanuts by the beakful.

Grey Plover at Deeping Lakes LWT

© Trevor Williams
This scarce bird for the Deepings area was found by Trevor Williams during his monthly 'duck count'