Waxwings in Yaxley . Pictures taken in very poor light, but birds very obliging. Approximately 15 ft. away

Waxwing at Langtoft

Digiscoped using Lumix FS15 and Kowa TSN-883 x30

copyright J.H.P.Saunders

This lone Waxwing was at Langtoft village today, seen perched in a cherry tree and also feeding on rowan berries.

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In the garden Mac Bell

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Taken in the garden, Longthorpe

Mac. Bell

Siskin - Ferry Meadows

Ⓒ Roy Norris
West end of Gunwade Lake - flock feeding in trees.

Waxwings at Lynch Wood

Digiscoped using Lumix FS15 and Kowa TSN-883 X30

Copyright J.H.P.Saunders

One of 55 Waxwings seen today in the car park of the Bauer Media group in Lynch Wood, Peterborough.

These birds showed extremely well, sometimes down to 15-20 yards.

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Gull on Gunwade SW end

Ⓒ Roy Norris
South West end of Gunwade - 25th Nov 2010
? Very high pitched crying call

Goldfinch - Ferry Meadows

Ⓒ Roy Norris

Waxwing, Town Centre

Seen from an office window at the junction of Park Road, Church Walk and Broadway.

Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

© Brian Stone Digiscoped with Canon Powershot A640 and Leica APO77 x20

Mobbed Sparrowhawk

Not great photography, but this sequence shows a male Sparrowhawk with "Underslung" Starling being mobbed by crows over Heron Meadow at Ferry Meadows





Ⓒ Roy Norris

Nuthatch - Bluebell Wood

Ⓒ Roy Norris

Stonechats at Nene Low Washes

Male

Female

Brambling

One of at least 10 birds seen today amongst a flock of Chaffinches near Kate`s Bridge today.

Digiscoped using Lumix FS15 and Kowa TSN-883 x30

copyright John H.P.Saunders

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One of two juvenile Ruffs at

Yaxley Fen

Stonechats on the Nene Washes

This pair of Stonechats were on the Nene Washes yesterday giving extremely good views.

Digiscoped using Lumix FS15 and Kowa TSN-883 x30

copyright J.H.P.Saunders

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Rock Pipit, Ferry Meadows

Found by Matt Webb. One of at least two, possibly three birds frequenting the rocky NW shore of Gunwade Lake at Ferry Meadows this afternoon.

Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus

© Brian StoneDigiscoped with Canon Powershot A640 and Leica APO77x20

Chiffchaff - Ferry Meadows

Ⓒ Roy Norris

Deformed Chaffinch II

This male Chaffinch clearly has a hugely swollen chest (it was even more apparent from the side but I could get a shot side on). The swelling could be due to one of several different reasons in the chest, but an internal tumor is a strong possibility. Strangely I had an even odder bird (see here) with a massively deformed head in March 2009. Is there something wrong with my Chaffinches?

© Steve Dudley

Sparrowhawk eats Woodpigeon

Liz and I watched this female Sparrowhawk tucking into this (live) Woodpigeon from our office window this morning. It eventually flew off with it without any difficulty. Strong lass!

© Steve Dudley

Cattle Egret, Nene Washes

Cattle Egret with Lapwings © Steve Dudley

Third time lucky! I dipped this bird the other week when it was first found by Charlie Kitchen. I failed to locate it last night in a dusk vigil, but when Jonathan Taylor relocated it this morning with cattle around the reserve pool I was straight down there! A much needed PBC tick!

Kittiwake, Ferry Meadows

Found by Chris Park on Gunwade Lake.


© Brian Stone

Red- Crested Pochards Ferry Meadows

Photographed on Overton Lake 13/09/2010

Mac Bell

Green Woodpecker (Male)

Ⓒ Roy Norris
Ferry Meadows

Shag (Juv)

Island on Overton lake Ferry Meadows  Mac Bell

Little Egret

Ⓒ Roy Norris
Observed today at Baston (Grummit)

Cranes breed successfully

The first successful breeding of Cranes in Cambridgeshire in modern times. One chick has been raised on the Nene Washes. The birds shold be present for some months but they range widely.

Pheasant (Immature) - Ferry Meadows

Ⓒ Roy Norris
Amongst a group of 10 at Waders Scrape

Bullfinch (Male)

A wet afternoon in the garden Mac Bell

Bullfinch

Photographed in the garden 23/07/10 by M. Bell

Red Kite (Juveniles)

Ⓒ Roy Norris
Two juveniles located on dead tree just north of Alwalton village adjacent to Lock.