Duerden Cormack

Should be Ouse Washes!

Successful day reading Whooper rings in the Fens today. @birdergirl.bsky.social's Tundra Bean Geese still at RSPB Ouse Fen were a good bonus! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Yes that makes sense, great video

I'm reading Bird's Nests (Bruce Campbell, 1953) ahead of spring and it contains this photograph. No location but the background trees look shredded to me

You were right about it being from Blunham! First resighting since being ringed there January 2024

I've had one at WWT Slimbridge that had been ringed in Shropshire so you never know! I think it's Project Penelope, will send it off later

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

Glad to hear Jamie!

Cheers Jon 😁

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

Now redhead Smew

Also female Scaup

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

Sunday book review: Pan-species Listing by @graemelyons.bsky.social
Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2026/01/04/s...

"Hardly anyone has the knowledge to write this book & even fewer could write it so well!"

Here you are Mark, they got back to me very quickly! Happy New Year

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

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

Merry Christmas Ian!

There were a few Dun Sentinels amongst the driftwood/rotting vegetation. I found them new to the county at Saul Warth in winter 2023 so it looks like they are established here now.

c.900 Wigeon, 1500 Teal, and 35 Pintail at Purton this morning. Also 2 Rock Pipit and a Yellowhammer which I don't think I have seen in the Severn Vale before #GlosBirds

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

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

The Caspian Gull #UKBirding

A (the?) female Ferruginous Duck is on this pit at Diddington. Also a 2nd winter Caspian Gull @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #UKBirding

Yes, perfect conditions today. Hadn't heard about the grebe so it was a nice day out. The divers were feeding very actively on the far side, going missing for quite long periods

Red-necked Grebe and two Great Northern Divers from Mander car park, Grafham Water @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

First winter Scaup at Diddington Pits this afternoon. A different individual to the Brampton bird last week @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #UKBirding

Thank you!

Where's best to view from Brendan? Is there a hole in the hedge?