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  1. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Looks like this thread needs to be re-started to enable it to work properly in the new format. I will therefore attempt to start a new thread In the 'Cambridgeshire' folder. This new thread will be called Grafham Water. I'll see how it goes, it looks like any links to my Flickr photos will...
  2. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    So why can’t I save this page to my iphone home screen like before? May have to find a new platform if I can’t as it seems to revert back to BF homepage that is far too awkward ?
  3. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 21 Nov; FOUR Great Northern Divers in a raft off the sailing club mid morning, before 3 of then had a fly around. Maybe some pictures later if I can work out how to add the links! Great White Egret still seen in various locations. Three Goosanders. A record shot of the 4 divers...
  4. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    This new format looks like a load of garbage........
  5. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 15 Nov; single Great Northern Diver out in the middle, mid afternoon. No GND’s seen at dusk in the gull roost. Drake hybrid Tufted/Scaup type by the fishing lodge at dusk; now looking much cleaner and more confusable!
  6. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 14 Nov; 3 Great Northern Divers distantly off the dam this morning close together at one point. Seemed to be off Sailing Club but way off shore. Adult Mediterranean Gull off Mander carpark at midday. Common Sandpiper on the dam.
  7. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 8 Nov; single juvenile Great Northern Diver off the dam this morning plus the drake Scaup. Bearded Tits, at least two in the lagoons at dusk plus two Cetti's Warblers. Woodcock over.
  8. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 7 Nov; 'not locked down' in fact quite the opposite! Four Great White Egrets off lagoons early morning. Three Great Northern Divers seen at the same time from the dam, but total appears to be four based on joint observations. Drake Imm Scaup re-located off Church Hill late...
  9. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 1 Nov, finally some reasonable lighting to try for some close ups of the juv Great Northern Diver. Some more pleasing shots https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50555447633/in/album-72157712463187667/ A single juv GND in the gull roost tonight at dusk in the middle of the...
  10. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Presumed escape Hooded Merganser at Godmanchester reported on RBA?? : maybe a dangerous assumption this time of year??? Lots of wildfowl moving about currently and a lot of vagrants from USA very recently.
  11. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    I've seen 3 GND's together twice but there may be old records before my time at Grafham?
  12. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham water 31 0ct ; Three Great Northern Divers this morning. The juv off the dam plus 2 non-aged birds off distantly off sailing club. Now totals at least 5 this month - Late afternoon update; just one GND close in to the dam presumably still the juv but viewed distantly from Plummer...
  13. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    A few images managed at first light this morning before work; the GND appeared to come over to look at me, maybe we are the first humans it has encountered! https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50544695698/in/album-72157712463187667/
  14. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 29 Oct ; early morning, Great Northern Diver juv off the dam. The third GND in October. Also Common Sandpiper.
  15. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 25 Oct; Great White Egret mid afternoon in Littless Creek. A Caspian Gull 2w just before dusk in Valley Creek c/o RP https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50529938502/in/album-72157712463187667/
  16. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 24 Oct; Rock Pipit on the dam early morning. 3 Red Crested Pochards in Valley Creek in the afternoon. Maybe the same Great Black-backed Gull that killed the Moorhen yesterday killed and ate a Coot in the middle of the reservoir; not sure why the coot was alone in the centre to...
  17. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 23 Oct; two 1st winter Mediterranean Gulls in Valley Creek and a Caspian Gull 1st winter moving about the western bays. Watched a Great Black-back kill and eat a Moorhen in the open water off Littless hide - rather gruesome!
  18. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 22 Oct; Great White Egret moving about but chased off by Grey Herons in Dudney Creek. A single Goosander female spent a few minutes on the water late morning before flying east towards the river.
  19. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 21 Oct; Mediterranean Gull (Ad) , different bird to yesterday, off Mander Car park in the roost. Also the hybrid drake 'Tufted/Scaup' off Church Hill road with Tufted ducks.
  20. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham water 20 Oct; Mediterranean Gull (Ad) off Mander Car park late afternoon.
  21. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 19 Oct; Red-breasted Merganser a nice surprise off the dam early morning, then joined the Tufted duck flock just off the dam wall. https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50507314527/in/album-72157712463187667/ (not seen at 15:30 looking from Plummer area, but most Tufted ducks...
  22. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham water 18 Oct; single Common Scoter moving about. Rock Pipit on Marlow Point; maybe same as seen on dam on 17th.
  23. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham water 17 Oct; Rock Pipit on the dam early morning. https://www.flickr.com/photos/avesandmore/50498806011/in/album-72157712463187667/ No sign off GND by dusk; previously the diver usually ended up in the centre by dusk.
  24. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham Water 15 Oct; Great Northern Diver early morning off north shore. Seen to take off but lost in poor light, may have departed as no further sightings. Afternoon spent waiting for the Bittern to show in the lagoons; seen three times with a few record shots managed from the hide...
  25. Matthebirder

    Cambridgeshire Birding

    Grafham water 14 Oct am; 1 Great Northern Diver, the original summer plumage bird only off north shore still. Seen on and off through the day but always off the north shore; at dusk it moved out to the middle as previous night to join the gull roost. The winter adult appears to have departed...
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