Cambridgeshire bird news April 2025

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A singing male Great Reed Warbler returned to RSPB Ouse Fen at Crane's Fen from 25th. Five Black Terns were there 15th and eleven 30th. Two Temminck's Stints were at Swaffham Prior Fen 29th.

 

A European Serin was at Grafham Water 23rd.  A Wryneck was at RSPB Fowlmere 26th & 28th and Earith 30th. A Black Redstart was at March 4th , Paxton Pits NR 11th, Grafham Water 23rd and Etton-Maxey Pits 27th-28th.

There were several Ring Ouzels with single birds at Ferry Meadows CP 8th, March Farmers 11th, Stanground Wash 12th, Ely 13th, Eastrea 13th, Burwell Fen 14th-20th, March 19th, Swaddywell Pit NR 20th, Swaffham Prior Fen 19th-22nd and Teversham Fen 25th.

 

Other highlights at Grafham Water were up to two Great Northern Divers, three Red-breasted Mergansers 1st, Black Tern 8th, 11th & three 29th, twenty-six Little Gulls 12th, thirteen Arctic Terns 21st and two Little Terns 29th.

A female Ring-necked Duck was at Godmanchester GPs 14th-19th and a drake Green-winged Teal was again on north side of RSPB Nene Washes between March Farmers and Ring's End occasionally until 19th. A Glossy Ibis was at RSPB Ouse Washes 2nd-6th, Eldernell & March Farmers 9th, Etton-Maxey 11th-13th, Berry Fen 16th with two there 26th.

 

There was a trickle of Black Terns including single birds at Ferry Meadows CP 15th and Westview Marina 30th and four at RSPB Ouse Washes 30th. Fifty-one Little Gulls were at Dernford Reservoir 12th.