Cambs ROUGH-LEG still on winter territory

The ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD was still present today, perched on the well-trimmed hedge about half a mile NW of Wentworth - Coveney crossroads. Also 2 Common Buzzards to the east of the road (Colin Kirtland)

STRATHBEG news

Two GLAUCOUS GULLS (an adult and immature) were on the Loch of Strathbeg RSPB at 3.50pm. Other birds seen today included Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Hen Harrier and White-tailed Sea Eagle. A Greenland White-fronted Goose was seen on Wednesday (David Parnaby)

Kent: GREAT WHITE EGRET at West Hythe

A GREAT WHITE EGRET is still in the West Hythe area, flying to flooded fields by Selby Farm in the evening. Some images at http://www.freewebs.com/folkestonebirds/index.htm

Oxon TUNDRA BEANS

Some superb shots of Oxfodshire's 7 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE south of Aston - still present today (see more of Stephen Burch's fabulous portraits at http://www.stephenburch.com/oxonpics/winter09.htm)

TWITE at Paxton (Sunday)

Three TWITE were found late afternoon by Jamie Wells on the weedy edges around the NW corner of Diddington Pit. Present until dusk when they flew west (probably to roost).

Other birds seen (by Martin Davis): Red-crested Pochard 4 (3 drks) on Island Pit; Smew 5 (1 drk) on Pumphouse Pit; Little Egret 3+

Please remember to stick to footpaths around this working quarry site (Mark Hawkes)

Very showy LAPLAND BUNTING in Lothian

Dennis Morrison obtained these superb images of this LAPLAND BUNTING which is favouring the sea wall path around the old concrete plinth near the end of the new tarmac path at Musselburgh Lagoons.

Grafham Water summary - Sunday 24th

Some news from today:

Velvet Scoter, 2 imm drakes still by south end of dam
Great Northern Diver 3
Siskin 11
Goosander 10+ (Mark Hawkes)

Slavonian Grebe at Savages creek
Common Scoter 1
Greater Scaup 1 (Jonathan Taylor)

Black-necked Grebe by Sailing Club (Ade Cooper)