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Another example today of simultaneous identification of two species from one call when using Merlin Bird ID. Needless to say, the call was a Robin. A note to be cautious of heard-only reports originating from sources like this Cambs Bird Club BirdGuides

Another 2 Whooper Swans just arrived at ⁦Grafham Water⁩ in Gaynes creek ⁦Cambs Bird Club⁩ ⁦BirdGuides⁩

visit to Grafham Water this morning.Nice to see an Osprey feeding on the beach at Valley Creek. (unringed ) Watched by crows ,Herring and gbb gull plus a red kite. Calmly ate all it could. Cambs Bird Club M.H now moved to Bluesky The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants

Atlas 3 Comet and a beautiful sunset this evening. Also 2 Rock Pipits on Grafham Water dam and Brambling over. Lots of Tawny Owl activity this evening too Cambs Bird Club

Adult Great Northern Diver very distantly from Mander car park ⁦Grafham Water⁩ at 4.50pm. Plus Slav Grebe still late afternoon ⁦Cambs Bird Club⁩ ⁦BirdGuides⁩ ⁦RareBirdAlertUK⁩

Flock of c12 Ring-n Parakeets east past Mander car park Grafham Water 09.45 (picked up when counting Pigeons). Prob. largest county count away from Ferry Meadows 1,792 Woodpigeon south (only casually counting) + Caspian Gull, Brambling & Marsh Harrier Cambs Bird Club BirdGuides

Hawfinch south over Marlow point Grafham Water at 07.15. Short-eared Owl high over Res at 08.45 to 09.20. Rock Pipit west Cambs Bird Club RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides

Kingfisher almost added to garden list today. Except it was a Dunnock! Hawfinch a few days ago (also proved to be a Dunnock). Also told about a Rock Pipit which Merlin Bird ID app reported as Water Pipit, and late Oct Spot Flys which are presumably Robins #bewaresoundrecordings

Juvenile Great Northern Diver still on Brampton East pit at 2pm. Plus 3cy Yellow-legged Gull Cambs Bird Club BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK

2 Knot on Grafham Water dam 11.25. Also, 2 Red-crested Pochard at south end of dam Cambs Bird Club BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK

1CY drake Lesser Scaup still present 07.35 on Barleycroft Lake Cambs Bird Club (plus Cattle Egret). The 6th Lesser Scaup I’ve seen in the county BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK

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