Sightings Archive
If you want to leave details of any sightings of birds, plants, insects or mammals you've seen in the area, feel free to post them here. Leave an e-mail address or e-mail sightings@ElyGreen.org if you want and we can add any photographs and location details to the site for all to enjoy.

Duncan Poyser says:
2 January 2009, 17:11:08 GMT
Friday 2nd January 2009  
 
Isleham Rd 1Km SW of Prickwillow - TL603 814  
5 Roe Deer, 450 Bewick and Whooper Swan, 1 male Merlin  
 
Ely Settling Beds - TL565 813  
1 Bittern in flght, Marsh Harrier, 200 Teal, 35 Wigeon, 15 Gadwall  
 
Lark Bank, Prickwillow - TL621 808  
 
4 Roe Deer, Barn Owl, 150 Whooper and Bewick Swan

Duncan Poyser replies:
6 January 2009, 16:39:18 GMT
Saturday 3rd January  
 
Bohemond St, Ely - 1 Waxwing briefly then flew to trees around paradise sports field.

Ben Green says:
19 January 2009, 21:21:58 GMT
Sunday 18th January 
Great White Egret in ditch at Dunkirk near Oxlode. 15 White-fronted Geese Ouse Washes, Oxlode. Wild Swans c900 between Pymore and Little Downham.  
 
Hares boxing in fields nr Coveney

Duncan Poyser says:
21 January 2009, 16:19:52 GMT
This is the numbers of wildfowl on the washes from Earith to Welney as published by the RSPB.  
 
wigeon 29,658  
gadwall 1455  
teal 5351  
mallard 3024  
pintail 1697  
shoveler 867  
pochard 2251  
tufted duck 1296  
coot 5092  
lapwing 4315  
dunlin 40  
ruff 114  
black-tailed godwit 705  
bean goose 7 (WWT section)  
white-fronted goose - 29  
pink-footed goose - 1  
great white egret 1  
marsh harrier 1  
peregrine 1  
bearded tit 3 (WWT section)

ben green says:
19 February 2009, 00:28:34 GMT
there are two bitterns at ely beet factory settling beds, they can often be seen at the edge of the reedbed

Jo Guy says:
19 February 2009, 21:44:38 GMT
On the fields to the East of the Ouse Washes between Earith and Sutton 20 Lapwings and 150 Bewick and Whooper Swans. There late afternoons feeding on the waterlogged fields of winter wheat and barley.

ben green says:
26 February 2009, 23:47:13 GMT
roswell pits has been playing host to some rare birds this week- two Great White Egrets have been roosting there with a couple of Little Egrets. Little Egrets have been colonising Britain for a number of years, and can often be seen along our rivers and dykes, but their larger cousins are still scarce visitors to this country. they leave the roost soon after dawn and return at dusk.

ben green says:
4 March 2009, 21:26:18 GMT
the poor light has made it very hard to photograph the egrets, but i have managed to video them and take a still from the footage

richard replies:
4 March 2009, 23:13:26 GMT
Your pictures show how lovely these birds are. Which end of the pits? I was there this evening and only saw plastic bags and cormorants in the trees!

Stuart Aldous replies:
11 March 2009, 23:54:29 GMT
Hey Richard, they realy are lovely birds, there was still one bird roosting at the weekend, viewable straight out from the sailing club. There is also a regular bird viewable from the railway bridge at pymoor in the late afternoon - look over the washes towards the big trees and you should spot the big white one !

ben green says:
4 March 2009, 21:28:57 GMT
heres some more pctures- click on them to see them larger

Jo Guy says:
19 March 2009, 20:34:41 GMT
Get out in the next few days and enjoy the burst of white Blackthorn blossom that dots many hedgerows and copses. It will be gone in a week or so, but looks fantastic against the blue sky this week.