Jamie Wells

Hawfinch briefly in trees, seen from the garden at 09:50 in Brampton, Cambs. Flew off SE. Dodgy record shot taken through bins. @CambsBirdClub

Still present at lunchtime today (5/11), close in to south shoreline. @CambsBirdClub

Great Northern Diver on Brampton East Pit 13:25 @CambsBirdClub

2 Hawfinch NE over the garden 15:10 in Brampton, Cambs. Nice to get them on the garden list today after yesterday’s 4 being so close! @CambsBirdClub

4 Hawfinch fairly low SW over Brampton Park, Brampton c12:40pm. @CambsBirdClub

Decent aurora display this evening. Brampton, Cambs. #northernlights

Fem-type Black Red on rooftops along Finch-Knightly Way on the Brampton Park estate (Brampton) this eve. Its call stopped me in my tracks barely a minute in to my run! Dashed back home for bins & got some quick views before continuing on my run! @CambsBirdClub

@Adamdbassett @CambsBirdClub Indeed!

@jamielwells @CambsBirdClub Garden tick? Nice

2 Common Cranes north over Brampton 19:16, viewed from the garden! @CambsBirdClub

@Bucktonbirder @CambsBirdClub Seemed to be following the line of the river, yes.

@jamielwells @CambsBirdClub Following valley towards Fen Drayton?

@Nature_Nathan_ @CambsBirdClub Not great and only on view for 10-15 seconds but good enough! Thanks again for the updates from further south!

@jamielwells @CambsBirdClub Glad you got them mate, amazing garden tick. I imagine you got a better view than I did!

@CamStu Sorry to hear this, Stuart.

To our beloved Luna, who we said goodbye to on Saturday just 4 weeks before her 15th Birthday. Thanks for the wonderful memories you've given us. Sleep well little girl. We miss you! 💔

Adult Kittiwake at #PaxtonPits this am on Pumphouse Pit East for c30 mins until a Common Gull took a dislike to it and chased it off. Departed high NE at 12:03. Distant views as this record shot suggests! Also 3 GWE and 3 Raven over. @CambsBirdClub

Awesome ‘Mother-of Pearl’ clouds seen from village of Brampton in Cambridgeshire this afternoon #Nacreousclouds

G N Diver still Pumphouse Pit East at #PaxtonPits this pm, plus hunting Short-eared Owl. Drake Fudge-type hybrid still (same bird as at Brampton recently), displaying to some of the 132 Pochard it was associating with. This Kingfisher was showing very nicely too. @CambsBirdClub

Poor record shot of a juv Great Northern Diver on Pumphouse Pit East at #PaxtonPits this morning. A nice local find for @AndrewDWTongue. Also GWE, 2 Marsh Harrier & 3 Green Sands. @CambsBirdClub

Redhead Red-br Merg on Pumphouse Pit East at #PaxtonPits this afternoon (hanging out with a group of Tufties), although mostly fairly distant. Perhaps the bird seen at @GrafhamWater1 yesterday. Also 2 Stonechat (male and female). @CambsBirdClub

…(although was distant then). A Cattle Egret in cow-fields at south end of Diddington village yesterday had also been seen at Paxton Pits on Friday. @CambsBirdClub

This duck has been on Brampton East Pit over the weekend and appears a bit like a 1w drake Ferruginous Duck. But flanks prob a bit pale and contrasty (with breast) + I think the outer part of wing-bar appeared a little on the grey side when briefly wing-flapping yday…

@jonnycaribouthe Was cracking to see them. Good to see you there too, John.

Common dolphin this afternoon.