Burwell Fen Triangle: Monday 12th June

Blustery morning, warm but with a strong wind. Parked at Cock-Up Bridge and walked along bank to Pouts Hall and then down to the Upware Bridge.

Red Kite attracted the attention of the Common Terns, which quickly rose into the sky to chase the Kite off.

Common Tern

Two juvenile Stonechat  showing well and five Linnet seen. Small number of Swift and Swallow through. Single Redshank at top end and Little Egret in various locations. 1 male Marsh Harrier and a single Buzzard present.

Species Seen (45)
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Coot	Fulica atra
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca
Gadwall	Anas strepera
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Greylag Goose	Anser anser
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Magpie	Pica pica
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba
Red Kite	Milvus milvus
Redshank	Tringa totanus
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Rook	Corvus frugilegus
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
Shoveler	Anas clypeata
Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Swift	Apus apus
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes