We got wind of Bramblings and Smews in Needingworth, so took a 5-6 mile stroll around RSPB Ouse Fen (Needingworth side and across to the Ouse and back to the car park via the outskirts of Hanson) to see what we could see. No Bramblings nor any Smews.
But, quite a few other bird species evident approximately 42 and we heard (but didn’t see) Green Woodpecker, Wren, Robin, and Jay too.
Fairly common birds you can see in many places across the UK:
Rook
Blackbird
Starling
Mallard
Coot
Magpie
Mute Swan
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Stock Dove
Greylag Goose
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Meadow Pipit
Other birds found or near water:
Goldeneye
Black-tailed Godwit
Cormorant
Wigeon
Gadwall
Shelduck
Tufted Duck
Little Egret
Great White Egret
Grey Heron
Shoveler Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Little Grebe
Egyptian Goose
Lapwing
Reed Bunting
Raptors:
Buzzard
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Kestrel
Winter thrushes:
Redwing
Fieldfare
