Cambridgeshire – Fens – 6th March 2011

Watch out for: Owls, Swans and winter Thrushes

We headed away from Lakenheath and across to the Fens, looking out across the flats and along the Drains for any signs of feeding Swans.  Pulling off the road to get the scope out only to discover they were Mute’s.

It wasn’t long before we were on Bates’s Drove and turning left down to Pymoor, from the bank we could see the completely flooded land across the Ouse Wash, this water was supporting a lot of wildfowl including Pochard, Wigeon & Tufted.  On the dry side there was a Barn Owl hunting down the road side ditch and some distant Bewick Swans.  Further along, in the trees there was a mixed flock of Redwing & Fieldfare

East Anglia Year Count: 107

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 107. Month bird count: 34.

Photo: Barn Owl (Tyto alba)