Saturday night's roost was so good that some of the watchers came back for more tonight! One of the returning families had seen a short-eared owl as they left after Saturday's roost.
The performance was another good one, although there were just 2000-2500 birds here tonight. Where were the other 4000 or so?
Not everyone was keeping their eyes on the starlings - a few spotted a bittern making a short flight below the starling flock.
There were several bittern sightings throughout the day, and several visitors saw them for the first time ever. One of our regular visitors didn't just see her first bittern, but also her second one at the same time, with three more sightings of the same birds, then went on to see her first bearded reedlings. Well done, Rachel!
Some early morning visitors found a couple of Bewick's swans, which quickly moved on, and our first smew of the winter was found later in the day.
A few people stayed for the rook and jackdaw roost which follows, and some of them were lucky enough to see a tawny owl fly past the car park.
If you plan to visit the roost, the guided bus is a convenient way of getting here from Cambridge, Huntingdon and St Ives. The Fen Drayton Lakes request stop is just 250m from the car park, where you get the best views. However, the bus stop platforms are not lit, so bring a torch – you may need it, to help the driver see you waiting to get on for the return journey.