Tag Archives: River Cam

River Cam

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Brian

Walk along River Cam downstream from Baits Bite Lock yesterday afternoon: mallard, mute swan, moorhen, black-headed gull, grey heron, house martin, swallow, robin, wren, blackbird, song thrush, carrion crow, chiff chaff – no sign of kingfishers.

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Something Fishy

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Brian

A diverting pair of signs on the bank of the River Cam near Bait’s Bite Lock, Milton.  Reflections.  One, I hope the Environment Agency is as keen to tackle sewage discharge into rivers as it is to bring errant anglers … Continue reading →

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Cormorants, River Cam

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Brian

Walk from Bait’s Bite Lock to Clayhithe yesterday – sunny and chilly.  Dunnock, wren, robin and blackbirds flitting in and out of the hedges; mallard, dabchick, moorhen and mute swan idling on the water.  Five cormorants sat, gloomy sentinels, on … Continue reading →

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River Cam

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Brian

We walked the tow path along the Cam upstream from Clayhithe on Tuesday.  The trees along the river were redolent of the heavy, cloying scent of late flowering ivy; and emitted the gentle hum of thousands of foraging bees collecting … Continue reading →

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