A1 North Pit: Red Kite over, heading SE
Diddington Pit: Belated news of 2 COMMON CRANES, initially on bund before flying off south at c.19:00 (scroll down to see excellent series of shots by Les Beeke)
Northern Pits: 2 summer plumaged Black-necked Grebes, 2 Little Egrets, Wigeon, 10 Shoveler (9 drakes), drake Red-crested Pochard, Buzzard, Hobby, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 9 Ringed Plover (7 Tundrae), 29 Lapwings, 3 Dunlin, Wood Sandpiper, Little Gull, two 3rd cal-yr Yellow-legged Gulls.
Wood Sandpiper, Diddington Pit
© Jamie Wells
The latest bird and wildlife news from Paxton Pits. Paxton Pits Local Nature Reserve is managed by Huntingdonshire District Council in partnership with The Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve.
Sunday 31 May 2009
Saturday 30 May 2009
Northern Pits: Little Egret, 2 drake Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 3 drake Pochard, 2 Hobbies, 11 Ringed Plover (8 Tundrae), 3 Dunlin, male & female Cuckoo.
Island Pit: 2 Buzzards, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, Lesser Whitethroat singing, male House Sparrow.
Heronry South: male & female Cuckoo flew towards visitors' centre.
Washout Pit: Little Egret.
Island Pit: 2 Buzzards, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, Lesser Whitethroat singing, male House Sparrow.
Heronry South: male & female Cuckoo flew towards visitors' centre.
Washout Pit: Little Egret.
Friday 29 May 2009
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Monday 25 May 2009
Sunday 24 May 2009
Saturday 23 May 2009
Wednesday 20 May 2009
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Sunday 17 May 2009
Friday 15 May 2009
Thursday 14 May 2009
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Monday 11 May 2009
Moorings: WRYNECK seen & photographed at 1.45 pm.
Dodder Fen: Grasshopper Warbler still
Visitors Centre: 2 hobbies, 2 turtle doves overhead. Dozens of swifts and a few hirundines.
Nightingale singing well in Anglers Car Park. Lesser whitethroat here too, also near boardwalk on Meadow Trail.
Northern Pits: 4 Sanderlings, 4 Dunlin, 3 Buzzards, 2 Hobbies.
Dodder Fen: Grasshopper Warbler still
Visitors Centre: 2 hobbies, 2 turtle doves overhead. Dozens of swifts and a few hirundines.
Nightingale singing well in Anglers Car Park. Lesser whitethroat here too, also near boardwalk on Meadow Trail.
Northern Pits: 4 Sanderlings, 4 Dunlin, 3 Buzzards, 2 Hobbies.
Sunday 10 May 2009
Saturday 9 May 2009
Friday 8 May 2009
Thursday 7 May 2009
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