Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Pumphouse: 100 linnets, 1 greenshank, 20 lapwings, mute swans, teal, wigeon, Canada geese, 4 Red legged partridges, shovellers, little grebes, gc grebes, tufted ducks, pochards, kestrel, coots, bullfinch, 2 buzzards, 6 little egrets.

Sunday, 27 September 2009

Northern Pits: 11 Little Egrets, 7 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, several Buzzards, 50+ Lapwings, Snipe, 2 Greenshank, Kingfisher.

Visitors' Centre: 5 Buzzards, Hobby, Treecreeper.

Saturday, 26 September 2009

Northern Pits: juvenile Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Egrets, c.170 Wigeon, 6-7 Pintail, 2 Buzzards, 4 Golden Plover, 3 Greenshank.

Hayling Pit: Water Rail calling.

Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Heronry Pits: Egyptian Goose, 3 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Tit.

Island Pit: Little Egret, Sparrowhawk.

Northern Pits: 3 Little Egrets, 2 Pintail, 3 Snipe, 2 Greenshank, Kingfisher.

Monday, 21 September 2009

Northern Pits: 4 Little Egrets, 2-3 Pintail, juvenile Hobby, Golden Plover over, Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Turnstones briefly, Blackcap.

Saturday, 19 September 2009

Washout Pit: Willow Warbler.

Little Paxton village: Grey Wagtail over, Coal Tit.

Friday, 18 September 2009

Heronry Pits: Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, Marsh Tit

Visitors' Centre: Red Kite over, 2 Turtle Doves at the bird table.

Northern Pits: 3+ Little Egrets, c.80 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, juvenile/female Marsh Harrier over, several Buzzards, juvenile Hobby, 2 Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 4+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 2nd winter Caspian Gull.














2CY Caspian Gull, Paxton Pits

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Northern Pits: 3 Little Egrets, 3 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 3 Snipe, Greenshank, c.100 House Martins, 3 Grey Wagtails (over).

Island Pit: Barnacle Goose, Bar-headed Goose.

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Northern Pits: Pintail, adult Hobby, 2 Ruff, Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpipers, Whinchat.

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Northern Pits: 2+ Little Egrets, Pink-footed Goose, 2+ Buzzards, Hobby, 3 Ruff, 8+ Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls. Also, 4 calidris waders flying north (probably 2 Little Stints & 2 Dunlin).

Monday, 14 September 2009

Northern Pits: 3 Little Egrets, 5 Pink-footed Geese (flew north @ 13:15), 7 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzards, Hobby, 12 Yellow Wagtail.

Rudd Pit: Cetti's Warbler.

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Northern Pits: 4 Little Egrets, Pintail, 2 Sparrowhawks, 4+ Buzzards, juvenile Hobby, 2 Ringed Plover, 14 Golden Plover (flew east), Knot, 2 Sanderling (briefly, then flew high west), 2-3 Dunlin, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, c.100 mixed flock of House Martins, Sand Martins and Swallows.

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Northern Pits: 4+ Little Egrets, 2 Pintail flew NE, eclipse male and female Red-crested Pochard, several Buzzards, 2 juvenile Hobbies, juvenile Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, 2 Curlews, 3 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 2nd winter Caspian Gull, Kingfisher, Whinchat, 2 Reed Warblers, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, 2+ Blackcaps.Whinchat at Paxton Pits













Whinchat, Diddington Pit, Paxton Pits

Friday, 11 September 2009

Northern Pits: 3 Little Egrets, Buzzard, 2 Hobbies, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 Greenshank, Lesser Whitethroat.

Thursday, 10 September 2009

Visitors' Centre: 10.15. Six buzzards overhead.
Pumphouse: 3 little egrets; lots of roosting gulls, c 100 lapwings.
Diddington Pit: Nearest village; 2 med gulls (only gulls on the whole lake), black-necked grebe, 2 redshanks, 3 dunlin, 2 ringed plovers. Lots of coots. Water level dropping.

Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Northern Pits: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Buzzards, 2 juvenile Peregrines, 3 Hobbies (2 adults, 1 juvenile), Greenshank, 6 Reed Warblers, 3 Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, Spotted Flycatcher.

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, 2 Hobbies, Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 9 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2w Caspian Gull, 6 Yellow Wagtails, Grey Wagtail, Redstart (heard briefly only), Whinchat, Wheatear, Whitethroat.

Monday, 7 September 2009

Northern Pits: juvenile Black-necked Grebe still, 5 Little Egrets, Buzzard, Hobby, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 10 Yellow-legged Gulls, 11 Yellow Wagtails, Grey Wagtail, male Redstart, 3 Whinchats, Wheatear, 2 Whitethroats.

Sunday, 6 September 2009

Northern Pits: juvenile Black-necked Grebe, 5+ Little Egrets, 1+ Buzzards, juvenile Hobby, 2 tundrae Ringed Plovers, 7 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2w Caspian Gull, 6+ Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear, Reed Warbler, 2+ Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers.

Saturday, 5 September 2009

Northern Pits: 6 adult ARCTIC SKUAS (5 dark phase, 1 pale phase) flew SW over Diddington Pit at 8:53am; 2 Sparrowhawks, 4+ Buzzards, 2 juvenile Hobbies, 3 Grey Partridges, 4 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 1-2 Greenshanks, Common Sandpiper, Swift, 200+ Sand Martins, several Meadow Pipits & Yellow Wagtails, Reed Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher.

Friday, 4 September 2009

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, Buzzard, 4 Hobbies (2 adults, 2 juveniles), 3 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 3 Whimbrel (flew south), Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, 5 Yellow-legged Gulls, Swift, 200 Sand Martins, 20 House Martins, Whitethroat.

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, 563+ Greylag Geese, 2 Greylag x Canada Goose hybrids, tundrae Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 9 Yellow-legged Gulls, 200 Sand Martins, 30 House Martins, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaffs.