Heronry South: 14+ Smew (3+ drakes), Marsh Tit.
Heronry North: 3 Red-crested Pochards (2 drakes), Coal Tit and Goldcrest singing in Wray House Garden.
Great Meadow: 3 Sparrowhawks displaying.
Island Pit: drake Red-crested Pochard, Short-eared Owl again on east side of pit, roosting Barn Owl.
Diddington Pit: Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Redshank.
Pumphouse Pit: drake Pintail, 3 redhead Smew, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed Plovers.
A1 North Pit: drake Red-crested Pochard.
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.
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Friday, 26 February 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, Redshank, Oystercatcher, partially albino Redwing. The 3 Twite possibly seen briefly also.
Pumphouse Pit: 7 Red-crested Pochards (5 drakes), female Scaup, 10 Smew (3 drakes), Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 adults and a 2W).
Island Pit: 1-2 redhead Smew, 84 Goldeneye, Buzzard flew east, Barn Owl roosting.
Heronry North: 5 Smew (2 drakes).
Pumphouse Pit: 7 Red-crested Pochards (5 drakes), female Scaup, 10 Smew (3 drakes), Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 adults and a 2W).
Island Pit: 1-2 redhead Smew, 84 Goldeneye, Buzzard flew east, Barn Owl roosting.
Heronry North: 5 Smew (2 drakes).
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Diddington Pit: 3 TWITE again this morning, seen at 10:10 in willows on west side and then in dead willow at south end of the Pit, but not again afterwards. Also Little Egret, 3 Shelduck, 2 Buzzards, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe.
Pumphouse Pit: Black-necked Grebe still, female Ruddy Duck, 7 redhead Smew, 3+ Buzzards, 3 Sparrowhawks, colour-ringed adult Yellow-legged Gull.
Pumphouse Pit: Black-necked Grebe still, female Ruddy Duck, 7 redhead Smew, 3+ Buzzards, 3 Sparrowhawks, colour-ringed adult Yellow-legged Gull.
Friday, 19 February 2010
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Hayling Pit: 1w female Scaup.
Heronry Pits: 6 Red-crested Pochards (5 drakes), 5+ Smew (2 drakes, 3+ redheads).
Pumphouse Pit/Diddington Pit: Black-necked Grebe still in NW corner of Pumphouse, Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 7 Smew (1 drake), 2 Buzzards, imm. female Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Woodcock, adult Yellow-legged Gull, partially leucistic Common Gull, 2 Grey Partridges.
Heronry Pits: 6 Red-crested Pochards (5 drakes), 5+ Smew (2 drakes, 3+ redheads).
Pumphouse Pit/Diddington Pit: Black-necked Grebe still in NW corner of Pumphouse, Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 7 Smew (1 drake), 2 Buzzards, imm. female Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Woodcock, adult Yellow-legged Gull, partially leucistic Common Gull, 2 Grey Partridges.
The Black-necked Grebe currently at Pumphouse Pit.
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Pumphouse Pit: Black-necked Grebe, 8 Smew (1 drake), Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, 2 Grey Partridges.
Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, c.70 Linnets.
Hayling Pit: 1w female Scaup still.
Heronry South: 6 Smew (2 drakes), Marsh Tit.
Heronry North: 2 drake Red-crested Pochards.
Island Pit: Green Sandpiper.
Great Meadow: male Sparrowhawk.
Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, c.70 Linnets.
Hayling Pit: 1w female Scaup still.
Heronry South: 6 Smew (2 drakes), Marsh Tit.
Heronry North: 2 drake Red-crested Pochards.
Island Pit: Green Sandpiper.
Great Meadow: male Sparrowhawk.
Friday, 12 February 2010
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Northern Pits: Little Egret, 5+ (1 drake) Smew, 3 drake Red-crested Pochards, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 TWITE in SW corner of Pumphouse Pit (am only), plus the partially albino Redwing again.
Hayling Pit: female Scaup still
Heronry South: 6 Smew (2 drakes).
Weedy Pit: Bittern seen flying towards Sailing Lake.
Hayling Pit: female Scaup still
Heronry South: 6 Smew (2 drakes).
Weedy Pit: Bittern seen flying towards Sailing Lake.
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Monday, 8 February 2010
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 5 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 37 Pied Wagtails, 2 probable Corn Buntings.
Island Pit: Bar-headed Goose, Buzzard, Barn Owl.
Pumphouse Pit: 3 redhead Smew, 5-7 Grey Partridge, 3 TWITE still, initially in tree at SW corner of pit, then flew to the island at Diddington Pit.
Island Pit: Bar-headed Goose, Buzzard, Barn Owl.
Pumphouse Pit: 3 redhead Smew, 5-7 Grey Partridge, 3 TWITE still, initially in tree at SW corner of pit, then flew to the island at Diddington Pit.
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Friday, 5 February 2010
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
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