Island Pit: Cetti's Warbler & Grasshopper Warbler singing.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2+ Little Egret, 2 drake Red-crested Pochards, 2 Hobbies, 37 Tundra Ringed Plover, Sanderling, 25 Dunlin.

Diddington Pit: SPOONBILL early morning, before flying north (per RBA); drake Red-crested Pochard, 3 Little Ringed Plover, c.40 Tundra Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, 14 Dunlin.

[No further sign of female Blue-winged Teal today].

Island Pit: singing Grasshopper Warbler.

Pumphouse Pit: 3 Little Egret, drake Red-crested Pochard, 3+ Little Ringed Plover.

Diddington Pit: female BLUE-WINGED TEAL still present around exposed mud and islands in SW corner of pit until c.16:00, but no sign in evening. Parking and viewing instructions as per yesterday; 2 Sanderling, 14 Dunlin.

Diddington Pit: female BLUE-WINGED TEAL found at c.13:00 and associating with a drake Shoveler around newly exposed islands in SW corner. Park carefully in Diddington village car park (far end of village) and walk back to access footpath in SE corner of village. View carefully from public footpath, just after gap in hedge. Please do not stray from public footpath or enter any of the nearby quarry workings. Still present at 20:00. Also Hobby, 2 Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover & several Tundra Ringed Plover.
















Female Blue-winged Teal, Diddington Pit, Paxton Pits.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Little Egrets, 4 Tundra Ringed Plover, Sanderling, 2 Greenshank, Black Tern.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: TEMMINCK'S STINT on Diddington Pit in evening; 2 pairs Shelduck, Red Kite, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Tundra Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Turnstone.

Island Pit: Cetti's Warbler.

Meadow: Hobby over Visitors' Centre.


Temminck's Stint, Diddington Pit © Jamie Wells

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Osprey low over Diddington Pit at 09:26, then drifted south (where it was also seen over reserve at 09:30); 3 Little Egrets, 2 pairs Shelduck, 4 drake Red-crested Pochards, 8 Common Pochard, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 3 Avocet (2 still Diddington Pit, plus 1 flew west mid-morning), 5 Tunra Ringed Plover, 8 Sanderling.

Meadow: Sparrowhawk, 1-2 Hobbies.

Heron Trail: Tawny Owl nr post 16, chased by a Song Thrush at 21:00; 2 Cuckoos on the river island, seen from river viewpoint.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 pairs Shelduck, Hobby, 2 Avocet, 4 Black Terns in evening, Turtle Dove.

Little Paxton village: Little Egret NE over Park Way at 21:00, Common Sand heard over Hawthorn Close at 22:10.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 Little Egrets, drake Garganey, Sanderling, Dunlin.

Heronry South: 2 drake Red-crested Pochards, Hobby, Turtle Dove.

Great Meadow: Buzzard, 2 Hobbies.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: TEMMINCK'S STINT on Pumphouse at c.06:35, then seen at 07:30 on Diddington Pit (& still present in evening around main island at Diddington Pit until 20:40 at least). Also drake Red-crested Pochard, 2 Avocets, 4 Tundra Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 2 summer plumage Sanderlings, Greenshank & Common Sandpiper.

Island Pit: Cetti's Warbler still in NW corner.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 6 Little Egrets, 3 Avocet (flew in at 20:35), 6+ Little Ringed Plover, 6 Tundra Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, Wood Sandpiper flew north over Pumphouse Pit at 20:25, 2+ Common Sandpipers, 3rd & 4th cal-yr Yellow-legged Gulls.

Island Pit: 1+ Hobbies, c.200 Black-headed Gulls hawking insects, Cetti's Warbler.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 Little Egrets, Grey Plover, 2 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, Turnstone, Yellow-legged Gull.

Island Pit: male Red-crested Pochard & Cetti's Warbler still.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 Little Egrets, female Shelduck, pair Wigeon, female Teal, 4 male Shoveler, male Common Pochard, 4+ Hobbies, pair Grey Partridges, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 10+ Tundra Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, 19 Dunlin, Turnstone, female Yellow Wagtail.

Island Pit: male Red-crested Pochard.

Meadow Trail: GOSHAWK seen again.

Heronry Pits and reserve: c.10 Hobbies, 1st summer female Peregrine.

Sailing Lake: 2 RAVENS over at 12pm.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 4 Tundra Ringed Plover, Grey Plover still, 24 Dunlin, Turnstone still, Cuckoo mobbed by pair of Meadow Pipits, female Greenland Wheatear.

Little Paxton village: Red Kite over.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 1+ Little Egret, pair Wigeon, 2-3 Grey Partridges, 9 Tundra Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, 1-2 Sanderlings, 2 Common Sandpipers, Turnstone, 1st summer Little Gull, displaying Meadow Pipit.

Heronry Pits: 3 Red-crested Pochards (2 drakes), Red Kite high over, Kingfisher.

Sailing Lake: Common Sandpiper.

Little Paxton village: male Grey Wagtail at sluice, male Sparrowhawk over.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: male and female Wigeon, 2 male Shoveler, 3-4 Pochard, Red Kite, Avocet, Grey Plover, Dunlin, 2 male Ruff, Snipe, Curlew, Greenshank, 6+ Common Sandpiper, Turnstone, 3CY Yellow-legged Gull, Nightingale.

Island Pit: drake Red-crested Pochard, pair Common Pochard, 4 Hobbies, Cetti's Warbler.

Visitors' Centre: GOSHAWK mobbed by female Sparrowhawk to east of Visitors' Centre at 13:15.















Avocet, Diddington Pit, Paxton Pits.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Little Egret, female Shelduck, male and female Wigeon, male Shoveler, male Pochard, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 11 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, Turnstone, adult Little Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Arctic Terns, 2 Yellow Wagtails.

Island Pit: Cetti's Warbler.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2+ Little Egrets, male and female Wigeon, 2 male Shoveler, 15 Tundra Ringed Plover, Grey Plover over, 2 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, male Ruff, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits flew north, 8 Whimbrel mid-morning, 6 Common Sandpiper, Turnstone, adult Little Gull, 4 Arctic Terns.

Island Pit: 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warblers.















Turnstone, Pumphouse Pit, Paxton Pits.

Northern Pits: adult KITTIWAKE on pool at north end of New Workings between 09:28-09:30, then flew North; male and female Wigeon, female Marsh Harrier flew low west at 06:45, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1+ Hobbies, 2 Avocet, 5+ Tundra Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, Sanderling, Dunlin, Snipe, 21 (twenty-one) Whimbrel flew in mid afternoon, 2 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpipers, 6 Turnstone, 3 Little Gulls: adult mid afternoon (then flew north) + adult and 2nd summer mid-evening, 1+ Arctic Terns, adult Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Owl.

Island Pit: pair Red-crested Pochard, 2 drake Pochard, Barn Owl, Cetti's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler.

Adult Little Gull, Pumphouse Pit, Paxton Pits.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Adult GOSHAWK again mid evening: flew low SE over Diddington Pit and appeared to land in wood at north end of Boughton Lodge Farm; Buzzard, Grey Plover, Sanderling, Dunlin, Curlew, Greenshank, 2 Turnstone, 2 Arctic Tern, c.15 Common Tern.

Visitors' Centre: Three Hobbies at lunchtime, with lots of Swifts. COMMON CRANE high overhead, flying south.

Heron Trail: Turtle Dove singing near Kingfisher Hide. Grasshopper Warbler singing near Southoe Brook at Wray House Farm.

Meadow Trail: At least three Cettis Warblers calling.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: male and female Wigeon, 2 male Pochard, female Marsh Harrier flew north at 18:09, female GOSHAWK again - flew north around 17:00 mobbed by Rooks, Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwits flew north, Wood Sandpiper early evening, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Turnstone, adult Yellow-legged Gull, male Greenland Wheatear.

Island Pit: pair Red-crested Pochard, 2 male Pochard, Grasshopper & Cetti's Warblers both singing still.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Grey Plover, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, 6 Sanderling, 26 Dunlin, Common Sand, 11 Arctic Tern (highest count - probably more through), Black Tern, Grasshopper Warbler, Cetti's Warbler.

Sanderling, Pumphouse Pit, Paxton Pits.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 5-6 Little Egrets, 3+ Hobbies, Black Tern, Dunlin, c.70 Common Terns, pair Grey Partridge.

Island Pit: Cetti's Warbler.