Saturday 31 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 18+ Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, 6 juvenile Shelduck, 2 Teal, 3 Shoveler, Buzzard, Hobby, 4 Avocets (3 juveniles), 8 Little Ringed Plover (inc. 2 chicks), 13 Ringed Plover (inc. 3 chicks), 5 Dunlin, Snipe, 2 juvenile Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpipers, 5+ Common Sandpipers.

Boughton Lodge Farm: 15 (fifteen) Green Sandpipers in newest quarry pit, just south of the farm.

Visitors' Centre: Hobby flew over.

Washout Pit: 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper.

Friday 30 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 16 Little Egrets, 2 Buzzards, Hobby, 7 Oystercatchers (inc. 3 juveniles), juvenile Ruff, Redshank, 5+ Common Sandpipers, 45+ Yellow-legged Gulls.

Island Pit: 44 Pochard, Hobby.

Thursday 29 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 6+ Little Egrets, 10 Shoveler, Hobby, 7 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 7 Common Sandpipers, c.20 Yellow-legged Gulls, Kingfisher.

Wednesday 28 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 juvenile Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 36+ Yellow-legged Gulls.

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 10 Little Egrets, Little Grebe family, immature female Peregrine, Water Rail calling, 10 Little Ringed Plovers, (inc. 5 chicks from two separate pairs), 8 Ringed Plovers, 3-4 Dunlin over, 3 Green Sandpipers, 5+ Common Sandpipers, 35+ Yellow-legged Gulls, pos. 4CY Caspian Gull, 2+ Turtle Doves, Kingfisher.

Diddington Village: adult and young Tawny Owls calling at dusk.

Monday 26 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 9+ Little Egrets, 9 Little Ringed Plovers (including 2 chicks), 11 Ringed Plover, 3+ Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 23+ Whimbrel (flew south at 17:45), Curlew (flew south at 19:20), 3 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpipers, 38+ Yellow-legged Gulls, Kingfisher.

Sunday 25 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Little Grebes (adult with 2 juvs), 14 Little Egrets, Red Kite, juvenile Marsh Harrier again, 3+ Buzzards, 1-2 Hobbies, 7 Oystercatchers (pair with 1 juv, plus pair with 2 juvs), 6 Little Ringed Plovers (inc. 2 chicks), 14 Ringed Plovers, 4-8 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 6 Common Sandpipers, 3 adult Common Gulls, 33+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Turtle Doves, Yellow Wagtail over.

Island Pit: Tufted Duck with 9 ducklings, 19 Pochard, Red Kite (prob same as seen over Pumphouse Pit), Kingfisher.

Saturday 24 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 6 Little Egrets, juvenile Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobbies, Oystercatcher, 7 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Dunlin, Whimbrel, Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 25+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Turtle Doves.

Friday 23 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 19 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, 36 Pochard, 7 Oystercatchers (inc. 2 recently fledged juvs), 10 Little Ringed Plovers (incl. 2 chicks), 14 Ringed Plover, Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpipers, adult Mediterranean Gull, 10+ Yellow-legged Gulls, c.30 Common Terns.

Tuesday 20 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 15 Little Egrets, Bar-headed Goose, eclipse drake Garganey, female Shoveler, 2 Buzzards, 2 Oystercatchers, 16+ Little Ringed Plovers (incl. 2 chicks), 18 Ringed Plovers, 6 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel (flew south mid-evening), Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4-5 Turnstone (single around midday + 4 flew south mid-evening), 5 adult Common Gulls, 17 Yellow-legged Gulls, 64 Common Terns, 2+ Yellow Wagtails.

Sunday 18 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: single Dunlin, plus Ruff briefly (before flying high south).

Saturday 17 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: c.8 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 25+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 5+ Turtle Doves.

Friday 16 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 5+ Little Egrets, 8 Little Ringed Plovers (2+ juveniles), 3 Dunlin, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Common Sandpipers, c.20 Yellow-legged Gulls, recently fledged juvenile Yellowhammer.

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 7 Little Egrets, Buzzard, Hobby, 2 Oystercatchers, 8 Ringed Plover, 6 Little Ringed Plover (inc. 2 juveniles), 3 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Arctic Tern amongst c.40 Common Terns, Turtle Dove, Yellow Wagtail over.

Monday 12 July 2010

Diddington Pit: 5 Dunlin.

Monday 5 July 2010

Diddington Pit: Black-tailed Godwit early evening.

Sunday 4 July 2010

Heronry South: 3 Wigeon, several broods of Tufted Duck.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Little Egret, Buzzard, Curlew, 3 Green Sandpipers, 48+ Common Tern.

Friday 2 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 4 Little Egrets, Green Sandpiper, 43 Common Terns (including 2 juveniles), 3 Turtle Doves.

Thursday 1 July 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Little Egrets, 5 Oystercatchers, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, Turtle Dove.