Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 Egyptian Geese, Shelduck, eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard, female Marsh Harrier, 3+ Buzzards, female Merlin still mid morning (then flew strongly SSE), 3+ Hobbies, 5 Little Ringed Plovers, 3+ Ringed Plovers, 2 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, Greenshank, 3+ Common Sandpipers.

Island Pit: Ringed Plover flew south, Kingfisher.

Meadow: Hobby.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Egyptian Goose, female Merlin showing well at times early evening, 2 Greenshank, juvenile Mediterrean Gull, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher.

Haul Road: Spotted Flycatcher.

Heronry North: Possible Honey Buzzard flew north.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Egyptian Goose, immature/female Marsh Harrier (flew NW early evening), Ruff, Curlew briefly early evening (before flying south), 2+ Greenshank, 3+ Green Sandpipers, juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 52 Yellow Wagtails.

Farm Pit: 2 Turtle Doves.



Wood Sandpiper, Diddington Pit © Jamie Wells.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 8 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, juvenile Shelduck, Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ringed Plovers, 3 Dunlin, Redshank, Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 Whinchats.

Boughton Lodge Farm: juvenile Buzzard, Kingfisher, Reed Warbler.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Egyptian Goose, Bar-headed Goose, juvenile Marsh Harrier, 3+ Buzzards, 1-2 Hobbies, c.6 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, Spotted Redshank (in evening) Common Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 6 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, Common Tern, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, Whinchat, c.40 Linnets.

Diddington village: Large, pale and broad-winged (probably hybrid) Falcon - perhaps Peregrine x Gyr - circling low over village late morning, then drifted west; c.6 Yellow Wagtails feeding around farm building.















Yellow Wagtail, Diddington.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 juvenile Black-necked Grebes, c.10 Little Egrets, 2 Egyptian Geese, Bar-headed Goose, 3 Canada x Greylag Geese hybrids, Garganey with 2 Teal, male Sparrowhawk, 3 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 10 Ringed Plovers, Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 3 juvenile Ruff, 3 Snipe, 2 juvenile Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, c.40 Yellow-legged Gulls, Swift, Kingfisher.

Farm Pit: 2 Turtle Doves.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, Curlew, Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Egyptian Goose, Bar-headed Goose, 2 Canada x Greylag hybrids, juvenile Shelduck, 2 Buzzards, 3 Avocets (adult and 2 juvs still), 2 Little Ringed Plover, several Ringed Plover, Golden Plover over, juvenile Sanderling, c.10 Dunlin, juvenile Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank (heard several times at 08:09, but not located), 2 Common Redshank, 1+ Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2+ Common Sandpipers, adult Mediterranean Gull moulting to winter plumage, c.35 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2+ Yellow Wagtails.

Farm Pit: 14 adult Little Grebes, Kestrel, Kingfisher.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 11+ Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, juvenile Shelduck, 3 Avocet, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Ringed Plover, 72 Lapwing, 2 Sanderling, 11+ Dunlin, Ruff, 9 Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit flew south, 10 Greenshank (inc. 7 straight through early am), 6 Green Sandpipers, 5 Common Sandpipers, 34 Yellow-legged Gulls, 6 Swifts, Kingfisher, 11+ Yellow Wagtail.

Boughton Lodge Farm quarry pit: 4 Green Sandpipers.

Washout Pit: single Green Sandpiper.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Avocets, c.8 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, Redshank, 3+ Greenshank, 5+ Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, c.60 Yellow-legged Gulls, probable adult Caspian Gull.

St.Neots Common: female Marsh Harrier over (arrived from direction of Paxton Pits).

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 18 Little Egrets, 2 Buzzards, juvenile Hobby, 3 Avocets, juvenile Sanderling, 8 Dunlin, 7 Greenshank, 11 Green Sandpipers, 6 Common Sandpipers, adult summer Mediterranean Gull, 36+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Turtle Doves.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 15+ Little Egrets, 10+ Teal, 3 Avocets, 6+ Little Ringed Plover, 5+ Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 8-10 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 34 Yellow-legged Gulls, Kingfisher, 15 Yellow Wagtails.

Island Pit: Leucistic drake Gadwall, Kingfisher.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Egyptian Goose, juvenile Shelduck, 8 Teal, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 4 Snipe, juvenile Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 3+ Green Sandpipers, 1+ Common Sandpipers, c.40 Yellow-legged Gulls, Yellow Wagtail.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 16+ Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, juvenile Shelduck, Buzzard, 6+ Little Ringed Plover, 6+ Ringed Plover, 3 Avocet, 4 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common sandpiper, 53 Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher.

A roving tit flock along the footpath at the north of Pumphouse Pit contained: 2 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser whitethroat, Reed warbler, 4+ Chiffchaffs, 3+ Willow Warblers, 2 Garden Warblers, 6 Bullfinch (family party), plus Jay.

Heronry North: Green Sandpiper.

Meadow Trail: Cetti's Warbler.

Washout Pit: 2 Green Sandpipers

Northern Pits: Green sandpiper (6), common sandpiper (4), dunlin (2), little ringed plover (6+), ringed plover (6+), black-tailed godwit (1), greenshank (3), yellow-legged gull (53), buzzard (1), little egret (16+), shelduck (juv), kingfisher.

A roving tit flock on the footpath at the north of Pumphouse Pit contained: whitethroat(2), lesser whitethroat (2), reed warbler, chif chaffs (4+), willow warblers (3+), garden warblers (2), bullfinch (fam of 6), jay, robin, blue tits, great tits, long-tailed tits, chaffinches. (MD)

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 26 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, 2 Buzzards, 2 Hobbies (inc. 1 juvenile), 3 Oystercatchers, 3 Avocets, 5 Little Ringed Plovers, 11 Ringed Plovers, 5+ Dunlin, 12 Black-tailed Godwits (flew north, just before dusk), 3 Greenshank, 4+ Green Sandpipers, 2+ Common Sandpipers, c.50 Yellow-legged Gulls, Bar-headed Goose + Canada x Greylag Goose hybrid.

Paxton Pits: 5 Kingfishers noted around complex.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 17 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, Bar-headed Goose, 5 Teal, 2 Buzzards, Hobby, 2 Oystercatchers, 3 Avocets, 9 Little Ringed Plovers, 7 Ringed Plovers, 6 Dunlin, 4+ Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 41 Yellow-legged Gull, pos. adult Caspian Gull.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 13 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, wing-tagged Red Kite again, 4 Buzzards, 4 Oystercatchers (inc. 2 chicks/juvs), 3 Avocet (2 juvs), 10 Little Ringed Plover, inc. 4 chicks (2 broods), 8 Ringed Plover (2 chicks), 8 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 5+ Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, c.30 Yellow-legged Gulls.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 14+ Little Egrets, wing-tagged Red Kite, 3+ Buzzards, 2 Hobbies, 4 Avocets (3 juvs), 6 Dunlin, Greenshank, 4+ Green Sandpipers, 42 Yellow-legged Gulls (inc. colour ringed adult), adult Caspian Gull, 8 Turtle Doves (inc. at least 2 juveniles), Barn Owl, Yellow Wagtail.

Boughton Lodge Farm (quarry pit): 3 Green Sandpipers around pit, just south of the farm.