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.
Monday, 29 November 2010
Sunday, 28 November 2010
A1 North Pit: Little Egret over, 5 Red-crested Pochards (3 drakes), 18+ Skylarks in feeding in stubble fields.
Heronry Pits: 3 Red-crested Pochards (1 drake), c.120 Teal, 2 Kingfishers, 5 Siskins.
Island Pit: 4 Red-crested Pochards (1 drake).
Pumphouse Pit: 2 drake Pintail, drake Ruddy Duck, plus 2 Siskins and 6 Redpolls over.
Sailing Lake: c.10 Siskins.
Heronry Pits: 3 Red-crested Pochards (1 drake), c.120 Teal, 2 Kingfishers, 5 Siskins.
Island Pit: 4 Red-crested Pochards (1 drake).
Pumphouse Pit: 2 drake Pintail, drake Ruddy Duck, plus 2 Siskins and 6 Redpolls over.
Sailing Lake: c.10 Siskins.
Saturday, 27 November 2010
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Monday, 22 November 2010
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Friday, 19 November 2010
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Diddington Pit & Pumphouse Pits: 5 Little Egrets, drake Red-crested Pochard, drake Ruddy Duck, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 5 Golden Plovers, c.250 Lapwings, 5 Dunlin, Ruff, 5 Snipe, 7 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, Kingfisher, 12 Siskins over (groups of 5, 6 & a single).
Island Pit: 75 Goldeneyes, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, c.150 Redwings, 1+ Siskins over.
Island Pit: 75 Goldeneyes, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, c.150 Redwings, 1+ Siskins over.
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Northern Pits: 2 adult Whooper Swans flew in from the south late morning (also seen flying over Cainhoe in Bedfordshire shortly beforehand), 4+ Little Egrets, redhead Goosander, 3 female Pintail, 2 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank over, 5 Redshank, Snipe, Kingfisher, Rock/Water Pipit (heard only), Marsh tit, Brambling, 3+ Siskins.
A1 North Pit: Short-eared Owl, male Grey Wagtail and male Stonechat.
Heron Trail: Coal Tit & Marsh tit (also both seen at visitors' centre bird table), Siskins.
A1 North Pit: Short-eared Owl, male Grey Wagtail and male Stonechat.
Heron Trail: Coal Tit & Marsh tit (also both seen at visitors' centre bird table), Siskins.
Whooper Swans at Diddington Pit.
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