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.
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Hayling Pit/Meadow Trail: 2 Hobbies hawking dragonflies early afternoon, also 8+ Buzzards.
Heron Trail: 2 Coal Tits.
Northern Pits: Turnstone still, plus juvenile female Ruff, 2 Dunlin and Snipe. 20+ Yellow Wagtails in nearby cowfields on north west side of Diddington village. No sign of yesterday's Yellow-browed Warbler today.
Heron Trail: 2 Coal Tits.
Northern Pits: Turnstone still, plus juvenile female Ruff, 2 Dunlin and Snipe. 20+ Yellow Wagtails in nearby cowfields on north west side of Diddington village. No sign of yesterday's Yellow-browed Warbler today.
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Northern Pits/Diddington: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER found early morning in the wood by Diddington village car park and present throughout the day, although it was often elusive and only calling occasionally. It showed well on a few occasions on the east side (New Workings side) of the wood in the morning and also on the west side of the wood from the car park.
Also present this morning was the Turnstone still, 4 Pintail, 1+ Golden Plover over, 2 Green Sandpipers and a pair of Stonechats, whilst several small groups of Redpoll and Siskin were passing overhead throughout the morning.
Also present this morning was the Turnstone still, 4 Pintail, 1+ Golden Plover over, 2 Green Sandpipers and a pair of Stonechats, whilst several small groups of Redpoll and Siskin were passing overhead throughout the morning.
Very bad record shot of the Yellow-browed Warbler present today. You can just about make out one of the wing-bars on it's right wing! |
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Monday, 21 September 2015
Sunday, 20 September 2015
Saturday, 19 September 2015
Northern Pits: Marsh Harrier high over, plus Turnstone still and 2 Spotted Flycatchers along footpath at far NE end of pit. Also Marsh Tit calling, Grey Wagtail over and several Yellow Wagtails still around Cowfields at north end of Diddington village. Small groups of Siskin over all morning, plus c.10 Redpoll flew low west.
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Monday, 14 September 2015
Sunday, 13 September 2015
Northern Pits: WeBS count highlights included a female Red-crested Pochard, single Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, Turnstone still, Ruff, Greenshank, Dunlin, Green Sand, 7 Snipe, Hobby, 3 Kingfishers, 2 Grey Wagtails and a Cetti's Warbler. 49 Yellow-legged Gulls counted late afternoon in the pre-roost.
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Saturday, 5 September 2015
Heronry South: single Swift over; groups of 6 and c.10 Siskin over.
Northern Pits: adult Caspian Gull again, Greenshank, Redshank, 3-4 Common Sands, 3 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, LRP, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher with tit flock, Reed Warbler family (juvs still being fed by adults), Sedge Warbler, 2 groups of 5 Siskin over.
Northern Pits: adult Caspian Gull again, Greenshank, Redshank, 3-4 Common Sands, 3 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, LRP, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher with tit flock, Reed Warbler family (juvs still being fed by adults), Sedge Warbler, 2 groups of 5 Siskin over.
Adult Caspian Gull at New Workings. |
Thursday, 3 September 2015
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