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.
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.
Saturday 31 July 2010
Friday 30 July 2010
Thursday 29 July 2010
Wednesday 28 July 2010
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.
Diddington Village: adult and young Tawny Owls calling at dusk.
Monday 26 July 2010
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.
Island Pit: Tufted Duck with 9 ducklings, 19 Pochard, Red Kite (prob same as seen over Pumphouse Pit), Kingfisher.
Saturday 24 July 2010
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
Saturday 17 July 2010
Friday 16 July 2010
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Monday 12 July 2010
Monday 5 July 2010
Sunday 4 July 2010
Friday 2 July 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)