Sunday, 23 August 2009

Diddington Pit: Whinchat along hedgerow at south end of pit; 5 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover.

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Little Paxton village: Hobby and Swift over village pub early afternoon.

Sunday, 16 August 2009

Northern Pits: 4 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, juvenile Mediterranean Gull, Kingfisher, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatears, Spotted Flycatcher.

Saturday, 15 August 2009

Diddington Pit: 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Northern Pits: 2-3 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, Barnacle Goose, 12 Ringed Plover (10 flew south), Dunlin (flew south with Ringed Plovers), 3 Common Terns, 2 Yellow Wagtails, female Wheatear.

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Heronry Lakes: Spotted Flycatcher in dead tree near new pond, Red-crested Pochard, c 30 Shovelers, c 20 Pochard, Kingfisher; Turtle Dove crooing at Lafarge Plant and at Kingfisher Hide.

Sailing Lake: Turtle dove calling, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Reed Warbler, Lesser Black-backed gull.

Little Paxton Village: Swift with House Martins in evening.

Monday, 10 August 2009

Northern Pits: 4 Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, 8+ Green Sandpipers, juvenile or 2W Caspian Gull, 8 Common Terns over.

Saturday, 8 August 2009

Heronry Pits: eclipse drake and female Red-crested Pochard, 3 'purring' Turtle Doves, 1+ Kingfishers.

Washout Pit: Kingfisher, Yellow Wagtail over.

Island Pit: 2 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper.

Northern Pits: 5 Little Egrets, 6+ Buzzards, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 9+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Turtle Doves, Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtails.

Friday, 7 August 2009

Northern Pits: 5 Little Egrets, Barnacle Goose, 13 Teal, Buzzard, 5 Ringed Plover, 2+ Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 15 Common Sandpiper, c.40 Sand Martin, c.100 House Martin, 10+ Swifts, Wheatear.

Island Pit: female Pochard with nasal saddle, Kingfisher.

Washout Pit: Common Sandpiper.

Thursday, 6 August 2009

Northern Pits: 6+ Little Egret, Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Hobby, juv. Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 14 Common Sandpipers, 15 Yellow-legged Gulls.

Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Northern Pits: 3 Little Egrets, Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, 2 juvenile Little Ringed Plovers, 10 Ringed Plovers, summer plumaged Golden Plover, 2 Dunlin, 8 Common Sandpipers + pos. Turnstone heard briefly.

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Northern Pits: 2 Little Egrets, Hobby, 6 Dunlin (inc. 4 juveniles), 9+ Common Sandpipers, 11 Yellow-legged Gulls (morning), Yellow Wagtail.

Monday, 3 August 2009

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, 3+ Common Sandpipers, 40+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Common Terns.

Sunday, 2 August 2009

Northern Pits: 1+ Little Egrets, Buzzard, 4 Little Ringed Plovers (3 juveniles), Ringed Plover, 7+ Dunlin, (4+ juveniles), 2 Islandica Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Green Sandpipers, 15+ Common Sandpipers.

Saturday, 1 August 2009

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, Sparrowhawk with prey, 2 Hobbies, juv. Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 6 Common Sandpiper, c.80 Yellow-legged Gulls, adult Caspian Gull, Black Tern.