Northern Pits: 7 Little Egrets, GLOSSY IBIS, Barnacle Goose, 5 Pintail, 4 Buzzards, Dunlin, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, Kingfisher.

Northern Pits: GLOSSY IBIS still on Diddington Pit; 5 Little Egrets, 2 Pintail, 750+ Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, 3 Golden Plover, Greenshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 50 Meadow Pipits feeding.

Diddington village: Peregrine flew south over

Diddington Pit: GANNET flew in from the south early afternoon and spent c.30 mins fishing/preening on the pit, before heading off North West; GLOSSY IBIS and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER still present; 6 Little Egrets, 22 Golden Plovers, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, Kingfisher.

Diddington Pit: 1w GLOSSY IBIS and juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER still today. Please park sensibly and respect residents of Diddington village.

Other sightings from around the Northern Pits: Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, Bar-headed Goose, 780+ Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Avocet, 3 Greenshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls.

Little Paxton village: Redwing heard late evening.

Diddington Pit: BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER found late morning, favouring the long spit that branches off north from the main island; GLOSSY IBIS still, favouring area at SW end of pit. Also: 3+ Little Egrets, 4 Pintail, 3 Greenshanks, c.100 Linnets.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Diddington Pit.

Diddington Pit: GLOSSY IBIS still today; 7+ Little Egrets, Greenshank, c.100 Linnets.

Diddington Pit: GLOSSY IBIS again today (also seen briefly on Heronry South early pm). Also: 10 Little Egrets, 7 Pintail, Curlew, 2 Greenshank.

Heronry South: Glossy Ibis came into roost at c.18:35 with 3 Little Egrets; 3000+ Jackdaws, 1000+ Rooks in roost.

Diddington Pit: GLOSSY IBIS this afternoon, feeding on exposed mud at SW end of pit. It then flew south towards the reserve at 18:27. Also this afternoon/evening: 11 adult Whooper Swans until c.18:15 before flying NW towards Grafham; 5+ Little Egrets, 4+ Pintail, Marsh Harrier, 3 Greenshank.














Glossy Ibis (above) & below 6 of 11 Whooper Swans, Diddington Pit

Pumphouse: 100 linnets, 1 greenshank, 20 lapwings, mute swans, teal, wigeon, Canada geese, 4 Red legged partridges, shovellers, little grebes, gc grebes, tufted ducks, pochards, kestrel, coots, bullfinch, 2 buzzards, 6 little egrets.

Northern Pits: 11 Little Egrets, 7 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, several Buzzards, 50+ Lapwings, Snipe, 2 Greenshank, Kingfisher.

Visitors' Centre: 5 Buzzards, Hobby, Treecreeper.

Northern Pits: juvenile Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Egrets, c.170 Wigeon, 6-7 Pintail, 2 Buzzards, 4 Golden Plover, 3 Greenshank.

Hayling Pit: Water Rail calling.

Heronry Pits: Egyptian Goose, 3 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Tit.

Island Pit: Little Egret, Sparrowhawk.

Northern Pits: 3 Little Egrets, 2 Pintail, 3 Snipe, 2 Greenshank, Kingfisher.

Northern Pits: 4 Little Egrets, 2-3 Pintail, juvenile Hobby, Golden Plover over, Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Turnstones briefly, Blackcap.

Washout Pit: Willow Warbler.

Little Paxton village: Grey Wagtail over, Coal Tit.

Heronry Pits: Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, Marsh Tit

Visitors' Centre: Red Kite over, 2 Turtle Doves at the bird table.

Northern Pits: 3+ Little Egrets, c.80 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, juvenile/female Marsh Harrier over, several Buzzards, juvenile Hobby, 2 Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 4+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 2nd winter Caspian Gull.














2CY Caspian Gull, Paxton Pits