Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 2 Little Egrets, 2 redhead Smew, 8 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 15 Redshank and a count of 66 Pied Wagtails.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3rd winter Caspian Gull, 5 Oystercatchers, 4 Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, 15 Redshanks.

Diddington Pit: 2 Avocets, 10 Ringed Plovers, Golden Plover, 7 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 8 Smew (2 drakes), Little Egret, Peregrine, 72+ Golden Plovers over, 5 Ringed Plovers, 4 Avocets, 4 Dunlin.

Visitors Centre/Meadow: 5 Mealy Redpolls early morning. Around 20 Redpolls around the same area early afternoon also, but flock highly mobile and seen mostly in flight only.

Great Meadow: 3 Buzzards displaying, plus Sparrowhawk.

Little Paxton village: male Blackcap in Gordon Road garden.

At least 5 Chiffchaffs singing around complex.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: pair Pintail, 5 Smew (1 drake), 12 Golden Plovers flew east, Avocet, 9 Dunlin, 2 Curlews, Jack Snipe, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (an adult and a 1st winter), Rock Pipit.

Diddington Village: 2 Red Kites.

Rock Pipit (record shot!), Diddington Pit.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 10 Smew (1 drake), Little Egret, 5 Oystercatchers, 8 Ringed Plovers, 4 Dunlin, Curlew and the first Sand Martin of the year.

A1 North Pit: Red Kite hanging low above the A1, just west of A1N Pit.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Little Egret, 4 Shelduck, 16 Smew (3 drakes), 3 Buzzards, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin, Curlew, 3 Redshank, 8 Siskins over, Bar-headed Goose.

Island Pit: single Siskin over.

Ouse Valley Way: 4 redhead Goosanders on river.

Diddington Village: 2 Red Kites over A1 west of the village.

A1 Pits: 2 drake Smew.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pit: Little Egret, 4 Shelduck, 3 redhead Smew, 3 Avocets, 4 Oystercatchers, 5 Ringed Plovers, Water Pipit.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Red Kite drifted south, female Peregrine (seen catching a Woodpigeon), 6 Oystercatchers, 5 Ringed Plovers, 10 Golden Plovers, 4 Dunlin.

Rudd Pit: Cetti's Warbler singing in SE corner.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Little Egret, 4 Shelduck, 14 Smew (2 drakes), Buzzard, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Ringed Plovers, 13 Golden Plovers, 4 Dunlin, 2 Curlew flew south, Redshank.

Highlights from around the pit complex today:

Bar-headed Goose, 6 Shelduck, drake Pintail, 10 Smew (2 drakes); 2 redhead Goosander, 2 Buzzards, female Merlin (preening and bathing at Diddington Pit, then flew SW at 12:30), Grey Partridge, 5 Oystercatchers, 5 Ringed Plovers, Grey Plover at Pumphouse Pit (until 12:30 when it flew east); Dunlin, 4 Snipe, Barn Owl.

Female Merlin, Diddington Pit © Martin Davis.

Moorings: Red Kite heading south.

Heron Trail: c.10 Yellowhammers and c.10 Reed Buntings along Haul Road.

Washout Pit: 7 Goosander (2 drakes).

A1 North Pit: adult Mediterranean Gull early afternoon.

Diddington Pit: Little Egret, pair Shelduck, redhead Goosander, immature Peregrine.

Island Pit: 4 Goosander (2 drakes).

Sailing Lake: 3 Smew (1 drake).

Northern Pits: Little Egret, 2 Jack Snipe.