Sunday, 19 July 2015

Northern Pits: juvenile BLACK-NECKED GREBE on Pumphouse Pit; also female Red-crested Pochard, 2 Avocets, groups of 12 & then 16 Black-tailed Godwits, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, 8 Little Egrets, 3 Hobbies, 3 Red Kites, 12+ Yellow-legged Gulls.

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Northern Pits: 13 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Redshank, 339 Lapwing, 19 Yellow-legged Gulls, Meadow Pipit over.

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Little Paxton village: 2+ Common Sandpipers calling over village at c.22:30.

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Northern Pits: 4 Whimbrel flew west late evening, also LRP and 2 Dunlin.

Saturday, 11 July 2015

Northern Pits: 1st summer Common Tern, 3 Egyptian Geese, 6 Yellow-legged Gulls, 13 Little Egrets, Redshank, juvenile Little Ringed Plover & 3 Red Kites.

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Northern Pits: 6 Egyptian Geese, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Hobby and 3 Little Egrets in evening.

Sunday, 5 July 2015

Northern Pits: eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5+ Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Hobby & 7 Yellow-legged Gulls.

Sailing Lake: Pair of Lapwing with chick, Redshank and a Weasel seen running across the road on south side of lake.

Little Paxton village: Red Kite feeding on roadkill by A1 (northbound) slip road.

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Northern Pits: 6 Black-tailed Godwits over NE in evening, also 6 Green Sandpipers, drake Red-crested Pochard, 6 Common Pochard, drake Wigeon, Black Swan still, singing Cuckoo and singing Cetti's Warbler.

Sunday, 28 June 2015

Heron Trail: Cuckoo singing, Kingfisher, 2 singing Lesser Whitethroats.

Saturday, 27 June 2015

Northern Pits: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, female Garganey, drake Teal, drake Wigeon, 7 Pochard, 3 Egyptian Geese, 7+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 8+ Little Egrets, Hobby, Red Kite and a single Siskin low over.

Garganey at Pumphouse Pit.

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Little Paxton: Spotted Flycatcher feeding in gardens at Bydand Lane late morning/early afternoon.

Monday, 15 June 2015

Northern Pits: 5 Black Terns on Diddington Pit from mid-am and present until 19:30. Also 2 Avocets, Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, drake Red-crested Pochard, Black Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, Ringed Plover and c.5 Little Egrets, plus Painted Lady.

Diddington/Stirtloe: Turtle Dove singing along between the two villages.

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Northern Pits: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Redshank, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls and a Black Swan.

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Heron Trail: Nuthatch calling from the sanctuary area early afternoon.

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Northern Pits: female Red-crested Pochard still, Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Egrets, drake Wigeon.