Friday, 1 January 2016

Northern Pits: GREAT WHITE EGRET again mid afternoon, but then flew off north; also 9 Black-tailed Godwits, Green Sandpiper and 2 Egyptian Geese.

Boughton Lodge Farm: 12 Siskin feeding in Alders at south end of farm.

Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Northern Pits: GREAT WHITE EGRET feeding around islands in SE corner of Pumphouse Pit; also 4 drake Smew towards SE end of Pumphouse Pit, pair of Pintail, c.70 Golden Plover and an adult male Peregrine flew east. Adult Caspian Gull in the afternoon until 15:20 before flying off towards Grafham.

Friday, 18 December 2015

Heronry South: drake Mandarin asleep in SW corner of pit.

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Northern Pits: 2 drake Red-crested Pochards, female Pintail, 4 Golden Plover with 300+ Lapwings, 2 Little Egrets, 3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls and Barn Owl.

Sunday, 13 December 2015

Northern Pits: adult male Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egrets and 2 drake Pintail.

Saturday, 5 December 2015

Island Pit: Barn Owl roosting on east side of pit.

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Island Pit: Short-eared Owl and Barn Owl still around east side of pit late afternoon.

Northern Pits: drake Red-crested Pochard, Green Sandpiper, Snipe and Little Egret.

Monday, 23 November 2015

Island Pit: Short-eared Owl showing well on east side of pit mid afternoon, also Barn Owl here.

Ouse Valley Way: drake Goosander on river.

Sunday, 22 November 2015

Island Pit: Woodcock flushed from field on east side of pit.

Northern Pits: 9 Red-crested Pochards (6 drakes) on Diddington Pit.

Sunday, 15 November 2015

Visitors' Centre/Meadow: Bittern flew over the car park at c.08:40, heading towards Rudd Pit.

Island Pit: drake Scaup with Tufted Ducks south of island.

Northern Pits: adult Yellow-legged Gull, 3+ Little Egrets, Green Sandpiper.

Saturday, 14 November 2015

Northern Pits: adult Caspian Gull on New Workings, plus Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaff and Siskin. No sign of the recent Great White Egret.

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Northern Pits: GREAT WHITE EGRET again late afternoon.

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Northern Pits: GREAT WHITE EGRET on Pumphouse Pit 15:15, plus Turnstone still.

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Northern Pits: 3 Red-crested Pochards (1 drake) and Turnstone still present.

Saturday, 31 October 2015

Northern Pits: 2 drake Red-crested Pochards still, Turnstone still, 15 Golden Plovers south, 3 Snipe, 2 Kingfishers and Grey Wagtail.

Island Pit: 8 Goldeneye.

Washout Pit: Little Egret, Water Rail calling and singing Cetti's Warbler.