Friday, 26 February 2016

Northern Pits: 2 RAVEN over calling, heading SE at 13:20. Also Water Rail, 16 Snipe, Redshank, 2+ Oystercatchers, 6 Buzzards, 25 Meadow Pipits and a female Siskin.

Sunday, 21 February 2016

Northern Pits: WeBS count highlights were a single immature Peregrine, 5 Green Sandpipers and a female Pintail on the drained pit by Boughton Lodge Farm, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Redshanks and a Little Egret.

Monday, 15 February 2016

A1 Pits: 16 Golden Plover flew north, pair of Mistle Thrushes by Water Ski Centre and c.30 Linnet, c.40 Reed Buntings & 5 Yellowhammer feeding in ploughed field.

Sailing Lake: 2 Oystercatchers.

Sunday, 14 February 2016

Northern Pits: pair of Pintail, c.30 Goldeneye, 2 Red Kites, 4 Buzzards, 2 Kestrel, Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers, 9 Snipe, c.70 Lapwing and single Grey Wagtail again.

Visitors' Centre: escaped Gouldian Finch seen near to the centre today.

The escaped Gouldian Finch seen today

Saturday, 13 February 2016

Northern Pits: 29+ Siskin in Alders along Anglian Water access Road (north side of Pumphouse Pit); also 2 Redshank, Snipe and Grey Wagtail.

Sunday, 31 January 2016

Northern Pits: Short-eared Owl early afternoon, plus Oystercatcher and Little Egret.

Saturday, 30 January 2016

Visitors' Centre: c.10 Redpolls visiting feeding station.

Northern Pits: Grey Partridge, pair of Egyptian Geese, Shelduck and 2 Lesser Redpolls

Sunday, 17 January 2016

Island Pit: drake Goosander at south end of pit.

Northern Pits: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Dunlin & Grey Wagtail.

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Northern Pits: c70 Black-tailed Godwits, Green Sandpiper and Kingfisher all late afterooon.

Sunday, 10 January 2016

Island Pit: drake Goosander, Green Sandpiper.

Northern Pits: 2 Red Kites, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Green Sandpipers, Grey Wagtail, c.6 Siskins.

Sailing Lake: 1+ Siskin.

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Northern Pits: at least one adult Little Gull still on Pumphouse Pit this afternoon.

Adult Little Gull on Pumphouse Pit this afternoon


Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Northern Pits: 6 adult Little Gulls and adult Yellow-legged Gull on Pumphouse Pit at 13:30 (per RBA).

Monday, 4 January 2016

Northern Pits: Short-eared Owl on SE side of Pumphouse Pit; also pair of Red-crested Pochards, drake Smew, 6+ Dunlin, Green Sandpiper still, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Egrets, Kingfisher and Chiffchaff.

Sunday, 3 January 2016

Northern Pits: 4 Pintail (2 drakes) and Dunlin on Pumphouse Pit.

Saturday, 2 January 2016

Northern Pits: Pink-footed Goose with c.100 Greylags on Diddington Pit mid-morning, plus 2 drake Smew and 4cy Caspian Gull on new workings.

Island Pit: Woodcock flushed from track on east side, plus roosting Barn Owl.

Heronry Pits: drake and redhead Goosander.

Visitors' Centre: 8 Lesser Redpolls at niger seed feeder.