Northern Pits: drake Garganey in SE of Diddington Pit and 1w White-fronted Goose still (on Pumphouse Pit today). Also today 2 drake Red-crested Pochards, 2 drake Shoveler and 2 Little Egrets.

Drake Garganey, Diddington Pit.

Diddington Pit: 1w White-fronted Goose with Greylags on south bank of pit this evening. Also Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plovers and Wheatear.

1w White-fronted Goose, Paxton Pits.

Heron Trail: Hobby flew from Heronry North Pit and headed low across fields heading towards the river at 8pm.

Northern Pits: 13+ Arctic Terns (10 straight through during the morning, with another 3 lingering for a few hours at least), 2 Black Terns (1 lingering all day), 2 Avocets over heading east, 3 Little Egrets and a single Swift.

South-easterlies bring in migrant waders and terns...

Northern Pits: 2 LITTLE TERNS very briefly on Pumphouse Pit early on, also 2 Black Terns and 3 Arctic Terns through. Waders passing through included 12 Whimbrel (in 3-4 small groups), 7 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Black-tailed Godwit, whilst 5 Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper were present throughout the day. A male, then a female Marsh Harrier passed through during the morning and a male & female Wheatear were present in the evening.

Washout Pit: Grasshopper Warbler still singing in evening. 

Northern Pits: Little Ringed Plover still, plus Ringed Plover and 2+ Yellow Wagtails.

A1 North Pit: pair of Grey Partridges again, plus a female Wheatear.

Hayling Pit: Grasshopper Warbler singing in scrubby areas of field south of the pit.

Northern Pits: 9 Egyptian Geese in morning, also Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, 2 White Wagtails & 5+ Yellow Wagtails.

Washout Pit: singing Grasshopper Warbler still.

Northern Pits: male Whinchat on SE side of Diddington Pit this afernoon. Also Red Kite, 3 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Cetti's Warblers seen fighting and 6 Yellow Wagtails.

Washout Pit: Grasshopper Warbler singing still, also Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Reed Warblers.

















Whinchat at Diddington Pit.

Meadow Trail: OSPREY flew low north at 16:33 and was then later seen (at 16:45) heading north along the river from Island Pit.

Northern Pits: Grey Plover and Curlew north during evening, also 2 Whimbrel still, 2 Turnstones briefly in am, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2 Wheatears, 2 Garden Warblers and 2 Reed Warblers.

Washout Pit: Grasshopper Warbler 'reeling' early morning.

A1 North Pit: pair of Grey Partridges.

The Osprey seen over Paxton Pits this afternoon. © John Walsh

Northern Pits: Groups of 5, 6, 3 and a single Arctic Tern noted passing through today. 5 Bar-tailed Godwits this evening, plus 2 Whimbrel, Ruff, Dunlin, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover and a singing Grasshopper Warbler.

Northern Pits: 15 Arctic Terns on Pumphouse Pit this morning. Also Ruff still.

Meadow Trail: Cuckoo singing.

Northern Pits: 3 Red Kites, Ruff, Snipe, male and female Wheatear, White Wagtail.

Northern Pits: Whimbrel on Pumphouse Pit bund this morning (the bund is viewable from the public footpath north of Diddington village), plus 2cy Little Gull; also Sandwich Tern reported over Diddington Pit. Also this morning Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, female Wheatear, 1+ Yellow Wagtails, 2 Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroat and Cetti's Warbler.

Northern Pits: 7 Little Gulls (5 adults and two 2cy birds) on Pumphouse Pit early afternoon; also Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, pair of Grey Partridges and 2 male Wheatears.

Washout Pit: Cuckoo on opposite side of the river to pit.

Island Pit: possible female Ring Ouzel flew towards north end of pit mid-morning, but could not be relocated. Also along the north edge of the pit a singing Grasshopper Warbler this morning. Nearby several Yellow Wagtails, 2 Cetti's Warblers and a drake Shelduck.

Weedy Pit: Turtle Dove reported today.