Heron Trail: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing at Washout Pit, plus Hobby and many 100's of hirundines, but no sign of yesterday's Red-footed Falcon today. 23 Common Tern pairs using the Tern rafts on Heronry North.

Northern Pits: Turnstone on new workings in evening. c.40 Common Terns.

Heron Trail: female RED-FOOTED FALCON aerial feeding over Heronry North and sanctuary area mid afternoon to early evening, but no sign after 6pm. Also 2 Hobbies. Turtle Dove singing by Hayden Hide late afternoon, plus adult KITTIWAKE flew south.

Some record shots of the falcon by James Hanlon here: http://cambsbirdclub.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/red-footed-falcon.html

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER singing still mid afternoon.

Heron Trail: Turtle Dove reported near Education Centre at 9am, per RBA.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER singing still today.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing this morning.

Northern Pits: Two 2nd-cal year Caspian Gulls in evening, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull still, single Dunlin and pair of Little Ringed Plovers.

Northern Pits: 7 Hobbies over Pumphouse Pit, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull still.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing and showing well in the morning, but elusive during the afternoon.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing and showing well on and off this morning.

Northern Pits: 5 Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, 2+ Cuckoo's.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing at southern end of reedbed today.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still early morning.

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still singing and showing well at times in at southern end of reedbed. Also Water Rail calling, Kingfisher and singing Cetti's Warbler.

Northern Pits: 2 Greenshank, 2 Tundra Ringed Plover, 4 Hobbies.

            Great Reed Warbler by Steve Blain

Washout Pit: GREAT REED WARBLER still at southern end of Washout Pit reedbed. Also Otter early morning.

Northern Pits: Adult KITTIWAKE on new workings (Pumphouse Pit west) mid morning briefly; 2cy Caspian Gull, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, 2cy Common Gull, Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, RAVEN over & 2 Hobbies.

Northern Pits: adult KITTIWAKE through north late morning; also 37 Black Terns (16 straight through, 21 lingering), 4 Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, Hobby & 3 Cuckoo's.

21 Black Terns on Pumphouse Pit

Heronry North: 2 Black Terns early morning. No sign of yesterday's Wood Warbler. Good numbers of Garden Warblers.

Heron Trail: WOOD WARBLER singing at north end of haul road by main quarry plant workings this morning.

Northern Pits: adult dark morph ARCTIC SKUA on Pumphouse briefly at 13:51, but chased off north soon afterwards by Black-headed Gulls. Also Wood Sandpiper still, Greenshank, 6 Common Sandpipers, 16-18 Dunlin, 4 LRP's and a Wheatear.

Cloudy Pit: pair of RAVEN flew north late morning, plus Siskin over.

Poor weather, but still plenty of birds around...

Over 100 species recorded across the pit complex today, with the follow highlights seen at various localities: Wood Sandpiper still, 9 Arctic Terns, male Peregrine, 2 male Whinchats, 2 male Wheatears, 5 Common Sandpipers, 9 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plovers, Greenshank and Snipe.

No sign of yesterday's Firecrest.