Monday 31 August 2009

Heronry Pits: Egypitan Goose, Barnacle Goose, 2 Red-crested Pochards still, Marsh Tit.

Great Meadow: Whinchat late afternoon.

Island Pit: Buzzard, Reed Warbler.

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, juvenile Hobby, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpipers, 3 Whinchats, 2 Whitethroats, Reed Warbler.

Washout Pit: Green Sandpiper.

Sunday 30 August 2009

Heronry Pits: Egyptian Goose, 2 Red-crested Pochards (eclipse male and a female).

Northern Pits: 2 Little Egrets, Buzzard, male Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 3 Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 6+ Common Sandpipers, 300+ Sand Martins, 3+ Yellow Wagtails, female-type Wheatear, Blackcap.

Little Paxton village: Tree Pipit over School Lane at 10:50.













Juvenile female Peregrine © Jamie Wells

Saturday 29 August 2009

Northern Pits: 4 Little Egrets, juvenile Peregrine, 2+ Hobbies, 7 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, 4 Greenshank, 2 adult Common Terns, Swift, c.100 Sand Martins, possible Tree Pipit heard, 3+ Yellow Wagtails, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Common Whitethroats, Garden Warbler.

Friday 28 August 2009

Northern Pits: juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, c.15 Redshank briefly, Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, c.5 Common Sandpipers, Turnstone, c.100 Sand Martins, 1+ Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat.

Thursday 27 August 2009

Northern Pits: Little Egret, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpipers, 3 Whinchats, Wheatear, 3 Lesser Whitethroats.

Wednesday 26 August 2009

Northern Pits: 5 Ringed Plover, 23 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, juv. Ruff, 7 Common Sandpipers, Swift, c.20 Sand Martin.

Tuesday 25 August 2009

Little Paxton village: 40-50 House Martins over west end of village mid-evening.

Monday 24 August 2009

Northern Pits: 5+ Little Egrets, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, Redshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 7+ Common Sandpipers, Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat.

Sunday 23 August 2009

Diddington Pit: Whinchat along hedgerow at south end of pit; 5 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover.

Saturday 22 August 2009

Little Paxton village: Hobby and Swift over village pub early afternoon.

Sunday 16 August 2009

Northern Pits: 4 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, juvenile Mediterranean Gull, Kingfisher, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatears, Spotted Flycatcher.

Saturday 15 August 2009

Diddington Pit: 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin.

Wednesday 12 August 2009

Northern Pits: 2-3 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, Barnacle Goose, 12 Ringed Plover (10 flew south), Dunlin (flew south with Ringed Plovers), 3 Common Terns, 2 Yellow Wagtails, female Wheatear.

Tuesday 11 August 2009

Heronry Lakes: Spotted Flycatcher in dead tree near new pond, Red-crested Pochard, c 30 Shovelers, c 20 Pochard, Kingfisher; Turtle Dove crooing at Lafarge Plant and at Kingfisher Hide.

Sailing Lake: Turtle dove calling, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Reed Warbler, Lesser Black-backed gull.

Little Paxton Village: Swift with House Martins in evening.

Monday 10 August 2009

Northern Pits: 4 Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, 8+ Green Sandpipers, juvenile or 2W Caspian Gull, 8 Common Terns over.

Saturday 8 August 2009

Heronry Pits: eclipse drake and female Red-crested Pochard, 3 'purring' Turtle Doves, 1+ Kingfishers.

Washout Pit: Kingfisher, Yellow Wagtail over.

Island Pit: 2 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper.

Northern Pits: 5 Little Egrets, 6+ Buzzards, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 9+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Turtle Doves, Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtails.

Friday 7 August 2009

Northern Pits: 5 Little Egrets, Barnacle Goose, 13 Teal, Buzzard, 5 Ringed Plover, 2+ Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 15 Common Sandpiper, c.40 Sand Martin, c.100 House Martin, 10+ Swifts, Wheatear.

Island Pit: female Pochard with nasal saddle, Kingfisher.

Washout Pit: Common Sandpiper.

Thursday 6 August 2009

Northern Pits: 6+ Little Egret, Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Hobby, juv. Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 14 Common Sandpipers, 15 Yellow-legged Gulls.

Wednesday 5 August 2009

Northern Pits: 3 Little Egrets, Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, 2 juvenile Little Ringed Plovers, 10 Ringed Plovers, summer plumaged Golden Plover, 2 Dunlin, 8 Common Sandpipers + pos. Turnstone heard briefly.

Tuesday 4 August 2009

Northern Pits: 2 Little Egrets, Hobby, 6 Dunlin (inc. 4 juveniles), 9+ Common Sandpipers, 11 Yellow-legged Gulls (morning), Yellow Wagtail.

Monday 3 August 2009

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, 3+ Common Sandpipers, 40+ Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Common Terns.

Sunday 2 August 2009

Northern Pits: 1+ Little Egrets, Buzzard, 4 Little Ringed Plovers (3 juveniles), Ringed Plover, 7+ Dunlin, (4+ juveniles), 2 Islandica Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Green Sandpipers, 15+ Common Sandpipers.

Saturday 1 August 2009

Northern Pits: 6 Little Egrets, Sparrowhawk with prey, 2 Hobbies, juv. Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 6 Common Sandpiper, c.80 Yellow-legged Gulls, adult Caspian Gull, Black Tern.