Thursday 31 December 2009

Rudd Pit: 3 Bearded Tits still late morning

Heronry Pits: Little Egret, female Peregrine, 2+ Buzzards, Kingfisher, Marsh Tit.

Washout Pit: Bittern flew to NW corner of reedbed early afternoon.

Pumphouse Pit: Black-tailed Godwit, male Pintail, Peregrine.

Monday 28 December 2009

A1 South: Buzzard, 3 Snipe.

Heronry North: Marsh Tit nr Wray House Garden.

Island Pit: female Red-crested Pochard.

Northern Pits: Woodcock, 3 Redshanks.

Rudd Pit: 3 Bearded Tits still.

Sunday 27 December 2009

Heronry South: Ruddy Shelduck early afternoon.

Saturday 26 December 2009

Rudd Lake: 3 Bearded Tits still in reedbed on north side of lake.

Thursday 24 December 2009

Rudd Lake: 3 Bearded Tits still (2 males); Water Rail.

Little Paxton Village: male and female Blackcap in Hawthorn Close garden.















Male Bearded Tit at Rudd Lake © Jamie Wells.

Wednesday 23 December 2009

Rudd Lake: 3 Bearded Tits (2 males, 1 female) in small reedbed along north edge of lake, opposite Meadow Trail boardwalk.

Sunday 20 December 2009

Boughton Lodge Farm: 26 Bewick's Swans (inc. several juveniles) flew SW in morning; several Siskins in wood north of the farm.

Island Pit: male Sparrowhawk, male Stonechat.

Diddington Pit & Pumphouse Pit: Little Egret, Buzzard, Peregrine, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, 4-5 Snipe, c.80 Skylarks.

Saturday 19 December 2009

Little Paxton village: Green Sandpiper flew over Hawthorn Close early afternoon.

Paxton Pits: Curlew flew south; leucistic drake Gadwall still around.

Wednesday 16 December 2009

Little Paxton village: 2 Bewick's Swans (adults) flew south over Hawthorn Close at c.8:40.

Tuesday 8 December 2009

A1 Pits: 100 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 3 Bullfinches.

Sailing Lake: 2 Siskins.

Saturday 5 December 2009

Northern Pits: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Shelduck, 2 Sparrowhawks, imm. female Peregrine, 3 Dunlin, Woodcock, Redshank, 2+ Siskin over, c.150 Linnets.