Wednesday 31 March 2010

Heronry South: 30 Swallows early evening.

Sunday 28 March 2010

Cloudy Pit: Cetti's Warbler singing briefly in morning.

Heronry Pits: 3 Red-crested Pochards (2 drakes), Red Kite over, 14+ Sand Martins.

Diddington and Pumphouse Pits: Little Egret, 4 Shelduck, 200 Golden Plover over, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Ringed Plover, 13 Redshank, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Snipe, 2+ Yellow Wagtails.

Meadow: Kingfisher.

Boughton Lodge Farm: Blackcap singing (just south of farm).

Washout Pit: 2 Shelduck on opp. side of river, Oystercatcher over.

Little Paxton village: Willow Warbler singing at back of village playing field (opp. Sailing Lake).

11+ singing Chiffchaffs around complex.

Saturday 27 March 2010

Heronry Pits: 8+ occupied Grey Heron nests, 107+ occupied Cormorant nests; 5 Red-crested Pochards (3 drakes).

Rudd Pit: Cetti's Warbler singing.

Thursday 25 March 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 10 Redshank, 65 Fieldfare flew east.

Monday 22 March 2010

Heronry Lakes: 3 Smew, 4 Red-crested Pochards, 20+ Sand Martins, 2 Chiffchaffs.

Sunday 21 March 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Little Egrets, 3 redhead Smew, 2 Sparrowhawks, 14+ Buzzards, 3+ Oystercatchers, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 5 Ringed Plovers, 7 Dunlin, 7+ Redshank, Green Sandpiper, c.60 Linnets.

Heronry Pits: At least 8 active Grey Heron nests; 3 Red-crested Pochard (2 drks), 3 Smew (1 drk), 4 Buzzards, Cetti's Warbler reported by post 13, Blackcap singing nr Kingfisher Hide, 3 Chiffchaffs, FIRECREST still at Wray House Garden.

Island Pit: 4 Red-crested Pochard, Woodcock.

Sailing Lake: 2 Oystercatchers, Yellow-legged Gull.

Saturday 20 March 2010

Heronry Pits: FIRECREST, male singing and showing at Wray House Garden and surrounding area between 09:00-09:15; drake Red-crested Pochard, drake Smew, 2 Buzzards, 3 Kingfishers, 13 Sand Martins, 4 singing Chiffchaffs.

Island Pit: 2 pairs Red-crested Pochard, Woodcock, Kingfisher, Barn Owl.

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Little Egret, redhead Smew, 2 Snipe, 7 Redshank, 4 Oystercatchers, single Swallow and Sand Martin.

Friday 19 March 2010

Heronry Pits: drake Red-crested Pochard, drake and 2 redhead Smew, 20 Sand Martins, 3 Chiffchaffs singing.

Meadow: 2 singing Chiffchaffs.

Thursday 18 March 2010

Pumphouse Pit: 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 6 Oystercatchers, 7 Redshank.

Sunday 14 March 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Bar-headed Goose, pr Shelduck, 7 Smew (1 drk), 5 Buzzards, 4 Oystercatchers, Bar-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpipers, 2w Yellow-legged Gull, plus 3 TWITE again briefly on east side of Pumphouse Pit, before flying west.

Island Pit: 4 Red-crested Pochard (2 drk), 2 Goosander (1 drk), Green Sandpiper.

Farm Pit: Red Kite flew south.

Heronry Pits: 6 Smew (2 drk), Water Rail, Marsh Tit

Visitors' Centre: Bewick's Swan over.

Washout Pit: Water Rail.

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 9 Smew (1 drk), 3 Buzzards, 3 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 4 Redshank.

Island Pit: pair Red-crested Pochard.

Hayling Lake: Merlin.

Great Meadow: 100+ Fieldfares.

Sailing Lake: Kestrel; Tawny Owl in boundary wood and Black-headed Gulls looking for nesting areas on the islands.

Visitors' Centre: Long-tailed Tits on feeders

Note: Several Weasel sightings this week.

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Heronry South: 5 Smew (2 drakes) showing well in SW corner of lake, plus 2 Marsh Tits at the Hayden Hide feeding station.

Monday 8 March 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 4 Shelduck, 9 Smew (1 drk), 3 Buzzards, 4 Oystercatchers, 3 Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 3 Redshank, Green Sandpiper.

Island Pit: 2 Red-crested Pochards (1 drk).

Sunday 7 March 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: pair Shelduck, 9 Smew (1 drk), 2 Red Kites, 3+ Buzzards, 3 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Oystercatchers.

Weedy Pit: Buzzard circling.

Saturday 6 March 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: 3 Shelduck, 7 Smew (1 drk), c.80 Black-tailed Godwits over (heading north), 4-7 Oystercatchers, Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 3+ Buzzards.

Friday 5 March 2010

Diddington/Pumphouse Pit: pair Shelduck, 12 Smew (2 drakes), 4 Buzzards, 3 Oystercatchers, 5 Ringed Plover, Redshank, Green Sandpiper.

Island Pit: 3 Red-crested Pochard (2 drakes), Buzzard.

Herorny South: 5 Smew (2 drakes).

Sailing Lake: Oystercatcher.

Red-necked Grebe reported today (per RBA), although no details specified.

Tuesday 2 March 2010

Around complex today:

Little Egret, Bar-headed Goose, 5 Shelduck, drk Pintail, female Scaup, 16+ Smew (3 drks), 3 Red-crested Pochard (2 drks), 8+ Buzzard, 4 Ringed Plover, 2+ Oystercatchers.