Saturday 21 February 2015

Northern Pits: GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still, also 2w Yellow-legged Gull, Dunlin, 2 Oystercatchers, Snipe, Red Kite and 3+ Buzzards.

Wednesday 18 February 2015

Little Paxton village: Barn Owl flew over south end of Great North Road, just before the A1 joining in evening.

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Northern Pits: GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still this afternoon.

Heronry Pits: 8 Goosander (2 drakes).

Sunday 15 February 2015

Northern Pits: GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still, 3 Oystercatchers and Shelduck, plus c.100 Fieldfare, c.30 Redwing and a single Mistle Thrush feeding on fields south of Diddington village.

Boughton Lodge Farm: Chiffchaff and Kingfisher.

Saturday 14 February 2015

Northern Pits: juv GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still present, also 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Oystercatchers, c.20 Golden Plover flew north and Peregrine.

Heronry Pits: 7 Goosander.

Thursday 12 February 2015

Northern Pits: Curlew still, 3 Oystercatchers and Buzzard, although no sign of Great Northern Diver this afternoon.

Monday 9 February 2015

Northern Pits: juvenile GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still present, plus male Peregrine, Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 270 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Shelduck and a count of 37 Meadow Pipits.

Sunday 8 February 2015

A1 North Pit: pair of Red-crested Pochards still.

Heron Trail: 6 Goosander (2 drakes) along river at moorings.

Island Pit: drake Scaup with Tufted ducks at north end of pit, also redhead Goosander.

Northern Pits: juv GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still on New Workings, plus 2 Egyptian Geese again, Shelduck, Oystercatcher, 3 Green Sandpipers 4+ Buzzards, Sparrohawk

Saturday 7 February 2015

Northern Pits: juvenile GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on New Workings, viewable from the public footpath running along north side of the pit, plus 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper and 3 Snipe. Also a probable Siberian Chiffchaff calling frequently along Anglian Water access road at north end of Pumphouse Pit.

Sunday 1 February 2015

Northern Pits: cream-crown male Marsh Harrier.

A1 North Pit: male and female Red-crested Pochard and pair of Stonechats still.

Island Pit: Peregrine over, plus 2 redhead Goosanders flew north.

Heron Trail: drake Goosander flew north along river at moorings; 3 redhead Goosander on Heronry North/South Pits also.