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PBC Latest Sightings From 01 Nov 2006 To 30 Nov 2006 Compiled by Brian Stone. Data updated 19 Aug 2010. |
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The following table contains notable data direct from the PBC sightings database for the dates shown. Click on the underlined headings to sort the table by data in that column. Click on the Other Sightings link above to view other months. In future it will be possible to query the entire database. Watch this space!
| Date | Species A-Z, Voous | Location | No. | Notes | Observer |
| 30 Nov 06 | Snipe | King's Dyke | 27 | in addition to those on the NR | Philip Parker |
| 30 Nov 06 | Woodcock | King's Dyke | 1 | Philip Parker | |
| 30 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 2 | Philip Parker | |
| 30 Nov 06 | Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 23 | Philip Parker | |
| 29 Nov 06 | Bullfinch | Bakewell Rd | 3 | George Walthew | |
| 29 Nov 06 | Scaup | Deepings Lakes NR | 1 | female/immature | Rare Bird Alert |
| 28 Nov 06 | Goosander | Burghley Park | 2 | males flew towards Stamford | Cliff Woolston |
| 28 Nov 06 | Black-headed Gull | Must Farm Pit (McCains) | 1 | melanistic bird, skua-like and mobbed by normal BH Gulls (later reported from the Grafham Water roost where it was also mobbed) | Philip Parker |
| 28 Nov 06 | Stonechat | North Bank SW | 2 | a male towards Padholme PS and a fem/imm to the west | Brian Stone |
| 27 Nov 06 | Red-crested Pochard | Baston & Langtoft GP | 36 | flying between Corner Pit and the far end of Long Pit | Peter Beesley |
| 27 Nov 06 | Goosander | Burghley Park | 1 | male | Cliff Woolston |
| 27 Nov 06 | Hen Harrier | Burghley Park | 2 | Cliff Woolston | |
| 27 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Deepings Lakes NR | 5 | incl 1 ad male | Peter Beesley |
| 26 Nov 06 | Red-crested Pochard | Baston & Langtoft GP | 37 | 36 on Corner Pit (incl at least four 1st-winter males) and at least 1on Long Pit | Josh Jones |
| 26 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 | juv south over New Workings | Josh Jones |
| 26 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Baston Fen | 1 | 1 adult | Vin Fleming |
| 26 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Baston Fen | 1 | Vin Fleming | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Barn Owl | Baston Fen | 1 | Vin Fleming | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Short-eared Owl | Baston Fen | 1 | or 2 at dusk | Vin Fleming |
| 26 Nov 06 | Mandarin | Burghley Park | 5 | 4 ad males | Mike Weedon |
| 26 Nov 06 | Scaup | Deeping High Bank | 1 | fem/imm | Trevor Williams |
| 26 Nov 06 | Scaup | Deeping High Bank | 1 | female | Bob Titman |
| 26 Nov 06 | Barn Owl | Deeping High Bank | 1 | Trevor Williams | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Barn Owl | Deeping High Bank | 1 | Bob Titman | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Little Owl | Deeping High Bank | 1 | In usual willow | Bob Titman |
| 26 Nov 06 | Little Owl | Deeping High Bank | 1 | Trevor Williams | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Short-eared Owl | Deeping High Bank | 2 | Trevor Williams | |
| 26 Nov 06 | European Shag | Dog in a Doublet | 1 | green-ringed juvenile on rocks near sluice | Brian Stone |
| 26 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 1 | upper reed bed | George Walthew |
| 26 Nov 06 | Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 4 | George Walthew | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Woodcock | King's Dyke NR | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Pintail | Woodwalton Fen NNR | 1 | male on Gordon's Mere | Mike Weedon,Kevan Wolstencroft,Howard Butler,Steve Gann |
| 26 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Woodwalton Fen NNR | 1 | Mike Weedon,Kevan Wolstencroft,Howard Butler,Steve Gann | |
| 26 Nov 06 | Woodcock | Woodwalton Fen NNR | 1 | Mike Weedon | |
| 25 Nov 06 | Scaup | Deeping High Bank | 1 | fem/imm | Kevin Durose,Mike Weedon |
| 25 Nov 06 | Dunlin | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 1 | Mike Weedon | |
| 25 Nov 06 | Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Orton Brick Pit | 1 | on treeline near entrance to cycleway | Dave Bradley |
| 24 Nov 06 | Bullfinch | Bakewell Rd | 1 | male | George Walthew |
| 23 Nov 06 | Mandarin | Burghley Park | 4 | or 5 incl 2-3 males | Cliff Woolston |
| 21 Nov 06 | Mandarin | Burghley Park | 8 | incl 5 males | Peter Beesley,Terry Dixon |
| 21 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | Dogsthorpe Star Pit | 1 | Brian Stone | |
| 21 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | Serpentine BP | 1 | at western edge | Brian Stone |
| 21 Nov 06 | Snipe | Serpentine BP | 3 | at western edge | Brian Stone |
| 21 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | Stilton Fen | 1 | On the ground, feeding in ditch. | Roger Davis |
| 20 Nov 06 | Mandarin | Burghley Park | 5 | Cliff Woolston | |
| 20 Nov 06 | Water Rail | Drysides Pit | 2 | George Walthew | |
| 20 Nov 06 | Goosander | Eldernell | 1 | male flying west along Moreton's Leam | Max Catterwell |
| 20 Nov 06 | Blackcap | Hampton | 1 | female at Froglife offices north of CEGB res | Daniel Piec |
| 20 Nov 06 | Marsh Harrier | King's Dyke NR | 1 | female | Philip Parker |
| 20 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 2 | Philip Parker | |
| 20 Nov 06 | Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 10 | Philip Parker | |
| 20 Nov 06 | Common Buzzard | Prior's Fen GP | 1 | over to the The Gores | Brian Stone |
| 19 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Apethorpe | 1 | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams | |
| 19 Nov 06 | Red-crested Pochard | Bainton GP | 3 | WeBS count, 2 male 1 female | Bob Titman |
| 19 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Bainton GP | 11 | WeBS count, | Bob Titman |
| 19 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Bainton GP | 1 | WeBS count, | Bob Titman |
| 19 Nov 06 | Bullfinch | Bainton GP | 4 | Frank's pit | Bob Titman |
| 19 Nov 06 | Red-crested Pochard | Baston & Langtoft GP | 29 | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams | |
| 19 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Baston Fen | 1 | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams | |
| 19 Nov 06 | Stonechat | Baston Fen | 2 | a pair | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams |
| 19 Nov 06 | Nuthatch | Bluebell Wood | 2 | at feeding station | Jason Hatch |
| 19 Nov 06 | Stonechat | Deeping High Bank | 2 | a pair | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams |
| 19 Nov 06 | Smew | Deepings Lakes NR | 1 | female | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams |
| 19 Nov 06 | Goosander | Deepings Lakes NR | 1 | male | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams |
| 19 Nov 06 | Stonechat | Eldernell | 2 | a pair | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams |
| 19 Nov 06 | Mandarin | Ferry Meadows | 1 | Overton Lake | Matt Webb |
| 19 Nov 06 | Goosander | Ferry Meadows | 1 | female | Matt Webb |
| 19 Nov 06 | Stonechat | Ferry Meadows | 1 | male infront of Watersport Centre | Matt Webb |
| 19 Nov 06 | Golden Plover | Hampton | 3000 | estimate | Brian Stone |
| 19 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 19 Nov 06 | Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 19 Nov 06 | Little Egret | Langtoft Village | 2 | on Cross Drain, looking north from the bridge, reached from the dead end road east of Langtoft cross roads | Trevor Williams,Dan Williams |
| 19 Nov 06 | Stonechat | Maxey Cut | 1 | female Etton Road Bridge | Bob Titman |
| 19 Nov 06 | Blackcap | Stibbington GP | 1 | fem/imm | Brian Stone |
| 18 Nov 06 | Smew | Deepings Lakes NR | 1 | redhead on The Lake | Birdguides.com |
| 18 Nov 06 | Goosander | Deepings Lakes NR | 1 | male | Trevor Williams |
| 18 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Deepings Lakes NR | 1 | from hide | Birdguides.com |
| 18 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Deepings Lakes NR | Trevor Williams | ||
| 18 Nov 06 | Barn Owl | Eldernell | 1 | Max Catterwell | |
| 18 Nov 06 | Golden Plover | Hampton | 3000 | estimated | Brian Stone |
| 18 Nov 06 | Barn Owl | Thurlby Slipe | 1 | over the River Glen east of Thurby | Nigel Colborn |
| 18 Nov 06 | Redpoll sp. | Thurlby Slipe | small flock over the River Glen east of Thurby | Nigel Colborn | |
| 15 Nov 06 | European Shag | Dog in a Doublet | 1 | green-ringed juvenile | Kevan Wolstencroft |
| 14 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Alwalton | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 14 Nov 06 | Jay | Alwalton | 2 | George Walthew | |
| 14 Nov 06 | European Shag | Dog in a Doublet | 1 | green-ringed juvenile | Max Catterwell |
| 14 Nov 06 | Merlin | Farcet Fen | 1 | chasing a Meadow Pipit unsuccesfully | Steve Dudley |
| 14 Nov 06 | Grey Partridge | Farcet Fen | 9 | in one covey | Steve Dudley |
| 14 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Grimeshaw Wood | 1 | over southern edge and Bretton Centre heading SW | Mike Weedon |
| 14 Nov 06 | Crane | Langtoft Village | 1 | flushed by tractor at dawn and flew south over TF115120 | Martin Coates |
| 14 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | North Bank SW | 3 | Brian Stone | |
| 14 Nov 06 | Water Rail | Old Sewage Works | 1 | calling from elder scrub | Steve Dudley,Brian Stone |
| 14 Nov 06 | Blackcap | Old Sewage Works | 1 | male in elder scrub | Steve Dudley,Brian Stone |
| 13 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Eldernell | 1 | over Decoy wood | Max Catterwell |
| 13 Nov 06 | Goosander | Ferry Meadows | 1 | female on Gunwade Lake | Paul Taylor |
| 12 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Elton | 1 | near The Island | Brian Stone |
| 12 Nov 06 | Redshank | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 1 | Helen Wilson | |
| 12 Nov 06 | Green Sandpiper | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 1 | Helen Wilson | |
| 12 Nov 06 | Redpoll sp. | King's Dyke | 30 | Matt Francis | |
| 12 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 2 | George Walthew | |
| 12 Nov 06 | Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 3 | George Walthew | |
| 12 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Ring's End | 1 | in ploughed field just west of the A141 and just north of the A605 | Lee Evans |
| 12 Nov 06 | Dotterel | Ring's End | 1 | Rare Bird Alert | |
| 11 Nov 06 | Stonechat | Castor Mill | 1 | Matt Webb | |
| 11 Nov 06 | European Shag | Dog in a Doublet | 1 | green-ringed juvenile | Mike Weedon |
| 11 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Ferry Meadows | 2 | Matt Webb | |
| 11 Nov 06 | Goosander | Ferry Meadows | 3 | over west | Matt Webb |
| 11 Nov 06 | Golden Plover | Ferry Meadows | 120 | south | Matt Webb |
| 11 Nov 06 | Ruddy Duck | Orton Brick Pit | 3 | incl 2 males | Charles Shaw |
| 11 Nov 06 | Dotterel | Ring's End | 1 | adult with c.100 Golden Plover | Mark Hawkes |
| 10 Nov 06 | Golden Plover | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | parties of c.100 at a time commuting to and from the pits | Brian Stone,Mike Weedon,Matt Merritt | |
| 10 Nov 06 | Dunlin | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 3 | Brian Stone,Mike Weedon,Matt Merritt | |
| 10 Nov 06 | Snipe | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 2 | Brian Stone,Mike Weedon,Matt Merritt | |
| 10 Nov 06 | Redshank | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 4 | Brian Stone,Mike Weedon,Matt Merritt | |
| 10 Nov 06 | Merlin | Farcet Fen | 1 | male | Steve Dudley |
| 10 Nov 06 | Ruff | Farcet Fen | 5 | feeding with gulls | Steve Dudley |
| 10 Nov 06 | Mediterranean Gull | Farcet Fen | 1 | adult winter | Steve Dudley |
| 10 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | Farcet Fen | 1 | in large flock of Pied | Steve Dudley |
| 10 Nov 06 | White Wagtail | Farcet Fen | 2 | in large flock of Pied | Steve Dudley |
| 10 Nov 06 | Dotterel | Ring's End | 1 | adult with Golden Plover 400m west of A141. TF390016 | Dan Brown |
| 09 Nov 06 | Jay | Alwalton | 1 | flew east along R Nene | George Walthew |
| 09 Nov 06 | Merlin | Bainton GP | 1 | hunting Fieldfares | Terry Dixon |
| 09 Nov 06 | Marsh Harrier | Eldernell | 1 | male | Max Catterwell |
| 09 Nov 06 | Woodcock | Elton | 1 | Flushed - Greenhills Lane | Roger Davis |
| 09 Nov 06 | Redshank | North Bank SW | Charles Shaw | ||
| 09 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | North Bank SW | 2 | Charles Shaw | |
| 07 Nov 06 | Green Sandpiper | Bainton GP | 2 | WeBS count, | Bob Titman |
| 07 Nov 06 | Stonechat | Stilton Golf Course | 1 | first winter male | Janet Darke |
| 06 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Alwalton | 2 | George Walthew | |
| 06 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Bainton GP | 8 | WeBS | Bob Titman |
| 06 Nov 06 | Woodcock | Bainton GP | 1 | WeBS | Bob Titman |
| 06 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | Bainton GP | 2 | WeBS | Bob Titman |
| 06 Nov 06 | European Shag | Dog in a Doublet | 1 | immature, green darvic ring on left leg with white letters CPL - ringed as a chick in a brood of one on Isle of May on 11 Jul 2006 | Jonathan Taylor,et al |
| 06 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Etton GP | 1 | WeBS | Bob Titman |
| 05 Nov 06 | Short-eared Owl | Deeping High Bank | 1 | Bob Titman | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Snipe | Dog in a Doublet | 1 | Max Catterwell | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 3 | female/imm | Josh Jones |
| 05 Nov 06 | Dunlin | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 3 | Josh Jones | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Redshank | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 2 | Josh Jones | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Green Sandpiper | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 2 | Josh Jones | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Snipe | King's Dyke NR | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Woodcock | King's Dyke NR | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Kingfisher | King's Dyke NR | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 05 Nov 06 | Woodcock | Moonshine Gap | 1 | Flushed, near Moonshine Gap | Roger Davis |
| 05 Nov 06 | Jack Snipe | Orton Brick Pit | 1 | flushed from mound | Dave Bradley |
| 05 Nov 06 | European Shag | Ring's End | 1 | juvenile on Nene then flying west along river | William Bowell,Mike Weedon |
| 04 Nov 06 | Richard's Pipit | Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 | flew in from the NW (first located on call) at around 13:40, where it went behind trees to land in the field. Around five minutes later, it got up out of the field calling and flew in to the paddock (appeared to land once more) by the main crossroads | Josh Jones |
| 04 Nov 06 | Golden Plover | Castor | 80 | Marholm Road | Charles Shaw |
| 04 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | Elton | 1 | at sewage works | Brian Stone |
| 04 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Ferry Meadows | 2 | Matt Webb | |
| 04 Nov 06 | Starling | Ferry Meadows | 1140 | Matt Webb | |
| 04 Nov 06 | Brambling | Ferry Meadows | 1 | over early morning | Don Gardener |
| 04 Nov 06 | Tree Sparrow | Kate's Bridge | 3 | Malcolm Holley | |
| 04 Nov 06 | Curlew | Prior's Fen GP | 1 | long-billed (prob female) | Mike Weedon |
| 03 Nov 06 | Bullfinch | Alwalton | 1 | male | George Walthew |
| 03 Nov 06 | Bullfinch | Bakewell Rd | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 03 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Ferry Meadows | 2 | female | Matt Webb |
| 03 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | Ferry Meadows | 1 | Matt Webb | |
| 03 Nov 06 | Brambling | Ferry Meadows | 12 | heading north over the mound ad Gunwade Lake | Matt Webb |
| 03 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | North Bank SW | 1 | Brian Stone | |
| 03 Nov 06 | Stonechat | North Bank SW | 2 | Brian Stone | |
| 03 Nov 06 | Woodcock | Orton Brimbles | 1 | Matt Webb | |
| 03 Nov 06 | Woodcock | Peterborough | 1 | over Lincoln Road | Matt Webb |
| 02 Nov 06 | Goldeneye | Ferry Meadows | 1 | on Gunwade Lake | Matt Webb |
| 02 Nov 06 | Goosander | Ferry Meadows | 2 | fem/imm | Don Gardener |
| 02 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | Ferry Meadows | 1 | Ham Bridge | Don Gardener |
| 02 Nov 06 | Marsh Harrier | Old Sulehay | 1 | Flying over mobbed by crow | Mike Hutchins |
| 02 Nov 06 | Peregrine | Peterborough | 1 | circling over city centre at 11:25 | Brian Stone |
| 02 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Swaddywell Pit | 750 | over between 0830-0900, incl 2 flocks of 200 | Richard Astle |
| 01 Nov 06 | Grey Wagtail | Bakewell Rd | 1 | George Walthew | |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Bretton | 100 | in flocks of 43, 4, 3, 10, 40. All heading west. | Mike Weedon |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Deeping High Bank | 500 | SW | William Bowell |
| 01 Nov 06 | Rock Pipit | Eldernell | 1 | along Nene | Jonathan Taylor |
| 01 Nov 06 | Whooper Swan | Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP | 4 | adults flew west | Brian Stone |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Glinton | 1000 | west at Nine Bridges | William Bowell |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Helpston | 30 | over | Richard Astle |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Helpston | 50 | approx NW | Paul Taylor |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Longthorpe | 100 | over school | Mike Weedon |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Nene Washes | 450 | west | Jonathan Taylor |
| 01 Nov 06 | Red Kite | Stilton | 2 | over south of Norman Cross | Witheld |
| 01 Nov 06 | Golden Plover | Stilton Golf Course | 30 | NW | Janet Darke |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Thorney Dyke | 2300 | west | Jonathan Taylor |
| 01 Nov 06 | Fieldfare | Warmington | 4 separate flocks seen between Warmington and Wittering (0925-0945hrs) varying in numbers from 40 to 120 | Garry Heath |