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From 01 Dec 2008 To 31 Dec 2008
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
31 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2		Jonathan Taylor
30 Dec 08	Golden Plover	Castor Mill	250		Matt Webb
30 Dec 08	Stonechat	Castor Mill	2		Matt Webb
30 Dec 08	Marsh Tit	Lynch Wood	1		Matt Webb
30 Dec 08	Crossbill	Southey Woods	2	at least	Richard Astle
30 Dec 08	Bittern	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	from Gordon Mere hide	John Wells
30 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Woodwalton Fen NNR		at north end	Witheld
30 Dec 08	Hen Harrier	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	ringtail at north end	Witheld
30 Dec 08	Water Rail	Woodwalton Fen NNR	2		Mark Hawkes
30 Dec 08	Barn Owl	Woodwalton Fen NNR	2		Mark Hawkes
30 Dec 08	Siskin	Woodwalton Fen NNR	70		Mark Hawkes
30 Dec 08	Redpoll sp.	Woodwalton Fen NNR	15		Mark Hawkes
29 Dec 08	Red-breasted Merganser	Deeping High Bank	3	2 males 1 female at the northern end	Mike Weedon
29 Dec 08	Goosander	Deeping High Bank	6	3 males 3 female at the northern end	Mike Weedon
29 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Deepings Lakes NR	26	on the lake	Brian Stone
29 Dec 08	Kingfisher	Deepings Lakes NR	1	on the lake	Brian Stone
29 Dec 08	Mediterranean Gull	Ferry Meadows	1	first winter on Lynch Lake	Matt Webb
29 Dec 08	Woodcock	Southey Woods	1		Eugene Flanz
29 Dec 08	Crossbill	Southey Woods	10	near picnic area	Malcolm Holley,Eugene Flanz
29 Dec 08	Peregrine	Tallington Lakes	1	immature on NW lake	Brian Stone,Mike Weedon
28 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Bainton GP	20		Brian Stone
28 Dec 08	Goosander	Bainton GP	2	male and female	Brian Stone
28 Dec 08	Marsh Tit	Bedford Purlieus	1	near Leedgate Farm	Brian Stone
28 Dec 08	Nuthatch	Bedford Purlieus	1	near Leedgate Farm	Brian Stone
28 Dec 08	Crossbill	Bedford Purlieus	6	flew over near Leedgate Farm	Brian Stone
27 Dec 08	Shelduck	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
27 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Deeping High Bank	2	incl 1 male	Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Goosander	Deeping High Bank	3	females	Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Little Owl	Deeping High Bank	2		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Shelduck	Deepings Lakes NR	1		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Eldernell	2		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Hen Harrier	Eldernell	1	male	Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Common Buzzard	Eldernell	3		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Merlin	Eldernell	1	young male	Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Black-tailed Godwit	Eldernell	300		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Jackdaw	Elton	1	in garden showing characters of Nordic race	Brian Stone
27 Dec 08	Shelduck	Etton Road Pit, Maxey GP	3		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	March Farmers	2		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Ruff	March Farmers	30		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Water Pipit	March Farmers	1		Mike Weedon,William Bowell
27 Dec 08	Marsh Tit	Shire Hill Lodge Woods, Southwick			Brian Stone
27 Dec 08	Siskin	Shire Hill Lodge Woods, Southwick	2		Brian Stone
26 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Eldernell	1		Mark Hawkes
26 Dec 08	Peregrine	Eldernell	1	adult	Mark Hawkes
26 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2	east of carpark	Mark Hawkes
26 Dec 08	Black-tailed Godwit	Eldernell	500		Mark Hawkes
26 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	male at north end	Mike Weedon
26 Dec 08	Hen Harrier	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	ringtail at north end	Mike Weedon
26 Dec 08	Water Rail	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	calling at north end	Mike Weedon
26 Dec 08	Bearded Tit	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	calling east of north hide	Mike Weedon
25 Dec 08	Pink-footed Goose	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
25 Dec 08	Redshank	Baston & Langtoft GP	3		Josh Jones
25 Dec 08	Kingfisher	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
25 Dec 08	Stonechat	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
25 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Ferry Meadows	2		Matt Webb
25 Dec 08	Mediterranean Gull	Ferry Meadows	1	first-winter	Matt Webb
25 Dec 08	Crossbill	Southey Woods	10	incl at least 3 males	Peter Beesley
24 Dec 08	Little Egret	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
24 Dec 08	Pink-footed Goose	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
24 Dec 08	Water Rail	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
24 Dec 08	Redshank	Baston & Langtoft GP	5		Josh Jones
24 Dec 08	Green Sandpiper	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
24 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Baston Fen	1	fem/imm	Vin Fleming
24 Dec 08	Barn Owl	Baston Fen	1		Vin Fleming
24 Dec 08	Mediterranean Gull	Ferry Meadows	1	adult	Matt Webb
24 Dec 08	Barn Owl	Thurlby Fen	1		Vin Fleming
23 Dec 08	Pink-footed Goose	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
23 Dec 08	Siskin	Baston & Langtoft GP	2		Josh Jones
23 Dec 08	Goosander	Maxey GP	2	one male	Richard Astle
23 Dec 08	Sparrowhawk	Maxey GP	1	attacking Starlings	Richard Astle
23 Dec 08	Peregrine	Maxey GP	1	stooping through large Starling flock for several minutes	Richard Astle
23 Dec 08	Crossbill	Southey Woods	5		Jack Thorpe
22 Dec 08	Little Egret	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
22 Dec 08	Pink-footed Goose	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
22 Dec 08	Pintail	Baston & Langtoft GP	1	female	Josh Jones
22 Dec 08	Common Buzzard	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
22 Dec 08	Cetti's Warbler	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
22 Dec 08	Waxwing	Market Deeping	1	at Park Air	Phil Ackerman
21 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2		David Richardson
21 Dec 08	Blackcap	Yaxley	1	first winter female ringed in garden	Derek Holman
20 Dec 08	Little Egret	Deepings Lakes NR	1		Stuart Pedley
20 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Deepings Lakes NR	1	male	Stuart Pedley
20 Dec 08	Goosander	Deepings Lakes NR	1	female along river	Stuart Pedley
20 Dec 08	Barn Owl	Deepings Lakes NR	1	along river	Stuart Pedley
20 Dec 08	Mediterranean Gull	Ferry Meadows	1	adult	Matt Webb
20 Dec 08	Siskin	Ferry Meadows		small numbers	Matt Webb
20 Dec 08	Redpoll sp.	Ferry Meadows		small numbers	Matt Webb
20 Dec 08	Crossbill	Southey Woods	5	incl 2 males	Richard Astle
18 Dec 08	Little Egret	Baston & Langtoft GP	3	Cross Drain	Josh Jones
18 Dec 08	Pintail	Baston & Langtoft GP	1	male on Old Wader Scrape	Josh Jones
18 Dec 08	Blackcap	Yaxley	1	female in garden	Derek Holman
16 Dec 08	Little Egret	Baston & Langtoft GP	2		Josh Jones
16 Dec 08	Red-crested Pochard	Baston & Langtoft GP	45		Josh Jones
16 Dec 08	Smew	Baston & Langtoft GP	1	moulting male on Old Wader Scrape	Josh Jones
16 Dec 08	Stonechat	Baston & Langtoft GP	2		Josh Jones
16 Dec 08	Siskin	Baston & Langtoft GP	1		Josh Jones
16 Dec 08	Red-crested Pochard	Orton Brick Pit	1	male	Brian Stone
16 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Orton Brick Pit	5	incl 2 males	Brian Stone
16 Dec 08	Water Rail	Orton Brick Pit	3		Brian Stone
16 Dec 08	Blackcap	Yaxley	1	female in garden	Derek Holman
15 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Bainton GP	21		Brian Stone
15 Dec 08	Goosander	Bainton GP	5	incl 4 adult males	Brian Stone
15 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2		John Wells
15 Dec 08	Jackdaw	Elton	1	showing characters of Nordic race	Brian Stone
14 Dec 08	Water Rail	Maxey Cut	1	calling	Richard Astle
13 Dec 08	Goosander	Maxey GP	8	inc 3 males	Richard Astle
12 Dec 08	Goosander	Deeping High Bank	1	male	John Saunders
12 Dec 08	Short-eared Owl	Deeping High Bank	1		John Saunders
12 Dec 08	Blackcap	Werrington	1	male in garden	John Saunders
12 Dec 08	Brambling	Werrington	1	female in garden	John Saunders
11 Dec 08	Common Buzzard	Dogsthorpe	2	over moving west	David Withrington
11 Dec 08	Snipe	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	1		John Saunders
11 Dec 08	Woodcock	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	2		John Saunders
11 Dec 08	Siskin	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)		in mixed flock of 40 with Redpoll	John Saunders
11 Dec 08	Lesser Redpoll	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	4	in garden	John Saunders
11 Dec 08	Redpoll sp.	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)		in mixed flock of 40 with Siskin	John Saunders
10 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2	SE of Decoy Wood	Peter Farbridge
10 Dec 08	Common Buzzard	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	2		John Saunders
10 Dec 08	Kingfisher	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	1		John Saunders
10 Dec 08	Grey Wagtail	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	1		John Saunders
10 Dec 08	Waxwing	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	1	flew SE at 10:30	John Saunders
10 Dec 08	Lesser Redpoll	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	6		John Saunders
10 Dec 08	Red-crested Pochard	Orton Brick Pit	1	male	Paul Taylor
10 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Orton Brick Pit	2		Paul Taylor
09 Dec 08	Whooper Swan	Bassenhally	2		Dave Chambers
09 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Bassenhally	1		Dave Chambers
09 Dec 08	Barn Owl	Bassenhally	1		Dave Chambers
09 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2	SE of Decoy Wood	Max Catterwell
09 Dec 08	Blackcap	Yaxley	1	female in garden	Derek Holman
08 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Eldernell	1	fem/imm	Mark Hawkes
08 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2	1 mile east of carpark	Robin Cox
08 Dec 08	Water Pipit	Eldernell	1	to rrost at dusk	Mark Hawkes
08 Dec 08	Pink-footed Goose	Orton Brick Pit	1	dark-backed bird	Brian Stone
08 Dec 08	Grey Wagtail	Orton Brick Pit	1		Brian Stone
07 Dec 08	Water Rail	Orton Brick Pit	1	near mound	Dave Bradley
07 Dec 08	Kingfisher	Orton Brick Pit	1		Dave Bradley
07 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	male	Richard Patient
07 Dec 08	Common Buzzard	Woodwalton Fen NNR	3		Richard Patient
07 Dec 08	Firecrest	Woodwalton Fen NNR	1	by bungalow	Richard Patient
07 Dec 08	Blackcap	Yaxley	1	male in garden	Derek Holman
06 Dec 08	Marsh Harrier	Eldernell	1		Monica & Owen Marks
06 Dec 08	Crane	Eldernell	2		Peter Beesley
06 Dec 08	Barn Owl	Eldernell	1	catching a vole	Monica & Owen Marks
06 Dec 08	Short-eared Owl	Eldernell	1		Monica & Owen Marks
06 Dec 08	Golden Plover	Helpston	600	on fields to north	Richard Astle
06 Dec 08	Kingfisher	Maxey Cut	1		Richard Astle
06 Dec 08	Crane	Nene Washes	2	feeding east of Decoy and then flying east	Monica & Owen Marks
06 Dec 08	Grey Wagtail	Orton Brick Pit	1		Howard Butler
06 Dec 08	Tree Sparrow	Orton Brick Pit	12		Howard Butler
05 Dec 08	Snipe	Ferry Meadows	6	on reserve	Paul Taylor
05 Dec 08	Kingfisher	Ferry Meadows	1		Paul Taylor
05 Dec 08	Siskin	Ferry Meadows	21	along Nene Valley Railway	Paul Taylor
05 Dec 08	Blackcap	Warmington	1	male in garden	Garry Heath
04 Dec 08	Little Egret	Eldernell	1	attacked by imm Peregrine	David Richardson
04 Dec 08	Peregrine	Eldernell	1	immature; initially unsuccesslfully attacking Little Egret then Fieldfare	David Richardson
04 Dec 08	Crane	Flag Fen	1	opposite power station	Max Catterwell
03 Dec 08	Goshawk	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	1	male taking and eating a Carrion Crow	John Saunders
03 Dec 08	Tawny Owl	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	1		John Saunders
03 Dec 08	Kingfisher	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	1		John Saunders
03 Dec 08	Grey Wagtail	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	2		John Saunders
03 Dec 08	Siskin	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	4		John Saunders
03 Dec 08	Lesser Redpoll	Fletland Mill, Baston (Private)	6		John Saunders
03 Dec 08	Peregrine	Helpston	1	hunting Starling and Collared Dove	Richard Astle
03 Dec 08	Grey Wagtail	Peterborough	1	on roofs of Priestgate	Richard Astle
02 Dec 08	Little Egret	Deepings Lakes NR			Chris Lines
02 Dec 08	Goldeneye	Deepings Lakes NR	4	incl 1 male	Chris Lines
02 Dec 08	Little Owl	Deepings Lakes NR			Chris Lines
02 Dec 08	Redpoll sp.	Deepings Lakes NR			Chris Lines
02 Dec 08	Dunlin	March Farmers	20	to 30	Marie Barton
02 Dec 08	Barn Owl	March Farmers	1		Marie Barton
02 Dec 08	Short-eared Owl	March Farmers	1		Marie Barton
02 Dec 08	Kingfisher	March Farmers	1		Marie Barton
02 Dec 08	Stonechat	March Farmers	1		Marie Barton

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