April 2001
Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 21 June 2001
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PBC News April 2001 Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 21 June 2001 |
| Date | Location | Sightings | Contributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Dog In A Doublet | 12 male Ruff and 1 Black-tailed Godwit | Steve Dudley |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 Greenshank and 2 male and 2 female Marsh Harrier | ||
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 6 Common Tern, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Garden Warbler | ||
| Orton Mere | 4 Common Tern, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 7+ Lesser Whitethroat | ||
| Bretton | 2 Swift | Tony Stones | |
| 29 | Orton Brick Pit | 4 Swift over, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff. | Matt Francis |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | A pair of Garganey, 1 Hobby, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit and 3 Sedge Warbler. | Matt Francis & William Bowell | |
| Dog In A Doublet | 13 Dunlin, 100+ Black tailed Godwit, 10+ House Martin and 5 Common Tern | William Bowell | |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank and 6 Common Tern. | ||
| Bainton Pits | 11 Common Tern, 18 Swift, 22+ House Martin, 40+ Swallow, 80+ Sand Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, Nightingale, Blackcap, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff. | Steve Dudley | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 2 Lesser Redpoll near Presst hide | Charles Harvey | |
| 28 | Dog In A Doublet | A Common Crane - east over Dog in a Doublet at 4.10pm. Also 84 Black-tailed Godwit and 26 Dunlin. | Steve Dudley |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 2 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 2m, 2f Marsh Harrier, 7 Yellow Wagtail and 8+ Common Swift. | ||
| Bainton Pits | 3 Common Tern, 1 House Martin, 10+ Swallow, Sand Martin, 3 singing Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 singing Nightingales, Great Spotted & Green Woodpecker. | William Bowell | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Oystercatcher over Bluebell Bridge at 8 p.m. | Charles Harvey | |
| Stamford | 1 Swift | Tony Stones | |
| 27 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 10-12 Swift, c200 hirundines, mostly Swallows and House Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4+ Common Tern, Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, Garden Warbler, 3-4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, a Cuckoo. | Gordon Hamlett & Mac.Bell |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 2 Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, Kingfisher, Reed, Sedge & Grasshopper Warbler and a pair of Shelduck. | Trevor Williams | |
| Orton Brick Pit | 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 7 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 female Bullfinch and 1 Oystercatcher. | Brian Stone | |
| 2 Sandwich Tern. Also 3 Hobby between here and Hampton. | Steve Dudley | ||
| Hampton Hargate | 1 Little Ringed Plover. | ||
| Eastgate, Deeping St. James | 1 Cuckoo calling. | Bob Titman | |
| Elton | 1 Red Kite over A605. | Matt Francis | |
| 26 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 adult summer Little Gull, 1 Greenshank, 1 male Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, plenty of Snipe, Lapwing and Redshank displaying, small passage of Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Greater Black-backed Gulls, 24 Swallowand 10+ Ssand Martin. | Gordon Hamlett |
| Orton Brick Pit | 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 15 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Turtle Dove and 6 Fieldfare. | George Walthew & Steve Dudley | |
| Bainton Pits | 12 singing Nightingale, 1 Swallow, 24 Sand Martin, 2 Swift, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 12 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 7+ Reed Warbler, 3 Green Woodpecker and 3 singing Song Thrush. | Bob Titman | |
| Nene Washes - High Wash | 148 Coot, 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 15 Redshank, 16 Lapwing, 14 pairs of Shelduck, 3 pairs Common Terns, 24 Mute Swan. | Brian Stone | |
| Nene Washes - RSPB | 405 Black-tailed Godwit in one field near the cow sheds with more behind out of sight. Quite a few Snipe drumming. | ||
| Chesterton | 1 Turtle Dove. | ||
| 22-25 | Bainton Pits | A male Pied Flycatcher | William Bowell et. al. |
| 25 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Common Swift, 14+ House Martin, 9+ Swallow, 130+ Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, passage of at least 60 Common Tern, 6 Sedge Warbler | Steve Dudley |
| Orton Longueville | Strong passage of Common Terns and Lesser Black-backed Gulls. | ||
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Tern, 1 Shelduck, 1 Yyellowhammer. | Bob Titman | |
| Deeping Common | 1 Barn Owl. | ||
| 24 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Hobby | PBC members on pre AGM walk |
| 23 | Hampton Hargate | 1 Grey Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 14+ Redshank, 2Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe drumming, 2 pairs Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 14+ Skylark (8 singing), 3 Reed Bunting, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Red-Legged Partridge and 120+ Black-headed Gull. | Steve Dudley |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Blue-headed Wagtail | Matt Francis | |
| Dog In A Doublet | 1 female Goosander and 70 Black-tailed Godwit | ||
| 22 | Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 Ringed and 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher and 3 Red-crested Pochard. | |
| King’s Dyke LNR | 1 Cuckoo, 11 Redshank, a pair of Ruddy Duck. Also an Osprey reported. | George Walthew | |
| Priors Fen | 1 Little Owl and 1 Oystercatcher. | ||
| Apethorpe | 3 Red Kite | Chris Monk | |
| Nene Washes | A pair of Garganey and 3 Yellow Wagtail at March Farmers and 3 Marsh Harriers (1 male, 2 females), 2 Oystercatcher and 1 Green Woodpecker at Eldernell | Chris Monk & Matt Francis | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 5 Cormorant, 38+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Shelduck, 9 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 2f, 1m Sparrowhawk, 3+ Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, 220+ Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 3 Swallow, 1m Yellow Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail, 6 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer, 20+ Willow Warbler, 11+ Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 10+ Common Tern | Gordon Hamlett & Steve Dudley | |
| Orton Mere | A Common Sandpiper, 10 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff and 2 Common Tern | Gordon Hamlett | |
| 21 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 2 adult male Marsh Harriers, 20+ Snipe (several drumming), 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Oystercatcher, c.20 Redshank, 25 Sand Martin, 1 Tree Sparrow along the lane and 1 Barn Owl | Matt Francis |
| Elton | A House Martin and a Red Kite. | Brian Stone | |
| Bourne | A Tree/House Sparrow hybrid in an Eastgate garden | William Bowell | |
| 20 | Apethorpe | 1 Turtle Dove | Gordon Hamlett |
| 19 | Hampton Hargate | 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Reed Bunting, Sand Martins, 1 Swallow, 6 Meadow Pipits and c.500 Golden Plover over. | Chris Monk & Brian Stone |
| 18 | Dog In A Doublet | Pintail, Shoveler, Shelduck, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe and Oystercatcher. | Brian Stone |
| Northey Lodge | 3 Swallow and a Common Tern | ||
| Marholm | House Martin | Paul Sheldon | |
| 16 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 4 Common Tern, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, c75 Sand Martin feeding over heron meadow + at least another 50 coming in off the river, c10 Swallow, 4 Nuthatch (bluebell wood) and Kingfisher | Gordon Hamlett |
| Whittlesey | 5 possible Common Cranes in flight possibly also seen near east Peterborough on 14th | Matt Francis & Steve Dudley | |
| Hampton Hargate | 60+ Sand Martin, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 14+ Pied Wagtail, 8+ Redshank, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Reed Bunting, 18 Linnet. 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Coot, 6 Mallard | Steve Dudley | |
| 15 | King’s Dyke LNR | 1 female Ruddy Duck, a Shelduck over, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Sand Martin, 1 male Marsh Harrier | Gordon Hamlett |
| 14 | Baston & Langtoft GP | 4 Willow Warblers, 4 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, Sand Martins, 2 Teal | William Bowell |
| King’s Dyke LNR | 1 Pochard, 2 Ruddy Duck, 3 pairs of Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 20+ Sand Martin, a singing Willow Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Shelduck, and a Hobby over. | Gordon Shaw | |
| Dog In A Doublet | 350-400 Black-tailed Godwit flew west, Kestrel, Stock Dove, Redshank and Oystercatcher | Gordon Shaw | |
| 13 | Welland Bank Pits | 3 pairs of Ringed Plover, 2 pairs of Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, pair of Oystercatcher, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 3 White Wagtails, 30 Linnet, 13 Shelduck and a female Goldeneye | Trevor Williams |
| Warmington | A Red Kite | Gordon Hamlett | |
| 12 | Longthorpe | A Merlin and a probable Montagu’s Harrier | Matt Francis |
| Bainton Pits | Nightingales singing | Trevor Williams | |
| Stanley Park, Peterborough | A Swallow | Brian Stone | |
| Helpston | A Common Buzzard | Edwin Simpson | |
| 8 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 Kingfisher at the bridge and 2 Tree Sparrows along Eldernell Lane. Also 300+ Sand Martins seen in 10 minutes passing east along Morton's Leam | Matt Francis |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Sand Martin and a pair of Lesser Black-backed Gulls | Bob Titman | |
| Bainton Pits | 80+ Sand Martin, 8 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Swallow, 1 pair Bullfinch, 2 pairs Linnet, 1 Green Woodpecker | ||
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 pair Little Ringed Plover, 1 pair Shelduck, 1 pair Lesser Black-backed Gull | ||
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sand Martin and one Lesser Redpoll | Mike Weedon | |
| 7 | Deeping High Bank | A 1st winter/summer Little Gull | Wayne Harper |
| 6 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 250-300+ Sand Martin (plus another 90+ over Orton Mere), 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 4-6 Common Tern (incl. 2 at Orton Mere), 5 Yellow Wagtail, 35+ Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4+ Reed Bunting, 4+ Willow Warbler, an adult female Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker and 3 Kingfisher chasing each other. | Steve Dudley & Charles Harvey |
| Deeping High Bank | A Little Gull, Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper | Wayne Harper | |
| Wittering | A Red Kite over the A47 at Wittering Lodge | Noel Corrall | |
| Dog In A Doublet | Pairs of Pintail, Shoveler, Shelduck, plenty of Redshank, Snipe drumming, 3 Oystercatcher, masses of Sand Martins. | Brian Stone | |
| 5 | King’s Dyke LNR | 1 Water Rail and 2 singing Willow Warblers. 60+ Sand Martins at colony in cliffs at brickworks next door. | George Walthew |
| 4 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | At least 160 Sand Martins, 1 Swallow and 1 House Martin. Also 1 Common Tern, 2 Kingfishers, Willow Warbler and pair of Bullfinch | Charles Harvey |
| Orton Mere | c.200 Sand Martins, 2 Common Tern and a Green Woodpecker | Brian Stone | |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 5 Red-crested Pochard and 2 Little Grebe at the Long Pit. 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Shelduck at the New Workings. 2 Oystercatcher on the pit next to the long one. | William Bowell | |
| 3 | Yaxley | A male White Wagtail just south of Yaxley FC on the Holme road and an Oystercatcher in the ploughed field there. | Gordon Hamlett |
| North Bank | 1 Swallow | Matt Francis | |
| Whittlesey Wash Road | 1 Oystercatcher | ||
| 2 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | An adult Egyptian Goose in front of the remaining hide. | Charles Harvey |
| Orton Mere | 3 Willow Warbler and a pair of Grey Wagtails | Steve Dudley | |
| Dog In A Doublet | Pairs of Pintail, Shoveler, Shelduck, plenty of Redshank, c.70 Black-tailed Godwit near the cow sheds with several hundred more at even greater distance. A small flock of Stock Doves displaying. | Brian Stone | |
| Elton | A Blackcap singing near the Post Office | ||
| 1 | Orton Mere | 5 Waxwings | Charles Harvey |
| Dogsthorpe Star Pit | 2 Willow Warbler singing, 7 Sand Martins, 4 Yellowhammer, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch, also 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Little Grebe and Coot all nest building. | Charles Harvey |