August 2001
Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 5 September 2001
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PBC News August 2001 Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 5 September 2001 |
| Date | Location | Sightings | Contributor(s) |
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| 31 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | A Water Rail below the Ian Presst hide. | Terry Daunt |
| 30 | Orton Longueville | 3 Whimbrel flew over west. | Steve Dudley |
| Prior’s Fen | 1 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 1 juvenile Little Stint, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 26 Wigeon, 14 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 2 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Wheatear, 19 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Turtle Dove, 5 Stock Dove, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 20+ Swallow, 3 Sand Martin. | Steve Dudley | |
| 29 | Prior’s Fen | 1 juvenile Little Stint, 2 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank over to east, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 2 juvenile Shelduck. | Steve Dudley & Mike Weedon |
| 28 | 1 Little Stint, 1 Dunlin and 6 Ruff. | George Walthew | |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 21 Marsh Harrier. | Rare Bird Alert | |
| Stamford | 1 Common Buzzard over just outside the PBC area 4 miles north of Stamford. | Nigel Colborn | |
| 27 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 46 Teal, 2 Pochard, 13 Tufted Duck, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Tern, 1 Tawny Owl (on island in Overton Lake), 6+ Swallow, 2 Green Woodecker, 1 Kingfisher, many Willow Warblers, 3+ Reed Warbler and 1 Sedge Warbler. 1 Wheatear and large group of Pied Wagtails on the mound. | Steve Dudley & Mac Bell |
| Prior’s Fen | 1 male Ruff. | Bruce Martin | |
| Nene Washes - Dog in a Doublet | 1 Greenshank on the river. | ||
| 26 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | A Black-necked Grebe on Overton Lake, sometimes seen consorting with a juvenile Ruddy Duck. | Visitor Services |
| Prior’s Fen | 1000+ Lapwing, 9 Golden Plover, 7 Snipe, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, Shoveler, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Bar-headed Goose and 1 Ruff. | William Bowell | |
| Welland Bank Pits | 27 Wigeon, 6 Pochard, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper and a male Goosander. | ||
| 25 | 2 Little Grebe, 7 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 1 Bar headed Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 3 Wigeon, 1 male Pochard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Whitethroat. | ||
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 2 Teal, 7 Red-crested Pochard and Sand Martins still entering nest holes. | ||
| Elton | 1 male + 1 fem/juv Blackcap in garden. | Brian Stone | |
| 24 | Prior’s Fen | A superb adult Grass Snake in the dyke near Stone Bridge Corner. 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2-3 Ringed Plover, 5+ Golden Plover, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Ruddy Duck, 30 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 20+ Tufted Duck, 20 Coot, 18 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 5-6 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 1 male + 1 imm Marsh Harrier, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting and a few Reed Warbler singing a bit. 2 juv Shelduck over. 1 Black Swan. 525 Mallard over apparently heading for North Bank GP. | Brian Stone & Martin Coates |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 9+ Marsh Harrier. | ||
| Morborne Hill | 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Marsh Tit | Brian Stone | |
| Elton | 160 House Martins roosting on wires along with small numbers of Sand Martin and Swallow. | ||
| 23 | Prior’s Fen | 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 3,200+ Lapwing, 18 Golden Plover, 8 Ruff, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 13 Shoveler, 11 Teal, 1 immature Garganey, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 740+ Mallard to west, 11 Yellow Wagtail, Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 170+ Swallow to south-west, 140+ Greylag, 1 Bar-headed Goose and 1 Black Swan. | Steve Dudley |
| Morborne Hill | 1 male Lesser Whitethroat | Brian Stone | |
| Elton | A juvenile Parakeet sp.. Click for pictures. | ||
| Stamford | 1 Whimbrel heard calling over west Stamford after dark. | Visitor Services | |
| 22 | Prior’s Fen | 4 Ruff (ad m&f, juv m&f), 6 Ringed Plover (2 ads, 4 juvs), 2 juv Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 female Ruddy Duck, 1 eclipse male Pochard, 2 female Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 9 Teal, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 11 Mute Swan, 1 Yellow Wagtail over, 2 Turtle Dove. | Steve Dudley |
| Bainton Pits | 1 juvenile Pied Flycatcher ringed. Also Hobby and Shoveler. | Ed Simpson | |
| 21 | Nene Washes - Dog in a Doublet | 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 adult Hobby | Brian Stone |
| 20 | Prior’s Fen | 320+ Lapwing feeding in stubble field by road with 11 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 4 Common Sand, 6 Ringed Plover (2 ad, 4 juv), 11 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 12 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Grey Heron and plenty of Reed and Sedge Warblers. | Steve Dudley |
| 19 | King’s Cliffe | 2 Red Kites over pasture and a Common Buzzard flew out of a wood near Apethorpe. | Chris Dawn |
| Elton | 1 adult Common Buzzard mobbed by 2 Sparrowhawks west of Nene. 1 Hobby. | Brian Stone | |
| 17 | Nene Washes - Dog in a Doublet | 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank | |
| Stilton | 1 Snipe | Janet Darke | |
| 16 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Garganey, a Hobby overhead and 5 Green Sandpiper on the mud. In Bluebell wood Osier bed, Willows full of warblers, Spotted flycatchers, tits et al and 2 Treecreeper on adjacent conifer. | Visitor Services |
| 15 | Prior’s Fen | Morning: 25 Ruff, 2 juvenile Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 juvenile Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 1 Quail calling, 3 juvenile Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Tree Pipit flying E high calling and c.50 Yellow Wagtail. | George Walthew |
| Evening: 17 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1300+ Lapwing (900+ came down and 400+ headed off to NE), 7 Golden Plover, 360+ Mallard over to W, 2 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Mute Swan. | Steve Dudley | ||
| Peterborough | Up to 400+ Swifts over Orton Longueville, Woodston Industry, Orton Malborne, Hampton area between 4.30 and 5:30pm. | ||
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 179 Greylag, 4 Barnacle Geese, 2 Bar-headed Geese, 2 Greylag/Bar-headed hybrids, 1 Common Sandpiper, 14 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Snipe, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Kestrel and 2 Little Grebes. | William Bowell | |
| Deeping St James | 40+ Swifts and several Grey Wagtails over. | ||
| 14 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 juvenile Garganey on wader scrape, 4 Green Sandpiper and 1 Greenshank in front of new hide, 5 Teal on wader scrape, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 40+ Swallow, 15+ House Martin, 30+ Sand Martin, 3 Swift. | Steve Dudley |
| Elton | 1 adult Common Buzzard over the Ash Wood. | Brian Stone | |
| Peterborough | Flock of 80-100 Swifts calling and spiralling high over Bretton. | Tony Stones | |
| 13 | Nene Washes - RSPB | A Spoonbill again on Field 12. | Jonathan Taylor |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank. | Steve Dudley | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Bullfinch, 1 juvenile Grey Wagtail and vocal Green Woodpeckers. | Visitor Services | |
| Peterborough area | Steady passage of Swifts noted. | Several observers | |
| A Hobby over the railway station. | Trevor Williams | ||
| Prior’s Fen | 28 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Wagtail, c600 Sand Martins. | George Walthew | |
| 12 | Stamford | 50+ Mistle Thrush in a flock moving between W of A1 near Carpenter’s Lodge. | Visitor Services |
| 11 | Prior’s Fen | 1 juvenile Wheatear. | George Walthew |
| Elton | 1 Hobby with a large group of Hirundines. | Brian Stone | |
| 9 | Nene Washes - RSPB | A Spoonbill on Field 12 (pool on left 400m past sheds), 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 10 Greenshank, 25 Ruff, 30 Snipe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Wheatear, Hobby, Marsh Harrier. | Jonathan Taylor |
| Helpston | 1 adult and 2 juvenile Tree Sparrow & a Great Spotted Woodpecker in garden. | Ed Simpson | |
| Morborne Hill | 4 juvenile Bullfinch. | Brian Stone | |
| Prior’s Fen | 11 Whimbrel flying SSW at 0700, Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying W, 50 Sand Martins flying E and over 500 roosting in the in the crop in the middle of a wheat field. | George Walthew | |
| 8 | Welland Bank Pits | 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker, 15+ Swift. | Steve Dudley |
| Nene Washes - Dog in a Doublet | 3 Greenshank | ||
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 6 Marsh Harrier, 4 Hobby (2ad, 1st sum, juv), 6 Swift, 40+ Sand Martin, 2 Barn Owl, 1 Greenshank. | ||
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 2 Curlew flew SW over Orton Wistow. Steady passage of Hirundines, mainly Swallow & House Martin numbering in the hundred also 12+ Sand Martin through and 50+ Swifts. | Visitor Services | |
| 7 | An adult Redwing picked up injured at the entrance to Ferry Meadows alive, although it expired shortly afterwards. Probably female as there was the signs of an old brood patch and a lot of new feather growth. | ||
| Bainton Pits | 1 Bullfinch, 2 Common Sandpiper, a possible Goldeneye, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker. | Ed Simpson | |
| 6 | Sacrewell Mill, Wansford | A male Wheatear. | Chris Dawn |
| 5 | Stilton | A pair of Bullfinch at the golf course. | Janet Darke |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Barn Owls, 3 Tree Sparrows, 3 Turtle Doves, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Gulls, 5 or 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also a pair of large unidentified falcons at Eldernell mid afternoon, reported soaring over the decoy. The birds were thought to be almost Saker-sized. | Gordon Hamlett | |
| Baston Fen | 2 Hobby, 2 Kestrels, 1 Sparrowhawk, and 5 Sedge Warblers on the lower wash. | William Bowell | |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper and Lapwings. | ||
| A Golden Plover species seen flying over with c.650+ Lapwings at 2.45pm. The plover seemed very slim bodied and slim winged. Also 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier and c.220 Swift. | Steve Dudley | ||
| Crowland | A Whimbrel over. | ||
| Whittlesey | Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer along Kings Dyke and towards Fen Causeway. | Chris Sayer | |
| 1 | Peterborough | Passage of Swifts noted over the area corresponding with birds reported departing from a number of areas. | Various observers |