December 2001
Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 7 January 2002
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PBC News December 2001 Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 7 January 2002 |
| Date | Location | Sightings | Contributor(s) |
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| 31 | Dogsthorpe Star Pit | 1 adult winter Mediterranean Gull. | Mike Weedon |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 2 Hawfinch along Ham Lane just before the level crossing. | Matthew Webb | |
| 30 | Bourne Eau | 1 Stonechat, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Sparrowhawk. | William Bowell |
| Deeping High Bank | 2 Green Sandpiper in an adjacent drain, 3 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye. | Bob Titman | |
| Baston Fen | 1 Peregrine, a pair of Stonechat, 23 Teal, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Water Rail. | John Redshaw | |
| Home Fen | 9 Grey Partridge. | Steve Dudley & Mike Weedon | |
| Pumphouse Pit | 1 Woodcock. | ||
| 29 | North Bank Sewage Works | 1 Water Pipit and a Grey Wagtail. | Steve Dudley |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 Bittern, 3 Water Rail, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Corn Bunting, 22 Whooper Swan, 3 Barn Owl, 2 Ruff, 11 Dunlin. | Steve Dudley | |
| Baston Fen | 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat. | Kerry Harrison | |
| 28 | Pumphouse Pit | 4 Woodcock flushed from damp, rough grass near the pit. 7 Little Grebe on the water. | Brian Stone |
| CEGB Reservoir | 1 adult Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye (1 male), 1 Dunlin. | ||
| Elton | 1 very pale adult Common Buzzard at the Ash Wood. | ||
| Deeping High Bank | 4 male, 1 female Goosander, 2 male, 1 female Goldeneye. | William Bowell | |
| 27 | Dogsthorpe Tip/Star Pit | 1 adult winter Mediterranean Gull on the Tip and a female/imm Goldeneye on the Pit. | Brian Stone |
| Baston Fen | 1 male, 1 female Stonechat, 1 male, 1 female Goosander, 1 Barn Owl. | William Bowell | |
| 26 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 4 Short-eared Owl, 3 Barn Owl, 1 Hen Harrier and several Kestrels before dusk. | Mac Bell |
| 25 | Baston Fen | 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Common Redpoll, 1 Peregrine, 1 Spotted Redshank. | Kerry Harrison |
| 24 | CEGB Reservoir | 1 Jack Snipe, 5 Dunlin, 440+ Golden Plover, 160+ Lapwing, 4 Goldeneye. | Steve Dudley |
| 23 | Baston Fen | 1 Barn Owl, 1 male Stonechat, 15 Corn Bunting, 4 Water Rail, 18+ Snipe, 4 Redwing, 1 Kestrel, 5 Yellowhammers, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Redshank and 22 Fieldfare. | William Bowell |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 2 Water Rail, 1 Dunlin, 1 Stonechat, 15 Corn Bunting. | Gordon Shaw | |
| 22 | Stamford | A Rose-coloured Starling over at 30ft heading steadily due north over Empingham Road. | Martin Coates |
| Maxey GP | 13 male, 7 female Goosander. | Bob Titman | |
| 21 | Baston Fen | Low wash 100% flooded, middle wash 60% flooded. 360 Fieldfare, 2 Gadwall, 4 Goosander (3m, 1f), 3 Grey Wagtail, 30 Mallard, 1 Merlin, 10 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 4 Snipe, 25 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 170 Wigeon. | John Redshaw |
| 17 | Baston Fen | 1 Little Grebe, 165 Fieldfare, 11 Goosander (9m: 3f), 1 Greater spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 80 Mallard, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin, 7 Snipe, 100 Teal, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Water Rail, 27 Wigeon. | |
| River Welland, Spalding to Deeping St James | 8 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 75 Mallard, 129 Mute Swan, 8 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 247 Tufted Duck, 28 Wigeon. | R & K Heath | |
| 16-17 | Nene Washes | 47 Stonechat, 4564 Wigeon, 107 Shoveler, 252 Bewick's, 27 Whooper Swan, 7 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, 1 Merlin between Stanground and Rings End. | Jonathan Taylor |
| 16 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | Up to 6 Hen Harrier roosting in the Lord's Holt and Decoy Wood areas, 2 Barn Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Whooper Swan, 40 Dunlin. | Various observers |
| North Bretton | 1 female Firecrest again in a private garden. | Chris Dawn | |
| Welland Bank Pits | 2 female Goldeneye, Woodcock. | Trevor Williams | |
| Tallington GP | A pair of Smew, a male Ruddy Duck. | ||
| Langtoft West End | Kingfisher, 18 Skylark, female Goldeneye and Common Sandpiper. | ||
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 4 female Goldeneye, 16 Red-crested Pochard (9 males) and 2 Green Woodpecker. | ||
| Deeping High Bank | 2 male Goosander, a female Goldeneye and 7 Corn Bunting. | ||
| Maxey GP | Bullfinch, Kingfisher and female Goldeneye. | ||
| Baston Fen | Kingfisher, 7 Goosander (5 males), a pair of Stonechat, 5 Redshank, Water Rail, Woodcock and Treecreeper. | ||
| 15 | Castor Hanglands | 1 female Stonechat. | Chris Sayer |
| 14 | Dogsthorpe Star Pit | 1 first winter Mediterranean Gull. | Steve Dudley |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | A Peregrine over at 08:30. | Terry Daunt | |
| Elton | 1 female Blackcap. | Brian Stone | |
| Baston Fen | 1 Woodcock. | John Redshaw | |
| 13 | Baston Fen | 1 Short-eared Owl, 8 Snipe, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Water Rail, 11 Wigeon. | |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 or 2 ringtail Hen Harrier 1 or 2 Barn Owl, 1 Merlin, 10 Whooper Swan. | Brian Stone | |
| Prior's Fen | 1 Ruff, 1 Redshank, 4 Golden Plover, 80 Lapwing, 86+ Shoveler, 2 fem/imm Goldeneye, 1 Shelduck, 1 Bewick's Swan, 15 Linnet, 17 Meadow Pipit. | ||
| Stanley House, Peterborough | 1 male Goosander flying west. | ||
| CEGB Reservoir | 1400+ Golden Plover, 80+ Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 1m, 3f Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler, 22 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 3 Teal. | Steve Dudley | |
| Orton Brick Pit | 1 female Ruddy Duck, 2m, 3f Goldeneye, 6 Wigeon, 88 Tufted Duck, 22 Pochard, 1 Gadwall, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 8 Long-tailed Tit. | ||
| 12 | Longthorpe | A Peregrine over heading for Ferry Meadows. | Richard Broughton |
| 11 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 Bittern at 15:30hrs flying from main Pit into the swamp at west end of site. | Jonathan Taylor |
| Baston Fen | 1 Spotted Redshank. | S Keen | |
| 9 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | At least 3 Hen Harrier (adult male, immature male and ringtail, possibly another male and ringtail), 5 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechats, 2 Whooper Swan over, 2 Barn Owl, 2 Tree Sparrow, 50+ House Sparrow, 1 Grey Partridge, c.100 Golden Plover, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, probable Merlin, Green Woodpecker. | Gordon Hamlett |
| Baston Fen | 2 female Goosander and 1 Woodcock. | Trevor Williams | |
| Deeping St. James | 2 Bewick's Swan over. | William Bowell | |
| CEGB Reservoir | 250 Golden Plover, c.1000 Lapwing, 3 fem-type, 1 male Goldeneye, 5 Dunlin, 1 Pochard, c.15 Tufted Duck, 5 Shoveler and a small party of Bullfinch. | Mike Weedon | |
| Woodwalton Fen NNR | Mixed flock of Siskin, Goldfinch and Redpoll in tall alders south of southern hide. | Kevan Wolstencroft | |
| Castor Hanglands | 1 Common Buzzard. | Jonathan Taylor | |
| 8 | Welland Bank Pits | 6 Snipe, 1 male, 1 female Stonechat, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 male Goosander, 1 male Goldeneye. | Trevor Williams & William Bowell |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 15 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Chiffchaff, Redshank, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 female Goldeneye. | Trevor Williams | |
| Sibson | 1 Red Kite on the airfield. Reports of up to 8 in the past and of Peregrine a few weeks ago. | ||
| CEGB Reservoir | 3 Dunlin, 400+ Golden Plover, 300+ Lapwing, 2 Redhank, 1 Snipe, 27 Teal, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 female/imm Goldeneye, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 male Sparrowhawk. | Steve Dudley | |
| 7 | North Bretton | 1 female Firecrest in a garden. | Chris Dawn |
| 4 | Dogsthorpe Star Pit | 1 first winter Mediterranean Gull, 1 Jack Snipe flushed from the pit landed on the tip. Also 1 warbler species, possibly Chiffchaff. | Brian Stone, Steve Dudley & Mike Weedon |
| Elton | 2 Red Kite over village together. | Karen Stone | |
| 3 | Dogsthorpe Star Pit | 1 adult winter Mediterranean Gull with c.1500 Black-headed Gull. | Brian Stone |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | Half a mile east along flood bank: 4 Short-eared Owl, 1 Barn Owl, 1 adult female Hen Harrier. | Chris Dawn & Chris Jones | |
| 2 | Welland Bank Pits | Up to 9 Siskin, Redshank, Tree Sparrow (Kevan Wolstencroft), 9 Pintail flying over, Jack Snipe over (William Bowell) and 1 imm. Peregrine flying down river. | Trevor Williams |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 16 Red-crested Pochard. Also a pair of Stonechat, in road-side vegetation, at the junction of the Baston Pits to Deeping bypass road and Scrapyard lane. | ||
| Deeping St. Nicholas | 17 Whooper Swans in two flocks including 3 juv. between Crowland water tower and Deeping St. Nicholas. | ||
| 1 | Orton Longueville | 15 Pink-footed Goose flew over heading east. | Steve Dudley |
| Langtoft | 3 Pink-footed Goose one wearing a white darvic ring on the left leg, with a flock of Greylag, 2 Bar-headed Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose. | Brian Stone | |
| Bainton Pits | 3 male Goosander on Lolham fisheries lake. |