January 2002
Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 31 January 2002
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PBC News January 2002 Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 31 January 2002 |
| Date | Location | Sightings | Contributor(s) |
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| 31 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 Merlin, c.5000 Golden Plover, 1 male Sparrowhawk. | Brian Stone |
| Prior's Fen | 1 male, 5 redhead Smew. | Steve Dudley | |
| 30 | Prior's Fen | 1 male, 5 redhead Smew, 18 Bewick's Swan, 21 Shelduck, c.600 Wigeon, 240+ Pintail, 2 Dunlin, 1 Woodcock, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Skylark. | Steve Dudley & Brian Stone |
| North Bank | 1 Jack Snipe along road | Matt Francis | |
| 29 | Padholme Pumping Station | 1 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail. | Brian Stone |
| Fengate | 1 Barn Owl along Storeys Bar Road | Matt Francis | |
| 28 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 Barn Owl, 4 Shelduck, 240 Bewick's, 10 Whooper and 2 Black Swan, large numbers of Pintail, Wigeon, Lapwing and Golden Plover, 30+ Dunlin, 6 Ruff. 08:00-08:30. | |
| Castor Hanglands | 1 Skylark, 2 Woodcock. 1 Peregrine across the road to Marholm (KF). | Katie Fuller, Brian Stone & Mike Weedon | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | Small flock Goldfinch with Siskin & Lesser Redpoll, 2 Kingfisher in the 'railway' cut. | Kevan Wolstencroft | |
| 27 | Deeping Fen Farm | Up to 180 Corn Bunting, 30 Brambling  , 10 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting, 4 Tree Sparrow, 1 Woodcock, 1 female Merlin, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove. |
Various observers |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Ringed Plover and along the High Bank, two pairs of Stonechat and a single Whooper Swan. | Trevor & Dan Williams | |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 male, 1 female Ruddy Duck on Long Pit. | Brian Stone | |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 2 Barn Owl, 2 Shelduck, 300+ Bewick's Swan, large numbers of Pintail, Wigeon, 2000+ Lapwing and c.300 Golden Plover, Water Rail. | Mike Weedon | |
| Padholme Pumping Station | 1 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail, 150 Fieldfare, Redwing. | ||
| 26 | Tallington GP | 1 male and 3 redhead Smew, 17 Goosander, 1 Peregrine. | William Bowell |
| 24 | Tallington GP | 2 male and 4 redhead Smew, 2 Goosander. | Mike Weedon |
| Longthorpe | 1 male Brambling in garden. | Gordon Hamlett | |
| 22 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 Peregrine, 2 Barn Owl  , 3 Shelduck. 08:00-08:30. |
Brian Stone |
| Prior's Fen | Parties of 40 and 10 Bewick's Swan seen from Willow Hall Drove. | ||
| Padholme Pumping Station | 1 Grey Wagtail. | ||
| Alwalton Hill | c.60 Golden Plover. | Nigel Colborn | |
| 21 | Tallington GP | 2 redhead Smew, 42 Goldeneye. | Mike Weedon |
| 20 | Tallington GP | 2 redhead Smew and 42 Goldeneye. 20 Goosander and 2 male Smew roosted (MH). | Steve Dudley, Kevan Wolstencroft & Malcolm Holley |
| Stowe GP | 1 male Smew, 1 redhead Goosander over, 2 Black Swan. | Steve Dudley | |
| Maxey Pits | 13 Goosander, 1 Goldeneye. | ||
| Welland Bank Pits | 2 Woodcock. | William Bowell | |
| Woodwalton Fen NNR | 2 male Brambling in a large mixed flock in a recently ploughed field near the entrance and 27 Corn Bunting. | Mike Weedon | |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin. | Rare Bird Alert | |
| 19 | Tallington GP | 1 male Smew and 10 Goosander on roost pit. | Malcolm Holley |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 female Smew on Dangeges Pit, 1 Snipe, 1 female Stonechat, 1 male Ruddy Duck. | William Bowell | |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 2 ringtail Hen Harrier | Matt Francis | |
| Nene Washes - March Farmers | 7 Whooper Swan | ||
| Southwick | 56 Red Kite moving west to roost in evening. | Bill Meek | |
| 18 | Woodwalton Fen NNR | Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker. | Kevan Wolstencroft |
| 16 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 40+ Siskin in a mixed flock with Goldfinch and 2 Lesser Redpoll in alders at the Nature Reserve near the play area and 2 Kingfisher on the golf course backwater near Goldie Lane. | Chris Dawn |
| Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 male Marsh Harrier, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, 2-3 Barn Owl, 28 Bewick's Swan including a bird with a blue neck collar, 6 Whooper Swan, 1 Green Woodpecker, Water Rail, c.220 Golden Plover, approx same number Lapwing, plenty of Pintail among Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, 35 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Red-legged Partridge and 2 Black Swan. A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker reported flying in to the heronry. | Gordon Hamlett | |
| Padholme Pumping Station | 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Redshank, 16 Fieldfare. | ||
| Maxey GP | 1 male, 1 female Goosander. | Brian Stone | |
| Tallington GP | 1 male, 1 female Goosander on northernmost King Street Pit and 2 male, 7 female/imm Goldeneye on southeastern corner. | ||
| 15 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Hawfinch at the Trust offices and at least 100 Siskin near play equipment at the Nature Reserve (TD). A first winter Mediterranean Gull on Overton Lake (SD). | Terry Daunt & Steve Dudley |
| Peterborough | A Grey Wagtail near the Museum. | ||
| 14 | Baston & Langtoft GP | 6 male, 4 female Red-crested Pochard, 90+ Pochard, 29 Golden Plover, 1 female Stonechat. | Steve Dudley & Laura Jones |
| Maxey GP | 2 male, 2 female Goosander, 36 Golden Plover. | ||
| Thorpe Park, Longthorpe | A female Blackcap with flock of 10+ Long-tailed Tit. | Noel Corrall | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Hawfinch at the Trust offices. 1 Grey wagtail, 1 Woodcock on the Nature Reserve and 1 Sparrowhawk. | Terry Daunt | |
| 13 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 1 female Merlin, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier (probably adult female), 1 Barn Owl, 33 Bewick's Swan, several hundred Golden Plover, 3 Stonechat, 50+ Fieldfare, 1 Woodcock, 40+ Greenfinch. | Steve Dudley & Mike Weedon |
| Padholme Pumping Station | 1 Short-eared Owl hunting over Stanground High Wash, 23+ Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3+ Meadow Pipit. | Steve Dudley | |
| Maxey | 12 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Dunlin on the gravel pit and 33 Siskin at Maxey mill. | Bob Titman | |
| Lolham Bridges | 1 Grey Wagtail. | ||
| Longthorpe | A female Blackcap, 3 Fieldfare and c.30 Redwing in garden. | Gordon Hamlett | |
| 12 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | A Bittern flying in to roost at Eldernell Lake. Flew in quite high from the west over the lake to land in reeds at the far western end of the rough area west of the lake at 16:35. Also a Woodcock flew east along the bank a little later. 1 Water Rail calling from western end of Lord's Holt, 43 Bewick's and 2 Whoopers Swan on the reserve with more heard arriving after dark, 1 Black Swan, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier (probably adult female), 1 female Sparrowhawk, 1 male Stonechat, Tawny and Barn Owl calling. Peregrine reported earlier in the day. | Nigel Colborn, Brian Stone & Mike Weedon |
| Nene Washes - High Wash | A Merlin near Plum Tree Farm in the afternoon. | Mike Weedon | |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 female Stonechat, 1 Goosander on the river, 3 Woodcock, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Treecreeper. | William Bowell | |
| Elton | A female Blackcap in garden. | Brian Stone | |
| 11 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Hawfinch at the Trust offices along Ham Lane just before the level crossing (TD). Also 3 Hawfinch together briefly in treetops along railway by caravan park and a male Ruddy Duck (SD). | Terry Daunt & Steve Dudley |
| 10 | Padholme Pumping Station | 50+ Chaffinch, 6+ Reed Bunting, 1 Green Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail, c.50 Moorhen. | Brian Stone |
| 9 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Hawfinch at the Trust offices along Ham Lane just before the level crossing. 63 Skylark between Ferry Meadows and Mill Lane, Castor. | Terry Daunt & Don Gardener |
| Holme Fen | A female Merlin over fields to the north of the reserve. | Kevan Wolstencroft | |
| Orton Brick Pit | 1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch, 1 male Reed Bunting and estimated 3000 Woodpigeon southeast. | Brian Stone | |
| 8 | Padholme Pumping Station | 56+ Linnet, Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail. | Steve Dudley, Brian Stone & Mike Weedon |
| Stanground High Wash | 1 Short-eared Owl. | ||
| 7 | Padholme Pumping Station | 1 Chiffchaff, 56+ Linnet, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail. | Brian Stone |
| 6 | Padholme Pumping Station | 2 Snipe, 10+ Redshank, 1 or 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Black-tailed Godwit. | Mike Weedon |
| 5 | Bretton | 1 Blackcap. | Don Gardener |
| 1-4 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Hawfinch along Ham Lane just before the level crossing. At least three Hawfinches in yews and ashes along the Nene Valley railway in the vicinity of Lynch Wood on 3rd. | Matthew Webb et. al. |
| 4 | Orton Brick Pit | 3 Shelduck, 4 male, 2 female Goldeneye, 2 male Pintail, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 5 probable Whooper Swan over SW. | Brian Stone & Steve Dudley |
| Padholme Pumping Station | 20-30 Redshank, 3 Snipe, 2-3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail. | Brian Stone | |
| Dog in a Doublet | 1 Short-eared Owl, 3 Shelduck. | ||
| 3 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 3 Stonechat on marshy grassland between Castor/Sutton, 2 Green Woodpecker, 120 Tufted Duck, 23 Gadwall on Overton Lake. | Terry Daunt |
| Dogsthorpe Star Pit | 1 adult winter Mediterranean Gull. | Brian Stone | |
| Prior's Fen | 8 Bewick's Swan with Mute Swans next to the B1040 near Stonebridge Corner. | ||
| Dog in a Doublet | 2 Stonechats by the bridge and 2 male Pintail on the river. | ||
| 2 | Nene Washes - Eldernell | 4+ Hen Harrier (2 male, 2 ringtail), Short-eared Owl, 2 Barn Owl, 6 Tree Sparrow, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, c.500 Woodpigeon, Snipe, 2 Bewick's Swans over, 2 Merlin (male and female) and a Peregrine and a good passage of Greylag. | Gordon Hamlett |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Shelduck. | William Bowell | |
| 1 | Crowland | 1 Merlin over south of Crowland heading east. | Richard Bailey |
| Various | Click here for the highlights of an excellent 90 species seen on the first day of the year. | Steve Dudley |