July 2002
Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 5 August 2002
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PBC News July 2002 Compiled by Brian Stone. Last updated 5 August 2002 |
| Date | Location | Sightings | Contributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Common Scoter  on Gunwade Lake, 3 Wood Sandpiper  . |
Matt Webb |
| 3-4 Spotted Flycatcher. | Don Gardener | ||
| Etton GP | 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper. | Brian Stone | |
| 30 | Bretton | 1 Spotted Flycatcher at Oxclose bus stop. | Katie Fuller |
| 29 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Oystercatcher. | Katie Fuller & Mike Weedon |
| Prior's Fen | 1 Hobby. | Brian Stone | |
| Dog in a Doublet | 1 Common Sandpiper. | ||
| Nene Washes, RSPB | 1 Green Sandpiper. | ||
| Longthorpe | 1 juvenile Blackcap, 1 juvenile Garden Warbler in garden. | Gordon Hamlett | |
| 28 | Welland Bank Pits | 10 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Terns with 22 juveniles, Yellow Wagtail, Kingfisher. | William Bowell & Trevor Williams |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 pale phase Common Buzzard flew off east, 270 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 young juvenile Little Ringed Plover, Kingfisher, Yellow Wagtail, 7 Pochard, 20 Common Gull, 2 Turtle Dove. . | Trevor Williams | |
| Apethorpe | 1 Osprey seen distantly soaring over the approximate area. | Brian Stone | |
| 26 | Prior's Fen | 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 adult Little Ringed Plover, 1 escape Fulvous Whistling Duck, 1 Turtle Dove. | Brian Stone |
| Welland Bank Pits | 7 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 180 Lapwing, many Common Tern with juveniles. | Katie Fuller, Brian Stone & Mike Weedon | |
| 25 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 1 Grasshopper Warbler singing. | Terry Daunt, Katie Fuller & Mike Weedon |
| 24 | Maxey GP | 1 adult, 1 juvenile Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 2 adult, 3 juvenile Common Tern, 2 Green Sandpiper (on Etton Pit). | Katie Fuller, Brian Stone & Mark Ward |
| Prior's Fen | 3 Common Sandpiper. | George Walthew | |
| 22 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Lapwing. | Terry Daunt |
| Dogsthorpe | 1 Hobby. | ||
| 21 | Welland Bank Pits | 5-7 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 7 Ringed Plover, Common Tern with 5 juveniles. | Ray & William Bowell & Trevor Williams |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 Redshank, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Common Gull, 12 Red-crested Pochard, 5 Pochard, 2 Yellow Wagtail. | ||
| Nene Washes, Eldernell | 4 Marsh Harrier, 16 Kestrel. | Gordon Hamlett | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | Click here for a report of the Ringing Demonstration and pictures of Green Woodpecker & Garden Warbler in the hand. | Chris Hughes | |
| 20 | Welland Bank Pits | 5-7 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Hobby, 1 Dunlin. | Ray & William Bowell |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Water Rail with 2 juveniles, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Snipe. | Terry Daunt | |
| 19 | Prior's Fen | 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 10 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 male Ruff flew east, 4 adult, 1 juvenile Common Tern, 1 Hobby, 1 Yellow Wagtail. | Brian Stone |
| Welland Bank Pits | 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Hobby. | Ray & William Bowell | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Dunlin. | Trevor Sturgess | |
| Longthorpe | 1 Spotted Flycatcher in a garden. | Mac Bell | |
| 18 | Elton | 5-6 Spotted Flycatcher in churchyard. | Brian Stone |
| Welland Bank Pits | 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Common Gulls, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 1 Kingfisher. | Ray & William Bowell | |
| 17 | Marholm | 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 500m north of village at 08.10am. | Tony Stones |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Water Rail, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 14 Common Tern (6 adults and 8 juveniles) on the scrape. | Terry Daunt & Gordon Hamlett | |
| Welland Bank Pits | 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6-8 Green Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 juvenile Common Tern, 2 Kingfisher. | Ray & William Bowell | |
| 16 | Monk's Wood | 1 Redstart in new clearing near Saul's Gate entrance. | Richard Broughton |
| Sawtry | 1 Common Buzzard over wood to west of A1(M). | Gordon Shaw | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Teal. A Reed Warbler mimicking Blackbird and Common Tern by Bluebell Bridge. | Katie Fuller & Brian Stone | |
| Blackbush Drove, Whittlesea | 1 Hobby and c.400 Starling near north end of Blackbush Drove. | Brian Stone | |
| Nene Washes, Eldernell | 1 Turtle Dove displaying, 3 juvenile Marsh Harrier, 5 Snipe, 5 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler. | ||
| Stonebridge Corner | 1 Kingfisher. | ||
| Prior's Fen | 5 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Yellow Wagtail. | ||
| Marholm | 1 Little Owl. | Tony Stones | |
| 15 | Prior's Fen | 1 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 64 Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 1 probable Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, 1 eclipse male Garganey, 2 Teal, 2 Yellow Wagtail. | Brian Stone |
| 1 male Whinchat, 4 Redshank, Corn Bunting, Turtle Dove. | Mike Weedon | ||
| Dog in a Doublet | 1 Hobby. | Brian Stone | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank on the scrape. | Don Gardener & Matt Webb | |
| Etton GP | 1 Green Sandpiper. | Katie Fuller | |
| Woodcroft Castle | 1 Little Owl. | ||
| 14 | Blackbush Drove, Whittlesea | 1 Quail calling in grassy field on east side of Blackbush Drove near where it meets the King's Dyke at 06:30. | Bill Meek |
| 16 | Monk's Wood | 1 Tree Pipit flew over calling. | Stuart Elsom & Richard Patient |
| Etton GP | 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher. | Trevor Williams | |
| Ferry Meadows Country Park | 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Shoveler. | Ray & William Bowell, Chris Hamlett, Katie Fuller & Mike Weedon | |
| Baston & Langtoft GP | 1 Little Owl. | Ray & William Bowell | |
| Bainton | 2 Common Buzzard. | Sue Begg | |
| Dog in a Doublet | 1 Common Sandpiper. | Gordon Shaw | |
| Whittlesey | 1 Hobby. | ||
| 13 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 5 Shag (2 adult, 3 juvenile) on trees on the island near the visitor centre. | George Walthew |
| Embankment, Peterborough | 2 Grey Wagtail. | Mike Weedon | |
| 12 | Prior's Fen | 4 Redshank, 1 adult Ringed Plover, 1 adult Little Ringed Plover, 48 Mute Swan, 42 Sand Martin, 26 Swift, 2 Common Tern, 4 juvenile Yellow Wagtail, 1 Corn Bunting singing. | Brian Stone |
| Welland Bank Pits | 2 adult, 2 juvenile Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Turtle Dove. | Ray & William Bowell, Brian Stone & Mike Weedon | |
| Peterborough | 1 Grey Wagtail over the museum. | Chris Hamlett | |
| Stamford | 1 Hobby over the SE of town. | Tony Stones | |
| 11 | Nene Washes, RSPB | 7 Teal, 1 Pochard, 2 adult, 1 juvenile Ringed Plover. | Brian Stone |
| 10 | Stanground Wash | 1 Little Tern seen from train. | Dan Williams |
| Elton | 2 Sand Martin, 1 Turtle Dove . | Brian Stone | |
| 9 | Stamford | 1 Hobby. | Martin Coates |
| Orton Showground | 1 Hobby. | Brian Stone | |
| 8 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1-2 Hobby, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grasshopper Warbler singing. | Terry Daunt & Don Gardener |
| 7 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank. | Steve Dudley |
| King's Cliffe | 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby . | Brian Stone | |
| 6 | Welland Bank Pits | 1 Kingfisher, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl. 3 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl along Deeping High Bank | Bob Titman |
| 5 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, Water Rail. | Terry Daunt |
| Nene Washes, RSPB | 1 male Ruff, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail, 1 Hobby. 1 Kingfisher, 1 Turtle Dove near Eldernell car park. | Steve Dudley & Brian Stone | |
| Elton | 1 Spotted Flycatcher. | Brian Stone | |
| 4 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Bittern in ditch along Goldie lane. 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, Water Rail. | Terry Daunt |
| Eastgate, Bourne | Spotted Flycatchers feeding young. | Ray & William Bowell | |
| Baston Fen | 1 Barn Owl. | ||
| Prior's Fen | 1 juvenile Wigeon, 1 Redshank. | Brian Stone | |
| 3 | Ferry Meadows Country Park | 1 Green Sandpiper. | Terry Daunt |
| Welland Bank Pits | 1 Kingfisher, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover with 2 young, 4 juvenile Yellow Wagtail. | Ray & William Bowell | |
| Hampton West Lake | 1 adult, 1 juvenile Oystercatcher, several Common Tern chicks, 2+ adult, 1 juvenile Ringed Plover. | Brian Stone | |
| 2 | Prior's Fen | 1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper. | Brian Stone |
| Dog in a Doublet | 1 Turtle Dove. | ||
| Gunthorpe | 1 Hobby. | Keith Lawton | |
| 1 | Etton GP | 1 Green Sandpiper. | Katie Fuller, Brian Stone & Mike Weedon |
| Ben Johnson Pit, Helpston | 1 male Ruddy Duck displaying. |