May 2009

Highlights
Cattle Egret, 3 were on the Nene Washes, especially the High Wash
Little Tern, 2 were at Ferry Meadows
Dotterel, a trip of 10 was near Turves
Black Tern, several were seen including N at Ferry Meadows
Whinchat, a female was at Blackbush and a male was near Turves
Temminck's Stint, one was at Maxey pits
Other scarce waders included Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpipers, Whimbrel, Curlew and Turnstones
A Gannet flew NW over Peterborough on 15.5.09
Black-necked Grebe, summer-plumaged bird at Ferry Meadows
Montagu's Harrier, reported through Nene Washes

© Peter Beesley
Two of the Cattle Egrets at the Nene Washes, 11.5.09

Baston & Langtoft Pits
On 10.5.09:
Wheatear, 1,
Little Egret, 6,
Greenshank, 1,
Spotted Redshank, 1, 11-15.5.09,
Black Tern, 1, 14.5.09

© Josh Jones
Black Tern, BLGP, 14.5.09

Blackbush
Whinchat, 1, female, 9.5.09

Castor Hanglands
Nightingale, 10+, singing on 4.5.09,
Tawny Owl, 10+, singing on 4.5.09

Deeping Lakes,
Black Tern, 1, 11.5.09, 13.5.09,
Arctic Tern, 2, 13.5.09

Dogsthorpe Tip
Iceland Gull, 1, juvenile in fields nearby (see Tanholt and Nene Washes), 5.5.09

© Brian Stone
Juvenile Iceland Gull, near Dogsthorpe Tip, 5.5.09

Elton area
Mandarin, 2, pair in Fotheringhay area

Ferry Meadows

© Roy Harvey
Garden Warbler, 22.5.09
Black Tern, 1, on Gunwade Lake, 11.5.09; 11 on 13.5.09, on Overton and Gunwade Lakes, 3 on 14.5.09, 1 on 15.5.09,
Little Tern, 2, 13.5.09,
Dunlin, 3, on reserve, 13.5.09,
Little Ringed Plover, on reserve, 13.5.09,
Greenshank, 1, on reserve, 14.5.09,
Redshank, 2, on reserve, 14.5.09,
Black-necked Grebe, 1, summer-plumaged on Overton Lake,

© Brian Stone
Juvenile Iceland Gull, Tanholt pits, 4.4.09

Fletton Brick Pit
Black Tern, 11, 13.5.09,

King's Dyke NR
Grasshopper Warbler, 1, singing,
Turtle Dove, several singing late-on,
Quail, 1, singing at King's Delph, 25.5.09,

Maxey pits
Wheatear, 1, female near level crossing into Helpston, 4.5.09, and 15.5.09,
Grasshopper Warbler, 1, singing in Etton Road hedgerow, 4.5.09,
On 14.5.09:
Sanderling, 3,
Dunlin, 2,
Common Sandpiper, 2,
Avocet, 2, (1 on 23.5.09)
Black Tern, 1,
Hobby, 1,
Buzzard, 1,
Temminck's Stint, 15.5.09,


© Josh Jones
Temminck's Stint, Maxey Pits, 15.5.09

Wheatear, 1, male, 16.5.09

Nene Washes

© Mike Weedon
Wheatear at March Farmers, 2.5.09
Cattle Egret, 2, on washes near Eldernell (6.5.09), then spent time on High Wash near the Dog in a Doublet, with up to 4 Little Egrets; then 3 from 7-9.5.09,
Bittern, 2,
Little Egret, 43, March Farmers, 24.5.09,
Montagu's Harrier, male flew west at 12.50, March Farmers, 11.5.09,
Turnstone, 4,
Curlew, 1, March Farmers, 4.5.09,
Whimbrel, 1,


© Mike Weedon
Whimbrel, March Farmers, 16.5.09
Bar-tailed Godwit, 1, March Farmers, 4.5.09,
Greenshank, 2, March Farmers, 4.5.09,
Grey Plover 1 on several dates
Ringed Plover, 124, March Farmers, 13.5.09
Dunlin, 40, March Farmers, 13.5.09
Sanderling, 1, March Farmers, 13.5.09, 16.5.09
Iceland Gull, 1, juvenile, following east to roost, along Nene,
Arctic Tern, 15, 13.5.09
Black Tern, 2, 14.5.09
Turtle Dove, 1, March Farmers,
Blue-headed Wagtail, 1, male on bank at March Farmers,
Cetti's Warbler, 1, at Eldernell Pit,
Wheatear, 2, March Farmers, 9.5.09, 1 on 11.5.09

Orton Brick Pit
Black Tern, 2,
Oystercatcher, 1,
Hobby, 1 or 2,
Common Buzzard, 1, over Jones' Covert

Tanholt pits
Iceland Gull, 1, juvenile, present for ten minutes on 3.5.09,
Hobby, 1, 3.5.09

Turves area
Dotterel, 10, along Cock Bank, 9-13.5.09, 2, 16.5.09




© Mike Weedon
Dotterel, Cock Bank
Whinchat, 1, in field beside Dotterel, 10.5.09,
Turtle Dove, 2, west of Turves, 12.5.09
White Wagtail, 1, in same area

Woodwalton Fen
Long-eared Owl, 1, giving good views near main tracks