Great White Egret image by Carol Leather

Sightings are recorded and compiled by the Friends of Paxton Pits and published in Ann’s regular blog. The HDC Rangers also keep the Facebook page updated with the latest things they’ve spotted.

We now upload our invertebrate and plant survey data to the national iRecord database. To explore our data, create a free iRecord account and search for Paxton Pits in the Activities menu.

Your sightings are important to us!

Whether the sightings are birds, mammals, insects, spiders, fungi or unusual plant life – we would really like to hear from you. Please help us to keep our records up to date by reporting what you see to us at friends@paxton-pits.org.uk and, for birds, sightings@paxton-pits.org.uk. You can also add your sightings to the new logbook in the Visitor Centre. Records of common species are just as important as those for rarities. 

 

  • Ann’s Blog 22.3.26
    by Ann T
     “In like a lion and out like a lamb”, an old proverb about the weather in March suggesting it is unpredictable. It is always that decision as to what to wear and how many layers to put on! This morning was no different for a pleasant walk with a jacket, fingerless gloves and a snood,… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 24.2.26
    by Ann T
    Oh, joy of joys the sun showed itself last weekend. Walking the Meadow Trail on the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) on Sunday, the birds were agreeing with this with their cheery songs, particularly the musical songs of the thrushes and robins. I heard my first blackcap the other day as well. The Bullace tree, on… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 3.11.25
    by Ann T
    We have had to keep the back door shut at home because a queen buff-tailed bumblebee has been coming in. I assumed that it’s been looking for a place to hibernate. However, is it looking for a place to nest? Since the 1990’s it has been noted that the later generation queens have been nesting… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 13.10.25
    by Ann T
    We have just returned from South Spain staying on the Atlantic Coast near the Portuguese border close to muddy creeks and estuaries. In the 3 weeks we were there we saw migration in progress. A wader’s paradise. Curlew sandpipers and grey plovers in large numbers. By the end of our time there, there were just… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 8.9.25
    by Ann T
    Even though we have had some rain recently, the water tables around here remain very low. Ponds that should be ponds are muddy holes. It has, however, allowed us to do scrub clearance around the bird sanctuary pond. Here, the bird ringers continue to have a good year, so the bramble bashing, scratches etc. are… Read More

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Ranger Jim’s blog – where sightings from the Reserve used to be gathered – is no longer updated since Jim retired, but you can read the archive here.