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 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
  • Ann’s Blog 17.8.25
    by Ann T
    The seasons are changing fast and early, but not the temperature. I ate my first ripe blackberry in July this year and have a container of them in the freezer. The apples have been coming off the trees, even the russet in the garden thinks it’s time to drop its load. Trees are under stress… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 10.7.25
    by Ann T
    The outside temperature gauge is saying 29.8 degrees C as I write this. The grass is brown and yet as I look at the Buddleia in the front garden, there are more butterflies and bees than I have ever seen on it. I do wonder if plants are making more nectar than normal to attract… 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.