PETERBOROUGH BIRD CLUB

Maxey Gravel Pits

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Site Notes

Key times: March-November.
Key Species: Passage & breeding waders & terns.
Maps: OS Explorer 235.
Grid Reference: TF135075.
Distance/Time: 30 mins - 1 hour.
Terrain: Woodgate Lane is a rough track & view from hard standing on Etton Road.
Facilities: None, though pub in Maxey
Public Transport: None.
Other Sites nearby: Baston & Langtoft Gravel Pits, Deeping Lakes NR & Tallington Lakes.
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Species recorded
15
Visitors
4

What you might see

  • Grey Partridge

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 2 years ago

  • Mute Swan

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 2 years ago

  • Common Ringed Plover

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 2 years ago

  • Common Sandpiper

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 2 years ago

  • Lesser Yellowlegs

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 244d ago

  • Wood Sandpiper

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 2 years ago

  • Common Greenshank

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Common Tern

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Glossy Ibis

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 290d ago

  • Little Egret

    Recorded fairly regularly here

    Last seen 2 years ago

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