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Latest sightings - April 2008

The following records are taken from entries in the sightings book which is located in the Visitor Centre.

July 10
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Date

Species

Notes

30.04.2008

Blue Tit

No 4

 

Song Thrush

No 1

 

Chiffchaff

No 2

 

Willow Warbler

No 3

 

Sedge Warbler

No 14

 

Reed Warbler

No 4

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 3

 

Great Spotted Woodpecker

No 1

 

Swift

No 5

 

Cuckoo

No 2

 

Redshank

No 5

 

Coot

No 6

 

Moorhen

No 2

 

Kestrel

No 2

 

Marsh Harrier

No 3

 

Teal

No 7

 

Gadwall

No 2

 

Mallard

No 5

 

Shelduck

No 3

 

Canada

No 5

 

Greylag

No 4

 

Mute Swan

No 4

 

Bittern

Booming

 

Heron

No 4

 

Little Grebe

No 4

 

Swift

No 20 +, Car Park

 

Reed Bunting

No 1

 

Marsh Harrier

No 2

 

Lesser Whitethroat

No 1

 

Garden Warbler

No 2

28.04.2008

Water Vole

No 4

 

Robin

No 2

 

Willow Warbler

No 5

 

Blackcup

No 1

 

Cettis Warbler

No 4

 

Sedge Warbler

No 4

 

Reed Warbler

No 11

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 3

 

Green Woodpecker

No 3

 

Barn Owl

No 1

 

Cuckoo

No 1

 

Redshank

No 7

 

Coot

No 13

 

Moorhen

No 7

 

Kestrel

No 3

 

Shelduck

No 4

 

Canada

No 4

 

Greylag

No 7

 

Mute Swan

No 4

 

Heron

No 8

 

Cormorant

No 8

 

Little Grebe

No 6

27.04.2008

Water Voles

No 3

 

Chaffinch

No 2

 

Song thrush

No 1

 

Robin

No 3

 

Willow Warbler

No 4

 

Cettis Warbler

No 6

 

Sedge Warbler

No 5

 

Reed Warbler

No 8

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 5

 

Green Woodpecker

No 1

 

Barn Owl

No 1

 

Cuckoo

No 3

 

Turtle Dove

No 1

 

Redshank

No 12

 

Coot

No 9

 

Moorhen

No 3

 

Kestrel

No 2

 

Marsh Harrier

No 2

 

Shoveler

No 3

 

Teal

No 21

 

Mallard

No 18

 

Shelduck

No 3

 

Canada

No 6

 

Greylag

No 5

 

Mute Swan

No 4

 

Heron

No 5

 

Cormorant

No 10

 

Little Grebe

No 6

26.04.2008

Swift

No 6, Mere

 

Kingfisher

No 1, Mere

 

Greenshank

No 1, Bakers

 

Peacock Butterfly

 

 

Brimstone Butterfly

 

 

Muntjac

 

 

Hen Harrier

 

 

Swift

No 1

 

Water Vole

Near Windpump

 

Heron

No 3,  Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

Gadwall

No 2,  Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

Wigeon

No 2,  Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

Teal

No 12,  Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

Shoveler

No 5,  Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

Lapwing

 

 

Redshank

Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

Little Grebe

No 1,  Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

 

Greenshank

No 1,  Bakers/Adventurers Fen

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1 ♂, Bakers/Adventurers Fen

25.04.2008

Orange tip Butterfly

Brickpit

 

Water Vole

No 5

 

Cettis Warbler

No 10+

 

Song Thrush

No 2

 

Chiffchaff

No 2

 

Willow Warbler

No 8

 

Sedge Warbler

No 7

 

Reed Warbler

No 13

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 6

 

Green Woodpecker

No 2

 

Barn Owl

No 1

 

Cuckoo

No 2

 

Redshank

 

 

Coot

No 4

 

Moorhen

No 3

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1 ♂

 

Tufted Duck

No 2

 

Teal

No 20

 

Canada

No 7

 

Greylag

No 6

 

Mute Swan

No 4

 

Bittern

Booming

 

Heron

No 5

 

Little Grebe

No 5

24.04.2008

Great Tit

No 1

 

Song Thrush

No 3

 

Chiffchaff

No 3

 

Willow Warbler

No 5

 

Sedge Warbler

No 3

 

Reed Warbler

No 2

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 5

 

Swallow

No 15

 

Green Woodpecker

No 5

 

Barnowl

No 1

 

Cuckoo

3 ♂

 

Redshank

No 25

 

Lapwing

No 5

 

Coot

No 15

 

Moorhen

No 5

 

Water Rail

No 2

 

Kestrel

2 ♂, 1♀

 

Marsh Harrier

1 ♂, 1♀

 

Tufted Duck

No 2

 

Shoveler

No 15

 

Teal

No 30

 

Wigeon

No 6

 

Mallard

No 20+

 

Canada

No 10

 

Graylag

No 8

 

Mute Swan

No 4

 

Bittern

Booming

 

Heron

1J 4A=5

 

Little Grebe

No 7

 

Bittern

Booming

 

Peregrine

 

 

Marsh Harrier

 

 

Swallow

 

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 3+

 

Cettis Warbler

No 6+

 

Grasshopper Warbler

 

23.04.2008

Swallow

No 15

 

House Martin

No 7

 

Redshank

No 13

 

Lapwing

No 5

 

Coot

No 2

 

Moorhen

No 2

 

Kestrel

No 2

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1

 

Teal

No 37

 

Mallard

No 15

 

Graylag

No 5

 

Mute Swan

No 5

 

Heron

No 3

 

Willow Warbler

No 3

 

Chiffchaff

No 3

 

Chaffinch

No 3

 

Cettis Warbler

No 4

 

Reed Warbler

No 4

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 3

 

Sedge Warbler

No 5

 

Song Thrush

No 2

 

Blackbird

No 3

 

Robin

No 5

 

Green Woodpecker

No 3

 

Hobby

 

22.04.2008

Whirligig beetles

many

 

Marsh Harrier

1 ♂

 

Lapwing

 

 

Peacock Butterflies

Many

 

Brimstones

Many

21.04.2008

Robin

No 7

 

Blackcap

No 2

 

Chiffchaff

No 5

 

Willow Warbler

No 6

 

Cettis Warbler

No 6

 

Sedge Warbler

No 2

 

Reed Warbler

No 3

 

Little Grebe

No 9+

 

Roe Deer

No 2, Brett’s Path

 

Garganey

1 ♂, Charlie Foster Hide

20.04.2008

Cettis Warbler

No 3

 

Willow Warbler

No 12+

 

Cuckoo

No 1, in front of Tower Hide

 

Grasshopper Warbler

Near Godwin plots

 

Reed Bunting

No 1, near Visitor Centre

 

Marsh Harrier

No 2

 

Mole

 

 

Stoat

 

 

Harrier

No 2

 

Bittern

Booming

 

Roe Deer

 

 

Muntjac

 

 

Rail

 

 

Kingfisher

Pair, Monks Lode junction

 

Cettis Warbler

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Roe Deer

No 8, Burwell Fen

 

Redshank

No 2,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Tufted duck

No 5,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Swallow

No 2,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Kestrel

No 1,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Cettis Warbler

No 2,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Bittern

Booming,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Little Grebe

No 3,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Shoveler

Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Gadwall

Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Teal

No 30,  Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Wigeons

No 6, Adventurer’s / Baker’s Fen

 

Bittern

Booming, East Mere?

 

Yellow Wagtail

Bakers, Compt 101

 

Buzzard

 

 

Bittern

Booming

18.04.2008

Kestrel

No 1, near Godwin Plots

 

Cuckoo

No 2, near Godwin Plots

17.04.2008

Yellow Wagtails

No 3, Bakers, Compt 104

 

Swallow

No 20+

 

Sedge Warbler

 

 

Willow Warbler

10+

 

Mallard

No 23

 

Coot

No 20 +, Lode Bank

 

Moore Hen

No 7, Lode Bank

 

Teal

30+

 

Little Grebe

2 ♂, 2♀, Baker’s Fen

 

Nightingale

East Mere

 

Marsh Harrier

1 ♂, 1♀

 

Cettis Warbler

No 3

 

Cormorant

 

 

Chiffchaff

 

 

Great Tit

 

 

Bullfinch

1♂, 1♀

 

Blackbird

1 ♂

 

Grasshopper Warbler

 

16.04.2008

Marsh Harrier

 

 

Yellow Wagtail

 

 

Bittern

Booming