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entomologists
Latest sightings - July 2011
The following records are taken from entries in the sightings book which is located in the Visitor Centre. Reports of sightings can also be submitted by e-mail to wickenfen@nationaltrust.org.uk
Jan
12 | Feb 12 | Mar
12
July
11 | Aug 11 | Sep
11 | Oct 11 | Nov
11 | Dec 11
Jan
11 | Feb 11 | Mar
11 | Apr 11 | May
11 | June 11
July
10 | Aug 10 | Sep
10 | Oct 10 | Nov
10 | Dec 10
June
10 | May
10 | Apr
10 | Mar
10 | Feb
10 | Jan 10
Dec 09 | Nov
09 | Oct 09 | Sept
09 | Aug 09 | July
09
June
09 | May 09 | Apr 09 | Mar 09
| Feb 09 | Jan
09
Dec 08 | Nov
08 | Oct
08 | Sept 08 | Aug
08 | July 08
June
08 | late
May
08 | early May 08 | Apr
08 | Mar
08 | Feb
08 | Jan
08
Dec
07 | Nov 07 | Oct
07 | Sept 07 | Aug
07 | July 07
| Date | Species | Notes |
| 1/7 | Barn owl | Visitor Centre 20:40-21:00 |
| 3/7 | 51
species of bird including: Blackcap Garden warbler Whitethroat Sedge warbler Grasshopper warbler Reed warbler Barn owl Turtle dove Little egret Snipe Cuckoo Yellowhammer Song thrush Mistle thrush Marsh harrier Skylark Cetti's warbler Grey heron |
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| Barn owl | Visitor Centre 20:30-20:45 | |
| Glow worms x 15 | by track at Bakers Fen | |
| Glow worm | Monks Lode | |
| 4/7 | Sparrowhawk x 2 | Visitor Centre, 12:00 noon |
| 5/7 | Clouded yellow butterfly | Wicken Lode near Upware |
| 6/7 | Lapwing
x 50 + 3 half grown Redshank x 6 Greenshank Green sandpiper |
Bakers fen |
| 9/7 | Brimstone Red admiral Peacock Large white Small white |
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| Cuckoo
male (seen one, heard 2) Marsh harrier 2 female and one male Common tern x 5 Lapwing x 30+ Redshank x 2 Brown hawker Emperor dragonfly Vagrant hawker Black-tailed skimmer Four-spotted chaser Snipe Grey heron x 2 |
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| 10/7 | Wood sandpiper x 3 | Bakers fen, a.m. |
| 12/7 | Grasshopper warbler x 2 | Visitor Centre 21:00-21:30 |
| 13/7 | Redshank
adult + 4 young Common tern adult + 3 fledged young Little ringed plover Lapwing x 62 |
Bakers fen |
| 14/7 | Grasshopper warbler | Visitor Centre 21:25-21:45 |
| 18/7 | Cormorant
x 2 Little egret x 3 Greylag goose x 37 Canada goose x 8 Mallard x 17 Shoveler Moorhen x 6 Coot Lapwing x 15 |
9:30-11:45 |
| 21/7 | Quail calling | Visitor Centre 03:55 a.m. |
| 22/7 | Large
white Small white Brimstone Large skipper Common blue Ringlet Meadow brown Gatekeeper Speckled wood Peacock Small tortoiseshell |
Butterfly trail |
| 23/7 | Crane x 3 flying north | Adventurers fen, over windpump |
| Marsh
harrier pair Common terns feeding young Green woodpecker family Grey heron Kestrel x several Kingfisher |
2:40pm | |
| 24/7 | Kingfisher | 4:50 |
| Hobby Roesel's bush cricket |
Butterfly trail | |
| Kestrel
x 6 Sparrowhawk Marsh harrier x 5 Green sandpiper Stock dove x 14 Reed warbler x 6 Chiffchaff Willow warbler Blackcap Linnet Goldfinch +++ Bullfinch Reed bunting x 3 Blue tit Great tit Common whitethroat Green woodpecker Great spotted x 2 Great spotted woodpecker Large white Small white Peacock butterfly x 7 Comma Gatekeeper x 8 Red admiral x 8 Speckled wood x 3 Brimstone x 5 Meadow brown x 6 |
Adventurers Trail 12:00-13:00 | |
| Common
lizard x 3 Swallow x 4 |
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| 26/7 | Green
woodpecker family Hen harrier male |
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| 30/7 | Cettis
warbler Reed warbler Stonechat Muntjak Swallows |
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| 31/7 | Wall
barley Field bindweed Common mallow Hedge mustard Greater burdock Hemp agrimony Tufted vetch Charlock Prickly sow thistle Purple loosestrife Flea bane Comfrey Fen nettle/non-stinging nettle Field thistle False oat grass Meadowsweet Field sow thistle Codlins and cream Common cock grass Marsh wound wort Giant bindweed Goose grass Greater water dock Silver weed Marsh thistle Water mint Fen bedstraw Common mouse ear Creeping buttercup Small timothy grass Ribwort plantain Yorkshire fog Angelica Selfheal Dewberry Prickly lettuce Spear thistle White bryony Yellow loosestrife Brass cup water lily Greater bladderwort Blunt flowered rush White water lily Water plantain Purple moor grass Hay rattle Marsh pea Lesser spearwort Broad leaved willowherb Ragged robin Marsh fern Common skull cap Woody nightshade Milk parsley Long branded yellow sedge Square stemmed St Johns wort Rosebay willowherb Saw sedge Peacock butterfly Brimstone |
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| Jay Sparrowhawk Bullfinch Swallow House martin Sand martin |
Visitor Centre 20:20-20:30 |
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