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entomologists
Latest sightings - June 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 |
| 1/6 | Meadow
brown Speckled wood Small white |
Butterfly Trail |
| Brimstone Green veined white Large white |
[elsewhere] | |
| 2/6 | Hobby Red kite |
East Mere hide |
| Hairy
dragonfly Scarce chaser Large red-eyed damselfly Common blue damselfly Blue-tailed damselfly Four spot chaser Large red damselfly Azure damselfly Variable damselfly |
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| Cuckoo Bullfinch |
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| Bullfinches | Roger Clarke Hide | |
| 3/6 | Baby wrens | seen leaving Tower Hide |
| Swallows Four spot chaser Emperor dragonfly Brimstone Ruddy darter Common blue damselfly Whirlygig beetles Rudd fish |
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| Little
egret Hobby Common tern |
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| Baby weasels x 7 | ||
| 4/6 | Marsh
harrier pair Cuckoo Whitethroat Common tern Grey heron Great spotted woodpecker Reed bunting Jay Chiffchaff Many orchids |
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| Bearded
tit x 2 Kingfisher |
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| Wood sandpiper | ||
| Comma butterfly | ||
| 5/6 | Little egret x 10 | Bakers Fen |
| Hobby pair | East Mere hide | |
| Reed
bunting Bullfinch male and female Woodcock Chiffchaff Cuckoo Little egret |
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| Yellowhammer Goldfinch Moorhen Red kite Weasels |
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| Chiffchaff Chaffinch Reed bunting Cuckoo Red kite Common tern Bullfinch pair Goldfinch chicks Kestrel |
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| 7/6 | Green
sandpiper Cuckoo x 4 Reed bunting Lapwings Common tern Large skipper butterfly |
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| Cuckoo
x 4 Reed bunting Willow warbler Swift Hobby Red kite Common tern Grasshopper warbler Munjak Roe deer Grass snake Bullfinch Chiffchaff Chaffinch |
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| Little
egret x 3 Grey heron (nest) Marsh harrier Barn owl Redshank Oystercatcher Common tern x 2 Woodcock Cetti's warbler |
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| 9/6 | Large
skipper Holly blue Four spot chaser Emperor dragonfly |
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| 10/6 | Marsh
harrier Buzzard Bullfinch Chaffinch Reed warbler Sedge warbler Willow warbler Chiffchaff Reed bunting Carrion crow Cuckoo Swallow Common tern Grey heron Wood pigeon Whitethroat Moorhen House sparrow Barn owl Swallow Goldfinch Robin Squirrel Jay Muntjak |
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| 11/6 | Stonechat | Verrall's Fen |
| Green
woodpecker Turlte dove |
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| 13/6 | Cormorant
x 3 Little egret x 3 Heron Mute swan x 2 with 6 young Greylag goose x 10 Mallard x 85 Shoveler Moorhen Coot x 2 Lapwing x 21 Redshank Black headed gull x 6 Common tern x 2 |
9:30-13:00 |
| Turtle
dove x 2 Meadow pipit x 2 Cuckoo x 2 male Swift x 20+ Skylark x 2 male Dunnock x 5 Grasshopper warbler x 2 male Reed warbler x 12 male Sedge warbler x 12 Cetti's warbler x 2 male Whitethroat Garden warbler Blackcap x 4 Willow warbler x 2 Chiffchaff x 3 Reed bunting x 9 Roe deer female |
Adventurer's Trail 9:30-13:00 | |
| 15/6 | Cuckoo x 5 | Visitor Centre 7:15 |
| Woodcock
x 2 Barn owl Cuckoo x 2 male |
Visitor Centre 21:30-22:00 | |
| 16/6 | Peregrine falcon | Charlie's Hide |
| Sparrowhawk male with vole | Visitor centre 16:40 | |
| 19/6 | Marsh harrier male | |
| Oystercatcher | Spinney bank | |
| Brown
hawker dragonfly Blue damselfly (Northern or Irish) |
Butterfly trail | |
| Grasshopper
warbler x 3 male Reed warbler x 3 male Cuckoo 3 male Cetti's warbler x 2 Sedge warbler x 2 male |
Visitor Centre to Roger Clarke Hide 20:40-21:30 | |
| 20/6 | Hobby Cuckoo x 2-3 calling Marsh harrier male and female Kestrel x 2 Common tern |
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| Bullfinch Moorhen with chicks Swallows Brimstone Large white Large skipper Yellow rattle Marsh thistle |
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| Barn owl | Visitor Centre 20:30 | |
| Scarce
chaser Banded demoiselle Black tailed skimmer Four spotted chaser Hairy dragonfly Large skipper Small tortoiseshell Ringlet |
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| Scarce
chaser Four spot chaser Hairy dragonfly Emperor |
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| 22/6 | Barn owl | Visitor Centre 20:30 |
| 24/6 | Cuckoo
(heard) Bullfinch Common lizard Painted lady |
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| Barn owl | Lode Lane 20:30-20:35 | |
| 25/6 | Green
veined white butterfly Ringlet x 20+ Meadow brown x 20 Large skipper x 20 |
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| Ringlet Meadow brown Green veined white Large white Small white |
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| 26/6 | Swallow 35-40 | Visitor Centre 21:10-21:15 |
| Swallow 50+ | Visitor Centre 21:35-21:40 | |
| 27/6 | Hummingbird hawk moth | Nature trail, not far from butterfly trail |
| Ringlet | Butterfly area | |
| Reed
warbler x 2 Grasshopper warbler x 2 Swift x 10 Swallow x30 House martin x 5 Green woodpecker x 2 Barn owl |
Visitor Centre 20:45-21:40 | |
| 28/6 | Cormorant
x 4 Common tern |
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| Shoveller:
male changing plumage x 4 females ... later a raft of 6 young
shovellers Roe deer with 2 young |
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| Green sandpiper x 2 | Bakers Fen | |
| 29/6 | Cinnabar moth | Ragwort, Butterfly trail |
| Red kite | ||
| 30/6 | Red
kite Marsh harrier Hobby Kestrel Kingfisher Common tern Green sandpiper x 3 |
Adventurers fen |
| Marsh
pea in flower Willow warbler |
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