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Latest sightings
- late May 2008
The following records are taken from entries in
the sightings book which is located in the Visitor Centre.
July
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
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Date
|
Species
|
Notes
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31.05.2008
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Hairy
Dragonfly
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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4
Spot Chaser
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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Red
eyed Damselfly
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
|
|
Azure
Damselfly
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
|
|
Large
Red Damselfly
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
|
|
Little
Grebe
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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Redshank
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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Lapwing
|
Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
|
|
Shoveler
|
No
1, Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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Wigeon
|
No
1, Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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Marsh
Harrier
|
No
3, Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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Little
Egret
|
No
2, Baker’s/Adventurer’s
Fen
|
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Garganey
|
No
2, Baker’s/Adventurer’s Fen
|
|
29.05.2008
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Roe
Deer
|
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Muntjac
|
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Herring
Gull
|
|
|
|
Skylark
|
|
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Whitethroat
|
|
|
|
Stock
Dove
|
|
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Turtle
Dove
|
No
3,
|
|
|
Hobby
|
No
6, Adventurer’s Fen
|
|
|
Blackcup
|
|
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Willow
Warbler
|
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Sedge
Warbler
|
|
|
|
Reed
Warbler
|
|
|
|
Garden
Warbler
|
|
|
|
Snipe
|
No
2,
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|
|
Garganey
|
Baker’s
Fen
|
|
|
Cranes
|
No
2, Guinea Hall
|
|
28.05.2008
|
Water
Vole
|
No
2, Baker’s Fen
|
|
|
Pied
Wagtail
|
No
2, Baker’s Fen
|
|
|
Stock
Dove
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
|
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|
Black
Headed Gull
|
No
17, Baker’s Fen
|
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|
Redshank
|
No
9, Baker’s Fen
|
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|
Lapwing
|
No
16, Baker’s Fen
|
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|
Little
Ringed Plover
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
|
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Moorhen
|
No
2, Baker’s Fen
|
|
|
Shoveler
|
No
1, Baker’s Fen
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Mallard
|
No
12, Baker’s Fen
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Shelduck
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
|
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Canada
|
No
4, Baker’s Fen
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Greylag
|
No
6, Baker’s Fen
|
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Little
Egret
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
|
|
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Heron
|
No
2, Baker’s Fen
|
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27.05.2008
|
Pied
Wagtail
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
|
|
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Black
Headed Gull
|
No
25, Baker’s Fen
|
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Redshank
|
No
12, Baker’s Fen
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Lapwing
|
No
9 Baker’s Fen
|
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Moorhen
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
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Shoveler
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
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Mallard
|
No
30 +, Baker’s Fen
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Shelduck
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No
4, Baker’s Fen
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Canada
Geese
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No
16, Baker’s Fen
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Greylag
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No
5, Baker’s Fen
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Little
Egret
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
|
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Heron
|
No
3, Baker’s Fen
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26.05.2008
|
Reed
Bunting
|
Bird
table next to Cafe
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25.05.2008
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Great
Tit
|
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Cuckoo
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Heard
from Roger Clarke Hide
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24.05.2008
|
Common
Tern
|
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Redshank
|
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Wigeon
|
|
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Little
Grebe
|
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Great
Crested Grebe
|
No
2
|
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4
Spot Chasers
|
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Hairy
Dragonfly
|
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Variable
Damselfly
|
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Azure
Damselfly
|
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Blue
Tailed Damselfly
|
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Red
eyed Damselfly
|
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Large
Red Damselfly
|
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Early
Marsh Orchid
|
Spinney
Bank
|
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23.05.2008
|
Water
Vole
|
No
4, Dusk Chorus Walk
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Reed
Bunting
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Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Blue
Tit
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Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Longtailed
Tit
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Song
Thrush
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Robin
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Chaffinch
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Willow
Warbler
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Blackcap
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Garden
Warbler
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Sedge
Warbler
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Chiffchaff
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Reed
Warbler
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Grasshopper
Warbler
|
No
3, Dusk Chorus Walk
|
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Pied
Wagtail
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Yellow
Wagtail
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Cuckoo
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Turtle
Dove
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Collared
Dove
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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Black
Headed Gull
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Redshank
|
No
9+, Dusk Chorus Walk
|
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Lapwing
|
No
15 +, Dusk Chorus Walk
|
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Little
Ringed Plover
|
No
4, Dusk Chorus Walk
|
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Moorhen
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Kestrel
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Hobby
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
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Shoveler
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Teal
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Mallard
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Shelduck
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Canada
Geese
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Greylag
Geese
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Heron
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Cormorant
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
|
|
Little
Grebe
|
Dusk
Chorus Walk
|
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22.05.2008
|
Black
Headed Gull
|
No
9, Bakers Fen
|
|
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Snipe
|
No
1, Bakers Fen
|
|
|
Redshank
|
No 16, Bakers Fen
|
|
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Lapwing
|
No
15, Bakers Fen
|
|
|
Little
Ringed Plover
|
No
2, Bakers Fen
|
|
|
Moorhen
|
No
5, Bakers Fen
|
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|
Teal
|
No
3 ♂, Bakers Fen
|
|
|
Mallard
|
No
10 Bakers Fen
|
|
|
Shelduck
|
No
4, Bakers Fen
|
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Greylag
|
No
4, Bakers Fen
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
No
1, Bakers Fen
|
|
|
Heron
|
No
5, Bakers Fen
|
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Brimstone
Butterfly
|
No
2
|
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Little
Egret
|
No
2
|
|
|
Hobbies
|
No
6
|
|
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Chaffinch
|
No
2 ♂, Lode Bank
|
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Reed
Bunting
|
No
5 ♂, Lode Bank
|
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|
Song
Thrush
|
No
1♂, Lode Bank
|
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Chiffchaff
|
No
2 ♂, Lode Bank
|
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Whitethroat
|
No
2 ♂, Lode Bank
|
|
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Willow
Warbler
|
No
3 ♂, Lode Bank
|
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Sedge
Warbler
|
No
7, Lode Bank
|
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Reed
Warbler
|
No
9, Lode Bank
|
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Cuckoo
|
No
3 ♂, Lode Bank
|
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Turtle
Dove
|
No
3, Lode Bank
|
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Willow
Warbler
|
|
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Longhorn
beetle
|
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21.05.2008
|
Jay
|
No
2, Lode Bank
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Chaffinch
|
No
3, Lode Bank
|
|
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Reed
Bunting
|
No
5, Lode Bank
|
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Songthrush
|
No
2, Lode Bank
|
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Chiffchaff
|
No
2, Lode Bank
|
|
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Willow
Warbler
|
No
4, Lode Bank
|
|
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Blackcap
|
No
1, Lode Bank
|
|
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Garden
Warbler
|
No
2, Lode Bank
|
|
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Whitethroat
|
No
2, Lode Bank
|
|
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Sedge
Warbler
|
No
5, Lode Bank
|
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Reed
Warbler
|
No
12, Lode Bank
|
|
|
Grasshopper
Warbler
|
No
1, Lode Bank
|
|
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Cuckoo
|
No
2, Lode Bank
|
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Turtle
Dove
|
No
2, Lode Bank
|
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Mute
Swan
|
No
2, Lode Bank
|
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Pied
Wagtail
|
No
2, Bakers Fen
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Yellow
Wagtail
|
No
2, Bakers Fen
|
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Black
headed Gull
|
No
9, Bakers Fen
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Snipe
|
No
2, Bakers Fen
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Greenshank
|
No
1, Bakers Fen
|
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Redshank
|
No
15, Bakers Fen
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Lapwing
|
No
11, Bakers Fen
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Ringed
Plover
|
No
1, Bakers Fen
|
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Marsh
Harrier
|
No
1, male Bakers Fen
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Shoveler
|
No
2, Bakers Fen
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Teal
|
No
5, Bakers Fen
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Gadwall
|
No
2, Bakers Fen
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Mallard
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No
10, Bakers Fen
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Shelduck
|
No
3, Bakers Fen
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Canada
Geese
|
No
10, Bakers Fen
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Greylag
|
No
12, Bakers Fen
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Heron
|
No
2, Bakers Fen
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20.05.2008
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Water
Vole
|
No
6, Bakers Fen
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Snipe
|
No
3, Bakers Fen
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Greenshank
|
No
3, Bakers Fen
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Redshank
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No
18, Bakers Fen
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Dunlin
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NO
3, Bakers Fen
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Lapwing
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No
15, Bakers Fen
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Little
ringed Plover
|
No
3, Bakers Fen
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Ringed
Plover
|
No
1, Bakers Fen
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Teal
|
No
10, Bakers Fen
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Mallard
|
No
12, Bakers Fen
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Shelduck
|
No
6, Bakers Fen
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Canada
Geese
|
No
8, Bakers Fen
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Greylag
Geese
|
No
10, Bakers Fen
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Heron
|
No
5, Bakers Fen
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Water
Vole
|
No
5
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Common
Crane
|
Flying
over Mere
|
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19.05.2008
|
Garganey
|
Bakers
Fen
|
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Ringed
Plover
|
No
4, Bakers Fen
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Little
ringed Plover
|
No
3, Bakers Fen
|
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Dunlin
|
No
4, Bakers Fen
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Greenshank
|
No
1, Bakers Fen
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Wood
Sandpiper
|
No
1, Bakers Fen
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18.05.2008
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Speckled
Wood
|
No
1
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Brimstone
Butterfly
|
No
1
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Lapwing
|
No
1
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Cettis
Warbler
|
No
4
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Willow
Warbler
|
No
20+
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Cuckoo
|
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Gadwall
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Greenshank
|
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Marsh
Harrier
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Hobby
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Little
Egret
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17.05.2008
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Kingfisher
|
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Water
Vole
|
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Yellow
Wagtail
|
No
2, Bakers/Adventurers
Fen
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Lapwing
|
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Shelduck
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No
4, Bakers/Adventurers
Fen
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Woodpecker
|
No
1, Bakers/Adventurers
Fen
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Cuckoo
|
No
1, Bakers/Adventurers
Fen
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Marsh
Harrier
|
No
1, Bakers/Adventurers
Fen
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Redshank
|
No
3, Bakers/Adventurers
Fen
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Ringed
Plover
|
No
7, Bakers/Adventurers
Fen
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Greenshank
|
No
7, Bakers/Adventurers Fen
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Sedge
Warbler
|
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Snipe
|
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Lapwing
|
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Green
Woodpecker
|
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Long-tailed
Tit
|
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Reed
Bunting
|
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Marsh
Harrier
|
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Cettis
Warbler
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Cuckoo
|
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16.5.2008
|
Common
Sandpiper
|
1
Baker Fen 101
|
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Redshanks
|
12+
“
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Dunlin
|
2
“
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Lapwing
|
16
“
|
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Little
ringed plover
|
10+
“
|
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Ringer
plover
|
18+
“
|
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Pied
wagtail
|
2
“
|
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Kestrel
|
1
“
|
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Hobby
|
1
“
|
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Marsh
Harrier
|
1
“
|
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|
Shoveler
|
4
“
|
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|
Teal
|
6
“
|
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Gadwall
|
2
“
|
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Mallard
|
16
“
|
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Shelduck
|
6
“
|
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|
Canada
|
4
“
|
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Greylag
|
4
“
|
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Mute
Swan
|
2
“
|
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Heron
|
3
Baker Fen 101
|
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Red
Kite
|
Near
railway crossing on Stretham/Wicken ropad
|
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Song
thrush
|
1
area not recorded
|
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|
Common
sandpiper
|
1
“
|
|
|
Green
woodpecker
|
1
“
|
|
|
Cuckoo
|
1
“
|
|
|
Turtle
dove
|
1
near track of west hide
|
|
|
Kestrel
|
1
area not recorded
|
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|
Marsh
Harrier
|
1
“
|
|
|
Greylag
geese
|
6
“
|
|
|
Lapwing
|
Pair
“
|
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|
Shovelers
|
3
“
|
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|
Willow
|
1
“
|
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|
Teal
|
Pair
“
|
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