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Latest sightings - October 2008

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

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
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Dec 07 | Nov 07 | Oct 07 | Sept 07 | Aug 07 | July 07

Date

Species

Notes

31. October 2007

Hen Harrier

♀ / Verrall’s Fen

29. October 2007

Sparrowhawk

No 1 / Compt 210

 

Roe Deer

No 3 / Compt 203

28. October 2007

Great Grey Shrike

Verrall’s Fen

27. October 2007

Roe Deer

No 2 / Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Migrant Hawker Dragonfly

Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Golden Plover

Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Fieldfares

No 15 /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Lapwing

Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Goldfinch

No 30 /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Great crested Grebe

No 1 /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Gadwall

No 7 /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Wigeon

No 25 + /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Teal

No 75 + /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Shoveler

No 75 + /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Green Sandpiper

No 5 /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Snipe

No 2 /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Little Egret

No 1 /  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen 

 

Great Grey Shrike

 

25. October 2007

Great Grey Shrike

 

 

Water rail

Windpump

 

Snipe

No 3 / opposite Godwin Plots

 

Fieldfare

 

24. October 2007

Muntjac

No 2

 

Redwing

No 6

 

Great Grey Shrike

Verrall’s Fen

23. October 2007

Hen Harrier

 

Long tailed tits

Cross Dyke

 

Great spotted Woodpecker

Windpump

 

Green Woodpecker

Windpump

 

Grey Shrike

Drainers Dyke

22. October 2007

Sloe

 

 

Gueldar Rose

 

 

Alder Buckthorn

 

 

Blackbird

 

 

Robin

 

 

Wren

 

 

Long tailed Tit

 

 

Starling

 

 

Grey Lag Goose

 

 

Grey Heron

 

 

Barn Owl

 

 

Reed Bunting

 

 

Fieldfare

No 20 +

 

Coot

 

 

Moorhen

 

 

Mallard

 

 

Shoveler

 

 

Wigeon

 

 

Teal

 

 

Black Headed Gull

 

 

Snipe

 

 

Greenshank

No 4

 

Marsh Harrier

 

 

Cettis

 

 

Redwing

 

 

Fieldfare

 

 

Gadwall

 

 

Mallard

 

 

Wigeon

 

 

Teal

 

 

Little Egret

 

 

Green Woodpecker

 

 

Kestrel

 

 

Barn Owl

Brett’s at 10.30 am

 

Water Rail

No 2

 

Snipe

No 1

 

Green Sandpiper

No 2

 

Moorhen

 

 

Heron

 

 

Kestrel

 

 

Roe Deer

 

 

Cormorant

 

 

Little Egret

 

 

Bearded Tit

No 5

 

Great Grey Shrike

 

 

Cormorant

 

 

Moorhen

 

 

Coot

 

 

Mallard

 

 

Canada Geese

No 50 +

 

Little Egret

No 2

 

Teal

 

 

Wigeon

 

 

Pochard

 

 

Greylag geese

No 50 +

 

Shoveler

No 30 + / West Mere

20. October 2007

Water Rail

No 1 / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Migrant Hawker

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Common Darter

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Wigeon

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Teal

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Shoveler

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Mallard

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Snipe

No 1 / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Green Sandpiper

No 4 / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Fieldfares

No 100 + / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Lapwing

No 300 + / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Little Egret

No 1 / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Common Darter

Dipping ponds + Lode

 

Brimstone Butterfly

 

 

Redwings

 

 

Fieldfares

 

 

Water Rail

 

 

Buzzard

No 2

 

Little Grebe

 

 

Cormorant

 

 

Long tailed Tit

 

 

Marsh Harrier

 

 

Goshawk

No 2

19. October 2007

Green Woodpecker

 

 

Grey Haron

 

 

Cormorant

 

 

Great Crested Grebe

 

 

Fieldfare

50 +

 

Long tailed Tit

 

 

Kestrel

 

 

Marsh Harrier

 

 

Wigeon

 

 

Teal

 

 

Common Sandpiper

 

 

Stone chat

 

 

Roe deer

 

 

Stonechat

♀ ♂ / Next to Visitor Centre

 

Brimstone Butterfly

Near Windpump

14. October 2007

Vapourer Moth

No 50 +

 

Roe Deer

No 1

 

Long tailed Tit

No 12

 

Skylark

No 12 +

 

Stonechat

♀ / Trevelyan

 

Little Egret

No 1  / Baker’s Fen

13. October 2007

Fox

 

 

Stonechat

Pair

 

Gadwall

 

 

Shoveler

 

 

Wigeon

 

 

Mallard

 

 

Teal

 

 

Common Darter

 

 

Migrant Hawker

No 1

 

Mute Swan

 

 

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Brickpit Hide

 

Stonechat

Pair / Visitor Centre

11. October 2007

Coot

 

 

Moorhen

 

 

Sparrow Hawk

Pair

 

Green Woodpecker

No 3

 

Merlin

Tower Hide

 

Marsh Harrier

♀ / Verralls Fen

08. October 2007

Muntjac

 

07. October 2007

Kingfisher

No 1

 

Stonechat

No 2

 

Jays

 

 

Green Woodpecker

 

 

Muntjac

 

 

Bullfinch

No 3 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Goldfinch

No 13 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Chaffinch

No 16 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Reed Bunting

No 15 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Wren

No 5 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Blue Tit

No 23 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Longtailed Tit

No 31 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Redwing

No 50 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Robin

No 2 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

ChiffChaff

No 3 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Cettis

No 7 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Dunnock

No 12 / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Kestrel

No 2  / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1 ♀ / Adventurer’s Trail

 

Black-haeded Gull

No 115 / West Mere East Mere

 

Kingfisher

No 1 / Baker’s Fen

 

Coot

No 11 / East Mere

 

Moorhen

No 12 / East Mere  + Brett & Trevelyan

 

Waterail

No 3 / Brett & Trevelyan

 

Shoveler

No 97 / West Mere

 

Mallard

No 180 / West mere + East Mere

 

Teal

No 84 / West mere + East Mere

 

Gadwall

No 46 / West Mere + East Mere

 

Wigeon

No 177 West Mere + East Mere

 

Canada geese

No 138 West Mere

 

Heron

No 1  / Brett & Trevelyan

 

Greylag Goose

No 1 / West Mere Hide

 

Mute Swan

No 3 / East Mere Hide

 

Cormorant

No 17 / West Mere Hide

 

Green woodpecker

 

 

Great spotted woodpecker

 

 

Stonechat

 

 

Shelduck

No 2

 

Muntjac Deer

 

 

Cormorant

No 9

 

Green Woodpecker

 

 

Marsh Harrier

 

05. October 2007

Kestrel

 

 

Lapwing

 

 

Migrant Hawker

 

 

Common Darter

 

 

Long tailed Tit

 

 

Cetti’s Warbler

 

 

Moorhen

 

 

Mallard

 

 

Canada Geese

 

 

Shoveler

 

 

Teal

 

 

Wigeon

 

 

Cetti’s Warbler

Workshops

 

Little Egret

 

 

Kingfisher

Brickpit Hide

04. October 2007

Marsh Harrier

Sedge Fen

03. October 2007

Sand Martin

 

 

Redwing

No 1

02. October 2007

Swallow

No 7+

 

Sand Martin

No 13 +

 

Kestrel

 

01. October 2007

Sand Martin

Car park

 

 

 


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