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entomologists
Latest sightings - April 2010
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
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 |
| 1/4 | Great crested grebe | |
| 2/4 | Bittern | |
| Swallows x 3 | Over West Mere | |
| 3/4 | Blackcap, male | |
| Swallows x 2 | ||
| Stonechat x 3 Marsh harrier x 4 Cettis warbler x 3 Chiffchaff (numerous) Chaffinch Goldfinch x 20-40 Rook Carrion crow Grey heron (pair on nest in tree) Blackbird Little egret Kestrel Fieldfare Green woodpecker Great spotted woodpecker Water rail Wren Robin Mistle thrush Mallard Pheasant House sparrow Blackcap Long tailed tit Great tit Blue tit Lapwing Moorhen Coot Black headed gull Jay Magpie Skylark Dunnock Cormorant |
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| 5/4 | Hen harrier ringtail x 2 | Visitor Centre 19:20 |
| Marsh harrier x 2 | 18:00 | |
| 6/4 | Barn owl Snipe drumming |
Visitor Centre 19:30-19:45 |
| 7/4 | Sedge warbler male | Bretts Hide |
| Yellow wagtail male | Guinea Hall (110) | |
| 8/4 | Grasshopper warbler male | Thomsons Drove |
| Swallow | 12:15 | |
| Willow warblers x 2 | ||
| Marsh harrier Little egret |
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| Marsh harrier female | Visitor Centre 18:45 | |
| Barn owl | Visitor Centre 19:00 | |
| Green woodpecker | Visitor Centre 19:30 | |
| 9/4 | Muntjak deer | Feeding under bird table at first hide |
| Marsh harrier Cetti's warbler Sparrowhawk Reed buntings Buzzard Little grebe |
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| Pipistrelle bat | hunting over Lode Lane/Fen Cottage | |
| 10/4 | Reed warbler Garden warbler |
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| Yellow wagtail | Wicken Lode | |
| Green sandpiper | East Mere | |
| 11/4 | Bittern booming Grasshopper warbler |
Adventurers Fen |
| Housemartin | ||
| Green sandpiper | Behind Fen Cottage 11:15 | |
| Red Kite | from Boardwalk Hide, hunting over back of Sedge Fen, went off to Adventurers Fen | |
| 12/4 | Marsh harrier 2 pairs | from Tower Hide |
| Green sandpiper | behind Fen Cottage 16:40 | |
| Hen harrier
ringtail Snipe drumming |
Visitor Centre 19:30-19:40 | |
| 14/4 | Willow warbler x 2 | St Edmunds Fen and East Mere |
| Herons on nests, 1 pair building | ||
| Grass snake | ||
| Grasshopper warbler heard | Sedge Fen amongst reeds | |
| Marsh harriers | Verralls Fen 12
noon Wicken Lode/Adventurers Fen 2pm |
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| Green sandpipers | 7pm | |
| 15/4 | Marsh harrier x 2 | Verralls Fen displaying 19:30-19:40 |
| Snipe drumming | Visitor Centre 19:30-19:40 | |
| 16/4 | Marsh harrier x 2 Sparrowhawk male Mistle thrush male and female Reed warbler Reed bunting |
from Visitor Centre 19:30-20:15 |
| 17/4 | Great crested newt 2 males, 3 females | |
| Teal 170+ | Bakers Fen 19:15-19:45 | |
| Mallard male and female | ||
| Buzzard x 4 Marsh harrier 2 males, 2 females Chiffchaff x 6 Reed bunting x 12 Kestrel x 2 Hobby x 2 Lapwing x 8 Redshank x 4 Green woodpecker Jay Common lizard Muntjak deer Pheasant Grey heron x 2 Little grebe Shoveler duck 3 males, 3 females Wigeon duck (many) Coot (many) Mallard (many) Reed warbler x 4 Blue tit (many) Great tit (many) Robin (many) Chaffinch (many) Lapwing x 12 Blackcap x 3 males Red Kite |
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| 18/4 | Buzzard Kestrel Marsh harrier x 5 Swallow x 3 Blackcap male Bullfinch male Greenshank Grey heron Wigeon 12+ Tufted duck Shelduck x 2 Chiffchaff Willow warbler Cetti's warbler x 6 Shoveler Mallard Little grebe x 6+ Lesser whitethroat Sedge warbler x 6+ Reed bunting (lots) Grasshopper warbler Muntjak Fallow deer |
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| Corn bunting Meadow pipit x 5 Skylark |
Tubney fen, pm | |
| 19/4 | Little grebe x 9 Cormorant x 2 Grey heron x 8 Mute swan x 5 Greylag goose x 25 Canada goose x 6 Shelduck x 2 Wigeon x 5 Gadwall x 2 Teal x 51 Mallard x 29 Shoveler x 15 Pochard x2 Tufted duck x 2 Coot x 18 Oystercatcher Lapwing x 3 Snipe Redshank x 11 Black headed gull x 8 |
9:00-12:00 |
| Marsh harrier male
and female Green woodpecker x 2 Cuckoo x 3 Swallow x 20+ Sand martin x 5 House martin x 9 Garden warbler Blackcap x 3 males Willow warbler x 12 Chiffchaff x 13 Grasshopper warbler x 4 Reed warbler x 3 Cetti's warbler 15+ Sedge warbler x 4 Longtailed tit x 6 Linnet Stoat |
Adventurers Trail 9:00-12:00 | |
| 20/4 | Grass snake | basking on footpath/cyclepath alongside Wicken Lode |
| Cetti's warbler x 5 Willlow warbler x 3 |
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| 21/4 | Blackcap Great spotted woodpecker Reed bunting Garganey male Teal x 40 |
Bakers Fen 101 19:00-19:20 |
| 22/4 | Cuckoo Woodcock x 5 Teal x 25 Greenshank |
Bakers Fen |
| Reed warbler Sedge warbler Grasshopper warbler x 2 Cetti's warbler x 2 Hobby |
Wicken village | |
| 23/4 | Cuckoo Nightingale |
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| Blackcap | by the Wren | |
| Cuckoo | in bushes by West Mere Hide | |
| Garganey male | Charlie Fosters Hide, Harrison Drove (Bakers Fen) | |
| Common sandpiper | East Hide | |
| Cetti's warbler: 3
heard, 2 glimpsed Roe deer, male and 2 females |
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| 23/4 | Shoveler male and 2
females Teal x 36 Coot x 4 Little grebe x 2 Lapwing x 3 Mallard x 2 Redshank x 2 |
Bakers Fen 101 |
| Reed warbler Willow warbler x 2 Chiffchaff x 2 Cetti's warbler x 2 Snipe drumming |
footpath Wicken Lode | |
| 24/4 | Hobby x 3 Grasshopper warbler |
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| Coot x 2 Shoveler x 6 Teal x 23 Mallard x 4 Lapwing x 8 Redshank x 4 Moorhen x 2 |
Bakers Fen | |
| Chiffchaff x 2 Cetti's warbler x2 Willow warbler x 2 Cuckoo Swallow x 27 House martin |
Footpath, Wicken Lode | |
| 25/4 | Grasshopper warbler
male Sedge warbler male Chiffchaff 2 males Chaffinch 4 males Blackbird male |
Wind pump |
| Mallard with 11
young Rat x 2 with 7 young Reed bunting x 4 male Chaffinch x 2 male Blue tit x 3 |
Roger Clarke Hide | |
| 26/4 | Grass snake | in pool at Roger Clarke Hide |
| Reed bunting x 24 | Roger Clarke Hide | |
| Reed warbler x 2 Sedge warbler Cettis warbler |
Boardwalk Visitor Centre to Roger Clarke Hide | |
| Reed bunting 11+
male, 2 females Chaffinch male Great tit x 2 Blue tit x 2 Dunnock Muntjak male and female Mallard x 10 ducklings Rats x 4 |
Roger Clarke Hide | |
| 28/4 | Swift Common Tern x 3 |
Over Visitor Centre |
| Small white
butterfly Peacock butterfly Small tortoiseshell butterfly Bristone Orange tip Oak Ash Hawthorn Pussy willow Pendulous birch Dandelion Cowslip Ladies smock Cow parsley Bramble Virburnum Flowering currant Pendulous sedge Common reed Blackthorn Ground ivy Common elder |
Short boardwalk | |
| Coltsfoot White dead nettle Marsh marigold |
Moore's drove | |
| Garden warbler
(heard) Grasshopper (heard) Hen harrier Hobby |
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| Swifts Hobbies |
East Mere Hide | |
| Hairy dragonfly Large red damselfly Holly blue Green veined white butterfly Orange tip Speckled wood Peacock Comma Small white Brimstone Sparrow hawk Blackcap |
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