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Latest sightings - August 2007

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

Date

Species

Notes

30. August 2007

Water Rail

 

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1 ♀

29. August 2007

Reed warbler

No 3

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1 ♀

 

Little Egret

No 1

 

Hobby

No 2

27. August 2007

Grass snake

Boardwalk

 

Common lizard

Boardwalk

 

Emerald Damselfly

No 2-5, Brick Pit Pond

 

Brown Hawker

No 6-20, Brick Pit Pond

 

Migrant Hawker

No 6-20, Brick Pit Pond

 

Southern Migrant Hawker

No 1, Brick Pit Pond

 

Norfolk Hawker

No 1, Brick Pit Pond

 

Common Darter

No 2-5, Brick Pit Pond

 

Ruddy Darter

No 2-5, Brick Pit Pond

26. August 2007

Black tailed Skimmer

No 2-5, Cattle Pond, Baker’s Fen

25. August 2007

Reed warbler

No 1

 

Speckled wood

 

 

Small Tortoiseshell

 

 

Green veined white

 

 

Brimstones

Several, mainly female

 

Green woodpecker

 

 

Great crested grebe

 

 

Cormorant

 

 

Kingfisher

 

 

Brown hawker

Over lode

 

Southern hawker

Near Brick Pit Hide+over Ganges Field

 

Migrant hawker

 

 

Common Darter

 

 

Ruddy Darter

 

 

Emerald damselfly

 

 

Peacock

 

 

Brimstone

 

 

Red Admiral

 

 

Goat Moth caterpillar

 

 

Southern Migrant Hawker

No 1, Brick Pit Pond

 

Norfolk Hawker

No 1, Brick Pit Pond

23. August

Barn Owl

Next to Visitor Centre

 

Great Crested Grebe

1 young

 

Common Sandpiper

No 1 / Brett’s

 

Green Sandpiper

No 4 / Trevelyan’s

20. August

Little Egret

Verrall’s Fen

 

Marsh Harrier

No 2

 

Green Woodpecker

 

 

Common lizard

No 2

 

Snipe

No 3

 

Greenshank

No 2

 

Green Sandpiper

No 6

 

Peregrine

No 2

 

Waterrail

No 2

 

Teal

 

 

Green Sandpiper

No 6

 

Kingfisher

No 3

19. August

Cormorant

 

 

Kingfisher

 

 

Marsh Harrier

 

17. August

Small red eyed damselfly

 

 

Red eyed damselfly

 

 

Blue tailed damselfly

 

 

Emerald Damselfly

 

 

Ruddy Darter

 

 

Common Darter

 

 

Migrant Hawker

 

 

Southern Hawker

 

 

Brown Hawker

 

 

Teal

 

 

Heron

 

 

Lapwing

 

 

Yellow Wagtail

No 3

 

Green Sandpiper

No 3

16. August

Hedgehog

 

 

Milk Parsley

Boardwalk

 

Brookweed

Boardwalk

 

Great Burdock

Boardwalk

 

Common Meadow Rue

Boardwalk

 

Yellow Rattle

Boardwalk

 

Teal

 

 

Wood sandpiper?

 

 

Willow warbler

 

 

Kestrel

 

 

Greenshank

 

 

Common Sandpiper

 

 

Long tailed tits

 

 

Kingfisher

 

13. August

Heron

 

 

Roe deer

Compt. 4

 

Black tailed Skimmer

Compt. 47

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1 ♂, Compt. 2

 

Kestrel

No 1

12. August

Cormorant

No 2

 

Blue tailed damselfly

 

 

Small red eyed damselfly

 

 

Red eyed damselfly

 

 

Emerald damselfly

 

 

Common Darter

 

 

Ruddy Darter

 

 

Black Tailed Skimmer

 

 

Migrant Hawker

 

 

Southern Hawker

 

 

Brown Hawker

 

 

Emperor dragonfly

 

 

Redstart

Harrison’s Drove

11. August

Black tailed Skimmer

 

 

Emperor Dragonfly

 

 

Common Darter

 

 

Ruddy Darter

 

 

Brown Hawker

 

 

Migrant Hawker

 

 

Azure damselfly

 

 

Blue tailed damselfly

 

 

Red eyed damselfly

 

 

Common blue damselfly

 

 

Emerald damselfly

 

 

Egret

No 14

 

Green Sandpiper

No 3

 

Stoat

Godwin Plots

 

Kingfisher

No 2 Brickpit Hide

10. August

Honey Buzzard???

Brett’s / Trevelyan’s

 

Marsh Harrier

No 3 / reed bed from boat

09. August

Marsh Harrier

 

 

Roe Deer

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Green Sandpiper

No 9 / 2 West Mere Hide, 6 Trevellyan’s Hide, 1 flew south

08. August 2007

Kingfisher

Brick Pit Hide

 

Small Red Eyed Damselfly

No 3 ♂, 2♀ / Brick Pit Hide

07. August 2007

Marsh Harrier

No 3 / Drainers Dyke

06. August 2007

Kingfisher

Brick Pit Hide

 

Migrant Hawker

No 5 / from Boat

 

Brown Hawker

No 13

 

Emperor Dragonfly

 

 

Banded Demoiselle

Boat House

05. August 2007

Young Pikes

Drainers Dyke

 

Lesser Emperor?

Unconfirmed sighting / Wicken Lode opposite West Mere Hide

 

Emperor Dragonfly

 

 

Red Admiral Butterfly

 

 

Large White Butterfly

 

 

Holly blue Butterfly

 

04. August 2007

Southern Hawker

 

 

Emperor Dragonfly

 

 

Four-spotted chaser

 

 

Blue tailed Damselfly

 

 

Brown Hawker

 

 

Ruddy Darter

 

 

Common Darter

 

 

Small Red Eyed Damselfly

 

 

Red Eyed Damselfly

 

 

Banded Demoiselles

No 3

 

Azure Damselfly

 

 

Emerald Damselfly

 

 

Common Blue Damselfly

 

03. August 2007

Peacock butterfly

 

 

Hairy dragonflies

Male & female

 

Marsh harrier

Near the Mere

 

Red dear

Sighted from Tower Hide

02. August 2007

Grass Snake

on boardwalk

 

Hobby

Over Lode / late pm

 

Muntjacs

No 2 / next to Visitor Centre

01. August 2007

Grass Snake

 

 

Common Lizard

 

 

Water vole

Pond in front of Visitor Centre

 

Small tortoiseshell

 

 

Comma

 

 

Peacock

 

 

Essex Skipper

 

 

Small Skipper

 

 

Small/Large White

 

 

Brimstone

 

 

Speckled wood

 

 

Holly blue

 

 

Common blue

 

 

Ringlet

 

 

Meadow brown

 

 


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