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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
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
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Species
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Notes
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30. August 2007
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Water Rail
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Marsh Harrier
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No 1 ♀
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29. August 2007
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Reed warbler
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No 3
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Marsh Harrier
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No 1 ♀
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Little Egret
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No 1
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Hobby
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No 2
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27. August 2007
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Grass snake
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Boardwalk
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Common lizard
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Boardwalk
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Emerald Damselfly
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No 2-5, Brick Pit Pond
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Brown Hawker
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No 6-20, Brick Pit Pond
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Migrant Hawker
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No 6-20, Brick Pit Pond
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Southern Migrant Hawker
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No 1, Brick Pit Pond
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Norfolk Hawker
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No 1, Brick Pit Pond
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Common Darter
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No 2-5, Brick Pit Pond
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Ruddy Darter
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No 2-5, Brick Pit Pond
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26. August 2007
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Black tailed Skimmer
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No 2-5, Cattle Pond,
Baker’s Fen
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25. August 2007
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Reed warbler
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No 1
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Speckled wood
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Small Tortoiseshell
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Green veined white
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Brimstones
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Several, mainly female
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Green woodpecker
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Great crested grebe
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Cormorant
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Kingfisher
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Brown hawker
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Over lode
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Southern hawker
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Near Brick Pit
Hide+over Ganges Field
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Migrant hawker
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Common Darter
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Ruddy Darter
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Emerald damselfly
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Peacock
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Brimstone
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Red Admiral
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Goat Moth caterpillar
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Southern Migrant Hawker
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No 1, Brick Pit Pond
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Norfolk Hawker
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No 1, Brick Pit Pond
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23. August
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Barn Owl
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Next to Visitor Centre
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Great Crested Grebe
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1 young
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Common Sandpiper
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No 1 / Brett’s
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Green Sandpiper
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No 4 / Trevelyan’s
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20. August
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Little Egret
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Verrall’s Fen
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Marsh Harrier
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No 2
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Green Woodpecker
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Common lizard
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No 2
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Snipe
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No 3
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Greenshank
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No 2
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Green Sandpiper
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No 6
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Peregrine
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No 2
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Waterrail
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No 2
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Teal
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Green Sandpiper
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No 6
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Kingfisher
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No 3
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19. August
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Cormorant
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Kingfisher
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Marsh Harrier
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17. August
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Small red eyed
damselfly
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Red eyed damselfly
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Blue tailed damselfly
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Emerald Damselfly
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Ruddy Darter
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Common Darter
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Migrant Hawker
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Southern Hawker
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Brown Hawker
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Teal
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Heron
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Lapwing
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Yellow Wagtail
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No 3
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Green Sandpiper
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No 3
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16. August
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Hedgehog
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Milk Parsley
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Boardwalk
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Brookweed
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Boardwalk
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Great Burdock
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Boardwalk
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Common Meadow Rue
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Boardwalk
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Yellow Rattle
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Boardwalk
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Teal
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Wood sandpiper?
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Willow warbler
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Kestrel
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Greenshank
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Common Sandpiper
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Long tailed tits
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Kingfisher
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13. August
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Heron
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Roe deer
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Compt. 4
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Black tailed Skimmer
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Compt. 47
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Marsh Harrier
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No 1 ♂, Compt. 2
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Kestrel
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No 1
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12. August
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Cormorant
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No 2
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Blue tailed damselfly
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Small red eyed
damselfly
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Red eyed damselfly
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Emerald damselfly
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Common Darter
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Ruddy Darter
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Black Tailed Skimmer
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Migrant Hawker
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Southern Hawker
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Brown Hawker
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Emperor dragonfly
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Redstart
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Harrison’s Drove
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11. August
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Black tailed Skimmer
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Emperor Dragonfly
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Common Darter
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Ruddy Darter
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Brown Hawker
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Migrant Hawker
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Azure damselfly
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Blue tailed damselfly
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Red eyed damselfly
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Common blue damselfly
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Emerald damselfly
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Egret
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No 14
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Green Sandpiper
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No 3
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Stoat
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Godwin Plots
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Kingfisher
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No 2 Brickpit Hide
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10. August
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Honey Buzzard???
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Brett’s /
Trevelyan’s
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Marsh Harrier
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No 3 / reed bed from
boat
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09. August
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Marsh Harrier
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Roe Deer
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Adventurer’s Fen
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Green Sandpiper
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No 9 / 2 West Mere
Hide, 6 Trevellyan’s Hide, 1 flew south
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08. August 2007
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Kingfisher
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Brick Pit Hide
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Small Red Eyed
Damselfly
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No 3 ♂, 2♀
/ Brick Pit Hide
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07. August 2007
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Marsh Harrier
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No 3 / Drainers Dyke
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06. August 2007
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Kingfisher
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Brick Pit Hide
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Migrant Hawker
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No 5 / from Boat
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Brown Hawker
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No 13
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Emperor Dragonfly
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Banded Demoiselle
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Boat House
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05. August 2007
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Young Pikes
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Drainers Dyke
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Lesser Emperor?
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Unconfirmed sighting /
Wicken Lode opposite West Mere Hide
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Emperor Dragonfly
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Red Admiral Butterfly
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Large White Butterfly
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Holly blue Butterfly
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04. August 2007
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Southern Hawker
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Emperor Dragonfly
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Four-spotted chaser
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Blue tailed Damselfly
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Brown Hawker
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Ruddy Darter
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Common Darter
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Small Red Eyed
Damselfly
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Red Eyed Damselfly
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Banded Demoiselles
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No 3
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Azure Damselfly
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Emerald Damselfly
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Common Blue Damselfly
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03. August 2007
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Peacock butterfly
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Hairy dragonflies
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Male & female
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Marsh harrier
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Near the Mere
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Red dear
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Sighted from Tower Hide
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02. August 2007
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Grass Snake
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on boardwalk
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Hobby
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Over Lode / late pm
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Muntjacs
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No 2 / next to Visitor
Centre
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01. August 2007
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Grass Snake
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Common Lizard
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Water vole
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Pond in front of
Visitor Centre
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Small tortoiseshell
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Comma
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Peacock
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Essex Skipper
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Small Skipper
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Small/Large White
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Brimstone
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Speckled wood
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Holly blue
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Common blue
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Ringlet
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Meadow brown
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