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Latest sightings - early May 2008

The following records are taken from entries in the sightings book which is located in the Visitor Centre.

July 10
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Date

Species

Notes

14.5.2008

Chaffinch

3   Lode Bank Foot Path

 

Reed Bunting

3  

 

Songthrush

1  

 

Robin

3  

 

Chiffchaff

1  

 

Willow Warbler

2  

 

Blackcap

1  

 

Garden Warbler

2  

 

Whitethroat

2  

 

Sedge Warbler

7  

 

Reed Warbler

9  

 

Turtle Dove

3  Lode Bank Foot Path

 

Pied Wagtail

1 William Thorpe VC

 

Yelloe Wagtail

1  

 

Black Headed Gull

11 

 

Snipe

1  

 

Greenshank

5  

 

Redshank

11 

 

Danlen

1  

 

Little Ringed Plover

2  

 

Ringed Plover

3  

 

Coot

2  

 

Moorhen

5  

 

Shoveler

4  

 

Gargeney

1  

 

Male Teal

3  

 

Mallard

15 

 

Shelduck

5  

 

Canada Goose

6  

 

Greylag

8  

 

Heron

1  

 

Male Marsh Harrier

William Thorpe VC

 

Great crested grebe

East Mere

 

Heron

No 6, East Mere

13.05.2008

Black Headed Gull

No 18+, Baker’s Fen

 

Snipe

No 3, Baker’s Fen

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 1, Baker’s Fen

 

Greenshank

No 5, Baker’s Fen

 

Redshank

No 9, Baker’s Fen

 

Lapwing

No 9, Baker’s Fen

 

Turtle Dove

No 1,  Baker’s Fen

 

Moorhen

No 3, Baker’s Fen 

 

Shoveler

No1,  Baker’s Fen

 

Teal

No 4,  Baker’s Fen

 

Mallard

No 6,  Baker’s Fen

 

Shelduck

No6,  Baker’s Fen

 

Canada

No 8, Baker’s Fen

 

Greylag

No 6, Baker’s Fen

 

Shoveler

 

 

Gadwall

 

 

Teal

 

 

Wigeon

 

 

Hobby

No 4+

11.05.2008

Hobby

No 25

 

Water Vole

No 3, Lode Bank

 

Chiffchaff

No1, Lode Bank

 

Willow Warbler

No 2, Lode Bank

 

Garden Warbler

No 2, Lode Bank

 

Sedge Warbler

No 8, Lode Bank

 

Reed Warbler

No 9, Lode Bank

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No1,  Lode Bank

 

Cuckoo

No 3, Lode Bank

 

Turtle Dove

No 4, Lode Bank

 

Water Vole

No1,  Bakers Fen

 

Black Headed Gull

No 20+,  Bakers Fen

 

Snipe

No2,  Bakers Fen

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 1,  Bakers Fen

 

Greenshank

No 5, Bakers Fen

 

Redshank

No 15+,  Bakers Fen

 

Lapwing

No 9,  Bakers Fen

 

Coot

No 2,  Bakers Fen

 

Moorhen

No 4,  Bakers Fen

 

Teal

No 2,  Bakers Fen

 

Gadwall

No 2,  Bakers Fen

 

Mallard

No 8,  Bakers Fen

 

Shelduck

No 2,  Bakers Fen

 

Canada

No 6,  Bakers Fen

 

Greylag

No 9,  Bakers Fen

 

Heron

No 2, Bakers Fen

10.05.2008

Chaffinch

No 1,  Lode Bank

 

Chiffchaff

No 1,  Lode Bank

 

Willow Warbler

No 1,  Lode Bank

 

Whitethroat

No 1,  Lode Bank

 

Sedge Warbler

No 9,  Lode Bank

 

Reed Warbler

No 5,  Lode Bank

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 2,  Lode Bank 

 

Turtle Dove

No 3 ♂, Lode Bank

 

Pied Wagtail

No 2 Baker’s Fen

 

Black Headed  Gull

No 12 Baker’s Fen

 

Snipe

No 2 Baker’s Fen

 

Wood Sandpiper

NO 1 Baker’s Fen

 

Greenshank

No 10 Baker’s Fen

 

Redshank

No 13 Baker’s Fen

 

Ringed Plover

No 4 Baker’s Fen

 

Coot

No 2 Baker’s Fen

 

Moorhen

No 5 Baker’s Fen

 

Shoveler

No 3 Baker’s Fen

 

Teal

No 5 Baker’s Fen

 

Gadwall

No 2 Baker’s Fen

 

Mallard

No 9, Baker’s Fen

 

Shelduck

No 3, Baker’s Fen

 

Canada

No 3, Baker’s Fen

 

Greylag

No 5, Baker’s Fen

 

Mute Swan

No 3, Baker’s Fen

 

Heron

No 6, Baker’s Fen

 

Hairy Dragonfly

Brickpit Area

 

Blue Tailed Damselfly

Brickpit Area

 

Variable Damselfly

Brickpit Area

 

Azure Damselfly

Brickpit Area

 

Large Red Damselfly

Brickpit Area

 

Lapwing

Baker’s + Adventurer’s Fen

 

Redshank

Baker’s + Adventurer’s Fen

 

Greenshank

Baker’s + Adventurer’s Fen

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 1, Baker’s + Adventurer’s Fen

 

Grass Snake

 

 

Blue tailed Damselfly

No 5

 

Red Eyed Damselfly

No 2

 

Azure Damselfly

No 1

 

Large Red Damselfly

No 10+

 

Variable Damselfly

No 30+

 

Four Spotted Chaser

No 2

 

Hairy Dragonfly

No 3

 

Hobby

No 11+

 

Wigeon

No 1

 

Greenshank

No 7

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 1

 

Lizard

 

 

Cuckoo

 

09.05.2008

Water Vole

No 5

 

Chiffchaff

No 1

 

Willow Warbler

No 2

 

Whitethroat

No 2 ♂

 

Sedge Warbler

No 10

 

Reed Warbler

No 7

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 2

 

Cuckoo

No 2

 

Turtle Dove

No 5

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 4

 

Woodcock

No 3

 

Snipe

No 3

 

Redshank

No 12

 

Dunlin

No 1

 

Lapwing

No 8

 

Ringed Plover

No 10

 

Coot

No 3

 

Moorhen

No 5

 

Kestrel

No 3

 

Shoveler

No 2

 

Teal

No 6

 

Mallard

No 12

 

Shelduck

No 4

 

Canada

No 4

 

Greylag

No 10

 

Mute Swan

No 3

 

Heron

No 4

 

Cettis Warbler

No 2, St. Edmunds Fen

 

Cuckoo

 

 

Little Ringed Plover

No 2

 

Grey Plover

No 1

 

Ruff

No 3

 

Dunlin

NO 1

 

Ringed Plover

No 6

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 2

 

Greenshank

No 1

08.05.2008

Ringed Plover

 

 

Little Ringed Plover

 

 

Ruff

No 3

 

Greenshank

No 1

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 3

 

Grey Plover

 

 

Water vole

No 6

 

Chiffchaff

No 2

 

Willow Warbler

No 3

 

Sedge Warbler

No 12

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 3

 

Reed Warbler

No 9

 

Snipe

No 2

 

Ruff

No 5

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 5

 

Redshank

No 7

 

Greenshank

No 2

 

Sanderling

No 1

 

Dunlin

No 1

 

Lapwing

No 5

 

Grey Plover

No 1

 

Ringed Plover

No 7

 

Coot

No 6

 

Moorhen

No 3

 

Teal

No 6

 

Mallard

No 9

 

Shelduck

No 3

 

Canada

No 8

 

Greylag

No 6

 

Mute Swan

No 3

 

Heron

No 4

 

Little Grebe

No 3

07.05.2008

Cuckoo

No 2 ♂

 

Reed Bunting

No 6 ♂

 

Marsh Harrier

♂ and ♀

 

Kestrel

No 2

 

Heron

No 4

 

Jay

 

 

Hobby

No 5

 

Garganey

No 1 ♂

 

Water Vole

 

 

Goldfinch

No 7

 

Chaffinch

No 2

 

Chiffchaff

No 3

 

Willow Warbler

No 3

 

Blackcup

NO 1

 

Whitethroat

No 2

 

Sedge Warbler

No 9

 

Reed Warbler

No 5

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 3

 

Cuckoo

No 2 ♂

 

Turtle Dove

No 2 ♂

 

Redshank

No 9+

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 5

 

Lapwing

No 5

 

Coot

No 7

 

Moorhen

No 3

 

Kestrel

No 2

 

Shoveler

No 2

 

Teal

No 6

 

Gadwall

No 2

 

Mallard

No 6

 

Canada

No 4

 

Greylag

No 6+

 

Mute Swan

No 3

 

Heron

No 3

 

Little Grebe

No 4

 

Crane

No 2

06.05.2008

Water Vole

No 4

 

Turtle Dove

No 3

 

Redshank

No 9

 

Wood Sandpiper

No 8

 

Heron

 

 

Grasshopper Warbler

 

 

Water Rail

 

 

Hobby

 

 

Jay

 

 

Hobby

No 8+,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Grasshopper Warbler

No 1,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Mute Swan

No 4,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Tufted Duck

No 9,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Cuckoo

No 2,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Sedge Warbler

No 5,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Reed Warbler

No 4,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Cettis Warbler

No 5

 

Sparrowhawk

Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Marsh Harrier

No 2,  Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

 

Hobby

No 3, Adventurer’s+ Baker’s Fen

05.05.2008