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Latest sightings - March 2008

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

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

29.03.2008

Brimstone butterfly

 

 

Great Tit

at Feeder

 

Marsh Harrier

 

 

Brimstone

No 1, Boardwalk

 

Cettis Warbler

No 2

 

Chiffchaff

No 15

 

Hen Harrier

2 Ringtails

 

House Martin

Mere

 

Snipe

No 3, Adventurer’s Fen

 

Marsh Harrier

No 1, West Mere

 

Roe Deer

No 8, Burwell Fen

 

Shoveler

No 29,  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Gadwall

No 17,  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Tufted Duck

No 9.  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Teal

No 18,  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Wigeon

No 75+,  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Little Egret

No 4,  Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Little Grebe

No 4, Baker’s / Adventurer’s Fen

 

Muntjac

 

28.03.2008

Marsh Harrier

1 ♂ 1 ♀, 

27.03.2008

Slender tufted Sedge

in flower, Gardener’s Drove

 

Snipe

No 3, compt 209

 

Reed Bunting

 

 

Jay

 

 

Long Tailed Tit

 

 

Buzzard

 

 

Muntjac

 

 

Fieldfare

 

 

Chiffchaff

 

 

Bullfinches

 

25.03.2008

Buzzard

 

 

Marsh Harrier

Mere

 

Long tailed Tits

Boardwalk

 

Hare

Ganges Field

24.03.2008

Short eared owl

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Brambling

Feeder next to visitor centre

 

Muntjac

 

23.03.2008

Bittern

booming

 

Great Grey Shrike

 

21.03.2008

Kingfisher

 

 

Muntjac

 

 

Hare

 

18.03.2008

Heron

 

 

Little Egret

Adventurer’s Fen

 

Greylag Geese

2♂ 2 ♀,   Adventurer’s Fen

 

Canada Geese

6 ♂ 6 ♀,  Adventurer’s Fen

 

Tufted Duck

6,  Adventurer’s Fen

 

Coot

19,  Adventurer’s Fen

 

Black Headed Gull

50+,  Adventurer’s Fen

 

Shoveler

32,  Adventurer’s Fen

 

Little Grebe

3  ♂, 3 ♀, Adventurer’s Fen

 

Wigeon

No 300+, Adventurer’s Fen

15.03.2008

Kingfisher

 

 

Bittern

Booming

 

Lapwing

 

 

Little Egret

 

 

Chiffchaff