Local patch around the old railway sidings and along the Lode. Nothing to report. Same as always.
Tuesday 12th
Worked in the morning but finished by 1pm. Decided to 'take lunch' out at Burwell Fen and after a picnic crossed the middle of the fen from bridge to old barn. Mid way across spotted two Crane on the far bank. These quickly moved further into the fen and while watching them a third was seen to fly into Pout's Hall area. Shortly afterwards two further Crane briefly dropped in and then departed in the direction of the Cams Washes. A total of five Crane beats my previous record of three seen at once on Burwell Fen.
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| Two of the five Crane |
Teaching all day so pretty shattered by the end! Just covered the local patch am and pm. Other than a nice male Bullfinch, little else to report.
Thursday 14th
A very breezy morning sees us out at Baker's Fen and along Harrison's Drove. A Lesser Whitethroat singing near the paddock, with another further up the drove. A third (a male) was seen flitting from a bush near the end of the path across Baker's to Wicken Lode (Moore's Drove). As we were walking along the Lode towards Guinea Fen a Bittern flew over and landed a couple of hindered metres ahead in the field. However I was unable to relocate it.
Other than that little else to report!
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| Whitethroat, Guinea Fen |
Friday 15th
A warm morning, with a light breeze and only partial cloud cover. Decided to cover the lower part of Burwell Fen from Cock-up to the Reach Bridge. A Barn Owl was hunting over the fen near Cock Up and disappeared towards the farm.
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| Barn Owl |
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| Barn Owl |
A good number of Little Egret were present with three Grey Heron. The usual wildfowl were around and a number of Swift and Swallow drinking from the pools.
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| Grey Heron and Little Egret |
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| Little Egret |
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| Mute Swans with cygnets |
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