Although my blog may not reflect it, I have visited Burwell Fen on a number of occasions since September. The fen is usually flooded starting in early November and it was good to see that this seems to have started for this year. On the 31st it was dry and on returning on the 4th small pools had started to emerge.
Today (6th) these pools had increased, the ditch around the willow had begun to flood and more importantly the birds had begun to return. Today there were good numbers of Wigeon with a Teal and Mallard mixed in. Large numbers of Lapwing were moving around the fen and Golden Plover were on the wing.
The largest flock of Fieldfare (50 approx) were present on Sedge Fen with Redwing, Goldfich and Chaffinch mixed in.
It's great to see the return of water and to look forward to this winter's influx.
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| Golden Plover passing over head: 417 by my count |
Monday 7th November
Another grey day with showers but good to see the continued expansion of coverage of water across the fen. The far side pool is attracting good numbers of Greylag and Wigeon.
Over a thousand Golden Plover were passing overhead on fairly constant flights.
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