Sightings

View from birdwatching hide over wetland habitat, Woodwalton Fen NNR, Cambridgeshire, UK - Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

Insects are the particular focus for us, in the coming months, so please let us have your sightings from the Great Fen, via this contact details on this page.

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First cowslips in flower

March sightings

Amidst the changeable weather, signs of spring are peaking through. Keep your eyes and ears open.

November sightings

Look to the skies and keep your ears open, as you never know what might be flying over.

Marbled orb weaver

October sightings

The winter wildfowl are just some of the visitors appearing this month, but the invertebrates are just as impressive!

Swallows

September sightings

A time of change. Our summer visitors are leaving us, other birds pass through and winter arrivals start to appear.

Kingfisher juvenile

July sightings

Warm weather finally brings out the insects, so time for some dragonfly spotting. Young birds are also on the wing, from kingfishers to reed warblers.

Four-spotted chaser dragonfly

May sightings

Tigers are on the prowl in the Great Fen and dragons emerge from their watery lairs.

Large red damselfly

April sightings

Wheatears are running along the tracks, swallows are skimming along the dykes, and cuckoos are calling from the treetops.

March sightings

Spring has sprung, so there is plenty to look out for. Listen for new arrivals as we enter one of the most exciting periods in the wildlife calendar.

A pair of adult false ladybirds

February sightings

A record breaking February results in some stunning invertebrate sightings and birds breaking into song.

Snipe

January sightings

As the temperature goes up and down, and the water thaws and refreezes, our wildlife responds; another aspect of the changing face of the Great Fen.