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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Chinese water deer running through water

December sightings

Big skies and open vistas mean a good chance for mammal spotting at this time of year.

Flock of linnets at the Great Fen

November sightings

A frosty morning can provide beautiful and rewarding conditions to visit the Fens in search of our winter visitors.

Merlin close-up by Henry Stanier

October sightings

Winter thrushes are out and about but we still have dragonflies on the wing, and other predators have arrived to take refuge in the Great Fen.

Red underwing by Henry Stanier

August sightings

Warmer temperatures have finally produced some better moth records, both day and night.

Close up of a red admiral at New Decoy 19 July 2023 by Henry Stanier

July sightings

The changeable weather, and the seasonal wildlife movements at this time or year, have provided challenges and opportunities for the wildlife watchers this summer.

Red tipped clearwing moth by Henry Stanier

June sightings

Blooming success on the restoration land requires a closer inspection of the flowerheads, for insects in search of nectar.

Swallows

April sightings

Many species of bird are using the southerly winds to aid their migration to us this spring. In recent days, blackcaps, chiffchaffs, and willow warblers, have all been heard in the Great Fen; now…

Linnet by Vaughn Matthews

March sightings

Serenading linnets and drumming snipe usher in the start of spring?

Barn owl in flight

January sightings

While not a year for spotting large numbers of short-eared owls, barn owls have been very conspicuous at the Great Fen.