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

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

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.

Stonechats were up on the higher ground, relatively speaking, during the Christmas floods, but life goes on during lockdown.

Species: Raptors
Location: Whole site

6 species recorded

Water levels are high as we celebrate World Wetlands Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of the global importance of wetlands and the part we play in protecting them.

Species: Raptors
Location: Whole site

6 species recorded

Species: Raptors
Location: Whole site

8 species of raptor

Species: Raptors
Location: Great Fen

6 species