These birds are becoming a commoner sight in Cambridgeshire, and so it’s about time they showed up at the Great Fen, right next to the Last of the Meres Trail in this case. Watch out for any small, white egrets (with a yellow bill) hanging around the cattle, as opposed to the little egrets, which tend to be fishing in the ditches (and have a black bill), and the great white egrets (which are the size of a grey heron).

Now that summer has ended, the stonechats are on the move and we are keen to learn more about the movements of these little birds, within the Great Fen and beyond, so please look out for colour-ringed birds. Also, get in touch and let us have any stonechat and whinchat (the bird with the ‘eyebrows’) records in the Great Fen anyway. There have been more whinchats recorded in the Great Fen this autumn, than ever before. They won't be staying with us, but other visitors will be arriving soon, with thrushes, such as redwing and then fieldfare coming our way, to feast on the hawthorn berries.

In the meantime, it's still good weather for insect watching, so on a calm sunny day look out for dragonflies, such as common darters, and the newcomers, the willow emerald damselflies. The arrival in this country of the latter species means there is more to see in our countryside at this time of year.