Animals, plants and the changing habitats themselves, are monitored by a team of volunteers and staff.
If you can help with this monitoring, please contact
Henry Stanier the Great Fen Monitoring and Research Officer.
Details of some of the animals and plants that can be seen at this time of year in different parts of the Great Fen
Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
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Monitoring Project sightings
Date: Sun,19th Nov 2017
Species: Birds
Location: Old Decoy Farm
485 birds of 26 Species
Very pleasant birding conditions chilly but bright and calm. My highlight, the 34 Snipe. The biggest flocks were 100 Linnet and 42 Lapwing. Also seen were 13 Chinese Water Deer and a Red Fox.
1 Blackbird
4 Black-headed Gull
1 Buzzard
33 Carrion Crow
1 Cormorant
3 Dunnock
1 Fieldfare
13 Goldfinch
1 Green Woodpecker
1 Herring Gull
3 Kestrel
64 Lapwing
100 Linnet
7 Magpie
53 Meadow Pipit
1 Peregrine
1 Pheasant
3 Pied Wagtail
14 Reed Bunting
2 Robin
4 Skylark
34 Snipe
127 Starling
7 Stonechat
3 Woodpigeon
3 Wren
Ron Harold (Great Fen Monitor)
