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: Birds
Location: Middle Farm

234 birds of 17 species

Species: Raptors
Location: Great Fen

6 species

Species: Moths
Location: Great Fen

23 moths of 9 species

Water levels have been relatively high on parts of the Fen, and as of the end of August, various water bodies at Rymes Reedbed continue to attract a variety of bird and insect life.

Birdfair encompasses the whole spectrum of the bird watching world whilst at the same time supporting global bird conservation, and this year the Great Fen returned to have its own stand.

Chiffchaffs singing their name (“chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff”), can now be heard in the Fen, on a sunny day; of which there have been quite a few this week

A beautiful, calm and frosty morning, with some modest-sized flocks, including 130 lapwing. The golden plover were, of course, the highlight.

The temperature has certainly dropped, but we are still getting some bright, sunny days.

Last Saturday was International Bat Night and so, once again, volunteers and staff from the Wildlife Trust guided the public on a bat survey of Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve.