• Monthly Sightings Summary - March 2023
    Things are picking up pace. With the flow of spring migrants arriving and winter migrants starting to head off, March was an exciting month on the reserve. Flooding was the main feature which forced parts...
  • Monthly Sightings Summary - January 2023
    With a new year comes a new chance to get out birding, start a year list or just to get some fresh air and exercise. At Fen Drayton Lakes it means getting stuck in to looking at all the wildfowl and gulls...
  • Monthly Sightings Summary - December 2022
    With the end of the year approaching there were plenty of interesting birds turning up on the reserve. A cold snap saw overnight temperatures falling to -8 degrees and staying below freezing for about...
  • Monthly Sightings Summary - November 2022
    This didn't feel like a typical November when you'd expect Autumn to be in it's last throws. The very mild weather encouraged birds to continue to be on the move and it felt more like October for the...
  • Monthly Sightings Summary - October 2022
    October is one of the most exciting months in the birding calendar as the departure of summer migrants and winter visitors both take place at similar times. It can be possible to have a Swallow hawking...