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Visitors attending a family fun day, RSPB Sandwell ValleySedge warbler in flightCuckoo stretching wings
Riverside walk at RSPB Fen Drayton LakesCommon tern hovering above water for fishImmature scarce chaser dragonfly
Twilight at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes nature reserveStarling roost at duskRedwing eating red berries
Sunset at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes nature reserveBittern peering into water from reedsMale goldeneye displaying, head thrown back

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Look for migrating wading birds on muddy shores
  2. Listen and look for cuckoos and warblers
  3. Admire the flowering blackthorn and hawthorn hedges.

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Watch adult birds feeding their chicks
  2. Watch dragonflies and damselflies on warm days
  3. Enjoy a peaceful riverside walk

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Watch starlings, rooks and jackdaws roost near car park at dusk
  2. Look for migrating wading birds on muddy shores
  3. Small birds feeding on ripe hedgerow berries

Top things to do in Winter

  1. Watch the flocks of coots and ducks on the lakes
  2. Bring your wellies and come for a walk - but it might be muddy in places!
  3. Watch roosting bitterns, rooks and jackdaws near the car park at dusk

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  • FDL Mallard/Domestic Duck cross close up.
  • FDL Wonderful examples on a Willow by the river.
  • Although Cold Enough, Not Snow but Hawthorn Blossom.
  • Garden Warbler
  • Egyptian Goose Family
  • Male Yellowhammer

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Map of Fen Drayton Lakes

Map of Fen Drayton Lakes

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Date: 19 December 2011

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Date: 21 June 2010

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