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What's Been Seen? January - December 2006.

JANUARY 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
2nd Kingfisher River Cam, Riverside, Cambridge 2 seen along a 300 metre stretch
2nd Goldcrest Jesus Green, Cambridge 1 heard calling from the conifers around the swimming pool
2nd Stock Dove Midsummer Common, Cambridge 1 pair
3rd Grey Partridge Nine Wells LNR, Cambridge 1 heard calling nearby
3rd Clustered Bellflower Fleam Dyke, north of Mutlow Hill 1 plant in flower!
4th Brown Hare West of Fleam Dyke 13 counted in one field
4th Green Woodpecker Fleam Dyke, north of Mutlow Hill 1 heard
4th Water Rail Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 1 seen
4th Bullfinch Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 2 heard
5th Coal Tit Kneesworth House Hospital, Kneesworth 2 heard
5th Great Spotted Woodpecker Kneesworth House Hospital, Kneesworth 1 heard
5th Common Moorhen Kneesworth House Hospital, Kneesworth 30-35 individuals in grounds
10th Goldfinch Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 35+ in a flock around the car park
10th Bullfinch Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 heard around the car park
10th Stock Dove Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 pair seen
10th Grey Wagtail Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 heard by the river
11th Bullfinch Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge 2 males
15th Common Buzzard Gamlingay Wood 2 seen
15th Marsh Tit Gamlingay Wood Up to 6 seen, 3 feeding on Spindle seeds
15th Song Thrush Gamlingay Wood 2 heard singing
15th Long-tailed Tit Gamlingay Wood 20+ seen in flock
17th Skylark Nine Wells LNR, Cambridge 15 feeding just south of the reserve
17th Fieldfare Little Trees Hill, Stapleford A flock of 400
17th Bullhead or Millers Thumb Nine Wells LNR, Cambridge 2 seen
17th Tawny Owl Ferry Lane, Cambridge 1 heard calling at 6pm
18th Corn Bunting Stapleford Pit A flock of 27 flew over
18th Green Woodpecker Stapleford Pit 1 seen
18th Roman Snail Stapleford Pit 1 seen
19th Grey Heron Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 2 seen
19th Woodcock Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 flushed from reedbed then flew over and settled at Paradise LNR
19th Reed Bunting Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 heard in the reedbed
19th Siskin Paradise Local Nature Reserve At least 25 seen feeding in alders
19th Merlin Paradise Local Nature Reserve 1 flew low over the reserve
19th Treecreeper Paradise Local Nature Reserve 2 seen associating with tit flock
19th Great Spotted Woodpecker Paradise Local Nature Reserve 1 seen and heard drumming
19th Song Thrush Paradise Local Nature Reserve 4+ birds
19th Bullfinch Coldhams Common, Cambridge 2 heard
22nd Field Vole Paradise Local Nature Reserve 1 seen at very close quarters
22nd Great Spotted Woodpecker Paradise Local Nature Reserve 1-2 seen
22nd Tawny Owl Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge, North of. 1 heard calling at 12.30pm
24th Water Rail Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 2 heard/seen
24th Sparrowhawk Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 2 seen
24th Kestrel Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 2 seen
25th Tawny Owl Eversden Wood 1 male and female heard calling
25th Marsh Tit Eversden Wood Up to 3 birds heard and seen
25th Brown Hare Eversden Wood 1 seen just south of wood
25th Linnet Eversden Wood A small flock of 8 seen south of the wood
29th Common Buzzard Fleam Dyke SSSI, north of A11 1 seen
29th Brown Hare Fleam Dyke SSSI, north of A11 10+ seen in fields to the west of Mutlow Hill
29th Coal Tit Fleam Dyke SSSI, north of A11 1 heard
29th Common Snipe Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 2 seen landing in flooded section at 4pm
29th Stock Dove North of Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 2 heard calling
30th Common Snipe Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 1 heard calling at approx. 6am
31st Tawny Owl Trumpington 1 heard calling at 12.30pm from plantation
31st Grey Wagtail Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 heard flying overhead
FEBRUARY 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
3rd Grey Heron Logans Meadow LNR, Cambridge 1 seen
6th Grey Heron North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 6 seen
6th Grey Partridge North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 1 heard
6th Common Snipe North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 1 seen
6th Water Rail North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 1 seen by River Cam
10th Brown Hare North of Worsted Lodge, Roman Road A total of 10 seen with a brief bought of 'boxing' seen
10th Grey Partridge North of Worsted Lodge, Roman Road 3 seen
10th Meadow Pipit Stourbridge Common, Cambridge A flock of at least 20 seen
19th Siskin Paradise Local Nature Reserve A noisy flock of approximately 20 at the site
19th Meadow Pipit Stourbridge Common, Cambridge A flock of 7 seen
21st Meadow Pipit Grantchester Meadows A flock of 45+ seen
22nd Grey Wagtail North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 1 heard
22nd Siskin North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 2 seen
23rd Pied Wagtail Parkers Piece, Cambridge Approximately 120 in post-roost dispersal
MARCH 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
1st Sand Martin Gog Magog Hills 1 seen flying north towards Cambridge, a very early record!
1st Water Rail Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 1 seen in stream running from Dernford Fen
1st Common Snipe North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 3 disturbed along River Cam
1st Common Buzzard North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford 3 soaring over heading east
1st Linnet North of Dernford Weir, Great Shelford A very active flock of 30+
1st Great Spotted Woodpecker North of Dernford Weir, Little Shelford 1 heard drumming
1st Tawny Owl Granhams Road, Great Shelford 1 seen in headlights
2nd Brown Hare West of Fleam Dyke 20+ seen in one field
2nd Goldcrest Fleam Dyke SSSI, south of A11 1 seen in large Yew tree
3rd Water Rail Cherry Hinton Brook, Cambridge 1 seen within 3 feet!
8th Stonechat A428 roundabout, Cambourne A female seen nearby
9th Goldfinch The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton A flock of 40+ seen
9th Grey Partridge Fleam Dyke SSSI A total of 4 pairs seen between Bedford Gap and Fleam Dyke Pumping Station
9th Bullfinch Fleam Dyke SSSI, north of Mutlow Hill 3 seen
9th Common Buzzard Fleam Dyke SSSI, south of A11 1 seen
9th Ena obscura or Lesser Bulin Snail Fleam Dyke SSSI, south of A11 10+ individuals of this woodland/hedgerow species seen on the lichen encrusted birch trees.
9th Great Crested Newt Landbeach The first males of the year, a total of 8, were seen.
12th Siskin Paradise Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge A flock of 10+
14th Siskin Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge Heard
14th Daubenton's Bat Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge An injured individual found and taken into care.
14th Common Frog Bramblefields LNR, Cambridge 45+ clumps of spawn found in pond.
Mid- Oil Beetle Fleam Dyke SSSI A very scarce and interesting beetle found by contractors working on site
21st Kingfisher Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 seen
21st Goldcrest Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 4 seen
21st Peltigera canina or Dog Lichen Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve 1 clump seen. First record for this site!
21st Jay Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve A pair seen
22nd Coltsfoot Babraham and Sawston One of the first plants to flower in the spring.
22nd Fox Babraham One seen running across a field in the day.
22nd Brown Hare Fleam Dyke SSSI, west of Mutlow Hill 20+ seen in two adjacent fields
26th Red Kite Babraham 1 seen
26th Common Buzzard Babraham 1 seen
26th Redwing Cambridge Very heavy nocturnal migration heard. Over wintering birds heading to Northern Europe
26th Meadow Pipit Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 11 seen
26th White-tailed Bumblebee Hildersham First of the year!
28th Siskin Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge One flew over calling
28th Bullfinch Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 2 heard calling
28th Sand Martin Cherry Hinton High Street 4 flying north east
28th Common Frog Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 80-100 in the pond with equal number of spawn clumps
28th Common Toad Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 20-30 in the pond
29th Red-tailed Bumblebee Old Cambridge Road Verges First of the year!
29th Pill Millipede Old Cambridge Road Verges Easily confused with a woodlouse, but quite dark.
29th Bullfinch Fleam Dyke SSSI 2 heard
30th Brown Hare Fleam Dyke SSSI, west of Mutlow Hill 23 seen, a very small amount of boxing was taking place.
30th Brimstone butterfly Gog Magog Road, Stapleford First of the year!
APRIL 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
1st Willow Warbler Paradise Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 heard singing, first of the year!
1st Chiffchaff Paradise Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 heard singing, first of the year!
1st Blackcap Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 heard singing, first of the year!
1st Grey Wagtail Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 3 seen at the weir
1st Kingfisher Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 seen
1st Small Tortoiseshell Paradise Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 2 seen, first of the year!
3rd Peacock Butterfly Fleam Dyke SSSI 1 seen, first of the year!
4th Kingfisher Barnwell Junction Meadows, Cambridge 1-2 heard
5th Common Lizard Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge 4 seen, not recorded at this before!
5th Brown Hare Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge At least 11 seen in the surrounding fields
5th Tawny Owl Dry Drayton 1 heard
6th Great Spotted Woodpecker Kneesworth House Hospital, Kneesworth 2 heard calling
7th Barn Swallow Over 2 seen, first of the year!
12th Long-eared Owl Fleam Dyke SSSI, Fulbourn end 1 seen hunting
15th Common Tern River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 1 seen fishing, first of the year
18th Common Sandpiper River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 1 heard
21st Willow Warbler Argyle Street, Cambridge 1 heard singing
26th Speckled Wood Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 1 seen, first of the year!
28th Common Swift Hardwick 4 seen heading north, first of the year!
MAY 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
3rd Holly Blue Great Shelford Pocket Park 1 seen, first of the year!
3rd Orange Tip Butterfly Great Shelford Pocket Park 2 males seen, first of the year!
3rd Slender Groundhopper Great Shelford Pocket Park 1 seen, a new record for this interesting species
3rd Common Buzzard Great Shelford Pocket Park 2 seen soaring very high
3rd Reed Bunting Great Shelford Pocket Park 1 male singing
3rd Yellowhammer Great Shelford Pocket Park 1 male singing
4th Spotted Flycatcher Sturton Street, Cambridge 1 heard calling, first of the year!
4th Common Lizard The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton 1 seen briefly
4th Little Ringed Plover The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton 1 pair seen
4th Large Red Damselfly The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton 4 seen by the river, first of the year!
6th Pipistrelle Bat Paradise Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge Up to 7 seen throughout the reserve
6th Reed Warbler Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 2 heard singing, first of the year!
6th Treecreeper Paradise Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge  
7th Common Tern River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 2 seen feeding
8th Sedge Warbler Madingley Road Park and Ride, Cambridge 1 singing first of the year!
8th Reed Warbler Madingley Road Park and Ride, Cambridge 1 singing
8th Reed Bunting Madingley Road Park and Ride, Cambridge 1 male singing
9th Morel species Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 specimen seen
9th Nightingale Madingley Road Park and Ride, Cambridge 1 heard singing!
10th Phytoceia cylindrica Foxton Meadow, Foxton A nationally scarce species of beetle, plant damage by egg laying female
11th Oystercatcher Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 2 heard calling at 11pm flying north
12th Slender Groundhopper Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge 1 seen
12th Green Hairstreak Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge 2 seen
12th Lasius fuliginosus Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge Seen again after several years
12th Common Buzzard Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge 2 seen
12th Grey Partridge Roman Road SSSI, north of Worsted Lodge 3 seen
13th Merlin North of Nine Wells LNR, Cambridge 1 seen flying north
16th Water Vole Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 1 seen
17th Marsh Marigold Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge A small clump found, not recorded before.
21st Cuckoo Near Logans Meadow Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 seen flying north
21st Daubentons Bat River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 23 seen flying past
23rd Water Vole Bin Brook, layby on Barton Road 1 seen
23rd Water Vole First Public Drain, Milton 1-2 seen
23rd Grass Snake Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 1 seen
23rd Stenocorus meridianus Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 1 seen landing on old Hawthorn stump. A species of Longhorn beetle.
24th Grass Snake Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 seen
24th Lesser Meadow Rue Stapleford Pit The small clump was refound, suffering from overgrazing from rabbits!
24th Roman Snail Stapleford Pit Up to 8 seen.
24th Linnet Stapleford Pit A flock of 25 just south of site.
30th Treecreeper Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 2 adults and 2 young seen!
31st Dropwort Street Way County Wildlife Site A few plants seen of this chalk grassland species found, not recorded at this site before
JUNE 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
1st Grey Partridge Gog Magog Golf Course SSSI, Stapleford 1 pair seen
1st Liparus coronatus Worts Causeway, Cambridge Several individuals seen further north along Worts Causeway, not recorded here before!
6th Hornet Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 seen
6th Anaglyptus mysticus Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge An impressive long-horn beetle, nationally scarce, not recorded before at this site.
6th Grey Wagtail Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 2 see by the weir
6th Treecreeper Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 heard calling
7th Man Orchid Haslingfield Pit 65 counted, well up from last year but not as high as the 2004 total
7th Common Spotted Orchid Haslingfield Pit 155, nearly half the number of 2005
7th Common Twayblade Haslingfield Pit 1177, over double the number counted last year.
7th Bee Orchid Haslingfield Pit 1 was seen, others may been delayed by the late spring.
7th Turtle Dove Haslingfield Pit 2 heard purring
7th Burnet Companion Haslingfield Pit 2 individuals of this day-flying moth were seen.
7th Turtle Dove Fleam Dyke 3 heard purring
7th Common Lizard Shepreth L-moor Nature Reserve 1 seen
7th Small Heath Orwell Pit Several seen
10th Red-eyed Damselfly River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 1 seen
11th Grass Snake University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge 1 seen at very close range
11th Lesser Stag Beetle University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge At least 4 seen under dead wood on the Limestone Mound
14th Red Kite Bottisham 1 seen flying low over road
14th Weasel Wood Ditton 1 seen crossing road
15th Meadow Brown Gog Magog Golf Course SSSI, Stapleford 3 seen, first of the year.
15th Mother Shipton Gog Magog Golf Course SSSI, Stapleford Several seen
15th Burnet Companion Gog Magog Golf Course SSSI, Stapleford Several seen
15th Small Heath Gog Magog Golf Course SSSI, Stapleford Many seen
16th 109 moth species Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge An amazing number of species trapped in a single night.
16th Grey Carpet Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge A very scarce species of moth, it has only been recorded a couple of times in the county!
16th Common Pipistrelle, Daubenton's and Noctule Bat Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge All three species of bat heard.
20th 78 moth species Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge A very good number of species for this site
20th Cream-bordered Green Pea Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge This is a Nationally Scarce species of moth not recorded at this site before!
20th Wasp Beetle Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge A longhorn beetle that mimics wasps
21st 77 moth species Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 
21st Six-belted Clearwing Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve A scarce species of day-flying moth
21st Striped Hawkmoth Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve The first county record for this impressive Mediterranean migrant!
21st Pyramidal Orchid Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 4 plants were seen, not recorded on this section of the site before!
21st Common Spotted Orchid Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve Over 20 plants were seen.
21st Hornet Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 1 seen briefly
21st Brown Argus Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 1 seen
22nd Pyramidal Orchid Coldhams Common, Cambridge Up to six discovered by the Cambridge Natural History Society, first record for the site!
23rd Common Pipistrelle Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 4-5 seen and heard
23rd 91 moth species Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge A very impressive number of species
23rd Cream-bordered Green Pea Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge This is a Nationally Scarce species of moth not recorded at this site before!
23rd Schoenobius gigantella Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge This is a Nationally Scarce species of micromoth! This is a very good record for this site.
30th Common Pipistrelle and Serotine Devils Dyke SSSI Several heard during a moth trapping event
JULY 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
3rd Six-spot Burnet Moth Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge An old chrysalis seen, a new site for this species.
4th Agrimony Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge A new chalk grassland species for the site.
4th Grass Snake Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 seen.
4th Agapanthia villosoviridescens Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge This impressive nationally scarce Longhorn beetle is the first record for this site.
4th Plain Wave Argyle Street, Cambridge An interesting moth.
6th Pyramidal Orchid Great Wilbraham Pit A new record for this site.
6th Pigmy Shrew Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge 1 seen at very close range
10th Hobby Oaks Wood, Great Cambourne 1 seen trying to catch House Martins
10th Grass Snake Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 seen in the pond
11th Cionus scrophulariae or Figwort Weevil Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge Many seen feeding on Water Figwort
11th Reed Warbler Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 2-3 males singing
11th Hobby Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 seen
12th White-letter Hairstreak Little Shelford Recreation Ground Up to four seen, one at very close quarters!
12th Purple Hairstreak Whittlesford 1 seen very briefly
12th Harlequin Ladybird Whittlesford 1 seen
12th Treecreeper Whittlesford 1 heard briefly
12th White-letter Hairstreak Great Wilbraham 2 seen
12th Grass Snake Great Wilbraham 1 seen
12th Common Lizard Great Wilbraham Common SSSI 1 seen
18th White-letter Hairstreak Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 4-5 seen, 1 at very close quarters
18th Purple Hairstreak Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge 1 seen very briefly
18th Purple Hairstreak Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge 1 seen very briefly
18th Hornet Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge 1 seen
18th White-letter Hairstreak Newmarket Road Park and Ride, Cambridge 2 separate populations indentified
18th Purple Hairstreak Newmarket Road Park and Ride, Cambridge 2 separate populations indentified
19th Bullfinch Coton village 2 adult and 2 juvenile seen
19th Purple Hairstreak American Cemetery, Madingley 1 seen very briefly
20th Syritta pipiens Green Belt Project Office, Great Cambourne An interesting looking species of hoverfly, quite distinctive 'swollen thighs'.
22nd Common Terns River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge A flock of 4 flew up and down the river catching fish.
22nd Old Lady River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge 2 individuals of this large sombre coloured moth seen
23rd Grass Snake River Cam, Paradise LNR 1 seen swimming along the river bank
23rd Daubentons Bat River Cam, Sheeps Green, Cambridge 2 seen feeding underneath Fen Causeway road bridge.
25th Chinese Character Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge An interesting looking species of moth
26th Moon Carrot Gog Magog Golf Course, Stapleford The population now stands at 41 plants or which 6 were flowering, the largest number since at least 1986!
26th 6-spot Burnet Moth Gog Magog Golf Course, Stapleford An old chrysalis seen
26th Chrysotoxum bicinctum Gog Magog Golf Course, Stapleford An individual of this impressive wasp mimic was seen feeding on Moon Carrot
26th Turtle Dove Great Wilbraham Common SSSI 1 heard and seen
26th Knot Grass Great Wilbraham Common SSSI 1 individual of this very well camoflaged moth seen on a dead Hawthorn
26th Turtle Dove Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 1 heard
26th White-letter Hairstreak Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 1 seen briefly
26th Brown Argus Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve Several seen
26th Small Copper Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 1 seen
26th Hornet Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 1 seen
26th Yellow Meadow Ant Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve At least one nest found, after lying on top of it.
26th Kingfisher Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 1 heard
26th Bullfinch Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve 3-4 heard
26th Thick-legged Flower Beetle Kingston Disused Railway Local Nature Reserve A male of this very impressive species was seen.
27th Pipistrelle species Gwydir Street, Cambridge 1 seen
31st Moon Carrot Lime Kiln Hill Road Side Verge, Cambridge 904 plants counted of which 239 were flowering!
AUGUST 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
11th Beautiful China Mark River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge An individual of this very beautiful species of moth was seen floating on the river!
12th Daubentons Bat Stourbridge Common, Cambridge Several seen and heard
12th Common Pipistrelle Stourbridge Common, Cambridge Several heard
12th Soprano Pipistrelle Stourbridge Common, Cambridge Several heard
14th Common Sandpiper The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton 1 seen
14th Redshank The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton 1 seen
14th Common Eel River Cam, Stourbridge Common, Cambridge A 3+ foot long individual seen at close quarters
15th Turtle Dove Fowlmere RSPB Nature Reserve 5+ seen
15th Tawny Owl Paradise Local Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 heard
15th Hornet Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 caught in a moth trap!
15th Common Pipistrelle Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 3-4 heard and seen
15th 46 species of moth Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge
15th Common Toad Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 seen
15th Smooth Newt Perse Girls School Nature Reserve, Cambridge 1 juvenile seen
16th Hornet Town End Close Nature Reserve, Girton 1 seen
16th Common Frog Town End Close Nature Reserve, Girton 8+ large individuals seen whilst cutting the meadow
17th 53 species of moth The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton  
17th Common Groundhopper The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton Several attracted to a moth trap
17th Soprano Pipistrelle The Wellcome Trust Wetland, Ickleton 1 heard
22nd Great Green Bushcricket Hardwick An individual of this locally scarce and impressive looking species was found in a house!
22nd Spotted Flycatcher Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge 3 individuals seen
22nd Kingfisher Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge 2 individuals seen
24th Perch Drain along Garrett Hostel Lane, Cambridge A shoal of at least 40 was seen!
25th Stoat Fleam Dyke SSSI, north of disused railway 2 were seen at very close quarters
25th Hemp Agrimony Fleam Dyke SSSI, Fulbourn end A small clump of this wetland plant was seen growing on the edge of the path adjacent to a recently cleared area.
25th Common Lizard Fleam Dyke SSSI Seen at several points along the whole length of the grassland sections
25th Juniper Shieldbug Fleam Dyke SSSI, south of the A11 A very attractive and until recently restricted species was recorded on the Juniper
25th Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle Fleam Dyke SSSI, south of the A11 
25th Juniper Fleam Dyke SSSI, south of the A11 An additional seedling was found bringing the total number to 4!
30th Grass Snake Great Wilbraham Pit 1 seen!
30th Dead Man's Fingers Great Wilbraham Pit A large clump of this impressive fungus was seen.
SEPTEMBER 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
2nd Dor Beetle Coldhams Common, Cambridge 8 seen at dusk flying and walking around, with a couple digging in dung
2nd Daubenton's Bat Hermitage Lock, Earith 1 heard
2nd Soprano Pipistrelle Hermitage Lock, Earith 1 heard
3rd Flowering Rush Old West River Several clumps of this uncommon plant were seen
3rd Fringed Water Lily Old West River Several clumps of this uncommon plant were seen
3rd Skullcap Setchell Fen, Old West River A relatively high density of plants along the southern bank of the Old West River.
7th Meadow Pipit Stourbridge Common, Cambridge A flock of 11 was seen, first of the autumn.
28th Hornet Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge A very active nest was noted close to the Marsh
28th Smooth Newt Byrons Pool LNR, Cambridge A couple were recorded whilst clearing vegetation from one of the dry fish ponds.
OCTOBER 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
11th Goldcrest Stapleford Pit 2 were heard
30th Corn Bunting Devils Dyke, Burwell Road section A flock of 25 was seen.
30th Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle Devils Dyke, Newmarket Golf Course section 2 were seen
NOVEMBER 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
1st Reed Bunting Perse Girls School Nature Resrve At least 13 in flock.
DECEMBER 2006
DateSpeciesSiteNotes
17th Grey Wagtail Whitehill Allotments, Cambridge 1 seen
30th Weasel Adjacent to Airfield, Coldhams Lane, Cambridge A road-kill individual seen

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