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Wildlife Sightings by Guests 
Thanks to Barry Robson from Cumbria for providing this extensive list of his sightings whilst staying here at The Boathouse. The following were seen without much effort, mostly whilst walking up the river bank, between 18th and 24th May 2008:
Blackbird
Chiffchaff (3+)
Crow, Camion
Cuckoo
Deer,Muntjac(1)
Dove, Collared
Dunnock
Geese,Canada(5)
Geese,Pinkfooted(4)
Goldfinch
Grebe, Great Crested (2)
Greenfinch
Gull, Black-headed
Gull, Herring
Gull,LesserBlackbacked
Heron (3+)
Jay
Libellula,Broadbodied(DarterDragonfly)
Linnet (4+)
Magpie
Moorhen
Nightingale (3+)
Owl, Barn
Oystercatcher (many) |
Partridge, Red-legged (2)
Pheasant
Pigeon, Wood
Plover, Grey (6+)
Redshank
Shelduck
Sparrow, House
Starling
Swallow
Swan, Mute (3)
Tern, Common/Arctic
Thrush, Mistle
Thrush, Song
Tit, Blue
Tit, Great
Tit, Long-tailed (6+)
Wagtail, Pled
Warbler, Garden
Whimbrel (3+)
Whitethroat (plenty)
Woodpecker, Great Spotted (2+)
Woodpecker, Green
Wren |
Other regular sightings include: Avocets, Cormorants, Egrets and Seals
On Sunday 8th June 2008, Wilf Marten from Kent
caught the first two seabass of the season here at Quayside |
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Yes, it's a bat. Spotted by Alison Thomas at Bawdsey in July 2008. |
Thanks to Chris Poole from Hertfordshire for this sighting of our resident seal, taken during his stay in August 2008. |
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