11 May 2026 Weeting Heath, Lakenheath Fen and Lynford Arboretum

We drove from The Old Pheasant at 9.15am in direction of Peterborough, Chatteris, Ely and Prickwillow., stopping at RSPB Lakenheath Fen where we just did the little loop around the bend in the river. It was freezing cold and windy and not very conducive to birding. We got very good views of our first Whitethroat of the year, though. Then on to NWT Weeting Heath where we got 3 Stone Curlew and a Mistle Thrush.

The visitor centre has been closed for a couple of years it seems. We drove on to find our cottage in Lynford Arboretum, The Woodcutter’s Lodge, where we settled in. Out on the patio, chilling out, we watched a Great Spotted Woodpecker for about 20 minutes as it excavated a tree branch for bugs or grubs).

Year Ticks for the day
Stone Curlew
Mistle Thrush
Great Spotted Woodpecker