Amazing swarms of non-native Bitterlings in Burwell & Wicken Lodes. Maybe the most numerous fish. One was trailing something v long - not poop, but not sure what? Certainly mussels available for them to breed in.
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@Britnatureguide 1/7

Least often seen fish today in Burwell Lode & Wicken Lode were Silver? & Common Bream.

The only Pike photographed was a dead one - victim of vegetation cutter (too much valour on the part of the Pike?)?

#wickenfen #Fenland #Fens #Cambridgeshire

2/7

The only day we have ever tried to snorkel Wicken Lode is the only day in the year when @EnvAgencyAnglia is busy cutting its vegetation! Was looking forward to gin clear; got soup brown...

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3/7

But still Wicken Lode was beautiful - including autumn rosehips on Monk's Lode. More of an otter's eye view of Wicken Fen than usual...

#wickenfen #Chalkstreams #Fens #Fenland #Cambridgeshire

4/7

On Wicken Lode & Burwell Lode, where the @EnvAgency vegetation cutter hadn't yet reached, there were White & Yellow Water-lilies & Amphibious Bistort. To be fair, without the cutting, swimming through the vegetation would have been v hard work.

#wickenfen #fenland #cambs

5/7

Masses of Roach and also lots of Rudd in Burwell Lode & Wicken Lode today. Only saw one really big fish - more than a foot... maybe a Carp (no photo)?

#wickenfen #BurwellLode #Wickenlode #fens #fenland #cambridgeshire

6/7

Plenty of Perch - including one with v faint stripes. And some ?Dace & perhaps Chub (but no photo).

Also Ear Snails (Lymnea auricula).

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