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March
Sex: Female
Hatch date: 8 May 2017
Release date: 12 Jun 2017
Release site: Lady Fen, WWT Welney
Latest sighting: WWT Welney, June 2020
Guardian: not yet, become a Guardian

Photo credit:
Jan Wies

The beginning of her story...
March's egg was collected from the RSPB Nene Washes in April 2017, and hatched at WWT Welney on 8 May 2017.
Back to the wild...
March was released on 12 June 2017 alongside 24 other young godwits, including her siblings Tipps, Lil and Wicken.
And her story continues...
March 2020. After not being seen for almost three years, March is spotted at Landje v Geijsel in the Netherlands. April 2020. March is finally seen back in the UK, at WWT Welney.
How was she named?
March was named after the Fenland market town of March in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. March is just about midway between the Nene and Ouse Washes.